Discs and purposes

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

This will help you choose discs.

	DVD-RAM disc	DVD-RW disc	DVD-R disc

Characteristics on this	Suitable for repeat use of the	Suitable for saving data in	Suitable for saving data in
recorder	disc, and data storage for	DVD-Video format to play on	DVD-Video format to play on
	video library. Copy once	compatible devices.	compatible devices.
	contents can be recorded
	using a compatible disc.	You can erase recorded	Once you execute DVD-
		contents to use the disc	Video finalizing process on a
		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	No preparatory steps	Initialize the disc.	No preparatory steps
	required, however initializing		required.
	is recommended.

Recording a TV program	Yes	Yes	Yes

Erasing recorded contents	Yes	Yes	Yes
		If the disc has been executed	Deleting contents cannot
		DVD-Video finalizing	restore the disc space.
		process, first cancel the	After you execute DVD-Video
		process then delete contents.	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	After you execute DVD-Video
		DVD-Video finalizing	finalizing process on a
		process, first cancel the	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 DVD-Video	After you execute DVD-Video
		finalizing process on a recorded	finalizing process on a recorded
		disc, you cannot name a title or	disc, you cannot name a title or
		create a thumbnail.	create a thumbnail.

Collecting favorite scenes	Yes	No	No
(Playlist Editing)	Yes	No	No
Making a new title from a Playlist	Yes	No	No
containing favorite scenes
(Copy within the same disc)

Playing contents recorded on	Contents can be played on	Execute DVD-Video	Execute DVD-Video
this recorder, on other devices	any devices compatible with	finalizing process on this	finalizing process on this
	DVD-RAM discs. Follow the	recorder. This process	recorder. This process
	instruction of the device to	makes the disc playable on	makes the disc playable on
	play.	other compatible devices.	other compatible devices.
		(Some models excepted.)	(Some models excepted.)

When a message appears and	Initialize the disc.	Initialize the disc.	–
the loaded disc cannot be	If it is still unusable, try to
used:	execute DVD-RAM physical
	Format.

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Discs and purposes

Creating a thumbnail

Yes