Sharp DV-RW550U - Manual (Page 27)

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Recording
Restrictions on recording
You cannot record copy-protected materials using
this unit. Copy-protected materials includes DVD-
Video discs and some satellite broadcasts.
If copy-protected material is encountered during a
recording, recording will be paused or stop automat-
ically and an error message will be displayed on
screen.
When recording a TV broadcast or through an
external input, you can display copy control informa-
tion on screen.
Information on copy control
Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protected
information. For their recording, refer to the follow-
ing.
Making discs playable on other DVD
player (Finalize)
After recording, you must finalize disc in order to
play back on any other unit. (Refer to page 44.)
After finalizing:
• Once DVD-RW/-R (Video mode) is finalized, you
cannot record additional materials or edit.
• You can record additional materials on or edit the
finalized DVD-RW (VR mode).
• When DVD-RW/-R (Video mode) is finalized, title
menu will be created automatically.
Finalize discs recorded on this unit in order to
play them back on other DVD players.
This Unit DVD Player
Not Playable
Playable
POWER
STOP/EJECT
REW F.FWD REC/OTR
PLAY DUBBING CHANNEL VCR DVD
OUTPUT SELECT
OPEN/CLOSE
STOP PLAY
REC/OTR
What is “CPRM”?
(Content Protection for Recordable Media)
This is a format used to record copy-once pro-
grams. By recording coded data on the area of
DVD discs that ordinary writing software can-
not write, it prevents copy-once programs from
being recorded repeatedly on different media.
This unit is CPRM compatible, which means
that you can record copy-once broadcast pro-
grams, but then you cannot make a copy of
those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be
made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR mode,
and CPRM recordings can only be played back
on players that are compatible with CPRM.
Disc type / format Copy-free Copy-once
Copy-
prohibited
Recordable
Not Recordable
ver. 1.1, 1.2
ver. 1.1, 1.2 CPRM compatible
ver. 1.1, 1.2
ver. 1.1, 1.2 CPRM compatible
ver. 2.0
Note
• This recorder cannot record on CD-RW or
CD-R discs.
• DVD-RW/-R and CD-RW/-R discs recorded on a
personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder
may not be played back if the disc is damaged or
dirty or if there is dirt of condensation on the
player’s lens.
• If you record on a disc using a personal comput-
er, there are cases in which it may not be played
back because of the settings of the application
software used to create the disc even if it is
recorded in a compatible format. (Check with the
software publisher for more detailed informa-
tion.)
• Discs recorded in Video mode on this unit cannot
record any additional materials using other DVD
recorders.
• A DVD-RW disc formatted with this unit cannot be
used on other DVD recorders.
• Since the recording is made by the variable bit rate
(VBR) method, the actual remaining time for record-
ing may be a little bit shorter than the remaining
time displayed on the OSD depending on the pic-
ture you are recording.
Information on DVD recording (cont’d)
Recor
ding
Disc Pla
yback
Editing
Bef
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Connections
Getting star
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Changing the Setting men
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VCR functions
Others
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