Protecting a disc, Playing the disc on other dvd equipment (finalise) – Sony RDR-HXD860 User Manual

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3

Select “Disc Name,” and press
ENTER.

Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc
Name” display (page 32).

b

Note

You can enter up to 64 characters for a DVD’s disc
name. The disc name may not appear when the disc
is played on other DVD equipment.

1

Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 25.

2

Press OPTIONS to select “Disc
Information,” and press ENTER.

The “Disc Information” display appears.
Available settings differ depending on
the disc type.
Example: When the inserted disc is a
DVD-RW (VR mode).

A

“On”/“Off”: Indicates whether

protection is set (DVD-RW/DVD-
R in VR mode only)

B “Protect Disc”

3

Select “Protect Disc,” and press
ENTER.

4

Select “Protect,” and press ENTER.

To cancel the protection

Select “Unprotected” in step 4.

z

Hint

You can set protection for individual titles
(page 71).

7. Playing the Disc on
Other DVD Equipment
(Finalise)

Finalising is necessary when you play discs
recorded with this recorder on other DVD
equipment.
When you finalise a DVD+RW, DVD-RW
(Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video
mode), a DVD menu will be automatically
created, which can be displayed on other
DVD equipment.
Before finalising, check the differences
between the disc types in the table below.

Differences between the disc types

Protecting a disc

-RW

VR

-R

VR

Discs are automatically finalised
when removed from the recorder.
However, you may need to finalise
the disc for certain DVD
equipment, or if the recording time
is short. You can edit or record on
the disc even after finalising.

Finalising is unnecessary when
playing a disc on VR format
compatible equipment.
Even if your other DVD equipment
is VR format compatible, you may
need to finalise the disc, especially
if the recording time is short. You
can edit or record on the disc even
after finalising.

Finalising is necessary when
playing on any equipment other
than this recorder.
After finalising, you cannot edit or
record on the disc. If you want to
record on it again, unfinalise
(page 36) or reformat the disc
(page 36). However, if you
reformat the disc, all recorded
contents will be erased.

Finalising is necessary. The disc
can be played only on equipment
that supports DVD-R in VR mode.
After finalising you cannot edit or
record on the disc using this
recorder.

+

RW

-RW

VR

-RW

Video

-R

VR

+

R

-R

Video

+

RW

-RW

VR

-RW

Video

-R

VR

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