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Recording
EN
Information on copy control
Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected
information. If you wish to record them, refer to the
following.
Note
• This unit cannot record on CD-RW or CD-R discs.
• DVD-RW / R and CD-RW / R discs recorded on a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may
not be played back if the disc is damaged or dirty or
if there is condensation on the player’s lens.
• If you record a disc using a personal computer, even
if it is recorded in a compatible format, it may not be
played back because of the settings of the
application software used to create the disc. (Check
with the software publisher for more detailed
information.)
• Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit cannot
record additional information using other DVD
recorders.
• It is not possible to use a DVD-RW (Video mode)
disc formatted with this unit on other DVD recorder
unless the content of the disc was also recorded
with this unit.
• Since recording is performed using the Variable Bit
Rate (VBR) method, the actual remaining time for
recording may be a little shorter than the remaining
time displayed on the OSD, depending on the
picture you are recording.
Making discs playable in other DVD players (Finalise)
After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it
back in other players. (See page 31.)
You cannot finalise discs in other DVD recorders.
After finalising
• After DVD-R discs are finalised:
- A title menu is created automatically.
- Undo finalising is not possible.
- Additional recording or editing is not possible.
• After DVD-RW (Video mode) discs are finalised:
- A title menu is created automatically.
- Undo finalising is possible. (See page 31.)
- Additional recording or editing is possible if you
undo finalise. (See page 31.)
• After DVD-RW (VR mode) discs are finalised:
- A title menu is not created.
- Undo finalising is possible. (See page 31.)
- Additional recording or editing is possible even
without undo finalising.

Usable discs

✬✬✬: Most suitable, ✬✬: Can be used,
✬: Some functions are limited, —: Cannot be used.
*You can only play back DVD-RW disc recorded in
VR mode on VR-compatible discs.
Note
• For details of the above functions and restrictions,
see the further explanations in this Instruction
Manual.
DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RDVD-R
Disc type / format Copy-
free
Copy-
once
Copy-
prohibited
Recordable
Not Recordable
ver.1.1 / ver. 1.2
ver.1.1 / ver. 1.2 CPRM compatible
ver.1.1 / ver. 1.2
ver.1.1 / ver. 1.2 CPRM compatible
ver.2.0
Applications DVD-RW DVD-R
VR VIDEO
Record TV programmes
✬✬✬ ✬✬✬ ✬✬
Reuse by deleting the current
contents
✬✬✬ ✬✬ —
Edit the contents
✬✬✬ ✬ ✬
Edit / Record from external
equipment
✬✬✬ ✬✬✬ ✬✬✬
Copy discs for distribution
✬✬*✬✬✬ ✬✬✬
Playback on other DVD
equipment
✬✬*✬✬✬ ✬✬✬
Features
Rewritable
Yes Yes No
Can create chapters at fixed
intervals (auto)
Yes Yes Yes
Can create chapters wherever
you like (manual)
Yes No N o
Can record 16:9 size pictures
Yes Yes Yes
Can record Copy-Once
programmes
Yes No N o
Can perform basic editing
functions
Yes Yes Yes
Can perform advanced editing
functions (Playlist edit)
Yes No N o
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