Pioneer PDR-509 manual Additional Information, Symptom, Cause, Remedy

Additional Information

It’s often easy to mistake incorrect operation for trouble and malfunction of the unit. If you think there is something wrong with the component, check the points below first. If the problem persists, contact you nearest Pioneer-authorized service center and have them check over the unit.

Symptom	Cause	Remedy
Power cannot be turned	¦ The power cord is unplugged from the wall	¦ Plug the power cord into a power outlet.
on.	outlet.
	¦ The power was turned off from the compo-	¦ Turn on the component supplying the
	nent (stereo amplifier, audio timer, etc.) to	power to the recorder.
	which it is connected.
No sound is heard	The recorder is not connected up properly.	Check all connections, especially to the
during playback.		amplifier—pp.10–11
Cannot record.	¦ The recorder is not connected up properly.	¦ Check all connections— pp.10–11
	¦ The CD–Ror CD–RWdisc in use has already	¦ Use a non-finalized disc or erase the
	been finalized.	CD–RWdisc— pp.34–35
	¦ The input selection is incorrect.	¦ Select the input connected to the source
		component you’re recording from.
	¦ The REC LEVEL control is set too low.	¦ Increase the recording level—pp.24–25
Recorded sound is	¦ The ecording level is set too high.	¦ Reduce the recording level—pp.24–25
distorted.	¦ Signal connections are incorrect.	¦ Check all connections— pp.10–11
	¦ There is interference from a TV set.	¦ Turn the TV power off or install this unit
		further away from the TV.
	¦ The disc is damaged or warped.	¦ Use another disc.
	¦ The disc is extremely dirty.	¦ Clean the disc.
Remote control opera-	¦ The remote control batteries are exhausted.	¦ Replace both of the remote control
tion is impossible.		batteries with new ones.
	¦ There is an obstacle between the remote	¦ Remove the obstacle.
	control unit and main unit.
	¦ The remote control unit is being operated	¦ Operate in the remote controllable
	outside the remote controllable range.	range—p.14
Some tracks are skipped	The SKIP PLAY button is set to on.	Set the SKIP PLAY button to off—p.27
without being played.
Skip playback does not	The SKIP PLAY button is set to off.	Set the SKIP PLAY button to on—p.27
occur.
A recorded CD–Rdisc	¦ The disc has not been finalized after	¦ Finalize the disc— p.33
cannot be played on	recording. When such a disc is loaded in the
other CD players.	unit, the CD–Rindicator lights.
	¦ The pickup lens of the other CD player is	¦ Try the disc on a different CD player. If it
	dirty, impairing its ability to play CD–Rdiscs.	plays OK then get the pickup lens on the
		original player cleaned.
The point-of-sale	See page 36 for instructions on how to cancel
demonstration is	the store demo mode.
displayed.

If digital synchro-recording fails to operate correctly, check the following:

1.Pause playback of the source, then press the DIGITAL SYNCHRO button again.

ÖIf you’re recording from a portable CD player, etc., make sure that the shock-protection feature is switched off.

2.Start playback of the source component once you see the SYNCHRO indicator start to blink.

3.If none of the above solves the problem, use manual digital recording to record.

ÖDigital synchro-recording uses a digital sub-signal contained in the source player’s digital output. Digital

	synchro-recording will not work when recording from the following devices:
	Ö CD players whose digital output does not include a sub-signal
38	Ö Portable CD, MD or DVD players which do not output a digital signal when stopped.