TROUBLESHOOTING

Incorrect operations can be mistaken as malfunctions. If you believe the unit is not operating correctly, consult the chart below. Sometimes incorrect operation may be due to a malfunction in another component. If the problem is not fixed, check the other components used with the player. If the problem still persists, contact your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or dealer for service.

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

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No power

Connect power cord to outlet.

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No picture

Check for proper connections.

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Change the video monitor or other input to the input connected to

 

 

the PRV-LX1.

 

 

If a non-progressive-scan video monitor is connected to the

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component video output connector and the Component output

 

 

is set to Progressive (525p), no picture will appear. Hold the

 

 

main unit’s front panel STOP button depressed while pressing

 

 

the cursor down button to switch the output to Interlaced (525i).

 

 

When set to progressive scan (525P), no video image is output

 

 

to connectors other than the component output.

 

 

When [Composite Out] is set to “Source Monitor”, during stop

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mode or otherwise when no image in input to the composite

 

 

input, no image will be output to the composite output

 

 

connector. In the same way no sound will be output at the RCA

 

 

output connectors if no audio is input to the RCA inputs.

 

 

Check your TV system mode setting.

 

 

 

 

After closing disc table, it opens

Insert the disc correctly in the disc table.

 

automatically, or playback will

Insert disc is with correct up-down orientation.

 

not begin.

 

Clean the disc.

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Confirm that the disc region number is proper for the player.

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Confirm that the type of disc is proper for the player.

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Check and eliminate any condensation inside the unit.

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A disc created on the PRV-LX1 that contains many titles may take

 

 

dozens of seconds to recognize when loaded. The DISC indicator

 

 

flashes and the disc recording and playback cannot be started

 

 

during disc recognition.

 

 

 

 

Can’t record.

Confirm that the HDD/DVD have adequate remaining capacity. If

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HDD are full, erase unneeded titles to add available space.

 

 

Confirm that you are not attempting to record copy-protected

 

 

material.

 

 

With DVD-R/RW (video mode) discs, images which are

 

 

designated as “copy once only” cannot be be recorded.

 

 

Check your TV system mode setting.

 

 

 

 

Can’t record in video mode on

Recording to Ver.1.0 DVD-RW discs is not supported. Be sure to

 

DVD-RW.

use discs labeled as Ver.1.1 or later (version number can be

 

 

found on disc jacket).

 

 

 

 

Image is elongated vertically or

If a disc’s playback image appears elongated vertically or

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horizontally.

horizontally, use the [Aspect] command to change the aspect

 

 

ratio for your video monitor. If the setting cannot be made at the

 

 

recorder, use your video monitor controls.

 

 

 

 

External input images are

When using components that output images encoded with

 

distorted.

analog copy protection signals, connect the component directly

 

 

to the video monitor as well.

 

 

 

 

During playback image is

This unit supports analog copy protection systems. Some discs

 

distorted or dark.

contain analog copy protection signals, and when such discs are

 

 

played through a VTR, or recorded onto a VTR and then played

 

 

back, the copy protection signals may make proper playback

 

 

impossible. For these reasons, the PRV-LX1 should be connected

 

 

directly to the video monitor as well as to other components.

 

 

 

 

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