Pioneer PDR-555RW operating instructions Troubleshooting, Self-diagnostics

TROUBLESHOOTING

In case of trouble, first check the following list. What seems to be a failure of the unit is sometimes due to imperfect maintenance, defective disc or unaccustomed operation. Such troubles are often recovered by correcting simple mistake or misunderstanding or by simple maintenance operation. If your trouble cannot be recovered after checking the following list, please call you nearest PIONEER service center or station.

Self-diagnostics

This unit incorporates a self-diagnostic function.

When it detects trouble during an operation, it displays one of the following messages on the display panel.

Display	Cause	Treatment	Ref. Page
	The disc is stopped due to dirt, stain,	Take out the disc and check for dirt, dust, scratch, etc.	page 18
	scratch or vibration.
Alternate display of	The disc may be loaded upside down.	Take out and check the disc.	page 38
"CHECK and "DISC"
		If the same messages are displayed again after the disc is
		reloaded, unplug the power cord and plug it in again.
		If the same messages are displayed again, please contact a
		PIONEER authorized service center.
Display blinks	A system error occurred perhaps due to	Unplug the power cord and plug it in again.
	noise or static electricity.	If the same messages are displayed again, please contact a
"CHECK"
		PIONEER authorized service center.

Information messages related to recording operation

Display	Cause	Treatment	Ref. page
Alternate display of	Digital musical signal containing copy	Record the source through analog input or record copy-	page 58
"CAN NOT" and	inhibit signal based on SCMS is being	permitted music.
"COPY".	input.
Alternate display of	The digital input is interrupted.	Check if the digital input cable is not disconnected and if the	page 20
"CAN NOT" and		power of the source player is on.
"REC".	The data (CD-ROM, etc.) provided cannot	Check whether the source is a regular music source.	page 62
	be recorded.
Cyclic display of	The source player was already playing	Stop playing the source player.	page 44
"CHECK", "INPUT"	when the DIGITAL SYNCHRO button	In a while, "1-SYNC" or "AL-SYNC" is displayed, and the unit	page 48
and "CD ?".	was pressed.	is set to the synchro recording standby mode.	page 50
Alternate display of	The unit is making preparations for	Wait until these messages disappear.
"SET" and "UP".	recording.
"REPAIR"	Because the disc was left in the unit	While "REPAIR" is displayed, the track number and recording
	after recording and the power plug was	time data are repaired by tracking the recorded area. Further
	unplugged later, the track number and	recording or finalization is possible whenever the display
	recording time data have been cleared	returns to the previous condition.
	without being recorded on the disc.	Tracing of the recorded area takes about 40 minutes if the
		disc has been recorded fully.
"REC FULL"	No more recording is possible because	Replace the disc with a new one.	page 42
	the available recording time of the disc	Erase a CD-RW disc.
			page 78
	has been used fully or 99 tracks have
	already been recorded on the disc.
"Pro DISC"	The loaded disc is a CD-R or CD-RW disc	Load a CD-R or CD-RW disc with “FOR CONSUMER”	page 14, 42
	for professional use without “FOR	indication.
	CONSUMER” indication.	Take out and check the disc.

Information messages related to playback operation

Display	Cause	Treatment	Ref. page
“NEW DISC”	A blank disc is loaded.	The loaded disc is a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc. Recording is	page 16
	An attempt is made to play a blank disc.	possible but playback is not.	page 38
“NO DISC”	An attempt is made to start playback	Open the tray and check if a disc is loaded.	page 38
	without loading a disc.
“RESUME”	The unit is resuming an operation. After	Wait until the message disappears.	page 62
	the power supply is cut off by a power		page 76
	failure or by mistake during recording,
	the unit enters RESUME mode so that
	additional recording is possible.

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