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• The HDD is very delicate. If used
improperly or in an unsuitable
environment, it is possible that the HDD
will fail after a few years of use. Signs of
problems include playback unexpectedly
freezing and noticeable block noise
(mosaic) in the picture. However,
sometimes there will be no warning
signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no
playback of recorded material will be
possible. In this case it will be necessary
to replace the HDD unit.
Using the external HDD
For copyright protection purposes, the
external HDD cannot be used with any DVD
recorder other than the one that was used to
initialize it. If the HDD is connected to
another DVD recorder (even of the same
type), it will need to be re-initialized before
use.
If your DVD recorder develops a fault and
requires repair, the external HDD may need
to be re-initialized after reconnecting it.
All recorded data (including protected titles)
on the external HDD is erased if it is re-
initialized.
Do not disconnect from the recorder, or
unplug the power cord when the external
HDD is in use.
Optimizing HDD performance
As you record and edit material on the HDD,
the data on the disk becomes fragmented,
eventually affecting the recorder’s
performance. Before this happens, the
recorder will warn you that it is time to
optimize the HDD (which you can do from
the Disc Setup menu; see
Optimize HDD
on
page 132).
Symbols used in this manual
The following icons are provided to help you
quickly identify which instructions you need
for which kind of disc.
HDD
Any type of DVD disc
(recordable or playback
only), finalized or not.
Commercially produced
DVD, finalized Video mode
DVD-R/-RW.
Video mode DVD-R/-RW
(unfinalized)
VR mode DVD-R/-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM
Audio CD
Video CD
Super VCD
WMA or MP3 files
DivX files
All of the above
HDD
DVD
DVD-Video
DVD (Video)
DVD (VR)
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM
CD
Video CD
Super VCD
WMA/MP3
DivX
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