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    Philips Support

    Why am I unable to playback a DVD I recorded on my Philips DVDR product on other DVD players?

    Published on 2016-12-12

    You will need to finalize DVD+R, DVD-RW or DVD-R to play them back on other DVD players.

    The screen below will be shown once a recording is stopped/finished.

    After the above procedure is complete, you will need to finalize the disc by performing the following steps:

    1. Press the STOP button on the remote control.
    2. Press [SETUP]
    3. Use [˄ / ˅] to select “Disc Edit“, then press [OK]
    4. Use [˄ / ˅] to select “Finalize“, then press [OK]
    5. Use [˄ / ˅] to select “Yes“, then press [OK]
    6. Finalizing is completed and the disc can now be played back on other DVD players

    Note:

    • Once you have finalized a DVD+R / DVD-R, you cannotedit or record anything on the disc
    • There is no need to finalize a DVD+RW
    • When you insert a DVD-RW finalized with this unit, “Undo Finalize” will be shown instead of “Finalize“. To release the finalizing for the disc, select “Undo Finalize
    • DO NOT power off during the finalization process as this will result in malfunction.
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