Pioneer DVR-RT501-S operating instructions Recording format, VR mode, Video mode

01Before using your unit

Discs on which video can be re- corded

To record video with this unit, use the discs below:

Media type Logo mark

DVD-RW Ver.1.0 Ver.1.1 Ver.1.2

Ver.1.1CPRM support

Ver.1.2CPRM support

DVD-R Ver.2.0 and Ver. 2.0/4x/8x

DVD-RW

¥The disc can be erased and used again about 1,000 times.

¥Only the VR mode can be used for Ver.1.0 discs.

¥With Ver.1.1/1.2 discs, you can record by select- ing the VR mode or Video mode.

¥When you record in the VR mode, you can repeat- edly record and erase. By erasing unnecessary titles, you effectively increase remaining time.

¥When you record in the Video mode, you can record until the disc becomes full.

¥When you use the Video mode, you can newly record on the disc by formatting the disc. How- ever, if the disc is formatted, all the recorded contents will be erased.

DVD-R

¥You can record on the disc only in the Video mode.

¥You can record until the disc becomes full.

¥Finalising the discs allows playback on other DVD players. However, the finalised discs can no longer be recorded.

¥Discs can be recorded to repeatedly until they are finalised.

NOTES:

¥There are some players that cannot playback discs that were recorded with this unit. We cannot guarantee the playback with other units.

¥This unit cannot record on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs that are 8 cm in diameter.

¥This unit cannot record on CD-R or CD-RW.

¥This unit may not be able to record to or playback from discs that have been recorded on other units due to the recording conditions, surface dirt or scratches.

¥Other units may not be able to record to or playback from discs that have been recorded on the unit due to the recording conditions, surface dirt or scratches.

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Recording format

This unit has two modes for formatting discs for recording: VR mode and Video mode.

When a blank, new disc is loaded into this unit, the automatic format function starts to format the disc. (For the disc format setting in this step, see page 23.)

VR mode

¥This mode can be used for DVD-RW.

¥In this mode, the discs can be recorded and edited repeatedly.

¥The disc recorded in this mode can be played back with other DVD-RW-compatible players.

¥When a Ver.1.1 CPRM or Ver.1.2 CPRM disc is used, you can record a ÒCopy OnceÓ program (see page 51).

Video mode

¥This mode can be used for DVD-R and DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2).

¥When you finalise the disc after recording, the disc recorded with this unit can be played back with other DVD players.

¥Recording, editing or playback of an unfinalised disc can be done only with this unit. However, there are some limitation to editing operations.

¥In this mode, you cannot record a ÒCopy OnceÓ program (see page 51).

¥When you record a TV program of a bilingual broadcast, only one of the audio modes can be recorded. You have to select it.

Format modes that can be used with each disc

The usable format depends on the media type as shown in the below table.

Media type	Format	Available functions
DVD-RW	VR mode	Playback, recording and
(Ver.1.0)		editing (Original/playlist)
DVD-RW	VR mode	Playback, recording and
(Ver.1.1 and		editing (Original/playlist)
Ver.1.2)
	Video	Playback and recording
	mode	Editing (with limitation)
DVD-R	Video	Playback and recording
(Ver.2.0 and	mode	Editing (with limitation)
Ver. 2.0/4x/8x)

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