81LSQT1145Disc and card managementDisc and card managementDisc management(-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)If you insert a DVD-RW or a DVD-R discrecorded in this unit (that has not beenfinalized) into another device such as DVDrecorder, computer, etc., the disc maybecome unusable.Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit beforeinserting it in other devices.¬ Rotate the mode dial to select .1 Connect this unit to the ACadaptor.≥ Finalization cannot be executed when using abattery. If the power supply stops whilefinalizing, the finalization will fail and the datamay be damaged. Use the AC adaptor.2 Press the MENU button, thenselect [DISC SETUP] #[FINALIZE] # [YES] and pressthe joystick.3 When the confirmation messageappears, select [YES], then pressthe joystick.When finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) orDVD-R, a top menu containing thumbnails iscreated.≥ When finalizing is complete, press the MENUbutton to exit the message screen.≥ Do not finalize a disc recorded on this unitusing any other device.≥ In the case of a double sided disc, finalize eachside.≥ The top menu created when finalizing does notappear on this unit. Play back the disc on aDVD player.Titles are displayed by recording date on thetop menu. However, when [PLAY MODE] is setto [BY DATE] to view scenes by recordingdate, some scenes recorded on the same datemay be separated. (l 67) These scenes willbe displayed as separate titles on the topmenu.≥ It may take time to finalize a disc.≥ If this unit becomes hot or is shaken strongly orimpacted while finalizing, the finalization willfail and the disc may become unplayable onother devices.≥ If the power supply stops while finalizing, thefinalization will fail and the disc may becomeunplayable on other devices even if disc repairis carried out.Finalizing a discIt allows the discs to be played onother devices.DVD-RAM:≥ It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.DVD-RW (VR format):≥ DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization canbe recorded and edited in the same way asDVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.≥ After finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) once,you cannot finalize it again. (Even if yourecord on or edit a DVD-RW (VR format)after finalizing, it is not necessary to finalizeit again.)DVD-RW (Video format), DVD-R:≥ After finalizing, the disc becomes play-onlyand you can no longer record.≥ When you un-finalize a DVD-RW (Videoformat), the disc can be used for recordingagain. (l 82)MENU
