Tascam CD-RW900SL Owner's Manual - Important Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
TASCAM CD-RW900SL
TASCAM CD-RW900SL
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase
the Table of Contents in the following way:
1. Withthefinalizeddiscloadedandtheunitinstop
mode,pressthe
ERASE/DEL
keyonthefrontpanel
orthe
ERASE
keyontheremotecontrol.
Rotatethe
MULTI JOG
dialorpressthe
SKIP
key
ontheremotecontroltoselect
UNFINALIZE?
.
Pushthe
MULTI JOG
dialorpressthe
ENTER
key
toconfirm.
Ifyoudonotwanttoproceedwiththeunfinaliz-
ingprocess,pressthe
ERASE/DEL
keyonthefront
panelorthe
SKIP
keyontheremotecontrol.
2. Thedisplayshows
Sure?
Ifyoudonotwanttoproceedwiththeunfinalizing
process,pressthe
STOP
key.
3. Tostarttheunfinalizingprocess,pressthe
MULTI
JOG
dialorthe
ENTER
keyagain.
Whenunfinalizationhasbeenchosen,thedisplay
shows
Erase
flashingandtheremainingtime.
Theunitstartscountingdownfromatimeshown
onthedisplay.
4. Whenfinalizationhasbeenfinishedsuccessfully,
Complete
appearsonthedisplay,andthe
TOC
indi-
catorwillgooff.
Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on page
7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must
have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process
is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the
CD-RW900SL by the
TOC
indicator under the disc type on
the display being unlit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1. Loadtheunfinalizeddisc,andwiththeunitinstop
mode,pressthe
FINALIZE
key.
Thedisplayshows
FINALIZE?
Ifyoudonotwanttoproceedwiththefinalizing
process,pressthe
FINALIZE/INS
keyonthefront
panelorthe
FINALIZE
keyontheremotecontrol.
2. Tostartthefinalizingprocess,pushthe
MULTI JOG
dialorpressthe
ENTER
keyontheremotecontrol.
Thedisplayshows
Sure?
Ifyoudonotwanttoproceedwiththefinalizing
process,pressthe
STOP
key.
3. Whenfinalizationhasbeenchosen,thedisplay
showsthe
TOC
flashingandtheremainingtime.
Theunitstartscountingdownfromatimeshown
onthedisplay.
4. Whenfinalizationhasbeenfinishedsuccessfully,
Complete
appearsandthe
TOC
willbeliton
thedisplay.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored.
This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing:
finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase opera-
tions for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can
be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be
“unfinalized” using the CD-RW900SL, i.e. their TOC can
be deleted, and if there is space, further material can be
recorded on them. Even if the disc is full, tracks can be
erased following the unfinalize process, and new material
can be recorded.