Hitachi DV-DS81E, DV-DS161E instruction manual Before Dubbing, What is ‘CPRM’?, Fast copying

Dubbing

Before Dubbing

Use the copying features of this recorder to:

•Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD.

•Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player.

•Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.

•Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD.

The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature. Using this you can very simply copy the title that’s currently playing from HDD to DVD, or the other way around.

Note:

If the title’s length is less than 5 seconds, the dubbing is not available. (from HDD to DVD)

Restrictions on copying

Some video material is copy-once protected: Such material cannot be copied to HDD. If you want to record copy-once protected material to DVD, you must use a VR mode DVD-RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver. 1.1.

You can identify copy-once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on-screen.

•A media in NTSC format cannot be copied.

•Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded using HDD, DVD-RW disc in VR mode or DVD-RAM disc with CPRM (see below).

What is ‘CPRM’?

CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble sys- tem) only allowing the recording of ‘copy once’ broad- cast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media.

This Recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR mode or DVD-RAM discs, and CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

Copyright

•Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are mak- ing a copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner.

•This product incorporates copyright protection tech- nology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

•CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT.

Fast copying

Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digi- tal process and therefore involves no loss of quality in the audio or video. This means that you can transfer back and forth without having to worry about the quali- ty getting worse with each copy ‘generation’. It also means that copying can be carried out at the maxi- mum speed possible.

When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copy- ing depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc you’re using.

Re-encode copying

If you choose XP, SP, LP or EP other than Fast copy- ing, re-encode copying will start: The dubbing will be performed only at standard (1X) speed, and the play- back screen will appear during dubbing. The quality of dubbed images will degrade when the speed mode is changed, for example, from SP to EP.

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