Dubbing

Before dubbing

With the dubbing function of this recorder you can

•create backup copies of important recordings on the HDD on a DVD.

•Create a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD for playing on other players.

•Copy films recorded on this recorder from DVD to hard disc.

•Copy edited movies from the HDD to a DVD.

➠Purchased video DVDs or disks that have been recorded on other recorders cannot be copied onto the hard disk.

➠Titles which are shorter than 5 seconds cannot be copied from HDD to DVD.

Restrictions when dubbing

Some movies have a single copy protection: These movies cannot be copied to HDD or DVD.

Single copy protection movies are recognizable by display of the disc information with INFO during play-back.

•Signals in NTSC format from the analog or the DV inputs canot be recorded correctly with this recorder.

•Video signals in SECAM format (from the integrated TV tuner or analog inputs) are recorded in PAL format.

•Please also see the hints for recording on page 14.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT EVERY HIGH DEFINITION DEVICE IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND THAT ARTEFACTS MAY OCCUR WHEN DISPLAYING THE PICTURE. IF 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE DISPLAY IS FAULTY, WE RECOMMEND SETTING THE CONNECTION TO THE “STANDARD DEFINITION” OUTPUT. PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE TV WITH THIS RECORDER (page 70).

High-Speed dubbing (maximum 12x)

Copying DVDs to the harddisc is a completely digital process and therefore takes place with losing picture and sound quality. The dubbing process can take place at high speed. When dubbing from HDD to DVD, the dubbing speed depends on the recording quality and the DVD disc used.

Minimum duration for high-speed dubbing

The following table contains the respective minimum duration for dubbing a two- hour movie recorded in SQ mode from HDD to DVD.

Disc type

Disc speed

Dubbing time (recording speed)

 

 

 

DVD-R / DVD+R

16x

6.5 min. (12x)

 

 

 

DVD-R / DVD+R

8x

8 min. (8x)

/ DVD+RW

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-RW

6x

12 min. (6x)

 

 

 

DVD-R / DVD+R

4x

13 min. (4x)

DVD-RW / DVD+RW

 

 

 

 

 

DVD+R / DVD+RW

2.4x

21 min. (2.4x)

 

 

 

DVD-R / DVD-RW

2x

25 min. (2x)

 

 

 

➠The specified times are approximate values.

➠The actual dubbing speeds may vary with different disc recordings.

➠Even 4x-/6x-/8x-/16x¬compatible discs may not be dubbed at maximum speed.

➠High-speed dubbing is not always possible with discs initialized on another device.

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