Samsung DVD-VR336/XET Recording Formats, Recording Mode, Unrecordable video, DVD-RWV mode/-R

Recording Formats

Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your preferences. When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears.

DVD-RW: When an unused DVD-RW disc is first inserted, the message “Uninitialized Disc Do you want to initialize this disc?” will be displayed. If you select Yes, the disc will be formatted in VR mode.

Uninitialized Disc

Do you want to initialize this disc?

YesNO

If you want to change the mode, refer to

Disc format on page 84.

DVD-Recorder			Disc Manager
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List	Disc Name : Disc		√
Playlist			√
Disc Man			√
	Choose the recording format for DVD-RW		√
Progrc			√
Setup	DVD-VR	DVD-V
Copy
MOVE	OK	RETURN	EXIT

DVD-R: Formatting a disc is unnecessary and only V mode Recording is supported.

DVD-RW(V mode)/-R

•Chapters will be created automatically when you finalise recording on DVD-RW/-R discs in V mode.

•Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name).

DVD-RW(VR mode)

•This mode involves multiple editing functions (such as deletion of the whole title, partial deletion of a title, etc.).

•Various editing options using a created Playlist.

Recording Mode

Select one of four recording modes by pressing the

REC SPEED button repeatedly while the unit is in Stop mode for the desired recording time and picture quality.

In general, picture quality improves as the recording time decreases.

In AUTO Mode, the most suitable record mode is adjusted automatically, according to remaining time on the disc and length of the timer recording.

This function selects one mode from XP, SP, LP and

EP mode and is used in timer recording mode only.
Mode	Characteristic	Recording Times
		Data Rates
XP	Select when the	Approx. 1 hours
	video quality is
(high quality mode)		about 8 Mbps
	important.
SP	Select to record in	Approx. 2 hours
(standard quality mode)	standard quality.	about 4 Mbps
LP	Select when a long	Approx. 4 hours
	recording time is
(long recording mode)		about 2 Mbps
	required.
	Select when a long	Approx. 6 hours/
EP		about 1.2 Mbps
	recording time is
(extended mode)		Approx. 8 hours/
	required.
		about 0.8 Mbps
AUTO	for timer recording only	Approx 60 to 480 Min
	see page 63.	Approx 0.8 to 8Mbps

Unrecordable video

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this	Recording
DVD Recorder & VCR.

When the DVD Recorder & VCR receives a copy guard signal while recording, recording stops and the following message appears on the screen.

You cannot record copy protected movie.

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