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Problem

Remedy

 

 

 

 

Screen is stretched

• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 125) is correct for

 

vertically or

the kind of TV you have (see also page 130).

 

horizontally

• 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

• If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized

 

recorded using this

(page 64).

 

recorder on another

•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when

 

player

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 7).

 

 

• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-

 

 

CPRM compatible players (page 54).

 

 

DVD-RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material

 

 

may not play on other players. Finalize the disc and try again.

 

During playback the picture is dark or dis- torted

When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

Can’t record or does • Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD. not record successfully • For a Video mode disc or DVD+R, check that the disc isn’t already

finalized.

Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc:

HDD: 999 titles

VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc

Video mode disc: 99 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title

DVD+R/+RW: 49 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title (max 254 chapters per disc)

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 109).

Check that you are recording with the same TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) as the disc has already been recorded in. All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system. When recording to the HDD, it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want to record (page 127).

The power may have failed during recording.

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Pioneer DVR-440H-S manual Screen is stretched, Vertically or, Horizontally, Recorded using this Recorder on another, Player