Pioneer BDP-450 Operating Instructions Manual page 53

Problem
Picture freezes and the front
panel and remote control
buttons stop working.
No picture is displayed or
picture is not output in high
definition when playing BDs.
• Picture is disturbed during
playback.
• Picture is dark.
• Picture is stretched.
• Picture is cropped.
• Aspect ratio cannot be
switched.
Picture is interrupted.
The subtitles cannot be
switched.
• No sound is output.
• Sound is not output
properly.
Check
Is the TV's aspect ratio
properly set?
Is TV Screen properly set?
Is the disc played back in
slow motion?
Is the disc played back in fast
forward or fast reverse?
Are the audio cables properly
connected?
Is the audio cable damaged? If the cable is damaged, replace it with a new one.
Is Audio Output properly
set?
Are the connected
components (AV receiver or
amplifier, etc.) properly set?
Is HDMI Audio Out properly
set?
Is the output video resolution
properly set?
Is a DVI device connected?
For the BDP-450:
Is the HDMI Mode set
appropriately?
Remedy
STOP to stop playback, then restart playback.
• Press
• If the playback cannot be stopped, press
player's front panel to turn off the power, then turn the power back on.
• If the power cannot be turned off (to standby), reset the unit.
On the BDP-450, press and hold
front panel for over 5 seconds. On the BDP-150, use a thin rod to press
the reset button on the main unit's front panel. The unit restarts and
can now be operated.
• It may not be possible to play scratched discs.
With some discs, it may not be possible to output the video signals from
the VIDEO output terminal. In this case, connect using an HDMI cable
(page 17).
• This player supports Rovi analog copy protection technology. With
some TVs (such as with built-in video deck), the picture will not be
displayed properly when the copy protected DVD title is played. This is
not a malfunction.
• If the player and TV are connected via a DVD recorder/video deck,
etc., the picture will not be displayed properly due to analog copy
protection. Connect the player and TV directly.
Read the operating instructions for the TV and set the TV's aspect ratio
properly.
Set TV Screen properly (page 40).
When video signals with a resolution of 1080/50i, 1080/50p, 720/50p,
1080/24p, 1080/60i, 1080/60p or 720/60p are being output from the
HDMI OUT terminal, they may be output with an aspect ratio of 16:9
even if TV Screen is set to 4:3 Pan&Scan (page 40).
The picture may be interrupted when the resolution of the recorded
video signal switches. Set Resolution to something other than Auto
(page 41).
The subtitles cannot be switched for discs recorded on a DVD or BD
recorder.
No sound is output during slow motion play and forward and reverse
scanning.
• Connect the cable properly according to the connected devices
(page 17).
• Insert the cable firmly and all the way in.
Set Audio Output properly, according to the connected device
(page 41).
Read the operating instructions for the connected components and
check the volume, input, speaker settings, etc.
Set HDMI Audio Out to Re-encode or PCM. (page 42).
• For the BDP-450, switch the setting at Resolution (page 41).
• For the BDP-150, switch the resolution at which the video and audio
are output by pressing HDMI.
The sound will not be output from the HDMI OUT terminal if a DVI
device is connected. Connect the device to a DIGITAL OUT terminal or
the AUDIO OUT terminals (page 21).
For some BDs, audio signals are only output from DIGITAL OUT
terminal or the HDMI OUT terminal.
Set the HDMI Mode properly, according to the connected device
(page 41).
STANDBY/ON on the
STANDBY/ON on the main unit's
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