DVD Recordings

Essential Information

What are “Recording Modes“?

This recorder offers two recording modes: VR mode and Video mode. Recordings on DVD-R discs are always in Video mode. Recordings on DVD-RW discs can be in either VR or Video mode.

DVD-R and DVD-RW Discs

VR Mode Recording

•4 possible picture quality/recording time settings (EQ, LQ, SQ, HQ), see page 24.

•Cannot be played on normal DVD players.

•Recordings can be comprehensively edited.

•Use of original lists and playlists (see page 48 and 49).

Video Mode Recording

•4 possible picture quality/recording time settings (EQ, LQ, SQ, HQ), see page 24.

•Can be played on normal DVD players (after ﬁnalization)

•Limited editing functions.

Note: The “Video mode“ DVD-Video format is a new format for recording on DVD-R/RW discs that was approved by the DVD Forum in 2000. For this reason you may experience problems playing writa- ble DVD discs on some players. Symptoms include video artifacts, audio and/or video dropout and playback stopping suddenly. Our company cannot take any responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this recorder on other players.

Use of “Original“ and “Playlist“

Throughout this manual you will often see the words “Original“ and “Playlist“ used to describe the actual content and the edited version.

•Original: Content refers to what is actually recorded on the disc.

•Playlist: Content refers to the edited version of the disc, i.e. how the original content should be played.

DVD+R and DVD+RW Discs

Recording on DVD+RW Discs

•4 possible picture quality/recording time settings (EQ, LQ, SQ, HQ), see page 24.

•Can be played on many DVD players that sup- port the +RW format (where appropriate, only after ﬁnalization).

•Titles/chapters of recordings can be edited.

•Edited content can only be played after ﬁnaliza- tion on some DVD players.

Recording on DVD+R Discs

•4 possible picture quality/recording time settings (EQ, LQ, SQ, HQ), see page 24.

•Can be played on many DVD players that sup- port the +R format (where appropriate, only after ﬁnalization).

•Limited editing of titles/chapters.

•Edited content cannot be played on normal DVD players. (Hide, combined chapters, added chapter markers etc.).

Note: Fingerprints and scratches on the disc can affect playback and/or recording. Take proper care of your discs.

Disc Types and Recording Formats, Modes and Settings

This recorder can play ﬁve different types of DVD disc:

•DVD-Video disc

•DVD-RW disc

•DVD-R- disc

•DVD+RW disc

•DVD+R- disc.

A DVD-R disc is always formatted in “Video For- mat“ - the same as prerecorded DVD-Video discs, i.e. after ﬁnalization you can play a DVD-R disc on a normal DVD player.

“Video Recording Format“ (VR) is the default format for a DVD-RW disc. If required, the disc can be changed to Video format through subsequent reformatting (“Disc -➜Formatting“ in the main menu) (Caution! The contents of the disc will be erased).

The recording quality is closely related to the formatting.

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