Recording
Chapter 6
Recording
About DVD recording
This recorder can record to
If you want to edit your recordings in any significant way, VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting, copying, and changing the way the video is presented.
Video mode is less flexible when it comes to editing, but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard
DVD players (many of which won’t play VR mode discs1).
Once a disc is initialized for a particular mode, all recording on that disc will be in that mode.
DVD+RW discs can be initialized for +VR mode recording.
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•If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc, the total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase.
•Although this recorder can record PAL, SECAM, NTSC and
•Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.
•Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the recorder.
•See also Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 57 for detailed disc compatibility information.
DVD+R discs do not require initializing.
Important
•The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title:
Disc type/rec. format | Max. titles | Max. chapters | |
(per disc) | (per title) | ||
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99 | 99 | ||
Video mode |
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99 | 999*1 | ||
VR mode |
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DVD+R/+RW | 49 | 99*2 |
*1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc. *2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc.
•This recorder cannot play or record unfinalized DVD
•The maximum continuous recording time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD+R/+RW disc.
Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs
Recording to
•When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a
•Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a
•Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD+R DL disc.
•You cannot play, record additional material to, edit or finalize a
About HDD recording
Recording to the hard disk drive (HDD) is very flexible; you have the full choice of recording quality options, including manual mode, and of course you can record, erase and
The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it, even using the higher quality recording modes.
Note
1 Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode discs. Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.
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