Pioneer DVR-650H-S manual Additional information, Troubleshooting, General, Problem Remedy

15Additional information

•Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality.

•Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format, except for LPCM mode, which is in Linear PCM format.

•See also Recording on page 33.

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

General

Problem	Remedy
The disc is	•Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).
automatically ejected	•Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-
after closing the disc	side up).
tray	•Take out the disc and clean it (page 130).
	•Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.
Can’t eject a disc	•Turn off the power to this device and press and hold OPEN/CLOSE
	on the front of the unit for more than three seconds.
Can’t play a disc	•Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 7).
	•Take out the disc and clean it (page 130).
	•Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-
	side up).
	•Press HDD/DVD to select the DVD.
	•There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an
	hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.
	•During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a
	Line System different to the current recorder setting.
	•DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy-
	once protected recordings will not play in this recorder.
Can’t record a disc	•Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).
	•Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been
	initialized (page 49). This can take up to an hour.
No picture	•Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).
	•Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the
	correct input.
	•The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible
	TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel
	(Stop) button then pressing OPEN/CLOSE.
	•When the HDMI signal is output, no video is output from the
	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

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