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SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
• Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
•Try another AC outlet.
•Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker.
• Unplug unit, then plug it back in.
• Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating.
• Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is disconnected.
• Check the unit is connected correctly.
• The video input selector of the TV is not set to VIDEO. Set to VIDEO (or equivalent).
• Channel is set to the external mode.
• Check the input settings on the TV and the output settings on the unit.
• Check the unit is connected correctly.
• Check the input selector of the amplifier is set properly.
• The unit is in the Special playback mode.
• Aim at the remote control at the remote sensor.
• Operate within Approx. 5 metres or reduce the light in the room.
• Clear the path of the beam.
• The batteries are weak. Replace the batteries.
• Check the batteries are inserted correctly.
• This unit may on rare occasions stop working in certain situations, such
as when a soiled or damaged disc is used. If this occurs, hold down
STANDBY/ON on the unit for 10 seconds or longer to reset the unit.
The unit may also automatically reset itself if it detects a problem.
• If the unit performs a reset of this sort while data is being recorded
onto a disc, it may in rare cases no longer be possible to successfully
record to or play back from the disc.
VCR/DVD does not operate.
No picture.
The picture is not normal (appears in black and white, etc.).
No sound.
The remote control does not function.
No function in DVD mode.
Problems and troubleshooting
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•Your preferred language may not be available on the disc.
• No disc is inserted.
• The disc may be dirty. Clean up the disc.
• The unit cannot play DVD-ROMs, etc.
• Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, dual disc (DVD/CD
hybrid disc) or other incompatible format disc.
• Some discs may not do some of the functions.
• Check the disc space, using the disc information.
• Check the disc for protection.
• Check if the video to be recorded is not “copy-guarded”.
• Check that the number of recorded titles is 99 or less, using the disc information.
• Check that the total number of chapters for the recorded titles does not
exceed 999 in the disc information section.
• In a DVD-RW of Ver.1.0, recording in Video mode does not work. Check
the disc type.
• Check that the disc is finalised.
• Some DVD players will not play even if the disc has been finalised.
• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be RW
compatible in order to play the disc.
Display is not shown in your language.
Playback doesn’t start.
Stopping playback, search, slow-
motion
play, repeat play, or program
play, etc.
cannot be performed.
Recording does not work.
A disc recorded using this recorder
cannot be played back in other play-
ers.
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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.
NOTE:
If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug
from the AC outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.
If the unit will not work even if the power cord is unplugged and plugged back in, unplug the cord from the AC
outlet for about 4 hours and then try plugging it back in and turn on the power.
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