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Notes on using discs

Use round discs only. Do not use odd-shaped discs (stars, hearts, card shape, etc.) as it may
damage this unit.
The quality of commercially-made recordable discs can vary. Sub-standard di scs may not
record normally.
Some recorded discs cannot be played on playback devices due to th e recording quality or
physical condition of the disc, or the chara cteristics of the playback device and playback
software. The disc will not play if it has not been correctly fina lized.
This unit supports the following types of “Memory Stick.” However, proper opera tion is not
guaranteed for all “Memory Stick” products.
CD-R Up to 48× media
CD-RW Up to 24× media
*1BDXL disc is not supported.
*2BD-R LTH disc is supported.
*3Only use when connecting to the DV IN or VIDEO IN connector.
*4Both CPRM and non-CPRM discs are supported.
*5Non-cartridge disc only.
Disc type Usable discs Supported versions
Recording PC mode
“Memory Stick”
“Memory Stick” type Read
“Memory Stick Duo” a
“Memory Stick Duo”
(“MagicGate”/High-speed data transfer compatible) a*1
“MagicGate Memory Stick Duo” a*1
“Memory Stick PRO Duo” a*1*2
“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” a*1*2*3
*1Reading of data that requires “MagicGate” functions cannot be performed with this unit.
*2Operation is supported up to 32 Gbytes.
*38-bit parallel data transfer is not supported.