Panasonic DMR-E20 - Manual (Page 42)

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TV
TV/AV
PROG / CHECK
TOP WINDOW
TV/TEXT
STOP
SV/V+
REC
TIME SLIP
AV LINK
SETUP
AUDIO
REC MODE CANCEL
INPUT
SELECT
MANUAL
SKIP
LAST
MARKER
DIRECT
TV REC
TIMER
REC
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
PAUSE PLAY
STATUS
RETURN
VOL
OPEN/CLOSE
T C E R I D
R O T A G I V A N
TO
P
M EN
U M
E N U
DISPLAY
T SI L
Y A L P
ENTER
TV DVD
TV ASPECT
FRAME
SKIP SLOW/SEARCH
Á
2·3·
4·5
1
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DISC INFORMATION (continued)
Format
[RAM]
Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. You must format these discs before you can use them in this
unit. Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc.
Preparation
≥Switch [DVD, TV] to “DVD”.
≥Insert the disc you want to format.
1 While stopped
Press [TOP WINDOW].
2 Use the joystick [ 3, 4, 2, 1] to select “DISC INFORMATION” and press
[ENTER].
3 Use the joystick [ 3, 4] to select “Format” and press [ENTER].
4 Use the joystick [ 2] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].
5 Use the joystick [ 2] to select “Start” and press [ENTER].
≥Formatting starts.
The message “Formatting is completed” appears when formatting is finished.
All recordings are irretrievably erased when a disc is formatted. Check the disc carefully before
formatting to ensure it doesn’t contain any programmes you want to keep.
ªTo stop formatting
Select “No” in step 4 or “Cancel” in step 5 and press [ENTER].
Or
Press [RETURN].
Note
≥Do not turn the unit off or disconnect the AC power supply cord while the message
“Formatting the disc” is on the television.
This can render the disc unusable.
(This can take up to 70 minutes. You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes by
pressing [RETURN]. The disc must be reformatted if you do this.)
≥All data on the disc is erased when it is formatted, including recordings made with this unit.
Data written to the disc by a computer is also erased.
For your reference
≥The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab is switched to “PROTECT”. Release the
protection to continue (page 91).
≥Formatting cannot be performed on DVD-R or CD-R/RW.
≥The message “Unable to format” appears when you try to format discs this unit cannot use.
≥If you have used the direct navigator to protect a programme or disc, the message “Contents
on the disc have been protected. Start formatting the disc?” appears in step 5. Select
“Start” if you want to format the disc. The contents will be erased even if they have been
protected.