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Formatting/Finalizing Discs

What is Formatting?

Formatting completely erases a

DVD+RW so it can be recorded on
again.

You cannot erase and reformat a

DVD+R disc.

Make sure you have safely backed

up your DVD+RW disc before refor-
matting because all contents will be
erased.

Erasing a DVD+RW

To erase a DVD+RW disc:

1

Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.

2

Press  to select “Erase” and then
press ENTER.

3

Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to erase and reformat the disc.

4

When the disc formatting process
is complete, press ENTER to exit the
Easy Guider.

What is Finalizing?

Finalizing a DVD+R locks its record-

ings in place so the disc can be
played on most standard DVD players
or computers equipped with DVD-
ROM drives.

After you have finalized a DVD+R disc,

you cannot edit or record anything
else on that disc.

Finalizing is not necessary when us-

ing a DVD+RW disc.

Finalizing a DVD+R

To finalize a DVD+R disc:

1

Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.

2

Press  to select “Finalize” then
press ENTER.

3

Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to finalize the disc.
• Finalizing can take up to 3-4 min-

utes depending on the type of disc,
how much is recorded on the disc,
and the number of titles on the disc.

4

When the disc finalization is com-
plete, press ENTER to exit the Easy
Guider.

Playback

Erase

Record

Finalize

EXIT

Playback

Erase

Record

Finalize

EXIT

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