Miscellaneous Information
Disc Type Description
Disc Type
Mode
Capacity
Formatting a new disc
page 42
Recording page 44
Rewrite
Playback on other DVD Players
(Finalize
) page 80
Playback on other DVD Recorders
Additional recording after finalization (Unfinalize)
page 82
Editing page 72
Reusing a disc by formatting
(Format) page 79
You must format a 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 it can be played on standard DVD Players/Recorders.
Refer to page 11 for Finalized disc compatibility.
You can play back DVD+RW discs on DVD Players/Recorders without finalizing them.
DVD+RW discs do not need to be Finalized/Unfinalized.
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 1/2 ")
–
1.4G
Auto
O
X
O
page 81
O
X
X
X
DVD+R DL (3 1/2 ")
–
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 1/2 ")
DVD+RW (3 1/2 ")
Video
1.4G
O
O
O
O
O
O
X
O
O: possible / X: not possible / -: not needed
–
1.4G
O
O
O
O
O
–
X
O
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