Overview (Continued)
About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc
How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different?
The essential difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW
is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW
is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/
erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times.
Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD
player?
Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in
Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player, but
they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes the con-
tents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD
players as DVD-Video discs.
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR (Video Recording) mode
are playable in some players.
This indicates a product feature that is capa-
ble of playing DVD-RW discs recorded with
Video Recording format.
What are “Recording modes”?
There are two recording modes available using this
recorder: VR mode and Video mode. When recording to
a DVD-R disc, recordings are always in Video mode.
DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording
or Video mode recording.
VR mode recording
•3 different picture quality/recording time settings are
available (SP, LP, XP)
• Not playable on regular DVD players
• Recordings can be extensively edited
Video mode recording
•3 different picture quality/recording time settings are
available (SP, LP, XP)
• Playable on regular DVD players (after finalizing)
• Limited editing features
Many functions of this recorder are dependent on the
recording mode. One or more of the symbols
( ,
,
,
) appear by each function explained in
this manual so that you can see at a glance whether it’s
relevant for the disc loaded.
You can find more information on disc formats and
recording modes on the next page.
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DVD-Video Format (Video mode) is a new format for
recording on DVD-R/RW discs that was approved by
the DVD Forum in 2000. You may therefore experience
problems playing recordable DVD discs in some play-
ers. Symptoms include video artifacts, audio and/or
video dropouts, and playback suddenly stopping.
Our company cannot take responsibility for problems
encountered on other players when playing discs
recorded on this recorder.
Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape?
No. When you edit a video tape you need one video
deck to play the original tape and another to record the
edits. With DVD, you edit by making a ‘Playlist’ of what
to play and when to play it. On playback, the VCR/DVD
Recorder plays the disc according to the Playlist.
About the terms “Original” and “Playlist”
Throughout this manual, you will often see the terms
Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and
the edited version.
• Original content: refers to what’s actually recorded
on the disc.
• Playlist content: refers to the edited version of the
disc — how the Original content is to be played.
About DVD recording
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• This recorder cannot make recordings on CD-R or
CD-RW discs.
• SANYO takes no responsibility for recording failure
due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the
recorder.
• Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect
playback and/or recording performance. Please take
proper care of your discs.
Disc types and recording formats, modes,
and settings
This recorder can play three different kinds of DVD
discs: pre-recorded DVD-Video discs, DVD-RW, and
DVD-R discs. The disc format for DVD-R discs is
always “Video format”—the same as pre-recorded DVD-
Video discs. This means that once finalized, you can
play a DVD-R in a regular DVD player.
By default, the DVD-RW disc format is Video Recording
format, though you can change this to Video format, if
required. (Reinitializing the disc will erase the contents
of the disc.)
The recording mode is closely related to the disc for-
mat. If the disc format is Video Recording format, then
the recording mode is VR mode. If the disc format is
Video mode, then the recording mode is Video mode
(except for DVD-Video, which is not recordable, and so
does not have a recording mode).
Within the recording modes (which are fixed for the
whole disc) are the record settings. These can be
changed as required for each recording, and determine
the picture quality and how much space the recording
will take up on the disc.
DVD-Video
DVD-RDVD-RW VRDVD-RW Video
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