51RQT8307Convenientfunctions[HDD] [RAM]Preparation≥Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the drive.≥Release protection (➡ 50).After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 50)4 Press [3, 4] to select “Erase AllTitles” and press [ENTER].5 Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” andpress [ENTER].6 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” andpress [ENTER].A message appears when finished.7 Press [ENTER].To return to the previous screenPress [RETURN].To exit the screenPress [RETURN] several times.[Note]≥Once erased, the recorded contents are lost and cannot berestored. Make certain before proceeding.≥Erasing all video titles will result in all playlists also being erased.≥Still picture data (JPEG, TIFF) or computer data cannot be erased.≥Erase does not work if one or more titles are protected.[HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [-RW‹VR›] [SD]Preparation≥Press [HDD], [DVD] or [SD] to select the drive.≥Release protection (➡ 50).[Note]After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 50)4 Press [3, 4] to select “Format” or“Format Disc” and press [ENTER].5 Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” andpress [ENTER].6 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” andpress [ENTER].A message appears when formatting is finished.[Note]≥Formatting normally takes a few minutes; however, it maytake up to a maximum of 70 minutes ([RAM]).≥Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord whileformatting. This can render the disc or the card unusable.7 Press [ENTER].[Note]≥When a disc or card has been formatted using this unit, it may notbe possible to use it on any other equipment.≥Formatting cannot be performed on DVD-R, +R or CD-R/RW.≥You can format DVD-RW only as DVD-Video format on this unit.To stop formatting [RAM]Press [RETURN].≥You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The discmust be reformatted if you do this.To return to the previous screenPress [RETURN].To exit the screenPress [RETURN] several times.Erasing all titles and playlists—EraseAll TitlesErasing all the contents of a disc orcard—FormatFormatting erases all contents (including computer data),and they cannot be restored. Check carefully beforeproceeding. The contents are erased when you format a disc orcard even if you have set protection.