Sony RDR-VX560 30US, Recordable and Playable Discs

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
	mode		-RWVR	(page 48)	compatible players (finalization
					unnecessary) (page 66)
DVD-
RW	Video			Format in Video	Playable on most DVD players
					(finalization necessary)
	mode		-RWVideo	*2
				mode (page 48)	(page 66)*7
DVD+R
				Automatically	Playable on DVD+R compatible
			+R		players (finalization necessary)
				formatted
					(page 66)*7
DVD+R DL
	VR			Format in VR mode	Playable only on DVD-R VR
			-RVR	using the “Disc Setting”	mode compatible players
	mode
				display (page 64)	(finalization necessary) (page 66)
DVD-
R	Video			Automatically	Playable on most DVD players
			-RVideo	formatted in Video	(finalization necessary)
	mode
				mode	(page 66)*7

Usable disc versions (as of December 2007)

•8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs

•6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM*1)

•16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs

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

•8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs*6

Discs that cannot be recorded on

•8 cm discs

•DVD-RAMs

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

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