Panasonic DMR-EH60 EN - Manual (Page 52)

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HDD, disc and card management
Refer to the control reference on page 50.
[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
Preparation
Press [DVD] to select the DVD drive.
After performing steps 1–3 ( ➡ 50)
∫ Top Menu Style
You can select the background that will be displayed as the DVD-
Video top menu after finalizing.
4
Press [ 3, 4] to select “Top Menu
Style” and press [ENTER].
5
Press [ 3, 4, 2, 1] to select the
background and press [ENTER].
≥You can change thumbnails displayed in the top menu. ( ➡ 39,
Change Thumbnail)
∫ Playback will start with:
You can select whether to show the top menu after finalizing.
6
Press [ 3, 4] to select “Playback will
start with:” and press [ENTER].
7
Press [ 3, 4] to select “Top Menu” or
“First Title” and press [ENTER].
Top Menu:The top menu appears first.
First Title: The disc content is played without displaying the
top menu.
∫ Finalize
Make selections from “Top Menu Style” and “Playback will start with:”
above before finalizing the disc.
8
Press [ 3, 4] to select “Finalize” and
press [ENTER].
9
Press [ 2, 1] to select “Yes” and
press [ENTER].
10
Press [ 2, 1] to select “Start” and
press [ENTER].
A message appears when finalizing is finished.
[Note]
≥You cannot cancel finalizing.
≥Finalizing takes up to 15 minutes.
≥Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while
finalizing. This will render the disc unusable.
11
Press [ENTER].
[Note]
When finalizing a high-speed recording compatible disc, it may take
longer than displayed on the confirmation screen (approximately four
times).
[Note]
Chapters on a finalized disc do not appear as thumbnails in the
disc’s top menu.
≥You cannot finalize discs recorded on other manufacturer’s
equipment.
≥If you finalize discs recorded on Panasonic equipment other than
this unit, the background selected as “Top Menu Style” may not be
displayed.
≥Discs finalized on this unit may not be playable on other players
due to the condition of the recording.
≥Visit Panasonic’s homepage for more information about DVDs.
http://www.panasonic.ca
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [RETURN] several times.
Enabling discs to be played on other
equipment
(Top Menu Style, Playback will start with:, Finalize)
1
4
7 8
5
2
9
6
3
Top Menu Style
01
Display after finalizing
Thumbnail
(Still picture)
Title Name
After finalizing
≥[-R] [+R] The disc becomes play-only and you can no longer
record or edit.
≥[-RW‹V›] You can record and edit the disc after formatting
( ➡ 51) although it becomes play-only after finalizing.
≥When transferring (dubbing) in high speed, chapters will be
replicated.
≥Titles are divided into about 5-minute § chapters, if
–the titles were directly recorded to the disc.
–the titles were transferred (dubbed) using any mode other than
the high speed mode.
§ This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode
of recording.
≥There is a pause of several seconds between titles and
chapters during play.
Before
finalizing
After
finalizing
Disc display on this unit DVD-R
DVD-RW (V)
+R
DVD-V
Recording/Editing/Entering name Yes No
Play on other players No Yes
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