Sylvania HDRV200F Quick Manual page 38

Information on Supported Media (Cont'd)
Rec Mode
You can select a Rec Mode among 6 options, and the
recording time and the picture/audio quality of recorded
material depends on the Rec Mode you select.
Rec
Disc Size
Mode
XP
SP
8 cm Disc
LP
EP
SLP
SEP
XP
SP
LP
12 cm Disc
EP
SLP
SEP
XP
SP
LP
HDD
(Internal) EP
SLP
SEP
To select the Rec Mode you prefer, press REC MODE.
The information of the selected media (internal HDD or
DVD) will be displayed.
HDD
XP 17:32
Indicates the remaining time of the disc when
recorded with the selected Rec Mode.
Press REC MODE repeatedly to change the Rec Mode.
The speed will be changed each time you press it with the
following order:
XP
SEP
The information will disappear in a few seconds, or press
DISPLAY to exit.
* The recording time is an estimate and actual recording
time may differ.
* Audio and video quality decreases as the recording time
becomes longer.
* Each time you press REC MODE, remaining recording
time is displayed.
30
Recording / Dubbing
Recording
Video / Sound
time Quality
18 min
36 min
72 min
108 min
144 min
180 min
60 min
120 min
240 min
360 min
480 min
600 min
34 H
68 H
136 H
204 H
272 H
340 H
CH7
SP LP
SLP EP
Note
• This recorder cannot record on CD-RW or CD-R
discs.
• DVD-RW/R discs and CD-RW/R discs recorded on a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may
not be played back if the disc is damaged or dirty or
(good)
if there is dirt of condensation on the player's lens.
• If you record on a disc using a personal computer,
there are cases in which it may not be played back
because of the settings of the application software
used to create the disc, even if it is recorded in a
(poor)
compatible format. (Check with the software
(good)
publisher for more detailed information.)
• Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit cannot
record additionally using other DVD recorders.
• Since the recording is made by the variable bit rate
(VBR) method, the actual remaining time for
(poor)
recording may be a little bit shorter than the
(good)
remaining time displayed on the OSD, depending on
the picture you are recording.
• Playlist will be created automatically when recording
to VR mode DVD-RW disc and HDD.
About DVD+RW/R discs
(poor)
• You cannot use DVD+RW/R disc for recording.
• Only the finalized Video mode DVD+RW/R discs can
be played back on this unit.
• If you insert a blank DVD+RW/R disc, an error
message will appear.
• The performance of DVD+RW/R discs on this unit is
not guaranteed.
Restrictions on recording
You cannot record copy protected discs or tapes using this
unit. Copy protected material includes DVD-Video and
some satellite broadcasts.
If copy protected material is encountered during a record-
ing, recording will be paused or stop automatically and an
error message will be displayed on-screen.
Copy-once programs can only be recorded on the HDD or
on a CPRM compatible VR mode DVD-RW disc (see below).
Maximum Recordable numbers of title /
chapters
HDD:
VR mode DVD: 99 titles per each Playlist and Original List
Video mode DVD:99 titles per disc
300 titles per each Playlist and Original List
999 chapters per title
999 chapters per each Playlist and
Original List
99 chapters per title