Panasonic DMR-ES30V Operating Guide

VQT0P03

[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [-RW‹VR›]
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of “DISC MANAGEMENT”.

[4]

Select “Format Disc” with [

3, 4] and press 

[5]

Select “Yes” with [

2] and press [ENTER]. 

[6]

Select “Start” with [

2] and press [ENTER]. 

≥Formatting starts.
≥A message appears when formatting is finished.
Note
≥Formatting normally takes a few minutes; however it may take 

up to a maximum of 70 minutes (

[RAM]).

≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting. This 

can render the disc unusable.

[7]

To stop formatting 

[RAM]

Press [RETURN].
≥You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc 

must be reformatted if you do this.

Note
≥When a disc has been formatted using this unit, it may not be 

possible to use it on any other equipment.

≥DVD-R, +R and CD-R/RW cannot be formatted.
≥You can format DVD-RW only as DVD-Video format on this unit.
≥The disc cannot be formatted if the write-protect tab (

l 28) is 

switched to “PROTECT”. Release the protection to continue.

≥The message “Unable to format” appears when trying to format 

discs the unit cannot use.

[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of “DISC MANAGEMENT”.
Select whether to show the top menu after finalizing the disc. Do this 
before finalizing the disc.

[4]

Select “Auto-Play Select” with [

3, 4] and press 

[5]

3, 4] to select a desired item and press 

≥Top Menu: The top menu appears first.
≥Title 1:

The disc content is played without displaying the 
top menu.

[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R]
≥Follow steps 1 to 3 of “DISC MANAGEMENT”.
≥Make selection from “Auto-Play Select” before finalizing the disc. 

(

l below left)

You can play DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R on 
compatible DVD players by finalizing 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 DVD players.

[4]

Select “Finalize” with [

3, 4] and press 

[5]

Select “Yes” with [

2] and press [ENTER]. 

[6]

Select “Start” with [

2] and press [ENTER]. 

≥Finalizing starts.
≥You cannot cancel finalizing.
≥A message appears when finalizing is finished.
Note
≥Finalizing takes up to 15 minutes.
≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalizing. This 

can render the disc unusable.

[7]

Note
≥You can only finalize DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) or +R 

that were recorded on the unit.

≥When finalizing a high-speed recording compatible disc, it may take 

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

≥After finalizing

- The disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record or edit 

it. 

[-R] [+R]

- You can record and edit the disc after formatting (

l left) although 

it becomes play-only after finalizing. 

[-RW‹V›]

- Discs finalized 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 during play.
- Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters

°.

° This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode 

of recording.

1 Format Disc

Formatting erases all contents (including computer data), and 
they cannot be restored. Check carefully before proceeding.
The contents are erased when you format a disc even if you have 
set protection.

1 Auto-Play Select

e.g., DVD-RAM

1 Finalize

≤ minutes.

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