Before You Start; Disc / Content Format Playback Compatibility; Compatible Media - Pioneer RCS-404H Operating Instructions Manual

Before you start

Chapter 1
Before you start
Disc / content format playback
compatibility

Compatible media

• DVD-RW ver. 1.1/1 x / 1 x to 2 x, ver. 1.2 / 2 x to 4 x / 2
x to 6 x
• DVD-R ver. 2.0 /1 x / 1 x to 4 x /
1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x, ver. 2.1 / 1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x
• DVD+RW 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 3.3 x to 8 x
• DVD+R 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x
• DVD-RAM ver. 2.0 / 2 x, ver. 2.1 / 2 x / 2 x to 3 x / 2 x to
5 x, ver. 2.2 / 2 x / 2 x to 3 x / 2 x to 5 x
• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2 x to 4 x
• DVD+R DL 2.4 x / 2.4 x to 8 x
Marks used in this manual
Logos
Re-recordable / Erasable
Editing of recorded programs
Recording of Copy-once protected
material
Playback in other players/recorders
Chase play
16:9 and 4:3 program recording
Bilingual broadcast recording of
both audio channels
HDD DVD-R
HDD DVD (VR) DVD (Video)
*1
*3 *3
*4
*12
n/a *5 *6
*11
*10, 11
Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD
writers may reject DVD-RW ver. 1.2 discs and/or corrupt
the data on the disc. If you want to share DVD-RW discs
between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we
recommend using ver. 1.1 discs.
The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders'
limited compatibility with DVD-RW ver. 1.2 discs.
Model Playable
DVR-7000 1,2,3
Yes
DVR-3100 / 1
Yes
DVR-5100H
1
Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized
VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.
2
Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when
you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.
3
Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.
DVD/HDD Recording and playback
compatibility
This recorder can play and record all the currently
popular DVD disc types, as well as providing HDD
functionality. The table below shows some specific
compatibility differences between the different disc
types.
DVD-RW DVD+R
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R
*1 *2
*3
*4
*12
*7 *6
*6, 15
*11
Recordable
No
No
DVD
DVD-RAM
+RW
DVD+RW DVD-RAM
*13, 16
*14
*4 *4
*12
*8 *9
*11
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