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n  Playable Disc types
n  Video System (NTSC & PAL)
This DVD recorder accepts both PAL and NTSC systems.
n Aspect Ratio
4:3 (Letter Box) Standard
4:3 Pan & Scan
16:9 (Wide-Screen)
n  Others
Audio : Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded
with multiple audio languages.
Subtitle: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded
with multiple subtitle languages.
Angle : Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded
from multiple angles.
n  AllWrite
TM
 Technology
      “ALL WRITE
TM
” technology makes it alright to record on
almost all of the recordable discs. (DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-
RW, DVD-R, CD-RW or CD-R discs)
Notes:
The DVD-Video/DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD-RW/CD-R/
CD-RW Logos are trademarks of the respective companies.
For best results, use disks with the above logos. The unit
may not playback other disks correctly. Do not use irregular-
shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the unit.
It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-
RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW in all cases due to the type of disc or
condition of the recording.
Unplayable disc types
The unit does not playback disc type listed below. If you try
to play back these discs, excessive noise may cause damage to
your speakers.
1) Unfinalized discs from other DVD/CD recorders.
2) DVD-VR, DVD AUDIO, PHOTO CD, SACD, HDCD
(When placing an unplayable disc on the disc tray, the DVD
recorder will display “Unknown Disc” on the display panel after
attempts of trying to loading the disc fail.)
n  Region code of DVD-Video
This unit can playback DVD-VIDEO discs compatible with
 the region code printed on the rear of the unit.
Example of playable DVD-VIDEO discs:
N
Notes:
n Audio System
 Dolby Digital                 Linear PCM
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
n  Recordable Disk types
Disc Types  Logos  Characteristics 
DVD-VIDEO 
 
This unit can playback DVD-Video discs and the 
region code is printed on the rear of the unit.
 
DVD
+
R/
+
RW  
DVD-R/-RW 
 
DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+R, DVD+RW, discs 
written in the DVD-Video format and finalized. 
Video CD 
(VCD)
 
Super Video CD
 (SVCD) 
 
Video with CD sound, VHS quality, MPEG-1   & 
MPEG-2 compression technology. 
Audio CD  
 
CD is recorded as a Digital Signal with better audio 
quality, less distortion and less deterioration of audio 
quality over time. 
CD-R/RW 
(JPEG/BMP/MP3) 
 
This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded 
with Audio CD or Video CD format, or with 
JPEG/BMP/MP3 files. Close the sessions or finalize 
the disc after recording. 
 
Disc Types  Logos  Characteristics 
DVD
+
R/
+
RW  
 
 
DVD
+
R disc written in the DVD
+
VR format. 
DVD
+
RW disc written in the DVD
+
VR format. 
DVD
-
R/
-
RW 
 
DVD
-
R disc written in the DVD
+
VR format. 
DVD
-
RW disc written in the DVD
+
VR format. 
CD- R/RW  
 
CD
-
R/CD
-
RW disc written in the MPEG1 or 
MPEG2 video format or written in PCM Audio mode.