Finalizing Cd-R & Cd-Rw Discs; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs - Philips CDR 765 Instructions For Use Manual

Finalizing CD-R & CD-RW discs
Finalizing is a simple procedure that is necessary in order
to play back the discs on the CD Recorder/Player or on an
external CD player.
Note: Finalizing prevents any further recording on a CD-R.
A finalized CD-RW must be unfinalized to allow further
recording or erasure of tracks.
1 Make sure the disc (in the CD Recorder/Player) is
absolutely free of scratches and dust particles.
2 With the recorder stopped press FINALIZE and then within
3 seconds press RECORD.
TRACK
RECORD ERASE
FINALIZE CD SYNC
SHUFFLE SCAN
DUBB 1
AUTO TRACK TOTAL REM TRACK TIME
PAUSE DIG ANALOG OPT PROG REPEAT 1
The approximate finalization time will appear in the
display.
& lights up. The display counts down
R R E E C C O O R R D D F F I I N N A A L L I I Z Z E E
through the finalization.
On completion, the total number of tracks and the
total time recorded will appear on the display.
For CD-R will change to
CD RECORDABLE
display.
For CD-RW no change will de seen on the display.
Finalizing will last at least 2 minutes.
Note: During finalisation, the CD Recorder/Player accepts no
operating commands.

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

For CD-RW discs only.
If you want to make more recordings (or to erase tracks) on
a finalized disc you must unfinalize it first. The Table of
Contents (TOC) on the disc will be removed.
To unfinalize:
1 Press ERASE twice.
On the display, TOC and
TRACK
RECORD ERASE
FINALIZE CD SYNC
SHUFFLE SCAN
DUBB 1
AUTO TRACK TOTAL REM TRACK TIME
2 Press RECORD within 3 seconds.
TOC and
light up continuously during erasure.
ERASE
Note: This will take approximately 1 minute.
OVER TRACK
DUAL
SRC
SHUFFLE
PAUSE PROG REPEAT 1
on the
CD
will flash.
ERASE
OVER TRACK
DUAL
SRC
SHUFFLE
TOTAL REM TRACK TIME
RECORDING
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