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Disc and Card Management
Selecting the background style—Top Menu
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW
The background selected here will be displayed as the DVD-
Video top menu after finalising or Create Top Menu (
Perform preparation steps
Management Menus" (➔ 92).
Press [ e , r ] to select "Top Menu", then press
[OK].
Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select the background, then
press [OK].
Top Menu List
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2
Display after fi nalising
Thumbnail
01
(Still picture)
Title Name
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You can change thumbnails displayed in the top menu.
(➔ 52, Change Thumbnail)
Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu
First—Auto-Play Select
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW
Before finalising a disc or creating top menu, select whether
the top menu shows after finalising or creating top menu.
Perform preparation steps
Management Menus" (➔ 92).
Press [ e , r ] to select "Auto-Play Select", then
press [OK].
Press [ e , r ] to select "Top Menu" or "Title 1", then
press [OK].
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Top Menu:
The Top Menu appears first.
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Title 1:
The disc content is played without displaying the Top
Menu.
Finalising
-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL
You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by
finalising it on the unit, effectively making it into DVD-Video
that complies with DVD-Video standards. Before finalising,
select the background on the "Top Menu" (➔ above). The
menu you create with the unit can also be used on most DVD
players.
Perform preparation steps
Management Menus" (➔ 92).
Press [ e , r ] to select "Finalise", then press [OK].
Press [ w ] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
Press [ w ] to select "Start", then press [OK].
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Finalising starts and cannot be cancelled. (may take
up to 15 minutes) (
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A message appears when finalising is finished.
Press [OK] to complete.
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-R DL +R DL
Notes
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Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalising.
This can render the disc unusable.
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When finalising a high-speed recording compatible disc,
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it may take longer than displayed on the confirmation
screen (approximately 4 times longer).
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After finalising
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-R -R DL +R +R DL
can no longer record or edit it.
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You can record and edit the disc after formatting
-RW(V)
although it becomes play-only after finalising.
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When copying in high speed, chapters will be
replicated.
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The disc finalised on the unit may not be playable
on other players depending on the condition of the
recording.
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There is a pause of several seconds between titles and
chapters during playback.
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Titles are divided into about 5-minute
-R -RW(V)
(
8-minute) chapters, if
+R
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the titles were directly recorded to the disc.
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the titles were copied using the normal speed mode
(excluding
-R DL +R DL
This time varies greatly depending on the condition
and mode of recording.
Tips
After you have finished recording and try to eject the disc,
a screen asking if you want to finalise the disc appears
(➔ 117).
Create Top Menu
+RW
+RW discs contain no Top Menu data. Top Menu is a
convenient function. We recommend you create the menu
before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.
Perform preparation steps
Management Menus" (➔ 92).
Press [ e , r ] to select "Create Top Menu", then
press [OK].
Press [ w ] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
Press [ w ] to select "Start", then press [OK].
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"Create Top Menu" cannot be cancelled once
started.
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"Create Top Menu" takes a few minutes.
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A message appears when "Create Top Menu" is
finished.
Press [OK] to complete.
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Notes
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Recording or editing on the disc may delete the top
menu. In that case, create the top menu again.
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You cannot use the top menu for playing on this unit.
The disc becomes play-only and you
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