Disc Information; Discs You Can Use For Recording And Play; Play-Only Discs - Panasonic SC-HT1000 Operation Manual

Disc information

Discs you can use for recording and
play
Disc type
DVD-RAM
≥4.7 GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm
≥2.8 GB, 8 cm
DVD-R (for General Ver. 2.0)
≥4.7 GB, 12 cm
≥1.4 GB, 8 cm
≥We recommend using Panasonic discs as they have been
confirmed to be compatible with this unit. Other discs may not
perform correctly.
≥Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Fingerprints,
dirt, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the
recording surface may make it impossible to use the disc for
recording.
≥This unit is compatible with the Content Protection for
Recordable Media (CPRM
broadcasts that allow one copy onto 4.7 GB/9.4 GB DVD-RAM
(these are CPRM compatible). It is not possible to record onto
DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM.
≥This unit cannot record PAL signals to discs containing NTSC
signals or vice versa.
≥This unit cannot record to discs containing both PAL and NTSC
signals. Play of discs recorded with both PAL and NTSC on
another unit is not guaranteed.
∫ DVD-RAM
≥DVD-RAM recorded on this unit may not be compatible with
other DVD players, including some Panasonic players.
Consult the manual for the player to determine compatibility
with these DVD-RAM discs.
≥This unit is compatible with both non-cartridge and cartridge
DVD-RAM, but the write-protect tabs on cartridge-type discs give
better protection to your recordings.
≥Picture aspect ratios, regular 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, are recorded
as they are received.
∫ DVD-R
≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on another
playback source, the disc must first be finalized ( page 47).
≥Once a DVD-R is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.
≥You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform
editing functions, such as giving titles to discs and programmes
and erasing programmes before finalizing.
≥When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not
become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that
area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is
erased or not.
≥It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording
management information after recording finishes.
≥This unit optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is
carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or
turning on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become
impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times.
≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video
signal input.
≥Play may not be possible in some cases due the condition of the
recording.
≥A DVD-R recorded on this unit may not be recordable on other
Panasonic DVD recorders.
≥You cannot record or edit DVD-R with this unit if it was recorded
with another unit, whether it is finalized or not.
∫ Protection
[RAM]
You can protect the contents of your discs in the following ways.
≥Cartridge-protect:
With the write-protect tab in the protect
position, you cannot record to, edit, or erase
from the disc. (Type 1, 2, and 4 cartridge
discs)
≥Programme-protect ( page 44)
≥Disc-protect ( page 46)
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Indication used
Logo
in instructions
[RAM]
[DVD-R]
(Before finalizing)
]DVD-V]
(After finalizing)
page 66) system so you can record
PROTECT

Play-only discs

Disc type Logo
DVD-Audio
DVD-Video
Video CD
Audio CD
CD-R/RW —
≥This unit can play CD-R/CD-RW (audio recording disc) recorded
with CD-DA (digital audio), video CD or MP3. Close the sessions
or finalize the disc after recording.
Play may be impossible on some CD-R or CD-RW discs due to the
condition of the recording.
≥The producer of the material can control how DVD-Video and
Video CDs are played. So you may not always be able to control
play as described in these operating instructions. Read the disc's
instructions carefully.
∫ Discs that cannot be played
≥DVD-Video with a region number other than "2" or "ALL"
≥2.6- and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM
≥DVD-RAM not recorded following the Video Recording Standard
≥3.95- and 4.7-GB DVD-R for Authoring
≥Unfinalized DVD-R recorded on other equipment
≥DVD-ROM ≥DVD-RW
≥CDV ≥CD-G
≥SVCD ≥SACD
≥Divx Video Disc, etc.
≥Play of non-standard Video CDs and Super Video CDs is not
guaranteed.
∫ Disc structure
Disc structure and the labels given to the items on discs depend on
the disc type.
Track: the smallest division on DVD-Audio, CDs and Video
CDs, or a single MP3 file.
Chapter: the smallest division on DVD-Video.
Group: collections of tracks on DVD-Audio and equivalent to
folders or albums on data discs.
Title: the largest division on DVD-Video, usually an entire
movie.
Programme: the division on DVD-RAM equivalent to a single
recording.
Play list: a group of scenes on DVD-RAM.
Scene: DVD-RAM programme sections specified and grouped
into play lists on a DVD video recorder.
Video Indication used
system in instructions
[DVD-A]
PAL / NTSC
[DVD-V]
PAL / NTSC
[VCD]
PAL / NTSC
[CD]
—
[VCD] [CD] [MP3]
(Depending on
—
the recording
format below)
≥iRW ≥CD-ROM
≥Photo CD ≥CVD
≥MV-Disc ≥PD