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Q&A
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Writing to DVD-RAM disc is not successful
[Write-protect] mark is displayed.
• Write-protected disc is inserted. Cancel the write
protection.
• The disc is mounted in the Play only mode because
a malfunction is found in the Video Recording
management information by checks during
mounting. Use this disc in the Playback mode.
• The disc is mounted in the Play only mode because
the disc is set to “protect whole of the disc” on the
DVD Recorder. Cancel the setting on the
DVD Recorder.
The error message “Cannot write. Another
application is being used” appears.
• If writing software that supports DVD discs is
installed, uninstall it. Some writing software does not
allow the DVD-RAM disc to be accessed by other
applications.
In this case, the DVD-RAM disc cannot be written to
with VRWriter.
I cannot format a disc in UDF 2.0 format.
• Use the format software included with the DVD-RAM
drive being used and format it in UDF 2.0 format.
• Use generally available recordable DVD-RAM discs.
These are pre-formatted in UDF 2.0 format.
DVD-RAM discs for data are not unformatted so
cannot be used unless you format them in UDF 2.0
format.
• Format using a DVD-RAM compatible DVD video
recorder.
Can’t write to a DVD-RAM disc even though there
is free capacity remaining.
• Files containing only video without audio or those
whose playback time is approx. 3 seconds or less
cannot be written onto a DVD-RAM disc.
• The disc already has 99 titles recorded on it. A
maximum of 99 titles can be written to a disc.
• Write-protected disc is inserted. Cancel the write
protection.