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Firmware Update for DVD

PIONEER DVD-R/-RW WRITERS

High-speed DVD media is now available on the market which allow DVD burners to record at a 4x speed. Pioneer has discovered that some of the DVD burners it has already supplied are not compatible with such media, and that use the newer discs may even damage the burner hardware. In order to keep the burner up to date, it is very important that you carry out a one-off update of the firmware on your system.

As a result of the DVD hardware used in the Casablanca Prestige and Casablanca Kron, MacroSystem Digital Video AG must also react to the current market situation. That is why we are providing this firmware update, which installs the new files provided by Pioneer onto your system.

STATEMENT FROM PIONEER

Excerpt from Pioneer's Internet pages:

"As the DVD Forum releases the specifications for new high-speed discs for DVD recording, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces that many of its DVD-R/RW computer drives and DVD recorders will require a firmware update in order to avoid potential damage to the units and discs. The update… is extremely important for owners of these products to make sure it is completed prior to using any new high-speed discs for recording.

The DVD Forum has established new standards for high-speed recordable discs (4X for DVD-R and 2X for DVD-RW). Various media manufacturers have begun production of these discs that will soon be available in the marketplace. The source of the problem is a firmware “bug” in certain Pioneer DVD-R/RW recorders and drives, and not with the high-speed media itself."