Pioneer DVR-RT501-S operating instructions Disc remaining time, Images that cannot be recorded

Recording

NOTES:

¥Because of characteristics peculiar to digital video compres- sion technology, scenes with fast motion may appear as a matrix of larger blocks.

¥During recording, if the picture noise continues for 1 minute, the recording will stop automatically.

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Disc remaining time

VR mode

¥Recording is possible as long as there is available space on the disc. (Finalised discs can be recorded by cancelling the finalisation, see ÒUNDO FINALISEÓ on page 23.)

¥Erasing unnecessary title frees up available space on the disc. (Titles can be erased from finalised discs by first undoing the finalisation. See ÒUNDO FINALISEÓ on page 23.)

Video mode

¥Up until the disc is finalised, recording is possible as long as there is available space on the disc. (Once the disc has been finalised, additional recording and erasing are not possible.)

¥The remaining time cannot be increased, nor can recorded title be overwritten.

¥Titles cannot be erased nor can recorded titles be overwritten.

Images that cannot be recorded

Some DVD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restriction signals to protect copyrights. There are 3 types of copy-restriction signals: ÒCopy FreeÓ, ÒCopy NeverÓ and ÒCopy OnceÓ.

“Copy Free” (unrestricted recording)

Land-based TV broadcasts and images you record yourself with a video camera allow unrestricted recording. There are no restrictions on recording.

“Copy Never” (recording prohibited)

¥Images that contain the recording prohibited signal cannot be recorded.

¥If the recording prohibited signal appears halfway through an image you are recording, recording is paused at that instant. When the recording prohibited signal ends, recording resumes.

¥This unit incorporates a built-in copy guard. It cannot record software or broadcasted programs that contain copy restriction signals designed to protect copyright, etc.

“Copy Once” (one-time recordable)

Programs (images) that contain the one-time recordable signal can be recorded only in the VR mode using a DVD-RW disc that sup- ports CPRM Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 1.2.

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