Deleting All Contents Of A Disc Or Card -Format; Selecting Whether To Show The Top Menu First -Playback Will Start With; Enabling Discs To Be Played On Other Equipment -Finalize - Panasonic Diga DMR-ES45 Operating Instructions Manual

Deleting all contents of a disc or card
–Format
[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] [SD]
[+R] [+R]DL] (New disc only)
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of "DVD and card Management".
Formatting deletes all contents (including computer data),
and they cannot be restored. Check carefully before
proceeding.
The contents are deleted when you format a disc even if you have
set protection.
[4]
Select "Format Disc (DVD)" or "Format memory
card" with [ , ] and press [ENTER].
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[5]
Select "Yes" with [ 2 ] and press [ENTER].
e.g.; [RAM]
[6]
Select "Start" with [ 2
≥Formatting starts.
≥A message appears when formatting is finished.
Notes
≥Formatting normally takes a few minutes; however it may take
up to a maximum of 70 minutes [RAM].
≥Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while
formatting. This can render the disc unusable.
[7]
Press [ENTER].
∫ To stop formatting
[RAM]
Press [RETURN].
≥You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc
must be reformatted if you do this.
Notes
≥When a disc or card has been formatted using this unit, it may not
be possible to use it on any other equipment.
≥DVD-R, DVD-R DL and CD-R/RW cannot be formatted.
≥You can format DVD-RW only as DVD-Video format on this unit.
≥The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab (l 60) is
switched to "PROTECT". Release the protection to continue.
≥The message "Unable to format" appears when trying to format
discs the unit cannot use.
Selecting whether to show the Top
Menu first
–Playback will start with:
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of "DVD and card Management".
Select whether to show the top menu after finalizing the disc. Do this
before finalizing the disc.
[4]
Select "Playback will start with:" with [
and press [ENTER].
[5]
Use [ 3 , 4 ] to select a desired item and press
[ENTER].
≥DVD's Top Menu: The top menu appears first.
≥First Title on DVD:The disc content is played without
displaying the top menu.
Format Disc (DVD)
Formatting the disc will erase all contents.
This will take approximately 1 minute.
Do you want to continue?
Yes No
] and press [ENTER].
Format Disc (DVD)
Protected contents will be erased too.
Are you sure you want to continue?
Start Cancel
, ]
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Playback will start with:
DVD's Top Menu
First Title on DVD
Enabling discs to be played on other
equipment
–Finalize
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of "DVD and card Management".
≥Make selection from "Selecting whether to show the Top Menu first
–Playback will start with:" before finalizing the disc. (l lower left)
You can play DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R
or +R DL on compatible DVD players by finalizing it on the unit,
effectively making it into DVD-Video that complies with DVD-Video
standards.
The menu you create with the unit can also be used on DVD players.
[4]
Select "Finalize" with [
[5]
Select "Yes" with [ ] and press [ENTER].
2
[6]
Select "Start" with [
2
≥Finalizing starts.
≥You cannot cancel finalizing.
≥A message appears when finalizing is finished.
Notes
≥Finalizing can take a few minutes, up to a maximum of
15 minutes, depending on the remaining space on the disc.
([-R]DL] [+R]DL] up to 60 minutes)
≥Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while
finalizing. This can render the disc unusable.
[7]
Press [ENTER].
Notes
≥When finalizing a high-speed recording compatible disc, it may
take longer than displayed on the confirmation screen
(approximately 4 times).
≥After finalizing
- The disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record or edit
it. [-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL]
- You can record and edit the disc after formatting (l left) although
it becomes play-only after finalizing. [-RW‹V›]
- DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R or +R DL
finalized on the unit may not be playable on other players
depending on the condition of the recording.
- There is a pause of several seconds between titles and chapters
during play.
- Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters° ([-R]DL] [+R]DL] 8
minutes)
° This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode
of recording.
≥Visit Panasonic's homepage for more information about DVDs.
http://www.panasonic.com/playDVD-R
3 , 4 ] and press [ENTER].
Finalize
Finalizing will take approximately ≤ minutes.
Do you want to continue? (Required for
playback on compatible DVD players.)
Yes No
] and press [ENTER].
Finalize
Finalizing is necessary to enable playback
of the disc on compatible DVD players.
Once finalized, titles cannot be added
to the disc.
Continue finalizing the disc?
Start Cancel
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