Owner's Manual
Overview
(Continued)
About
DVD
recording
otes
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This recorder
cannot
make
recordings
on
CD-R
or
CD-RW
discs.
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Our
company
takes
no
responsibility
for
recording
fail-
ure
due
to
power
cuts,
defective
discs,
or
damage
to
the
recorder.
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Fingerprints
and
small
scratches
on
a
disc
can
affect
playback
and/or
recording
performance.
Please
take
proper
care
of
your
discs.
Disc
types
and
recording
formats,
modes,
and
settings
This recorder
can
play
five
different
kinds
of
DVD
disc:
pre-recorded
DVD-Video
discs,
DVD-RW,
DVD-R,
DVD+RW
and
DVD+R
discs.
The
disc
format
for
DVD-R
discs
is
always
"Video
format"---the
same
as
pre-record-
ed
DVD-Video
discs.
This
means
that
once
finalized,
you
can
play
a
DVD-R
in
a
regular
DVD
player.
By
default,
the
DVD-RW
disc
format
is
Video
Recording
format,
though
you
can
change
this
to
Video
format,
if
required.
(Reinitializing
the
disc
will
erase
the
contents
of
the
disc.)
The
recording
mode
is
closely
related
to
the
disc
for-
mat.
If
the
disc
format
is
Video
Recording
format,
then
the
recording
mode
is
VR
mode;
if
the
disc
format
is
Video
mode,
then
the
recording
mode
is
Video
mode
(except
for
DVD-Video,
which
is
not
recordable,
and
so
does
not
have
a
recording
mode).
Within the
recording
modes
(which
are
fixed
for
the
whole
disc)
are
the
record
settings.
These
can
be
changed
as
required
for
each
recording
and
determine
the
picture
quality
and
how
much
space
the
recording
will
take
up
on
the
disc.
Notes
for
recording
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The
recording
times
shown
are
not
exact
because
the
recorder
uses
variable
bit-rate
video
compression.
This
means
that
the
exact
recording
time
will
depend
on
the
material
being
recorded.
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When
recording
a
TV
broadcast,
if
the
reception
is
poor
or
the
picture
contains
interference,
the
record-
ing
times
may
be
shorter.
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If
you
record
still
pictures
or
audio
only,
the
recording
time
may
be
longer.
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The
displayed
times
for
recording
and
time
remaining
may
not
always
add
up
to
exactly
the
length
of
the
disc.
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The
recording
time
available
may
decrease
if
you
heavily
edit
a
disc.
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If
using
a
DVD-RW
disc,
make
sure
you
change
the
recording
format
(Video
mode
or
VR
mode)
before
you
record
anything
on
the
disc.
See
page
27
(Initialize)
for
how
to
do
this.
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When
using
a
DVD-R
disc,
you
can
keep
recording
until
the
disc
is
full,
or
until
you
finalize
the
disc.
Before
you
start
a
recording
session,
check
the
amount
of
recording
time
left
on
the
disc.
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When
using
a
DVD-RW
disc
in
Video
mode,
recording
time
available
will
only
increase
if
you
erase
the
last
title
recorded
on
the
disc.
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The
Erase
Title
option
in
the
Title
List-Original
menu
only
hides
the
title,
it
does
not
actually
erase
the
title
from
the
disc
and
increase
the
recording
time
avail-
able
(except
for
the
last
recorded
title
on a
DVD-RW
disc
in
Video
mode).
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The
overwrite
recording
is
available
with
DVD+RW
disc.
8
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
DVD+RW
+RW
Video
format
DVD+RW
Playback,
limited
recording,
Title/Chapter
editing
DVD+R
+R
Video
format
DVD+R
Playback,
limited
recording,
limited
Title/Chapter
editing