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HDD and DVD Management
You can manage discs through formatting, finalising and other
operations.
Accessing the Management Menus
Preparation:
≥ [RAM] Release protection (
≥ Insert a disc.
With the unit stopped
1 Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD, DVD drive.
2 Press [FUNCTION MENU].
3 Press [3, 4] to select "Others", then press [OK].
FUNCTION MENU
HDD
Playback
Recording
Delete
Copy
TV Guide
Others
Drive Select
OK
RETURN
4 Press [3, 4] to select "HDD Management", "DVD
Management" then press [OK].
Tips
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN
].
To exit the screen
Press [EXIT].
Naming Discs
[RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]
You can give a name for the disc.
≥ [-R] Once a name is provided to a disc, it is not possible to
record still images to that disc.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Disc Name", then press [OK].
Entering Text (
45).
Tips
≥ [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] With a finalised disc, the
name is displayed on the Top Menu.
≥ [+RW] The disc name is displayed only if you play the disc on
other equipment after creating top menu.
Setting Protection
[RAM]
Use to prevent accidental erasure of disc.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Disc Protection", then press
[OK].
6 Press [2] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
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Deleting All Titles
You can delete all titles on HDD or the single-sided DVD-RAM
at once.
Important: Once deleted, contents cannot be recovered.
[HDD] [RAM]
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
left).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Delete all titles", then press
[OK].
6 Press [2] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
7 Press [2] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– A message appears when deleting is finished.
8 Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
≥ Deleting does not work if one or more titles are protected.
≥ Still picture data (JPEG), Playlists (Picture), music data or
computer data cannot be deleted.
Formatting Discs
[HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›]
[+R] [+R]DL] (New disc only)
Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM
recordable on recording equipment.
You can record or edit after formatting the finalised DVD-RW.
Important: Once formatted, contents cannot be recovered.
Perform preparation steps 1–4 of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
left).
5 Press [3, 4] to select "Format HDD", "Format Disc",
then press [OK].
6 Press [2] to select "Yes", then press [OK].
7 Press [2] to select "Start", then press [OK].
– Formatting starts ([RAM] may take up to a maximum of
70 minutes).
– A message appears when formatting is finished.
8 Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
≥ Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting.
This can render the disc unusable.
≥ When a disc has been formatted using this unit, it may not
be possible to use it on any other equipment.
≥ [-R] [-R]DL] [CD] Formatting cannot be performed.
≥ [-RW‹V›] [-RW‹VR›] You can format only as DVD-Video format
on this unit.
≥ The message "Unable to format" appears when trying to
format discs the unit cannot use.
≥ Sample pictures are restored when formatting HDD even if
they have been deleted.
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