Toshiba Qosmio G20-102 User Manual page 88

Operating Basics
2. Before recording the video to DVD
3. About Disc Manager
4. About recorded DVDs
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When you record to DVD discs, please use only media
recommended by TOSHIBA.
Do not set the working drive to a slow device like a USB 1.1 hard
disk drive or it will fail to write DVD.
Do not perform any of the following actions:
Operate the computer for any other function, including using a
mouse or TouchPad or closing/opening the LCD panel.
Bump or cause vibration to the computer.
Use the Mode control button and Audio/Video control button to
reproduce music or voice.
Open the optical media drive.
Install, remove or connect external devices, including the
following: PC card, SD card, ExpressCard,
Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, xD picture card,
MultiMediaCard, USB devices, external monitor, i.LINK.
devices, optical digital devices.
Please verify your disc after recording important data.
DVD-R/+R/-RW disc cannot be written in VR format.
A maximum of about 2 hours of video data can be written in DVD
Video format to DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW disc.
WinDVD Creator cannot export to DVD-Audio, VideoCD, miniDVD
format.
WinDVD Creator can write DVD-RAM/+RW in VR format, but the
disc may only play on your computer.
When writing to DVD disc, WinDVD Creator requires 2GB or more
over disk space every one hour of video.
When you make a fully recorded DVD, the chapter sequence may
not play correctly.
WinDVD Creator can edit one play list on a disc.
WinDVD Creator might show a different thumbnail than you
previously set in CE (Consumer Electronics) DVD-RAM recorder.
Using the Disc Manager, you can edit DVD-VR format on
DVD-RAM, DVD+VR format on DVD+RW, and DVD-Video format
on DVD-RW.
Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD
players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM discs.
When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use the
WinDVD software application.
If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be
locked. Please use a brand new disc.
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