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Reformatting a disc – Sony RDR-GX120 User Manual

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You can check whether the disc has been finalised
or not. If you cannot select “Finalise” in step 3
above, the disc has already been finalised.

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Notes

• Depending on the condition of the disc,

recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not
play even if the discs are finalised.

• The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc

if it was recorded on another recorder.

8. Reformatting a disc

New discs are automatically formatted when
inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-
format a DVD+RW disc to make a blank
disc.

1

Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 26.

2

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

Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.

3

Select “Format,” and press ENTER.

4

Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

All contents on the disc are erased.

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Note

On this model, 1 GB (read “gigabyte”) is equivalent
to 1 billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger
the disc space.

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OPTIONS

ENTER