Recordable And Playable Discs - Sony RDR-GXD455 Service Manual

Sub-menu
The sub-menu appears when you select an item
from a list menu (e.g., a title from the Title List
menu), and press ENTER. The sub-menu displays
options applicable only to the selected item. The
displayed options differ depending on the
situation and disc type.
Select an option by pressing M/m and ENTER.
Example: The Title List menu
Title List (Original) 10:10 AM
1/4 No. Title Length Edit
01 D11.1 01:29:03 >
Play
02 D22.2 00:31:23 >
Title Erase
03 Ch 23 01:59:00 >
Chapter Erase
04 Ch 66 00:58:56 >
Protect
Title Name
T
D11.1
May/02/2007 A·B Erase
08:00 PM
Divide Title
Options for the selected item
OPTIONS
The OPTIONS menu appears when you press
OPTIONS. You can search for a title/chapter/
track, check the playing and remaining time, or
change settings for audio/angle/subtitle. The
displayed options differ depending on the media
type.
Press M/m to select an option, press </, to
select the desired item, and press ENTER.
Example: When you press OPTIONS while a
DVD VIDEO is playing.
DVD
VIDEO
T Title 1/4
C Chapter 1/1
Time 00:00:25
ENG Dolby D2ch (1/1)
Audio
Remain 00:01:30
Subtitle 2/2 ENG
Angle 1/1
Recording Features Editing Features
Erase
Auto Change
Rewrite Title/
Chapter Title Name
(page 68) Chapter
(page 50) (page 61)
(page 58)
Yes Yes Yes Yes/No
Yes Yes Yes Yes/Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes/No
No Yes Yes Yes/No
No Yes Yes Yes/Yes
No Yes Yes Yes/No
*1
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is
a coding technology that protects copyrights for
images.
*2
Unused DVD-RWs are automatically formatted
according to the setting of "Format DVD-RW" in
"Features" setup (page 84).
*3
Erasing titles only frees up disc space if you erase the
last title.
*4
Erasing titles or chapters frees up disc space.
*5
Erasing titles or chapters does not free up disc space.
*6
When using DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs, see
the instructions supplied with the discs.
Selectable options
Selectable options on the System Menu differ
depending on the media type, disc condition, and
operating status.
Example: When a disc is stopped.
Type Selectable option
+
RW
* *
- RW
VR
- RW * *
Video
* * *
+ R
* * *
- R
VR
* * *
- R
Video
DVD
RAM
VCD
CD
DATA CD
DATA DVD
* Unfinalized disc only
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
Notes
• The OPTIONS menu may not appear during DVD
recording.
• The System Menu does not appear when recording on
a DVD.
Divide
A-B Erase Playlist
Title
(page 59) (page 62)
(page 60)
*3
Yes Yes No
*4
Yes Yes Yes
*3
No No No
*5
No No No
*5
Yes Yes Yes
*5
No No No
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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and Playable Discs

Icon used
Disc
Disc Type in this
Logo
manual
DVD+RW
VR
mode
DVD-
RW
Video
mode
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
VR
mode
DVD-
R
Video
mode
Usable disc versions (as of March 2007)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
*1
with CPRM )
• 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1
with CPRM)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
*6
discs
11 12
12 cm/8 cm discs
Disc Type
DVD+RW
VR mode
DVD-RW
Video mode
VR mode
DVD-R
Video mode
DVD+R
Discs that cannot be recorded on
• 8 cm discs
• DVD-RAMs
13 14
1-2
Formatting Compatibility with other
(new discs) DVD players (finalizing)
Playable on DVD+RW
Automatically
compatible players
+ RW
formatted
(automatically finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
*2
Format in VR mode
compatible players (finalization
- RW
VR
(page 48)
unnecessary) (page 69)
Playable on most DVD players
Format in Video
(finalization necessary)
- RW *2
mode (page 48)
Video
(page 69)
Playable on DVD+R compatible
Automatically
players (finalization necessary)
+ R
formatted
(page 69)
Format in VR mode Playable only on DVD-R VR
using the "Disc Setting" mode compatible players
- R
VR
display (page 68) (finalization necessary) (page 69)
Automatically Playable on most DVD players
formatted in Video (finalization necessary)
- R
Video
mode (page 69)
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R DL,"
and "DVD-R" logos are trademarks.
12 cm 8 cm
Playback Recording Playback
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes —
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes —
Recording
No
No
No
—
No
—