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-RW: When 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 92.

Uninitialized Disc

Do you want to initialize this disc?

Yes No

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

DVD-RW(V mode)/-R

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

Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)

DVD-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.

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. In Auto mode, the most suitable record mode is adjusted automatically, according to remaining time on the disc and length of the timer recording. This function is selected only one mode in XP, SP, LP and EP modes and you can use this mode for timer recording.

 

 

 

Mode

Characteristic

 

Recording Times

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XP

Select when the

 

Approx. 1 hour

 

 

 

 

video quality is

 

 

 

(high quality mode)

 

about 8 Mbps

 

 

important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

Select to record in

 

Appprox. 2 hours

 

 

(standard quality mode)

standard quality.

 

about 4 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

LP

Select when a

 

Approx. 4 hours

 

 

 

(long recording

recording time is

 

about 2 Mbps

 

 

 

 

mode)

required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

Select when a longer

 

Approx. 6 hours/

 

 

 

 

 

about 1.2 Mbps

 

 

 

 

recording time is

 

 

 

 

(extended mode)

 

Approx. 8 hours/

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

about 0.8 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

for timer recording only

 

Approx. 60 to 480 Min

 

 

 

 

see page 74.

 

Approx. 0.8 to 8 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording time may vary according to

 

 

 

 

specific conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecordable pictures

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video with copy protection cannot be recorded on this

 

 

DVD RECORDER.

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

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 programme, use DVD-RW with CPRM in VR Mode.

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