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Introduction
VR mode and Video mode
Available operations differ depending on the recording format of discs. Refer to the list below to select a disc and the
recording format.
• HDD (Hard Disc)
• DVD-RAM (Ver.2.0/2.1/2.2)
Erasing and repeat recording is
possible.
• DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2) (VR mode initialized
*1
)
Erasing and repeat recording is
possible.
• DVD-R (Ver.2.0) VR mode initialized
*2
Once you record contents, you
cannot erase them to record others
again. (Deleting a title or chapter is
possible by the editing function,
however the disc space cannot be
restored.)
Editing functions (deleting titles or chapters,
dividing into chapters, making a Playlist, etc.)
are available.
Contents permitted to be recorded only once
(Copy once contents) can be recorded.
(CPRM compatible disc only)
Recorded discs can be played only on DVD
players compatible with VR mode of each disc.
Disc which contains copy once contents can be
played only on DVD players compatible with
CPRM.
Compatible disc
Edit function
Copy once contents
Compatibility with
other players
• DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2) (Video mode
initialized
*1
)
Erasing and repeat recording is
possible.
• DVD-R (Ver.2.0)
Once you record contents, you
cannot erase them to record others
again. (When you copy contents
from the HDD to a DVD-R (Video
mode), be sure to record the
contents with “DVD compatible
mode” set to “On”. Otherwise,
there may be some errors in
dubbing, such as mixing both
sounds of bilingual contents.)
Editing functions are not available.
(Only dividing into chapters while recording is
possible.)
Contents permitted to be recorded only once
(Copy once contents) can not be recorded.
Recorded discs can be played only on
DVD players compatible with Video mode.
Finalizing a recorded disc on this recorder
makes it playable on other DVD players.
(Some players may not be compatible.)
*1 Before using a new DVD-RW, select the appropriate recording mode to initialize the disc. For initializing, see
page 32.
*2 If you use a DVD-R in VR mode, first initialize it in VR mode. Once you initialize a DVD-R, you cannot initialize it
again. A DVD-R initialized in VR mode has some restrictions in editing feature. For details, see
page 118.
VR mode (DVD Video recording)
Video mode
Recording format and disc selection (Continued)
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