Sharp DV-RW550U Operation Manual - Page 44

Finalizing the discs

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Recording Finalizing the discs You will need to finalize the discs recorded in Video mode to play them back on other DVD players. Finalizing may take several minutes up to an hour. (It can take up to 15 minutes for a disc recorded in Video mode and 60 minutes for a disc recorded in VR mode.) A shorter recording period on the disc will require a longer time period for finalization. Do not unplug the power cord during finalization. Details are on pages 26-27. 1 Press SETUP. Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear. 2 Select "Disc" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. Disc menu will appear. Disc Playlist Original Format Finalize Disc Protect OFF ON 3 Select "Finalize" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. Confirmation window will appear. Finalize Yes No 4 Select "Yes" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. Finalizing will start. Finalizing 90% To cancel finalizing... (DVD-RW only) • To cancel finalizing at STEP 4, press STOP C, select "YES", then press ENTER. Finalizing is canceled and the unit will be in stop mode. Do you want to cancel ? Yes No Finalizing 5% • If appear when pressing STOP C, you cannot cancel finalizing because the finalizing has progressed to a certain point. • When selecting "No" and press ENTER or RETURN , finalizing will be continued. • You cannot cancel finalizing the DVD-R disc once it has started. This operation may take a while to be completed. 5 Finalizing is complete. Finalizing 100% 4 1 2 3 4 VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINATION Note • Finalizing discs in Video mode automatically creates title menus. • Once you have finalized a disc recorded in Video mode, you can not edit or record anything else on that disc. Discs recorded in VR mode can still be recorded and edited on this unit even after finalization. • When you insert a DVD-RW disc finalized with this unit, "Undo Finalize" will appear instead of "Finalize". Disc Playlist Original Format Undo Finalize Disc Protect OFF ON To reverse the finalization of the disc, select "Undo Finalize" at STEP 3. * DO NOT power off during finalization.This will result in malfunction. 44

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To cancel finalizing...
(DVD-RW only)
•To cancel finalizing at STEP 4,
press
STOP
C
, select “YES”,
then press
ENTER
. Finalizing
is canceled and the unit will
be in stop mode.
If
appear when pressing
STOP
C
, you cannot cancel
finalizing because the finalizing
has progressed to a certain
point.
When selecting “No” and press
ENTER
or
RETURN
,
finalizing will be continued.
You cannot cancel finalizing the
DVD-R disc once it has started.
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Recording
Finalizing the discs
Note
• Finalizing discs in Video mode
automatically creates title
menus.
• Once you have finalized a disc
recorded in Video mode, you
can not edit or record any-
thing else on that disc.
Discs recorded in VR mode
can still be recorded and edit-
ed on this unit even after
finalization.
• When you insert a DVD-RW
disc finalized with this unit,
“Undo Finalize” will appear
instead of
“Finalize”.
To reverse the finalization of
the disc, select “Undo
Finalize” at STEP 3.
* DO NOT power off during
finalization.This will result in
malfunction.
Disc
Original
Format
Undo Finalize
Disc Protect OFF
ON
Playlist
You will need to finalize the discs
recorded in Video mode to play
them back on other DVD players.
Finalizing may take several minutes
up to an hour. (It can take up to
1
5 minutes for a disc recorded in
Video mode and 60 minutes for a
disc recorded in VR mode.)
A shorter recording period on the
disc will require a longer time
period for finalization. Do not
unplug the power cord during
finalization.
Details are on pages 26-27.
1
Press SETUP.
Easy Setting Menu or Advanced
Setting Menu will appear.
2
Select “Disc” using
Cursor
K
/
L
, then press
ENTER.
Disc menu will appear.
3
Select “Finalize” using Cursor
K
/
L
, then press ENTER.
Confirmation window will appear.
4
Select “Yes” using
Cursor
K
/
L
, then press
ENTER.
Finalizing will start.
5
Finalizing is complete.
Finalizing
100%
Finalizing
90%
Finalize
No
Yes
Disc
Original
Format
Finalize
Disc Protect OFF
ON
Playlist
VCR/DVD RECORDER
COMBINATION
2
4
3
1
4
Finalizing
5%
Do you want to cancel ?
Yes
No
This operation may take a
while to be completed.