Quick Guide To Disc Types; Recordable And Playable Discs - Sony RDR-GX310 Operating Instructions Manual

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs

Type Disc Logo
DVD+RW
VR
mode
DVD-
RW
Video
mode
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
DVD-R
Usable disc versions (as of March 2005)
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
*1
with CPRM )
• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1)
• 2.4x-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs
8
Icon used in Formatting
this manual (new discs)
Automatically
formatted in +VR
+ RW
mode
Format in VR mode
- RW
VR
(page 29)
*2
Format in Video mode
- RW
(page 29)
Video
Automatically
+
R
formatted
Automatically
- R
formatted
Compatibility with other DVD
players (finalizing)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 38)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 38)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 38)
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R DL,"
and "DVD-R" are trademarks.
*1
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is
a coding technology that protects copyrights for
images.
*2
This logo applies to 4x and 6x speed DVD-RW discs.