Owner's Manual

6
DVD
&
HDD
Recorder Overview
(Continued)
About
DVD-R
and
DVD-RW
disc
How are DVD-R
and
DVD-RW
discs different?
The essential difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW
is that DVD-R is a record-once
medium,
while DVD-RW
is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/
erase a DVD-RW disc
approximately
1,000
times.
Can I
play my
recordable discs
in a
regular
DVD
player?
Generally,
DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in
Video mode are
playable
in a
regular
DVD
player,
but
they
must be 'finalized' first. This
process
fixes the con-
tents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD
players
as DVD-Video discs.
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR
(Video Recording)
mode
are
playable
in some
players.
This indicates a
product
feature that is
capa-
ble of
playing
DVD-RW discs recorded with
Video
Recording
format.
What are
'recording
modes'?
There are two
recording
modes available
using
this
recorder: VR mode and Video mode. When
recording
to
a DVD-R
disc,
recordings
are
always
in Video mode.
DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode
recording
or Video mode
recording.
VR
mode
recording
?3different
picture quality/recording
time
settings
avail-
able
(HQ,
SQ,
LQ)
?
Not
playable
on
regular
DVD
players
?
Recordings
can be
extensively
edited
Video mode
recording
?3different
picture quality/recording
time
settings
avail-
able
(HQ,
SQ,
LQ)
?
Playable
on
regular
DVD
players (after finalizing)
?
Limited
editing
features
Many
functions of this recorder are
dependent
on the
recording
mode. One or more of the
symbols
(, ) appear by
each function
explained
in this manual so that
you
can see at a
glance
whether
it's relevant for the disc loaded.
You can find more information on disc formats and
recording
modes on
page
43.
ote
DVD-Video Format
(Video mode)
is a new format for
recording
on DVD-R/RW discs that was
approved by
the DVD Forum in 2000. You
may
therefore
experience
problems playing
recordable DVD discs in some
play-
ers.
Symptoms
include video
artifacts,
audio and/or
video
dropouts
and
playback suddenly stopping.
Our
company
cannot take
responsibility
for
problems
playing
discs recorded on this recorder in other
players.
Is
editing
a
DVD
like
editing
a video
tape?
No. When
you
edit a video
tape you
need one video
deck to
play
the
original tape
and another to record the
edits. With
DVD,
you
edit
by making
a
'Playlist'
of what
to
play
and when to
play
it. On
playback,
the recorder
plays
the disc
according
to the
Playlist.
About word
'Original'
and
'Playlist'
Throughout
this
manual,
you
will often see the words
Original
and
Playlist
to refer to the actual content and
the edited version.
?
Original:
content refers to what's
actually
recorded
on the disc.
?
Playlist:
content refers to the edited version of the
disc
---
how the
Original
content is to be
played.
Reset the recorder
If
you
observe
any
of the
following symptoms...
The unit is
plugged
in,
but the
power
will not turn on
or off.
The front
panel display
is not
working.
The recorder is not
operating normally.
...you
can reset the recorder as follows:
Press and hold the POWER button for at least five
seconds. This will force the unit to
power
off.
Press the POWER button
again
to turn the unit back
on.
Unplug
the
power
cord,
wait at least five
seconds,
and then
plug
it in
again.
VR
Video
Disc
type
Disc format
Recording
mode Functions
DVD-Video Video format n/a
Playback only
DVD-RW Video
Recording
VR mode
Playback, recording, Original/Playlist editing
format
(default)
Video format Video mode
Playback,
limited
recording,
limited
editing
DVD-R Video format Video mode
Playback,
limited
recording,
limited
editing