Before Recording; Recording Media - Philips DVDR5500/05B User Manual

Before Recording

Recording media

The recording media for this recorder
are DVD±R, DVD±RW and DVD+R DL
discs.
DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable)
– Discs that are rewritable can be used for
multiple recordings once the existing data
is erased.
DVD±R (DVD Recordable)
– Discs can only be used for a single
recording. Each new recording is always
added at the end of all previous
recordings as existing recordings cannot
be overwritten.
– Editing can be done on DVD±R discs as
long as they have not been fi nalised.
– You can also delete unwanted recordings.
However, the disc space occupied by the
deleted recordings cannot be recovered
for further recording.
– To play a DVD±R disc on other DVD
players, it must be fi nalised. After this is
done, no more data can be added to the
disc. Read chapter "Edit Recordings -
Recordable DVD - Finalising the DVD±R
for playback" for details.
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DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer)
– It contains the same usage as DVD+R, the
only difference is the capacity of 8.5 GB.
It offers two recordable layers on a single
DVD disc. The layers are accessible from
the same side of the disc, so recording
can occur completely uninterrupted.
Supported disc type and media
speeds
Disc
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R DL
Helpful Hint:
– In some cases where the recordable DVD
contains recordings made on another DVD
recorder, you may not be able to add new
recordings to it.
Media speeds
1x - 16x
2.4x - 8x
1x - 16x
2.4x - 6x
2.4x
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