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Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and Playable Discs

Disc Type		Disc	Icon used	Formatting	Compatibility with other
			in this
		Logo		(new discs)	DVD players (finalizing)
			manual
DVD+RW				Automatically	Playable on DVD+RW
			+RW		compatible players
				formatted
					(automatically finalized)
	VR			Format in VR mode*2	Playable only on VR mode
			-RWVR		compatible players (finalization
	mode			(page 49)
					unnecessary) (page 91)
DVD-
RW	Video			Format in Video	Playable on most DVD players
					(finalization necessary)
	mode		-RWVideo	mode*2 (page 49)
					(page 91)

DVD+R

Automatically

Playable on DVD+R compatible

+Rplayers (finalization necessary) formatted

(page 91)

DVD+R DL

	VR		Format in VR mode	Playable only on DVD-R VR
		-RVR	using the “Disc Setting”	mode compatible players
	mode
DVD-			display (page 49)	(finalization necessary) (page 91)
R
	Video		Automatically	Playable on most DVD players
		-RVideo	formatted in Video	(finalization necessary)
	mode
DVD-			mode	(page 91)
R DL

Usable disc versions (as of February 2006)

•4×-speed or slower DVD+RWs

•2×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.1 with CPRM*1)

•4×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.2, Ver.1.2 with CPRM)

•16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs

•16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.0 with CPRM, Ver.2.1, Ver.2.1 with CPRM)

•2.4×-speed DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs*6

•4×-speed or slower DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) discs

“DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,” and “DVD-R” logos are trademarks.

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