Disc information

Discs you can use for recording and play
Disc type

Indication in these instructions

format

(Ô

Re- 3
DVD-RAM

 

DVD-RDVD-R DL*1DVD-RW

 

+R*2+R DL*1

 

+RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dual layer on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(double layer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

single side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on single side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-R

 

 

 

-R DL

 

 

 

-RW(V)

 

 

 

+R

 

 

 

+R DL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before

 

Before

 

Before

 

Before

 

Before

 

 

 

 

 

 

finalization

finalization

finalization

finalization

finalization

 

 

 

 

RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

DVD-V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After

 

After

 

After

 

After

 

After

 

 

 

 

 

 

finalization

finalization

finalization

finalization

finalization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

––––

 

––––

 

––––

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VR

DVD-Video

DVD-Video

DVD-Video

 

+VR

 

+VR

 

+VR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

No

 

No

 

Yes

 

 

No

 

No

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can do on this unit

 

 

that

Yes*4

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

copy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main

SAP of

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

MTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aspect

 

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usable high

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed

 

Up to 5x

Up to 16x

Up to 4x

Up to 6x

Up to 16x

Up to 2.4x

Up

 

disc type*5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play on other

Only on DVD-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

players

 

RAM

Yes

Yes*7

Yes

Yes

Yes*8

 

 

 

 

compatible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

players. (It is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

possible to

Only on compatible players after finalizing the disc (Ô page 35)

 

 

 

 

finalize the

 

 

 

 

disc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We recommend using

You may not be able to

For the recording time,

*1 You can record onto to the first layer after When playing a title

*2 You may not be able to can be played in the other

discs. We also recommend using DVD-RAM discs with cartridges to protect them depending on the condition of the discs and you may not be able to play due to the

to “Recording modes and approximate recording times” on page 17.

layer of dual- or double-layer discs after closing the first layer (Ô page 35). You this (Ô page 16).

on both layers, video and audio may momentarily cut out when the unit is recorded on this unit in another Panasonic DVD recorder and vice versa.

*3

The amount of the

space doesn’t increase even if the program is deleted when you

*4

CPRM (Ô page 44)

only.

*5

This unit can use the high-

recording discs shown in the chart, but using them will not

*6

You can play 8x recording

 

recorded on another equipment.

*7

Play on DVD-R DL compatible

 

.

*8

Play on +R DL compatible

.

 

 

 

 

Regarding recording format

 

 

VR (DVD Video Recording) format

 

This is a recording method which

 

to freely record and edit television

• Digital broadcasts that allow “One

 

recording” can be recorded to a CPRM

 

DVD-RAM on this unit.

 

 

• Play is only possible on a compatible

.

DVD-Video format

 

 

This recording method is the same as

available DVD-Video.

• Digital broadcasts that allow “One time

cannot be recorded.

• You can play on compatible equipment

DVD players after

 

 

 

 

RQT8314

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