TROUBLESHOOTING

Description of problem

Possible cause of problem

Recommended action

 

 

 

Track won’t load during

• LOAD LOCK is set to ON.

• Use UTILITY screen to set LOAD LOCK to OFF.

playback.

 

 

 

 

 

Track searching fails to halt

• Track searching sometimes takes longer than

• Hold the TIME/A.CUE button depressed for one

with Auto Cue function turned

expected when the length of silent portions

second or more to set the Auto Cue mode to

ON.

between tracks is unusually long.

OFF.

 

• If the length of a silent portion between two

 

 

tracks is longer than 10 seconds in duration, the

 

 

second track cannot be played back unless Auto

 

 

Cue function is turned OFF.

 

 

 

 

The jog dial performs a

• The jog mode is incorrect.

• Press the SCRATCH/JOG BREAK button to

different function from that

 

select the desired function.

desired.

 

 

 

 

 

Back cueing fails to work when

• No cueing point has been defined.

• Specify the desired cueing point. (P. 35)

the CUE button is pressed

 

 

during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

Unable to produce loop

• No cueing point (i.e., starting point) has been

• Specify the desired cueing point. (P. 35)

playback by pressing the OUT/

defined.

 

ADJSUT button.

 

 

 

 

 

Auto cue and other setting are

• The power was turned off right after a setting

• Wait 10 seconds before turning off the power

not stored.

was made.

after a change.

 

 

 

Can’t store cue/lop point data

• Insufficient space on USB storage device.

• Delete unnecessary files or other make

for tracks on USB storage

 

sufficient space on USB storage device.

device.

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded USB storage device

• USB storage device was disconnected before

• Always perform proper dismount procedure

cue and loop points aren’t

performing proper dismount procedure, or

before disconnecting USB storage device or

displayed.

power was turned off.

turning off power.

 

 

 

Playlist tracks appear grayed

• The disc or USB storage device for the recorded

• Load or connect the disc or USB storage device

out.

tracks is not loaded/connected.

for the recorded tracks.

 

 

 

 

• The recorded tracks have been deleted from the

• Once again record the changed file names or

 

USB storage device.

changed locations in the playlist.

 

• The file names for the recorded tracks have been

 

 

changed, or the files moved.

 

 

 

 

 

• USB storage device was disconnected before

• Always perform proper dismount procedure

 

performing proper dismount procedure, or

before disconnecting USB storage device or

 

power was turned off.

turning off power.

 

 

 

Can’t record tracks located on

• Insufficient space on USB storage device.

• Delete unnecessary files or other make

USB storage device on playlist.

 

sufficient space on USB storage device.

 

 

 

Keyboard input isn’t correct.

• KEYBOARD LANGUAGE setting is incorrect.

• Use UTILITY screen’s KEYBOARD LANGUAGE

 

 

setting to select the proper input language.

 

 

 

 

• You are using a keyboard for a language other

• Use a keyboard for one of the supported

 

than the ten supported by this unit.

languages.

 

 

 

Character data for MP3, AAC

• LANGUAGE setting is incorrect

• Use UTILITY screen’s LANGUAGE setting to

format tracks appears garbled.

 

select the proper input language.

 

 

 

 

• Input is in unsupported language.

• Input only in one of supported languages. MEP-

 

 

7000 can support display in Western European

 

 

languages, Russian, Chinese (simplified

 

 

Mandarin), and Japanese.

 

 

 

Tracks contained in m3u files

• m3u file is not recorded correctly.

• Confirm correct recording format for m3u file.

won’t load.

 

 

 

 

 

MEP-7000 isn’t detected when

• Driver software hasn’t been correctly installed in

• Install the driver correctly. If already installed, try

connected to computer

computer.

uninstalling and reinstalling it.

(normal style connections).

If the MEP-7000 is not connected properly and

 

 

communicating with the computer, the version

 

 

information utility will not display the firmware

 

 

version. To check this, see P. 51 of this manual

 

 

(“ABOUT THE DRIVER PROGRAM,

 

 

Confirming the driver version”).

 

 

 

 

 

• Control unit is connected to computer.

• In Normal Style, connect drive unit to computer.

 

 

 

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Pioneer MEP-7000 operating instructions Adjsut button, About the Driver Program

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