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INFORMATION ON DVD RECORDING
You can select a recordin
g
mode amon
g
5 options, and
th
e recor
d
ing time wi
ll
d
epen
d
on t
h
e recor
d
ing mo
d
e
y
ou select as
f
ollows
.
Recording mode
Recording time
Video/
Sound Quality
12cm 8cm
XP
60 m
in
1
8 m
in
SP
120 m
in
3
6 m
in
LP
24
0
mi
n
72 min
360
mi
n
1
08
mi
n
S
L
P
480 m
in
144 min
•
T
h
e recor
d
ing times
l
iste
d
a
b
ove are estimates an
d
are
f
or re
f
erence purposes only. Actual recording times may
var
y
.
•
The audio and video qualit
y
of content being recorded
ma
y
differ depending on the recording mode/recording
t
im
e
c
h
ose
n
.
R
ecor
d
ing Mo
d
e
You cannot recor
d
cop
y
-protecte
d
program using t
h
is
unit. Copy-protected video signal is included in DVD
-
vi
d
eos, some sate
ll
ite
b
roa
d
casts, some pa
y
-per-view
stations and some “
p
remium” stations
.
I
f cop
y
-protected material is detected, recording will
pause or stop automaticall
y
and an error message
a
pp
ears on t
h
e screen
.
“Cop
y
-once onl
y
” video can onl
y
be recorded to CPRM
com
p
atible DVD-RW formatted in VR mode
.
W
h
at
i
s
“
C
PRM”
?
C
PRM is a cop
y
protection s
y
stem with scramble s
y
stem
regarding the recording of “cop
y
-once” broadcast
pro
g
rams. CPRM stands for Content Protection for
Reco
r
dab
l
e
M
ed
i
a.
T
his unit is CPRM compatible, which means that
y
ou can
record cop
y
-once broadcast programs, but
y
ou cannot
make another cop
y
of those recordings. CPRM recordings
can onl
y
be made on CPRM compatible DVD-RW
f
ormatted
in VR mo
d
e, an
d
CPRM recor
d
ings can on
ly
b
e p
l
a
y
e
d
b
ac
k
on DVD pla
y
ers that are speci
f
icall
y
compatible with CPRM
.
M
aking discs pla
y
able in other DVD pla
y
ers (Finalize
)
F
or DVD-RW/-R, it is necessar
y
to finalize the disc after
recording, in order to pla
y
back the disc on other DVD
pla
y
ers. (Refer to pages 30-32.) For DVD+RW/+R, it is
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded
to
fin
a
liz
e
t
h
e
d
i
sc
in
o
r
de
r
to
m
a
k
e
t
h
e
disc more compatible to other DVD pla
y
er. When video
and +VR mode disc are finalized
,
a title menu is created.
Y
ou
ca
nn
ot
fin
a
liz
e
d
i
scs
in
ot
h
e
r DVD r
eco
r
de
r
s.
R
estrictions on Recor
d
in
g
Note
• This unit cannot record to CD-RW or CD-R.
• DVD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R an
d
CD-RW/-R recor
d
e
d
on
a persona
l
computer or a DVD or CD recor
d
er may
not be played back i
f
the disc is damaged or dirty or
if
there is condensation on the player’s lens
.
• If
y
ou record a disc using a personal computer, even
i
f it is recorded in a compatible format it ma
y
not be
pla
y
ed back because of the settings of the
a
pp
lication software used to create the disc. (Chec
k
with the software
p
ublisher for more detailed
i
nformation.
)
• Di
scs
r
eco
r
ded
in vi
deo
m
ode
o
n
th
i
s
u
ni
t
ca
nn
ot
record additional in
f
ormation using other DVD
r
eco
r
de
r
s.
• Since t
h
e recor
d
ing is ma
d
e
b
y t
h
e VBR (varia
bl
e
b
it
rate) met
h
o
d
,
d
epen
d
ing on t
h
e picture you are
recording, the actual remaining time
f
or recording
may
b
e a
l
itt
l
e s
h
orter t
h
an t
h
e remaining time
d
isp
l
aye
d
on t
h
e TV screen
.