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≥This unit is not compatible with:

–12-cm (5z), 2.6- and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM

–3.95- and 4.7-GB DVD-R for Authoring

–DVD-RAM not recorded following the Video Recording Standard

–Unfinalized DVD-R recorded on other equipment

≥This unit is compatible with the Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM➜ page 66) system so you can record broadcasts that allow one copy, such as some CATV broadcasts, onto 4.7 GB/ 9.4 GB DVD-RAM (these are CPRM compatible). It is not possible to record onto DVD-R or 2.8-GB DVD-RAM.

≥We recommend using Panasonic discs as they have been confirmed to be compatible with this unit. Other discs may not perform correctly.

≥Do not allow the disc to become dirty or scratched. Fingerprints, dirt, dust, scratches or deposits of cigarette smoke on the recording surface may make it impossible to use the disc for recording.

≥Discs with programs recorded in PAL already cannot be recorded on using this unit.

≥The producer of the material can control how DVD-Video and Video CDs are played. This means that you may not be able to control play of a disc with some operations described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

≥This unit can play CD-DA (digital audio) and Video CD format (Video CD Format 2.0 or above), audio CD-R and CD-RW that have been finalized upon completion of recording.

It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the condition of the recording.

≥This unit cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW.

≥Audio format

≥DVD-RAM recorded on this unit may not be compatible with other DVD players, including some Panasonic players. Con-

sult the manual for the player to determine compatibility with

≥DVD-Video with a region number other than “1” or “ALL”

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≥This unit is compatible with both non-cartridge and cartridge

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better protection to your recordings.

 

≥Picture aspect ratios, regular 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, are recorded as they are received.

≥In order to play a DVD-R recorded using this unit on another playback source, the disc must first be finalized (➜ page 38).

≥Once a DVD-R is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.

≥You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions, such as giving titles to discs and programs and erasing programs before finalizing.

≥When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is erased or not.

≥It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes.

≥This unit optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times.

≥Play may be impossible in some cases due the condition of the recording.

≥The video is recorded in a 4:3 aspect irrespective of the video signal input.

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