Dubbing; Before Dubbing; What Is 'Cprm; Fast Copying - Hitachi DV-DS161E Instruction Manual

Dubbing

Before Dubbing

Use the copying features of this recorder to:
• Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to
a DVD.
• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play
in another player.
• Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.
• Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD.
The simplest method of copying is to use the One
Touch Copy feature. Using this you can very simply
copy the title that's currently playing from HDD to
DVD, or the other way around.
Note:
If the title's length is less than 5 seconds, the dubbing
is not available. (from HDD to DVD)
Restrictions on copying
Some video material is copy-once protected: Such
material cannot be copied to HDD. If you want to
record copy-once protected material to DVD, you must
use a VR mode DVD-RW disc compatible with CPRM
Ver. 1.1.
You can identify copy-once protected material during
playback by displaying disc information on-screen.
• A media in NTSC format cannot be copied.
• Video that is 'copy-once only' can only be recorded
using HDD, DVD-RW disc in VR mode or DVD-RAM
disc with CPRM (see below).

What is 'CPRM'?

CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble sys-
tem) only allowing the recording of 'copy once' broad-
cast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection
for Recordable Media.
This Recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that
you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but
you cannot then make a copy of those recordings.
CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD-RW
discs formatted in VR mode or DVD-RAM discs, and
CPRM recordings can only be played on players that
are specifically compatible with CPRM.
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Copyright
• Recording equipment should be used only for lawful
copying and you are advised to check carefully what
is lawful copying in the area in which you are mak-
ing a copy. Copying of copyright material such as
films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a
legal exception or consented to by the rights owner.
• This product incorporates copyright protection tech-
nology that is protected by method claims of certain
U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights
owners. Use of this copyright protection technology
must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and
is intended for home and other limited viewing uses
only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision
corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is
prohibited.
• CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY
CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE
PICTURE. IN CASE OF 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN
PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO
THE 'STANDARD DEFINITION' OUTPUT.

Fast copying

Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digi-
tal process and therefore involves no loss of quality in
the audio or video. This means that you can transfer
back and forth without having to worry about the quali-
ty getting worse with each copy 'generation'. It also
means that copying can be carried out at the maxi-
mum speed possible.
When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copy-
ing depends on the recording mode and the kind of
DVD disc you're using.
Re-encode copying
If you choose XP, SP, LP or EP other than Fast copy-
ing, re-encode copying will start: The dubbing will be
performed only at standard (1X) speed, and the play-
back screen will appear during dubbing. The quality of
dubbed images will degrade when the speed mode is
changed, for example, from SP to EP.