Discs you can record on Formatting “Formatting Discs” (page 56 of Operating Instructions) Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM recordable on recording equipment. DVD-Video format. Format RAM -RW +R +R DL +RW The following screen may appear when inserting a new disc or a This disc is not formatted properly. OK Do you want to format the disc now ? disc that has been recorded on other equipment. set Yes No Important: Formatting permanently deletes all disc contents SELECT (including the contents that have been recorded on a PC), Select OK RETURN “Yes” or “No” regardless of protection status of disc. We recommend you use a DVD-RAM for repetitive recording of digital broadcast, editing title/chapter after recording and for other various functions. Disc Type Function Recording (video) (video) (video) (video) (video) (video) (video) Re-writable — — — — Copy-once recording — — — — — — (CPRM compatible discs only) Playing on other (DVD-RAM equipment compatible equipment only) :Can do, —: Cannot do To play on other equipment, Use the Finalise feature! “Finalising” (page 57 of Operating Instructions) DVD-R, etc. recorded on this unit cannot be played on other players immediately after recording. Using the Finalise feature allows you to play these discs on other players. (However, once the disc is finalised you will no longer be able to record to the disc.) Auto Finalise Auto finalisation is always offered before an unfinalised disc is ejected. Finalise the disc so that it can be played on other DVD players. 1 Finalise After recording Finalise the disc so that it can be played Opening the front panel on other DVD players. Press down on Note: Recording or Editing is not possible OPEN/CLOSE the part after finalising. This may take up to min. OPEN/CLOSE with your fi nger. Press the REC button to start finalise. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to exit. REC This disc cannot be played on other DVD players without finalising. CH CH REC OPEN/CLOSE 2a Finalise and eject. 2b Eject. Finalising takes up to 15 minutes. This disc cannot be played on (Do not disconnect the AC mains other DVD players. lead while finalising!) EZ47V_EB.indd 2 EZ47V_EB.indd 2 2007/04/11 9:22:58 2007/04/11 9:22:58