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Seven Basic Operations
— Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder
1. Inserting and Formatting
a DVD Disc (Disc Info)
Inserting a disc
1 Press DVD.
2 Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on
the disc tray.
3 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears in the front
panel display.
Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.
Formatting a DVD disc (Disc Info)
New discs are automatically formatted when
inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-format
a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make a blank
disc. For DVD-RWs, you can select a recording
format (VR mode or Video mode) according to
your needs (page 8).
1 Insert a disc.
See “Inserting a disc” above.
2 Press TOOLS.
The TOOLS menu appears.
The TOOLS menu displays options
applicable to the entire disc (e.g. disc
protection), recorder (e.g. audio settings
during recording), or multiple items on a list
menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles). The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
+
R
DVD
VCD
CD
DATA CD
-
RWVR
-
RW
Video
+
RW
-
R
1 2 3
4 6
7 8 9
0
5
Z
DVD
Recording/playback side facing down
-
RWVR
-
RW
Video
+
RW
1 2 3
4 6
7 8 9
0
5
TOOLS
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ENTER
Close
Protect
Erase
Dubbing
Stop
Options for the disc or picture