Pioneer CDJ-800 manual Troubleshooting, Symptom Cause Remedy

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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

 

 

 

Disc doesn’t eject even when EJECT button (0) is

÷ Power plug is disconnected from outlet.

÷ Connect plug to wall outlet.

pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play doesn’t commence even when the disc is in-

÷ The auto cue function is set to on.

÷

Hold down the TIME MODE/AUTO CUE button for 1 second

serted.

 

 

 

or longer to turn off the A. CUE function.

Playback immediately stops when started. During

÷ Disc is loaded upside down.

÷ Load the disc correctly with the label side UP.

playback, the player pauses or stops.

÷ Smudges on the disc, etc.

÷ Clean the smudges from the disc and then play it again.

 

 

 

No sound is audible.

÷ Output cables are connected incorrectly or are loose.

÷ Recheck connections. Refer to installation instructions.

 

÷ Incorrect operation of audio mixer.

÷ Check the settings of the audio mixer switches and sound volume

 

 

 

 

controls.

 

÷ Pin plugs and/or amplifier terminals are dirty.

÷

Clean away dirt.

 

÷ Player is in pause mode.

÷ Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6).

 

 

 

 

Sound is distorted, noise is output.

÷

Incorrect connections.

÷ Connect to audio mixer's LINE INPUT terminals. (Do not con-

 

 

 

 

nect to MIC terminals.)

 

÷ Pin plugs and/or amplifier terminals are dirty.

÷

Clean away dirt.

 

÷ Interference is being picked up from a TV set.

÷ Switch OFF TV set, move player away from TV set or plug the player

 

 

 

 

into a separate outlet.

 

 

 

 

With certain discs, loud noise is produced or play

÷ Disc has a bad scratch or warp.

÷

Replace disc.

stops.

÷ Disc is extremely dirty.

÷

Clean disc.

 

 

 

When the auto cue function is set ON, track search

÷ If the sound muted portion between selections is long, search-

÷ Press TIME MODE/AUTO CUE button for more than 1 second

is not finished.

 

ing time will be long.

 

to set the auto cue function OFF.

 

÷ If the sound muted portion is recorded for about 10 seconds

 

 

 

 

or more, playback will start without the auto cue function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back cue function cannot be carried out even

÷ The Cue point is not set yet.

÷

Set the Cue point. (See page 12.)

though the CUE button is pressed in playback

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [NORMAL]

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [DJ] position.

mode.

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the LOOP OUT button does not start loop

÷ No Cue points (start points) have been set.

÷ Set a Cue point.

play.

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [NORMAL]

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [DJ] position.

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Jog dial does not operate.

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [NORMAL]

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [DJ] position.

 

 

position.

 

 

The Jog dial does not operate as desired.

÷

Incorrect JOG MODE [VINYL/CDJ] is set.

÷

Press the JOG MODE VINYL button to set the desired JOG

 

 

 

 

MODE [VINYL or CDJ].

 

 

 

 

 

DJ functions do not work.

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [NORMAL]

÷

The DIGITAL OUT MODE switch is set to the [DJ] position.

 

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

The picture of the TV screen is fluctuated or FM

÷ Interference is being picked up from the CD player.

÷ Turn off POWER switch of the player, or move the player away

broadcast is interfered with noise.

 

 

 

from the TV or tuner.

 

 

 

The disc is not rotating when power is ON.

÷ The disc rotation stops automatically if no operation has been

÷ Playback can be started by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button

 

 

performed for 80 minutes or more in pause mode

 

(6). Press the EJECT button (0) to eject the disc.

 

÷ When the last track on the disc is over the disc stops rotating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

÷Static electricity and other external effects may cause this unit to malfunction. In this case, set the POWER switch to OFF, then switch it on again after the disc has come to a complete stop.

÷This unit cannot playback unfinalized (partial discs) CD-R or CD-RW discs.

÷This component is designed to play 12cm discs and 8cm discs with a commercially available adaptor, eccentrically shaped discs cannot be played since damage or malfunc- tion may result.

÷The BPM value measured by the CDJ-800 may differ from the BPM value recorded on a CD or from our DJ mixer, but this difference is a result of differences in the BPM value measurement method; not a result of a fault with the player.

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Contents CDJ-800 DRB1333 Important Notice Cleaning the Player Installation GuidelinesCD Lens Cleaner LocationStoring Discs Cleaning and Handling Compact DiscsCondensation Do not play a CD with a special shapeChanges music tempo without changing pitch FeaturesAllows you to replay a loop any number of times Connections Connecting control cord to allow relay playConnecting the power cord Connecting to other devicesSetting the Digital OUT Mode Switch rear panel Panel Facilities Jog Dial Display DisplayDJ Player Operation Disc Loading / UnloadingStarting Playback Auto CueingStopping Playback Cue Point SettingsTo Pause Play Track CueingApplying Master Tempo Changing Playback SpeedJog Dial Functions Mixing Different TracksAdvanced Operations Reverse Playback Relay Play Using Two PlayersFader Start Playback Stopping loop playbackCopying Recorded Data to Another Player Cue Point / Loop Point MemoryPress the PLAY/PAUSE button Press the PLAY/PAUSE button 6 on the sending playerSymptom Cause Remedy TroubleshootingCleaning the Jog Dial Error Message Display=Recommended action clean disc Specified time interval Way into disc insertion slotAccessories SpecificationsGeneral Audio sectionTSZRW/02I00000 Printed
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