When The Format Confi Rmation Screen Is Displayed; When Removing A Recorded Disc; Playing While You Are Recording - Panasonic Diga DMR-EX98V Operating Instructions Manual

When the format confi rmation screen
is displayed
RAM -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW
When you insert a new disc or a disc recorded on a computer or
other equipment, a format confi rmation screen is displayed. Format
the disc to use it. However, all the recorded contents are deleted.
Format
This disc is not formatted properly.
Do you want to format the disc now ?
Yes No
SELECT
OK RETURN
Press [ w , q ] to select "Yes" and press [OK].
To format a disc
"Deleting all the contents—Format" (➡ 69)

When removing a recorded disc

-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL
The following screen appears when you have not processed the
disc for play on other equipment.
Finalise
Finalise the disc so that it can be played
on other DVD players.
Note: Recording or Editing is not possible
after fi nalising. This may take up to min.
Press the REC button to start fi nalise.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to exit.
The disc cannot be played on other
DVD players without fi nalising.
■ To fi nalise the disc
Press [ * REC] on the main unit.
You cannot stop this process once you have started it.
If you want to set the background, play menu select or provide a
disc name, select "Top Menu" (➡ 70), "Auto-Play Select" (➡ 70) or
"Disc Name" (➡ 68) in "DVD Management" before fi nalising.
■ To open the tray without disc fi nalisation
Press [ ; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit.

Playing while you are recording

You can play HDD, DVD or VHS while recording to the other drive.
The recording will not be affected.
− HDD/DVD playback (➡ 19, 34, 35)
− VHS playback (➡ 19, 40, 41)
Note
You cannot watch images on a tape from the HDD/DVD priority out
terminals while recording on HDD or a disc (➡ 80).
HDD RAM
Playing from the beginning of the title you are
recording—Chasing playback
Press [ q ] (PLAY) during recording.
There is no sound output while searching forward or backward.
To stop play
Press [ g ].
To stop recording
2 seconds after play stops, press [ g ].
To stop timer recording
2 seconds after play stops
1 Press [ g ].
2 Press [ w , q ] to select "Stop Recording" and press [OK].
Playing a title previously recorded while
recording—Simultaneous rec and play
You can also change the drive and play while recording. Press
[DRIVE SELECT].
1
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] during
recording.
2
Press [ e , r , w , q ] to select a title and
press [OK].
There is no sound output while searching forward or
backward.
To stop play
Press [ g ].
To exit the Direct Navigator screen
Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].
To stop recording
After play stops
1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] to exit screen.
2 If the recording is on the other drive
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the recording drive.
3 Press [ g ].
To stop timer recording
After play stops
1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR] to exit screen.
2 If the recording is on the other drive
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the recording drive.
3 Press [ g ].
4 Press [ w , q ] to select "Stop Recording" and press [OK].
Note
"Chasing playback" and "Simultaneous rec and play" can only be
used with programmes of the same encoding system (PAL/NTSC).
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