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On DVD-R Discs

Standards

DVD-R for General Ver. 2.0 discs can be used for recording and playback.

Discs compatible with the following recording mode speed can also be used:

Ver. 2.0/2x Ver. 2.0/4x Ver. 2.0/8x Ver. 2.0/16x

Select discs labelled “for video”, “for recording”, “120 min.” etc.

Recording conditions

Images for which copying is prohibited or restricted (copy once or copy prohibited) cannot be recorded.

We strongly recommend using any DVD-R 2x or 8x to assure good recording quality.

Discs that have been tested and are proven to be compatible with this unit:

VERBATIM DVD-R 8x

MAXELL DVD-R

On DVD-RW Discs

Standards

Discs labelled DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 or 1.2 can be used.

Discs compatible with the following recording mode speeds can also be used:

Ver. 1.1/2x Ver. 1.2/4x

Select discs labelled “for video”, “for recording”, “120 min.” etc.

Recording conditions

Images for which copying is prohibited (copy prohibited) cannot be recorded. If the disc is labelled as CPRM compatible, images for which copying is restricted (copy once) can be recorded in VR mode.

We strongly recommend using any DVD-RW 4x disc to assure good recording quality.

Discs that have been tested and are proven to be compatible with this unit:

TDK DVD-RW 2x

JVC DVD-RW 4x

On DVD+R / DVD+RW Discs

DVD+R 1x-16x and DVD+RW 1x-4x discs can be used in this unit.

We strongly recommend for good recording quality: TDK DVD+R 4x/8x/16x, SONY DVD+R 4x/8x/16x, MAXELL DVD+R 4x/8x/16x, SONY DVD+RW 4x

Discs that have been tested and are proven to be compatible with this unit:

VERBATIM DVD+R 8x VERBATIM DVD+RW 4x

Although DVD+RW / R discs are playable on other units without finalisation in most cases, it is recommended to finalise in order to stabilise the performance.

Marks on DVD Video Discs

The following are examples of marks and the meanings.

 

 

Mark

Meanings

2

 

 

 

 

Number of audio streams recorded in

 

 

 

 

the disc. (2 streams such as English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Japanese in this example.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Number of subtitle languages

 

 

 

 

recorded in the disc. (2 subtitle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

languages are recorded in this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

example.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of camera angles recorded in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the disc. (3 camera angles are

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

recorded in this example.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 : 3

 

 

Pictures are recorded in the standard

 

 

picture shape (4:3 aspect ratio).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are recorded in the letter box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture shape (4:3 aspect ratio with

 

 

L B

 

 

horizontal black bars in the top and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom of pictures).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are recorded in the 16:9 wide

 

1 6 : 9

L B

 

picture shape.

 

 

TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio will display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

them in the letter box style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are recorded in the 16:9 wide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture shape.

 

1 6 : 9

P S

 

TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio will display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

them in the pan scan style (one or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both sides of pictures are cut).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual picture shape may vary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

depending on the aspect ratio or mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selection of the TV.

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Introduction Connections Basic Setup Recording Playback

Editing Function Setup VCR Functions Others

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Toshiba RD-XV47KE manual On DVD-R Discs, On DVD-RW Discs, On DVD+R / DVD+RW Discs, Marks on DVD Video Discs