Pioneer PDR-509 - Manual (Page 33)

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Additional Features
Additional Recording Features
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MONITOR INPUT SELECTOR TIME
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Finalizing a Disc
Before you can play a CD – R on an ordinary CD player, the disc must go through a process called finalization. Once finalized, a
CD – R disc is no longer recordable, nor will you be able to set or clear skip ID s. Finalization is not reversible for CD – R s so be
absolutely sure that everything on the disc is the way you want it before you start.
CD – RW discs can also be finalized, although you can still erase the disc afterward and reuse it, so it's not anything like as
final as it is with a CD – R disc. A finalized CD – RW disc can only be played on a CD player that is compatible with CD – RW discs
(at present, these are very few).
CAUTION!
Finalization takes a few minutes. During this time never switch off the power to the unit — the disc may become
unusable as a result. If there's a power failure or you do accidently disconnect the power during finalization, the
recorder will try and complete finalization once power is restored. Unfortunately, it may not be possible to complete
the process successfully, and the disc may be damaged as a result.
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Load the CD–R or CD–RW you want to finalize.
❖ Check that the disc is free from dust, dirt and scratches—if neces-
sary, clean the disc, following the guidelines on page 9.
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Press FINALIZE.
The recorder goes into record-pause mode. After a short while you
should see a display something like this:
The display shows how long finalization will take—the exact time taken
depends on the disc.
❖ Press 7 (stop) here to cancel finalization.
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Press
8 (pause) to start finalization.
Finalization takes about four minutes; you'll see how long there is still to
go in the display. The player goes into stop mode when finished.
For a CD – R , the CD – R indicator now changes to simply CD .
For a CD – RW , the FINALIZE indicator lights in the display.
❖ None of the controls on the player or the remote have any effect during
finalization. If, however, the recorder hasn't managed to finalize the disc
within 10 minutes, you can abort the operation by pressing
7 (stop). If
you do this, the disc won't be playable on an ordinary CD player.
DIGITAL
REC LEVEL
ANALOG
REC LEVEL
REPEAT
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FINALIZE
ERASE
TIME
FADER
DIGITAL
SYNCHRO
INPUT
SELECTOR
SKIP
PLAY SET
SKIP ID
CLEAR
AUTO/
MANUAL
TRACK NO.
WRITE
REC
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