Sony RCD-W500C User Manual

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H
DECK A/DECK B
FINALIZE
H
FINALIZE
3
Press 
H
 (or YES).
Finalizing starts. During finalizing,
“Finalize” appears in the display and the
remaining time for finalizing (may not be
accurate) appears. When the finalizing
process is finished, the total track number
and total playing time appears in the display
and the TOC (red) indicator goes off.
Notes
• Once the finalizing process starts, you cannot stop
in the middle of the process.
• Do not turn off the unit or disconnect the unit from
the power source in the middle of the finalizing
process. Recording will not been complete
successfully, and you will not be able to play back
the recorded tracks.
• An unfinalized disc can be played back only in
DECK B.
• You cannot finalize the disc while playing a disc on
DECK A.
Unfinalizing a CD-RW
A finalized CD-RW is neither recordable nor
rewritable. If you want to add new tracks or
erase tracks, you must first unfinalize the disc.
When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B
to DECK B.
1
Place a finalized CD-RW in DECK B.
Make sure that “TOC” does not appear in
the display. If an unfinalized CD is loaded,
“TOC” appears.
2
Press FINALIZE while the unit is
stopped.
Unfinalizing enters standby mode.
3
Press 
H
 (or YES).
Unfinalizing starts. During unfinalizing,
“Unfinalize” appears in the display and the
remaining time for unfinalizing (may not be
accurate) appears. When the unfinalizing
process is finished, the total track number
and the total playing time appears in the
display and the TOC (red) indicator lights
up.
Notes
• Once the unfinalizing process was started, you
cannot stop in the middle of the process.
• Do not turn off the unit or disconnect the unit from
the power source in the middle of the unfinalizing
process.
• If the disc contains CD-TEXT information stored
on the disc before unfinalizing, it will be erased
when the disc tray is opened or when the power is
turned off.
• You cannot unfinalize the disc while playing a disc
on DECK A.