50
GB
NOTES:
• Fast motion scenes may appear as
a matrix of larger blocks because
of characteristics on the digital
video compression.
• During recording, if the picture of
sand storm noise or no signal
continues for 1 minute, the
recording will stop automatically
because of characteristics on the
MPEG encoder.
• After you finalise a disc, you can
play back this disc on other DVD
players. (See page 24.)
Read this before recording onto a disc
Disc remaining time
VR mode
• Recording is possible as long as there is available space on the
disc. (Finalised discs can be used for recording by cancelling the
finalisation, see “UNDO FINALISE” on page 22.)
• Erasing unnecessary title frees up available space on the disc. (Titles
can be erased from finalised discs by first undoing the finalisation.
See “UNDO FINALISE” on page 22.)
Video mode
• Discs can be recorded to repeatedly until they are finalised or full. If
a disc has been finalised, you can no longer edit or record.
• The remaining time cannot be increased, nor can recorded title be
overwritten.
• Titles cannot be erased nor can recorded titles be overwritten.
Images that cannot be recorded
Some DVD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restriction signals to
protect copyrights. There are 3 types of copy-restriction signals: “Copy
Free”, “Copy Never” and “Copy Once”.
“Copy Free” (unrestricted recording)
Land-based TV broadcasts and images you record yourself with a video
camera allow unrestricted recording. There are no restrictions on re-
cording.
“Copy Never” (recording prohibited)
• Images that contain the recording prohibited signal cannot be re-
corded.
• If the recording prohibited signal appears halfway through an image
you are recording, recording is paused at that instant. When the
recording prohibited signal ends, recording resumes.
• This unit incorporates a built-in copy guard. It cannot record soft-
ware or broadcasted programs that contain copy restriction signals
designed to protect copyright, etc.
“Copy Once” (one-time recordable)
Programs (images) that contain the one-time recordable signal can be
recorded only in the VR mode using a DVD-RW disc that supports
CPRM Ver. 1.1.
