Sony RDRGXD455 Operating Instructions - Page 12

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

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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 DVD+R DVD+R DL DVDR VR mode Video mode +RW -RWVR -RWVideo Automatically formatted Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalized) Format in VR mode*2 (page 48) Playable only on VR mode compatible players (finalization unnecessary) (page 69) Format in Video mode*2 (page 48) Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 69) Automatically +R formatted Playable on DVD+R compatible players (finalization necessary) (page 69) -RVR -RVideo Format in VR mode Playable only on DVD-R VR using the "Disc Setting" mode compatible players display (page 68) (finalization necessary) (page 69) Automatically formatted in Video mode Playable on most DVD players (finalization necessary) (page 69) Usable disc versions (as of March 2007) • 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. 12

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Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Usable disc versions (as of March 2007)
• 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 48)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary) (page 69)
Video
mode
Format in Video
mode
*2
(page 48)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 69)
DVD+R
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+R compatible
players (finalization necessary)
(page 69)
DVD+R DL
DVD-
R
VR
mode
Format in VR mode
using the “Disc Setting”
display (page 68)
Playable only on DVD-R VR
mode compatible players
(finalization necessary)
(page 69)
Video
mode
Automatically
formatted in Video
mode
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 69)
+
RW
-
RW
VR
-
RW
Video
+
R
-
R
VR
-
R
Video