Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Disc Type
DVD+RW
VR
mode
DVD-
RW
Video
mode
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
VR
mode
DVD-
R
Video
mode
Usable disc versions (as of December 2007)
• 8×-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6×-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.1.1, Ver.1.2
*1
with CPRM
)
• 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)
*6
discs
30
US
Icon used
Disc
in this
Logo
manual
+
RW
- RW
VR
- RW
Video
+
R
- R
VR
- R
Video
Formatting
(new discs)
Automatically
formatted
*2
Format in VR mode
(page 48)
Format in Video
*2
mode
(page 48)
Automatically
formatted
Format in VR mode
using the "Disc Setting"
display (page 64)
Automatically
formatted in Video
mode
Discs that cannot be recorded on
• 8 cm discs
• DVD-RAMs
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R DL,"
and "DVD-R" logos are trademarks.
Compatibility with other
DVD players (finalizing)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary) (page 66)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
*7
(page 66)
Playable on DVD+R compatible
players (finalization necessary)
*7
(page 66)
Playable only on DVD-R VR
mode compatible players
(finalization necessary) (page 66)
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
*7
(page 66)