17Additional 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 59.
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 156). |
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| • Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder. |
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| Can’t eject a disc | • Turn off the power to this device and press and hold OPEN/CLOSE |
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| on the front of the unit for more than three seconds. |
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| Can’t play a disc | • Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 7). |
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| • Take out the disc and clean it (page 156). |
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| • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label- |
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| side up). |
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| • Press HDD/DVD to select the DVD. |
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| • There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for |
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| an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate. |
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| • During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a |
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| Line System different to the current recorder setting. |
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| • DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy- |
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| once protected recordings will not play in this recorder. |
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| Can’t record a disc | • Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7). |
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| • Some |
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| initialized (page 72). This can take up to an hour. |
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| Remote control does | • If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the |
| not work | CONTROL IN jack, point the remote control at the other component to |
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| use (page 14). |
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| • Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder |
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| (page 139). (When the batteries run down, the remote mode is |
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| automatically reset to Recorder1.) |
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| • Use the remote within its operating range (page 6). |
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| • Replace the batteries (page 6). |
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| All settings are reset | • If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the |
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| recorder is on, all the settings will be lost. |
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| • Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before |
| unplugging the power cord. |
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