Settings & Controls for Recording, DVD Recording

Settings & Controls for Recording

DVD Recording

DVD recording is carried out using the following procedure.

Pre-Recording Settings

Preparation of the DVD-R / DVD-	● Insert a new DVD-R / DVD-RW (video mode) or DVD+R / DVD+RW or alternatively, a
RW (video mode only) or DVD+R /	similar disc that has been recorded on using the DVD recorder.
DVD+RW.	● If the recording on a DVD-RW / DVD+RW is to be performed once again from the
	beginning, erase the disc’s data using ERASE from the DISC MENU screen. (☞ Page 28)

On-screen settings	Use the setting screens to select the appropriate recording signal, setup the recording
	conditions, and make other necessary settings. (☞ Page 29)

Adjustment of audio recording levels.	Audio recording levels can be adjusted in one of two different ways. (☞ Page 32)

Selection of styles for the title and	The title and chapter menus are used during playback of a disc to select the section of
chapter menus	the disc to be viewed. A total of five different display styles have been made available for
	these menus, and these can be selected using the DVD MENU screen. In addition, the
	DVD recorder also allows you to freely modify these display styles.
	(☞ Page 35)

Recording Operations (☞ Page 37)

Preparing a Disc for Recording

This DVD recorder is capable of recording to DVD-R / DVD-RW (in video mode) and DVD+R / DVD+RW.

DVD-R : Only discs that conform with DVD-R Standard 2.0 (video mode) can be used.

DVD-RW : Discs of Version 1.1 or later can be used.

Although Version 1.1 of DVD-RW standards allows the selection of video mode and VR mode for recording, this DVD recorder performs recording in video mode only.

* Version 1.0 of the DVD-RW standards does not support video-mode recording, and for this reason, the corresponding discs cannot be used.

In terms of recording characteristics, DVD-R / DVD-RW (video mode) and DVD+R / DVD+RW differ as follows.

DVD-R / DVD+R: Each disc can be recorded only once. Erasing of data and re-recording are not possible.

DVD-RW (video mode) / DVD+RW : After viewing a disc, all data can be erased and it can be used to record new content. The condition of the disc being used will dictate the available recording options as follows.

	Disc condition	Recording operations
DVD-R	Blank disc	New content can be recorded. A new title is created and recording
DVD+R		starts from that title’s first chapter.

	A disc recorded on using this DVD recorder	A new title is created in the unused section of the disc, and recording
	but not yet finalized.	starts from that title’s first chapter.

DVD-RW	Blank disc	New content can be recorded. A new title is created and recording
DVD+RW		starts from that title’s first chapter.

	A disc recorded on using this DVD recorder	A new title is created in the unused section of the disc, and recording
	but not yet finalized.	starts from that title’s first chapter.

Start of
recording		Chapter 1
		Chapter 1
			(chapter mark)
			(chapter mark)
		Chapter 2
	Title 1

		Chapter 3

		Chapter 4
End of
recording	(Title closing)
Start of
recording		Chapter 1
		Chapter 1
	Title 2
	Title 2
		Chapter 2
End of
recording	(Title closing)
	(Title closing)
Start of
recording
	Title 3
End of
recording	(Title closing)

●The section between the start of recording using the REC and PLAY buttons and the end of recording using the STOP button constitutes a single recording title, and each title is assigned a unique number.

A single disc can contain up to 99 different titles.

●Each title can be separated into a number of different chapters by inserting chapter marks at the appropriate points. Unique numbers are also assigned to chapters, and a single title can contain up to 99 different chapters.

●Adding chapters

If the REC button is pressed while recording, chapter mark and index will be inserted.

In addition, CHAPTER CREATION from the RECORDER MENU (1/2) screen can also be used to setup the automatic or manual insertion of chapter marks and index.

●Thumbnails (i.e., the frame at the start of recording) and backgrounds are automatically created for the title and chapter menus using the style selected using STYLE from the DVD MENU screen.

If EDIT MENU from the DVD MENU screen is set to ENABLE before the start of recording, it will be possible to modify the chapter menu’s style and thumbnails and to insert chapter names and comments whenever recording is stopped (i.e., whenever title closing is performed).

●Once title closing has been carried out, it will not be possible to modify the chapter menu.

●The REC CONTROL panel can be used to perform recording operations with a keyboard. (REC CONTROL from the REMOTE MENU screen must be set to ON.)

●If EDIT MENU from the DVD MENU screen is set to ENABLE, it will be possible to modify the title menu’s style and to input title names when the disc is being finalized.

A recorded disc from which data is to be	Erase the recorded data (as described below), and then record
erased.	new content.

Notes

●If data has been erased from a disc using a different DVD recorder, it may not be possible to record new content to it using this recorder. To avoid this type of situation, ensure that this DVD recorder is used to erase recorded data.

●New content cannot be recorded to discs that have been finalized.

It is possible to cancel the finalization and add a recording to a DVD-RW / DVD+RW finalized on this machine.

●Regardless of whether or not finalization has been carried out, it will not be possible to use this DVD recorder to record new content to a disc that has been recorded on using other devices.

	Processing After Recording (☞ Page 43)
If additional recording is to be		If the disc is to be played on this DVD recorder or on a different DVD player:
performed:		Finalize the disc.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button and		To do this, select FINALIZE from the DISC MENU screen.
remove the disc.		* When a disc has been finalized, it will not be possible to record more content to it or to
		modify its menu styles.