Initializing a DVD-RW disc

Recording

•A VR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing.

1Load the disc you want to finalize. Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.

2Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

3Select ‘Finalize’.

Disc Setup
Basic	Finalize	Start
Initialize	Undo Finalize	Start
Finalize

4Select ‘Finalize’ from the finalize options, then ‘Start’.

The recorder starts finalizing the disc.

•If the finalization process is going to take more than around 4 minutes, you can press ENTER to cancel. Around 4 minutes before completion, the option to cancel disappears.

•How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc, how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc. A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to 1 hour to finalize. A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.

5For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style.

The menu you select will be the one that appears when the ‘top menu’ is selected on any DVD player.

Finalize

TITLE MENU

•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.

DVD-RW

When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize DVD-RW discs.

You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.

Important

•Initializing a disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep!

•You may not be able to re-initialize a disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder.

1Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

2Select ‘Initialize’

Disc Setup
Basic	VR Mode	Start
Initialize	Video Mode	Start
Finalize

3Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the initialize options.

4Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 40 seconds to initialize the disc.

Initializing Disc

1 min left

Note

•By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init. on page 79 if you want to change the default to Video mode.

•If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize it for Video mode recording.

DVR-310 specifications

The Pioneer DVR-7000, DVR-310, and DVR-330-S are remarkable devices in the realm of digital video recording technology. Each of these models presents its unique features, embodying the innovation and quality synonymous with the Pioneer brand.

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Pioneer DVR-310 Initializing a DVD-RW disc, For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style

Models: DVR-310

Recording

4Select ‘Finalize’ from the finalize options, then ‘Start’.

5For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style.