Toshiba D-VR3SU owner manual Disc Specifications, Protection, DVD-RW VR mode, DVD-RW Video mode

Disc Specifications

DVD-Video

Started	• A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-
	minutes of images, 8-language audio and 32 subtitle
	languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture com-
ettingG	pression and Dolby 3D surround, allowing you to
	• When switching from the first layer to the second
	enjoy vivid and clear theater quality images in the

comfort of your own home.

layer of a double-layered DVD Video disc, there may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.

• Once a DVD-R/RW recorded in Video Mode is final- ized, it becomes DVD-Video.

Audio CD

•An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.

•Plays CD-DA format audio CD-R and CD-RW discs. This unit may not be able to play some CD-R or CD- RW discs due to the condition of the recording.

CD-R/RW

MP3 CD-R/RW

•Only CD-R discs with MP3 files recorded with ISO9660 or JOLIET format can be played back.

•Only MP3 files with the "mp3" or "MP3" extension can be used.

•For MP3 files recorded with a VBR(Variable Bit Rates), from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps, the sound may cut in out.

•Playable bitrate range is from 56Kbps to 320Kbps.

•The unit can handle a maximum of 1000 including both files and folders.

JPEG CD-R/RW

•Only JPEG files with the ".jpg"or ".JPG" extension can be used.

•The unit can handle a maximum of 1000 including both files and folders.

•Maximum size of progressive JPEG is 3M pixels.

•MOTION JPEG is not supported.

Using CD-R/RW

•Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-R/RW disc.

If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or above disc, as the disc may not play back.

•If the CD-R/RW disc was not recorded as a closed ses- sion, you may experience a delay in the early play- back time, and all recorded files may not play.

•Some CD-R/RW discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was used to burn them.

For contents recorded on CD-R/RW media from CDs for your personal use, playability may vary depending on contents and discs.

DVD-R Disc Playback and Recording

•Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is final- ized, it becomes DVD-Video.

•You can record onto the available space on the disc and perform editing functions such as giving titles to discs and programs and erasing programs before final- izing.

•When programming is erased from a DVD-R, that space does not become available. Once an area on a DVD-R is recorded on, that area is no longer available for recording, whether the recording is erased or not.

•It takes about 30 seconds for the unit to complete recording management information after recording fin- ishes.

•This product optimizes the DVD-R for each recording. Optimizing is carried out when you start recording after inserting the disc or turn on the unit. Recording onto the disc may become impossible if optimizing is carried out too many times.

•Playback may be impossible in some cases due to the condition of recording.

•It may not be able to play some DVD-R discs depend- ing on the disc and the condition of the recording.

DVD-RW Disc Playback and Recording

•Recording and playback can be performed on DVD- RW discs in both Video and VR Modes.

•Once a DVD-RW recorded in VR Mode is finalized, you cannot perform additional recording.

•Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.

•In both modes, playback can be performde before and after finalization, but additional recording, deleting and editing can not be performed after finalization.

•If you want to record the disc in VR Mode and then record in VR Mode, be sure to execute format. Be care- ful when executing Format because all the recorded data will be lost.

•A DVD-RW blank disc is initialized to VR Mode when first initialized.

•DVD-RW (VR mode)

-This is a format that is used for recording data on a DVD-RAM or DVD-RW disc. You can repeat recording, editing, deleting, partial deletion, creation of playlist, and etc.

-A disc that is recorded in this mode may not be played by existing DVD players.

•DVD-RW (Video mode)

-This is a format that is used for recording data on a DVD-RW or DVD-R disc. The disc can be played by an existing compatible DVD player once it has been final- ized.

-If a disc that has been recorded in Video mode by a dif- ferent manufacturer's recorder and other Toshiba model but has not been finalized it cannot be played or addi- tionally be recorded by this recorder.

DVD-RAM Disc Playback and Recording

•DVD-RAM discs come with or without a cartridge. For this product, we recommend DVD-RAM discs that come with cartridges.

•Some cartridges are able to eject the disc inside. Even if you are able to eject the disc, always use the disc with the cartridge to ensure correct operation.

•DVD-RAM discs have a Write Protect tab in order to avoid accidental erasure of recorded data. With the Write Protect tab set to PROTECT, you can play the disc, but recording or erasing will not work. Set the Write Protect tab to UNPROTECT to format the disc or erase data.

•Ensure that the recording mode is set to VR mode. Otherwise, this product will not be able to play the recording.

•You cannot play a DVD-RAM in most DVD players due to compatibility issues.

•Only DVD-RAM standard Version 2.1 discs can be played in this unit.

•DVD-RAM recorded on this unit may not work with other DVD Players. To determine compatibility with these DVD-RAM discs, refer to the user’s manual for the player.

•This unit is compatible with both non-cartridge and car- tridge DVD-RAM, but the write-protect tabs on cartridge- type discs give better protection to your recordings.

COPY PROTECTION

•Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect your DVD Recorder-VCR directly to your TV, not to a VCR.

Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy-protected DVD discs.

•This product incorporates copyright protection tech- nology that is protected by methods claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Protection

This DVD Recorder-VCR can allow you to protect the con- tents of your discs, as described below.

•Cartridge-protected: With the write-protect tab set in the protect position,

the contents of the disc cannot be recorded, edited, or erased.

•Program-protected: See page 78 “Locking the title List”

•Disc-protected: See page 89 “Disc Protection”

❋DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs that are incom- patible with the DVD-VIDEO format can not be played with this product.

❋For more information on recording a DVD, consult your DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R manufacturer.

❋If poor quality DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R discs are used, your recordings may fail.

Do not use the following discs!

•LD, CD-G, CD-I, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, VCD, DVD+R and DVD+RW discs should not be used in this product.

[Note]

Disc types that can be played : CD/CD-R/ CD-RW/MP3/JPEG/DVD-Video/DVD-RAM/ DVD- RW/DVD-R. However, if your DVD-RW/-R disc was recorded with another device, it may be played only if it was recorded and finalized in video mode.

•Some commercial discs and DVD discs purchased out- side your region may not be playable with this prod- uct. When these discs are played, either “No disc.” or “Please check the regional code.” will be displayed.

•If your DVD-RW disc is an illegal copy or is not in DVD video format, it may also not be playable.

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