LG RC897T Owner's Manual (English) - Page 29

DVD RECORDING DVD Recording Notes for DVD recording This Recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs. The company does not hold any responsibility to compensate the contents which should have been recorded, and any losses or damages (e.g. losses of business profit, or business intermission) that may arise from malfunction of this recorder (not recording/editing as intended). The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit-rate video compression. This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded. When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference, the recording times may be shorter. The unit cannot record the DTV caption on the recordable DVD disc. If you record still pictures or audio only, the recording time may be longer. The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc. The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc. If using a DVD-RW disc, make sure you change the recording format (Video mode or VR mode) before you record anything on the disc. See page 58 (Initialize) for how to do this. When using a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, you can keep recording until the disc is full, or until you finalize the disc. Before you start a recording session, check the amount of recording time left on the disc. When using a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, recording time available will only increase if you erase the last title recorded on the disc. The Delete Title option in the Title List (Original) menu only hides the title, it does not actually erase the title from the disc and increase the recording time available (except for the last recorded title on a DVD-RW disc in Video mode). Overwrite recording is available using DVD+RW discs. When using a DVD+R/RW, the recorder will execute the Menu-making operation to update the new title and editing when removing the disc from the recorder. The recordable time is limited to 12 hours for a title. Recording time and picture quality There are five preset recording quality modes: XP - Highest quality setting, gives about 1 hour of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB). SP - Default quality, sufficient for most applications, gives about 2 hours of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB). LP - Slightly lower video quality, gives about 4 hour of recording time on a DVD disc (4.7GB). EP - Low video quality, gives about 6 hour of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB). MLP - The longest recording time with the lowest video quality, gives you about 14 hours of recording time on a DVD (4.7GB). Note You may see a fragmented picture during playing back the contents recorded in EP or MLP mode. Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause or stop automatically and an error message will be displayed on-screen. Video that is 'copy-once only' can only be recorded using a DVD-RW disc in VR mode or DVD-RAM disc with CPRM (See page 69). Copy control Recordable disc signals Copy-Free -RWVR -RWVideo +RW Copy-Once Copy-Never -R +R RAM -RWVR Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2 with CPRM* RAM Ver.2.0, Ver.2.1, Ver.2.2 with CPRM* None * The recorded disc can be played only on CPRM compatible equipment 29