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