Pioneer RCS-656HX - Manual (Page 86)

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Playing your recordings on other DVD
players
Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
recorded in Video mode and DVD+R discs. A number of
players (including many Pioneer models) can also play
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.
Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R discs,
although some DVD-ROM drives and DVD recorders may
be able to (finalization might be necessary). Check the
manual that came with the player to check what kinds of
discs it will play.
When you finalize a Video mode or DVD+R disc, a title
menu is created from which you can select titles when
you play the disc. There are a number of different styles
of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the
disc.
All the title menus are navigated in the usual way,
pressing
MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then
using the / / / followed by ENTER to select titles
and start playback.
Finalizing a disc
Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings on the disc so that it can
be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped
with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. 1
Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after
you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you
want it before you finalize the disc as it can’t be changed
afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see Input Disc
Name on page 124 before starting the steps below.
DVD+RW discs don’t generally need finalizing. However,
if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc,
then you will need to finalize. When using a DVD+RW,
you can still record and edit even after finalizing.
although the title menu will disappear if you do so.
Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu.
Important
• Once you’ve finalized a Video mode or DVD+R disc,
you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc.
However, the finalization on a DVD-RW disc maybe
‘undone’; see Undo Finalize on page 125 for how to do
this.
• A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVD-R DL) disc
can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even
after finalizing.
• Video mode DVD-R DL discs and DVD+R DL discs
must be finalized in order to play in other recorders/
players. Note however that some recorders/players
will not play even finalized dual-layer discs.
1 Load the disc you want to finalize.
Make sure that the recorder is stopped before
proceeding.
2 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
3 Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ > ‘Next Screen’.
4 For Video mode and DVD+R/+RW discs
only, select a title menu style, then select ‘Yes’ to
start finalization or ‘No’ to cancel.
The menu you select will be the one that appears when
the ‘top menu’ (or ‘menu’ for a DVD+R/+RW) is selected
on any DVD player.
• Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR-
7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature. These
discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on
this recorder.
5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.
Note
1 If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See Additional infor-
mation about the TV system settings on page 138 for how to change the recorder’s setting.
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
HOME MENU
ENTER
Basic
Initialize
Finalize
Optimize HDD
Disc Setup
Finalize
Undo Finalize
Next Screen
Start
Finalize
ENTER
Finalize