Teac CD-RW901 - Manual (Page 31)

TASCAM CD-RW901
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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-RW901 by the TOC indicator under the disc type
on the display being un-lit 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.
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 con-
trol.
Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or press the MENU
(+/-) keys on the remote control to select UNFI-
NALIZE? . Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the
ENTER key to confirm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinal-
izing process, press the
ERASE/DEL key on the
front panel or the ERASE key on the remote
control.
2. The display shows Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz-
ing 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 dis-
play 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
indicator will go off.
This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase
operations 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-RW901, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further mate-
rial 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