Pioneer DV-989AVi-S - Manual (Page 40)

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• I have a widescreen TV so why are there
black bars at the top and bottom of the
screen when I play some discs?
Some movie formats are such that even
when played on a widescreen TV, black
bars are necessary at the top and bottom
of the screen. This is not a malfunction.
• I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the player
to show widescreen DVDs in pan & scan
format, so why do I still get black bars top
and bottom with some discs?
Some discs override the display
preferences of the player, so even if you
have
4:3 (Pan & Scan) selected, those
discs will still be shown in letterbox
format. This is not a malfunction.
• My DVD-Audio disc starts playing, but then
suddenly stops!
The disc may have been illegally copied.
• My CD with MP3 tracks won’t play!
Make sure that the tracks are encoded in
MPEG1 audio layer 3 format. See also
Compressed audio compatibility on
page 10.
• Some MP3 tracks don’t show up. Where are
they?
Filenames that don’t end with the
extension “.mp3” won’t be recognized by
this player. Also, if there are more than
250 folders or tracks on the disc, only the
first 250 are recognized. See also
Compressed audio compatibility on
page 10.
• There’s no sound from the analog/optical/
coaxial outputs or the HDMI interface!
Check the front panel and make sure that
the
PURE AUDIO indicator isn’t lit. If it is,
press the PURE AUDIO button to switch
the digital audio (optical/coaxial and
HDMI) outputs back on.
You won’t hear any sound from the HDMI
output if the source component is only
DVI/HDCP-compatible.
If the i.LINK interface is active, all other
audio outputs are switched off. You can
check by looking at the i.LINK indicator on
the front panel. If it’s lit then the player is
outputting audio over i.LINK. See
Audio
Out on page 78 for how to switch it off.
• My AV receiver is definitely compatible with
96/88.2kHz Linear PCM audio, but it
doesn’t seem to work with this player.
What’s wrong?
For digital copy-protection purposes,
some 96/88.2kHz DVD discs only output
digital audio downsampled to 48/44.1kHz
through the optical and coaxial outputs.
This is not a malfunction. To fully take
advantage of the high sampling rate
audio, connect the analog audio outputs
to your amplifier/receiver.
• Why can’t I hear SACD audio through the
optical/coaxial digital outputs or the HDMI
interface?
SACD audio is only available through the
analog outputs and the i.LINK connector.
This is not a malfunction. Also, some
DVD-Audio discs only output audio
through the analog outputs and i.LINK
connector.
• Why does the volume level seem lower
during SACD playback?
Compared to CDs, SACD audio may seem
slightly lower in volume due to this player
specification.
• Is it better to listen to DVD-Audio discs
through the analog outputs?
Some DVD-Audio discs do not output
anything through the digital outputs, and
multichannel discs are downmixed to
stereo for the optical and coaxial digital
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