Panasonic SDR-SW20P operating instructions Using DVD burners, Required equipment as of December

With other	Using DVD burners
products	4 (sold separately)

Required equipment (as of December 2007)

•DVD burner (VW-BN1＊)

•Mini AB USB connection cable (included with DVD burner)

＊Use with the VW-BN1 DVD burner is recommended. No guarantees are given for operations involving the use of any other DVD burner.

Supported discs: 12 cm disc

Motion pictures and	DVD-RAM	New or previously used discs
still pictures	DVD-R, DVD-R DL	New discs only
Motion pictures only	DVD-RW＊	New or previously used discs
Still pictures only	CD-RW	New or previously used discs
	CD-R	New discs only

＊The recording mode used for the DVD-RW is “video mode.”

●+RW/+R/+R DL discs or 8 cm discs cannot be used for copying.

●All content written on discs is erased before coping begins. Check whether data is needed or not before using the disc.

●When copying is finished, finalizing is initiated automatically. Finalized discs can be played back only. No further motion pictures or still pictures can then be added to these discs.

●For the following, see the operating instructions of the DVD burner:

•Recommended discs and disc handling

•Connections to DVD burners using the mini AB USB connection cable

•Operation of the DVD burner itself

Time required for copying (Reference)

(When a 4 GB motion picture has been copied to a disc using the VW-BN1 drive)

Disc type	DVD-RAM	DVD-RW	DVD-R
Copying time	Approx. 40 to 90 min.	Approx. 30 to 60 min.	Approx. 15 to 60 min.

●The time taken to copy a disc differs depending on the number of scenes recorded, the types of discs used, the number of discs needed for copying and the ambient temperature.

●Copying to DVD-R DL discs may take 1.5 to 2 times longer than for DVD-R discs.

●In order for the copied data to be verified, the copying process may take longer than the recording time. Wait until the data copied message appears.

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