Toshiba RD-XS34 Owner's Manual page 11

Discs and purposes
The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category.
This will help you choose discs.
Characteristics on this
recorder
For the first use
Recording a TV program
Erasing recorded contents
Recording additional content
on a recorded disc
Indexing recorded contents
Naming a title
Creating a thumbnail
Collecting favorite scenes
(Playlist Editing)
Making a new title from a Playlist
containing favorite scenes
(Copy within the same disc)
Playing contents recorded on
this recorder, on other devices
When a message appears and
the loaded disc cannot be
used:
RD-XS34SB_Ope_E_p002-011
DVD-RAM disc
Suitable for repeat use of the
disc, and data storage for
video library. Copy once
contents can be recorded
using a compatible disc.
No preparatory steps
required, however initializing
is recommended.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Contents can be played on
any devices compatible with
DVD-RAM discs. Follow the
instruction of the device to
play.
Initialize the disc.
If it is still unusable, try to
execute DVD-RAM physical
format.
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DVD-RW disc
Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.
You can erase recorded
contents to use the disc
repeatedly.
Initialize the disc.
Yes
Yes
If the disc has been executed
DVD-Video finalizing
process, first cancel the
process then delete contents.
Yes
If the disc has been executed
DVD-Video finalizing
process, first cancel the
process then delete contents.
Yes
Yes
After you execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on a recorded
disc, you cannot name a title or
create a thumbnail.
No
No
Execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on this
recorder. This process
makes the disc playable on
other compatible devices.
(Some models excepted.)
Initialize the disc.
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DVD-R disc
Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.
Once you execute DVD-
Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc so that it can
be played on other players,
you cannot make addition,
correction and deletion of
contents on the disc.
No preparatory steps
required.
Yes
Yes
Deleting contents cannot
restore the disc space.
After you execute DVD-
Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
delete contents of the disc.
Yes
After you execute DVD-
Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
add contents to the disc.
Yes
Yes
After you execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on a recorded
disc, you cannot name a title or
create a thumbnail.
No
No
Execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on this
recorder. This process
makes the disc playable on
other compatible devices.
(Some models excepted.)
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