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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Pioneer DVR-RT300 Getting started Setting the disc, Reformat, NEW Disc Format, You can format, protect, or finalize a disc