Recording

Information on DVD recording (cont’d)

Before

Restrictions on recording

You cannot record copy-protected materials using this unit. Copy-protected materials includes DVD- Video discs and some satellite broadcasts.

If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will be paused or stop automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen.

When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input, you can display copy control information on screen.

Information on copy control

Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected information. For their recording, refer to the follow- ing.

Disc type / format

Copy-free Copy-once

Copy-

 

 

prohibited

ver.1.1, 1.2

ver.1.1, 1.2 CPRM compatible

ver.1.1, 1.2

ver.1.1, 1.2 CPRM compatible

ver.2.0

Recordable

Not Recordable

What is “CPRM”?

(Content Protection for Recordable Media) This is a format used to record copy-once pro- grams. By recording coded data on the area of DVD discs that ordinary writing software cannot write, it prevents copy-once programs from being recorded repeatedly on different media. This unit is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast pro- grams, but then you cannot make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR mode, and CPRM recordings can only be played back on players that are compatible with CPRM.

Note

•This recorder 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 dirt of condensation on the player’s lens.

•If you record on a disc using a personal comput- er, there are cases in which it may not be played back because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc even if it is recorded in a compatible format. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed informa- tion.)

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

•A DVD-RW disc formatted with this unit cannot be used on other DVD recorders.

•Since the recording is made by the variable bit rate (VBR) method, the actual remaining time for record- ing may be a little bit shorter than the remaining time displayed on the OSD depending on the pic- ture you are recording.

Making discs playable on other DVD player (Finalize)

After recording, you must finalize disc in order to play back on any other unit. (Refer to page 44.)

Playable

This Unit

DVD Player

Not Playable

After finalizing:

•Once DVD-RW/-R (Video mode) is finalized, you cannot record additional materials or edit.

•You can record additional materials on or edit the finalized DVD-RW (VR mode).

•When DVD-RW/-R (Video mode) is finalized, title menu will be created automatically.

Finalize discs recorded on this unit in order to play them back on other DVD players.

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