Discs and purposes

The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category.

This will help you choose discs.

 

DVD-RW disc Video mode

DVD-RW disc VR mode

DVD-R disc Video mode

 

 

 

 

Characteristics on this

Suitable for saving data in

Suitable for saving data in

Suitable for saving data in

recorder

Video mode format to play on

VR mode format to play on

DVD-Video format to play on

 

compatible devices.

compatible devices.

compatible devices.

 

You can erase recorded

You can erase recorded

Once you execute Video

 

contents to use the disc

contents to use the disc

mode finalizing process on a

 

repeatedly.

repeatedly.

recorded disc so that it can

 

 

 

be played on other players.

 

 

 

You cannot make additions,

 

 

 

corrections and deletions of

 

 

 

contents on the disc.

 

 

 

 

For the first use

Initialize the disc.

Initialize the disc.

No preparatory steps

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

Recording a TV program

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Erasing recorded contents

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

If the disc has been executed

You can erase recorded

Deleting contents cannot

 

Video mode finalizing

contents without canceling

restore the disc space.

 

process, first cancel the

the finalizing process.

After you execute Video

 

process then delete contents.

 

mode finalizing process on a

 

 

 

recorded disc, you cannot

 

 

 

delete contents of the disc.

 

 

 

 

Recording additional content

Yes

Yes

Yes

on a recorded disc

If the disc has been executed

You can add contents without

After you execute Video

 

Video mode finalizing

canceling the finalizing

mode finalizing process on a

 

process, first cancel the

process.

recorded disc, you cannot

 

process then delete contents.

 

add contents to the disc.

 

 

 

 

Indexing recorded contents

Yes

Yes

Yes

Naming a title

Yes

Yes

Yes

Creating a thumbnail

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

After you execute Video

After you execute VR mode

After you execute Video

 

mode finalizing process on a

finalizing process on a

mode finalizing process on a

 

recorded disc, you cannot

recorded disc, you can name

recorded disc, you cannot

 

name a title or create a

a title or create a thumbnail.

name a title or create a

 

thumbnail.

 

thumbnail.

 

 

 

 

Collecting favorite scenes

No

Yes

No

(Playlist Editing)

 

 

 

Making a new title from a

No

Yes

No

Playlist containing favorite

 

 

 

scenes

 

 

 

(Copy within the same disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing contents recorded on

Execute Video mode

Execute VR mode finalizing

Execute Video mode

this recorder, on other

finalizing process on this

process on this recorder. This

finalizing process on this

devices

recorder. This process makes

process makes the disc

recorder. This process makes

 

the disc playable on other

playable on other compatible

the disc playable on other

 

compatible devices.

devices.

compatible devices.

 

(Some models excepted.)

(Some models excepted.)

(Some models excepted.)

 

 

 

 

When a message appears

Initialize the disc.

Initialize the disc.

and the loaded disc cannot

 

 

 

be used:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Toshiba D-RW2SU/D-RW2SC manual Discs and purposes