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Recording

Information on copy control

Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected
information.For recording these, refer to the fol-
lowing.

Making discs playable in other DVD

player (Finalize)

After recording,you must finalize a disc in order to
play on any other unit.(Refer to page 39.)

After finalizing:

Once DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized,you
cannot record additionally or edit.
•Even if DVD-RW (VR mode) is finalized,you can
record additionally to or edit.
When DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized,title
menu will be created automatically.
To play in other DVD players,finalize discs recorded
on this DVD recorder with the following condition.
Disc type Mode
DVD-RW
ver.1.1
ver.1.1 CPRM compatible
Video mode
VR mode
DVD-R
ver.2.0 Video mode
DVD recorder DVD player
Not Playable
Playable
Disc type / format Copy-free Copy-once Copy-
prohibited
Recordable
Not Recordable
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
VR
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
Video
DVD-R
DVD-R
ver.1.1
ver.1.1 CPRM compatible
ver.1.1
ver.1.1 CPRM compatible
ver.2.0
Information on DVD recording (cont’d)
Note
The audio and video quality gets poorer as the
Recording time becomes longer.
This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-
RW discs.
•DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded on a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder
may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty,or if
there is dirt of condensation on the player’s lens.
If you record a disc using a personal computer,
even if it is recorded in a compatible format,
there are cases in which it may not play because
of the settings of the application software used
to create the disc. (Check with the software pub-
lisher for more detailed information.)
Discs recorded in Video mode on this DVD
recorder cannot record additionally using other
DVD recorders.
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