Sony RDR-GX310 User Manual

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Seven Basic Operations — Getting to Know Your DVD (digital video disc) Recorder
7. Playing the Disc on Other
DVD (digital video disc)
Equipment (Finalize)
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Finalizing is necessary when you play discs
recorded with this recorder on other DVD (digital
video disc) equipment.
When you finalize a DVD+RW (digital video
disc-rewritable, plus RW), DVD-RW (Video
mode) (digital video disc-rewritable, minus RW
(Video mode)), DVD+R (digital video disc-
recordable, plus R), or DVD-R (digital video disc-
recordable, minus R), a DVD (digital video disc)
menu will be automatically created, which can be
displayed on other DVD (digital video disc)
equipment.
Before finalizing, check the differences between
the disc types in the table below.
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DVD+RW (digital video disc-rewritable, plus RW).
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DVD-RW (VR mode) (digital video disc-rewritable,
minus RW (Video Recording mode)).
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DVD-RW (Video mode) (digital video disc-
rewritable, minus RW (Video mode)).
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DVD+R (digital video disc-recordable, plus R).
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DVD-R (digital video disc-recordable, minus R).
Differences between the disc types
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DVD+RW (digital video disc-rewritable, plus RW).
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DVD-RW (VR mode) (digital video disc-rewritable,
minus RW (Video Recording mode)).
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DVD-RW (Video mode) (digital video disc-
rewritable, minus RW (Video mode)).
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DVD+R (digital video disc-recordable, plus R).
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DVD-R (digital video disc-recordable, minus R).
1 Insert a disc.
See “Inserting a Disc” on page 31.
2 Press TOOLS (tools) to select “Disc Info,”
and press ENTER (enter).
The “Disc Information” display appears.
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Discs are automatically finalized when
removed from the recorder. However,
you may need to finalize the disc for
certain DVD (digital video disc)
equipment, or if the recording time is
short. You can edit or record on the
disc even after finalizing.
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Finalizing is unnecessary when playing
a disc on VR (Video Recording) format
compatible equipment.
Even if your other DVD (digital video
disc) equipment is VR (Video
Recording) format compatible, you
may need to finalize the disc,
especially if the recording time is short.
You can edit or record on the disc even
after finalizing.
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RW
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RWVR
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RW Video
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R
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R
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RW
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RWVR
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Finalizing is necessary when playing
on any equipment other than this
recorder. After finalizing, you cannot
edit or record on the disc. If you want
to record on it again, unfinalize or
reformat the disc (page 31). However,
if you reformat the disc, all recorded
contents will be erased.
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Finalizing is necessary when playing
on any equipment other than this
recorder. After finalizing, you cannot
edit or record on the disc.
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RW Video
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R
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TOOLS
(tools)
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ENTER (enter)
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Sony RDR-GX310 Specifications

General

Brand	Sony
Model	RDR-GX310
Category	DVD Recorder
Language	English