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12 cm/8 cm discs

				DVD-RW
	DVD+RW						DVD+R		DVD-R
Operation			VR mode		Video mode
	12 cm	8 cm	12 cm	8 cm	12 cm	8 cm	12 cm	8 cm	12 cm	8 cm
Playback	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes
Recording	Yes	—	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	—	Yes	No

Playable discs

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TypeDisc Logo in thisCharacteristics manual

DVD VIDEO	DVD	Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
		rented
VIDEO CD	VCD	VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD/
		Super VIDEO CD format (with PBC function)
CD	CD	Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
		format that can be purchased
DATA CD		CD-Rs/CD-RWs created on a PC or similar
	DATA CD	device in music format, or MP3 or JPEG format
		that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/Level 2

*A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs, defined by ISO (International Standard Organization).

Discs that cannot be played

•CD-Rs/CD-RWs, other than those recorded in music CD format, MP3 or JPEG format, or Video CD format

•Data part of CD-Extras

•DVD-ROMs

•DVD Audio discs

•DVD-RAMs

•HD layer on Super Audio CDs

•DVD VIDEOs with a different region code (see page 13)

•A disc recorded in a color system other than NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM

zHint

This DVD recorder can play 8 cm CDs and 8 cm DVDs as well.

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