HDD, disc and card management
Deleting all titles and playlists—
Delete all titles
HDD
RAM
Preparation
y Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD or DVD drive.
y
RAM
Release protection (➡ 68, Setting the protection).
After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 68, Common procedures)
1 Press [
e
,
r
] to select “Delete all
titles” and press [OK].
2 Press [
w
,
q
] to select “Yes” and press
[OK].
3 Press [
w
,
q
] to select “Start” and
press [OK].
A message appears when fi nished.
4 Press [OK].
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [EXIT].
Note
y Once deleted, the recorded contents are lost and cannot be
restored. Make certain before proceeding.
y Deleting all video titles will result in all playlists also being deleted.
y Still picture data (JPEG), music data or computer data cannot be
deleted.
y Delete does not work if one or more titles are protected.
Deleting all the contents—Format
HDD
RAM
-RW(V)
+RW
-RW(VR)
+R
+R DL
(New disc only)
SD
Preparation
y Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD, DVD or SD drive.
y
RAM
SD
Release protection (➡ 68, Setting the protection).
Note
Formatting deletes all contents (including computer data),
and they cannot be restored. Check carefully before
proceeding. The contents are deleted when you format a disc or
card even if you have set protection.
After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 68, Common procedures)
1 Press [
e
,
r
] to select “Format HDD”,
“Format Disc” or “Format Card” and
press [OK].
2 Press [
w
,
q
] to select “Yes” and press
[OK].
3 Press [
w
,
q
] to select “Start” and
press [OK].
A message appears when formatting is fi nished.
Note
y Formatting normally takes a few minutes; however, it may
take up to a maximum of 70 minutes (
RAM
).
y Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting.
This can render the disc or the card unusable.
4 Press [OK].
Note
y When a disc or card has been formatted using this unit, it may not
be possible to use it on any other equipment.
y
-R
-R DL
CD
Formatting cannot be performed.
y You can format DVD-RW only as DVD-Video format on this unit.
To stop formatting
RAM
Press [RETURN].
y You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc
must be reformatted if you do this.
To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN].
To exit the screen
Press [EXIT].