Pioneer has posted information on their website that warns for the malfunction of several DVD recording models when writing to new high speed DVD-R/DVD-RW discs. There seems to be a bug in the software/firmware of the drive that could potentially cause damage to both the media and the drive.
Pioneer Corporation today announced that its DVD Recorder (DVR-7000) and DVD-R/RW writers (DVR-A03-J, DVR-A04-J, DVR-S303) may malfunction, if used with new high-speed DVD-R/RW discs*, soon-to-be-released from various manufacturers. This issue is caused by the device's inadequately programmed software, which may cause damage to both the device and the inserted high-speed disc. |
Responding to this situation, Pioneer is informing all users of the problem via its website and advising them to download a program for updating the internal software and/or take the steps introduced below.
For more information and instructions you can visit the website of Pioneer here. There is also more information on the website of Pioneer Europe
Source: Pioneer
