Pioneer VSX-45TX manual 114

Techno Tidbits & Problem-solving

Symptom	Cause
Video
No image is output when a	•	Improper connections.
function is selected.	•	The input source is not properly selected.
	•	The video input selected on the TV
	monitor is incorrect.
	•	The TV or monitor is hooked up with cord
	that is different than that used for the video
	player.
	•	The component video setting is
	incorrect.
	•	The MULTI-ROOM is off even though
	MULTI-ROOM monitor is connected.
There is no image coming	•	The type of cord connected to the TV
from the selected	doesn't match your video input settings.
component video jacks.
Can't record video.	•	The source is copy protected.
	•	You are trying to record a source
	connected to the component video jacks.
	•	The recorder's video input is hooked up
	using a different type of cord to the source
	video output.
Input/display
The display is dark.	•	The display DIMMER button is pushed.
You can't get DIGITAL to	• Either the digital connections or the
come up when using the	DIGITAL IN SELECT is incorrect.
SIGNAL SELECT button.	•	MULTI CH IN mode is on.
The digital format indicator	• The player is paused or stopped.
doesn't light up even when	• There is a mistake in the player settings
playing a non-PCM digital	for audio output.
source.
A compressed digital source	•	Although it's a non-PCM digital source
is being played, but the	there is a possibility the present track is not
digital format indicators	the proper format (5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channel).
don't light up.
During playback of a	• The digital signal is not being sent with
compressed digital source,	the source.
the PRO LOGIC ll or NEO:6	• The audio is in two channel format.
indicators show in the	• It has already been Dolby surround
display.	encoded.
During playback of a	•	The source may be 6.1 playback
Surround EX or DTS ES	compatible, but there is no signal from the
source on the AUTO setting,	source to indicate this.
the EX and ES indicators
won't light.
During playback of a DVD	•	The multichannel connections are analog,
audio source, the player	so there is no digital transfer.
shows a transfer rate of
96kHz, but the receiver does
not.

Remedy

•Make sure the component is connected correctly (see pages 16, 17–19).

•Press the correct function button.

•Please read the TV monitor manual and change the settings accordingly.

•Use the same cable to connect to your TV and all your video equipment (see pages 16,17–19).

•Select the correct COMPONENT IN SELECT setting (see page 92).

•Turn MULTI-ROOM on.

•Change the settings to match the cord connected (see page 16).

•You can't record sources that have been copy protected.

•Connect the component with S video or composite video cords (see pages 16,17– 19).

•Hook up the source and the recorder using the same type of video cord. (see pages 17–19)

•Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to return to the default setting (see page 56).

•Make sure the digital connections (see pages 17–19 & 22–23) and the DIGITAL IN SELECT (see page 91) are done correctly.

•Turn MULTI CH IN mode off (see page 53).

•Play the source.

•Fix the audio settings (check the manual that came with your DVD player).

•There is no problem. The indicator won't light when the track is not a compressed digital source.

•Choose DIGITAL or AUTO with the signal select button (see page 45).

•This is not a malfunction. Check the manufacturer information for the source.

•Switch the SB CH MODE to ON (see page 54).

•This is not a malfunction. See the player's manual for more details.

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