Samsung DVD-HR720 instruction manual Recording Formats, Recording Mode, Unrecordable video

Recording Formats

When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears. Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your preferences. DVD-RAM: Use after formatting the disc.

Unformatted Disc

Do you want to format this disc?

Yes No

DVD-RW: When an unused DVD-RW disc is first inserted, the message “Uninitialized Disc Do you want to initialize this disc?” will be displayed. If you select Yes , the disc will be formatted in VR mode.

If you want to change the mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on page 115.

Recording Mode

Select one of four recording modes by pressing the

REC MODE button repeatedly while the unit is in Stop mode for the desired recording time and picture quality. In general, picture quality improves as the recording time decreases.

Recording Mode		Recording Times
		HDD (120GB)	DVD-RAM/-RW/-R
	XP	Approx. 29 hours	Approx. 1 hour
(high quality mode)			about 8.5 Mbps
	SP	Approx. 55 hours	Approx. 2 hours
(standard quality mode)			about 4.5 Mbps
	LP	Approx. 106 hours	Approx. 4 hours
(long recording mode)			about 2 Mbps
		Approx. 157 hours	Approx. 6 hours/
	EP		about 1.6 Mbps
(extended mode)		Approx. 208 hours	Approx. 8 hours/
			about 1.2 Mbps
	■ Recording time may vary according to
	specific conditions.
NOTE

Uninitialized Disc

Do you want to initialize this disc?

Yes No

DVD-R: Formatting DVD is unnecessary and only Video Mode Recording is supported.

Unrecordable video

Video with copy protection cannot be recorded on this

HDD & DVD RECORDER.

When the HDD & DVD RECORDER receives a copy- guard signal while recording, recording stops and the following message appears on the screen.

Recording

DVD-RW(V mode)/-R

•Chapters will be created automatically when you finalize recording on DVD-RW/-R discs in Video mode.

The chapter’s length (interval between chapters) varies according to the recording mode.

•Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)

DVD-RAM/-RW(VR mode)

•This mode allows multiple editing functions (such as deletion of the whole title, partial deletion of a title, etc.)

•Various editing options using a created Playlist.

You cannot record copy protected movie.

Concerning Copy Control Signals

TV broadcasts that contain copy control signals may have one of the following three signal types, Copy-Free, Copy- Once and Copy-Never. If you want to record a copy-once type program, use DVD-RW with CPRM in VR Mode and DVD-RAM.

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