_W•" page 34, Entering textThe disc name is displayed in the FUNCTIONS window.If set, this wiII protect the disc from accidental erasure.Prior to finaiizing, you can select thebackground that will be displayed asthe DVD-Video top menu afterfinalizing.eYou can change thumbnails r Display after finalizingdisplayed in the Top menu. /Thumbnail(,,, page 31, Change Thumbnail) (Still picture_Press [A, _', 4, I_]to TteNameselect the background and press [ENTER].Press [<1, I_] to set disc protection andpress [ENTER].The lock symbol appears closed when the disc is write-protected.(m page 46, Formatting)Erase the entire contents on the HDD.Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. Format them before using them inthis unit. Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of adisc.1 Press [<1, I_] to select "Yes" andpress [ENTER].2 Press [4, I_] to select "Start" andpress [ENTER].A message appears when formatting is finished.3 Press [ENTER].To stop formattingPress [RETURN].eYou can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The discmust be reformatted if you do this.• Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while themessage "Formatting .." is on the television. This can renderthe disc unusable.eFormatting normally takes a few minutes; however, it may take upto a maximum of 70 minutes.eFormatting cannot be performed on DVD-R or CD-R/RW.Select whether to show the top menu after finalizing the disc.Do this before finalizing the disc.Press [A, _'] to select "Top Menu" or"Title 1" and press [ENTER].Top Menu: The top menu appears first.Title 1 : The disc content is played without displaying the topmenu.(" page 46, Finalize)You can play DVD-R on compatible DVD players by finalizing themon this unit, effectively making them into DVD-Video that complieswith DVD-Video standards.eSet "TOP MENU" and "Select First play" (-" above) before finalizingthe disc.1 Press [<1, I_] to select "Yes" andpress [ENTER].2 Press [4, I_] to select "Start" andpress [ENTER].A message appears when finalizing is finished.3 Press [ENTER].• Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while themessage "Finalizing the disc" is on the television. This willrender the disc unusable.eFinalizing takes up to 15 minutes.eYou cannot finalize DVD-R recorded on other manufacturer'sequipment.• If you finalize a recorded DVD-R on Panasonic equipment otherthan this unit, the background selected as "TOP MENU" may notdisplay.Disc display on this unitRecording/Editing/Entering namePlay on other playersBefore Afterfinalizing finalizingDVD-R DVD-VO xx ODVD-R finalized on this unit may not be playable on other playersdue to the condition of the recording..£"68• Visit Panasonic's homepage for more information about DVDs.For U.S.A.: http:llwww.panasonic.comlplayDVD-R RQT7305For Canada: www.panasonic.ca