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USER MANUAL DEH-P3950MP PIONEER

Pleasereadthroughtheseoperatinginstructionssoyouwillknowhowtooperate yourmodelproperly.Afteryouhavefinishedreadingtheinstructions,keepthismanualinasafeplaceforfuturereference.

01 BeforeYouStart

Aboutthisunit4

Visitourwebsite4

AboutWMA4

AboutMP34

Useandcareoftheremotecontrol4

-Installingthebattery4

-Usingtheremotecontrol5

Protectingyourunitfromtheft5

-Removingthefrontpanel5

-Attachingthefrontpanel5

02 BasicOperations

What'sWhat6

-Headunit6

-Remotecontrol6

Turningtheunitonandselectinga source7

Adjustingthevolume7

Turningtheunitoff7

03 Tuner

Listeningtotheradio8

Introductionofadvancedtuneroperation8

Storingandrecallingbroadcast frequencies8

Storingthestrongestbroadcast frequencies9

Tuninginstrongsignals9

04 Built-inPlayer

Playingadisc10

Introductionofadvancedbuilt-inCDplayer operation10

Repeatingplay11

Playingtracksinrandomorder11

Scanningtracksorfolders11

Pausingdiscplayback11

UsingcompressionandBMX12

Searching every 10 tracks in the current disc or folder 12

Displayingtextinformationondisc12

05 Multi-CDPlayer

PlayingaCD13

Introductionofadvancedmulti-CDplayer operation13

Repeatingplay13

Playingtracksinrandomorder14

ScanningCDsandtracks14

PausingCDplayback14

Usingcompressionandbassemphasis14

UsingITSplaylists15

-CreatingaplaylistwithITS programming15

-PlaybackfromyourITSplaylist15

-ErasingatrackfromyourITS playlist15

-ErasingaCDfromyourITSplaylist16

UsingCDTEXTfunctions16

06 AudioAdjustments

Introductionofaudioadjustments17

Usingbalanceadjustment17

Usingtheequalizer17

-Recallingequalizercurves18

-Adjustingequalizercurves18

-Fine-adjustingequalizercurve18

Adjustingloudness19

Usingsubwooferoutput19

-Adjustingsubwoofersettings19

Usingthehighpassfilter19

Boostingthebass20

Frontimageenhancer(F.I.E.)20

Adjustingsourcelevels20

07 OtherFunctions

Adjustinginitialsettings21

Settingtheclock21

SettingtheFMtuningstep21

SettingtheAMtuningstep21

Switchingtheauxiliarysetting22

Settingtherearoutputandsubwoofer controller22

Turningtheclockdisplayonoroff22

UsingtheAUXsource22

-AboutAUXconnectionmethod23

-SelectingAUXasthesource23

IntroductionofiPod®operation23

-iPodoperation23

-Displayingtextinformationon

iPod23

AdditionalInformation

Understandingbuilt-inCDplayererror

messages24

Handlingguidelineofdiscsandplayer24

DualDiscs25

  • Donotallowthisunittocomeintocontact withliquids. Electricalshockcouldresult. Also, thisunitdamage, smoke, and overheat could result from contact with liquids.
  • Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and precautions.
    • Alwayskeep the volumelowenough so that you can hear sounds from outside the vehicle.
  • Protect this unit from moisture.
  • If the battery is disconnected, discharged, the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed.
  • If this unit does not operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Visitourwebsite

Visitusatthefollowingsite:

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- WeofferthelatestinformationaboutPioneerCorporationonourwebsite.

AboutWMA

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TheWindowsMedia™logoprintedonthebox indicatesthatthisunitcanplaybackWMA data.

WMAisshortforWindowsMedia™Audio andreferstoanaudiocompressiontechnology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMAdatacanbeencoded by using WindowsMediaPlayerversion7orlater.

WindowsMediaandtheWindowslogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft CorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orother countries.

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Note

Thisunitmaynotoperatecorrectlydepending on theapplicationusedtoencodeWMAfiles.

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AboutMP3

Supplyofthisproductonlyconveysalicense forprivate,non-commercialuseanddoesnot conveyalicensenorimplyanyrighttouse thisproductinanycommercial(i.e.revenue-generating)realtimebroadcasting(terrestrial, satellite,cableand/oranyothermedia),broadcasting/streamingviainternet,intranetsand/orothernetworksorinotherelectroniccontentdistributionsystems,suchaspay-audioor audio-on-demandapplications.Anindependentlicenseforsuchuseisrequired.Fordetails,pleasevisit http://www.mp3licensing.com.

Useandcareoftheremote control

Installingthebattery

Slidethetrayoutonthebackoftheremote controlandinsertthebatterywiththeplus(+) andminus(-)polespointingintheproperdi-rection.

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natural_image Diagram of a mechanical or laboratory procedure showing a tool interacting with a sample holder (no text or symbols visible)

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WARNING

Keepthebatteryoutofthereachofchildren. Shouldthebatterybeswallowed,immediately consultadoctor.

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CAUTION

• UseonlyoneCR2025(3V) lithium battery.
- Removethebatteryiftheremotecontrolisnot usedforamonthorlonger.
- Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttype.
- Donothandlethebatterywithmetallictools.
- Donotstorethebatterywithmetallicmaterials.
- Intheeventofbatteryleakage, wipethere-motecontrolcompletelycleanandinstalla newbattery.
- Whendisposingofusedbatteries,please complywithgovernmentalregulationsorenvironmentalpublicinstitutions’rulesthat applyinyourcountry/area.

Usingtheremotecontrol

Pointtheremotecontrolinthedirectionofthe frontpaneltooperate.

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Important

  • Donotstoretheremotecontrolinhighttemperaturesordirectsunlight.
  • Theremotecontrolmaynotfunctionproperly indirectsunlight.
  • Donotlettheremotecontrolfallontothe floor,whereitmaybecomejammedunderthe brakeoracceleratorpedal.

Protectingyourunitfrom theft

Thefrontpanelcanbedetachedtodetertheft.

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Important

  • Handlegentlywhenremovingorattaching thefrontpanel.
  • Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive shocks.
  • Keepthefrontpaneloutofdirectsunlightand hightemperatures.

Removingthefrontpanel

1PressDETACHtoreleasethefront panel.

2Grabthefrontpanelandremove.

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3Putthefrontpanelintoprovidedprotectivecaseforsafekeeping.

Attachingthefrontpanel

1Slidethefrontpaneltotheleftuntil clicks.

Frontpanelandtheheadunitarejointedon theleftside.Makesurethatthefrontpanel hasbeenjointedtotheheadunit.

2Presstherightsideofthefrontpanel untilitisfirmlyseated.

■ If you can't attach the front panel to the head units successfully, try again. Front panel maybe damaged if you attach the front panel forcedly.

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text_image Diagram of a device rear panel with numbered labels pointing to key components such as buttons, dials, and control buttons.

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text_image VOLUME B SELECT F SRC A ATT DISP 15 16 12 1 14 18 17 9

What's What

Headunit

①AUDIObutton

Presstoselectvarioussoundqualitycontrols.

②EQbutton

Presstoselectvariousequalizercurves.

