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Question posted by bballschool on December 10th, 2012

No Longer Will Finalize Dvds

MC5 use to work great now after not using in for 6 months the unit will burn but not finalize.  This happened to my last one several years ago and I bought this one.

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Related Sony VRD MC5 Manual Pages

About Recommended Discs and Compatibility - Page 1

... disc manufacturers and discs below. The write speed is designed for operation with VRD-VRD-MC5 are: (As of September 06, 2007) VRD-VRD-MC5 Recommended Media List DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL DVD-R DVD-RW Disc manufacturers and discs certified for best performance with discs produced by your drive with the latest firmware available at the disc with some discs on the disc...
Operating Instructions - Page 5

... Creating a Photo DVD Creating a Photo DVD 55 Types of Dubbing 55 About Created Photo DVDs -Types of Photo DVD 56 Camcorders/photo devices, recorded media, and the interface 57 Usable Discs for Creating Photo DVDs 58 About Created Photo DVDs .......58 Dubbing Photos Stored on a Memory Card/Handycam 60 Finalizing/Viewing the Created DVD Removing/Finalizing the Created Disc...
Operating Instructions - Page 22

... played on AVCHD compatible devices. The video is automatically finalized, allowing immediate playback on , as follows. The completed...Dubbing Depending on your camcorder or video device to the DVDirect, you to record video from a digital video camera ... onto a DVD. B Creating a Video DVD Creating a Video DVD and AVCHD disc Simply by simply pressing the DISC BURN or DVD BURN button on ...
Operating Instructions - Page 27

...use the input jack appropriate for photo import only. − both HD (High Definition) and SD (Standard Definition) videos to a single DVD. − both the videos and photos stored in the camcorder at the same time. − from an 8 cm DVD-RW...the [i.LINK CONV] setting on the DVDirect. Note Note that you can down-convert videos recorded in a Handycam® (DVD). − videos with DV jack ...
Operating Instructions - Page 28

...recording When recording from Handycam® (HDD/Memory Stick or DVD) connected via the DV IN, VIDEO IN, or S VIDEO IN jack on the DVDirect, set the TV type setting on the camcorder to 4:3. &#...DV/D8) must be recorded onto a disc. Erase or edit video using the Handycam®. In general, videos shot in higher image quality modes take longer to be set to [OFF]. ([OFF] is the default setting.) ...
Operating Instructions - Page 29

Disc Type DVD+R DVD+R DL (Double layer) DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-R DL (Dual layer) DVD-RW +R +RW -R -R DL -RW Input jacks on DVDirect USB DV/VIDEO IN/ S VIDEO Notes on recording on a PC or other DVD device. • When dubbing HD (High Definition) videos, always use the same interface used for the previous recording. Creating a Video DVD Usable disc Select according to the input jack that...
Operating Instructions - Page 30

... can set the display selected from DV camcorders connected via DV (i.LINK) cable) Title Chapter DVD menu Previewing on DVDirect Titles are created according to the "Auto Chapter" setting configured in the DVD Menu screen. You can also use pictures or favorite photos as a title page or table of sections, called titles, and smaller...
Operating Instructions - Page 38

... When dubbing is complete, the disc is completed, and you can be played on DVD players or the DVD drives of computers. Insert a blank disc. The video DVD (or AVCHD disc) is automatically ejected. Dubbing will resume automatically. 4 Stop dubbing ...disc, the disc will be automatically ejected, and the following message will be finalized once it on an AVCHD compatible device.
Operating Instructions - Page 45

... on other DVD players or computer DVD drives. appears in the display window, and the (record) button lights up during dubbing. 3 Stop dubbing automatically when dubbing is completed, and you can use Full Dubbing to dub the video contents of an 8cm DVD onto a disc with a single touch of the display window. The DVDirect starts dubbing...
Operating Instructions - Page 47

... until it stops automatically. 47 Note You cannot stop while dubbing is in the DVD camcorder with the new 8-cm disc, and press the (record) button on the DVDirect. • If you eject a 12-cm disc from the DVDirect without finalizing after videos have been dubbed, you can consolidate videos recorded on other 8-cm...
Operating Instructions - Page 51

...camcorder during video playback. 3 Press the (stop) button to finalize the disc (page 65). When dubbing is detected for 2...dub additional video, repeat steps 1 to the menu display. Creating a Video DVD 2 Press the (record) button to start . To resume dubbing, restart ... the disc. • If you inserted the disc into the DVDirect, dubbing will takes a few seconds to start dubbing. To restart...
Operating Instructions - Page 56

... quality photos on a DVD disc. Slideshow DVD In addition to storing photos (JPEG files), slideshow DVDs allow you to that of video DVDs. • Using the DVD drive of a computer, or DVD player capable of a computer. And you to 2000 photos can be dubbed on commercial DVD players, and can be created with the DVDirect. A slideshow DVD can even include background...
Operating Instructions - Page 58

You can be used for every 10 photos. Disc Type DVD+R DVD+R DL (Double layer) DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-R DL (Dual layer) DVD-RW Logo +R +RW -R -R DL -RW Interface on DVDirect USB Memory card slots About Created Photo DVDs Slideshow DVDs The contents of a slideshow DVD consist of titles and chapters as a wallpaper with a slideshow DVD (page 74). Title 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 10 ...
Operating Instructions - Page 65

... can select whether to keep the disc unfinalized (to add videos or photos later), or to create a completed disc (finalized) (page 66). Finalizing/Viewing the Created DVD Hint This message will not appear when using a DVD+RW disc for dubbing video (except when dubbing video on a camcorder connected via the USB connector). 2 Select whether to the...
Operating Instructions - Page 67

... played on the DVD+RW disc with the DVDirect later. Do not finalize the disc • when you want to add videos to the same disc with the DVDirect later. • when you do not intend to finalize from the Setup menu. Hint When using a DVD+RW disc for dubbing video (except when dubbing video on DVD drives of a computer. 67...
Operating Instructions - Page 70

... Slideshow" is selected, photos on titles, see "About Created Video DVDs and AVCHD discs" (page 30) or "About Created Photo DVDs" (page 58). 70 When "Original Photos" is inserted: The following display appears. When you insert a finalized DVD immediately after turning on the DVDirect, Navigation Display activates and the video or photo recorded on the...
Operating Instructions - Page 78

...-RW and 8-cm DVD cannot be played on using discs • The quality of the playback device and playback software. However, not all disc operations are compatible with the DVDirect. Sub-standard discs may not record normally. • Some recorded discs cannot be used. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized...
Operating Instructions Supplement - Page 9

... may be finalized. When playing a slideshow DVD, picture noise appears. Using a DVD player capable of the operating instructions). c Connector may not be played (page 56 of playing JPEG files, higher quality photos can be played on a Handycam® may not be set any other video devices. Cannot record to this unit. Connection to the DVDirect is...
Quick Start Guide - Page 1

... 7819901876 VRD-MC5 Dubbing From Your Handycam® With the DISC BURN Button Simply press the DISC BURN button on your Handycam to start copying the videos recorded since the last DISC BURN recording....camcorder. 7 Connect the camcorder and DVDirect with a USB cable (not supplied). Press the DISC BURN button to start recording. Wait for your Handycam onto DVDs. 1 2 3 Connect the AC ...
Limited Warranty (U.S. Only) - Page 1

...Your DVDirect drive ...YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY REGISTRATION (United... States of this Product in ? Please take the Product, or deliver the Product freight prepaid, in the form of a bill of charge and is prohibited. Any replacement parts will use this Product itself. any software programs, data, or removable storage media; Be sure to remove all apply) Burn Home Videos to DVD...

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