Toshiba RD-XS24SB VR mode and Video mode, Introduction Recording format and disc selection

Introduction

Recording format and disc selection (Continued)

VR mode and Video mode

Available operations differ depending on the recording format of discs. Refer to the list below to select a disc and the recording format.

	VR mode (DVD Video recording)	Video mode
Compatible disc	• HDD (Hard Disc)	• DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2) (Video mode
	• DVD-RAM (Ver.2.0/2.1/2.2)	initialized*1)
	Erasing and repeat recording is	Erasing and repeat recording is
	possible.	possible.
	• DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2) (VR mode initialized*1)	• DVD-R (Ver.2.0)
	Erasing and repeat recording is	Once you record contents, you
	possible.	cannot erase them to record others
		again. (When you copy contents
	• DVD-R (Ver.2.0) VR mode initialized*2	from the HDD to a DVD-R (Video
	Once you record contents, you	mode), be sure to record the
	cannot erase them to record others	contents with “DVD compatible
	again. (Deleting a title or chapter is	mode” set to “On”. Otherwise,
	possible by the editing function,	there may be some errors in
	however the disc space cannot be	dubbing, such as mixing both
	restored.)	sounds of bilingual contents.)
Recorded sound	Both channels of bilingual contents can be	Only one channel of bilingual contents can
(“DVD compatible	recorded.	be recorded.
mode”*2 selection)	There are 3 selections to record sound.	Due to DVD-Video format restriction, only one
	• “DVD compatible mode” - “Off”	channel of bilingual contents can be recorded.
	Both channels of bilingual broadcast are	There are 2 selections to record sound.
	recorded. You can switch the recorded sound	• “DVD compatible mode” -“On(Mode l)”
	when playing.	Only the main sound is recoded.
	• “DVD compatible mode” -“On(Mode l)”	• “DVD compatible mode” -“On(Mode ll)”
	Only the main sound is recoded.	Only the sub sound is recoded.
	• “DVD compatible mode” -“On(Mode ll)”	* “Off” is regarded as “On(Mode l)” to record.
	Only the sub sound is recoded.
Edit function	Editing functions (deleting titles or chapters,	Editing functions are not available.
	dividing into chapers, making a Playlist, etc.)	(Only dividing into chapters while recording is
	are available.	possible.)
Copy once contents	Contents permitted to be recorded only once	Contents permitted to be recorded only once
	(copy once contents can be recorded.	(copy once contents can not be recorded.
	(CPRM compatible disc only)
Compatibility with	Recorded discs can be played only on DVD	Recoded discs can be played only on DVD
	players compatible with VR mode of each disc.	players compatible with Video mode.
other players
	Disc which contains copy once contents can be	Finalizing a recorded disc on this recorder
	played only on DVD players compatible with	make it playable on other DVD players.
	CPRM.	(Some players may not be compatible.)

*1 Before using a new DVD-RW, select the appropriate recording mode to initialize the disc. For initializing, see page 26.

*2 If you use a DVD-R in VR mode, first initialize it in VR mode. Once you initialize a DVD-R, you cannot initialize it

again. A DVD-R initialized in VR mode has some restrictions in editing feature. For details, see page 110.

*3 For “DVD compatible mode”* selection, see page 28.

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