Quick Guide To Disc Types - Sony RDR-GX210 Operating Instructions Manual

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs
Disc
Type
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DVD+RW
VR
mode
DVD-
RW
Video
mode
DVD+R
DVD-R
Usable disc versions (as of February 2005)
• 4x-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 4x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
1
with CPRM* )
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 8x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0)
8
Icon
used in Formatting
this (new discs)
manual
Automatically
+
RW
formatted
Automatically
- RW
VR
formatted in VR mode
Manually reformat in
- RW
Video Video mode (page 27)
Automatically
+ R
formatted
Automatically
-
R
formatted
Compatibility with
other DVD players
(finalizing)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players
(finalization unnecessary)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 35)
Playable on most DVD+R
compatible players (finalization
necessary) (page 35)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 35)
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," and "DVD-R,"
are trademarks.
*1
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is
a coding technology that protects copyrights for
images.
*2
To free up disc space, erase the last title on the disc.
*3
Erasing titles does not free up disc space.