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Recording Formats
When you insert an unused disc, the following message
appears; Since available functions differ depending on
the disc type, select a disc that best fits your prefer-
ences.
DVD-RAM: Use after formatting the disc.
DVD-RW: When a blank disc is first inserted, the
message "Do you want to initialize this disc?" will
appear.
When YES is selected, the mode will be formatted
in VR Mode.
If you want to format in either VR Mode or Video
Mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on page 82.
DVD-RW(VR)
DVD-R: Formatting DVD is unnecessary and only Video
Mode Recording is supported
DVD-RW( Video mode)/-R
This mode automatically creates chapters at specified
intervals during finalization.
Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)
DVD-RW(VR mode)/-RAM
This mode allows multiple editing functions (such as
deletion of the whole of a title, partial deletion of a
title, etc.)
Various editing options using a created Playlist
Unformatted Disc
Do you want to format this disc?
Yes
No
Uninitialized Disc
Do you want to initialize this disc?
Yes
No
Disc Manager
Disc Name
:
√ √
Disc Protection
: Not protected
√ √
Disc Format
√ √
Delete All Title Lists
√ √
Choose the recording format fot DVD-RW.
Cartridge Protect Inf
√ √
DVD-VR
DVD-V
MOVE
OK
RETURN
EXIT
Recording Mode
Select one of four recording modes by pressing the
REC MODE button repeatedly while the unit is in Stop
mode for the desired recording time and picture quality.
In general, picture quality improves as the recording
time decreases.
In FR Mode, picture quality is adjusted automatically so
that all images for the scheduled time can be recorded
onto the free disc space.
Mode
Characteristic
XP
Select when the
(high quality mode) video quality is
important.
SP
Select to record in
(standard quality mode) standard quality.
Select when a long
LP
recording time is
(long recording mode)
required.
Select when a longer
EP
recording time is
(extended mode)
required.
FR
for timer recording only Approx. 1 to 6 hours
(Flexible Recording) see page 42.
Unrecordable pictures
Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on
this DVD Recorder.
When the DVD Recorder receives a copy guard signal
while recording, recording stops and the following
message appears on the screen.
You cannot record copy protected movie.
Concerning Copy Control Signals
Broadcasts that contain copy control signals may have
one of the following three signal types, COPY-Free,
Copy-Once and Copy-Never. If you want to record a
copy-once type program, use DVD-RW with CPRM in
VR Mode and DVD-RAM.
Copy-Free
Copy-Once
DVD-RW(Ver.1.1)
O
DVD-RW(Ver.1.1)
with CPRM
O
VR mode
Video mode
O
DVD-R
O
O
DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.0)
Once "Copy Once" has been recorded, additional
recording cannot be performed.
This * marked parts are compatible with CPRM.
Recording Times
Data Rates
Approx. 1 hour
about 8 Mbps
Approx. 2 hours
about 4 Mbps
Approx. 4 hours
about 2 Mbps
Approx. 6 hours
about 1.2 Mbps
about 1.2 to 8 Mbps
Copy-Never
-
O*
-
-
O*
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