Appendix

Additional information

Problem

Check

Remedy

The player’s power turns off

Is Auto Power Off set to On?

If Auto Power Off is set to On, the player’s

automatically.

 

power turns off automatically if no operation

 

 

is performed for over 30 minutes (page 32).

Power turns on or off automati

Is KURO LINK set to On?

The player’s power may turn on together

cally.

 

with the power of the TV connected to the

 

 

HDMI OUT terminal. If you do not want

 

 

the player’s power to turn on when the TV’s

 

 

power is turned on, set KURO LINK to Off

 

 

(page 32).

Input of connected TV and AV

Is KURO LINK set to On?

The input of the TV and AV system (AV

system switches automatically.

 

receiver or amplifier, etc.) connected to the

 

 

HDMI OUT terminal may automatically

 

 

switch to the player when playback starts

 

 

on the player or the menu screen (Home

 

 

Menu, etc.) is displayed. If you do not want

 

 

the inputs of the connected TV and AV

 

 

system (AV receiver or amplifier, etc.) to

 

 

switch automatically, set KURO LINK to Off

 

 

(page 32).

Picture is not displayed.

Is the video cord properly con

Connect the cord properly, inserting the

 

nected?

plug all the way in.

 

Is the video cord damaged?

If the video cord is damaged, replace it with

 

 

a new cord.

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Is the input on the connected TV

Switch to the proper input, referring to the

 

or AV receiver or amplifier properly

connected device’s operating instructions.

 

set?

 

Picture is stretched, or aspect

Is the aspect ratio properly set on

Refer to the TV’s operating instructions and

ratio cannot be switched.

the connected TV?

set the TV’s aspect ratio properly.

 

Is TV Screen properly set?

Set TV Screen properly (page 29).

During playback, picture is

This is not a problem with the

This player supports Macrovision copy

disturbed or dark.

player.

protection. With some TVs, the picture may

 

 

not display properly when playing discs

 

 

including copy prevention signals. This is

 

 

not a malfunction.

Are the player and TV connected via a video deck?

When the player and TV are connected via a video deck, the player’s analog copy protect function may cause the picture being played on the video deck not to display properly.

Connect the player and TV directly.

Is the TV system properly set?

The factory default setting is AUTO. If the picture is distorted, switch the TV system to the one used in your country or region (NTSC or PAL) (page 43).

Playback stops momentarily or

Are you playing a disc that was

the disc is not properly played.

edited on a DVD recorder, etc.?

When edited images are played, the picture may stop momentarily at points where images were combined, and the disc may not play as edited.

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Pioneer DV-420V-S operating instructions Additional information, Is Auto Power Off set to On?