Quick Guide To Disc Types - Sony RDR-GX330 Service Manual

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs
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DVD+RW
+ RW
VR
- RW
mode VR
DVD-
RW
Video
mode - RW
Video
DVD+R
+ R
DVD+R DL
VR
- R
VR
mode
DVD-R
Video
- R
mode
Video
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Playable discs
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DVD VIDEO
DVD
VIDEO CD
VCD
CD
CD
DATA DVD —
DATA DVD
DATA CD
— DATA CD
8 cm DVD+RW/
— —
DVD-RW/DVD-R
"DVD VIDEO" and "CD" are trademarks.
Discs that cannot be played
• PHOTO CDs
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are
recorded in a format different from the
formats mentioned in the table above.
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs that do not contain
DVD Video or JPEG image files.
• DVD Audio discs
• DVD-RAMs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(page 11).
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Formatting Compatibility with other
(new discs) DVD players (finalizing)
Automatically
formatted in Playable on DVD+RW
+VR mode compatible players
(DVD+RW (automatically finalized)
VIDEO)
Format in VR Playable only on VR mode
mode compatible players
(page 27) (finalization unnecessary)
Format in Playable on most DVD
Video mode players (finalization
(page 27) necessary) (page 35)
Automatically
formatted in Playable on most DVD
+VR mode players (finalization
(DVD+R necessary) (page 35)
VIDEO)
Format in VR
mode
*1
(page 27) Playable only on DVD-R in
Formatting is VR mode compatible
performed players (finalization
using the "Disc necessary) (page 35)
Information"
display.
Automatically Playable on most DVD
formatted in players (finalization
Video mode necessary) (page 35)
Characteristics
Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented
This recorder also recognizes DVD-R
Dual Layer (Video mode) discs as DVD
Video compatible discs.
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
VIDEO CD/Super VIDEO CD format
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs/DVD-ROMs containing
JPEG image files
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
containing either MP3 audio tracks or
JPEG image files
8 cm DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and
DVD-R recorded with a DVD video
camera
(Still images recorded with a DVD
video camera cannot be played.)
• DVDs that were recorded on a different
recorder and not correctly finalized.
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL
Usable disc versions (as of March 2006)
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1,
*2
Ver.1.2 with CPRM )
• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0,
*2
Ver.2.1 with CPRM )
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double
Layer) discs
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R
DL," and "DVD-R" are trademarks.
*1
When an unformatted DVD-R is inserted into
this recorder, it is automatically formatted in
Video mode. To format a new DVD-R in VR
mode, format using the "Disc Information"
display (page 27).
*2
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable
Media) is a coding technology that protects
copyrights for images.
Discs that cannot be recorded on
• 8 cm discs
• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs
Maximum recordable number of titles
Disc Number of titles*
DVD-RW/DVD-R 99
DVD+RW/DVD+R 49
DVD+R DL 49
* The maximum length for one title is eight hours.
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. 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) labeled with
identical region codes. This system is used to
protect copyrights.
DVD VIDEOs labeled will also play on
ALL
this 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 labeled even though
playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Region code
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.
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Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which
mates DVD recorded material on one side
with digital audio material on the other side.
However, since the audio material side does
not conform to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard, playback on this product is not
guaranteed.
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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 37). 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+Rs,
DVD-Rs, or DVD-RWs (Video mode) 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.
• You cannot edit recordings on DVD+RWs,
DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs
that are made on other DVD equipment.
• If the disc contains PC data unrecognizable by
this recorder, the data may be erased.
• You may not be able to record on some
recordable discs, depending on the disc.
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