Pioneer PRV-LX10 manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause/Remedy

TROUBLESHOOTING

Incorrect operations can be mistaken as malfunctions. If you believe the unit is not operating correctly, consult the chart below. Sometimes incorrect operation may be due to a malfunction in another component. If the problem is not fixed, check the other components used with the player. If the problem still persists, contact your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or dealer for service.

Symptom	Cause/Remedy	Reference page
No power	¶ Connect power cord to outlet.	16
No picture	¶ Check for proper connections.	16
	¶ Change the video monitor or other input to the input connected to
	the PRV-LX10.
	¶ If a non-progressive-scan video monitor is connected to the	54
	component video output connector and the Component output
	is set to Progressive (525p), no picture will appear. Hold the
	main unit’s front panel STOP button depressed while pressing
	the cursor down button to switch the output to Interlaced (525i).
	¶ When set to progressive scan (525P), no video image is output
	to connectors other than the component output.
	¶ When [Composite Out] is set to “Source Monitor”, during stop	32
	mode or otherwise when no image in input to the composite
	input, no image will be output to the composite output
	connector. In the same way no sound will be output at the RCA
	output connectors if no audio is input to the RCA inputs.
	¶ Check your TV system mode setting.
After closing disc table, it opens	¶ Insert the disc correctly in the disc table.
automatically, or playback will	¶ Insert disc is with correct up-down orientation.
not begin.
	¶ Clean the disc.	7
	¶ Confirm that the disc region number is proper for the player.	9
	¶ Confirm that the type of disc is proper for the player.	8
	¶ Check and eliminate any condensation inside the unit.	5
	¶ A disc created on the PRV-LX10 that contains many titles may
	take dozens of seconds to recognize when loaded. The DISC
	indicator flashes and the disc recording and playback cannot be
	started during disc recognition.
Can’t record.	¶ Confirm that the HDD/DVD have adequate remaining capacity. If	62, 67
	HDD are full, erase unneeded titles to add available space.
	¶ Confirm that you are not attempting to record copy-protected
	material.
	¶ With DVD-R/RW (video mode) discs, images which are
	designated as “copy once only” cannot be be recorded.
	¶ Check your TV system mode setting.
Can’t record in video mode on	¶ Recording to Ver.1.0 DVD-RW discs is not supported. Be sure to
DVD-RW.	use discs labeled as Ver.1.1 or later (version number can be
	found on disc jacket).
Image is elongated vertically or	¶ If a disc’s playback image appears elongated vertically or	50
horizontally.	horizontally, use the [Aspect] command to change the aspect
	ratio for your video monitor. If the setting cannot be made at the
	recorder, use your video monitor controls.
External input images are	¶ When using components that output images encoded with
distorted.	analog copy protection signals, connect the component directly
	to the video monitor as well.
During playback image is	¶ This unit supports analog copy protection systems. Some discs
distorted or dark.	contain analog copy protection signals, and when such discs are
	played through a VTR, or recorded onto a VTR and then played
	back, the copy protection signals may make proper playback
	impossible. For these reasons, the PRV-LX10 should be connected
	directly to the video monitor as well as to other components.
Cannot playback on DVD player /	¶ When discs recorded in video mode are to be played back on	44
other DVD recorders.	other players, be sure to finalize them after recording (however,
	some discs may be unplayable on other players even after
	finalization).
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