Using Dvd Burners (Sold Separately) - Panasonic SDR-SW20PC Operating Instructions Manual

With other
products
Required equipment (as of December 2007)
• DVD burner (VW-BN1 )
• Mini AB USB connection cable (included with DVD burner)
Use with the VW-BN1 DVD burner is recommended. No guarantees are given for
operations involving the use of any other DVD burner.
Supported discs: 12 cm disc
Motion pictures and
still pictures
Motion pictures only DVD-RW
Still pictures only
The recording mode used for the DVD-RW is "video mode."
+RW/+R/+R DL discs or 8 cm discs cannot be used for copying.
All content written on discs is erased before coping begins. Check whether
data is needed or not before using the disc.
When copying is finished, finalizing is initiated automatically. Finalized discs
can be played back only. No further motion pictures or still pictures can then
be added to these discs.
For the following, see the operating instructions of the DVD burner:
• Recommended discs and disc handling
• Connections to DVD burners using the mini AB USB connection cable
• Operation of the DVD burner itself
Time required for copying (Reference)
(When a 4 GB motion picture has been copied to a disc using the VW-BN1
drive)
Disc type
Copying time Approx. 40 to 90 min.
The time taken to copy a disc differs depending on the number of scenes
recorded, the types of discs used, the number of discs needed for copying
and the ambient temperature.
Copying to DVD-R DL discs may take 1.5 to 2 times longer than for DVD-R
discs.
In order for the copied data to be verified, the copying process may take
longer than the recording time. Wait until the data copied message appears.
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Using DVD burners
(sold separately)
DVD-RAM
DVD-R, DVD-R DL
CD-RW
CD-R
DVD-RAM
New or previously used discs
New discs only
New or previously used discs
New or previously used discs
New discs only
DVD-RW
Approx. 30 to 60 min.
DVD-R
Approx. 15 to 60 min.