Pioneer FH-P6200 Operation Manual

Operation Manual Multi-CD control DSP High power CD Cassette pla yer with FM/AM tuner FH-P6200 English \  Español
Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please rea d through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished read ing the instructio ns, put them away in a safe place for future r eference. Before Y ou Start About this manual 4 P recautions 4 About the demo mode 4 Use and care of the remote control 4  Installing the batteries 4  Using the remote control 5 Resetting the microprocessor 5 Setting the display angle 5 What s What Head unit 7 Remote control 8 Power ON/OFF T urning the unit on 9 Selecting a source 9 T urning the unit off 9 T uner Listening to the radio 10 Introduction of advanced tuner operation 11 Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies 11 T uning in strong signals 11 Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies 12 Cassette Player Playing a tape 13 Introduction of advanced cassette player operation 14 Repeating play 15 Skipping blank tape sections 15 Using Dolby noise reduction 15 Built-in CD Player Playing a CD 16 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation 17 Repeating play 17 Playing tracks in a random order 18 Scanning tracks of a CD 18 P ausing CD playback 18 Using disc title functions 19  Entering disc titles 19  Displaying disc titles 19 Using CD TEXT functions 20  Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 20  Scrolling titles in the display 20 Multi-CD Player Playing a CD 21 50-disc multi-CD player 21 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation 22 Repeating play 22 Playing tracks in a random order 22 Scanning CDs and tracks 23 P ausing CD playback 23 Using ITS playlists 23  Creating a playlist with ITS programming 23  Playback from your ITS playlist 24  Erasing a track from your ITS playlist 24  Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 25 Using disc title functions 25  Entering disc titles 25  Displaying disc titles 26  Selecting discs from the disc title list 26 Using CD TEXT functions 26  Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 26 Contents En 2
 Scrolling titles in the display 26 Using compression and bass emphasis 27 Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio adjustments 28 Using balance adjustment 28 Adjusting loudness 29 Using subwoofer output 29  Adjusting subwoofer (low pass filter) settings 29  Adjusting low pass filter attenuation slope 29 Using the high pass filter 30  Adjusting high pass filter attenuation slope 30 Using non fading output 30  Adjusting non fading output level 30 Adjusting source levels 31 Digital Signal Processor Using the digital signal processor 32 Using sound field control and BBE sound 32  Recalling sound field programs 33  Adjusting BBE sound level 33 Using the graphic equalizer 33  Recalling equalizer cur ves 33  Adjusting equalizer cur ves 34  Adjusting 9-band graphic equalizer 34 Using the position selector 34 Using automatic sound levelizer 35 Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 36 Setting the clock 36 Setting the FM tuning step 36 Setting the AM tuning step 37 Switching the auxiliar y setting 37 Switching the dimmer setting 37 Switching the RCA output setting 37 Selecting the digital attenuator 38 Adjusting display contrast 38 Switching the telephone muting/ attenuation 38 Other Functions T urning the clock display on or off 39 Switching the display color 39  Adjusting the display color 39 Using different entertainment displays 39 Using the AUX source 39  Selecting AUX as the source 40  Setting the AUX title 40 Additional Information Understanding built-in CD player error messages 41 Cassette tapes 41 Cleaning the playback head 41 Music search and repeat functions during tape playback 41 CD player and care 42 CD-R/CD-RW discs 42 Specifications 43 En 3 English Contents
About this manual This unit features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and op- eration. All the functions have been designed for the easiest possible use, but many are not self-explanator y . This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this product  sp o - tential and to maximize your listening enjoy- ment. W e recommend that you familiarize yourself with the functions and their operation by read- ing through the manual before you begin using this unit. It is especially important that you read and obser ve precautions on this page and in other sections. Precautions CA UTION: USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. CA UTION: THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD. ! Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and precautions. ! Always keep the volume low enough so you can hear sounds outside of the car . ! P rotect this product from moisture. ! If the battery is disconnected or dis- charged, the preset memor y will be erased and must be reprogrammed. ! If this unit does not operate properly , con- tact your dealer or nearest authorized P io- neer Ser vice Station. About the demo mode The demonstration automatically starts when power to this unit is turned off while the igni- tion switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing 6 numbered button during demonstration can- cels the demonstrati on. Pressing 6 numbered button again to start the demonstration. Re- member that if the demonstration continues operating when the car engine is turned off , it may drain batter y power . Important The red lead (ACC) of this unit should be con- nected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle batter y may be drained. Use and care of the remote control Installing the batteries Remove the cover on the back of the remote control and insert the batteries with the plus ( ) and minus ( ) poles pointing in the proper direction. CAUTION ! Use only AAA or IEC R03 (1.5 V) batteries. Before Y ou Start En 4 Section 01