③SOURCEbutton, VOLUME

Thisunitisturnedonbyselectingasource. Presstocyclethroughalltheavailable sources. Rotateittoincreaseordecreasethevo- lume.

④Discloadingslot

Insertadisctoplay.

⑤EJECTbutton

PresstoejectaCDfromyourbuilt-inCD player.

⑥CLOCKbutton

Presstochangetotheclockdisplay.

⑦AUX1inputjack(3.5mmstereojack)

Usetoconnectanauxiliaryequipment.

⑧DETACHbutton

Presstoremovethefrontpanelfromthe headunit.

⑨DISPLAYbutton

Presstoselectdifferentdisplays.

⑩SWbutton

Presstoselectthesubwoofersettingmenu. Pressandholdtoselectthebassboostsettingmenu.

⑪1to6buttons

Pressforpreset tuning and disc number search when using amulti-CD player.

⑫ ▲/▼/◄/► buttons

Presstoperformmanualseektuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Alsoused for controlling functions.

⑬BANDbutton

PresstoselectamongthreeFMbandsand oneAMbandandtocancelthecontrol modeoffunctions.

⑭FUNCTIONbutton

Presstoselectfunctions.

Remotecontrol

Operationisthesameaswhenusingthebuttonsontheheadunit.Seetheexplanationof theheadunitabouttheoperationofeachbuttonwiththeexceptionofATTandPAUSE, whichisexplainedbelow.

⑮VOLUMEbutton

Presstoincreaseordecreasethevolume.

BasicOperations

⑯ATTbutton

Presstoquicklylowerthevolumelevel,by about 90% .Pressoncemoretoreturntothe originalvolumelevel.

⑰PAUSEbutton

Presstoturnpauseonoroff.

⑱SOURCEbutton

Thisunitisturnedonbyselectingasource. Presstocyclethroughalltheavailable sources.

Turningtheunitonand selectingasource

Youcanselectasourceyouwanttolistento. Toswitchtothebuilt-inCDplayer,loadadisc intheunit(refertopage10).

●PressSOURCEtoselectasource.

PressSOURCErepeatedlytoswitchbetween thefollowingsources:

Tuner—Television—Built-inCDplayer—Multi-CDplayer—iPod—Externalunit1—Externalunit2—AUX1—AUX2

PIONEER DEH-P3950MP - ●PressSOURCEtoselectasource. - 1

Notes

  • In the following cases, the soundsource will not change:
    —When there is noun it corresponding to the selected source connected to this unit.
    —Whenthereisnodiscintheunit.
    —Whenthereisnomagazineinthemulti-CDplayer.
    —WhentheAUX(auxiliaryinput)issettooff (refertopage22).

- AUX1issettoonbydefault.TurnofftheAUX1 whennotinuse(refertoSwitchingtheauxiliarysettingonpage22).

- ExternalunitreferstoaPioneerproduct(such asoneavailableinthefuture)that,although incompatibleasasource,enablescontrolof basicfunctionsbythisunit.Twoexternalunits canbecontrolledbythisunit.Whentwoexternalunitsareconnected,theallocationof

themtoexternalunit1orexternalunit2is automaticallysetbythisunit.

- Whenthisunit'sblue/whiteleadisconnected tothevehicle'sauto-antennarelaycontrol terminal,thevehicle'santennaextendshwhen thisunit'ssourceisturnedon.Toretractthe antenna,turnthesourceoff.

Adjustingthevolume

●UseVOLUMEtoadjustthesound level.

Turningtheunitoff

- PressSOURCEandholduntiltheunit turnsoff.

Listeningtotheradio

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text_image F1 87.50 ① ② ③ ⑤ LOC1 ④

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Important

If you are using this unit in North, Central or South America, reset the AM tuning step (see Setting the AM tuning step on page 21).

①Bandindicator

Showswhichbandtheradioistunedto,AM orFM.

②Frequencyindicator

Showsthefrequencytowhichthetuneris tuned.

③Presetnumberindicator

Showswhichpresethasbeenselected.

④LOCindicator

Showswhenlocalseektuningison.

⑤Stereo(○)indicator

Showswhentheselectedfrequencyis beingbroadcastinstereo.

1PressSOURCEtoselectthetuner.

PressSOURCEuntilyouseeTUNERdis- played.

2PressBANDtoselectaband.

Press BAND until the desired band (F1, F2, F3 for FMorAM) is displayed.

3Toperformmanualtuning,brieflypress ◄or►.

4Toperformseektuning, pressandhold

◀or▶foraboutonesecondandrelease.

Thetunerwillscanthefrequenciesuntila broadcaststrongenoughforgoodreceptionis found.

■Youcancancelseektuningbybrieflypressing ◀or▶.
- If you press and hold ◀ or ▶ you can skip stations.Seektuningstartsassoonasyourelease thebutton.

Introductionofadvanced tuneroperation

- PressFUNCTIONtodisplaythefunction names.

PressFUNCTIONrepeatedlytoswitchbetweenthefollowingfunctions:

BSM(beststationsmemory)—LOCAL(local seektuning)

■Toreturntothefrequencydisplay,press
BAND.
■ If you donotoperatethe function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the frequency display.

Storingandrecalling broadcastfrequencies

If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button.

  • Upto18FMstations, sixforeachofthe threeFMbands, andsixAMstationscan bestoredinmemory.
  • Whenyoufindafrequencythatyou wanttostoreinmemory,pressoneofpre-settuningbuttons1to6andholduntilthe presetnumberstopsflashing.

Thenumberyouhavepressedwillflashinthe presetnumberindicatorandthenremainlit. Theselectedradiostationfrequencyhasbeen storedinmemory.

Tuner

Thenexttimeyoupressthesamepresettuningbuttontheradiostationfrequencyisre-calledfrommemory.

- You can also use ▲ and ▼ to recall radio stationfrequenciesassignedtopresettuningbuttons1to6.

TheLOCAL4settingallowsreceptionofonly thestrongeststations,whilelowersettingslet youreceiveprogressivelyweakerstations.

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Storingtheststrongest broadcastfrequencies

BSM(beststationsmemory)letsyouautomaticallystorethesixstrongestbroadcastfrequenciesunderpresettuningbuttons1to6. Oncestoredyoucantuneintothosefrequencieswiththetouchofbutton.

- StoringbroadcastfrequencieswithBSM mayreplacebroadcastfrequenciesyou havesavedusingbuttons1to6.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectBSM.

2Press▲toturnBSMon.

Sixstrongestbroadcastfrequencieswillbe storedintheorderoftheirsignalstrength.

■Tocancelthestorageprocess,press▼.

Tuninginstrongsignals

Localseektuningletsyoutuneinonlythose radiostationswithsufficientlystrongsignals forgoodreception.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectLOCAL.

2Press▲toturnlocalseektuningon.

Localseeksensitivity(e.g.,LOCAL2)appears inthedisplay.

■Toturnlocalseektuningoff, press▼.

3Press◀or▶tosetthesensitivity.

TherearefourlevelsofsensitivityforFMand twolevelsforAM:

③Tracknumberindicator

Showsthetrack(file)numbercurrentlyplaying.

- Ifatracknumber100ormoreisselected, ▶ontheleftofthetracknumberindicatorwilllight.

