Samsung DVD-VR325/XEF, DVD-VR325P manual Recording Formats, Recording Mode, Unrecordable video

❚Recording Formats

Since available functions differ depending on the disc type, select a disc that best fits your preferences. When you insert an unused disc, the following message appears.

DVD-RAM: Use after formatting the disc.

Unformatted Disc

Do you want to format this disc?

Yes No

❚Recording Mode

Select one of four recording modes by pressing the REC SPEED 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 adjust- ed 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.

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

Uninitialized Disc

Do you want to initialize this disc?

Yes No

If you want to change the mode, refer to

Formatting a Disc on page 84.

DVD-RW(VR)			Disc Manager
Disc Navigation		Disc Name	:
				√
				√
Disc				√
	Choose the recording format for DVD-RW.
				√
		DVD-VR	DVD-V	√
Programme
	Setup
MOVE		OK	RETURN	EXIT

DVD-R: Formatting DVD is unnecessary and only V mode Recording is supported.

DVD-RW(V mode)/-R

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

•Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name).

DVD-RAM/-RW(VR mode)

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

•Various editing options using a created Playlist.

	Mode	Characteristic	Recording Times
			Data Rates
	XP	Select when the	Approx. 1 hours
	(high quality mode)	video quality is
			about 8 Mbps
		important.
	SP	Select to record in	Approx. 2 hours
(standard quality mode)		standard quality.	about 4 Mbps
	LP	Select when a long	Approx. 4 hours
		recording time is
(long recording mode)			about 2 Mbps
		required.
	EP	Select when a long	Approx. 6 hours/
		recording time is	about 1.2 Mbps
	(extended mode)
		required.	Approx. 8 hours/
			about 0.8 Mbps
	AUTO	for timer recording only	Approx 60 to 480 Min
		see page 61.	Approx 0.8 to 8Mbps

❚ Unrecordable video

Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this	Recording
DVD Recorder & VCR.

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

You cannot record copy protected movie.

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