Recording Formats
Since available functions differ depending on the disc
type, select a disc that best fits your preferences.
When you insert an unused disc, the following message
appears.
DVD-RW: When an unused DVD-RW disc is first inserted,
the message "Uninitialized Disc Do you want to
initialize this disc?" will be displayed. If you select
Yes, the disc will be formatted in VR mode.
Uninitialized Disc
Do you want to initialize this disc?
Yes
If you want to change the mode, refer to
Disc format on page 83.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Disc Name : Disc
Title List
Clock Set
Playlist
Channal
Disc Manager
Choose the recording format for DVD-RW
Langguage
Progrc.
DVD-VR
Setup
Copy
MOVE
OK
DVD-R: Formatting a disc is unnecessary and only V
mode Recording is supported.
DVD-RW(V mode)/-R
• Chapters will be created automatically when you finalise
recording on DVD-RW/-R discs in V mode.
• Simple editing (erasing titles/changing title name).
DVD-RW(VR mode)
• This mode involves multiple editing functions (such as
deletion of the whole title, partial deletion of a title,
etc.).
• Various editing options using a created Playlist.
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Disc Manager
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DVD-V
RETURN
EXIT
Recording Mode
Select one of four recording modes by pressing the
REC SPEED button repeatedly while the unit is in
Stop mode for the desired recording time and picture
quality.
In general, picture quality improves as the recording
time decreases.
In AUTO Mode, the most suitable record mode is
adjusted automatically, according to remaining time
on the disc and length of the timer recording.
This function selects one mode from XP, SP, LP and
EP mode and is used in timer recording mode only.
Mode
Characteristic
Select when the
XP
video quality is
(high quality mode)
important.
SP
Select to record in
(standard quality mode)
standard quality.
Select when a long
LP
recording time is
(long recording mode)
required.
Select when a long
EP
recording time is
(extended mode)
required.
for timer recording only
AUTO
see page 62.
Unrecordable video
Pictures with copy protection cannot be recorded on this
DVD Recorder & VCR.
When the DVD Recorder & VCR receives a copy guard
signal while recording, recording stops and the following
message appears on the screen.
You cannot record copy protected movie.
Recording Times
Data Rates
Approx. 1 hours
about 8 Mbps
Approx. 2 hours
about 4 Mbps
Approx. 4 hours
about 2 Mbps
Approx. 6 hours/
about 1.2 Mbps
Approx. 8 hours/
about 0.8 Mbps
Approx 60 to 480 Min
Approx 0.8 to 8Mbps