Recording

Information on DVD Recording

Type of Discs

This unit can record on DVD-R and DVD-RW. You can record on DVD-R only once. On DVD-RW, you can record and erase many times.

It is possible to record on DVD-R only in Video mode. DVD-RW can record in the format you select from Video mode or VR mode.

Logo Attributes

• 8 cm / 12 cm, single-sided, single layer disc

•Max. recording time (SEP mode, approx.):

600 minutes (4.7 GB) (for 12 cm)

180 minutes (1.4 GB) (for 8 cm)

If you want to record repeatedly on the same disc, or if you want to edit the disc after recording, use a rewritable DVD-RW type disc.

If you want to save recordings without any alteration, use a non-rewritable DVD-R type disc.

•Discs that should be used with this recorder: DVD-R: 4x or 8x

DVD-RW: 2x or 4x

•Discs that were tested and proven as compatible with this recorder:

Maxell DVD-R TDK DVD-RW 2x MITSUBISHI DVD-R 8x JVC DVD-RW 4x

Video mode and VR (Video Recording) mode Video mode is the same recording format as used on the pre-recordedDVD-Videos you purchase in local shops, so you can play back the discs recorded in this format in most DVD players. You will need to finalise such discs (see page 36) before playing them back in other DVD players. Unless finalised, you can record additional materials or edit discs recorded in Video mode with this unit.

VR (Video Recording) mode is a basic recording format for DVD-RW discs. You can record and edit material repeatedly. It is impossible to record additional materials on a disc formatted in VR mode and already recorded in another video system other than PAL, such as NTSC.

DVD players bearing the logo are capable

of playing back DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode.

Disc type

Disc format

Functions

 

Video mode

Playing back,

 

Video

Limited recording,

 

DVD-RW

Limited editing

 

VR mode

Playing back,

 

VR

Recording, Original /

 

DVD-RW

Playlist editing

 

Video mode

Playing back,

 

DVD-R

Limited recording,

 

Limited editing

Recording Speed

You can select a recording speed from 6 options. The recording time will vary depending on the recording speed you select as follows.

Recording speed

 

Recording time

 

Video /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound

 

Panel

 

12 cm

 

8 cm

 

Quality

screen

 

 

 

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XP

 

XP

 

60 min

 

18 min

 

Excellent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

 

SP

 

120 min

 

36 min

 

Very good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

 

LP

 

240 min

 

72 min

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

 

EP

 

360 min

 

108 min

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLP

 

SLP

 

480 min

 

144 min

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEP

 

SEP

 

600 min

 

180 min

 

Low

•This table is intended for a standard new single- sided 12 cm disc. The recording times are estimates and actual recording time may differ.

•The audio and video quality becomes poorer as the recording time gets longer.

Restrictions on Recording

You cannot record copy-protected video using this unit. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Videos and some satellite broadcasts.

If copy-protected material is detected, recording will pause or stop automatically and an error message appears on the screen.

You can only record “Copy-once only” video using a DVD-RW disc in VR mode with Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM.)

When recording a TV broadcast or an external input, you can display copy control information on the screen.

CPRM is a scrambling copy protection system for the protection of “copy-once” broadcast programmes. This unit is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programmes, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be played back on DVD players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

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