
1 − Introduction
About DVD±R and DVD±RW discs
The
As with recordable DVD±RW media can have data erased, and the whole disc can be erased and reused a number of times.
NOTE
Though the unit has been tested with a wide vari- ety of commercial discs and media, you should be aware that some discs may contain manufacturing defects, etc. which make them unsuitable for use with the unit.
The packaging for rewritable DVD±RW media include the following logo:
Figure 1.7: DVD±RW discs
See “DVD±RW/HD playback & recording” on page 40 for more details regarding the use of DVD±RW media with the unit.
Certain brands of disc have been tested with the unit and are therefore listed as “supported.”
DVD±RW Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK,Philips,Sony 2x - 6x
DVD±R
Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK,Maxell,Sony 4x - 16x
The use of these discs is strongly recommended in order to achieve optimum results.
NOTE
•Discs not listed in the list above may not oper- ate properly on the
•The check screen enables you to check wheth- er a loaded DVD disc is supported by the
Note that dirt or scratches on DVD±RW media can cause deterioration of recording quality.
If such an error occurs during recording, recording is interrupted momentarily.
Errors during playback will cause silences to be momentarily inserted.
Repeated continuous errors will stop playback.
Rewriting limitations
Although the theoretical number of times that a DVD±RW disc can be
For this reason, to maintain data integrity, TASCAM strongly recommends the use of new DVD±RW discs for important recordings.
In addition, before and while editing files on the
NOTE
The number of times the current disc has been re- written can be viewed in the check screen. (See “The check screen” on page 26.)
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