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DVO-RAM
4.7
GB/9.4GB,
12
cm
(5")
2.8
GB, 8
cm
(3^
DVD-R
4.7
GB
for
General
Ver.
2.0
•This
unit
is
not
compatible
with:
- 12-cm
(5"),
2.6-
and 5.2-GB
DVD-RAM
-
3.95-
and 4.7-GB
DVD-R
for
Authoring
-
DVD-RAM
not
recorded
following the
Video Recording Standard
-
Unfinalized
DVD-R
recorded
on
other
equipment
• This
unit
is
compatible
with
the
Content
Protection
for
Record-
able
Media
(CPRM)
system so you can
record broadcasts
that
allow
one cc^,
such as
some
CATV
broadcasts, onto 4.7
GB/9.4
GB
DVD-RAM
(these are
CPRM
compatible).
It
is
not possible
to
record
onto
DVD-R.
•
We
recommend
using
Panasonic
discs
as
they
have been
con-
firmed
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 record-
ing surface
may make
it
impossible
to
use
the disc
for
recording.
DVD-RAM
•
DVD-RAM
recorded
on
this unit
may
not
be compatible
with
other
DVD
players,
including
some
Panasonic
players.
Con-
sult
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 (-»page
19).
• Picture
aspect
ratios,
regular 4:3 or
widescreen
16:9,
are recorded
as
they are
received.
• Discs
with
programs
recorded
in
PAL
already
cannot be recorded
on
using
this
unit.
DVD-R
•
in
order
to play
a
DVD-R
recorded using
this
machine on
another
playbacic
source, the disc
must
first
be
finalized
(-»page
34).
•
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
programs
and
erasing
programs
before
finalizing.
• You cannot
record over parts
that
have been
recorded.
•
It
takes about
30 seconds
for
the
unit to
complete
recording
man-
agement
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
impossi-
ble
if
optimizing
is
carried
out too
many
times.
• Play
may
be
impossible
in
some
cases
due
the
condition
of
the
recording.
•
The
video
is
recorded
in
a
4:3 aspect
in-espective of
the
video
sig-
nal input.
• Discs
with
programs
recorded
in
RAL
already
cannot
be
recorded
on
using
this
unit
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DVD-Video
Audio
CD
Video
CD
•The
producer
of
the material
can
control
how
DVD-Video and
Video
CDs
are
played.
This
means
that
you
may
not
be
able
to
control
play
of
a
disc with
some
operations described
in
these
operating
instructions.
Read
the
disc's instructions carefully.
•This
unit
can
play
CD-DA
(digital
audio)
and Video
CD
format
{Video
CD
Format
2.0 or above),
audio
CD-R
and
CD-RW
that
have been
finalized
upon
completion
of
recording.
It
may
not
be
able
to
play
some CD-R
or
CD-RW
due
to
the condi-
tion of
the
recording.
•This
unit
cannot
record
onto
CD-R
or
CD-RW.
DVD-Video
•
Audio
format
nniDOLBYj
DIGITAL
Dolby
Digital
(-»page
56)
This
unit
can
play
Dolby
Digital
in
stereo
(2
channels).
Connect an
amplifier
witii
a
built-
in
Dolby
Digital
decoder
to
enjoy surround
sound.
DIGITAL
SURROUND
DTS
Digital
Surround
(->page
56)
Connect
this unit to
equipment
that
has a
DTS
decoder
to
enjoy
DVDs
with
this
mark.
Fdisi^s
thart
cannot be
played
• DVD-Video
with
a
region
number
other than
"1
"
or "ALL"
•
Some
DVD-
RAM
(-Heft)
•
Some
DVD-R
(-Weft)
•
PAL
discs
•
DVD-ROM
•
DVD-RW
•
DVD-Audio
•
-I-RW
•
CD-ROM
•
CDV
•
CD-G
•
Photo
CD
•
CVD
•
SVCD
•
SACD
•
MV-Disc
•
PD
• Dlvx
Video
Disc,
etc.
The
manufacturer accepts
no
responsibility
and
offers
no
compensation
for
loss of
recorded
or edited material
due
to
a
problem
with the
unit
or
disc,
and
accepts
no
respon-
sibility
and
offers
no compensation
for
any subsequent
damage
caused by such
loss.
Examples
of
causes
of
such
losses are
•
A
disc
reconded
and
edited with
this unit
is
played
in
a
DVD
recorder or
computer
disc drive
manufactured by another
company.
•
A
disc
used as
described
above and
then played again
in
this
unit.
•
A
disc
recorded
and
edited
with
a
DVD
recorder
or
computer
disc drive
manufactured by another
company
is
played
in
this
unit.
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