Pioneer SOUND. VISION. SOUL DVR-215D User Manual
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release date: 6/24/2008
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ere originally designed for CD drives and could damage DVD drive components.
For an out-of-warranty drive, if the unit begins to act oddly or looks very dirty, try a short
) canned air aimed at the center
20. W
lease use the application of your choice.
with the drive?
D discs. This drive is
eq
port it?
is equipped with this
capability is the DVR-213LS.
19. Is it ok to use a cleaning disc on my Pioneer drive?
Pioneer does not recommend the use of cleaning disc products for DVD drives. Cleani
discs w
blast of Electronics-grade (sterile, filtered, moisture-free
of the drive mechanism. If this does not clear the problem, please have the drive serviced
by a Pioneer-authorized service organization.
hat tools can be used to verify/test my drive?
Nero CD/DVD Speed, is one of several free applications available for download from the
Internet that can evaluate drive performance. P
21. Can I use credit card-shape or odd-shape discs
No, the drive supports circular 120MM and 80MM disc types only.
Note: An 80MM disc cannot be used when the drive is mounted vertically
.
22. Will this drive read or write Blu-ray Discs?
No, Blu-ray discs require a different type of laser than for CD or DV
uipped with lasers for CD and DVD reading/writing only.
23. What is LightScribe and does this drive sup
LightScribe is a patented method of “burning” a label onto the top side of special media
created for this purpose. The only Pioneer SATA model that
Note: If a drive supports LightScribe, the logo (
) usually appears on the box.
hy does the software fail to recognize my DVR-213LS as a LightScribe drive
The most common cause for th
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?
is issue is that an earlier version of Nero was installed on
the system and may not have been completely remo
m is
“Clean” from older code Nero has a free utility, appropriately named “CleanTools”
ved. To be sure that the syste
(
http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-cleantools.html
). After the system is cleaned, the
issue should be resolved.