Technicolor - Thomson DTH8555 X Recordable discs, Readable discs, Recommended brands and types

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Playing a disc

Recordable discs

DVD+R

DVD+Rewritable

•DVD+R, DVD+RW - The majority of DVD+R (write once) and DVD+RW (write many) of 4.7 Gb capacity with the following characteristics.

Recommended brands and types

Certain brands of discs have been “approved” for your player. Other brands
can be used but the discs must be good quality to produce successful recordings.	EN
Recommended brands: Imation, Maxell, Philips, Ricoh,Verbatim, Sony, etc.
The DVD discs are certified for certain recording speeds.These speeds must
correspond to the capabilities of your player, i.e.:

Note:The brands mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks

Readable discs

DVD+Rewritable

•DVD - Video - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals.

Region code number - Your DVD recorder responds to the regional management information recorded on DVDs.The regional code of your DVD recorder is 2. Before buying a DVD, make sure that it bears the correct logo. ALL means all regions.

Note: for your information: the other areas are - 1: USA, Canada - 3: Southeast Asia,Taiwan

-4: Central America, South America, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand - 5: Russian federation, Africa (except Egypt and Rep. of South Africa), India, Pakistan - 6: China.

•DVD+/-R,DVD+/-RW- Most DVD-R and DVD+R (one recording only), and DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs (rewritable). Recordings on DVD- R and DVD-RW discs must be made in Video DVD mode. Recordings on DVD+RW discs must be made in accordance with the specifications for the 4.7 Gb capacity DVD+RW disc format.

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