Sony HT-8800DP Operating Instructions (RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder) - Page 8

Quick Guide to Disc Types Recordable and playable discs Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Formatting (new discs) DVD+RW Automatically +RW formatted Compatibility with other DVD players (finalizing) Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalized) VR mode DVDRW Video mode DVD+R -RWVR Format in VR mode (page 35) -RWVideo Format in Video mode (page 35) Automatically +R formatted Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalization unnecessary) Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 36) Playable on DVD+R compatible players (finalization necessary) (page 36) DVD-R Automatically -R formatted Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 36) Usable disc versions (as of May 2004) • 4x-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 2x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.1 with CPRM*1) • 8x-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 8x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0) "DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," and "DVD-R," are trademarks. *1 CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media) is a coding technology that protects copyrights for images. *2 Only if the recording mode is SP, HSP, or HQ, and "Rec Screen Size" is set to "16:9." *3 Erasing titles does not free up disc space. 8