Pioneer DVR-212 User manual

DVR-212D (beige),DVR-212DBK (black) & DVR-212DSV (silver)
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, and CD-R/RW Writer
Product Overview
OVERVIEW
The DVR-212 high speed DVD burner introduced by Pioneer enables computer users to create
personal DVD movies, make digital photo slideshows, burn music CDs and back up your data
files onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, +R and +RW discs with ease. It also works with dual layer discs,
increasing the capacity of a disc from 4.7 to 8.5 gigabytes for even more storage space. The
DVR-212 has a writing speed of 18x for DVD-R/+R and 10x for DVD-R/+R (DL).
Dual/Double Layer recording provides nearly twice the capacity of a single layer
recordable DVD-R (8.5 Gbytes vs. 4.7 Gbytes)
Liquid Crystal Tilt/Blur Compensator plays and records to discs more reliably – the
Pioneer technology that allows writing and reading of marginal quality discs
Industry-Leading Drive Technology, provider of DVD-writable drives to computer
manufacturers worldwide
Compliant with Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive and Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PIONEER DVR-212 SATAWRITER
Writes up to 18x on DVD-R/+R 4.7GB (single layer), up to 10x on DVD-R/+R (DL), up
to 6x on DVD-RW, and up to 8x on DVD+RW media
Writes up to 40x on CD-R media and up to 32x on CD-RW media
Write formats include Disc-At-Once and Incremental Recording (multi-border) on
DVDs and Disc/Track/Session-At-Once and Packet Recording (multi-border) on CDs
Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO (single & dual layer), DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R
(single & double layer), DVD+RW & DVD-RAM
Reads CD-ROM (Mode1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, CD-DA (CDAudio), Video CD, PhotoCD
(single/multi-session), CD EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW
Installs Vertically or Horizontally
Interfaces as a Serial ATA device (Serial ATA Rev. 2.5)
Data transfer Mode of Genli 1.5 Gbits/sec
2MB Buffer memory
Plays on both DVD-Video players & DVD-ROM drives (check manufacturer’s website
for compatibility with older models)
Works with Microsoft®Windows®operating systems including: Vista
Home/Business/Ultimate, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows ME
Compliant with RoHS and WEEE Directives
Weighs less than 2 pounds (0.9 Kg)
Physical Dimensions: 5.83” (W) x 1.67” (D) x 7.09” (H) including the front bezel
(148mm) (42.3mm) (180mm)
The drive is designed for ease of use.
At Pioneer, it is our goal to achieve the complete satisfaction of
every Pioneer customer.
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