④RPTindicator

Showswhenrepeatrangeisselectedtocurrenttrack(file).

⑤WMAindicator

ShowswhenaWMAfileisplaying.

⑥MP3indicator

ShowswhenanMP3fileisplaying.

1InsertaCD(CD-ROM)intothedisloadingslot.

Playbackwillautomaticallystart.

■Besuretoturnupthelabelsideofadisc.

■AfteraCD(CD-ROM)hasbeeninserted,press

SOURCEtoselectthebuilt-inCDplayer.

■YoucanejectaCD(CD-ROM)bypassing EJECT.

2Press▲or▼toselectafolderwhen playingaWMA/MP3/WAVdisc.

■Youcannotselectafolderthatdoesnothave aWMA/MP3/WAVfilerecordedinit.

■Toreturntofolder01(ROOT),pressandhold BAND. However,iffolder01(ROOT)containsno files, playbackcommenceswithfolder02.

3Toperformfastforwardorreverse, pressandhold◀or▶.

■IfyouselectROUGH,pressingandholding◀ or▶ enablesyoutosearchevery10tracksinthe currentdisc(folder).(RefertoSearchingevery10 tracksinthecurrentdiscorfolderonpage12.)

4 Toskipbackorforwardtoanother track, press ◀or►.

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Notes

  • Readtheprecautionswithdiscsandplayeron page24.
  • IfanerrormessagesuchasERROR-11isdisplayed,refertoUnderstandingbuilt-inCD playererrormessagesonpage24.
  • Thereissometimesadelaybetweenstarting updiscplaybackandthesoundbeingissued. Whenbeingread,FRMTREADisdisplayed.
  • WhenplayingCD-EXTRAorMIXED-MODE CDs, WMA/MP3/WAVandCD-DAcanbe swithcedbypassingBAND.
  • If you have switched between WMA/MP3/WAVfiles and audio CD-DA, playback starts at the first track on the disc.
    • The built-in CD player can playback a WMA/MP3/WAV filerecorded on CD-ROM. (Referto page 25 for file that can be played back.)
  • WhenplayingbackVBR(variablebitrate)recordedfiles,erapsedplaytimemaynotbedisplayedcorrectly.
  • WhenplayingWMA/MP3/WAVdisc,thereis nosoundonfastforwardorreverse.

Introductionofadvanced built-inCDplayeroperation

- PressFUNCTIONtodisplaythefunction names.

PressFUNCTION repeatedlytoswitchbetweenthefollowingfunctions:

RPT (repeat play)—RDM (random play)—SCAN (scan play)—PAUSE (pause)—COMP (compression and BMX)—FF/REV (search method)

■Toreturntotheplaybackdisplay,pressBAND.
■ If you donotoperatethe function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

Repeatingplay

Repeatplayplaysthesametrack/folderwithin theselectedrepeatplayrange.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectRPT.

2Press◀or▶toselecttherepeatrange.

DSC-Repeatalltracks

TRK-Repeatjustthecurrenttrack

FLD–Repeat the current folder

■ If you select another folder during repeat play, therepeat play range changestodiscrepeat.
■WhenplayingCD,performingtracksearchor fastforward/reversecancelstherepeatplayautomatically.
■WhenplayingWMA/MP3/WAVdisc,performingtracksearchorfastforward/reverseduring

TRK(trackrepeat)changestherepeatplayrange tofolderrepeat.

■WhenFLD(folderrepeat)isselected,itisnot possibletoplaybackasubfolderofthatfolder.

PIONEER DEH-P3950MP - 2Press◀or▶toselecttherepeatrange. - 1

Playingtracksinrandomorder

Randomplayplaystracksinarandomorder withintheselectedrepeatrange.

1Selecttherepeatrange.

RefertoRepeatingplayonthispage.

2PressFUNCTIONtoselectRDM.

3Press▲toturnrandomplayon.

RDM:ONappearsinthedisplay.Trackswill playinarandomorder.

■Toturnrandomplayoff, press▼.

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Note

IfyouturnrandomplayonduringFLDandthen returntotheplaybackdisplay,FRDMappearsin thedisplay.

Scanningtracksorfolders

Scanplaysearchesthesongwithinthese-lectedrepeatrange.

1Selecttherepeatrange.

RefertoRepeatingplayonthispage.

2PressFUNCTIONtoselectSCAN.

3Press▲toturnscanplayon.

SCAN:ONappearsinthedisplay.Thefirst10 secondsofeachtrackisplayed.

4Whenyoufindthedesiredtrackpress ▼toturnscanplayoff.

■ If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION.

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Notes

  • Afterscanningofadisc(folder)isfinished, normalplaybackofthetrackswillbegin again.
  • IfyouturnscanplayonduringFLDandthen returntothe playbackdisplay, FSCNappears inthedisplay.

Pausingdiscplayback

Pauseletsyoutemporarilystopplaybackof thedisc.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectPAUSE.

2Press▲toturnpauseon.

PAUSE:ONappearsinthedisplay.Playofthe currenttrackpauses.

■Toturnpauseoff,press▼.

UsingcompressionandBMX

UsingtheCOMP(compression)andBMX functionsletyouadjustthesound playback qualityofthisunit.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectCOMP.

2Press▲or▼toselectyourfavoritesetting.

COMPOFF—COMP1—COMP2— COMPOFF—BMX1—BMX2

Searching every 10 tracks in the current discor folder

Youcanswitchthesearchmethodbetween fastforward/reverseandsearchingevery10 tracks.SelectingROUGHenablesyouto searchevery10tracks.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectFF/REV.

■ If thesearchmethodROUGH has been previously selected, ROUGH will be displayed.

2Press▶toselectROUGH.

- FF/REV—Fastforwardandreverse

- ROUGH—Searchingevery10tracks

■ To select FF/REV, press ◀.

3PressBANDtoreturntothe playback display.

4Pressandhold◀or▶tosearchevery 10tracksonadisc(folder).

■ Iftherestoftracknumberislessthan10, pressandhold ◀or▶recallsthefirst(last) one.

Displayingtext informationondisc

●PressDISPLAY.

PressDISPLAYrepeatedlytoswitchbetween thefollowingsettings:

ForCDTEXTdiscs

Play time—DISC TTL (disc title)—ART NAME (disc artist name)—TRK TTL (track title)—ARTNAME(trackartistname)

ForWMA/MP3discs

Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file name)—TRK TTL (track title)—ART NAME (artist name)—ALBM TTL (album title)—COMMENT(comment)—Bitrate

ForWAVdiscs

Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file name)—Samplingfrequency

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Notes

  • Youcanscrolltotheleftofthetitlebypassing andholdingDISPLAY.
    •AudioCDthatcontainertaininformation suchastextand/ornumberareCDTEXT.
  • If specific information has not been recorded on adisc, NOXXX will be displayed (e.g., NONAME).
  • WhenplayingbackVBR-recordedWMAfiles, theaveragebitratevalueisdisplayed.
  • WhenplayingbackVBR(variablebitrate)-recordedMP3files, VBRisdisplayedinsteadof bitratevalue.
  • DependingontheversionofiTunes ^ usedto writeMP3filesontoadisc,commentinformationmaynotbecorrectlydisplayed. —iTunesisattrademarkofAppleComputer, Inc., registeredintheU.S.andothercoun- tries.
  • Thesamplingfrequencyshowninthedisplay maybeabbreviated.

