Formatting Discs; Managing The Copied Disc (Formatting/Auto Protect/Displaying Disc Information) - Panasonic HDC-SD9PC Operating Instructions Manual

Managing the copied disc
(Formatting/Auto protect/Displaying disc information)
≥ Connect this unit to the DVD burner and then select [PLAY DISC]. (l 86)

∫ Formatting discs

This is for initializing DVD-RAM and DVD-RW
discs.
≥ Select [
] tab.
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted,
then all the data recorded on the disc will be
erased. Back up important data on a PC etc.
Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] or [SETUP] #
[FORMAT DISC] # [YES]
≥ When the confirmation message appears,
select [YES], then press the cursor button.
≥ When formatting is complete, press the MENU
button to exit the message screen.
≥ Connect this unit and the DVD burner to format
discs. You may no longer be able to use the
discs if you format them on another device
such as a PC etc.
∫ Auto protect
You can protect (write protect) a DVD-RAM or
DVD-RW disc when copying to it so that it is not
formatted by mistake when you insert it in
another device.
≥ Select [
] (motion picture playback) of
[ ] tab.
1
Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] # [AUTO PROTECT] # [ON]
≥ The default setting is [ON].
≥ We recommend setting [AUTO PROTECT] to
[ON] in order to prevent accidental deletion on
other devices.
If a disc that you copied to is inserted in
another device without protecting it, a message
may be displayed prompting you to format the
disc. If the disc is formatted, important data will
be erased and the process cannot be
reversed.
2
Copy to the disc. (l 87)
≥ The copied disc is write protected when it is
ejected if [AUTO PROTECT] is [ON].
To release the disc protection
≥ If you format a disc, the auto protection is
released. Please be aware that if a disc is
formatted, then all the data recorded on the
disc is erased and cannot be recovered.
≥ The disc will need to be re-formatted on the
device you will use.
∫ Displaying disc information
Information such as the type of recorded disc,
the number of recorded scenes and whether or
not the disc is finalized is displayed.
≥ Select [
] (motion picture playback) of
[ ] tab.
Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] # [INFORMATION] # [YES]
≥ Press the MENU button to exit the information
screen.
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