Sharp DV-R550U Operation Manual - Page 28

Recording Formatting a disc Choosing the recording format of a blank disc When inserting a blank disc, the unit starts to initialize it automatically. After that, you can record on the disc with a recording format selected in the setting menu. 1 SKIP 2 Press SETUP. Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear. If Easy Setting Menu is displayed, proceed to STEP 3. Advanced Setting Menu Playback Recording Display Select Video Clock Channel Disc Easy Setting Menu 2 Select "Recording" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. Recording menu will appear. Recording DVD-RW Recording Format Auto Chapter Timer Programming Recording Audio Select (XP) Auto Finalize Dubbing Mode DVD VR mode 10 minutes Dolby Digital VCR DVD 3 Select "DVD-RW Recording Format" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. Option window will appear. DVD-RW Recording Format Video mode VR mode DVD Video mode DVD Player Compatibility mode. VR mode Editing possibility mode. The default is "VR mode". 4 Select "Video mode" or "VR mode" using Cursor K / L, then press ENTER. The recording mode will be set. 5 Press SETUP to exit. 28 1 2 5 3 4 VCR/DVD RECORDER COMBINATION Note • The recording format setting is effective only for DVD-RW discs. You cannot change the recording format for a DVDR disc. DVD-R discs will always be in Video mode. • You cannot mix two formats on one DVD-RW disc. When you load a disc once recorded before, the recording format cannot be changed even if you change it in the setting menu. • When inserting a blank DVD+RW or DVD+R disc, the error message ("Disc Error") will appear. This unit is not compatible with a DVD+RW/+R disc for recording. • Playlist will be created automatically when recording on DVD-RW in VR mode.