After Recording; Finalizing; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs; Erasing - Tascam CD-RW750 Owner's Manual

This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase
operations for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs

Finalizing

As has been explained earlier ("Finalizing" on
page 7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD,
it must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it.
This process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on
the CD-RW750 by the
NO TOC
disc type on the display being lit when the disc is
inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1
With the unfinalized (recordable) disc loaded,
and the unit in stop mode, press the
F C
key ( or ).
The display shows
FINALIZE OK?
2
To start the finalizing process, press the
B
control or press the
JOG

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1
With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in
stop mode, press the
2
If the display does not show the word
, turn the
UNFINALIZE?
B
trol or use the
SKIP
played.
3
To start the unfinalizing process, press the
B
MULTI JOG control
7
.

Erasing

Unfinalizing (described above) is a special case of
erasing a disc. It is also possible to erase a track or
tracks, starting with the last-recorded track, a whole
disc, or to "refresh" a disc.
indicator under the
FINALIZE
.
MULTI
7
key .
ENTER
G D
key ( or ).
ERASE
con-
MULTI JOG
I
keys until it is dis-
or press the ENTER key
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can be "unfinalized" using the CD-RW750, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further
material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is
full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize
process, and new material can be recorded.
3
If you do not want to proceed with the finaliz-
ing process, press any other key (such as the
key).
STOP
4
If finalization has been chosen, the display
changes. The
NO TOC
the word and the
TOC
the display. The unit starts counting down
from a time shown on the display (depending
on the disc and material, this value will be
between 50 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds).
5
After finalization, a
CD-RW NO TOC
and a
CD-RW CD-R NO TOC
NOTE
Although CD-R discs finalized on the CD-RW750 may be
replayed on ordinary CD players, remember that final-
ized CD-RW discs may not play on CD players.
4
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinal-
izing process, press any other key (such as the
key).
STOP
5
If unfinalization has been chosen, the
indicator starts flashing in the display, and the
word also starts flashing. The unit
ERASE
starts counting down from a time shown on
the display (depending on the disc and mate-
rial, this value will be between 50 seconds and
1 minute 30 seconds).
6
After unfinalization, a
changes to a
CD-RW NO TOC
NOTE
Erase procedures are possible only on a CD-RW disc.
Even if a CD-RW disc has been finalized, selecting an
erase procedure will automatically unfinalize it prior to
erasure. The disc may then have to be re-finalized.
Remember that it is not possible to perform any erase
procedures on a CD-R disc.
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indicator goes out, and
indicator flash in
REC
changes to
changes to a .
CD
NO TOC
indicator
CD-RW
indicator.
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