Recording
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Chapter 7
Recording
About DVD recording
This
r
eco
r
de
r
can
r
eco
r
d to DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL
and DVD+R DL media.
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized
fo
r
Video mode
o
r
VR mode
r
eco
r
ding. Each
has its advantages, and it de
p
ends on what
you want to do with the
r
eco
r
ding which
mode you choose.
If you want to edit you
r
r
eco
r
dings in any
significant way, VR mode offe
r
s g
r
eate
r
p
ossibilities fo
r
cutting, co
p
ying, and
changing the way the video is
pr
esented.
Video mode is less flexible when it comes to
editing, but it has the advantage that it is
com
p
atible with standa
r
d DVD
p
laye
r
s
(many of which won’t
p
lay VR mode discs
1
).
Once a disc is initialized fo
r
a
p
a
r
ticula
r
mode, all
r
eco
r
ding on that disc will be in
that mode.
DVD+RW discs can be initialized fo
r
+VR
mode
r
eco
r
ding.
DVD-RAM discs can be initialized fo
r
VR
mode
r
eco
r
ding.
DVD+R discs do not
r
equi
r
e initializing.
Important
• The table below shows the maximum
numbe
r
of titles
r
eco
r
dable
p
e
r
disc and
the maximum numbe
r
of cha
p
te
r
s
p
e
r
title:
*1
A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc.
*2
A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc.
• This
r
eco
r
de
r
cannot
p
lay o
r
r
eco
r
d
unfinalized DVD-R/-RW (Video mode)
and DVD+R discs
r
eco
r
ded on anothe
r
r
eco
r
de
r
. DVD+RW discs
r
eco
r
ded on
anothe
r
r
eco
r
de
r
a
r
e
p
layable on this
r
eco
r
de
r
but a
r
e not
r
eco
r
dable.
• The maximum continuous
r
eco
r
ding
time fo
r
one title is eight hou
r
s when
using a DVD+R/+RW disc.
• If you delete a title f
r
om a DVD+R/+RW
disc, the total numbe
r
of
r
eco
r
dable
titles
r
emaining may not inc
r
ease.
• Although this
r
eco
r
de
r
can
r
eco
r
d PAL,
SECAM, NTSC and PAL-60, you can’t mix
multi
p
le TV line systems on one disc. A
disc can contain PAL and SECAM
r
eco
r
dings, o
r
NTSC and PAL-60. See
also
Additional information about the TV
system settings
on
p
age 151.
• Finge
rpr
ints, di
r
t and small sc
r
atches on
a disc can affect
p
layback and/o
r
r
eco
r
ding
p
e
r
fo
r
mance. Please take
pr
o
p
e
r
ca
r
e of you
r
discs.
• If
p
owe
r
to the
r
eco
r
de
r
is cut (due to a
p
owe
r
outage, the
p
lug being
p
ulled f
r
om
the
p
owe
r
outlet, etc.) du
r
ing
r
eco
r
ding,
editing, initializing, finalizing o
r
othe
r
o
p
e
r
ation, some
r
eco
r
ded mate
r
ial on the
Note
1 Some DVD
p
laye
r
s, such as some Pionee
r
models, a
r
e com
p
atible with VR mode discs. Check the o
p
e
r
ating
inst
r
uctions fo
r
you
r
p
laye
r
fo
r
VR mode com
p
atibility info
r
mation.
Disc type/rec.
format
Max. titles
(per disc)
Max.
chapters
(per title)
DVD-R/-RW
Video mode
99
99
DVD-R/-RW/-RAM
VR mode
99
999
*1
DVD+R/+RW
49
99
*2
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