Toshiba Portege R500 User Manual - Page 88

Operating Basics 2. Before recording the video to DVD ■ When you record DVD disc, please use only discs recommended by the Drive manufacturer. ■ Do not set the working drive to a slow device like a USB1.1 hard disk drive or it will fail to write DVD. ■ Do not perform any of the following actions: ■ Operate the computer for any other function, including using a mouse or Touch Pad, or closing/opening the display panel. ■ Bump or cause vibration to the computer. ■ Use the Mode control button and Audio/Video control button to reproduce music or voice. ■ Open the DVD drive. ■ Install, remove or connect external devices, including the following: PC card, SD card, USB device, external display, i.LINK devices, optical digital devices. ■ Please verify your disc after recording important data. ■ DVD-R/+R/+RW disc cannot be written in VR format. ■ Not support to output VCD and SVCD format. 3. About Straight to Disc ■ Not support to record on DVD-R/+R disc ■ Not support to record DVD+VR format by HDV ■ HDV support to burn DVD-Video only ■ DVD-VR format not support to add Menu 4. About recorded DVDs ■ Some DVD-ROM drives for personal computers or other DVD players may not be able to read DVD-R/+R/-RW/-RAM discs. ■ When playing your recorded disc on your computer, please use InterVideo WinDVD software application. ■ If you use an over-used rewritable disc, the full formatting might be locked. Please use a brand new disc. Media care This section provides tips on protecting data stored on your CD's, DVD's and floppy diskettes. Handle your media with care. Following the simple precautions listed below will increase the lifetime of your media and protect the data stored on it. CD/DVDs 1. Store your CD's and DVD's in the containers they originally came in to protect them and keep them clean. 2. Do not bend the CD's or DVD's. User's Manual 4-20