PlayingaCD

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Youcanusethisunittocontrolamulti-CD player, which is sold separately.

  • Thisunitdoesnothaveadisctitleinput function.
  • Onlythosefunctionsdescribedinthismanualaresupportedby50-discmulti-CD players.

①Discnumberindicator

Showsthediscnumbercurrentlyplaying.

②Playtimeindicator

Showstheelapsedplayingtimeofthecurrenttrack.

③Tracknumberindicator

Showsthetracknumbercurrentlyplaying.

④RPTindicator

Showswhenrepeatrangeisselectedtocurrenttrack.

1PressSOURCEtoselectthemulti-CD player.

PressSOURCEuntilyouseeMULTICDdis- played.

2Selectadiscyouwanttolistentowith the1to6buttons.

Fordiscs1to6, pressthecorrespondingbuttonnumber.

Fordiscs7to12,pressandholdthecorrespondingnumbers,suchas1fordisc7,untilthediscnumberappearsinthedisplay.

■Youcanalsosequentiallyselectadiscby pressing▲/▼.

3Toperformfastforwardorreverse, pressandhold◀or▶.

4Toskipbackorforwardtoanother track, press ◀or►.

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Notes

  • Whenthemulti-CDplayerperformsthepreparatoryoperations,READYisdisplayed.
  • IfanerrormessagesuchasERROR-11isdisplayed, refertothemulti-CDplayerowner's manual.
  • Iftherearenodiscsinthemulti-CDplayermagazine, NODISCisdisplayed.

Introductionofadvanced multi-CDplayeroperation

- PressFUNCTIONtodisplaythefunction names.

PressFUNCTIONrepeatedlytoswitchbetweenthefollowingfunctions: RPT (repeat play)—RDM (random play)—SCAN (scan play)—ITS-P (ITS play)—PAUSE (pause)—COMP(compressionandDBE)

■Toreturntothe playbackdisplay, pressBAND.
■ If you donotoperat the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

Repeatingplay

Therearethreerepeatplayrangesforthe multi-CDplayer:MCD(multi-CDplayerrepeat),TRK(one-trackrepeat)andDSC(discrepeat).

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectRPT.

2Press◀or▶toselecttherepeatrange.

• MCD–Repetalldiscsinthemulti-CD playermagazine
• TRK–Repeatjustthecurrenttrack
•DSC–Repeat the current disc

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Notes

  • If you select other discsduring repeat play, therepeat play range changesto MCD.
  • If you perform track search or fast forward/reversed during TRK, therepeat play range changesto DSC.

Playingtracksinrandomorder

Randomplayletsyou playbacktracksinrandomorderwithintherepeatrange, MCD and DSC.

1Selecttherepeatrange.

RefertoRepeatingplayonthepreviouspage.

2PressFUNCTIONtoselectRDM.

3Press▲toturnrandomplayon.

RDM:ONappearsinthedisplay.Trackswill playinarandomorderwithinthepreviously selectedMCDorDSCranges.

■Toturnrandomplayoff, press▼.

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Note

IfyouturnrandomplayonduringDSCandthen returntotheplaybackdisplay,DRDMappearsin thedisplay.

ScanningCDsandtracks

While you are using DSC, the beginning of each track on these selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the beginning of the first track of each disc is played for about 10 seconds.

1Selecttherepeatrange.

RefertoRepeatingplayonthepreviouspage.

2PressFUNCTIONtoselectSCAN.

3Press▲toturnscanplayon.

SCAN:ONappearsinthedisplay.Thefirst10 secondsofeachtrackofthecurrentdisc(or thefirsttrackofeachdisc)isplayed.

4Whenyoufindthedesiredtrack(or disc)press▼toturnscanplayoff.

■Ifthedisplayhasautomaticallyreturned to the playbackdisplay, select SCANagainbypress-ingFUNCTION.

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Notes

  • Aftertrackordiscscanningisfinished, normalplaybackofthetrackswillbeginagain.
  • IfyouturnscanplayonduringMCDandthen returntothe playbackdisplay, DSCNappears inthedisplay.

PausingCD playback

Pauselet syoutemporarilystopplayback of the CD.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectPAUSE.

2Press▲toturnpauseon.

PAUSE:ONappearsinthedisplay.Playofthe currenttrackpauses.

■Toturnpauseoff,press▼.

Usingcompression and basemphasis

Youcanusethesefunctionsonlywithamulti-CDplayerthatsupportsthem. UsingCOMP(compression)andDBE(dynamicbasemphasis)functionsletsyouadjustthesoundplaybackqualityofthemulti-CDplayer.Eachofthefunctionshasattwo-stepadjustment.TheCOMPfunctionbalances theoutputoflouderandsoftersoundsathighervolumes.DBEboostsbasslevelstogive playbackafullersound.Listentoeachofthe effectsasyouselectthemandusetheone thatbestenhancestheplaybackofthetrack orCDthatyouarelisteningto.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectCOMP.

■ Ifthemulti-CDplayerdoesnotsupport COMP/DBE, NOCOMP is displayed when you attempt to select it.

2Press▲or▼toselectyourfavoritesetting.

COMPOFF—COMP1—COMP2—

COMPOFF—DBE1—DBE2

UsingITSplaylists

ITS(instanttrackselection)letsyoumakea playlistoffavoritetracksfromthoseinthe multi-CDplayermagazine.Afteryouhave addedyourfavoritetrackstotheplaylistyou canturnonITSplayandplayjustthoseselections.

CreatingaplaylistwithITS programming

YoucanuselTStoenterandplaybackupto 99tracksperdiscfromupto100discs(with thedisctitles).(Withmulti-CDplayerssoldbe- foretheCDX-P1250andCDX-P650,upto24 trackscanbestoredintheplaylist.)

1PlayaCDthatyouwanttoprogram.

Press▲or▼toselecttheCD.

2PressFUNCTIONandholdtoselectITS.

3Selectthedesiredtrackbypassing◀ or▶.

4Press▲tostorethecurrentlyplaying trackintheplaylist.

ITSIN is displayed briefly and the currently playing selection is added to your playlist. The displaythenshows ITS again.

5PressBANDtoreturntothe playback display.

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Note

Afterdatafor100discshasbeenstoredinmemory, dataforanewdiscwilloverwritetheoldest one.

PlaybackfromyourITSplaylist

ITSplayletsyoulistentothetracksthatyou haveenteredintoyourITSplaylist.Whenyou turnonITSplay,tracksfromyourITSplaylist inthemulti-CDplayerwillbegintoplay.

1Selecttherepeatrange.

RefertoRepeatingplayonpage13.

2PressFUNCTIONtoselectITS-P.

3Press▲toturnITSplayon.

ITS-P:ONappearsinthedisplay.Playbackbeginsofthosetracksfromyourplaylistwithin thepreviouslyselectedMCDorDSCranges.

