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Recording, Initializing a recordable DVD disc

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06 Recording Initializing a recordable DVD disc When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.1 By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init. on page 95 if you want to change the default to Video mode. DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box; if you want to use a DVD-R for VR mode recording, you must do it before recording anything else on the disc. Important • Initializing a DVD-RW disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep! • You may not be able to re-initialize a DVD-RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder. • Once initialized for VR mode recording, you can't reinitialize a DVD-R back to Video mode. 1 Press HOME MENU and select 'Disc Setup'. 2 Select 'Initialize' Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD VR Mode Video Mode Start Start 3 Select 'Video Mode' or 'VR Mode' from the initialize options. 4 Select 'Start'. It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc. Initializing Disc 2ch 1 min left Note 1.If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize it for Video mode recording. 56 En

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Initializing a recordable DVD disc
When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will
initialize it automatically for recording. You can also
manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording
or VR mode recording.
1
By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs
for VR mode recording. See
DVD-RW Auto Init.
on page 95
if you want to change the default to Video mode.
DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of
the box; if you want to use a DVD-R for VR mode
recording, you must do it before recording anything else
on the disc.
Important
•
Initializing a DVD-RW disc will erase everything
recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc
that you want to keep!
•
You may not be able to re-initialize a DVD-RW disc in
a different format if it was originally initialized on an
older DVD recorder.
•
Once initialized for VR mode recording, you can’t re-
initialize a DVD-R back to Video mode.
1
Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.
2
Select ‘Initialize’
3
Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the
initialize options.
4
Select ‘Start’.
It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.
Note
1.If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize it for Video mode recording.
Basic
Initialize
Finalize
Optimize HDD
Disc Setup
VR Mode
Video Mode
Start
Start
Initialize
Initializing Disc
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