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Selecting the background style—Top Menu
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
You can select the background that will be displayed as the
DVD-Video top menu after finalising or creating Top Menu
([+RW]).
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
70).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Top Menu", then press [OK].
6 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the background, then
press [OK].
Top Menu List
1
2
Display after finalising
4
5
Thumbnail
01
(Still picture)
7
8
Title Name
≥ You can change thumbnails displayed in the top menu.
(
49, Change Thumbnail)
≥ [-R] This function cannot be used for discs with still images
recorded on them.
Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu First —Auto-
Play Select
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
Before finalising a disc, select whether the top menu shows
after finalising.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
70).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Auto-Play Select", then press
[OK].
6 Press [3, 4] to select "Top Menu" or "Title 1", then
press [OK].
≥ Top Menu:
The Top Menu appears first.
≥ Title 1:
The disc content is played without displaying the Top
Menu.
≥ [-R] This function cannot be used for discs with still images
recorded on them.
Finalising
[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]
You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by
finalising 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 most DVD players.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
70).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Finalise", then press [OK].
6 Press [2] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
7 Press [2] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– Finalising starts and cannot be cancelled (may take up
to 15 minutes) ([-R]DL] [+R]DL] up to 60 minutes)
– A message appears when finalising is finished.
8 Press [OK] to complete.
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6
9
Notes
≥ Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalising. This
can render the disc unusable.
≥ When finalising a high-speed recording compatible disc, it
may take longer than displayed on the confirmation screen
(approximately 4 times longer).
≥ After finalising
– [-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] The disc becomes play-only and
you can no longer record or edit it.
– [-RW‹V›] You can record and edit the disc after formatting
although it becomes play-only after finalising.
– When copying in high speed, chapters will be replicated.
– The disc finalised 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 playback.
– Chapters are created automatically
([-R] [-RW‹V›] about 5-minute chapters
chapters
), if
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– the titles were directly recorded to the disc.
– the titles were copied using any mode other than the
high speed mode.
This time varies greatly depending on the condition and
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mode of recording.
Tips
≥ After you have finished recording or copying and try to eject
the disc, a screen asking if you want to finalise the disc
appears (
26).
Create Top Menu
[+RW]
+RW discs contain no Top Menu data. Top Menu is a
convenient function. We recommend you create the menu
before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
70).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Create Top Menu", then press
[OK].
6 Press [2] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
7 Press [2] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– "Create Top Menu" cannot be cancelled once started.
– "Create Top Menu" takes a few minutes.
8 Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
≥ Recording or editing on the disc may delete the Top Menu.
In that case, create the Top Menu again.
≥ You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit.
[+R] about 8-minute
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