■IfnotracksinthecurrentrangeareprogrammedforITSplay,thenEMPTYisdisplayed.
■ToturnITSplayoff,press▼.

ErasingatrackfromyourITS playlist

YoucandeleteatrackfromyourITSplaylistif ITSplayison.

IfITSplayisalreadyon, skiptostep2. If ITS playisnotalreadyon, press FUNCTION.

1PlaytheCDwiththetrackyouwantto deletefromyourITSplaylist,andturnITS playon.

RefertoPlaybackfromyourITSplaylistonthis page.

2PressFUNCTIONandholdtoselectITS.

3Selectthedesiredtrackbypassing◀ or▶.

4Press▼toerasethetrackfromyourITS playlist.

The currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of then next track from your ITS playlist begins.

■ If there are not tracks from your playlist in the current range, EMPTY is displayed and normal play resumes.

5PressBANDtoreturntothe playback display.

ErasingaCDfromyourITSplaylist

YoucandeletealltracksofaCDfromyourITS playlistifITSplayisoff.

1PlaytheCDthatyouwanttodelete.

Press▲or▼toselecttheCD.

2PressFUNCTIONandholdtoselectITS.

3Press▼toerasealltracksonthecur- rentlyplayingCDfromyourITSplaylist.

AlltracksonthecurrentlyplayingCDare erasedfromyourplaylistandITSCLRisdisplayed.

4PressBANDtoreturntothe playback display.

UsingCDTEXTfunctions

YoucanusethesefunctionsonlywithaCD TEXTcompatiblemulti-CDplayer.

Somediscshavecertaininformationencoded onthediscduringmanufacture.Thesediscs maycontainsuchinformationastheCDtitle, tracktitle,artist'snameand playbacktime andarecalledCDTEXTdiscs.OnlythesesespeciallyencodedCDTEXTdiscssupportthe functionslistedbelow.

●PressDISPLAY.

PressDISPLAYrepeatedlytoswitchbetween thefollowingsettings:

Play time—DISC TTL (disc title)—ART NAME (discartistname)—TRKTTL(tracktitle)—

ARTNAME(trackartistname)

■ If specific information has not been recorded on a CDTEXTdisc, NOXXXX will be displayed (e.g., NONAME).

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Note

Youcanscrolltotheleftofthetitlebypassing andholdingDISPLAY.

Introductionofaudio adjustments

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text_image ① FAII : 0 TRK FIE LOUD SW BASS ⑤④③②

①Audiodisplay

Showstheaudioadjustmentstatus.

②BASSindicator

Showswhenthebassboostisineffect.

③SWindicator

Showswhenthesubwooferoutputisturned on.

④LOUDindicator

Appearsinthedisplaywhenloudnessis turnedon.

⑤FIEindicator

Showswhenthefrontimageenhanceris turnedon.

- PressAUDIOtodisplaytheaudiofunctionnames.

PressAUDIO repeatedlytoswitch between the followingaudiofunctions:

FAD(balanceadjustment)—EQ(equalizer curveadjustment)—LOUD(loudness)—

SUB.W(subwooferon/offsetting)—80:0(subwoofer setting)—HPF (high pass filter)—BASS (bassboost)—FIE(frontimageenhancer)—SLA(sourceleveladjustment)

■Whenthesubwoofercontrollersettingis

P/O :FUL, you cannot switch to SUB.W. (Refer to page22.)

■Youcanselectthe80:0onlywhensubwoofer outputisturnedoninSUB.W.

■WhentheF.I.E.functionison,youcannotselectHPF.

■WhentherearoutputsettingisR-SP:S/W, youcannotselectFIE.
■ WhenselectingtheFMtunerasthesource, youcannotswitchtoSLA.
■Toreturntothedisplayofeachsource,press BAND.
■ If you donot operate the audio function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the source display.

Usingbalanceadjustment

Youcanchangethefader/balancesettingso thatitcanprovideyouanideallisteningenvironmentinallooccupiedseats.

1PressAUDIOtoselectFAD.

■ If the balancesetting has been previously adjusted, BAL will be displayed.

2Press▲or▼toadjustfront/rearspeak-erbalance.

FAD:F15toFAD:R15isdisplayedasthe front/rearspeakerbalancemovesfromfrontto rear.

■FAD:0isthepropersettingwhenonlytwo speakersareused.

■WhentherearoutputsettingisR-SP:S/W, youcannotadjustfront/rearspeakerbalance. RefertoSettingtherearoutputandsubwoofer controlleronpage22.

3Press◀or▶toadjustleft/rightspeaker balance.

BAL:L15toBAL:R15isdisplayedastheleft/rightspeakerbalancemovesfromleftto right.

Usingtheequalizer

Theequalizerletsyouadjusttheequalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired.

Recallingequalizercurves

Therearesixstoreequalizercurveswhich youcaneasilyrecallatanytime. Hereisalist of the equalizercurves:

DisplayEqualizercurve

POWERFULPowerful
NATURALNatural
VOCALVocal
CUSTOMCustom
EQFLATFlat
SPR-BASSSuperbass
  • CUSTOMisanadjustedequalizercurve thatyoucreate.Ifyoumakeadjustmentsto anequalizercurve,theequalizercurvesettingwillbememorizedinCUSTOM.
  • When EQFLAT is selected nosupplement or correctionismadetothesound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively between EQFLAT and a set equalizer curve.

- PressEQtoselecttheequalizer.

PressEQ repeatedlyytoswitchbetweenthefollowingequalizers:

POWERFUL—NATURAL—VOCAL—CUSTOM —EQFLAT—SPR-BASS

Adjustingequalizercurves

You can adjust the currently selected equalizer curvesetting as desired. Adjusted equalizer curvesettings are memorized in CUSTOM.

1PressAUDIOtoselectEQ.

2Press◀or▶toselecttheequalizer bandtoadjust.

EQ-L (low)—EQ-M (mid)—EQ-H (high)

3Press▲or▼toadjustthelevelofthe equalizerband.

+6 to -6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.

■ Youcanthenselectanotherbandandadjust thelevel.

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Note

If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve is updated.

Fine-adjustingequalizercurve

You can adjust the center frequency and the Q factor (curve characteristics) of each currently selected curve band (EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H).

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1PressAUDIOandholduntilfrequency andtheQfactor(e.g.,F-80:Q1W)appears inthedisplay.

2PressAUDIOtoselectthebandforadjustmentfromamonglow, midandhigh.

PressAUDIO repeatedlytoswitchbetween the following functions: Low—Mid—High

3Press◀or▶toselectthedesiredfrequency.

If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve is updated.

AudioAdjustments

Adjustingloudness

Loudnesscompensatesfordeficienciesinthe low-andhigh-soundrangesatlowvolume.

1PressAUDIOtoselectLOUD.

2Press▲toturnloudnesson.

Loudnesslevel(e.g.,LOUD:MID)appearsin thedisplay.

■Toturnloudnessoff, press▼.

3Press◄or►toselectadesiredlevel.

LOW (low)—MID (mid)—HI (high)

Usingsubwooferoutput

Thisunitisequippedwithasubwooferoutput whichcanbeturnedonoroff.

1PressAUDIOtoselectSUB.W.

