Quick Guide To Disc Types - Sony RDR-GX210 Service Manual

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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs
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Disc used in Formatting
Type
Logo this (new discs)
manual
Automatically
DVD+RW
+
RW
formatted
VR
Automatically
- RW
VR
mode formatted in VR mode
DVD-
RW
Video Manually reformat in
- RW
mode Video mode (page 27)
Video
Automatically
DVD+R
+
R
formatted
Automatically
DVD-R
- R
formatted
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
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• 8x-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 8x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0)
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Playable discs
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Disc used in
Type Characteristics
Logo this
manual
DVD VIDEO Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented
DVD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/Super
VIDEO CD
VCD
VIDEO CD format
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format that can
CD
CD
be purchased
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3 audio tracks
DATA CD
DATA CD
and JPEG image files
Note about CDs
The recorder can play CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-
RWs recorded in the following formats:
• music CD format
• video CD format
• MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files of
format conforming to ISO9660* Level 1/Level
2, or its extended format, Joliet
* A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,
defined by ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
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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.
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CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is
a coding technology that protects copyrights for
images.
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To free up disc space, erase the last title on the disc.
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Erasing titles does not free up disc space.
Discs that cannot be played
• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other than those recorded in
the format, listed above
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs
• DVD Audio discs
• DVD-RAMs
• DVD+R DL (double layer) discs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(page 11)
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This recorder can play 8 cm CDs and finalized 8 cm
DVDs.
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Recording Features Editing Features
Record Auto
Rewrite Erase title
16:9 sizes chapter
(page 37) (page 61)
(page 77) (page 77)
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Discs that cannot be recorded on
• DVD-RWs (Ver. 1.0)
• DVD+RWs that are not 2.4x-speed compatible
• Double layer discs
• 8 cm discs
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Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/
VIDEO CDs
Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs/
VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software
producers. Since this recorder plays DVD
VIDEOs/VIDEO CDs according to the disc
contents the software producers designed, some
playback features may not be available. Also, see
the instructions supplied with the DVD VIDEOs/
VIDEO CDs.
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)
Your recorder has a region code printed on the rear
of the unit and will only play DVD VIDEOs
(playback only) labelled with identical region
codes. This system is used to protect copyrights.
DVD VIDEOs labelled will also play on this
ALL
recorder.
If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the
message [Playback prohibited by region code]
will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the
DVD VIDEO, no region code indication may be
labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is
prohibited by area restrictions.
RDR–XXXX Region code
X
XXV XXHz XXW
Music discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies
This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with
copyright protection technologies are being
marketed by some record companies. Please be
aware that among those discs, there are some that
do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this product.
Note on DualDiscs
This product is designed to playback discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. A
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DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD recorded material on one side with digital
audio material on the other side. Please be aware
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that the audio side of a DualDisc may not play on
this product because these discs do not conform to
the CD standard.
"DualDisc" is a trademark of the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Erase
Manual chapter/
A-B Erase Playlist
chapter Hide
(page 61) (page 59)
(page 64) chapter
(page 64)
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Yes Yes Yes/No Yes
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Notes
• Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs, or
CD-RWs/CD-Rs cannot be played on this recorder due
to the recording quality or physical condition of the
disc, or the characteristics of the recording device and
authoring software. The disc will not play if it has not
been correctly finalized. For more information, see the
operating instructions for the recording device.
• You cannot mix VR mode and Video mode on the same
DVD-RW. To change the disc's format, reformat the
disc (page 27). Note that the disc's contents will be
erased after reformatting.
• You cannot shorten the time required for recording
even with high-speed discs.
• It is recommended that you use discs with "For Video"
printed on their packaging.
• You cannot add new recordings to DVD-RWs (Video
mode) or DVD-Rs that contain recordings made on
other DVD equipment.
• In some cases, you may not be able to add new
recordings to DVD+RWs that contain recordings made
on other DVD equipment. If you do add a new
recording, note that this recorder will rewrite the DVD
menu.
• If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by this
recorder, the data may be erased.
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