Choosing The Recording Format Of A Brand-New; Reformatting A Disc Manually - Toshiba DKR40KU Owner's Manual

Reformatting a Disc Manually

If you are using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, you can format the disc by performing "Format". You can format DVD-RW for
either video mode recording or VR mode recording. DVD+RW can be format in order to erase all content of the disc.
OPEN/
CLOSE
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GHI
PQRS
TOP MENU
CLEAR
SKIP
PAUSE
TIME SLIP
REPEAT
Note
• When you reformat the disc, the contents of the disc
are erased.
• For DVD-RW, make sure that the recording format is
set to the desired mode. (See steps 1 to 6 in

"Choosing the Recording Format of a Brand-New

DVD-RW" on page 27.)
• This unit may not be able to reformat a disc that is
not previously formatted by this unit e.g. DVD disc
formatted by PC or another recorder.
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FORMATTING A DISC
INPUT
SELECT HDMI
ABC DEF
JKL MNO
SATELLITE
LINK
TUV WXYZ
TIMER
SPACE PROG.
SETUP SETUP DISPLAY AUDIO
MENU/LIST
ENTER ENTER
RETURN
REV FWD SKIP
PLAY STOP
1.3x / 0.8x PLAY INSTANT SKIP
REC MODE REC ZOOM
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Insert a recordable disc.
1
Press [SETUP].
2
Use [K / L] to select "DVD Menu",
then press [ENTER].
Setup
General Setting
Timer Programming
Title List
DVD Menu
3
Use [K / L] to select "Format", then
press [ENTER].
e.g.) VR mode DVD-RW
DVD Menu
Format
Finalize
Disc Protect OFF ON
Delete All Playlists
4
Use [K / L] to select "Start", then
press [ENTER].
DVD Menu
Format
Finalize Start
Disc Protect OFF ON Format Mode
Delete All Playlists
Selection menu will appear and prompt you to
confirm.
• For DVD+RW, use [K / L] to select "Yes", then
press [ENTER].
5
Use [K / L] to select "Yes", then press
[ENTER].
Formatting will start.
If you want to cancel formatting, select "No".
Are you sure?
Yes
No
6
Formatting is completed.
"100%" is indicated.
Formatting 100%
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