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Recording
Playback
Editing
Library
Function setup
Other
s
Intr
oduction
• You cannot play discs other than those listed above.
• You cannot play non-standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above.
• You cannot play discs with specialized encoding (such as SACD discs) or the DVD audio portions of DVD Audio discs.
• You cannot play SVCD discs.
• This recorder uses the PAL colour system for recording and playback. The NTSC colour system is used for playback
only, by selecting an appropriate setting. A disc may fail to play, if it has data in the PAL colour system and the NTSC
colour system. You cannot add the PAL colour system data to the disc with the data recorded in the NTSC colour
system even if they have region marks
2
or
ALL
.
• There may be some DVD discs designed for this market that cannot be played on this recorder. If you encounter
please contact TOSHIBA customer service.
• Toshiba cannot assure that all discs bearing the DVD or CD logos will operate as expected. Please see the
discussion of compatibility on page 5.
For playback only
DVD video
disc
• 12cm (4
3
/
4
in.) / 8cm (3
1
/
4
in.)
• Region number
2
or
ALL
The region number of this DVD recorder is 2.
If region numbers, corresponding to a
specific playable area, are printed on your
DVD video disc and you do not find
2
or
ALL
, or the disc is encoded to permit
playback only in regions other than Region 2,
disc playback will not be allowed by the
recorder.
Disc
Mark
Specification
Remarks
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-RW
• 12cm (4
3
/
4
in.)
• DVD-VR mode
Audio CD
• 12cm (4
3
/
4
in.)
• CD-DA (audio CD) format
Depending on the disc status, playback may
not be possible.
• 12cm (4
3
/
4
in.) / 8cm (3
1
/
4
in.)
It is not possible to play contents recorded
from programs which are not copy-free
Depending on the disc status, playback may
not be possible.
• Toshiba is not liable for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by the malfunction of this recorder,
including, without limitation, any one of the following:
• Failure to record contents intended to be recorded by the consumer.
• Failure to edit contents as intended by the consumer.
• When a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc created on this recorder is used (e.g., insertion, playback, recording or editing)
in another DVD player, recorder or personal computer drive.
• When a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc that is used in the manner described in the immediately preceding bullet point is
used again in this recorder.
• When a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc that was recorded in another DVD recorder, or in a personal computer drive is
used in this recorder.
• Some functions such as Library may not work with personal computer discs.
• Discs recorded in this recorder may not operate as expected on other DVD players, recorders or personal
computer drives.
VIDEO CD
• 12cm (4
3
/
4
in.) / 8cm (3
1
/
4
in.)
• Version 1.1 and 2.0
DIGITAL VIDEO
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