Toshiba D-R4SU Owners Manual - Page 11

Introduction Recording Playback Editing Function setup Discs and purposes The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category. This will help you choose discs. DVD-RAM disc DVD-RW disc DVD-R disc Characteristics on this recorder Suitable for repeat use of the disc, and data storage for video library. Copy once contents can be recorded using a compatible disc. Suitable for saving data in DVD-Video format to play on compatible devices. You can erase recorded contents to use the disc repeatedly. Suitable for saving data in DVD-Video format to play on compatible devices. Once you execute DVDVideo finalizing process on a recorded disc so that it can be played on other players, you cannot make addition, correction and deletion of contents on the disc. For the first use No preparatory steps Initialize the disc. required, however initializing is recommended. No preparatory steps required. Recording a TV program Erasing recorded contents Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes If the disc has been executed Deleting contents cannot DVD-Video finalizing restore the disc space. process, first cancel the After you execute DVD- process then delete contents. Video finalizing process on a recorded disc, you cannot delete contents of the disc. Recording additional content on a recorded disc Yes Yes Yes If the disc has been executed After you execute DVD- DVD-Video finalizing Video finalizing process on a process, first cancel the recorded disc, you cannot process then delete contents. add contents to the disc. Indexing recorded contents Naming a title Creating a thumbnail Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes After you execute DVD-Video After you execute DVD-Video finalizing process on a recorded finalizing process on a recorded disc, you cannot name a title or disc, you cannot name a title or create a thumbnail. create a thumbnail. Collecting favorite scenes Yes No (Playlist Editing) Making a new title from a Playlist Yes No containing favorite scenes (Copy within the same disc) Playing contents recorded on this recorder, on other devices Contents can be played on any devices compatible with DVD-RAM discs. Follow the instruction of the device to play. Execute DVD-Video finalizing process on this recorder. This process makes the disc playable on other compatible devices. (Some models excepted.) No No Execute DVD-Video finalizing process on this recorder. This process makes the disc playable on other compatible devices. (Some models excepted.) When a message appears and Initialize the disc. Initialize the disc. - the loaded disc cannot be If it is still unusable, try to used: execute DVD-RAM physical Format. Others 11