12Additional information

Symptom

Remedy

You can’t get i.LINK to display

• Make sure your i.LINK source components are switched on.

when using the SIGNAL SELECT

• Check that i.LINK is assigned correctly (see The Input Setup menu on page 60).

button.

 

 

 

After upgrading a component, it

• You may need to reset the i.LINK database memory in the receiver (use the front panel):

is not recognized and cannot be

With the receiver in standby, press STANDBY/ON while holding down RETURN. When you see DB

selected using the i.LINK

CLEAR? appear in the display, press ENTER, then SETUP again to confirm. When you’ve reset the i.LINK

connection.

database memory, DB CLEAR SET shows in the display. If DB ERROR is displayed, step through the

 

procedure again.

 

 

i.LINK messages

You may see the following messages displayed in the front panel display when using the i.LINK interface.

Message

Explanation

BUS FULL

The i.LINK bus has reached its capacity and cannot transmit any more data.

 

 

CANNOT LINK 1

The connection between the receiver and the selected i.LINK-equipped component is unstable. If the

 

 

i.LINK cables appear to be connected properly and both the receiver and i.LINK-equipped component are

 

on, switch both units off, then on again to re-establish the connection between them.

 

 

CANNOT LINK 2

The receiver can’t identify the selected i.LINK-equipped component. For example, the receiver may not be

 

 

able to identify an i.LINK-equipped personal computer.

 

 

LINK CHECK

The receiver is checking the i.LINK network. It does this when components are added to, or removed from

 

 

the network. The sound may be interrupted if this happens during playback.

 

 

LOOP CONNECT

The i.LINK network cannot function because the connected components form a loop. See Creating an

 

 

i.LINK network on page 50 for more on this.

 

 

NO NAME

When an i.LINK-equipped component has no name, this message is displayed instead of the proper

 

 

component name.

 

 

NO SIGNAL

A component is outputting an i.LINK signal that the receiver cannot reproduce. This receiver can only

 

 

reproduce signals from i.LINK-Audio-equipped components. See About i.LINK on page 49 for more on this.

 

 

PQLS OFF

This is displayed on a playback component when PQLS turns off during playback. The sound may be

 

 

interrupted momentarily when this happens.

 

 

PQLS ON

This is displayed on a playback component when PQLS turns on during playback. The sound may be

 

 

interrupted momentarily when this happens.

 

 

UNKNOWN

When an i.LINK-equipped component name cannot be recognized, this message is displayed instead of

 

 

the proper component name.

 

 

 

USB interface

Symptom

Remedy

No sound.

• Make sure you have set up your computer system to output through the USB interface (see Using the USB

 

interface on page 51).

 

• Make sure your computers output level is turned up.

 

• Update to a more recent version of your software, try a different audio program, or try a different source.

 

 

HDMI

Symptom

Remedy

The HDMI indicator blinks

• Check all the points below.

continuously.

 

 

 

No picture or sound.

• This receiver is HDCP-compatible. Check that the components you are connecting are also HDCP-

 

compatible. If they are not, please connect them using the component, S-video or composite video jacks.

 

• Depending on the connected source component, it’s possible that it will not work with this receiver (even

 

if it is HDCP-compatible).

 

• If the problem still persists when connecting your HDMI component directly to your monitor, please

 

consult the component or monitor manual or contact the manufacturer for support.

 

 

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Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-G, VSX-AX4AVi-G manual Link messages, USB interface, Message Explanation

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