Introduction

To ensure correct use of your recorder, read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference.

About the symbol

The symbol may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function is not permitted by the recorder or specific media.

Symbols used in this manual

A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to those discs represented by the symbol.

DVD ALL All DVDs listed below.

-RWVRDVD-RW with VR recording mode

-RWVideoDVD-RW with Video recording mode +RW DVD+RW disc

-RDVD-R disc +R DVD+R disc DVD DVD-Video disc ACD Audio CDs MP3 MP3 files WMA WMA files JPEG JPEG files VCR VHS Tape

Recordable and playable discs

Disc Characteristics

DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable)

• DVD-RWs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording.

•These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then recorded again on the same DVD.

VR mode

•Recordings can be extensively edited.

•Playable only on VR mode compatible players (after finalization).

Video mode

•Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization).

•Limited editing features. Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Verbatim (4x), JVC (4x), Victor (4x), Maxell (4x)

DVD-R (DVD - Recordable)

• These DVDs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it or edit it.

•DVD-Rs can be only formatted to Video mode.

•Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization).

•Limited editing features. Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), That’s (8x, 16x), Sony (16x)

Disc Characteristics

DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable)

• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then recorded again on the same DVD.

•Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalization).

•The edited contents are playable on DVD+RW compatible players only after finalization.

•Recordings can be edited. Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Sony (2.4x), Verbatim (4x), Ricoh (4x)

DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)

•DVDs can be recorded only once. After a DVD+R is finalized, it cannot be recorded or edited any more.

•Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization).

•Any edited contents may not be compatible with DVD+R compatible players (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, and so on).

•Limited title/chapter editing features. Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Ricoh (8x, 16x), Sony (16x)

Playable discs

Disc Characteristics

DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

DVDs such as movies that can be purchased or rented.

Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format that can be purchased.

CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

CD-R/CD-RWs that contain audio titles, MP3,

WMA, or JPEG files.

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