Symptom

Additional Information

It’s often easy to mistake incorrect operation for trouble and malfunction of the unit. If you think there is something wrong with the component, check the points below first. If the problem persists, contact you nearest Pioneer-authorized service center and have them check over the unit.

Symptom

 

Cause

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

Power cannot be turned

 

¦ The power cord is unplugged from the wall

 

¦ Plug the power cord into a power outlet.

on.

 

outlet.

 

 

 

 

¦ The power was turned off from the compo-

 

¦ Turn on the component supplying the

 

 

nent (stereo amplifier, audio timer, etc.) to

 

power to the recorder.

 

 

which it is connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound is heard

 

The recorder is not connected up properly.

 

Check all connections, especially to the

during playback.

 

 

 

amplifier—pp.10–11

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record.

 

¦ The recorder is not connected up properly.

 

¦ Check all connections— pp.10–11

 

 

¦ The CDRor CDRWdisc in use has already

 

¦ Use a non-finalized disc or erase the

 

 

been finalized.

 

CDRWdisc— pp.34–35

 

 

¦ The input selection is incorrect.

 

¦ Select the input connected to the source

 

 

 

 

component you’re recording from.

 

 

¦ The REC LEVEL control is set too low.

 

¦ Increase the recording level—pp.24–25

Recorded sound is

 

¦ The ecording level is set too high.

 

¦ Reduce the recording level—pp.24–25

distorted.

 

¦ Signal connections are incorrect.

 

¦ Check all connections— pp.10–11

 

 

 

 

 

¦ There is interference from a TV set.

 

¦ Turn the TV power off or install this unit

 

 

 

 

further away from the TV.

 

 

¦ The disc is damaged or warped.

 

¦ Use another disc.

 

 

¦ The disc is extremely dirty.

 

¦ Clean the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

Remote control opera-

 

¦ The remote control batteries are exhausted.

 

¦ Replace both of the remote control

tion is impossible.

 

 

 

batteries with new ones.

 

 

¦ There is an obstacle between the remote

 

¦ Remove the obstacle.

 

 

control unit and main unit.

 

 

 

 

¦ The remote control unit is being operated

 

¦ Operate in the remote controllable

 

 

outside the remote controllable range.

 

range—p.14

Some tracks are skipped

 

The SKIP PLAY button is set to on.

 

Set the SKIP PLAY button to off—p.27

without being played.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skip playback does not

 

The SKIP PLAY button is set to off.

 

Set the SKIP PLAY button to on—p.27

occur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A recorded CDRdisc

 

¦ The disc has not been finalized after

 

¦ Finalize the disc— p.33

cannot be played on

 

recording. When such a disc is loaded in the

 

 

other CD players.

 

unit, the CDRindicator lights.

 

 

 

 

¦ The pickup lens of the other CD player is

 

¦ Try the disc on a different CD player. If it

 

 

dirty, impairing its ability to play CDRdiscs.

 

plays OK then get the pickup lens on the

 

 

 

 

original player cleaned.

 

 

 

 

 

The point-of-sale

 

See page 36 for instructions on how to cancel

 

 

demonstration is

 

the store demo mode.

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If digital synchro-recording fails to operate correctly, check the following:

1.Pause playback of the source, then press the DIGITAL SYNCHRO button again.

ÖIf you’re recording from a portable CD player, etc., make sure that the shock-protection feature is switched off.

2.Start playback of the source component once you see the SYNCHRO indicator start to blink.

3.If none of the above solves the problem, use manual digital recording to record.

ÖDigital synchro-recording uses a digital sub-signal contained in the source player’s digital output. Digital

 

synchro-recording will not work when recording from the following devices:

 

Ö CD players whose digital output does not include a sub-signal

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Ö Portable CD, MD or DVD players which do not output a digital signal when stopped.

 

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