Panasonic SDR-SW20PC 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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