Pioneer HTZ161DVD, S-DV262T, S-DV161 DVD/CD/Video CD player, Region number /Can’t play disc

Problem

Remedy

The disc is ejected

• Clean the disc and align the disc properly in the disc guide.

automatically after

• If the region number on a DVD-video disc does not match the number on the

loading.

player, the disc cannot be used (see DVD Video regions on page 37). In this

instance, one of the following messages appears on screen: Incompatible disc

region number/Can’t play disc.

• Allow time for any condensation inside the player to evaporate. Avoid using the

player near an air-conditioning unit.

Playback not possible.

• If the disc is loaded upside down, reload the disc with label side face up.

Picture playback stops

• Press  (stop), then  (play) to start playback again.

and buttons cannot be

• Switch the power off once, then on again using the front panel

used.

 STANDBY/ON button.

Settings are canceled.

• When the power is cut, settings will be canceled.

No picture/No color.

• Check that connections are correct and that plugs are inserted fully.

• Check the manual of the TV/monitor to make sure the settings are correct.

• If the Progressive setting is selected and you have used component video cables

to connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal, you will not

be able to see any picture at all. With your TV connected using either the

composite or S-video terminals, change the Component Out setting to Interlace

(see Video Output settings on page 27).

Screen is stretched or

• The TV Screen setting is incorrect. Set the TV Screen option to match the TV/

aspect doesn’t change.

monitor you’re using (see Video Output settings on page 27).

When recorded on a

• This system uses copy-protection technology which may prevent recording or

VCR or passed through

cause picture problems when connected through a VCR or AV selector. This is not

an AV selector, there is

a malfunction.

disturbance in the

playback picture.

Picture disturbance

• This player is compatible with Macro-Vision System copy guard. Some discs

during playback or dark.

include a copy prevention signal, and when this type of disc is played back, stripes

etc., may appear on some sections of the picture depending on the TV. This is not a

malfunction.

• Discs respond differently to particular player functions. This may result in the

screen becoming black for a brief instant or shaking slightly when the function is

executed. These problems are largely due to differences between discs and disc

content and are not malfunctions of this player.

Noticeable difference in

• DVDs and CDs use different recording methods. This is not a malfunction.

DVD and CD volume.

CD-ROM disc is not

• Make sure that the CD-ROM was recorded using the ISO 9660 disc format. See

recognized.

Disc compatibility table on page 34 for more on disc compatibility.

DVD-ROM disc is not

• Make sure that the DVD-ROM was recorded using the UDF bridge format. See

recognized.

Disc compatibility table on page 34 for more on disc compatibility.