Trouble -Shootii\Jg - Pioneer VP-1000 Operating Instructions Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
Before concluding that the laser disc player is out of order, up errors, bad connections to other equipment, or mal·
please refer to this trouble·shooting guide to make sure that
functions 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.
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Power cord is not properly plugged into AC
wall soc ket.
Power switch is not turned on .
Latch is not released.
You are pulling up on the wrong part of the
unit.
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Plug in power cord.
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Turn on power switch.
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Press REJECT IOPEN key.
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Lift from left side recess.
D isc does not rotate.
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Power is not on.
Lid is not shut completely.
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Plug in power cord.
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Turn on power switch.
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Pu sh lid close firmly so latch locks.
Disc stops rotat'lng
soon after star tin g
and I id latch is
released .
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You are playin g the unrecorded side of a disc .
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Tu rn over disc.
Di sc rotates bu t
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TV is not turned on.
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Turn on TV.
there is no pictu reo
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Wrong connection from player to TV.
TV set is not tu ned to channel 3 or 4 .
Player
VHF CHANNEL SELECTOR is
at
wro ng setti ng .
Player is in the PAUSE mode.
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Make correct connections.
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Set TV to the channel (3 or 4) that is not used
for TV broadcasting in you r area.
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Set to same channel.
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Press the PLA Y key.
Pictu re quality is
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Bad connections between player and TV set.
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Check all
co nnectio ns,
particularly F type
bad.
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Player VHF out channel is different from TV
channel.
TV fine tuning has not been adjusted .
Poor disc.
plugs.
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Both TV and player must be se t to the same
channel (3 or
4)
which is not used for TV
broadcasting in you r area.
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Adjust TV fine tuning knob for optimum pic'
ture quality.
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Try playing a different disc. I f other discs give
good quality, the problem is with that parti·
cu lar disc.
TV no longer reo
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Antenn a cable has not been connected.
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Connect VHF antenna cab le
to proper (3000,
ce ives other channe ls
or 750,) terminal s on laser disc player.
after it has been can·
nected to laser disc
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Lase r disc player is turned on.
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To view regular TV broadcasts, remember to
turn off the power on the player.
player.
A particular part of
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Disc is damaged.
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Pres s
the SCAN key to skip over damaged par·
a particu lar laser tion.
disc is not repro·
du ced properly.
Wireless Remote
Control does not
work.
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Dummy plug has not been removed .
Remote control unit batteries are weak.
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R emove dummy plug.
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Replace batteries.
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