PIONEER DVR-RT400
Owner's Manual

Setting the disc
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 VIDEO MODE START CANCEL

NOTES: � During the finalisation the cursor will move repeatedly. When the finalisation finished, �FINALISING COMPLETED PRESS ENTER� will appear. Press ENTER, the normal TV screen will appear. � The finalisation process may require a few minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free space on the disc. � You can record or edit a finalised DVD-RW (in VR mode) by cancelling the finalising, but you cannot do these operations with a DVD-RW (Video mode), or with a DVD-R. � This unit may not be able to record or edit a disc which was recorded or edited using another DVD recorder. � You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode on a unit that does not support DVD-RW. � Even if you finalise a disc in the Video mode, the disc cannot be played back in some DVD players. � A DVD-R disc can not be named after it is finalized.

� When you select �START� and press ENTER, the formatting will start. The screen below will appear.
INITIALIZING DISC VIDEO MODE

PROTECT DISC

You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded on it from being erased, edited or re-recorded. Only DVD-RW (in VR mode) can be protected. Select �PROTECT DISC (VR ONLY)� and select �ON� to protect the disc. To cancel the disc protection, select �OFF�.

UNDO FINALISE
� 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�. You can cancel the finalisation of a finalised DVD-RW (in VR mode). You cannot cancel the finalisation for discs other than above. You can record or edit on a disc whose finalisation has been cancelled. Select �UNDO FINALISE�, and the screen below will appear.
UNDO FINALISE

FINALISE
To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must finalise the disc to ensure compatibility with other DVD players. In addition if you are using a DVD-RW disc you must record in Video mode. When �FINALISE� is selected, the screen below will appear.
FINALISE START CANCEL

� When you select �START� and press ENTER, the cancelling finalisation will start. The screen below will appear.
UNFINALISING PLEASE WAIT

START

CANCEL

� When you select �START� and press ENTER, finalisation will start. The screen below will appear.
FINALISING PLEASE WAIT

� When you select �CANCEL� and press ENTER, the DISC SETUP screen will appear. NOTES: � During the cancelling finalisation the cursor will move repeatedly. When the cancelling finalisation finished, �UNDO FINALISING COMPLETED PRESS ENTER� will appear. Press ENTER, the normal TV screen will appear. � The cancelling finalisation process may require a few minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free space on the disc. � When the disc�s finalisation cannot be cancelled, you cannot select �UNDO FINALISE�. 23

� When you select �CANCEL� and press ENTER, the DISC SETUP screen will appear.

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