Posted by Chris on 06/02/06 18:47

ive tried all those suggestions, and nothing. The power light remains on,
but flashes off intermittently when any button is pressed. I have removed
the dvd but had to take the top off and slide the tray out manually.
So , back to the drawing board.........



"Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 6/02/2006, Chris posted this:
>> I have a Pioneer DV717 which seems to be locked in standby??
>> I was using it as i always have, seamlessly, since the day i bought it,
>> and i had to pause it. I would say it was paused for about 5mins. When i
>> resumed playback, it shut off, and seems to be on standby ever since. No
>> other functions work, the remote will do nothing either, no other lights
>> apart from the power light illuminate, and i am totally baffled. Shutting
>> it off from the mains does nothing, so i am appealing for help!!
>
> Some random ideas; maybe one will help...
>
> I assume you mean that you disconnected it from the mains, which is what I
> would have recommended: disconnect it, leave it disconnected for a half
> hour, then plug it in again.
>
> There might be another trick: disconnect it from the mains, and as you
> plug it in again, hold a button on the front panel down. It could be the
> power button, or it could be another button - this varies with the device
> (if it exists at all).
>
> Is there a little hole on the front to inset a paper clip into, so as to
> eject the disc? Are you willing to remove the cover and manually force the
> tray open? Once you get it open and the disc out, it might work OK.
>
> Search their site or forums.
>
> Good luck.
>
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