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RQT8672
Disc information
Discs you can use for recording and play
Disc type
DVD-RAM
DVD-R
DVD-R DL
§
1
(dual layer on
single side)
DVD-RW
+R
§
2
+R DL
§
1
(double layer
on single side)
+RW
Indication in these
instructions
[RAM]
[-R]
Before
finalization
[-R]DL]
Before
finalization
[-RW‹V›]
Before
finalization
[+R]
Before
finalization
[+R]DL]
Before
finalization
[+RW]
[DVD-V]
After
finalization
[DVD-V]
After
finalization
[DVD-V]
After
finalization
[DVD-V]
After
finalization
[DVD-V]
After
finalization
Logo
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Recording format
(
➜
below)
VR
DVD-Video
DVD-Video
DVD-Video
+VR
+VR
+VR
Re-writable
§
3
✓
t
t
✓
t
t
✓
What you can do on this unit
Recording
broadcasts that
allow one copy
✓
§
4
t
t
t
t
t
t
Recording both
M 1 and M 2 of
bilingual
broadcasts
✓
t
t
t
t
t
t
Recording 16:9
aspect picture
✓
t
t
t
t
t
t
Creating playlists
✓
t
t
t
t
t
t
Compatibility
Usable high
speed recording
disc type
§
5
Up to 5x
Up to 16x
Up to 4x
Up to 6x
Up to 16x
Up to 2.4x
Up to 4x
§
6
Play on other
players
Only on DVD-
RAM
compatible
players. (It is
not possible
to finalize the
disc.)
✓
✓
§
7
✓
✓
✓
§
8
✓
(It is not
possible to
finalize the
disc.)
Only on compatible players after finalizing the disc (
➡
45)
✓
: Can do,
t
: Cannot do
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We recommend using Panasonic discs. We also recommend using DVD-RAM discs with cartridges to protect them from
scratches and dirt.
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You may not be able to record depending on the condition of the discs and you may not be able to play due to the condition of
the recording.
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For the recording time, refer to “Recording modes and approximate recording times” on page 23.
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You cannot record programmes that allow “One time only recording” to CPRM compatible DVD-R and DVD-RW on this unit. You
can record other programmes as DVD-Video format.
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1 You cannot continue a recording from the first layer to the second layer on dual- or double-layer discs. To record onto the
second layer, you must first close the first layer using the “Close First Layer” item in DVD Management (
➡
45). You will no
longer be able to record to the first layer after you do this (
➡
22).
When playing a title recorded on both layers, video and audio may momentarily cut out when the unit is switching layers.
§
2 You may not be able to use +R recorded on this unit in another Panasonic DVD recorder and vice versa. Once the disc is
finalized, however, it can be played in the other unit.
§
3 The amount of the recordable disc space doesn’t increase even if the programme is deleted when you use a one time recording disc.
§
4 CPRM (
➡
65) compatible discs only.
§
5 This unit can use the high-speed recording discs shown in the chart, but using them will not shorten the recording time.
§
6 You can play 8x recording speed discs recorded on another equipment.
§
7 Play on DVD-R DL compatible equipment.
§
8 Play on +R DL compatible equipment.
Regarding recording format
VR (DVD Video Recording) format
This is a recording method which allows you to freely record and edit television broadcasts and so on.
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Digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” can be recorded to a CPRM compatible disc. You can record to
CPRM compatible DVD-RAM on this unit.
≥
Play is only possible on a compatible DVD player.
DVD-Video format
This recording method is the same as commercially available DVD-Video.
≥
Digital broadcasts that allow “One time only recording” cannot be recorded.
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You can play on compatible equipment such as DVD players after finalizing the disc on this unit.
+VR (+R/+RW Video Recording) format
This is a method for recording moving pictures to +R/+RW discs. You can play back such discs recorded in this method in a
similar way as contents recorded in the DVD-Video format.
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Digital broadcast that allow “One time only recording” cannot be recorded.
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After finalizing the disc or creating the top menu, you can play the disc on DVD players and other equipment.
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