Toshiba D-R1SU Owner's Manual page 11

Discs and purposes
The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category.
This will help you choose discs.
Characteristics on this
recorder
For the first use
Recording a TV program
Erasing recorded contents
Recording additionally on a
recorded disc
Indexing recorded contents
Naming a title
Creating a thumbnail
Collecting favorite scenes
(Playlist Editing)
Making a new title from a
Playlist containing favorite
scenes
(Copy within the same disc)
Playing contents recorded on
this player, on other devices
When a message appears and
the loaded disc cannot be
used:
DVD-RAM disc
Suitable for repeat use of the
disc, and data storage for
video library. Copy once
contents can be recorded
using a compatible disc.
No preparatory steps
required, however initializing
is recommended.
O
O
O
O
O
X
X
Contents can be played on
any devices compatible with
DVD-RAM discs. Follow the
instruction of the device to
play.
Initialize the disc.
If it is still unusable, try to
execute DVD-RAM Physical
Format.
DVD-RW disc
Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.
You can erase recorded
contents to use the disc
repeatedly.
Initialize the disc.
O
O
If the disc has been
executed DVD-Video finalize
process, first cancel the
process then delete
contents.
O
O
O
X
X
Execute DVD-Video finalize
process on this recorder.
This process makes the disc
playable on other devices
compatible with DVD-Video
format. (Some models
excepted.)
Initialize the disc.
DVD-R disc
Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.
Once you execute DVD-
video finalize process on a
recorded disc so that it can
be played on other players,
you cannot make addition,
correction and deletion of
contents on the disc.
No preparatory steps
required.
O
O
Deleting contents cannot
restore the disc space.
After you execute DVD-video
finalize process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
delete contents of the disc.
O
After you execute DVD-video
finalize process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
add contents to the disc.
O
O
X
X
Execute DVD-Video finalize
process on this recorder.
This process makes the disc
playable on other devices
compatible with DVD-Video
format. (Some models
excepted.)
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