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Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

Can’t switch screens using the cursor (up/down) soft keys.

There is either only one selection screen or you have reached the last screen for the function you selected.

This is not a malfunction. Choose between the options available.

The display changes after

• You have selected a button that accesses a

• These buttons cannot be programmed (see

selecting a button when using

menu.

Programming signals from other remote controls on

the learning feature.

 

page 63).

 

 

 

The SR cable is connected, but

• The SR cable hasn't been connected

• Reinsert the SR cable, making sure it’s connected to the

the connected components can’t

properly.

right jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with

be operated with the remote.

 

this unit’s sensor on page 68).

 

 

 

 

• The rest of the component connections

• Make sure an analog connection has been made

 

have not been made.

between the units.

 

 

 

 

• The component you have hooked up is not a

• This feature only works with Pioneer products.

 

Pioneer product.

 

 

 

 

The remote control touch screen

• The remote control display has frozen

• Restart the remote control (see Restarting the remote

doesn’t respond.

(stopped operating).

control on page 10).

 

 

 

The date and time have suddenly

• The remote control is low on batteries and

• Reset the clock (see Setting the clock on page 9).

changed.

reset the date automatically.

 

 

 

 

Display

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

The display is dark or off.

• The display is set to dark or off.

Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness.

After making an adjustment the

• The display is set to off.

• Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to

display goes off.

 

select a different brightness.

 

 

 

You can't get DIGITAL or 2RF to

• There is a problem with the digital

• Check your digital connections and/or assign the digital

display when using the SIGNAL

connections or the digital input is assigned

inputs correctly (see Assigning the digital inputs on

SELECT button.

incorrectly.

page 83).

 

 

 

 

• The TAPE 2 monitoring feature is on.

• Press TAPE 2 MONITOR to switch it off (see Monitoring

 

 

your recording on page 69).

You’ve selected an unassigned i.LINK source input.

Select the correct source input or assign your i.LINK connections correctly (see Assigning the i.LINK inputs on page 84).

The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't

• The player is paused.

• Press play.

light when playing Dolby/DTS

 

 

• The player's sound output settings are

• Set the player correctly (consult the manual that came

software.

wrong.

with the player, if necessary).

 

 

 

 

When playing a DVD-Audio CD,

• The audio from these discs is output from

• This is not a malfunction. See also the operating

the DVD player display shows 96

the analog audio jacks of the DVD player only;

instructions that came with your DVD player.

kHz. However, the amplifier’s

the amplifier does not show the sampling rate

 

display does not.

of the input signal through the analog inputs.

 

 

 

 

During playback of a DTS 96/24

• The source is being downsampled.

• See Listening to dual mono soundtracks on page 50 for

source, the display doesn't show

 

several different ways listen to sources without

96kHz.

 

downsampling.

 

 

 

 

• One of the DIGITAL NR, MIDNIGHT or

• Turn it/them off by pressing the corresponding button

 

LOUDNESS features are switched on.

on the remote control or front panel.

 

 

 

When playing Dolby Digital or

• No digital connection, or the digital

• Check the digital audio connection (page 15).

DTS sources, the amplifier’s

connection is incorrect.

 

format indicators do not light.

 

 

• The amplifier’s input signal type is set to

• Set the amplifier to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Selecting the

 

 

analog.

input signal type on page 44).

 

 

 

 

• The DVD player is set to output Dolby Digital

• Check the settings on the player. Set the output for

 

and/or DTS audio as PCM.

Dolby Digital and DTS (no PCM conversion). See also the

 

 

operating instructions that came with your DVD player.

 

 

 

 

• The disc has several playback audio tracks;

• Switch the playback audio channel on your DVD player.

 

the one currently playing is actually PCM.

See the operating instructions that came with your DVD

 

 

player.

 

 

 

When playing certain discs,

• The audio format of the disc is not 5.1/6.1

• This is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for

none of the amplifier’s format

channel.

details of the audio formats available on the disc.

indicators light.

 

 

 

 

 

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