Pioneer DVR-420H manual Additional information

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Problem	Remedy
Screen is stretched vertically or hori-	• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 102) is correct for the kind of TV
zontally	you have (see also page 107).
	• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.
	• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the
	input signal. When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID-1
	(widescreen signalling), set the connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio
	(standard) video.
Can’t play a disc recorded using this	• If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 56).
recorder on another player	•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in Video
	mode and finalized.
	• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specifically RW
	compatible in order to play it (page 11).
	• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM
	compatible players (page 45).
During playback the picture is dark	• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display
or distorted	correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.
Can’t control your TV using this	• If there is more than one code listed for your make of TV, try each one in turn
remote control	(page 106).
	• It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of
	TV, even if the maker appears in the remote control code list.

Can’t record or does not record suc- • Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.

cessfully	• For a Video mode disc, check that the disc isn’t already finalized.
	• The HDD may contain up to 250 titles; one DVD disc 99 (Original) titles and 999
	chapters. Check that these limits have not been reached.
	• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.
	• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 89).
	• The power may have failed during recording.

Timer program doesn’t record suc- • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV

cessfully	tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.
	• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once protected
	cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material
	(page 45).
	• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will
	record completely.
	• The power may have failed during recording.

After briefly unplugging or after a power failure the front panel dis- play shows ‘--:--’

•A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder. This battery should last approximately five years from factory shipping.

Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again. To have the battery replaced, contact your dealer or a Pioneer Service Center.

Front panel display shows ‘LOCK’ • The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 52). when a button is pressed

Can’t use One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)

•Make sure that there is a recordable DVD loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc. Also make sure that for a Video mode disc, the disc isn’t finalized.

•If the title currently playing contains material that is copy-once protected, One Touch Copy will not work.

•One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD.

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