■Youcanalsoselectthesubwoofersetting menubypressingSWontheunit.

■Whenthesubwoofercontrollersettingis

P/O:FUL,youcannotselectSUB.W.

2Press▲toturnsubwooferoutputon.

SUB.W:NORappearsinthedisplay.Subwooferoutputisnowon.

■ If the subwoofer output phase has been set to thereverse, SUB.W:REV will be displayed.

■Toturnsubwooferoutputoff, press▼.

3Press◀or▶ toselectthephaseofsub-wooferoutput.

Press◀toselectreversephaseandREVappearsinthedisplay. Press▶toselectnormal phaseandNORappearsinthedisplay.

Adjustingsubwoofersettings

Whenthesubwooferoutputison,youcanadjustthecut-offfrequencyandtheoutputlevelofthesubwoofer.

1PressAUDIOtoselect80:0.

■Youcanalsoselectthesubwoofersetting menubypressingSWontheunit.

■Whenthesubwooferoutputison,youcanselect80:0.
■ If the subwoofersetting has been previously adjusted, the frequency of that previously selected will be displayed instead of 80.

Only frequencies lower than those in these selected range are outputted from the subwoofer.

3Press▲or▼toadjusttheoutputlevel ofthesubwoofer.

+6 to -24 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.

Usingthehighpassfilter

When you donotwantlowsounds from the subwoofer output frequency rangetoplay from the frontorrearspeakers, turn on the HPF (high pass filter). Only frequencies higher than those in these selected range are outputted from the frontorrearspeakers.

1PressAUDIOtoselectHPF.

■WhentheF.I.E.functionison,youcannotselectHPF.

2Press▲toturnhighpassfilteron.

HPF:80appearsinthedisplay.Highpassfilterisnowon.

■Ifthehighpassfilterhasbeenpreviouslyadjusted, thefrequencyofthatpreviouslyselected willbedisplayedinsteadofHPF:80.
■Toturnhighpassfilteroff, press▼.

Only frequencies higher than those in these selected range are outputted from the frontor rearspeakers.

Boostingthebass

Bassboostfunctionbooststhebasslevelof soundlowerthan100Hz. Themorethebass levelisincreased, themorethebasssoundis emphasized and theentiresoundbecomes powerful. When using this function with the subwoofer, the soundunderthecut-off frequency is boosted.

1PressAUDIOtoselectBASS.

■Youcanalsoselectthebassboostsettingby pressingandholdingSW.

2Press▲or▼toselectadesiredlevel.

0to+6isdisplayedasthelevelisincreasedor decreased.

Frontimageenhancer(F.I.E.)

TheF.I.E.(FrontImageEnhancer)functionisa simplemethodofenhancingfrontimagingby cuttingmid-andhigh-rangefrequencyoutput fromtherearspeakers,limitingtheiroutputto low-rangefrequencies.Youcanselectthefrequencyyouwanttocut.

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Precaution

When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, therear speakers output sound of all frequencies, not just bass sounds. Reducethe volume before disengaging F.I.E. to prevent sudden increase in volume.

1PressAUDIOtoselectFIE.

■WhentherearoutputsettingisR-SP:S/W, youcannotselectFIE.
■WhentheHPFfunctionison,youcannotselectFIE.

2Press▲toturnF.I.E.on.

■ToturnF.I.E.off,press▼.

3Press◀or▶toselectadesiredfrequency.

100—160—250(Hz)

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Notes

  • AfterturningtheF.I.E.functionon, usethebalanceadjustment(refertopage17) and adjust frontandrearspeakervolume levels until they are balanced.
  • TurntheF.I.E.functionoffwhenusinga2-speakersystem.
    • F.I.E. functioniseffectiveonlyforbuilt-in amplifier.

Adjustingsourcelevels

SLA(sourceleveladjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volumewhenswitching between sources.

- SettingsarebasedontheFMtunervolume level,whichremainsunchanged.

1 Compare the FM tunervolume level with the level of the source you wish to adjust.

2PressAUDIOtoselectSLA.

3Press▲or▼toadjustthesourcevolume.

SLA: +4 to SLA: -4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased.

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Notes

• The AMtunervolume level can also be adjusted with source level adjustments.
- Thebuilt-inCDplayerandthemulti-CDplayer aresettothesamesourceleveladjustment volumeautomatically.
- Externalunit1andexternalunit2aresetto thesamesourceleveladjustmentvolume automatically.

Adjustinginitialsettings

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Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal performance from this unit.

①Functiondisplay

Showsthefunctionstatus.

1PressSOURCEandholduntiltheunit turnsoff.

2PressSOURCEandholdagainuntilthe clockappearsinthedisplay.

3PressFUNCTIONtoselectoneoftheinitialsettings.

PressFUNCTIONrepeatedlytoswitchbetweenthefollowingsettings:

Clock—FM (FM tuning step)—AM (AM tuning step)—AUX1 (auxiliary input 1)—AUX2 (auxiliary input2)—R-SP(rearoutput and subwoofer controller)

Usethefollowinginstructionstooperateeach particularsetting.

■Tocancelinitialsettings,pressBAND.
■Youcanalsocancelinitialsettingsbyholding downSOURCEuntiltheunitturnsoff.

Settingtheclock

Usetheseinstructionstosettheclock.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectclock.

2Press◀or▶toselectthesegmentof theclockdisplayyouwishtoset.

Hour—Minute

Asyouselectsegmentsoftheclockdisplay thesegmentselectedwillblink.

3Press▲or▼tosettheclock.

Pressing▲willincreasetheselectedhouror minute.Pressing▼willdecreasetheselected hourorminute.

SettingtheFMtuningstep

TheFMtuningstepemployedbyseektuning canbeswitchedbetween100kHz,thepreset step,and50kHz.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectFM.

2Press◀or▶toselecttheFMtuning step.

Pressing◀or▶willswitchtheFMtuning stepbetween100kHzand50kHz.These-lectedFMtuningstepwillappearinthedis-play.

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Note

Ifseektuningisperformedin50kHzsteps.stationsmaybetunedinimprecisely.Tuneinthestationswithmanualtuningoruseseektuning again.

SettingtheAMtuningstep

TheAMtuningstepcanbeswitchedbetween 9kHz, thepresetstep, and 10kHz. When usingthetunerinNorth, CentralorSouth America, resetthetuningstepfrom9kHz(531 kHz to 1602kHz allowable) to 10kHz (530kHz to 1640kHz allowable).

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectAM.

2Press◀or▶toselecttheAMtuning step.

Pressing◀or▶willswitchtheAMtuning stepbetween9kHzand10kHz.Theselected AMtuningstepwillappearinthedisplay.

Switchingtheauxiliarysetting

Auxiliary equipments connected to this unit can be activated individually. Seteach AUX source ON when using. About connecting or using auxiliary equipments, referto Using the AUX source on this page.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectAUX1/AUX2.

2Press▲or▼toturnAUX1/AUX2onor off.

