Sony VRDVC20 Operating Instructions - Page 27

Finalizing a Disc, What is Finalize?

Get Sony VRDVC20 PDF manuals and user guides View all Sony VRDVC20 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 27 highlights

Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Finalizing a Disc What is "Finalize"? To finalize the disc means to make the created disc compatible with other DVD devices, so that the disc can be played back on them. When using DVD+R, DVD-R, and DVD-RW disc, after recording is complete you need to finalize the disc to play them back on other DVD devices. You cannot record incrementally on them after finalizing. DVD+RW disc is finalized automatically after recording. You can record videos incrementally on the disc even after finalizing. 1 Turn on the drive and insert the non-finalized disc. 2 Press FUNCTION/ENTER to display [Finalize?] on the display window. Each time you press the button, [Finalize?], [Erase All?], [Auto Play?], [Auto Chp], or [Stop Timer] appears in sequence. Hint When you eject the DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD-RW disc after recording, [Finalize?] is displayed as well. 3 Press SELECT to select [Yes]. If you do not finalize the disc, select [No]. 4 Press FUNCTION/ENTER. [Reconfirm?] appears on the display window. 5 Press SELECT to select [Yes]. If you do not finalize the disc, select [No]. . Continued 27

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
27
Stand-alone Operation - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder
What is “Finalize”?
To finalize the disc means to make the created disc compatible with other DVD
devices, so that the disc can be played back on them.
When using DVD+R, DVD-R, and DVD-RW disc, after recording is complete
you need to finalize the disc to play them back on other DVD devices. You
cannot record incrementally on them after finalizing.
DVD+RW disc is finalized automatically after recording. You can record
videos incrementally on the disc even after finalizing.
1
Turn on the drive and insert the non-finalized disc.
2
Press FUNCTION/ENTER to display [Finalize?] on the display
window.
Each time you press the button, [Finalize?], [Erase All?], [Auto Play?], [Auto
Chp], or [Stop Timer] appears in sequence.
Hint
When you eject the DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD-RW disc after recording, [Finalize?] is
displayed as well.
3
Press SELECT to select [Yes].
If you do not finalize the disc, select [No].
4
Press FUNCTION/ENTER.
[Reconfirm?] appears on the display window.
5
Press SELECT to select [Yes].
If you do not finalize the disc, select [No].
Finalizing a Disc
.
Continued