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Troubleshooting
Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this
component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the
other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the
points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
General
Problem
Remedy
The disc is automatically ejected
after closing the disc tray
• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 41).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 152).
• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.
Can’t play a disc
• Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 41).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 152).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).
• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an hour or so for
the condensation to evaporate.
• During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a Line System
different to the current recorder setting.
• DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy-once protected
recordings will not play in this recorder.
Can’t record a disc
• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 41).
• Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized (page 87).
This can take up to 1 hour.
No picture
• Check that everything is connected properly (page 46).
• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct input.
• The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to
interlace by pressing and holding the front panel
STOP
button then pressing
ONE TOUCH COPY
.
• If you are using an indoor antenna that requires power, make sure that
Aerial Power
in the Initial Setup menu is set to
On
or
Auto
(page 130).
• If the aerial/antenna is not connected properly, or if it is shorted, the
Aerial Power
setting will revert to
Off
automatically. Check the aerial connection and try making
the setting again.
All settings are reset
• If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on, all
the settings will be lost.
• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power
cord.
Remote control does not work
• If you connected this recorder to the receiver subwoofer using the
CONTROL
IN
jack,
point the remote control at the display unit of the receiver subwoofer to use (page 14).
• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder (page 138). (When
the batteries run down, the remote mode is automatically reset to
Recorder1
.)
• Use the remote within its operating range (page 14).
• Replace the batteries (page 15).
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