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Introduction Connections Basic Setup Playback

Editing

VCR Functions Others

Function Setup

Recording

• Since recording is performed using the Variable Bit

Rate (VBR) method, the actual remaining time for

recording may be a little shorter than the remaining

time displayed on the OSD, depending on the

picture you are recording.

Making Discs Playable in Other DVD

Players (Finalise)

After recording, you must finalise the disc to play it

back in other players. (See pages 52 to 53.)

You cannot finalise discs in other DVD recorders.

After finalising

• After DVD-R discs are finalised:

- A Title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalising is not possible.

- Additional recording or editing is not possible.

• After DVD-RW (Video mode) discs are finalised:

- A Title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalising is possible. (See pages 52 to 53.)

- Additional recording or editing is possible if you

undo finalise. (See pages 52 to 53.)

• After DVD-RW (VR mode) discs are finalised:

- A Title menu is not created.

- Undo finalising is possible. (See pages 52 to 53.)

- Additional recording or editing is possible if you

undo finalise. (See pages 52 to 53.)

• After DVD+RW discs are finalised:

- A Title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalising is possible. (See pages 52 to 53.)

- Additional recording or editing is possible even

without undo finalising.

• After DVD+R discs are finalised:

- A Title menu is created automatically.

- Undo finalising is not possible.

- Additional recording or editing is not possible.

Maximum Recordable Numbers of

Title / Chapters

VR mode DVD:

99 titles per each Playlist and Original

999 chapters per each Playlist and Original

Video mode DVD:

99 titles per disc

99 chapters per title

+VR mode DVD:

49 titles per discs

254 chapters per disc

99 chapters per title

Formatting a Disc

Choosing the Recording Format of a

Blank DVD-RW Disc

When inserting a brand-new DVD-RW/+RW disc, the

unit automatically starts to initialise the disc.

DVD+RW disc will always be formatted in +VR mode,

and DVD-RW disc will be formatted either Video or

VR mode according to the recording format mode

setting of the unit. Before inserting a brand-new

DVD-RW disc, you need to set the recording format to

the desired mode. You can also manually format a

DVD-RW disc once it has been used.

1 In stop mode, press [SETUP].

2 Select “DVD Menu” using [U / D],

then press [ENTER / OK].

3 Select “Format” using [U / D], then

press [ENTER / OK].

4 Select “Format Mode” using [U / D],

then press [ENTER / OK].

5 Select “Video mode” or “VR mode”

using [U / D], then press

[ENTER / OK].

6 Press [SETUP] to exit.

7 Insert a blank disc.

Formatting will start.

8 Formatting is complete.

“100%” is indicated.

Note

• The recording format setting is effective only for

DVD-RW discs. You cannot change the recording

format for a DVD-R disc and DVD+RW/+R disc.

• You cannot mix two formats on one DVD-RW disc.

If you insert a disc that has been recorded before,

the recording format cannot be changed even if you

change it in “Setup” menu.

DVD-RWDVD-RW

Video

DVD-RWDVD-RW

Format Mode

Video mode

VR mode

Video mode

DVD Player Compatibility mode.

VR mode

Editing possibility mode.

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