71RQT8346[HDD] [RAM]Preparation≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the drive (HDD or DVD).≥Release protection (l 70).After performing steps 1 to 3 (l 70)[4] Press [3, 4] to select “Delete All Titles” andthen press [ENTER].[5] Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and then press[ENTER].[6] Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and then press[ENTER].A message appears when finished.[7] Press [ENTER].Note≥Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot berestored. Make certain before proceeding.≥Deleting all video titles will result in all playlists also being deleted.≥Still picture data (JPEG, TIFF) or computer data cannot be deleted.≥Delete does not work if one or more titles are protected.[HDD] [RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] [SD][+R] [+R[DL] (New disc only)Preparation≥Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the drive (HDD, DVD or SD).≥Release protection (l 70).NoteAfter performing steps 1 to 3 (l 70)[4] Press [3, 4] to select “Format Hard Drive”,“Format Disc (DVD)” or “Format memory card”and then press [ENTER].[5] Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and then press[ENTER].[6] Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and then press[ENTER].A message appears when formatting is finished.Note≥Formatting normally takes a few minutes; however, it may takeup 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.≥[-R] [-R[DL] [CD] Formatting cannot be performed on the disc.≥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.Deleting all titles and playlists—DeleteAll TitlesDeleting all the contents of a disc orcard—FormatFormatting deletes all contents (including computer data),and they cannot be restored. Check carefully beforeproceeding. The contents are deleted when you format a disc orcard even if you have set protection.HDD, disc and card management