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Introduction
To ensure correct use of your recorder, read this
owner’s manual carefully and retain for future
reference.
About the symbol
The symbol may appear on your TV display
during operation and indicates that the function
is not permitted by the recorder or specific
media.
Symbols used in this manual
A section whose title has one of the following
symbols are applicable only to those discs
represented by the symbol.
All DVDs listed below.
DVD-RW with VR recording mode
DVD-RW with Video recording mode
DVD+RW disc
DVD-R disc
DVD+R disc
DVD-Video disc
Audio CDs
MP3 files
WMA files
JPEG files
VHS Tape
Recordable and playable discs
Playable discs
Disc Characteristics
DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable)
• DVD-RWs can be formatted for VR mode
recording or Video mode recording.
• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.
Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.
VR mode
• Recordings can be extensively edited.
• Playable only on VR mode compatible
players (after finalization).
Video mode
• Playable on regular DVD players (after
finalization).
• Limited editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Verbatim (4x),
JVC (4x), Victor (4x), Maxell (4x)
DVD-R (DVD - Recordable)
• These DVDs can be recorded only once.
After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot
record on it or edit it.
• DVD-Rs can be only formatted to Video
mode.
• Playable on regular DVD players (after
finalization).
• Limited editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), That’s (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)
DVD ALL
-RW
VR
-RW
Video
+RW
-R
+R
DVD
ACD
MP3
WMA
JPEG
VCR
DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable)
• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.
Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.
• Playable on DVD+RW compatible players
(automatically finalization).
• The edited contents are playable on
DVD+RW compatible players only after
finalization.
• Recordings can be edited.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Sony (2.4x),
Verbatim (4x), Ricoh (4x)
DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)
• DVDs can be recorded only once. After a
DVD+R is finalized, it cannot be recorded or
edited any more.
• Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after
finalization).
• Any edited contents may not be compatible
with DVD+R compatible players (Hide,
chapter combine, added chapter mark, and
so on).
• Limited title/chapter editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Ricoh (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)
Disc Characteristics
DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
DVDs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented.
Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
format that can be purchased.
CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
CD-R/CD-RWs that contain audio titles, MP3,
WMA, or JPEG files.
Disc Characteristics