Pioneer SX-LX70SW Screen is stretched, Audio/subtitle language Cannot be changed, Another player

16Additional information

Problem	Remedy
Screen is stretched	• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 158) is correct for the kind of TV you have
vertically or horizontally	(see also page 173).
	• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.
	• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal.
	When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID-1 (widescreen signalling), set the
	connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio (standard) video.
Audio/subtitle language	• Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed during the recording of a digital
cannot be changed	broadcast.
	• You can only use the audio track and subtitles for the language that were selected at the
	time of recording a digital broadcast. The audio track and subtitles cannot be changed to
	other languages.
Can’t play a disc recorded	• If the disc was recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R, make sure that it’s
using this recorder on	finalized (page 101).
another player	• Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video
	mode) or DVD+R and finalized.
	• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specifically RW compatible
	in order to play it (page 57).
	• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM compatible
	players (page 92).
	• DVD+RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material may not play on other
	players. Finalize the disc and try again.
During playback the	• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display correctly.
picture is dark or distorted	Connect the recorder directly to your TV.
Recorded contents are not	• Change the recording mode to XP/SP.
clear or artefacts appear in
areas of flat colour (due to
MPEG compression; also
known as block noise)
Can’t record or does not	• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.
record successfully	• For a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R, check that the disc isn’t already finalized.
	• Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc:
	– HDD: 999 titles
	– VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc
	– Video mode disc: 99 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title
	– DVD+R/+RW: 49 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title (max 254 chapters per disc)
	• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.
	• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 147).
	• Check that you are recording with the same TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) as the disc has
	already been recorded in. All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system. When
	recording to the HDD, it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what
	you want to record (page 161).
	• The power may have failed during recording.
Timer programme doesn’t	• When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not
record successfully	the TV’s built-in tuner.
	• When recording to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW, programmes that are
	copy-once protected cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once
	material (page 92).
	• Two timer programmes may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will record
	completely.
	• The power may have failed during recording.

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