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Recording
Restrictions on recording
You cannot record copy-protected discs or tapes
using this unit. Copy-protected material includes
DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts.
If copy-protected material is encountered during a
recording, recording will be paused or stop automat-
ically and an error message will be displayed
onscreen.
Material that is “copy-once only” can only be
recorded using a DVD-RW disc in VR mode with
CPRM (see below).
When recording a TV broadcast or through an
external input, you can display copy control informa-
tion on screen.
Information on copy control
Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected
information. For their recording, refer to the follow-
ing.
Making discs playable on other DVD
player (Finalize)
After recording, you must finalize the disc in order
to play on other units. (Refer to page 36.)
After finalizing:
• After DVD-R discs are finalized :
- A title menu is created automatically.
- Undo finalizing is not possible.
- Additional recording or editing is not possible.
• After DVD-RW (Video mode) discs are finalized :
- A title menu is created automatically.
- Undo finalizing is possible. (Refer to page 36.)
- Additional recording or editing is possible if you
undo finalize. (Refer to page 36.)
• After DVD-RW (VR mode) is finalized :
- A title menu is not created.
- Undo finalizing is possible. (Refer to page 36.)
- Additional recording or editing is possible even
without undo finalizing.
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
.
1,1
.
2
ver.
1
.
1,1
.
2
CPRM compatible
ver.
1
.
1,1
.
2
ver.
1
.
1,1
.
2
CPRM compatible
ver.
2
.
0
What is “CPRM”?
This is a format used to record copy-once pro-
grams. By recording coded data on the area of
DVD discs that ordinary writing software can-
not write, it prevents copy-once programs from
being recorded repeatedly on different media.
This unit is CPRM compatible, which means
that you can record copy-once broadcast pro-
grams, but then you cannot make a copy of
those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be
made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR
mode, and CPRM recordings can only be played
back on DVD players that are compatible with
CPRM.
Information on DVD recording (cont’d)
POWER
REW
F.FWD
PLAY
RECORD
CHANNEL
STOP
PLAY
RECORD
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
L - AUDIO - R
OUTPUT SELECT
VCR
DVD
OPEN/CLOSE
STOP/EJECT
DUBBING
This Unit
DVD player
Not Playable
Playable
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