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HDD, DVD and Card Management
Instructions/notes regarding SD cards and SD drive
are applicable to the DMR-EX89 model only.
You can manage discs or cards through formatting, fi nalising
and other operations.
Accessing the Management Menus
Preparation:
[RAM] [SD] Release protection (disc, cartridge, card
below, "Setting Protection").
Insert a disc or card.
With the unit stopped
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD, DVD or
SD drive.
Press [FUNCTION MENU].
Press [, ] to select "Others", then press [OK].
FUNCTION MENU
HDD
Playback
Recording
Delete
Copy
TV Guide
Others
Drive Select
OK
RETURN
Press [, ] to select "HDD Management", "DVD
Management" or "Card Management", then press
[OK].
Tips
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN ].
To exit the screen
Press [EXIT].
Naming Discs
[RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
You can give a name for the disc.
[-R] Once a name is provided to a disc, it is not possible to
record still images to that disc.
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
Press [, ] to select "Disc Name", then press
[OK].
Entering Text (
Tips
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] With a finalised disc, the
name is displayed on the Top Menu.
[+RW] The disc name is displayed only if you play the disc
on other equipment after creating top menu.
Setting Protection
[RAM]
Use to prevent accidental erasure of disc.
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
Press [, ] to select "Disc Protection", then press
[OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
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Protection of cartridge disc or card
[RAM] (With a cartridge)
With the write-protect tab in the protect
position, you cannot record to, edit, format, or
erase from the disc.
[SD]
Switch the write-protect switch to the "LOCK"
position.
Deleting All Titles
You can delete all titles on HDD or the single-sided DVD-RAM
at once.
Important: Once deleted, contents cannot be recovered.
[HDD] [RAM]
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
left).
Press [, ] to select "Delete all titles", then press
[OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
Press [] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– A message appears when deleting is finished.
Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
Deleting does not work if one or more titles are protected.
Still picture data (JPEG), music data or computer data
cannot be deleted.
Formatting Discs or Cards
[HDD] [RAM[ [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›]
[+R] [+R]DL] (New disc only)
[SD]
Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM
recordable on recording equipment.
You can record or edit after formatting the fi nalised DVD-RW.
Important: Once formatted, contents cannot be recovered.
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
left).
Press [, ] to select "Format HDD", "Format
Disc" or "Format Card", then press [OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
Press [] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– Formatting starts ([RAM] may take up to a maximum of
70 minutes).
– A message appears when formatting is finished.
Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting.
This can render the disc or the card unusable.
When a disc or card has been formatted using this unit, it
may not be possible to use it on any other equipment.
[-R] [-R]DL] [CD] Formatting cannot be performed.
[-RW‹V›] [-RW‹VR›] You can format only as DVD-Video
format on this unit.
[RAM[ [SD[ The disc or card cannot be formatted if the
write protect tab or switch (
"PROTECT" or "LOCK". Release the protection to
continue.
The message "Unable to format" appears when trying to
format discs the unit cannot use.
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