Samsung DVD-R145 instruction manual Before Recording, Recordable discs

Recording

This section explains various DVD recording methods.

Recording

Before Recording	. . .48
Recording the current TV program
you are watching	. . .50
Recording from External Equipment	. . .52
Copying from a Camcorder	. . .53
Making a One Touch Recording (OTR)	. . .54
Setting a Timer Recording	. . .55
Flexible Recording (for Timer Recording only)	. . .56
Editing the Scheduled Record List	. . .56
Deleting the Scheduled Record List	. . .57
Recording the Scheduled Record List	. . .58
Watching the Images Being Recorded (Time Slip)	. .58

Before Recording

This unit can record on various types of discs. Before recording, read the following instructions and select the disc type according to your preference.

Recordable discs

This recorder can record on the following discs.

DVD-RAM DVD-RW DVD-R DVD+RW DVD+R

•DVD±RWs and DVD-RAMs are rewritable.

•DVD±Rs are non-rewritable

Compatibility between Samsung and Other manufacturer's Recorders

Disc Types		Recording	Recording Device	Finalizing	Additional Recording
		format			in Samsung Recorder
DVD-RAM		VR Mode	Samsung	X	Recordable
			Other Company	X	Recordable
			Samsung	finalized	Not recordable
		VR Mode		not finalized	Recordable
			Other Company	finalized	Not recordable
DVD-RW				not finalized	Recordable
			Samsung	finalized	Not recordable
		V Mode		not finalized	Recordable
			Other Company	finalized	Not recordable
				not finalized	Not recordable
			Samsung	finalized	Not recordable
	DVD-R	V Mode		not finalized	Recordable
			Other Company	finalized	Not recordable
				not finalized	Not recordable
DVD+RW		-	Samsung	X	Recordable
			Other Company	X	Not recordable in some cases
			Samsung	finalized	Not recordable
	DVD+R	-		not finalized	Recordable
			Other Company	finalized	Not recordable
				not finalized	Not recordable in some cases

■Finalize

	- This closes the DVD±R/-RW and no
NOTE	additional recording can be done.

■Unfinalize

-This allows additional recording on a DVD-RW disc originally recorded on the DVD-R145.

-A DVD-RW disc that has been recorded by DAO(Disc At once) in a PC cannot be unfinalized.

-A DVD-RW disc that has been recorded in Video Mode of another manufacturer's recorder cannot be unfinalized.

-A DVD±R disc cannot be unfinalized.

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