Instruction manual
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Recording
Recording Formats
Since available functions differ depending on the disc
type, select a disc that best fits your preference; When
you insert an unused disc, the following message
appears.
DVD-RW: When a blank disc is first inserted, the
message “Uninitialized Disc Do you want to
initialize this disc?” will appear. When “Yes” is
selected, the disc will be formatted in VR
Mode.
If you want to format in either VR Mode or Video
Mode, refer to Formatting a Disc on pages 85-86.
DVD-R : Formatting the DVD is unnecessary and only Video
Mode Recording is supported
DVD-RW(Video mode)/-R
• Chapters will be created automatically when you finalize
recording on DVD-R / DVD-RW discs in Video mode.
The chapter’s length (interval between chapters) varies
according to the recording mode.
• Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name)
DVD-RW(VR mode)
• This mode allows multiple editing functions (such as
deletion of the whole title, partial deletion of a title, etc.)
• Various editing options using a created Playlist
Record Mode
Select one of four record modes by pressing the REC
MODE button repeatedly for the desired recording time
and picture quality while the unit is in Stop mode.
In general, picture quality improves as the recording
time decreases.
In FR mode, the most suitable record mode is selected
automatically according to the remaining time on the
disc and length of the timer recording set.
Unrecordable video
Video with copy protection cannot be recorded on this
DVD Recorder. When the DVD Recorder receives a copy
guard signal while recording, recording stops and the
following message appears on the screen.
Concerning Copy Control Signals
TV broadcasts that contain copy control signals may have
one of the following three signal types, COPY-Free, Copy-
Once and Copy-Never. If you want to record a copy-once
type program, use DVD-RW with CPRM in VR Mode.
When a “Copy Once” recording has been made, recording
cannot be done anymore.
XP
(high quality mode)
SP
(standard quality mode)
LP
(long recording mode)
EP
(extended mode)
FR
(Flexible Recording)
Select when the video
quality is important.
Select to record in
standard quality.
Select when a long
recording time is required.
Select when a longer
recording time is
required.
for timer recording only
see page 51.
Approx. 1 hour
about 8 Mbps
Approx. 2 hours
about 4 Mbps
Approx. 4 hours
about 2 Mbps
Approx. 6 hours/
about 1.2 Mbps
Approx. 8 hours/
about 0.8 Mbps
Approx 60 to 480 Min
Approx 0.8 to 8Mbps
Mode Characteristic
Recording Times Data Rates
Media
Copy-Free Copy-Once Copy-Never
DVD-RW(Ver.1.1)
O
- -
DVD-RW(Ver.1.1)
with CPRM
VR mode
OO
* -
Video mode
O
-
DVD-R
O
-
Signal type
No
Yes
Uninitialized Disc
Do you want to initialize this disc?
You cannot record copy protected movie.
Disc Manager
DVD-Recorder
Title List
Playlist
Disc Manager
Timer Rec.
Setup
DVD-RW(VR)
Disc Name :
√√
Disc Protection : Not Protected
√√
Disc Format : DVD-VR
√√
Disc Finalize
√√
Delete All Title Lists
√√
Choose the recording format for DVD-RW
DVD-VR DVD-V
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