Pioneer DVR-650H-S Operating Instructions - Page 50

05 Recording DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc. Important • Initializing a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM 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 DVD-RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder. • Once initialized for VR mode recording, you can't re-initialize a DVD-R back to Video mode. HOME MENU 1 Select 'Disc Setup' from the Home Menu. ENTER 2 Select 'Initialize' > 'Video Mode', 'VR Mode' or 'Initialize DVD+RW'. DVD-RW Auto Initialize DVD-RW • Default setting: VR Mode Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank DVD-RW. You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting a disc. HOME MENU 1 Select 'Disc Setup' from the Home Menu. ENTER 2 Select 'Basic'>'DVD-RW Auto Init.', then 'VR Mode' or 'Video Mode'. Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD Input Disc Name Lock Disc DVD-RW Auto Init. VR Mode Video Mode Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD VR Mode Video Mode Initialize DVD+RW Start Start Start ENTER 3 Select 'Start'. It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc (except DVD-RAM discs, which can take up to an hour). Initializing Disc 2ch 1 min left 50 En