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Problem

Remedy

Screen is stretched vertically or hori-

• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 97) is correct for the kind of TV

zontally

you have (see also page 102).

 

• 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 ID-1, 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 54).

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 9).

 

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

 

compatible players (page 44).

 

 

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 101)

 

• 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 (page 81).

cessfully

• Check that the disc isn’t already finalized.

 

• The HDD and one DVD disc can contain up to 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 84).

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 44).

 

• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will

 

record completely.

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 5 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 50). 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.

Can’t use One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD)

Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than 99 titles on the HDD.

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

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