Pioneer DVR-225 Operating Instructions Manual page 89

Additional information
Problem
The picture from the external input
is distorted
Screen is stretched vertically or hori-
zontally
Can't play a disc recorded using this
recorder on another player
During playback the picture is dark
or distorted
Can't control your TV using this
remote control
Can't record or does not record suc-
cessfully
Timer program doesn't record suc-
cessfully
After briefly unplugging or after a
power failure the front panel dis-
play shows '--:--'
Front panel display shows 'LOCK'
when a button is pressed
The picture freezes and the front
panel and remote control buttons
stop working.
• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug from the outlet
and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.
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.
• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 83) is correct for the kind of TV
you have (see also page 87).
• 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 ID-1, 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 54).
•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 11).
• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM
compatible players (page 43).
• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display
correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.
• If there is more than one code listed for your make of TV, try each one in turn
(page 86)
• It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of
TV, even if the maker appears in the remote control code list.
• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD (page 67).
• Check that the disc isn't already finalized.
• A DVD disc may contain up to 99 (Original) titles and 999 chapters. Check that
these limits have not been reached.
• 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 70).
• 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 43).
• 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. This battery should last
approximately five years from factory shipping.
Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again. To have the
battery replaced, contact your dealer or a Pioneer Service Center.
• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 49).
• Press the front panel STANDBY/ON button to switch the power off, then
switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to switch off, press and hold
STANDBY/ON for 10 seconds until the power switches off.
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