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Recording
Information on copy control
Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected
information. For recording these, refer to the fol-
lowing.
Making discs playable in other DVD
player (Finalize)
After recording, you must finalize a disc in order to
play on any other unit. (Refer to page 41.)
After finalizing:
• Once DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized, you
cannot record additionally or edit.
• Even if DVD-RW (VR mode) is finalized, you can
record additionally to or edit.
• When DVD-R/RW (Video mode) is finalized, title
menu will be created automatically.
To play in other DVD players, finalize discs record-
ed on this unit with the following condition.
Disc type
Mode
DVD-RW
ver.
1
.
1
ver.
1
.
1
CPRM compatible
Video mode
VR mode
DVD-R
ver.2.0
Video mode
This Unit
DVD player
Not Playable
Playable
Disc type / format
Copy-free Copy-once
Copy-
prohibited
Recordable
Not Recordable
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
VR
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
Video
DVD-R
DVD-R
ver.
1
.
1
ver.
1
.
1
CPRM compatible
ver.
1
.
1
ver.
1
.
1
CPRM compatible
ver.
2
.
0
Information on DVD recording (cont’d)
Recor
ding
Pla
ying discs
Editing
Bef
or
e y
ou star
t
Connections
Getting star
ted
Changing the SETUP men
u
Note
• The audio and video quality gets poorer as the
Recording time becomes longer.
•
This unit cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.
• DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded on a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder
may not play if the disc is damaged, dirty or if
there is dirt or condensation on the unit’s lens.
• If you record a disc using a personal computer,
even if it is recorded in a compatible format,
there are cases in which it may not play because
of the settings of the application software used
to create the disc. (Check with the software pub-
lisher for more detailed information.)
• Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit can-
not record additionally using other DVD
recorders.