Settingtherearoutputand subwoofercontroller

Thisunit'srearoutput(rearspeakerleadsoutputandRCArearoutput)canbeusedforfull-rangespeaker(R-SP:FUL)orsubwoofer(R-SP:S/W)connection.IfyouswitchtherearoutputsettingtoR-SP:S/W,youcanconnectarearspeakerleaddirectlytoasubwooferwithoutusinganauxiliaryamp. Initially,theunitissetforrearfull-rangespeakerconnection(R-SP:FUL).Whenrearoutputis connectedtofullrangespeakers(when R-SP:FULisselected),youcanconnectother fullrangespeakers(P/O:FUL)orasubwoofer (P/O:S/W)totheRCArearoutput.

1PressFUNCTIONtoselectR-SP.

2Press▲or▼toswitchtherearoutput setting.

Pressing ▲ or ▼ will switch between R-SP:FUL(full-rangespeaker) and R-SP:S/W (subwoofer) and that status will be displayed.

■ Whennosubwooferisconnectedtotherear output, selectR-SP:FUL.
■Whenasubwooferisconnectedtotherear output,setforsubwooferR-SP:S/W.
■WhentherearoutputsettingisR-SP:S/W, youcannotoperatethefollowingprocedure.

3Press◄or►toswitchthesubwoofer outputorrrearoutput.

Pressing◀or▶willswitchbetweenP/O:S/W andP/O:FULandthatstatuswillbedisplayed.

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Notes

  • Evenifyouchangethissetting,thereisno outputunlessyouturnthesubwooferoutput on(refertoUsingsubwooferoutputonpage 19).
  • If you chan get his setting, subwoofer output in the audiomenure turn to the factory settings.

Turningtheclockdisplay onoroff

Youcanturntheclockdisplayonoroff.

- PressCLOCKtoturntheclockdisplay onoroff.

Each press of CLOCK turn the clock display on or off.

■Theclockdisplaydisappearstemporarily whenyouperformotheroperations,buttheclock displayappearsagainafter25seconds.

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Note

Evenwhenthesourcesareoff, theclockdisplay appearsonthedisplay. Pressing CLOCK turns theclockdisplayonoroff.

UsingtheAUXsource

This unit can control voltotwo auxiliary equipment such as VCR or portable devices (sold separately). When connected, auxiliary equipments are automatically readinas AUX sources and assigned to AUX1 or AUX2. The relationship between AUX1 and AUX2 sources is explained below.

AboutAUXconnectionmethod

Youhavetwomethodstoconnectauxiliary equipmentstothisunit.

Stereominipinplugcable(AUX1)

When connecting auxiliary equipment using a stereominiplugcable

- Insertthestereominiplugintothe AUXinputjackonthisunit.

IP-BUS-RCAinterconnector(AUX2)

When connecting auxiliary equipment using an IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector(soldseparately)

●UseanIP-BUS-RCAInterconnectorsuch astheCD-RB20/CD-RB10(soldseparetely) toconnectthisunittoauxiliaryequipment featuringRCAoutput.

Formoredetails, refertotheIP-BUS-RCAInterconnectorowner'smanual.

■Youcanonlymakethistypeofconnectionif theauxiliaryequipmenthasRCAoutputs.

SelectingAUXasthesource

●PressSOURCEtoselectAUX(AUX1or AUX2)asthesource.

PressSOURCEuntilAUXappearsinthedisplay.

■ If theauxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. Formoredetails, see Switching theauxiliary setting on the previous page.

IntroductionofiPod operation

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text_image ① PIONEER

YoucanusethisunittocontrolaniPodadapter, whichissoldseparately.

Fordetailsconcerningoperation, refertothe iPodadapter'soperationmanuals. Thissec-tionprovidesinformationoniPodoperations with this unit which differs from that described in theiPodadapter'soperationmanual.

• Thisunitisaheadunitgroup1unit.
- iPodisatrademarkofAppleComputer, Inc., registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.

①Songtitleindicator

Showsthetitleofthecurrentlyplaying song.

iPodoperation

iPodoperationofthefollowingfunctionwith thisunitdiffers.

- DisplayingtextinformationoniPod(Referto thispage.)

Displayingtextinformationon iPod

TextinformationrecordedontheiPodcanbe displayed.

- PressDISPLAY.

PressDISPLAYrepeatedlytoswitchbetween the following settings: Songtitle—Artistname—Albumtitle—Repeat playstatus—Randomplaystatus—Playtime

■ If the characters recorded on the Pod are not compatible with this unit, those characters will not be displayed.

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Note

Youcanscrolltotheleftthetextinformationby pressingandholdingDISPLAY.

AdditionalInformation

Understandingbuilt-inCD playererrormessages

Whenyoucontactyourdealeroryournearest PioneerServiceCenter,besuretorecordthe errormessage.

MessageCauseAction

ERROR-11,12,17,30DirtydiscCleandisc.
ERROR-11,12,17,30ScratcheddiscReplacedisc.
ERROR-15TheinserteddiscdoesnotcontainanydataReplacedisc.
ERROR-10,11,12,15,17,30,A0ElectricalormechanicalTurntheignitionONandOFF,orswitchtoadiffer-entsource,thenbacktotheCDplayer.
ERROR-22,23TheCDformatcannotbeplayed backReplacedisc.
NOAUDIOTheinserteddiscdoesnotcontainanyfilesthatcanbeplayedbackReplacedisc.
PROTECTAllthefilesontheinserteddiscaresecuredbyDRMReplacedisc.
SKIPPEDTheinserteddisccontainsWMAfilesthatarepro-tectedbyDRMReplacedisc.

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Handlingguidelineofdiscs andplayer

- Useonlydiscsfeaturingeitheroffollowing twologos.

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- Useonlyconventional,fullycirculardiscs. Donotuseshapeddiscs.

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  • Use12-cmor8-cmCD.Donotusean adapterwhenplaying8-cmCDs.
  • DonotinsertanythingotherthanaCDinto theCDloadingslot.
  • Donotusecracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged discsastheymaydamagetheplayer.
  • UnfinalizedCD-R/CD-RWdiscplaybackis notpossible.
  • Donottouchtherecordedsurfaceofthe discs.
  • Storediscsintheircaseswhennotinuse.
  • Avoidleavingdiscsinexcessivelyhotenvir- onmentsincludingunderdirectsunlight.
  • Donotattachlabels, writeonorapplychemicalstothesurfaceofthediscs.
  • TocleanaCD, wipethediscwithasoft clothoutwardfromthecenter.
  • Condensationmaytemporarilyimpairthe player'sperformance.Leaveittoadjustto thewarmertemperatureforaboutone hour.Also,wipeanydumpdiscswithasoft cloth.
  • Playbackofdiscsmaynotbepossiblebe- causeofdisc characteristics, discformat, recordedapplication, playbackenvironment, storageconditionsandsoon.
  • Textinformationmaynotbecorrectlydisplayeddependingontherecordedenvironment.

AdditionalInformation

• Roadshocksmayinterruptdiscplayback.
- Read the precautions with discs before using them.

