GoVideo VR3930 user manual About DVD-R and DVD-RW Discs, About DVD Recording

VR3930 Overview (Continued)

About DVD-R and DVD-RW Discs

How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different? DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/ erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times.

Can I play my discs in a regular DVD player?

DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in “Video mode” are playable in most standard DVD players, but they must be finalized first. This process fixes the con- tents of your discs so they are readable on other DVD players as standard DVD-Video discs. DVD-RW discs recorded in “VR mode” (Video Recording mode) are only readable on players with the “RW Compatible” logo.

This logo indicates that a product is capa- ble of playing DVD-RW discs recorded in “VR mode”.

What are “Recording Modes”?

Two recording modes are available on your DVD Recorder+VCR: “Video mode” and “VR mode”:

About “VR mode”

•Compatible with DVD-RW discs only

•Allows extensive editing of DVD-RW recordings

•Discs are not playable on regular DVD players

•3 different picture quality/recording time settings are available: XP (1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), and LP (4 hrs/disc)

About “Video mode”

•Compatible with both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

•Provides limited editing features

•Playable on most regular DVD players (after finaliz- ing)

•3 different picture quality/recording time settings are available: XP (1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), and LP (4 hrs/disc)

Many DVD Recorder+VCR functions are dependent on the Recording mode. One or more of the symbols

( Video , VR ) appears by each function explained in this manual so you can see at a glance whether it is available for the type of disc you have loaded.

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DVD-R/RW discs formatted in “Video mode” are record- ed in the DVD-Video format, which was approved by the DVD Forum in 2000. As a result, you may experience problems playing your discs in some older players. Symptoms include video artifacts, audio and/or video dropouts and playback suddenly stopping. Our compa- ny cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this DVD Recorder+VCR in other players.

Is Editing a DVD like Editing a Videotape?

No. When you edit a videotape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits. With DVD, you edit by making a “Playlist” of what to play and when to play it. During playback, the DVD Recorder+VCR plays the disc according to your Playlist.

“Original” Content vs “Playlist” Content

Throughout this manual, you will often see the words “Original” and “Playlist” to distinguish between the actu- al content on your DVD-R/RW and the edited version.

•Original: Refers to what is actually recorded on the disc.

•Playlist: Refers to the edited version of the disc — i.e., how the Original content is to be played.

About DVD Recording

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•The DVD Recorder+VCR cannot make recordings on DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, or CD-RW discs.

•Our company takes no responsibility for recording fail- ure due to power outages, defective discs, or damage to the DVD Recorder+VCR.

•Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.

Disc Types and Recording Formats

The DVD Recorder+VCR can play these kinds of DVD discs:

1.Pre-recorded DVD-Video discs

2.DVD-R/DVD-RW discs

3.DVD+R/DVD+RW discs

DVD-R discs are always formatted in “Video mode”— the same format as pre-recorded DVD-Video discs. This means that once a DVD-R disc is finalized, you can play it in most standard DVD players.

DVD-RW discs can be formatted in either “Video mode” or “VR mode” (Video Recording mode). Keep in mind that changing between these modes requires you to re- initialize the disc, which will erase its contents.

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