Philips FWR88 - Manual (Page 23)

(UN)FINALIZING, ERASING
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If you want to record (or erase) on (from) a finalized CDRW,
you have to unfinalize it first.
Notes: – Unfinalizing will take approximately 2 minutes.
– After unfinalizing of the CDRW, CD changes to CDRW
on the display.
– When unfinalizing a CDRW with CD text on it
available, this text will be transferred to the
CD recorder memory. In case the memory is full, you
have to erase text (see “Erasing from the memory”)
or to finalize another disc first in order to obtain
memory space.
1 Insert the CDRW you want to unfinalize in the CD recorder
tray.
2 Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3 Press FINALIZE CD on the unit.
y Unfinalize? is displayed.
4 Press YES to start unfinalizing.
y Unfinal is displayed and the operation time remaining
starts to count down.
It is possible to erase one or more tracks (starting from the
end of the last track) or the entire CDRW.
Erasing an entire CDRW
1 Insert the CDRW you want to erase in the CD recorder tray.
2 Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3 Press ERASE CD to enter the erasing menu.
4 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select:
y Erase Disc? : for erasing the entire disc
5 Press YES to confirm your selection.
y Erase? is displayed. All track numbers will blink in the
music calendar.
6 Press YES to start erasing.
y Erase is displayed and the operation time remaining
starts to count down. The track number of the actual
erased track will go off in the music calendar.
Erasing one or more tracks
1 Insert the CDRW from which you want to erase tracks in
the CD recorder tray.
2 Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3 Press ERASE CD to enter the erasing menu.
4 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the track number(s)
you wish to erase.
y Erase and the track number (e.g. 10+)? are displayed.
• To select more tracks to be erased, repeat step 4.
Note: When erasing more tracks, the tracks to be erased
must be selected in sequence, starting from the last
recorded track. Example: The CDRW has 5 tracks
recorded on it. Now, you can erase tracks 5 and 4. You
can also erase tracks 5, 4 and 3, but you cannot erase
tracks 5 and 3!
y All track numbers selected for erasing will blink in the
music calendar. The remaining track numbers light up.
5 Press YES to confirm your selection.
y Erase? is displayed.
6 Press YES to start erasing.
y Erase is displayed and the operation time remaining
starts to count down. The track number of the currently
erased track will go off in the music calendar.
Erasing from a CDRW disc
Unfinalizing CDRW discs
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REC TYPE
EDIT
COMPILE CD
COPY CD
RECORD
FINALIZE CD
ERASE CD