Panasonic DMREZ28EB Operating Guide

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RQT9118

Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu First

 

 

 

 

 

Before finalising a disc, select whether the top menu shows 
after finalising.
Perform preparation steps 

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 of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

➔ 48).

 Press [e, r] to select “Auto-Play Select”, then 

 Press [e, r] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1”, then 

Top Menu:
The Top Menu appears first.
Title 1:
The disc content is played without 
displaying the Top Menu.

Finalising

 

 

 

 

You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by 
finalising 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 

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 of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

➔ 48).

 Press [e, r] to select “Finalise”, then press [OK]. 
 Press [w] to select “Yes”, then press [OK]. 
 Press [w] to select “Start”, then press [OK]. 

Finalising starts and cannot be cancelled. (may take 
up to 15 minutes) ( 

 

 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

 

 

 

 The disc becomes play-

only and you can no longer record or edit it.

 You can record and edit the 

disc after formatting although it 
becomes play-only after finalising. 
The disc finalised 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 (

 

 8 minutes)

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 This time varies greatly depending on the condition 

and mode of recording.

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 Tips

After you have finished recording and try to eject the disc, 
a screen asking if you want to finalise the disc appears 
(

➔ 23).

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Create Top Menu

+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” (

➔ 48).

 Press [e, r] to select  “Create Top Menu”, then 

 Press [w] to select “Yes”, then press [OK]. 
 Press [w] 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.

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

 

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 

first layer becomes full. You must close the first layer to start 

recording on the second layer. Closing makes the first layer 

unavailable for recording (editing is still possible).
Perform preparation steps 

 – 

 of “Accessing the 

Management Menus” (

➔ 48).

 Press [e, r] to select “Close First Layer”, then 

 Press [w] to select “Yes”, then press [OK]. 
 Press [w] to select “Start”, then press [OK]. 
  Press [OK] to complete.

 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.

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 Tips

You can confirm the remaining recording time on the 
layer in the DVD Management screen.

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