16Additional information
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
The disc is automatically ejected after closing the disc tray
Remedy
•Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 44).
•Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and
•Take out the disc and clean it (page 160).
•Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.
Can’t eject a disc | • Turn off the power to this device and press and hold OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the |
| recorder for more than three seconds. |
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Can’t play a disc | • Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 44). |
| • Take out the disc and clean it (page 160). |
| • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and |
| • Press HDD/DVD to select the DVD. |
| • There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the |
| condensation to evaporate. |
| • During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different |
| to the current recorder setting. |
| • DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with |
| 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 44). |
| • Some |
| can take up to an hour. |
Remote control does not • If you connected this recorder to the receiver subwoofer using the CONTROL IN jack, point
work | the remote control at the display unit of the receiver subwoofer to use (page 48). |
| • Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder (page 145). (When the |
| batteries run down, the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder1.) |
| • Use the remote within its operating range (page 20). |
| • Replace the batteries (page 21). |
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No picture | • Check that everything is connected properly (page 48). |
| • Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct input. |
| • The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to interlace by |
| pressing and holding the front panel (Stop) button then pressing OPEN/CLOSE. |
| • If you are using an indoor antenna that requires power, make sure that Aerial Power in the |
| Initial Setup menu is set to On or Auto (page 138). |
| • If the aerial/antenna is not connected properly, or if it is shorted, the Aerial Power setting |
| will revert to Off automatically. Check the aerial connection and try making the setting again. |
| • When the HDMI signal is output, no video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT. |
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All settings are reset | • If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on, all the |
| settings will be lost. |
| • Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord. |
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