Sony 3-213-480-12(1) - Manual (Page 30)

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Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Usable disc versions (as of April 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 (finalising)
DVD+RW
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalised)
DVD-
RW
VR
mode Format in VR mode *2
(page 49)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalisation
unnecessary) (page 93)
Video
mode Format in Video
mode
*2 (page 49)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalisation necessary)
(page 93)
DVD+R
Automatically
formatted
Playable on DVD+R compatible
players (finalisation necessary)
(page 93)
DVD+R DL
DVD-
R
VR
mode
Format in VR mode
using the “Disc Setting”
display (page 71) Playable only on DVD-R VR
mode compatible players
(finalisation necessary) (page 93)
Video
mode
Automatically
formatted in Video
mode Playable on most DVD players
(finalisation necessary)
(page 93)
+ RW
-RW VR
-RW
Video
+ R
-R VR
-R
Video