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INFORMATION ON DVD RECORDING
Logos
Attributes
8cm/12cm, single-sided,
single layer disc
Approx. max. recording time
(SLP mode):
360 minutes (4.7GB) (for 12cm)
108 minutes (1.4GB) (for 8cm)
DVD+RW DVD+R
DVD-RW
DVD-R
his unit can record to DVD+RW
DVD+R
DVD-RW and
V
-
VD+R/DVD-R can onl
be recorded to once. DVD+RW
VD-RW can
e recor
e
to an
erase
man
times
DVD-RW/-R wi
e recor
e
in t
e DVD+VR mo
e
automatica
in t
is unit
You can select a recordin
mode amon
6 options, and
t
e recor
ing time wi
epen
on t
e recor
ing mo
e
ou select as follows
Recording
mode
Recording
time
Video/sound
quality
Disc size
8cm Disc
60 min
120 min
150 min
180 min
240 min
360 min
12cm Disc
(poor)
(poor)
(good)
(good)
HQ
(1Hr)
SP (2Hr)
SPP
(2.5Hr)
LP (3Hr)
EP (4Hr)
SLP (6Hr)
18 min
36 min
45 min
54 min
72 min
108 min
HQ
(1Hr)
SP (2Hr)
SPP
(2.5Hr)
LP (3Hr)
EP (4Hr)
SLP (6Hr)
• T
e recor
ing time is on
y an estimate. T
e actua
recording time may di
er
• The audio and video qualit
gets poorer as the recording
time becomes lon
er
• E
im
REC MODE
is presse
, recor
in
mo
e an
its allowed recording time will be displa
ed
Followin
discs are recommended for
ood recordin
ualit
and are proven to be compatible with this unit.
However, dependin
on the media condition the unit
ma
not read the disc properl
Ver
atim DVD+R 8x, DVD+RW 4x,
V
-
8x,
V
-
W 2
JV
DVD-RW 4x
Maxe
DVD+R 4x/8x/16x, DVD-R 8x/16x
S
NY DVD+R 4x
8x
16x, DVD+RW 4x
TDK DVD+R 4x
8x
16
Per
ormance o
an
other discs are not guaranteed
You can pla
back DVD+RW on most DVD pla
ers
without finalizing. However, if
ou have added or
eleted chapters, or made chapters hidden,
ou
must perform “Make Edits Compatible” before bein
able to see those effects on other units.
Refer to
page 71 for more details.) To pla
back discs other
han DVD+RW on other DVD pla
ers,
ou will need
fin
lize
• Thi
nit c
nn
t rec
r
t
D-RW
r
D-R
• All high de
inition pictures will be down converted to
he standard definition pictures when the
are
r
r
n
i
ni
• DVD+RW/+R, DVD-RW/-R an
CD-RW/-R recor
e
on
persona
computer or a DVD or CD recor
er may
not be pla
ed back i
the disc is damaged or dirt
or
there is condensation on the player’s lens
• If
ou record a disc using a personal computer, even
f it is recorded in a compatible format it ma
not be
pla
ed back because of the settings of the
lication software used to create the disc. (Chec
ith the software
ublisher for more detailed
nformation.
• Since the recording is made b
the VBR (variable bit
rate) method, depending on the picture
ou are
recordin
, the actual remainin
time for recordin
ma
be a little shorter than the remaining time
isp
a
e
on t
e TV screen
• You cannot recor
copy-protecte
program using
is unit. (Copy-protecte
signa
is inc
u
e
in DVD
vi
eo or some sate
ite
roa
casts.
• You cannot record “cop
-once onl
” program on
VD
ec
r
e Di
c
Be
ore
ou make a recording, read the
ollowing in
ormation
Recor
in
Mo
e
DVD-RW r
r
in
m
r
n +VR i
n
recor
a
e on t
is unit un
ess you erase a
contents in
he disc (re
er to page 70)
DVD-R recor
e
in t
e mo
e ot
er t
an +VR is not
recor
a
e on t
is unit
nrec
r
e Di
c
