Toshiba D-RW2SC, D-RW2SU manual Discs and purposes

Discs and purposes

The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category.

This will help you choose discs.

	DVD-RW disc Video mode	DVD-RW disc VR mode	DVD-R disc Video mode
Characteristics on this	Suitable for saving data in	Suitable for saving data in	Suitable for saving data in
recorder	Video mode format to play on	VR mode format to play on	DVD-Video format to play on
	compatible devices.	compatible devices.	compatible devices.
	You can erase recorded	You can erase recorded	Once you execute Video
	contents to use the disc	contents to use the disc	mode finalizing process on a
	repeatedly.	repeatedly.	recorded disc so that it can
			be played on other players.
			You cannot make additions,
			corrections and deletions of
			contents on the disc.
For the first use	Initialize the disc.	Initialize the disc.	No preparatory steps
			required.
Recording a TV program	Yes	Yes	Yes
Erasing recorded contents	Yes	Yes	Yes
	If the disc has been executed	You can erase recorded	Deleting contents cannot
	Video mode finalizing	contents without canceling	restore the disc space.
	process, first cancel the	the finalizing process.	After you execute Video
	process then delete contents.		mode finalizing process on a
			recorded disc, you cannot
			delete contents of the disc.
Recording additional content	Yes	Yes	Yes
on a recorded disc	If the disc has been executed	You can add contents without	After you execute Video
	Video mode finalizing	canceling the finalizing	mode finalizing process on a
	process, first cancel the	process.	recorded disc, you cannot
	process then delete contents.		add contents to the disc.
Indexing recorded contents	Yes	Yes	Yes
Naming a title	Yes	Yes	Yes
Creating a thumbnail	Yes	Yes	Yes
	After you execute Video	After you execute VR mode	After you execute Video
	mode finalizing process on a	finalizing process on a	mode finalizing process on a
	recorded disc, you cannot	recorded disc, you can name	recorded disc, you cannot
	name a title or create a	a title or create a thumbnail.	name a title or create a
	thumbnail.		thumbnail.
Collecting favorite scenes	No	Yes	No
(Playlist Editing)
Making a new title from a	No	Yes	No
Playlist containing favorite
scenes
(Copy within the same disc)
Playing contents recorded on	Execute Video mode	Execute VR mode finalizing	Execute Video mode
this recorder, on other	finalizing process on this	process on this recorder. This	finalizing process on this
devices	recorder. This process makes	process makes the disc	recorder. This process makes
	the disc playable on other	playable on other compatible	the disc playable on other
	compatible devices.	devices.	compatible devices.
	(Some models excepted.)	(Some models excepted.)	(Some models excepted.)
When a message appears	Initialize the disc.	Initialize the disc.	—
and the loaded disc cannot
be used:

Introduction Connections Basic Setup Recording Playback

Editing Function Setup Others

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