Pioneer DVR-RT300 manual Getting started Setting the disc, Reformat, NEW Disc Format

Getting started

Setting the disc

You can format, protect, or finalize a disc.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

•Select “DISC SETUP” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET				DISC SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP					PROCEED
		REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO
AV SETUP		REFORMAT AS DVD VR			PROCEED
REC SETUP		NEW DISC FORMAT				VR
CH SETUP		FINALIZE			PROCEED
OTHER		PROTECT DISC				OFF
		UNDO FINALIZE			PROCEED
	SELECT
ENTER/	ENTER		RETURN	BACK	SETUP	END
SELECT

REFORMAT

You can format a recorded DVD-RW.

Check the content of the disc before format. If you format the disc, the recorded content of the disc will be erased.

To format a DVD in the Video mode, select “REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO”, and to format it in the VR mode, select

“REFORMAT AS DVD VR”. The screen below will appear.

REFORMAT

START CANCEL

•When you select “START” and press ENTER, format will start. The screen below will appear.

REFORMAT

•When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the DISC SETUP screen will appear.

Note

•You cannot reformat Ver. 1.0 DVD-RW and DVD-R.

•You cannot reformat a disc if the disc protection is “ON”.

In such a case, be sure to cancel the disc protec- tion (see page 28) before formatting.

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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 CANCEL

•When you select “START” and press ENTER, formatting will start. The screen below will appear.

INITIALIZING DISC

•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”.

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