Pioneer DVR-640H-S Owner's Manual - Page 15

Before you start 01 • The HDD is very delicate. If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment, it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use. Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise (mosaic) in the picture. However, sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no playback of recorded material will be possible. In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit. Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc. HDD HDD DVD Any type of DVD disc (recordable or playback only), finalized or not. Optimizing HDD performance As you record and edit material on the HDD, the data on the disk becomes fragmented, eventually affecting the recorder's performance. Before this happens, the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD (which you can do from the Disc Setup menu; see Optimize HDD on page 105). DVD-Video Commercially produced DVD, finalized Video mode DVD-R/-RW. DVD (Video) Video mode DVD-R/-RW (unfinalized) DVD (VR) VR mode DVD-R/-RW DVD+R DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM DVD-RAM CD Audio CD Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3 WMA or MP3 files DivX DivX files 15 En