Go-Video VR3840 manual About DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, About DVD Recording

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About DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different? DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/ erase an RW disc approximately 1,000 times.

Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player?

Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in “Video mode” are playable in most standard DVD play- ers, but they must be finalized first. This process fixes the contents of your discs so they are readable on other DVD players as standard DVD-Video discs. DVD-RW discs recorded in “VR mode” (Video Recording mode) are only readable on players with the “RW Compatible” logo.

This logo indicates that a product is capable of playing DVD-RW discs recorded in “VR mode”.

What are “Recording Modes”?

Two recording modes are available on your DVD Recorder+VCR: “Video mode” and “VR mode”:

About “VR mode”

•Compatible with DVD-RW discs only

•Allows extensive editing of DVD-RW recordings

•Discs are not playable on regular DVD players

•4 different picture quality/recording time settings are available: XP (1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), LP (4 hrs/disc), and EP (6 hrs/disc)

About “Video mode”

•Compatible with both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

•Provides limited editing features

•Playable on most regular DVD players (after finaliz- ing)

•4 different picture quality/recording time settings are available: XP (1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), LP (4 hrs/disc), and EP (6 hrs/disc)

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Discs formatted in “Video mode” are recorded in the DVD-Video format, which was approved by the DVD Forum in 2000. As a result, you may experience prob- lems playing your discs in some older players. Symptoms include video artifacts, audio and/or video dropouts and playback suddenly stopping. Our compa- ny cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this DVD Recorder+VCR in other players.

Is Editing a DVD like Editing a Videotape?

No. When you edit a videotape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits. With DVD, you edit by making a “Playlist” of what to play and when to play it. During playback, the DVD Recorder+VCR plays the disc according to your Playlist.

“Original” Content vs “Playlist” Content

Throughout this manual, you will often see the words “Original” and “Playlist” to distinguish between the actu- al content on your DVD-RW and the edited version.

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

•Playlist: Refers to the edited version of the disc — i.e., how the Original content is to be played.

About DVD Recording

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•The DVD Recorder+VCR cannot make recordings on CD-R or CD-RW discs.

•Our company takes no responsibility for recording fail- ure due to power outages, defective discs, or damage to the DVD Recorder+VCR.

•Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.

Disc Types and Recording Formats

The DVD Recorder+VCR recorder can play three differ- ent kinds of DVD disc: Pre-recorded DVD-Video discs, DVD-RW, and DVD-R discs. The disc format for DVD-R discs is always “Video format”—the same as pre-record- ed DVD-Video discs. This means that once finalized, you can play a DVD-R in a regular DVD player.

The recording mode is closely related to the disc for- mat. If the disc format is Video Recording format, then the recording mode is VR mode; if the disc format is Video mode, then the recording mode is Video mode (except for DVD-Video, which is not recordable, and so does not have a recording mode).

Within the recording modes (which are fixed for the whole disc) are the record settings. These can be changed as required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc.

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