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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
Unformatted Disc
Do you want to format this disc?
Yes | No |
DVD-RW: When a blank disc is first inserted, the
message “Do you want to initialize this disc?” will appear.
When Yes is selected, the disc will be formatted in VR Mode.
Uninitialized Disc
Do you want to initialize this disc?
Yes | No |
If you want to format in either VR Mode or Video Mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on page 84.
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Mode Recording is supported
DVD-RW(Video mode)/-R
●Chapters will be created automatically when you finalise recording on
●Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)
DVD-RW(VR mode)/-RAM
●This mode allows 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 |
MODE button repeatedly while the unit is in Stop mode for |
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the desired recording time and picture quality. |
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In general, picture quality improves as the recording time |
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decreases. In FR mode, the most suitable record mode is |
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adjusted automatically, according to remaining time on the |
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disc and length of the timer recording. |
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This function is selected only one mode in XP, SP, LP and |
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EP modes and you can use this mode for timer recording. |
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| Select when the | Approx. 1 hour |
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| Select to record in | Approx. 2 hours |
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| Select when a long | Approx. 4 hours |
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Unrecordable video
Video with copy protection cannot be recorded on this DVD Recorder.
When the DVD Recorder receives a copy guard signal while recording, recording stops and the following message appears on the screen.
You cannot record copy protected movie.
Recording
Concerning Copy Control Signals
TV broadcasts that contain copy control signals may
have one of the following three signal types,
in VR Mode and
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Once “Copy Once” has been recorded, recording cannot be done anymore.
-Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) CPRM is a mechanism that ties a recording to the
media on which it is recorded. It is supported by some DVD recorders, but not by many DVD players. Each blank recordable DVD has a unique
During playback, the ID is read from the BCA and used to generate a key to decrypt the contents of the disc. If the contents of the disc are copied to other media, the ID will be absent or wrong and the data will not be decryptable.