Sharp DV-RW370X Information on DVD recording cont’d, Information on copy control, Usable discs

Recording

Information on DVD recording (cont’d)

Before

Information on copy control

Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected information. If you wish to record them, refer to the following.

Disc type / format	Copy-free Copy-once	Copy-
		prohibited

ver.1.1, 1.2

ver.1.1/ x2 CPRM compatible ver.1.2/ x4 CPRM compatible

ver.1.1, 1.2

ver.1.1/ x2 CPRM compatible ver.1.2/ x4 CPRM compatible

ver.2.0

ver.2.0/ x4 ver.2.0/ x8

Recordable

Not Recordable

Note

•This unit cannot record on CD-RW or CD-R discs.

•DVD-RW/-R and CD-RW/-R discs recorded on a personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not be played back if the disc is damaged or dirty or if there is condensation on the player’s lens.

•If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, it may not be played back because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.)

•Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit cannot record additional information using other DVD recorders.

•It is not possible to use a DVD-RW disc formatted with this unit on other DVD recorder unless the content of the disc was also recorded with this unit.

•Since recording is performed using the Variable Bit Rate (VBR) method, the actual remaining time for recording may be a little shorter than the remaining time displayed on the OSD, depending on the picture you are recording.

Making discs playable in other DVD players (Finalise)

After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it back in other players. (See page 40.)

You cannot finalise discs in other DVD recorders.

After finalising

•After DVD-R discs are finalised:

-A Title menu is created automatically.

-Undo finalising is not possible.

-Additional recording or editing is not possible.

•After DVD-RW (Video mode) discs are finalised:

-A Title menu is created automatically.

-Undo finalising is possible. (See page 41.)

-Additional recording or editing is possible if you undo finalise. (See page 41.)

•After DVD-RW (VR mode) discs are finalised:

-A Title menu is not created.

-Undo finalising is possible. (See page 41.)

-Additional recording or editing is possible even without undo finalising.

Usable discs

: Most suitable,	: Can be used,
: Some functions are limited, __ : Cannot be used.
Applications	DVD-RW		DVD-R
	VR	VIDEO
Record TV programmes
Reuse by deleting the current			__
contents
Edit the contents
Edit / Record from external
equipment
Copy discs for distribution		*
Playback on other DVD		*
equipment
Features
Rewritable	Yes	Yes	No

Can create chapters at fixed	Yes	Yes	Yes
intervals (Automatically)
Can create chapters	Yes	No	No
wherever you like (Manually)
Can record 16:9 size pictures	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can record Copy-Once	Yes	No	No
programmes
Can perform basic editing	Yes	Yes	Yes
functions
Can perform advanced	Yes	No	No
editing functions (Playlist edit)

*You can only play back DVD-RW disc recorded in VR mode on VR-compatible discs.

Note

•For details of the above functions and restrictions, see the further explanations in this Operation Manual.

Changing the you start Connections Getting started Recording Disc Playback Editing Setup menu VCR functions Others

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