Hitachi DV-RX7000E instruction manual Recording Formats, Recording Mode, Unrecordable pictures

Recording Formats

When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears; Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your preferences.

DVD-RAM: Use after formatting the disc.

Unformatted Disc

Do you want to format this disc?

Yes No

DVD-RW: When a blank disc is first inserted, the message “Do you want to initialize this disc?” will appear.

When YES is selected, the mode will be formatted in VR Mode.

Uninitialized Disc

Do you want to initialize this disc?

Yes No

If you want to format in either VR Mode or Video Mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on page 84.

DVD-RW(VR)		Disc Manager
	Disc Name	:

		Disc Format
	Choose the recording format fot DVD-RW.
		Delete All Title Lists
				Protect
			DVD-VR		DVD-V
MOVE		OK			RETURN	EXIT

DVD-R: Formatting DVD is unnecessary and only Video Mode Recording is supported.

DVD-RW (Video mode)/-R

•This mode automatically creates chapters at specified intervals during finalization.

•Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)

DVD-RW (VR mode)/-RAM

•This mode allows multiple editing functions (such as deletion of the whole of a title, partial deletion of a title, etc.)

•Various editing options using a created Playlist.

Recording Mode

Select one of four recording modes by pressing the REC MODE button repeatedly while the unit is in Stop mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. In general, picture quality improves as the recording time decreases.

In FR Mode, picture quality is adjusted automatically so that all images for the scheduled time can be recorded onto the free disc space.

Mode	Characteristic	Recording Times
XP	Select when the	Approx. 1 hour
(high quality mode)	video quality is
	important.
SP	Select to record in	Approx. 2 hours
(standard quality mode)	standard quality.
LP	Select when a	Approx. 4 hours
(long recording mode)	long recording
	time is required.
EP	Select when a	Approx. 6 hours
(extended mode)	longer recording
	time is required.
FR	For timer recording	Approx. 1 to 6
(flexible recording)	only.	hours
	(See page 42)

Unrecordable pictures

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this DVD Recorder.

When the DVD Recorder receives a copy guard signal while recording, recording stops and the following message appears on the screen.

You cannot record copy protected movie.

Concerning Copy Control Signals

Broadcasts that contain copy control signals may have one of the following three signal types, Copy-Free, Copy-Once and Copy-Never. If you want to record a copy-once type program, use DVD-RW with CPRM in VR Mode and DVD-RAM.

Signal type	Copy-Free	Copy-Once	Copy-Never
Media
DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1)		–	–
DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1)
with CPRM
VR mode		*	–
Video mode		–	–
DVD-R		–	–
DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.0)		*	–

*Once “Copy Once” has been recorded, recording cannot be done anymore.

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