LG LRA-537 Owners Manual - Page 25

Initialize, Finalize

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25
Disc
Settings
Initialize
If
you
load
a
completely
blank
disc,
the
[Initialize]
menu
will
appear.
Select
[Ok]
then
press
ENTER.
The
Recorder
will
initialize
the
disc.
DVD-R:
The
Recorder
initializes
the
disc
for
Video
mode.
The
recording
mode
will
always
be
Video
mode.
DVD-RW:
The
Recorder
initializes
the
disc
for
VR
mode.
DVD+R
(DL)
/
DVD+RW:
The
Recorder
initializes
the
disc.
Also,
you
can
reformat
the
DVD-RW/DVD+RW
from
the
Setup
menu
as
below.
1
Select
the
[Initialize]
option
then
press
B.
[Start]
icon
is
highlighted.
2
Press
ENTER.
?
IncaseofDVD-RW,useb/Btoselecta
desired
Disc
Initialize
Mode
(DVD-VR
or
DVD-Video)
then
press
ENTER.
?
In
case
of
DVD+RW,
use
b
/
B
to
select
[Ok],
and
press
ENTER.
It
takes
a
few
moments
to
format
the
disc.
Caution
If
you
want
to
change
the
disc
format,
everything
recorded
on
the
disc
will
be
erased.
Finalize
Finalizing
'fixes'
the
recordings
in
place
so
that
the
disc
can
be
played
on a
regular
DVD
player
or
com-
puter
equipped
with
a
suitable
DVD-ROM
drive.
Finalizing
a
Video
mode
disc
creates
a
menu
screen
for
navigating
the
disc.
This
is
accessed
by
pressing
MENU/LIST
or
TITLE.
Caution
Once
you
have
finalized
a
DVD-R
and
DVD+R(DL)
disc,
you
cannot
edit
or
record
anything
else
on
that
disc
except
DVD+RW.
However,
you
can
record
and
edit
a
DVD-RW
disc
by
choosing
[Unfinalize]
option.
1.
Select
[Finalize]
option
then
press
B.
2.
Press
ENTER
while
[Finalize]
is
selected.
Finalize
menu
appears.
3.
Select
[Ok]
then
press
ENTER.
The
recorder
starts
finalizing
the
disc.
Notes:
?
Finalization
can
take
up
to
3-4
minutes
or
more
depend-
ing
on
the
type
of
disc,
how
much
is
recorded
on
the
disc,
and
the
number
of
titles
on
the
disc.
?
DVD+R
DL
disc
can
take
up
to
30
minutes
to
finalize.
Tips
?
If
you
load
a
DVD-RW
that
has
already
been
finalized,
you
can
'Unfinalize'
it
by
choosing
[Unfinalize]
from
the
Finalize
menu.
After
doing
this,
you
can
edit
and
re-
record
onto
the
disc.
?Y
ou
cannot
unfinalize
a
DVD-R
and
DVD+R
disc.
?
If
[Disc
Protect]
option
is
set
to
[ON],
the
finalize
is
not
available.
To
finalize,
set
[Disc
Protect]
option
to
[OFF].
Hookup and
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