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Recording
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
Recordable
Not Recordable
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
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
intervals (Automatically) Yes Yes Yes
Can create chapters
wherever you like (Manually) Yes No No
Can record 16:9 size pictures Yes Yes Yes
Can record Copy-Once
programmes Yes No No
Can perform basic editing
functions Yes Yes Yes
Can perform advanced
editing functions (Playlist edit) Yes No No
* 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.
Information on DVD recording (cont’d)