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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
i
ni
n r
r
DVD-RW
n
DVD-R
DVD-R can on
e recor
e
to once. DVD-RW can
e
recorded to and erased man
times
You can se
ect a recor
ing mo
e among 5 options, an
t
e recor
ing time wi
epen
on t
e recor
ing mo
e
you select as
ollows
Recording
mode
Recording
time
Video/sound
quality
Disc size
8cm Disc
(poor)
(good)
60 min
120 min
240 min
360 min
480 min
12cm Disc
(poor)
(good)
XP (1Hr)
SP (2Hr)
LP (4Hr)
EP (6Hr)
SLP (8Hr)
18 min
36 min
72 min
108 min
144 min
XP (1Hr)
SP (2Hr)
LP (4Hr)
EP (6Hr)
SLP (8Hr)
The recording time is onl
an estimate. The actual
recording time ma
differ
T
e au
io an
vi
eo qua
ity gets poorer as t
e recor
ing
ime
ecomes
onger
Eac
time
REC M
DE
is presse
, recor
ing mo
e an
ts a
owe
recor
ing time wi
e
isp
aye
Followin
discs are recommended for
ood recordin
qualit
and are proven to be compatible with this unit.
owever, dependin
on the media condition the unit
ma
not read the disc properl
Ver
atim DVD-R 8x, DVD-RW 2
JV
DVD-RW 4x
Maxe
DVD-R 8x/16x
Per
ormance o
any other discs are not guaranteed
• T
i
nit c
nn
t rec
r
t
D-RW
r
D-R
• All hi
h de
inition pictures will be down converted to
he standard de
inition pictures when the
are
r
n
hi
ni
• DVD-RW/-R an
CD-RW/-R recor
e
on a persona
omputer or a DVD or CD recor
er may not
e
layed back i
the disc is damaged or dirty or i
there
is con
ensation on t
e p
ayer’s
ens
• If
ou record a disc using a personal computer, even
if it is recorded in a compatible format it ma
not be
la
ed back because of the settings of the
a
lication software used to create the disc. (Chec
ith the software
ublisher for more detailed
information.
• Since t
e recor
ing is ma
e
t
e VBR (varia
e
it
ate) met
o
,
epen
ing on t
e picture
ou are
ecordin
, the actual remainin
time
or recordin
a
be a little shorter than the remaining time
isp
a
e
on t
e TV screen
ec
r
e Di
c
Before you make a recording, read the following information.
Recor
ing Mo
Restrictions on Recor
in
DVD-RW recor
e
in t
e non compati
e recor
in
rm
i
n
r
r
l
DVD-R r
r
in VR m
i
n
r
r
n
i
ni
DVD+RW/+R is not recor
a
e on t
is unit.
nrec
r
e Di
c
ou cannot recor
cop
-protecte
program using t
is
nit. Cop
-protecte
vi
eo signa
is inc
u
e
in DVD
videos, some satellite broadcasts, some pa
-per-view
stations and some “
remium” stations
I
cop
-protected material is detected, recording will
pause or stop automatica
an
an error message
appears on t
e screen
“Cop
-once on
” vi
eo can on
e recor
e
to CPRM
om
atible DVD-RW
ormatted in VR mode
What is “
PRM”
CPRM is a cop
protection s
stem wit
scram
e s
stem
regarding the recording o
“cop
-once” broadcast
programs. CPRM stands
or Content Protection
or
r
M
i
is unit is CPRM compati
e, w
ic
means t
at
ou can
recor
cop
-once
roa
cast programs,
ut
ou cannot
make another cop
o
those recordings. CPRM recordings
can onl
be made on CPRM compatible DVD-RW
ormatted
in VR mo
e, an
CPRM recor
ings can on
e p
a
e
ac
on DVD pla
ers that are specificall
compatible with CPRM
Makin
discs playable in other DVD players
Finalize
For DVD-RW/-R, it is necessar
to finalize the disc after
recor
ing, in or
er to p
a
ac
t
e
isc on ot
er DVD
pla
ers. (Refer to pages 42 - 43.)
hen video mode disc are
inalized
a title menu is
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