Disc Type Description - Samsung SC-DC164 Owner's Instruction Manual

Getting to Know Your DVD Camcorder

Disc Type Description

Disc Type
Mode
Capacity
Formatting a new disc page 41

Recording page 43
Rewrite
Playback on other DVD Players
(Finalize ) page 86

Playback on other DVD Recorders
Additional recording after finalization (Unfinalize)
page 87
Editing page 71
Reusing a disc by formatting (Format) page 84

 You must format new disc before recording on it.
 When loading a DVD-RW disc you must format it in Video or VR mode.
 When loading a DVD+RW disc you must format it.
 We cannot guarantee that you will be able to play back in all other manufacturer's DVD camcorders, DVD Players/
Recorders, or PC's. For compatibility information, please refer to the manual of the device you wish to play back on.
 Discs must be finalized before they can be played on standard DVD Players/Recorders.
Refer to the page 12 for Finalized disc compatibility.
 You can play back DVD+RW discs on DVD Players/Recorders without finalizing them.
DVD+RW disc does not need the Finalize/Unfinalize feature.
 When formatting a recorded disc, the data recorded on the disc is deleted and disc capacity is restored, enabling you
to re-use the disc.
DVD-R
(3 1/2inch (8cm))
–
1.4G
Auto
O
X

O
page 86 O

X
X
X
DVD+R DL
DVD-RW (3 1/2inch (8cm))
(3 1/2inch (8cm))
– VR (Video Recording)
2.6G 1.4G
Auto
O O
X O
O X
O O
X O
X O
X O
ENGLISH
DVD+RW
(3 1/2inch (8cm))
Video
1.4G 1.4G
O

O
O
O
O
O
X
O
 O: possible / X: not possible / -: not needed
–
O

O
O
O 
O

– 
X
O
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