Philips DVDR985A - Manual (Page 47)

Editing: Disc Information Screen 47
You can change Disc settings for a DVD+RW/DVD+R from the Disc
Information Screen.
1 When in the Index Picture Screen, press STOP C to select
the first Title on the DVD+RW/DVD+R.
2 Press 8 to enter the Disc Information Screen.
3 In the Disc Information Screen, press : to enter the
Settings menu.
4 Press 89 to select Disc name, Protection, Erase disc
(DVD+RW only), Make edits compatible (DVD+RW only),
or Finalize disc (DVD+R only). Proceed as follows, depend-
ing on which feature you want to adjust.
● Disc name (DVD+RW and DVD+R)
Press :. Press ;: to choose the character position, then
press 89 to enter a character. Press SELECT to alternate
between capital and lower case characters. Press CLEAR to erase a
character (the space will remain). Repeat this process until you
enter the complete name. To return to the Settings menu,
press ;, repeatedly if necessary. “Storing name” will appear briefly.
● Protection (DVD+RW and DVD+R)
Press :. Press 89 to select Protected or Unprotected,
then press OK. If you protect the Disc, you can not make any fur-
ther changes to the Disc, including recording. “Disc locked” will
appear on the TV screen briefly if you attempt recording. Choosing
Protected also disables most editing features.
To edit or record again, select Unprotected.
Remember, Protecting a DVD+R is not the same as finalizing it.
Finalization can not be undone.
● Erase disc (DVD+RW only)
Press OK. “This will erase all titles Press OK to confirm” will
appear. Press OK again to begin erasing. (If you decide not to
erase the Disc, press ;.) “Erasing disc” appears until erasing is com-
plete. When the Disc is erased, the Index Picture Screen will reap-
pear, showing the free space on the Disc.
● Make edits compatible (DVD+RW only)
Press OK. “This will take XX” and “Press OK to confirm” will
appear to indicate how long the action will take.
Press OK again. “Working ..” and a progress percentage bar will
appear until the action is complete. The Index Picture Screen will
reappear when the process is complete.
● Finalize Disc (DVD+R only, if not finalized already)
Press OK. “Finalizing disc” will appear until finalization is complete.
This may take a few minutes. Then, the Index Picture Screen will
reappear. You can not unfinalize a DVD+R, and you cannot
record or edit the DVD+R after you finalize it.
A DVD+R will play on other DVD Players only after the Disc is
finalized.
5 If necessary, press ; when you are finished and want to
return to the Disc Information Screen.
MONITOR ON/OFF
REC/OTR NEXT PREVIOUS
REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD
STOP FSS PLAY
CLEAR
CH
SELECT
TIMER
T/C
ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO
DIM REPEAT REPEAT SCAN
A/CH
MUTE
VOL
2
3
1
4
5
4
• For information on the Index
Picture Screen, see page 35.
• Make edits compatible appears
when the current DVD+RW is
not compatible with other DVD
Players because you have added
Chapter Markers or made
Chapters invisible. Details are
on page 48.
• If a DVD+R was recorded on a
different DVD Recorder, the
settings may not be accessible.
• A disc name may contain a
maximum of 64 characters.
Helpful Hints
Settings for XXXXXX
sL 01Disc name B sample
Protection Unprotected
Erase disc
Make edits compatible
DVD+RW example