Sony RDR-GX330 Operating Instructions - Page 35
Protecting a disc, 7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize)
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Eight Basic Operations - Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder b Note You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD's disc name. The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment. Protecting a disc -RWVR -RVR 1 Insert a disc. See "1. Inserting a Disc" on page 27. 2 Press OPTIONS to select "Disc Information," and press ENTER. The "Disc Information" display appears. Available settings differ depending on the disc type. Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD-RW (VR mode). A "On"/"Off": Indicates whether protection is set (DVD-RW/DVDR in VR mode only) B "Protect Disc" 3 Select "Protect Disc," and press ENTER. 4 Select "Protect," and press ENTER. To cancel the protection Select "Unprotected" in step 4. z Hint You can set protection for individual titles (page 60). 7. Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalize) +RW -RWVR -RWVideo +R -RVideo -RVR Finalizing is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment. When you finalize a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu will be automatically created, which can be displayed on other DVD equipment. Before finalizing, check the differences between the disc types in the table below. Differences between the disc types +RW Discs are automatically finalized when removed from the recorder. However, you may need to finalize the disc for certain DVD equipment, or if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing. -RWVR Finalizing is unnecessary when playing a disc on VR format compatible equipment. Even if your other DVD equipment is VR format compatible, you may need to finalize the disc, especially if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalizing. -RWVideo Finalizing is necessary when playing on any equipment other than this recorder. After finalizing, you cannot edit or record on the disc. If you want to record on it again, unfinalize (page 37) or reformat the disc (page 37). However, if you reformat the disc, all recorded contents will be erased. -RVR Finalizing is necessary. The disc can be played only on equipment that supports DVD-R in VR mode. After finalizing you cannot edit or record on the disc using this recorder. ,continued 35