After Recording; Finalizing; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs - Tascam Professional CD-RW900SX Owner's Manual

This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing:
finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase operations for
CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can be
recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be "unfinalized"
using the CD-RW900SX, i.e. their TOC can be deleted, and if
there is space, further material can be recorded on them. Even
if the disc is full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize
process, and new material can be recorded.

Finalizing

As has been explained earlier (see "About finalizing" on page
9), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must have
a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process is known as
finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the CD-
RW900SX by the TOC indicator under the disc type on the
display being unlit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1.
Load the unfinalized disc, and with the unit in stop mode,
press the FINALIZE key.
The display shows "FINALIZE?".
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing process,
press the FINALIZE/INS key on the front panel or the
FINALIZE key on the remote control.
2.
To start the finalizing process, push the MULTI JOG dial or
press the ENTER key on the remote control.
The display shows "Sure?".
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing process,
press the STOP key.
3.
When finalization has been chosen, the display shows
the TOC flashing and the remaining time. The unit starts
counting down from a time shown on the display.
4.
When finalization has been finished successfully, "Complete"
appears and the TOC will be lit on the display.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored.
6 − After recording

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase the
Table of Contents in the following way:
1.
With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop mode,
press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE
key on the remote control.
Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or press the SKIP key on the
remote control to select "UNFINALIZE?". Push the MULTI JOG
dial or press the ENTER key to confirm.
2.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing process,
press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the SKIP key
on the remote control.
The display shows "Sure?".
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing process,
press the STOP key.
3.
To start the unfinalizing process, press the MULTI JOG dial or
the ENTER key again.
When unfinalization has been chosen, the display shows
"Erase" flashing and the remaining time. The unit starts
counting down from a time shown on the display.
When finalization has been finished successfully, "Complete"
appears on the display, and the TOC indicator will go off.
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