Finalize; Unfinalize - Teac CD-RW890MKII Owner's Manual

Finalize

Finalizing is a process of writing the TOC data (recorded data) to a
disc .
Finalized CD-Rs can be played with other CD players . No more tracks
can be recorded on a finalized CD-R .
Finalized CD-RWs can be played with other compatible CD players .
To record additional tracks on a finalized CD-RW, first unfinalize it .
1
Load an unfinalized (recordable) disc.
2
Press the FINALIZE button in the stop mode.
"FINALIZE" appears on the display .
< If a finalized disc has been loaded, the FINALIZE button cannot be
used .
< To cancel the finalizing process, press the Stop (H) button .
3
Press the Play (y) button to start finalizing.
Finalizing starts .
When the operation has been finished, the display returns to the
track/time display .
< Never turn the power off nor unplug the power cord during
finalizing .
< During finalizing, no button works .

Unfinalize

If a finalized CD-RW is unfinalized, recording and erasing will be
possible on the CD-RW .
1
Load a finalized (not recordable) disc.
2
Press the ERASE button in the stop mode.
"UNFINALIZE" appears on the display .
< If "ERASE" and the last track number or "ERASE DISC" is displayed
on the display, it indicates that the disc has not been finalized and
so does not need to be unfinalized .
3
Press the Play (y) button to start unfinalizing.
Unfinalizing starts .
When the operation has been finished, the display returns to the
track/time display .
< Never turn the power off nor unplug the power cord during
unfinalizing .
< During unfinalizing, no button works .
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