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Recording / Dubbing
Note
• This recorder cannot record on CD-RW or CD-R
discs.
• DVD-RW/R discs 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 computer,
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 information.)
• Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit cannot
record additionally using other DVD recorders.
• Since the recording is made by the variable bit rate
(VBR) method,the actual remaining time for
recording may be a little bit shorter than the
remaining time displayed on the OSD,depending on
the picture you are recording.
• Playlist will be created automatically when recording
to VR mode DVD-RW disc and HDD.
About DVD+RW/R discs
•You cannot use DVD+RW/R disc for recording.
•Only the finalized Video mode DVD+RW/R discs can
be played back on this unit.
•If you insert a blank DVD+RW/R disc,an error
message will appear.
•The performance of DVD+RW/R discs on this unit is
not guaranteed.
Information on Supported Media (Cont’d)
Rec Mode
You can select a Rec Mode among 6 options,and the
recording time and the picture/audio quality of recorded
material depends on the Rec Mode you select.
To select the Rec Mode you prefer,press REC MODE.
The information of the selected media (internal HDD or
DVD) will be displayed.
Press REC MODErepeatedly to change the Rec Mode.
The speed will be changed each time you press it with the
following order:
The information will disappear in a few seconds,or press
DISPLAYto exit.
* The recording time is an estimate and actual recording
time may differ.
* Audio and video quality decreases as the recording time
becomes longer.
* Each time you press REC MODE,remaining recording
time is displayed.
XP SP LP
EPSLPSEP
HDD CH7
XP 17:32
(poor)
(good)
Rec
Mode
XP
SP
LP
EP
SLP
SEP
Recording
time
18 min
36 min
72 min
108min
144min
180min
Video / Sound
Quality
Disc Size
8 cm Disc
XP
SP
LP
EP
SLP
SEP
XP
SP
LP
EP
SLP
SEP
60 min
120min
240min
360min
480min
600min
34 H
68 H
136H
204H
272H
340H
12 cm Disc
HDD
(Internal)
(poor)
(poor)
(good)
(good)
Indicates the remaining time of the disc when
recorded with the selected Rec Mode.
Restrictions on recording
You cannot record copy protected discs or tapes using this
unit.Copy protected material includes DVD-Video and
some satellite broadcasts.
If copy protected material is encountered during a record-
ing,recording will be paused or stop automatically and an
error message will be displayed on-screen.
Copy-once programs can only be recorded on the HDD or
on a CPRM compatible VR mode DVD-RW disc (see below).
Maximum Recordable numbers of title /
chapters
HDD:
300 titles per each Playlist and Original List
999 chapters per title
VR mode DVD:
99 titles per each Playlist and Original List
999 chapters per each Playlist and
Original List
Video mode DVD:
99 titles per disc
99 chapters per title
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