Panasonic DMREZ47VEB Operating Guide

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Finalising

Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu 
First —Auto-Play Select

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

Before fi nalising a disc, select whether the top menu shows 
after fi nalising.

Perform preparation steps 

− of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

¼ 56).



, ] to select “Auto-Play Select”, then 



, ] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1”, then 

press [OK].
 Top Menu:  The Top Menu appears first.
 Title 1: 

The disc content is played without 
displaying the Top Menu. 

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] 

You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by 
fi nalising it on the unit, effectively making it into DVD-Video that 
complies with DVD-Video standards. The menu you create with 
the unit can also be used on most DVD players.

Perform preparation steps 

− of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

¼ 56).



, ] to select “Finalise”, then press [OK].



] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].



] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–  Finalising starts and cannot be cancelled (may take 

up to 15 minutes) (

[-R]DL] [+R]DL] up to 60 minutes)

–  A message appears when finalising is finished.



 Notes

 Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalising. This 

can render the disc unusable.

 When finalising a high-speed recording compatible disc, 

it may take longer than displayed on the confirmation 
screen (approximately 4 times longer).

 After finalising

– 

[-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] The disc becomes play-only and 

you can no longer record or edit it.

– 

[-RW‹V›] You can record and edit the disc after formatting 

although it becomes play-only after fi nalising.

– The disc fi nalised on the unit may not be playable 

on other players depending on the condition of the 
recording.

– There is a pause of several seconds between titles and 

chapters during playback.

– Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters

(

[+R] [+R]DL] 8 minute).





  This time varies greatly depending on the condition 

and mode of recording.

 Tips

  After you have finished recording or copying and try to 

eject the disc, a screen asking if you want to finalise the 
disc appears (

¼ 21).

Create Top Menu

[+RW]

+RW discs contain no Top Menu data. Top Menu is a 
convenient function. We recommend you create the menu 
before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.

Perform preparation steps 

− of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

¼ 56).



, ] to select “Create Top Menu”, then 



] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].



] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–  “Create Top Menu” cannot be cancelled once started.
–  “Create Top Menu” takes a few minutes.



 Notes

 Recording or editing on the disc may delete the Top Menu. 

In that case, create the Top Menu again.

 You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit.

Enabling the Second Layer on DL (Dual-or 
Double-Layer on Single Side) Discs to be 
Recordable

[-R]DL] [+R]DL] 

DVD-R DL and +R DL discs have two layers of recording 
surface on one side. As this unit does not offer seamless 
recording on two layers, recording stops when space on the 
fi rst layer becomes full. You must close the fi rst layer to start 
recording on the second layer. Closing makes the fi rst layer 
unavailable for recording (editing is still possible).

Perform preparation steps 

− of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

¼ 56).



, ] to select “Close First Layer”, then 



] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].



] to select “Start”, then press [OK].



 Notes

 The first layer cannot be closed when there is no 

recording on it.

 Closing cannot be cancelled once started.
 Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while closing the 

layer. This can render the disc unusable.

 Closing takes several minutes, up to a maximum of 30 

minutes, depending on the remaining space on the first 
layer.

 Tips

 You can confirm the remaining recording time on the layer 

in the DVD Management screen.

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