Panasonic HDC-TM55P Operating Instructions Manual page 31

• Connect this unit to the DVD burner and then touch [PLAY DISC]. (-> 102)
• Formatting discs
This is for initializing DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and +RW discs.
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted, then all the data recorded on the disc will
be erased. Back up important data on a PC etc.
: [DISC SETUP] _ [FORMAT DISC]
• When formatting is complete, touch [EXIT] to exit the message screen.
• Connect this unit and the DVD burner to format discs.
You may no longer be able to use the discs if you format them on another device such as a
PC etc.
• Auto protect
You can protect (write protect) a DVD-RAM disc when copying motion pictures in high
definition picture quality or DVD-RW disc when copying motion pictures or still pictures in
high definition picture quality to the disc.
1
Select the menu.
: [DISC SETUP] _ [AUTO PROTECT] _ [ON]
• If a disc that you copied to is inserted in another device without protecting it, a message
may be displayed prompting you to format the disc. We recommend setting
[AUTO PROTECT] to [ON] in order to prevent accidental deletion.
2
Copy to the disc. (-> 103)
• After copying, the disc is write protected.
To release the disc protection
[DISC SETUP] _ [CANCEL PROTECT]
• Touch [EXIT] and close the message screen after the auto protection is released.
• Displaying disc information
Information such as the type of recorded disc, the number of recorded scenes and whether
or not the disc is finalized is displayed.
: [DISC SETUP] _ [DISC STATUS]
• Touch [EXIT] to exit the information screen.
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