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Chapter 6
Recording
About DVD recording
This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW
media. The main difference between the two is that DVD-
R discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be
recorded, erased and re-recorded many times.
A further difference between the two disc types is that
only DVD-RW can be initialized for
VR mo d e recording,
which offers much more comprehensive editing
functions compared to
Vi d eo mo d e recording.
The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its
compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which
will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs (see also the notes
below).
While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video
mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR
mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content
is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc
will be in the chosen recording mode.
Important
• You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/
RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD
recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs
recorded on this recorder are not playable on other
players/recorders.)
• This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0
(Dual Layer) discs.
• This recorder cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW
discs.
• Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure
due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the
recorder.
• Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can
affect playback and/or recording performance.
Please take proper care of your discs.
• This recorder can record both PAL and SECAM only.
• This recorder cannot record NTSC signals. NTSC
discs are playable, although the video output will be
PAL.
Note
• Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models,
are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check
the operating instructions for your player for VR
mode compatibility information.
• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded
on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99.
• The maximum number of chapters recordable on a
DVD-R/RW disc is 999.
Recording time and picture quality
There are six preset recording quality modes:
• XP – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of
recording time.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, used for most
applications, gives about two hours of recording
time.
• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP , but
doubles the recording time to about four hours.
• EP (Extended Play) – Lower video quality than LP , but
this gives about six hours of recording time.
• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower video quality than EP ,
but this gives about eight hours of recording time.
• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality, but
gives about ten hours of recording time in VR mode
or twelve hours in Video mode.
Please note that there is a trade-off between recording
time and quality. The longer the possible recording time,
the lower the recorded picture quality. You may wish to
try recording different kinds of program in different
modes to determine the combination of picture quality
and recording time that suits your needs.
We recommend that the XP mode be used for recording
fast moving or action programs.
In all except the XP mode, sound is recorded in two
channel Dolby Digital format. When set to XP , sound is
recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM
format.
If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording
in Video mode, or in VR mode on the
XP setting, use the
Bilingual Recording setting (page 57) to select the A/L or
B/R audio channel to record before recording starts.
Note
• Note that all recording times (both here and those
shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is
because of the way that the video is recorded; you
may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on
what you’re recording.
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