Dvd-Ram Physical Format - Toshiba D-R4SC Owner's Manual

4) Press / to select "Start," then press
SELECT/ENTER.
e.g.
Entire disc contents will be
erased if disc is formatted.
Format
5) Press / to select "Start," then press
SELECT/ENTER.
Initialization starts.
e.g.
Format
When initialization is completed, the setup window
disappears.

DVD-RAM physical format

Physical formatting is a simple execution for a disc which
cannot be used or read (or which is becoming hard to
read). It may refresh such a disc for recording and
playback. (There is no guarantee that all such discs will
be recovered.)
"DVD-RAM logical format" process only rewrites certain
data on file system and management information,
however, "DVD-RAM physical format" rewrites all data on
a disc, therefore it takes a much longer time to complete.
For a 4.7GB single sided DVD-RAM, about 70 minutes
will be necessary. While processing, all recorder
operations and functions including program recording will
not work until the process is finished. Also this process
erases all data stored on the DVD-RAM disc.
DVD format
Proceed?
Start Cancel
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DVD format
DVD
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1) During stop, press SETUP.
2) Press / to select "Management settings"
then press SELECT/ENTER.
e.g.
Management settings
Genre setting
DVD-RAM physical format
Software version
DVD drive software
3) Press / to select "DVD-RAM physical
format," then press SELECT/ENTER.
4) Press / to select "Yes," then press SELECT/
ENTER to execute.
e.g.
Warning: It will take approximately
70 minutes to format a 4.7GB
DVD and all data will be erased.
Confirm that timer programming isn't
scheduled. Proceed?
Yes
To cancel, select "No", then press SELECT/ENTER
button.
5) Read the message, and press
"Yes" or "No", then press SELECT/ENTER.
Notes
• The physical format process may fail if executed to a dirty
DVD-RAM disc. Also, the disc may be difficult to record,
even if it finished. Before executing DVD-RAM physical
format process, be sure to confirm the disc is not dirty.
Clean it if necessary. If the disc has scratches or dust
beyond cleaner's efficacy, do not execute DVD-RAM
physical format process on the disc.
• The following DVD-RAM discs require physical formatting:
– A disc which is not formatted correctly.
– The disc which has errors during writing because of dirt
on the disc, and cannot be further recorded, or cannot
initialize normally.
• You need to start physical formatting from the first step
again when you use a failed disc.
• Physical formatting does not work if the disc contains a lot
of voids beyond the limitation of this recorder.
• If an error occurs in physical formatting, "ERR-01" appears
in the front panel display. To turn off the message, press
DISPLAY button.
SETUP
No
/ to select
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