[Ham-Computers] Toshiba Finalizing

Thu Oct 20 13:27:05 EDT 2011

Dan,

As a published author and writer, it never ceases to dumbfound me how badly 
written most manuals are. Everyone would benefit from manuals that were 
written clearly, straight forward and with common sense!

I had a friend go through the manual for the Toshiba DVR-620 looking for 
instructions on how to utilize the "automatic finalize" feature. He finally 
found it, but only after much hunting. The 'table of contents' in many 
manuals leave much to be desired, mostly how to find instructions for the 
products features!

DBF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Violette" <danki6x at earthlink.net>
To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or 
experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Toshiba Finalizing

> Glad you got it.  I tried to step it from what the manual showed.  Of 
> course
> I meant a smiley with the exclamation point in reading the manual comment.
> Hard to figure how the menus step through even when reading the manual.
> Really have to actually do it.
>
> 73, Dan KI6X
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
> W8DBF
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 2:35 PM
> To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or
> experimenting
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Toshiba Finalizing
>
> I 'tried' to read the manual ... Did not seem to help!
>
> The problem turned out to be I was pressing the indicated button too many
> times. Sometimes it was already on the first option, so instead of 
> pressing
> the down button 'four' times, it should have been three.
>
> In another instance they has the buttons side by side instead of one over
> the other. No way I could know this!
>
> Thanks for your patience and assistance. Both are much appreciated.
> --- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Violette" <danki6x at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or
> experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Toshiba Finalizing
>
>
>> Didn't you read the manual Duane!  I looked up the manual and on page
>> 32, Finalizing a Disk.  Now I do not know how many pushes to each menu
>> but looked at manual menu listings:
>>
>> Press SETUP
>> Go to DVD MENU, 4th item down, press ENTER Select FINALIZE, 2nd item
>> down, press ENTER Select YES, top selected item, press ENTER It will
>> start and take a while to end.
>>
>> Don't have one so cannot tell you how many pushes down to each menu.
>>
>> Dan KI6X
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane
>> Fischer, W8DBF
>> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 12:08 PM
>> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Toshiba Finalizing
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a Toshiba model 620 VHS/DVD deck. You can record from the TV or
>> other external source, or dub a VHS tape to a DVD. I do the latter.
>>
>> It uses a minus R DVD.
>>
>> The problem is, this totally blind guy can not figure out how to
>> finalize the completed DVD! There is no 'finalize' button on the unit
> itself.
>> Hence,
>> it must be on the remote. Maybe so, but so far I can not figure out
>> how to finalize using this confusing remote!
>>
>> Is there any way that I can put the not finalized DVD into my Windows
>> Home Edition computer and somehow finalize it? Maybe through Nero Vision?
>>
>> Can I copy an unfinalized DVD and then finalize it with the computer?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Oh yes, the Toshiba technical assistance folks were speechless when
>> they learned a totally blind guy was using their product! Especially
>> when they found out I had managed to do everything except finalize my
> work!
>>
>>
>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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