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Recording
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in
When you finalize a
All the title menus are navigated in the usual way, pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then
using thefollowed by ENTER to select titles and start playback.
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1 Load the disc you want to finalize.
Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.
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2 SETUP | Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu. | |
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3 | Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ > ‘Next Screen’. | |
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Initialize | Undo Finalize | Start |
Finalize |
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Finalizing a disc
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings on the disc so that it can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped
with a suitable
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 147 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
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+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.
Finalize
•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.
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 information about the TV system settings on page 161 for how to change the recorder’s setting.
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