Hitachi DV-RX5000U manual Disc information

Disc information

Discs you can use for recording and play

DVD-RAM		DVD-R
4.7	GB/9.4 GB, 12 cm (5z)	4.7	GB	12 cm (5z)
2.8	GB, 8 cm (3z)	1.4	GB, 8 cm (3z)

for General Ver. 2.0

≥We recommend using Hitachi Maxell discs as they have been con- firmed to be compatible with this unit. Other discs may not perform correctly.

≥Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Fingerprints, dirt, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the record- ing surface may make it impossible to use the disc for recording.

≥Discs with programs recorded in PAL already cannot be recorded on using this unit.

DVD-RAM

≥DVD-RAM recorded on this unit may not be compatible with other DVD players. Consult the manual for the player to deter- mine compatibility with these DVD-RAM discs.

≥This unit is compatible with both non-cartridge and cartridge DVD-RAM, but the write-protect tabs on cartridge-type discs give better protection to your recordings.

≥Picture aspect ratios, regular 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, are recorded as they are received.

DVD-R

≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on another playback source, the disc must first be finalized (➜page 34).

≥Once a DVD-R is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.

≥You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions, such as giving titles to discs and programs and erasing programs before finalizing.

≥When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is erased or not.

≥It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording man- agement information after recording finishes.

≥This unit optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become impossi- ble if optimizing is carried out too many times.

≥Play may be impossible in some cases due the condition of the recording.

≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video sig- nal input.

Play-only discs

DVD-Video	Video CD	Audio CD§
§ Including discs recorded with MP3.			up
≥The producer of the material can control how DVD-Video and
			Setting
Video CDs are played. This means that you may not be able to

control play of a disc with some operations described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

≥This unit can play CD-R/CD-RW (audio recording disc) recorded with CD-DA (digital audio), video CD (video CD format 2.0 or above) or MP3. Finalize§1 the disc after recording.

It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the condi- tion of the recording.

§1 A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

The playback status of discs that do not comply with the CD standard, such as “Copy Control CD (CCCD)”, cannot be guar- anteed. If playback of peculiar discs only causes a problem, con- sult the sales outlets for these discs.

Playing back discs outside the CD standard may cause various malfunctions.

≥This unit cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW.

DVD-Video

≥Audio format

Dolby Digital (➜page 47)

This unit can play Dolby Digital in stereo (2 channels). Connect an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder to enjoy surround sound.

DTS Digital Surround (➜page 47)

Connect this unit to equipment that has a

DTS decoder to enjoy DVDs with this mark.

Discs you can use

The features you can use with the different types of discs are indi- cated as follows.

[RAM]	[DVD-R]	[DVD-V]	[VCD]	[CD]	[MP3]
DVD-RAM	DVD-R	DVD-Video Video CD Audio CD MP3 discs

[DVD-R]indicates DVD-R that have not yet been finalized (➜page 34). DVD-R that have been finalized can use the same fea- tures as DVD-Video. (Refer to features indicated [DVD-V].)

Discs that cannot be played

≥DVD-Video with a region number other than “1” or “ALL”

≥12-cm (5z), 2.6- and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM

≥DVD-RAM not recorded following the Video Recording Standard

≥3.95- and 4.7-GB DVD-R for Authoring

≥Unfinalized DVD-R recorded on other equipment

≥PAL discs	≥DVD-ROM	≥DVD-RW	≥DVD-Audio
≥+RW	≥CD-ROM	≥CDV	≥CD-G
≥Photo CD	≥CVD	≥SVCD	≥SACD
≥MV-Disc	≥PD	≥Divx Video Disc, etc.

Protection

[RAM]

You can protect the contents of your discs in the following ways.

≥Cartridge-protect:

With the write-protect tab in the protect posi- tion, you cannot record to, edit, or erase from the disc. (Type 1, 2, and 4 cartridge discs)

≥Program-protect (➜page 32)	PROTECT	11
≥Disc-protect (➜page 34)