About Recording Mode - Sony 4-151-079-11(1) Operating Instructions Manual

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) labelled with
identical region codes. This system is used to
protect copyrights.
DVD VIDEOs labelled
on 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 labelled even though
playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Notes on discs
This recorder is designed to playback discs
that conform to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard. DualDiscs and some music discs
encoded with copyright protection
technologies do not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard. Therefore, these discs
may not be compatible with this recorder.
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• Some DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs/DVD-
Rs, DVD-RAMs, 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 finalised. For more
information, refer to the operating instructions
for the recording device.
• Do not insert any discs that cannot be played on
this recorder. This may cause the recorder to
malfunction.
will also play
ALL
Region code

About Recording Mode

Like the standard ×3 recording modes of
video tapes, you can select the desired
recording mode using the REC MODE
button.
Recording modes with higher quality
provide a more beautiful recording, but the
large data volume also results in a shorter
recording time.
Conversely, a longer duration provides a
longer recording time, but the lower data
volume results in a coarser picture quality.
The table below shows the approximate
recording times for the HDD in each
recording mode.
Recording time in each recording mode
Approx. recording time (hours)
Recording
mode RDR-
HDC100
DR* (Direct 23
recording)
(HD)
DR* (Direct 42
recording)
(SD)
HQ (High 27
quality)
SP (Standard 56
mode)
LP (Long 110
duration)
EP (Extended 135
mode)
(6 hours)
EP (Extended 225
mode)
(8 hours)
* You can record digital TV programmes directly
without picture quality deterioration. HD (high
definition) broadcast titles are recorded at
15 Mbps, while SD (standard definition)
broadcast titles are recorded at 8 Mbps.
RDR- RDR-
HDC300 HDC500
46 72
84 132
56 89
115 180
225 355
270 430
460 720
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