Pioneer VSX-54TX Owner's Manual - Page 88

12 Additional information Symptom Can't record video. Cause Remedy • You are trying to record a source connected • Connect the source component to either the composite to the component video jacks. video or the S video jacks (see Connecting your equipment on page 15). • The source is copy protected. • You can't record sources that have been copy protected. • The recorder's video input is hooked up using a different type of cord to the source video output. • Hook up the source and the recorder using the same type of video cord (see Making an audio or a video recording on page 62). Settings Symptom The Auto Surround Setup continually shows an error. Cause • The ambient noise level in the room is too high, or obstacles are blocking the setup microphone. After using the Auto Surround Setup, the speaker size setting (LARGE or SMALL) is incorrect. The display shows KEY LOCK ON when you try to make settings. • There was some inaudible low-frequency noise in the room. • Your Pioneer dealer has enabled the key lock feature. Remedy • Keep the noise level in the room as low as possible when using the Auto Surround Setup (see Other problems when using the Auto Surround Setup on page 14 for more on this). If the noise cannot be kept low enough, you will have to set up the surround sound manually (page 49). • The low-frequency noise could have been caused by an air conditioner or motor. Switch off all appliances in the room and rerun the Auto Surround Setup. • Ask your Pioneer dealer to disable the key lock. 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. display goes off. • Press DIMMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a different brightness. You can't get DIGITAL to display • There is a problem with the digital when using the SIGNAL SELECT connections or the digital input is assigned button. incorrectly. • The multichannel analog inputs are selected. • Check your digital connections and/or assign the digital inputs correctly (see Assigning the digital inputs on page 72). • Press MULTI CH INPUT again (see Using the multichannel analog inputs on page 40). The Dolby/DTS indicator doesn't • The player is paused. light when playing Dolby/DTS software. • The player's sound output settings are wrong. • Press play. • Set the player correctly (consult the manual that came 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 receiver's the receiver 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 receiver's input signal type is set to source, the display doesn't show analog. 96kHz. • Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Selecting the input signal type on page 41). When playing Dolby Digital or DTS sources, the receiver's format indicators do not light. • No digital connection, or the digital connection is incorrect. • The receiver's input signal type is set to analog. • Check the digital audio connection (page 19). • Set the receiver to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Selecting the input signal type on page 41). • 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. When playing certain discs, none of the receiver's format indicators light. • 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. • The audio format of the disc is not 5.1/6.1 • This is not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for channel. details of the audio formats available on the disc. 88 En