Panasonic DMR-BW500 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

Disc type
Standard symbol
Data that can be recorded
and played
Quality that can be
recorded
Recording mode that can
be recorded
Rewritable
Timer recording
Copy-once recording
(CPRM) CPRM compatible discs
only.
[RAM] can be played back
Play on other players
on Panasonic DVD
recorders and DVD-RAM
compatible DVD players.
Note Take the disc out from the
cartridge to use the DVD-
RAM with a cartridge.
(TYPE1 cannot be used)
Disc type
[+R] before finalisation
Standard symbol
[DVD-V] after finalisation
Data that can be recorded
and played
Quality that can be
recorded
Recording mode that can
be recorded
Rewritable
Timer recording
Copy-once recording
(CPRM)
≥Finalisation needed for playback on other equipment.
Play on other players
≥[+R]DL] can be played back only on equipment compatible with this disc.
≥+R discs recorded with this unit and +R discs recorded with another Panasonic DVD Recorder may be
Note
incompatible. However, discs that are finalised are compatible and can be played.
≥8X Speed +RW disc is not supported.
≥This unit cannot record NTSC signals to discs that already have PAL signal recordings. (However, both types of programmes can be recorded
onto the HDD, BD-RE or BD-R.)
≥You may not be able to record depending on the condition of the discs and you may not be able to play due to the condition of the recording.
∫ Regarding 8 cm Disc
This unit cannot record or edit the 8cm BD-RE, BD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, +R DL or +RW.
Only playback or copy to the HDD is possible.
DVD-RAM
[RAM] [-R] before finalisation
[DVD-V] after finalisation
Video
Still picture
≤
≤
≤
≥Finalisation needed for playback on other equipment.
≥[-R]DL] can be played back only on equipment compatible with this disc.
≥Discs recorded on equipment other than this unit may not be able to be recorded to.
+R
DVD-R DVD-R DL
[-R]DL] before finalisation
[DVD-V] after finalisation
Standard definition (SD) quality
XP, SP, LP, EP, FR
–
+R DL
[+R]DL] before finalisation
[DVD-V] after finalisation
Video
Standard definition (SD) quality
XP, SP, LP, EP, FR
–
–
–
DVD-RW
[-RW‹V›] before finalisation
[DVD-V] after finalisation
Video
≤
–
–
+RW
[+RW]
≤
[+RW] can be played back only on
equipment compatible with this disc.
≥If the disc failed to play on other
equipment, we recommend you
create top menu (➡ 81).
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