Teac DV-RA1000HD - Manual (Page 43)

6 − DVD±RW/HD playback & recording
TASCAM DV-RA1000HD
Close operation
You must perform the “close” operation when using a
DVD-RW disc on the DV-RA1000HD to enable your
computer to read data from the disc.
If you perform the full format operation with a
DVD-RW disc, the DV-RA1000HD will automatically
carry out the close operation.
If you perform the quick format operation, follow the
steps below to perform the close operation. However,
when the background format on a quick-formatted disc
is complete, the DV-RA1000HD will automatically car-
ries out the close operation.
After a quick-formatted disc is “closed,” you can use
only the formatted area on the disc.
1 From the main menu, select the DISC sub-menu,
then press the ENTER key.
The DV-RA1000HD opens a disc menu.
2 Select CLOSE , then press the ENTER key.
A popup message asks whether you wish to ex-
ecute the close operation.
3 Press the ENTER key.
The close operation starts. When it is complete,
the unit displays the home screen.
When a DVD-RW disc is “closed,” the disc
status indicator on the home screen changes
from
OPEN
to
CLOSE
.
Open operation
If you “open” a DVD-RW disc that was “closed” after
the quick format operation, you will be able to write
data in the unformatted area. However, such an “open”
disc cannot be read or written on a computer.
1 From the main menu, select the DISC menu, then
press the ENTER key.
The DV-RA1000HD displays a disc sub-menu.
2 Select OPEN , then press the ENTER key.
A popup message asks whether you wish to ex-
ecute the open operation.
3 Press the ENTER key.
The open operation starts. When it is complete,
the unit displays the home screen.
When a DVD-RW disc is “opened,” the disc
status indicator on the home screen changes
from
CLOSE
to
OPEN
.
Full-formatted DVD-RW discs cannot be
opened.
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Close and open operations for DVD-RW discs
As a disc can contain more than one project, you can
also use the menu system to create a project on a disc
that has already been formatted, and contains a project.
1 Select the PROJECT sub-menu from the main menu.
2 Highlight CREATE and press ENTER .
This brings up the screen allowing you to enter
the name and properties of a project, as de-
scribed in the previous section.
Figure 6.4: Creating a new project
Adding a new project
Add notes on artists, recording details, etc. to a project.
Unlike a written disc insert or tape label, these notes
will always stay with the disc. You can enter up to 1000
characters for session notes, etc.
NOTE
The DV-RA1000HD displays notes regarding a
DVD±R disc. You cannot edit these notes.
1 Select the PROJECT sub-menu from the main menu.
2 Highlight the PROJECT TEXT sub-menu and press EN-
TER .
Figure 6.5: Adding notes to a project
Adding notes to a project