106VQT1Y31 Connect this unit to the DVD burner and then touch [PLAY DISC]. ( 100) Formatting discsThis is for initializing DVD-RAM and DVD-RWdiscs.Please be aware that if a disc is formatted,then all the data recorded on the disc will beerased. Back up important data on a PC etc.Select the menu. ( 28) When the confirmation message appears,touch [YES]. When formatting is complete, touch [EXIT] toexit the message screen. Connect this unit and the DVD burner to formatdiscs. You may no longer be able to use thediscs if you format them on another devicesuch as a PC etc. Auto protectYou can protect (write protect) a DVD-RAM orDVD-RW disc when copying motion pictures orstill pictures in high definition picture quality tothe disc.1 Select the menu. ( 28) The default setting is [ON]. If a disc that you copied to is inserted inanother device without protecting it, a messagemay be displayed prompting you to format thedisc. We recommend setting[AUTO PROTECT] to [ON] in order to preventaccidental deletion.2 Copy to the disc. ( 102) The copied disc is write protected when it isejected if [AUTO PROTECT] is [ON].To release the disc protection If you format a disc, the auto protection isreleased. Please be aware that all the datarecorded on the disc is erased and cannot berecovered. The disc will need to be re-formatted on thedevice you will use. Displaying disc informationInformation such as the type of recorded disc,the number of recorded scenes and whether ornot the disc is finalized is displayed.Select the menu. ( 28) Touch [EXIT] to exit the information screen.Managing the copied disc(Formatting, Auto protect, Displaying disc information)[DISC SETUP] [FORMAT DISC] [YES][DISC SETUP] [AUTO PROTECT] [ON][DISC SETUP] [DISC STATUS] [YES]