Troubleshooting - Pioneer LD-1100 Operating Instructions Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
Before concluding that the laser disc player is out of order, up errors, bad connections to other equipment, or malfunc-
please refer to this troubleshooting guide to make sure that tions of other equipment (TV, stereo system),
there is not a simple remedy for the problem. The vast Find the trouble symptom on the chart below, and try the
majority of performance problems have their source in set suggested remedies.
SYMPTOM
CAUSE
REMEDY
Lid does not open.
• Power cord is not properly plugged into AC
wall socket.
• Plug in power cord.
• Power switch is not turned on.
• Turn on power switch.
• Latch is not released.
• Press REJECT/OPEN button.
Disc does not rotate.
• Power is not on.
• Plug in power cord.
• Lid is not shut completely.
• Turn on power switch.
• Push lid and close it firmly so latch locks.
Disc stops rotating
• You are playing the unrecorded side of a disc.
• Turn over disc.
soon after starting.
Disc rotates but
• TV is not turned on.
• Turn on TV.
there is no picture.
• Wrong connection from player to TV.
• Make correct connections.
• TV set is not tuned to channel 3 or 4.
• Set TV to the channel (3 or 4) that is not used
for TV broadcasting in your area.
• Player VHF CHANNEL SELECTOR is at the
wrong setting.
• Set to same channel.
• Player is in the PAUSE mode.
• Press the PLAY button.
Picture quality is bad.
• Bad connections between player and TV set.
• Check all connections, particularly
F
type
plugs.
• Player VHF out channel is different from TV
channel.
• Both TV and player must be set to the same
channel (3 or 4) which is not used for TV
broadcasting in your area.
• TV fine tuning has not been adjusted.
• Adjust TV fine tuning knob for optimum pic¬
ture quality.
• Poor disc
• Try playing a different disc. If other discs give
good quality, the problem is with that partic¬
ular disc.
TV no longer receives
other channels after
• Antenna cable has not been connected.
• Connect VHF antenna cable to antenna ter¬
minal on laser disc player.
it has been connected
to laser disc player.
• Power on the player is being turned on.
• To view regular TV broadcasts, remember to
turn off the power on the player.
A particular part of
a particular laser disc
• Damaged disc.
• Press the SCAN button to skip over damaged
portion.
is not reproduced
properly.
Remote control
• Remote control unit batteries are weak.
• Replace batteries.
does not work.
• An obstacle between the player and the
remote control unit.
• Remove the obstacle or shift the remote
control.
• Remote control unit is not located in a good
direction for transmission.
• Locate the remote control unit in front of the
player.
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