Initializing Recordable Dvd Discs - Pioneer DVR-541H-S Operating Instructions Manual

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Initializing recordable DVD
discs
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM
DVD-R/-RW discs can be initialized for either
Video mode recording or VR mode
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recording.
When you first load a blank DVD-RW or
DVD+RW disc, the recorder initializes it for
recording automatically. By default, blank
DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode
recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init. on
page 117 if you want to change the default to
Video mode.
DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode
recordings out of the box; if you want to use
a DVD-R for VR mode recording, you must
initialize it before recording anything on the
disc.
DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be
initialized in order to erase the contents of
the disc.
Important
• Initializing a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or
DVD-RAM disc will erase everything
recorded on it. Make sure there is
nothing on the disc that you want to
keep!
• You may not be able to re-initialize a
DVD-RW disc in a different format if it
was originally initialized on an older DVD
recorder.
• Once initialized for VR mode recording,
you can't re-initialize a DVD-R back to
Video mode.
Note
1 If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize
it for Video mode recording.
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HOME
MENU
1 Select 'Disc Setup' from the
Home Menu.
ENTER
2 Select 'Initialize' > 'Video
Mode', 'VR Mode' or 'Initialize
DVD+RW'.
Disc Setup
Basic VR Mode
Initialize Initialize Video Mode
Finalize Initialize DVD+RW
Optimize HDD
ENTER
3 Select 'Start'.
It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the
disc (except DVD-RAM discs, which can take
up to 1 hour).
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