Panasonic DMR-ES15 Recording modes and approximate recording times, Disc Insertion/Ejection

Recording modes and approximate recording times

Depending on the content being recorded, the recording times may become shorter than indicated.

	DVD-RAM					DVD-R,
Recording Mode			9.4 GB			DVD-RW,
	4.7 GB		(Double-			+R, +RW
			sided*1)			4.7 GB
XP (High picture	1 h.		2 h.			1 h.
quality)
SP (Standard)	2 h.		4 h.			2 h.
LP (Long	4 h.		8 h.			4 h.
recording)
EP (Extra long	8 h.		16 h.			8 h.
recording)	(6 h.*2)		(12 h.*2)			(6 h.*2)
FR (Flexible	8 h. maximum	8 h. maximum				8 h. maximum
Recording)		for one side
Recording Mode	DVD-R DL, +R DL*3				8.5 GB
	First layer (L0)			Second layer (L1)
XP (High picture	55 min.					50 min.
quality)
SP (Standard)	1 h. 50 min.				1 h. 40 min.
LP (Long	3 h. 40 min.				3 h. 20 min.
recording)
EP (Extra long	7 h. 25 min.				6 h. 50 min.
recording)	(5 h. 30 min.*2)			(5 h. 15 min.*2)
FR (Flexible	7 h. 25 min. maximum			6 h. 50 min. maximum
Recording)

*1 It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a double sided disc to the other.

*2 When “Recording Time in EP Mode” is set to “EP – Extended Play (6H)” in the Setup menu (Ô page 37).

The sound quality is better when using “EP – Extended Play (6H)” than when using “EP – Extended Play (8H)”.

*3 It is not possible to record continuously from the first layer to the second layer.

Note

•This unit uses variable bit rate (VBR) recording which varies the amount of data recorded to suit the images, so actual recording times and remaining recording times shown by the unit will be different. (The difference will be especially noticeable with DVD-R DL and +R DL.)

Use a disc with plenty of remaining time.

•RAM When recording to DVD-RAM using EP (8H) mode, play may not be possible on DVD players that are compatible with DVD- RAM. Use EP (6H) mode if playback may be on other equipment.

FR (Flexible Recording)

The unit automatically selects a recording rate between XP and EP (8H) that will enable the recordings to fit in the remaining disc space with the best possible recording quality.

•You can use FR mode in Scheduled recording (Ô page 20, step 3) and Flexible recording (Ô page 19).

Using “FR mode” is convenient in these kind of situations

•When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an appropriate recording mode difficult

•When you want to record a long program with the best picture quality possible

e.g., Recording a 90 minutes program to disc

If you select XP mode

The program will not fit one disc.

60 minutes		30 minutes
4.7GB	4.7GB
DVD-RAM	DVD-RAM
Full	Another disc is necessary.

If you select SP mode

The program will fit one disc.

There will be 30 minutes remaining disc space.

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

Remains

If you select FR mode

The program will fit one disc perfectly.

4.7GB

DVD-RAM

Fit

Important notes for recording

Disc Insertion/Ejection

When the format confirmation screen is displayed

RAM -RW(V) +R +R DL +RW

When you insert a new disc and a disc recorded on a computer or other equipment, a format confirmation screen might be displayed. Format the disc to use it. However all the recorded contents are deleted.

Format

This disc is not formatted properly. Do you want to format the

disc in DVD Management?

Yes No

ENTER

Press [w,q] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].

•Several steps are necessary to format a disc. Refer to “Deleting all contents of a disc –Format Disc ( DVD )” (Ô page 34).

When remove a recorded disc

-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL

When you press [; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit while stopped: The following screen appears when you have not processed the disc for play on other equipment.

Make compatible for playback on other DVD players ( Finalize )

Finalizing is necessary to enable playback of the disc on compatible DVD players.

Once finalized, titles cannot be added to the disc. It will take approximatelyminutes. Start ?

Press "REC" to start finalizing.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to postpone finalizing. The disc can be played only on this unit. You can Finalize it later.

nWhen finalizing the disc

Press [* REC].

•You cannot stop this process once you have started it.

•If you want to provide the disc with a name or set play menu select, select “Disc Name” (Ô page 34) or “Playback will start with:”

(Ô page 35) in “DVD Management” before finalizing.

n When opening the tray without disc finalization	RQT8314
Press [; OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit.
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