Sony RDR-VX525 Operating Instructions - Page 30

Quick Guide to Disc Types, Recordable and Playable Discs - dvd recorder & player

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Quick Guide to Disc Types Recordable and Playable Discs Disc Type Disc Logo Icon used in this manual Formatting (new discs) Compatibility with other DVD players (finalizing) DVD+RW DVDRW VR mode Video mode +RW -RWVR -RWVideo Automatically formatted Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalized) Format in VR mode*2 (page 47) Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalization unnecessary) (page 88) Format in Video mode*2 (page 47) Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 88) DVD+R DVD+R DL Automatically +R formatted Playable on DVD+R compatible players (finalization necessary) (page 88) DVDR VR mode Video mode -RVR -RVideo Format in VR mode Playable only on DVD-R VR using the "Disc Setting" mode compatible players display (page 67) (finalization necessary) (page 88) Automatically formatted in Video mode Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 88) Usable disc versions (as of December 2006) • 8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs • 6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM*1) • 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs • 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1 with CPRM) • 8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer) discs*6 "DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R DL," and "DVD-R" logos are trademarks. 30

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Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Usable disc versions (as of December 2006)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs
6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
with CPRM
*1
)
• 16×-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16×-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1
with CPRM)
8×-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
discs
*6
“DVD+RW,” “DVD-RW,” “DVD+R,” “DVD+R DL,”
and “DVD-R” logos are trademarks.
Disc Type
Disc
Logo
Icon used
in this
manual
Formatting
(new discs)
Compatibility with other
DVD players (finalizing)
DVD+RW
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
DVD-
RW
VR
mode
Format in VR mode
*2
(page 47)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary) (page 88)
Video
mode
Format in Video
mode
*2
(page 47)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 88)
DVD+R
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+R compatible
players (finalization necessary)
(page 88)
DVD+R DL
DVD-
R
VR
mode
Format in VR mode
using the “Disc Setting”
display (page 67)
Playable only on DVD-R VR
mode compatible players
(finalization necessary)
(page 88)
Video
mode
Automatically
formatted in Video
mode
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 88)
+
RW
-
RW
VR
-
RW
Video
+
R
-
R
VR
-
R
Video