Teac DV-RA1000HD - Manual (Page 11)

1 − Introduction
TASCAM DV-RA1000HD
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About DVD±R and DVD±RW discs
The DV-RA1000HD uses DVD±RW media for digital
audio data recording and storage, and use DVD±R as
media for the archive. DVD-RAM is not supported on
this unit.
As with recordable DVD±RW media can have data
erased, and the whole disc can be erased and reused a
number of times.
NOTE
Though the unit has been tested with a wide vari-
ety of commercial discs and media, you should be
aware that some discs may contain manufacturing
defects, etc. which make them unsuitable for use
with the unit.
The packaging for rewritable DVD±RW media include
the following logo:
Figure 1.7: DVD±RW discs
See “DVD±RW/HD playback & recording” on page 40
for more details regarding the use of DVD±RW media
with the unit.
Certain brands of disc have been tested with the unit
and are therefore listed as “supported.”
DVD±RW
Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK,Philips,Sony 2x - 6x
DVD±R
Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK,Maxell,Sony 4x - 16x
The use of these discs is strongly recommended in
order to achieve optimum results.
NOTE
Discs not listed in the list above may not oper-
ate properly on the DV-RA1000HD. If you insert
an unsupported DVD disc in the tray, the unit will
display a popup alarm message on the screen.
If you plan to purchase discs in a bulk, insert a
sample disc into the tray to make sure that the
disc is supported prior to purchase. (See “Using
a non-supported disc” on page .)
The check screen enables you to check wheth-
er a loaded DVD disc is supported by the
DV-RA1000HD. (See “The check screen” on page
.)
Note that dirt or scratches on DVD±RW media can
cause deterioration of recording quality.
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If such an error occurs during recording, recording is
interrupted momentarily.
Errors during playback will cause silences to be
momentarily inserted.
Repeated continuous errors will stop playback.
Rewriting limitations
Although the theoretical number of times that a
DVD±RW disc can be re-written is 1,000, the actual
number of rewrite operations possible on a disc when
used in the DV-RA1000HD may be significantly less.
This is not a limitation of the DV-RA1000HD. In actual
practice in real-world environments, DVD±RW discs
cannot be rewritten 1,000 times.
For this reason, to maintain data integrity, TASCAM
strongly recommends the use of new DVD±RW discs
for important recordings.
In addition, before and while editing files on the
DV-RA1000HD, back up the recorded or edited files to
another disc or personal computer (as WAV files). (See
“Use with a computer” on page 59.)
NOTE
The number of times the current disc has been re-
written can be viewed in the check screen. (See “The
check screen” on page .)