Sylvania SREC427 - Manual (Page 54)

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Finalizing Discs
You must "Finalize" all recorded discs before they
can be played on other DVD players. Without final-
ization, Video mode discs cannot be played back on
other DVD players, and VR mode discs cannot be
played back on other VR compatible players.
*You cannot finalize discs in other DVD recorders.
Finalizing may take several minutes up to an hour.
(A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 15
minutes. A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to
60 minutes.)
A shorter recording period on the disc will require a
longer time period for finalization. Do not unplug the
power cord during finalization.
After finalizing:
• Once DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized, you
cannot record additionally or edit.
• Even if DVD-RW (VR mode) is finalized, you can
record additionally to or edit.
• When DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized, title
menu will be created automatically.
To play in other DVD players, finalize discs
recorded on this unit with the following condi-
tion.
Disc type Mode
DVD-RW
ver.1.1
ver.1.1 CPRM compatible Video mode
VR mode
DVD-R
ver.2.0
Video mode
This Unit
DVD player
Not Playable
Playable
Finalizing* Finalizing*
DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R
1
Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu.
SETUP/DISC menu will appear.
2
Select "DISC" using s/B buttons, then press
ENTER button.
DISC menu will appear.
3 Select "Finalize" using K/L buttons, then press
ENTER button.
Option window will appear.
* VR mode only
4 Select "Yes" using s/B buttons, then press
ENTER button.
Finalizing will start.
NOTE: Finalizing
• This operation may take a few minutes to complete.
• Finalizing discs in Video mode automatically create title menus.
• Once you have finalized a disc recorded in Video mode, you
cannot edit or record any contents on that disc.
Discs recorded in VR mode can still be recorded and edited
on this unit even after finalized.
• To cancel finalizing, press STOP C (DVD) button. Select
"Yes" using s/ B buttons, then press ENTER button.
• When you insert a DVD-RW disc finalized with this unit,
"Undo Finalize" will appear instead of "Finalize".
To release the finalizing for the disc, select "Undo Finalize"
at step [3].
• If appear when pressing STOP C (DVD) button, you
cannot cancel finalizing because the finalizing has been in
certain progress.
When selecting "No", press ENTER or RETURN button,
finalizing will be continued.
You cannot cancel finalizing the DVD-R disc once it starts.
Disc
Edit
Format
Undo Finalize
Finalizing
58%
Disc
Edit
Format
Finalize
Yes No
Disc Protect OFF ON
ENTER
SETUP
/ / /
STOP C (DVD)
RECORDING
OPERATING DVD RECORDER
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