Discs and purposes

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

This will help you choose discs.

 

DVD-RAM disc

DVD-RW disc

DVD-R disc

 

 

 

 

Characteristics on this

Suitable for repeat use of the

Suitable for saving data in

Suitable for saving data in

recorder

disc, and data storage for

DVD-Video format to play on

DVD-Video format to play on

 

video library. Copy once

compatible devices.

compatible devices.

 

contents can be recorded

 

 

 

using a compatible disc.

You can erase recorded

Once you execute DVD-

 

 

contents to use the disc

Video finalizing process on a

 

 

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

No preparatory steps

Initialize the disc.

No preparatory steps

 

required, however initializing

 

required.

 

is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording a TV program

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Erasing recorded contents

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

If the disc has been executed

Deleting contents cannot

 

 

DVD-Video finalizing

restore the disc space.

 

 

process, first cancel the

After you execute DVD-Video

 

 

process then delete contents.

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

After you execute DVD-Video

 

 

DVD-Video finalizing

finalizing process on a

 

 

process, first cancel the

recorded disc, you cannot

 

 

process then delete contents.

add contents to the disc.

 

 

 

 

Indexing recorded contents

Yes

Yes

Yes

Naming a title

Creating a thumbnail

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

After you execute DVD-Video

After you execute DVD-Video

 

 

finalizing process on a recorded

finalizing process on a recorded

 

 

disc, you cannot name a title or

disc, you cannot name a title or

 

 

create a thumbnail.

create a thumbnail.

 

 

 

 

Collecting favorite scenes

Yes

No

No

(Playlist Editing)

Yes

No

No

Making a new title from a Playlist

containing favorite scenes

 

 

 

(Copy within the same disc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing contents recorded on

Contents can be played on

Execute DVD-Video

Execute DVD-Video

this recorder, on other devices

any devices compatible with

finalizing process on this

finalizing process on this

 

DVD-RAM discs. Follow the

recorder. This process

recorder. This process

 

instruction of the device to

makes the disc playable on

makes the disc playable on

 

play.

other compatible devices.

other compatible devices.

 

 

(Some models excepted.)

(Some models excepted.)

 

 

 

 

When a message appears and

Initialize the disc.

Initialize the disc.

the loaded disc cannot be

If it is still unusable, try to

 

 

used:

execute DVD-RAM physical

 

 

 

Format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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