Finalizing A Disc - Panasonic HDC-SX5 Operating Instructions Manual

Disc and card management
≥ When formatting is complete, press the MENU
button to exit the message screen.
≥ Use this unit to format SD cards. If an SD card
is formatted on other products (such as a
computer), the time spent for recording may
become longer and you may not be able to use
the SD card.
≥ Depending on the type of SD card being used,
it may take time to format.
≥ During formatting, do not turn this unit off.
≥ When you format the SD card, use a battery
with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.
≥ Do not open the card slot cover while formatting.

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing a disc
If you insert a DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL
disc recorded in this unit (that has not been
finalized) into another device such as DVD
recorder, computer, etc., the disc may
become unusable.
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit before
inserting it in other devices.
To allow the disc to be played
back on other devices that
support AVCHD (HD mode)
Important Notice
Do not insert discs which have been
recorded in AVCHD format into devices
which do not support the AVCHD format. In
some cases the disc may get stuck in the
device. The disc will not play back on
devices that do not support the AVCHD
format.
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DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL:
≥ After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only
and you can no longer record.
≥ When you un-finalize a DVD-RW, the disc
can be used for recording again. (l 95)
DVD-RAM:
≥ It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
To allow the disc to be played
back on other DVD players etc.
(STD mode)
DVD-RAM:
≥ It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
DVD-RW (VR format):
≥ DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can
be recorded and edited in the same way as
DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.
≥ After finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) once,
you cannot finalize it again. (Even if you
record on or edit a DVD-RW (VR format)
after finalizing, it is not necessary to finalize
it again.)
DVD-RW (Video format), DVD-R and
DVD-R DL:
≥ After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only
and you can no longer record.
≥ When you un-finalize a DVD-RW (Video
format), the disc can be used for recording
again. (l 95)
HD mode
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
and then select the [
STD mode
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
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Connect this unit to the AC
adaptor.
≥ Finalization cannot be executed when using a
battery.
≥ If the power supply stops while finalizing, the
finalization will fail and the data may be damaged.
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