Hdd And Dvd Management; Accessing The Management Menus - Panasonic Diga DMR-EH59EM Operating Instructions Manual

HDD and DVD Management

You can manage discs through formatting, fi nalising and other
operations.

Accessing the Management Menus

Preparation:
 [RAM] Release protection (disc, cartridge
 Insert a disc.
With the unit stopped
Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD

drive.
Press [FUNCTION MENU].

Press [, ] to select "Others", then press [OK].

FUNCTION MENU
HDD Remain 30:00 SP
Playback
Recording
Delete
Copy
Others
Drive Select
OK
RETURN
Press [, ] to select "HDD Management" or "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] [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 − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
Press [, ] to select "Disc Name", then press

[OK].
Entering Text (
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] [RAM]
Use to prevent accidental erasure of disc.
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" (
Press [, ] to select "Disc Protection", then press

[OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].

Protection of cartridge disc
[RAM] (With a cartridge)
With the write-protect tab in the protect
position, you cannot record to, edit,
format, or erase from the disc.
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Playlists
Flexible Rec
DV Auto Rec
HDD Management
Setup
above).
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above).
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 − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" ( left).
Press [, ] to select "Delete all titles", then press

[OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].

Press [] to select "Start", then press [OK].

– A message appears when deleting is finished.
Press [OK] to complete.

Notes
 Deleting does not work if one or more titles are protected.
 Still picture data (JPEG), 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 fi nalised DVD-RW.
Important: Once formatted, contents cannot be recovered.
Perform preparation steps − of "Accessing the
Management Menus" ( left).
Press [, ] to select "Format HDD" or "Format

Disc", then press [OK].
Press [] to select "Yes", then press [OK].

Press [] 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.
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.
 [RAM] The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect
tab ( left) is switched to "PROTECT". Release the
protection to continue.
 The message "Unable to format" appears when trying to
format discs the unit cannot use.