Getting Started

Disc Storage

Be careful not to harm the disc because the data on these discs is highly vulnerable to the environment.

Do not keep under direct sunlight.

Keep in a cool ventilated area.

Store vertically.

Keep in a clean protection jacket.

If you move your DVD recorder suddenly from a cold place to a warm place, condensation may generate on the operating parts and lens and cause abnormal disc playback. If this occurs, remove the disc and wait for one to two hours with the power on before atttempting playback.

Disc Specifications

DVD-Video

A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to

135-minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32 subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby digital surrounding, allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theatre quality images in the comfort of your own home.

When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there may be momentary distortion in the image and sound.

This is not a malfunction of the unit.

Once a DVD-R/RW recorded in Video Mode is finalised, it becomes DVD-Video.

Audio CD

An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded

Plays CD-DA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs. The unit may not be able to play some CD-R or CD- RW discs due to the condition of the recording.

CD-R/RW

MP3 CD-R/RW

Only CD-R discs with MP3 files recorded with ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back

Only MP3 files with the ".mp3", ".MP3" extension can be used.

For MP3 files recorded with a VBR(Variable Bit Rates), from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps, the sound may cut in out.

Playable bitrate range is from 56Kbps to 320Kbps.

The unit can handle a maximum of 500 files and 100 folders.

JPEG CD-R/RW

Only JPEG files with the ".jpg", ".JPG" extension can be used.

The unit can handle a maximum of 500 files and 100 folders.

Maximum size of progressive JPEG is 3M pixels.

MOTION JPEG is not supported.

Using CD-R/RW

Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R/RW disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back.

If the CD-R/RW disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience a delay in the early playback time, all recorded files may not play.

Some CD-R/RW discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-R/RW media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary depending on contents and discs.

Using MPEG4 disc

Disc : CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW/RAM

MPEG4 File with following extensions can be played. : .avi, .divx, .AVI, .DIVX

MPEG4 Codec format : DivX 3.11 DivX 4.x DivX 5.x DivX-Pro (without QPEL and GMC)

Available Audio Format : “MP3”, “MPEG”, “WMA”, “LPCM”, “AC3”

Supported subtitle file formats: .smi, .srt, .sub, .psb, .txt, .ass

DVD-R Disc Playback and Recording

Once a DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalised, it becomes DVD-Video.

You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions such as giving titles to discs and programmes and erasing programmes before finalising.

When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that area is no longer a vailable for recording, whether the recording is erased or not.

It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording finishes.

This product optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turning on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times.

Playback may be impossible in some cases due to the condition of recording.

This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and finalised with a Samsung DVD video recorder. It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recording.

DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording

Recording and playback can be performed on DVD- RW discs in both the Video and VR Modes.

Once a DVD-RW recorded in both the Video and VR Modes is finalised, you cannot perform addtional recording.

Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalised, it becomes DVD-Video.

In both modes, playback can be performed before and after finalisation, but additional recording, deleting and editing can not be performed after finalisation.

If you want to record the disc in VR Mode and then record in V Mode, be sure to execute Format.

Be careful when executing Format because all the recorded data may be lost.

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Samsung DVD-R125P, DVD-R125/XEF manual Disc Storage, Disc Specifications, Using CD-R/RW, Using MPEG4 disc

DVD-R125P, DVD-R125/XEF specifications

The Samsung DVD-R125 and DVD-R125P represent an integration of innovative technology in the realm of DVD recorders that cater to a variety of video recording and playback needs. These models showcase Samsung's commitment to delivering high-quality electronics that enhance home entertainment experiences.

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