DualDiscs

  • DualDiscsaretwo-sideddiscsthathavea recordableCDforaudioononesideanda recordableDVDforvideoontheother.
  • SincetheCDsideofDualDiscsisnotphysicallycompatiblewiththegeneralCD standard, itmaynotbepossibletoplaythe CDsidewiththisunit.
  • FrequentloadingandejectingofaDual Discmayresultinscratchesonthedisc. Serioussscratchescanleadtoplaybackproblemsonthisunit.Insomecases,aDual Discmaybecomestuckinthediscloading slotandwillnoteject.Topreventthis,we recommendyourefrainfromusingDual Discwiththisunit.
  • Pleaserefertotheinformationfromthe discmanufacturerformoredetailedinformationaboutDualDiscs.

WMA, MP3 and WAVfiles

  • DependingontheversionofWindows MediaPlayerusedtoencodeWMAfiles, albumnamesandothertextinformation maynotbecorrectlydisplayed.
  • Theremaybeaslightdelaywhenstarting playbackofWMAfilesencodedwithimage data.
  • ISO9660Level1and2compliant.Romeo andJolietfilesystemsarebothcompatible withthisplayer.
  • Multi-session playback is possible.
  • WMA/MP3/WAVfilesarenotcompatible withpacketwritedatatransfer.
  • Only64charactersfromthebeginningcan bedisplayedasafilename(includingthe extensionsuchas.wma,.mp3or.wav)ora foldername.

  • Folderselectionsequenceorotheroperationmaybealtereddependingontheencodingorwritingsoftware.

  • Regardlessofthelengthofblanksection betweenthesongsoforiginalrecording, WMA/MP3/WAVdiscswillplaywithashort pausebetweenensongs.
  • Fileextensionssuchas.wma,.mp3or.wav mustbeusedproperly.

Exampleofahierarchy

:Folder
♪:File

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["01"] --> B["02"]
    B --> C["①"]
    B --> D["②"]
    B --> E["03"]
    E --> F["③"]
    E --> G["④"]
    H["04"] --> I["⑤"]
    H --> J["⑥"]
    K["05"] --> L["⑦"]

Level 1 L level 2 L level 3 L level 4

  • Thisunitassignsfoldernumbers.Theuser cannotassignfoldernumbers.
  • Folderhierarchyisalloweduptoeighttiers. However, practical hierarchyoffolderis lessthantwotiers.
  • Upto99foldersonadisccanbeplayed back.

Compressedaudiocompatibility

WMA

  • Compatible format: WMAencoded by WindowsMediaPlayerVer.7,7.1,8,9or10
  • Bitrate:48kbpsto320kbps(CBR),48kbps to384kbps(VBR)
    •Samplingfrequency:32kHzto48kHz
  • WindowsMediaAudio9Professional,Lossless,Voice:No

AdditionalInformation

MP3

  • Bitrate:8kbpsto320kbps
  • Samplingfrequency:16kHzto48kHz(32, 44.1,48kHzforeemphasis)
  • CompatibleID3tagversion:1.0,1.1,2.2, 2.3,2.4(ID3tagVersion2.xisgivenpriority thanVersion1.x.)
    • M3uplaylist: No
    • MP3i(MP3interactive),mp3PRO:No

WAV

  • Compatible format: Linear PCM (LPCM), MSADPCM
  • Quantizationbits:8and16(LPCM),4(MS ADPCM)
  • Samplingfrequency:16kHzto48kHz (LPCM),22.05kHzto44.1kHz(MSAD-PCM)

AdditionalInformation

Specifications

General

Ratedpowersource.....14.4VDC

Groundingsystem......Negativetype

Max.currentconsumption

10.0A

Dimensions(W×H×D):

DIN

Chassis....178×50×162mm

Nose....188×58×14mm

D

Chassis....178×50×162mm

Nose....170×48×14mm

Weight....1.3kg

Audio

Maximumpoweroutput.....50W×4

50W×2/4Ω+70W×1/2

Ω(forsubwoofer)

Continuouspoweroutput...22W×4(50Hzto15000

Hz,5%THD,4Ωload,both

channelsdriven)

Load impedance .... 4 Ω to 8 Ω × 4

4 to 8 × 2 + 2 × 1

Preoutmaxoutputlevel/outputimpedance

2.2V/1kΩ

Equalizer(3-BandParametricEqualizer):

Low

Frequency.....40/80/100/160Hz

QFactor....0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15(+6dB

whenboosted)

Gain....±12dB

Mid

Frequency.....200/500/1k/2kHz

QFactor....0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15(+6dB

whenboosted)

Gain....±12dB

High

Frequency....3.15k/8k/10k/12.5kHz

QFactor....0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15(+6dB

whenboosted)

Gain....±12dB

Loudnesscontour:

Low....+3.5dB(100Hz),+3dB(10

kHz)

Mid....+10dB(100Hz),+6.5dB

(10kHz)

High....+11dB(100Hz),+11dB

(10kHz)

(volume:-30dB)

HPF:

Frequency.....50/63/80/100/125Hz

Slope....-12dB/oct

Subwoofer(mono):

Frequency.....50/63/80/100/125Hz

Slope....-18dB/oct

Gain....+6dBto-24dB

Phase......Normal/Reverse

Bassboost:

Gain....+12dBto0dB

CDplayer

System....Compactdiscaudiosystem

Usablediscs....Compactdisc

Signalformat:

Samplingfrequency....44.1kHz

Numberofquantizationbits

16;linear

Frequency characteristics...5Hz to 20000 Hz (±1dB)

Signal-to-noiseratio....94dB(1kHz)(IEC-Anet-

work)

Dynamicrange....92dB(1kHz)

Numberofchannels......2(stereo)

MP3decodingformat......MPEG-1&2AudioLayer3

WMAdecodingformat......Ver.7,7.1,8,9,10(2ch

audio)

(WindowsMediaPlayer)

WAVsignalformat......LinearPCM&MSADPCM

FMtuner

Frequencyrange....87.5MHzto108.0MHz

Usable sensitivity 8 dBf (0.7 μV/75 Ω, mono,

S/N:30dB)

Signal-to-noiseratio....75dB(IEC-Anetwork)

Distortion....0.3%(at65dBf,1kHz,

stereo)

0.1%(at65dBf,1kHz,

mono)

Frequencyresponse.....30Hzto15000Hz(±3dB)

Stereoseparation....45dB(at65dBf,1kHz)

AMtuner

Frequencyrange....531kHzto1602kHz(9kHz)

530kHzto1640kHz(10

kHz)

Usablesensitivity.....18μV(S/N:20dB)

Signal-to-noiseratio......65dB(IEC-Anetwork)

Infraredremotecontrol

Wavelength....940nm±50nm

Output.....typ;12mw/srperInfrared

LED

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Note

Specificationsandthedesignaresubjecttopos-

siblemodificationswithoutnoticeduetoim-

provements.

Contenido

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ADVERTENCIA

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Quéescadacosa

Unidadprincipal

①BotónAUDIO

POWERFUL—NATURAL—VOCAL—CUSTOM —EQFLAT—SPR-BASS

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ADVERTÊNCIA

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text_image VOLUME SELECT SRC AIF AISP 15 16 12 1 9 13 14 18 17

Introduçãoaosbotões

Unidadeprincipal

①BotãoAUDIO

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Chassi....178×50×162mm

Face.....188×58×14mm

D

Chassi....178×50×162mm

Face....170×48×14mm

Peso....1,3kg

Áudio

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TEL:(03)9586-6300

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