New Disc Format; Finalise; Protect Disc; Undo Finalise - Pioneer DVR-RT501-S Operating Instructions Manual

Various settings

NEW DISC FORMAT

If you insert an unused disc, the disc is automatically
formatted.
If you use the DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2), you can select the
mode to be used for automatic format.
Select "NEW DISC FORMAT" and select the mode from
the list below.
VR: Format the disc in the VR mode.
VIDEO: Format the disc in the Video mode.
When you insert an unused disc, the following message
screen will appear.
NEW DISC FORMAT
START
• When you select "START" and press ENTER, the
formatting will start. The screen below will appear.
INITIALIZING DISC
• When format finished, "FORMATTING COMPLETED
PRESS ENTER" will appear.
Press ENTER, the normal TV screen will appear.
• When you select "CANCEL" and press ENTER, the
normal TV screen will appear.
NOTE:
If a recorded disc has scratches or contamination on it,
the "NEW DISC FORMAT" screen may appear.
If this happens, select "CANCEL".

FINALISE

To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must finalise
the disc to ensure compatibility with other DVD players. In
addition if you are using a DVD-RW disc you must record in
Video mode.
When "FINALISE" is selected, the screen below will
appear.
START
• When you select "START" and press ENTER,
finalisation will start. The screen below will appear.
• When you select "CANCEL" and press ENTER, the DISC
SETUP screen will appear.
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VIDEO MODE
CANCEL
VIDEO MODE
FINALISE
CANCEL
FINALISING
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• During the finalisation the cursor will move repeatedly.
When the finalisation finished, "FINALISING
COMPLETED PRESS ENTER" will appear. Press ENTER,
the normal TV screen will appear.
• The finalisation process may require a few minutes to about
1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free space
on the disc.
• You can record or edit a finalised DVD-RW (in VR mode) by
cancelling the finalising, but you cannot do these opera-
tions with a DVD-RW (Video mode), or with a DVD-R.
• This unit may not be able to record or edit a disc which was
recorded or edited using another DVD recorder.
• You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode on a unit
that does not support DVD-RW.
• Even if you finalise a disc in the Video mode, the disc
cannot be played back in some DVD players.
• A DVD-R disc can not be named after it is finalized.

PROTECT DISC

You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded on
it from being erased, edited or re-recorded.
Only DVD-RW (in VR mode) can be protected.
Select "PROTECT DISC (VR ONLY)" and select "ON" to
protect the disc.
To cancel the disc protection, select "OFF".

UNDO FINALISE

You can cancel the finalisation of a finalised DVD-RW (in VR
mode).
You cannot cancel the finalisation for discs other than above.
You can record or edit on a disc whose finalisation has been
cancelled.
Select "UNDO FINALISE", and the screen below will appear.
UNDO FINALISE
START
• When you select "START" and press ENTER, the
cancelling finalisation will start. The screen below
will appear.
UNFINALISING
PLEASE WAIT
• When you select "CANCEL" and press ENTER, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.
NOTES:
• During the cancelling finalisation the cursor will
move repeatedly. When the cancelling finalisation
finished, "UNDO FINALISING COMPLETED
PRESS ENTER" will appear.
Press ENTER, the normal TV screen will appear.
• The cancelling finalisation process may require a
few minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type
or the amount of free space on the disc.
• When the disc's finalisation cannot be cancelled,
you cannot select "UNDO FINALISE".
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