Advanced Recording; Recording Modes And Estimated Disc Recording Time; When The Format Confirmation Screen Is Displayed; When Removing A Recorded Disc - Panasonic DMR-EA18K Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced Recording

Recording Modes and Estimated Disc Recording Time

Recording Mode
XP (High quality)
SP (Standard play)
LP (Long play)
EP (Extra long play)
FR (Flexible Recording) 8 hours maximum
*1 It is not possible to record or play continuously from one side of a
double sided disc to the other.
*2 When "Recording Time in EP Mode" has been set to "EP-
Extended Play (6H)" in the Setup menu (➔ 44).
The sound quality is better when using "EP-Extended Play (6H)"
than when using "EP-Extended Play (8H)".
*3 Refer to "Recording to DVD-R DL and +R DL" (➔ 17).
XP
SP
LP
EP (6H) *2
EP (8H)
Recording time
Notes
• This unit uses variable bit rate (VBR) recording which varies the
amount of data recorded to suit the images, so actual recording
times and remaining recording times shown by the unit will be
different. ( The difference will be especially noticeable.)
-R DL +R DL
Use a disc with plenty of remaining time to be sure.
• When recording to DVD-RAM using EP (8H) mode, play may not be
possible on DVD players, even if they are compatible with DVD-
RAM. In this case use EP (6H) mode.
When the format confirmation screen is
displayed
Important:
Formatting permanently deletes all disc contents (including
computer data), regardless of protection status of disc.
RAM -RW(V) +RW
The following screen may
appear when inserting a new
disc, etc.
Only format the disc if you
intend to use it for recording.
Do not format if you intend to view pre-recorded
material from the disc.
w to select "Yes", then
Tips
• Refer to "Formatting Discs or Cards" (➔ 40) for more detail of formatting.
• It will take several minutes to format the disc. (DVD-RAM may
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take up to a maximum of 70 minutes.)
RQT9048
DVD-RAM
Single-sided Double-sided*
(4.7 GB) (9.4 GB)
1 hour 2 hours
2 hours 4 hours
4 hours 8 hours
8 (6* ) hours 16 (12*
2
8 hours maximum
for one side
Format
This disc is not formatted properly.
Do you want to format the
disc in DVD Management?
Yes No
DVD-R,
DVD-RW, +R,
1
+RW (4.7 GB)
1 hour
2 hours
4 hours
) hours 8 (6* ) hours
2 2
8 hours maximum
• FR (Flexible recording mode)
Using "Flexible Recording" is convenient in these kinds of situations:
– When the amount of free space on the disc makes selecting an
appropriate recording mode difficult
– When you want to record a long program with the best picture
quality possible
e.g., Recording a 90 minutes program to 4.7 GB DVD-RAM disc:
– If you select XP mode, the program will not fit on one disc.
4.7 GB 4.7 GB
DVD-RAM DVD-RAM
– If you select SP mode, the program will fit on one disc.
4.7 GB
DVD-RAM
– If you select "Flexible Recording" the program will fit on one disc
perfectly.
4.7 GB
DVD-RAM
You can set FR mode when programming scheduled recordings
(➔ 15) and flexible recording (➔ 19).
Tips
• Maximum number of recordings to a disc
RAM -R -R DL -RW(V)
49 recordings on a disc
+R +R DL +RW

When removing a Recorded Disc

-R -R DL -RW(V) +R +R DL
After recording, if you press
[ ; OPEN/CLOSE] to eject
the disc, the following screen
may appear.
to start finalizing.
or
to eject the disc without finalizing.
;OPEN/CLOSE
Notes
• You cannot stop finalizing once you have started it.
Tips
• If you want to provide the disc with a name or set play menu select,
select "Disc Name" (➔ 40) or "Playback will start with:" (➔ 41) in
"DVD Management" before finalizing.
• Refer to "Finalizing" (➔ 41) for more detail of finalizing
• It will take a few minutes to finalize the disc. (Some discs may take
up to a maximum of 60 minutes.)
DVD-R DL*
+R DL* (8.5 GB)
3
1 hour 45 minutes
3 hours 35 minutes
7 hours 10 minutes
14 hours 20 minutes
(10 hours 45 minutes*
14 hours 20 minutes
maximum
A second disc is necessary for
30 minutes of the program.
However there will be 30 minutes
remaining disc space.
99 recordings on a disc
Finalize
Finalizing is necessary to enable playback
of the disc on compatible DVD players.
Once finalized, recordings cannot be added to the disc.
It will take approximately
Press "REC" to start finalizing.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to postpone
finalizing. The disc can be played only on
this unit. You can Finalize it later.
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minutes. Start ?