Initialize settings, Finalize settings, The disc setup menu 12 – Pioneer DVR-640H-S User Manual

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The Disc Setup menu

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Set to

On

to prevent accidental recording,

editing or erasing of the disc loaded. If you
need to unlock the disc to make edits, select

Off

.

Initialize settings

You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW
disc for either VR mode or Video mode
recording.

The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc,
it will be automatically initialized for
recording according to the DVD-RW Auto
Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see
page 117).

New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode
recording when you load them, but it is also
possible to initialize them for VR mode

recording.

1

DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be
initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc.
When initializing a DVD-RAM disc, select VR
mode.

See

Initializing recordable DVD discs

on

page 52 for detailed instructions.

Finalize settings

Finalize

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so
that the disc can be played on a regular DVD
player or computer equipped with a suitable
DVD-ROM drive.

It is also possible to finalize DVD+RW discs.
This is only necessary if you want to a player
to display a title menu for the disc.

See

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players

on page 50 for detailed instructions.

Undo Finalize

You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW
discs recorded on this recorder in Video
mode. You need to do this if you want to
record more material or edit material already

on the disc.

You can also undo the finalization of VR
mode discs which have been finalized on
other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc
the message

This disc cannot be recorded.

Undo the finalization

is displayed, use this

command to be able to record on the disc
using this recorder.

1

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Home Menu.

2

Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo

Finalize’ then ‘Start’.

Note

1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re-initialize the disc for Video mode recording. Also,

once recorded in Video mode, the disc cannot be re-initialized for VR mode recording.

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW

DVD-RW

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