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Recording

•

HDD, DVD (VR Mode) and DVD-RAM only:

A chapter

marker is inserted every time there is a break in the
timecode on the DV tape. This happens when the
recording is stopped or paused then restarted, for
example.

• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording

screen using the

HOME MENU

RETURN

button.

Frequently Asked Questions

• I can’t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder!

Check that the DV cable is properly connected. Also
make sure that what you’re trying to record is not
copy-protected.

If it still doesn’t work, try switching off the camcorder
then switch back on.

• There’s a picture, but no sound!

Try switching the

DV Input

setting (see

DV Input

page 130) between

Stereo 1

and

Stereo 2

Playing your recordings on other DVD
players

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
recorded in Video mode and DVD+R discs. A number of
players (including many Pioneer models) can also play
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.
Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R discs,
although some DVD-ROM drives and DVD recorders may
be able to (finalization might be necessary). Check the
manual that came with the player to check what kinds of
discs it will play.

When you finalize a Video mode or DVD+R disc, a title
menu is created from which you can select titles when
you play the disc. There are a number of different styles
of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the
disc.

All the title menus are navigated in the usual way,
pressing

MENU

TOP MENU

to display the menu, then

using the

///

followed by

ENTER

to select titles

and start playback.

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings on the disc so that it can
be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped

with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.

Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after
you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you
want it before you finalize the disc as it can’t be changed
afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see

Input Disc

Name

on page 123 before starting the steps below.

DVD+RW discs don’t generally need finalizing. However,
if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc,
then you will need to finalize. When using a DVD+RW,
you can still record and edit even after finalizing.
although the title menu will disappear if you do so.
Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu.

Important

• Once you’ve finalized a Video mode or DVD+R disc,

you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc.
However, the finalization on a DVD-RW disc maybe
‘undone’; see

Undo Finalize

on page 124 for how to do

this.

• A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVD-R DL) disc

can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even
after finalizing.

• Video mode DVD-R DL discs and DVD+R DL discs

must be finalized in order to play in other recorders/
players. Note however that some recorders/players
will not play even finalized dual-layer discs.

Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before
proceeding.

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.

Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ > ‘Next

Screen’.

Note

1.If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You can switch the audio manually

from the

External Audio

setting (page 130).

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW

2.If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See