6 − after recording, Finalizing, Unfinalizing cd-rw discs – Paso Sound PCDRW900SL User Manual

Page 28: Important safety precautions

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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS



TASCAM CD-RW900SL



TASCAM CD-RW900SL

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase
the Table of Contents in the following way:

1. With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop

mode, press the

ERASE/DEL

key on the front panel

or the

ERASE

key on the remote control.

Rotate the

MULTI JOG

dial or press the

SKIP

key

on the remote control to select

UNFINALIZE?

.

Push the

MULTI JOG

dial or press the

ENTER

key

to confirm.

If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz-
ing process, press the

ERASE/DEL

key on the front

panel or the

SKIP

key on the remote control.

2. The display shows

Sure?

If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing
process, press the

STOP

key.

3. To start the unfinalizing process, press the

MULTI

JOG

dial or the

ENTER

key again.

When unfinalization has been chosen, the display
shows

Erase

flashing and the remaining time.

The unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display.

4. When finalization has been finished successfully,

Complete

appears on the display, and the

TOC

indi-

cator will go off.

Finalizing

As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on page
7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must
have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process
is known as finalizing.

An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the
CD-RW900SL by the

TOC

indicator under the disc type on

the display being unlit when the disc is inserted.

To finalize a disc:

1. Load the unfinalized disc, and with the unit in stop

mode, press the

FINALIZE

key.

The display shows

FINALIZE?

If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the

FINALIZE/INS

key on the front

panel or the

FINALIZE

key on the remote control.

2. To start the finalizing process, push the

MULTI JOG

dial or press the

ENTER

key on the remote control.

The display shows

Sure?

If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the

STOP

key.

3. When finalization has been chosen, the display

shows the

TOC

flashing and the remaining time.

The unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display.

4. When finalization has been finished successfully,

Complete

appears and the

TOC

will be lit on

the display.

NOTE

During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored.

This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing:
finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase opera-
tions for CD-RW discs.

Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can
be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be
“unfinalized” using the CD-RW900SL, i.e. their TOC can
be deleted, and if there is space, further material can be

recorded on them. Even if the disc is full, tracks can be
erased following the unfinalize process, and new material
can be recorded.

6 − After recording

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