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Additional information, Troubleshooting

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Additional information 15 Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work. General Problem Remedy The disc is automati- • Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 9). cally ejected after clos- • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label- ing the disc tray side up). • Take out the disc and clean it (page 131). • Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder. No picture • Check that everything is connected properly (page 16). • Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct input. • Make sure that the disc is NTSC format. • The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel STOP button then pressing PLAY. Can't play a disc • Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 9). • Take out the disc and clean it (page 131). • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and labelside up). • There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate. • DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copyonce protected recordings will not play in this recorder. Can't record a disc • Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 9). • Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized (page 51). This can take up to 1 hour. All settings are reset • If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on, all the settings will be lost. • Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord. 121 En

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Additional information
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Troubleshooting
Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is
something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the
trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical
appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below,
ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
General
Problem
Remedy
The disc is automati-
cally ejected after clos-
ing the disc tray
• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 9).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-
side up).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 131).
• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.
No picture
• Check that everything is connected properly (page 16).
• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to
the correct input.
• Make sure that the disc is NTSC format.
• The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible
TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel
¸
STOP
button then pressing
·
PLAY
.
Can’t play a disc
• Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 9).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 131).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-
side up).
• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for
an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.
• DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy-
once protected recordings will not play in this recorder.
Can’t record a disc
• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 9).
• Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been
initialized (
page 51
). This can take up to 1 hour.
All settings are reset
• If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the
recorder is on, all the settings will be lost.
• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before
unplugging the power cord.