Pioneer RCS-404H Operating Instructions Manual page 141

Additional information
Problem
The picture from the
external input is distorted
The picture is distorted
Screen is stretched vertically
or horizontally
Can't play a disc recorded
using this recorder on
another player
During playback the picture
is dark or distorted
Can't record or does not
record successfully
Timer program doesn't
record successfully
After briefly unplugging or
after a power failure the
front panel display shows '-
-:--'
Front panel display shows
'LOCK' when a button is
pressed
Remedy
• If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected, you cannot connect
via this recorder. Connect the component directly to your TV.
• Change the Input Line System setting (page 134). (You can also change it by pressing
STOP button and OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel simultaneously with the
the
recorder stopped.)
• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 133) is correct for the kind of TV you
have (see also page 139).
• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.
• This recorder's input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input
signal. When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID-1 (widescreen
signalling), set the connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio (standard) video.
• If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it's finalized (page 84).
•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in Video mode
and finalized.
• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specifically RW
compatible in order to play it (page 45).
• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM compatible
players (page 76).
• DVD+RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material may not play on
other players. Finalize the disc and try again.
• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display correctly.
Connect the recorder directly to your TV.
• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.
• For a Video mode disc or DVD+R, check that the disc isn't already finalized.
• Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc:
– HDD: 999 titles
– VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc
– Video mode disc: 99 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title
– DVD+R/+RW: 49 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title (max 254 chapters per disc)
• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.
• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn't locked (page 123).
• Check that you are recording with the same TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) as the disc has
already been recorded in. All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system. When
recording to the HDD, it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match
what you want to record (page 134).
• The power may have failed during recording.
• When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder's built-in TV tuner,
not the TV's built-in tuner.
• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once protected cannot
be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material (page 76).
• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will record
completely.
• The power may have failed during recording.
• A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from being
reset when there is no power to the recorder. After unplugging or a power failure, the
battery keeps all settings for a period of several minutes. Reset the clock and other
recorder settings to use the recorder again.
• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 81).
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