Sony VRD-VC30 Manual
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Compatible disc types for recording differ as follows, depending on the type
of video device and connection interface you are using.
of video device and connection interface you are using.
Notes on creating video DVDs
• You cannot record videos with copy-protected signals (commercial DVDs,
VHS software, some programs from satellite or CATV receivers, etc.).
• You cannot make incremental recordings on discs that have been created
using a computer or other DVD recorder.
• When adding video to a video DVD created using a DVD+R disc, you must use
the same interface used during the previous recording to connect the video
device and the DVDirect. For example, you cannot add video from a DVD
camcorder connected via an S-video or video input cable onto a DVD+R disc
with video dubbed from a DVD camcorder that was connected via a USB cable.
device and the DVDirect. For example, you cannot add video from a DVD
camcorder connected via an S-video or video input cable onto a DVD+R disc
with video dubbed from a DVD camcorder that was connected via a USB cable.
• When recording video from an HDD camcorder onto a disc, only the video
images stored in the camera are available for recording. You cannot record still
images stored in the camera onto a disc.
images stored in the camera onto a disc.
• When using a DVD camcorder, recording is not possible when the disc
inside the DVD camcorder is a DVD-RW disc with video recorded in DVD-
VR format.
VR format.
Writable Discs That Can Be Used for Creating Video DVDs
Type of Device
Interface DVD-R
DVD-R
DL
DL
DVD-RW DVD+R
DVD+R
DL
DL
DVD+RW
Sony HDD
camcorder
camcorder
USB
Sony DVD
camcorder
camcorder
USB
DV camcorder
DV IN
D8 camcorder
DV IN
HDV
camcorder*
camcorder*
DV IN
MICROMV
camcorder
camcorder
S VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
IN
HDD or DVD
camcorders
from other
manufacturers
camcorders
from other
manufacturers
S VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
IN
All camcorders
and video
devices (analog
input)
and video
devices (analog
input)
S VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
IN