Display; Remote Control - Pioneer sc-9540 Operating Instructions Manual

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Display

Symptom
The display is dark or off.
After making an adjustment
the display goes off.
You can't get DIGITAL to
display when using SIGNAL
SEL.
2 DIGITAL or DTS does not
light when playing Dolby/DTS
software.
When playing Dolby Digital or
DTS sources, the receiver's
format indicators do not light.
When playing certain discs,
none of the receiver's format
indicators light.
When playing a disc with the
listening mode set to Auto
Surround or ALC, 2 PL II or
Neo:6 appear on the receiver.
During playback of a Surround
EX or DTS-ES source on the
SBch AUTO setting, EX or ES
does not appear, or the signal
is not properly processed.
During playback of DVD-Audio,
the display shows PCM.
The power turns off
automatically and some
indicator flashes, or some
indicator flashes and the power
does not turn on.

Remote control

Symptom
Cannot be remote controlled.
Other components can't be
operated with the system
remote.
Remedy
• Press DIMMER repeatedly to select a different brightness.
• Press DIMMER repeatedly to select a different brightness.
• Check the digital connections and make sure that the digital inputs are assigned correctly (see The
Input Setup menu on page 44).
• If the multichannel analog inputs are selected, select a different input function.
• These indicators does not light if playback is paused.
• Check the playback (especially the digital output) settings of the source component.
• Check that the player is connected using a digital connection.
• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 63).
• Check that the player isn't set up so that Dolby Digital and DTS sources are converted to PCM.
• Ensure that if there are several audio tracks on the disc, the Dolby Digital or DTS is selected.
• The disc may not contain 5.1/6.1 channel material. Check the disc packaging for more on what
audio tracks are recorded on the disc.
• Make sure that the receiver is set to AUTO or DIGITAL (see Choosing the input signal on page 63).
• If a two channel soundtrack is currently playing (including Dolby Surround encoded), then this is
not a malfunction. Check the disc packaging for details about the audio tracks available.
• The source may be Dolby Surround EX/DTS-ES software, but it has no flag to indicate it is 6.1
compatible. Set to SBch ON (see Using surround back channel processing on page 61), then switch
to the THX Surround EX or Standard EX listening mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 57).
• This will occur when playing DVD-Audio material over the HDMI connection. This is not a
malfunction.
• See the Power section (page 116).
Remedy
• Set a 5-digit preset code corresponding to the receiver to be operated in the remote control (see
Operating multiple receivers on page 89).
• Check whether the receiver's remote control mode is properly set (see Remote Control Mode Setup
on page 114).
• Try replacing the batteries in the remote control (see Loading the batteries on page 11).
• Be sure to operate within 7 m (23 feet) and a 30º angle of the remote sensor on the front panel (see
Operating range of remote control unit on page 11).
• Check that there are no obstacles between the receiver and the remote control.
• Make sure that there is no fluorescent or other strong light shining on to the remote sensor.
• Check the connections of the CONTROL IN jack (see Operating other Pioneer components with this
unit's sensor on page 37).
• If the battery ran down, the preset codes may have been cleared. Re-enter the preset codes.
• The preset code may be incorrect. Redo the procedure for entering preset codes.
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