Appendix
06Additional information
Troubleshooting
Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
The player may not operate properly due to static electricity or other external influences. In such cases, normal operation may be restored by unplugging the power cord then plugging it back in.
General problems
Problem | Check | Remedy |
Settings you have made have | Was the power cord unplugged | The settings may be cleared if the power |
been cleared. | forcibly while the player’s power | cord is unplugged or if there is a power fail- |
| was on? | ure while the player’s power is on. Be sure |
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| to press STANDBY/ON on the player’s |
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| front panel or press STANDBY/ON on |
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| the remote control and wait for the - OFF |
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| - indicator on the front panel display to turn |
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| off before unplugging the power cord. Be |
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| particularly careful when the player’s power |
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| cord is plugged into the AC outlet of another |
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| component, since the supply of power to the |
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| player turns off together with the power sup- |
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| ply of the other component. We recommend |
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| plugging the power cord directly into a wall |
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| outlet, etc., whenever possible. |
Difference in volume between | This is not a problem with the |
DVDs and CDs. | player. |
The volume may sound different due to differences in how the signals are recorded on the disc.
Player cannot be operated with | Are you operating from far away? | Operate from within a distance of 7 meters |
the remote control. |
| from the remote control sensor. |
| Is the remote control sensor | The remote control signals may not be |
| exposed to direct sunlight or | received properly if the remote control sen- |
| strong artificial light from a fluo- | sor is exposed to direct sunlight or strong |
| rescent bulb, etc.? | artificial light from a fluorescent bulb, etc. |
| Are the batteries dead? | Replace the batteries (page 5). |
Disc cannot be played or disc | Is the disc scratched? | Scratched discs may not play. |
tray opens automatically. | Is the disc dirty? | Wipe the dirt off the disc (page 44). |
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| Is the disc properly set in the disc | Set the disc with the printed side facing up. |
| tray? | Set the disc within the groove in the disc |
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| tray. |
| Does the disc have the right region | See About region numbers on page 6. |
| number? |
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| Is the player placed in a humid | There could be condensation inside. Wait a |
| location? | while for the condensation to evaporate. Do |
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| not place the player near an |
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| etc. (page 44). |
