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Notes
• Do not connect more than one type of video cord between the recorder and your TV at the same time.
• Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded. You cannot dub from DVD
VIDEOs to this recorder.
• Do not connect the output jack of this recorder to another equipment’s input jack with the other equipment’s output
jack connected to the input jack of this recorder. Noise (feedback) may result.
• If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR, you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen.
Be sure to connect your VCR to the DVD recorder and your TV in the order shown below. To watch video tapes,
watch the tapes through a second line input on your TV.
VCR DVD recorder TV
VCR DVD recorder TV
Line input 1
Line input 2
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Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Usable disc versions (as of December 2007)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
with CPRM
*1
)
• 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1
with CPRM)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
discs
*6
Discs that cannot be recorded on
• 8 cm discs
• DVD-RAMs
“DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,”
and “DVD-R” logos are trademarks.
Disc Type
Disc
Logo
Icon used
in this
manual
Formatting
(new discs) Compatibility with other
DVD players (finalizing)
DVD+RW
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
DVD-
RW
VR
mode Format in VR mode
*2
(page 48)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary) (page 66)
Video
mode
Format in Video
mode
*2
(page 48)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 66)
*7
DVD+R
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+R compatible
players (finalization necessary)
(page 66)
*7
DVD+R DL
DVD-
R
VR
mode
Format in VR mode
using the “Disc Setting”
display (page 64) Playable only on DVD-R VR
mode compatible players
(finalization necessary) (page 66)
Video
mode
Automatically
formatted in Video
mode Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 66)
*7
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VR
-RW
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*1
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is
a coding technology that protects copyrights for
images.
*2
Unused DVD-RWs are automatically formatted
according to the setting of “Format DVD-RW” in
“Features” setup (page 85).
*3
Erasing titles only frees up disc space if you erase the
last title.
*4
Erasing titles or chapters frees up disc space.
*5
Erasing titles or chapters does not free up disc space.
*6
When using DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs, see
the instructions supplied with the discs.
*7
For DVD-RWs (Video mode), DVD-Rs (Video
mode), and DVD+Rs, the Auto Finalize function is
available (page 67).
Recording Features Editing Features
Rewrite
(page 64)
Auto
Chapter
(page 50)
Change
Title
Name
(page 61) Erase
Title/
Chapter
(page 58)
A-B
Erase
(page 59) Divide
Title
(page 60)
Playlist
(page 62)
Yes Yes Yes Yes/No
*3
Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes/Yes
*4
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes/No
*3
No No No
No Yes Yes Yes/No
*5
No No No
No Yes Yes Yes/Yes
*5
Yes Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes/No
*5
No No No
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Playable Discs
“DVD VIDEO” and “CD” logos are trademarks.
*1
MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format
defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data.
*2
A logical format of files and folders on DATA-CDs,
defined by ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
Discs that cannot be played
• CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that are not
recorded in music CD or Video CD format, or do
not contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image
files.
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-ROMs that are not recorded in DVD
Video format, or do not contain MP3 audio
tracks or JPEG image files.
• DVD Audio discs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• DVD VIDEOs with a different region code
(see page 33)
• A disc recorded in a color system other than
NTSC, such as PAL or SECAM
• A disc recorded in AVCHD format
Disc Type Disc Logo
Icon used in
this manual
Characteristics
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented
DVD-RAM —
DVD-RAMs recorded by another recording
device. 12 cm discs without cartridges, or
removable from their cartridges can be played.
VIDEO CD
VIDEO CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in VIDEO CD
format (with PBC function)
CD
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
format that can be purchased
DATA CD
CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs created on a PC or
similar device in music format, or MP3
*1
or
JPEG format that conforms to ISO9660
*2
Level
1/Level 2
DATA DVD —
DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD-Rs in MP3
*1
or JPEG format conforming
to Universal Disk Format (UDF)
8 cm DVD+RW/
DVD-RW/DVD-R
— —
8 cm DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs, and DVD-Rs
recorded with a DVD video camera (Still images
recorded with a DVD video camera cannot be
played.)
DVD
RAM
VCD
CD
DATA CD
DATA DVD