INTRODUCTION
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Overview (Continued)
About Recordable Discs
How are +/-R and +/-RW discs different?
+/-R is a record-once medium, while +/-RW is a re-
recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/ erase
an RW disc approximately 1,000 times.
Can I play my discs in a regular DVD player?
Discs recorded in “Video mode” are playable in most
standard DVD players, but they must be finalized first.
This process fixes the contents 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-RWrecordings
•Discs are not playable on regular DVD players
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings are
available: XP(1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), LP (4
hrs/disc), and EP (6 hrs/disc)
About “Video mode”
•Compatible with all discs (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW)
•Provides limited editing features
•Playable on most regular DVD players (after finaliz-
ing)
•4 different picture quality/recording time settings are
available: XP(1 hr/disc), SP (2 hrs/disc), LP (4
hrs/disc), and EP (6 hrs/disc)
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Discs formatted in “Video mode”are recorded in the
DVD-Video format, which was approved by the DVD
Forum in 2000. As a result, you may experience prob-
lems 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-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
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 the following DVD
discs:
1. Pre-recorded DVD-Video discs
2. DVD-R/DVD-RW discs
3. DVD+R/DVD+RW discs
DVD-R, DVD+R, and DVD+RW discs are always for-
matted in “Video mode”—the same format as pre-
recorded DVD-Video discs. This means that once the
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.

What is ‘DoMiNoFX™’?

DoMiNoFX™ is a patented video processing
technology that digitally enhances and refines the pic-
ture quality during recording. This results in visibly
superior recordings, and a dramatic improvement when
recording from noisy source material, such as VHS
tapes or weak TV signals.