! Remove the batteries if the remote control is not used for a month or longer . ! Do not attempt to recharge the supplied bat- teries. ! Do not mix new and used batteries. ! If the event of batter y leakage, wipe the remote control completely clean and install new bat- teries. ! When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or en- vironmental public institution s rules that apply in your countr y/area. Using the remote control P oint the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem- peratures or direct sunlight. ! The remote control may not function properly in direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto the floor , where it may become jammed under the brake or accelerator pedal. ! When the remote control is not in use, attach it firmly to the provided mounting base. ! If you press FUNCTION on the remote control while pressing BAND at the same time, the re- mote control will not function properly . T o can- cel this setting, press AUDIO on the remote control while pressing BAND at the same time to return to the previous setting. Resetting the micropr ocessor The microprocessor must be reset under the following conditions: ! P rior to using this unit for the first time after installation ! If the unit fails to operate properly ! When strange or incorrect messages ap- pear on the display % Press RESET on the head unit with a pen tip or other pointed instrument. RESET button Setting the display angle Y ou can adjust front panel angle for easier op- eration. WARNING ! Do not use with the front panel left open. If you do leave it open, it may result in injur y in the event of an accident. ! Be careful not to catch your finger in the front panel when it is opening or closing. % Press ANGLE to change the angle. Each press of ANGLE changes the angle. Before Y ou Start En 5 English Section 01
ANGLE button Notes ! While a disc or a cassette is left partially in- serted, you cannot operate the angle. ! By pressing ANGLE and hold, you can open or close the front panel. Before Y ou Start En 6 Section 01
Head unit 1 T APE EJECT button P ress to eject a tape from your cassette player . 2 DISPLA Y button P ress to select differ ent displays. 3 ANGLE button P ress to change the display angle. 4 SOURCE button This unit is turned on by selecting a source. P ress upward or downward to cycle through all of the available sources. 5 FUNCTION button P ress to select func tions. 6 BAND button P ress to select among three FM and one AM bands and cancel the control mode of functions. 7 RESET button P ress to reset the microprocessor . 8 1  6 buttons P ress for preset tuning and disc number search when using a multi-CD player . 9 a /b /c /d buttons P ress to do manual seek tuning, fast for- ward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions. a DSP button P ress to select sound field functions. b AUDIO button P ress to select various sound quality con- trols. c ENTERT AINMENT button P ress to change to the entertainment dis- play . d VOLUME button P ress upward to increase the volume and press downward to lower the volume. 4 5 2 3 1 8 6 7 a e d b f c g 9 What  s What En 7 English Section 02
e COLOR button P ress to change the back light color of the display . f LOUD button P ress to turn loudness on or off . P ress and hold to change to the clock dis- play . g CD EJECT button P ress to eject a CD from your built-in CD player . Remote control Operation is the same as when using the but- ton on the head unit. h A TT button P ress to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%. Press once more to return to the original volume level. i VOLUME button P ress to increase or decrease the volume. j CD button P ress to select the built-in or multi-CD player as the source. k CASSETTE button P ress to select the cassette player as the source. l TUNER button P ress to select the tuner as the source. 5 9 l 6 h i j k a b What  s What En 8 Section 02
T urning the unit on % Press SOURCE on the head unit upward or downward, or press TUNER, CASSETTE or CD on the remote, to turn the unit on. When you select a source the unit is turned on. Selecting a source Y ou can select a source you want to listen to. T o switch to the built-in CD player , load a disc in this unit (refer to page 16). T o switch to the cassette player , load a cassette tape in this unit (refer to page 13). 1 When using the head unit, press SOURCE upward or downward to select a source. P ress SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources: Built-in CD player T elevision T uner  Cassette player Multi-CD player Exter - nal unit 1 Exter nal unit 2 AUX Sources off 2 When using the remote control, press TUNER, CASSETTE or CD to select a source. P ress each button repea tedly to switch be- tween the following sources: TUNER : T elevision T uner Sources off CASSETTE : Cassette player AUX Sources off CD : Built-in CD player Multi-CD player  Sources off Notes ! In the following cases, the sound source will not change:  When a unit corresponding to each source is not connected to this unit.  When no disc is set in this unit.  When no cassette is set in this unit.  When no magazine is set in the multi-CD player .  When the AUX (auxiliar y input) is set to off (refer to page 37). ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such as one available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions by this unit. T wo external units can be controlled by this unit. When two exter- nal units are connected, the allocation of them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is automatically set by this unit. ! When this unit  s blue lead is connected to the car s auto-antenna relay control terminal, the car s antenna extends when this unit s se- lected source is the tuner . T o retract the anten- na, switch to a source other than tuner . T urning the unit off % Press SOURCE on the head unit upward or downward repeatedly to turn the unit off. When using the remote control, press TUNER , CASSETTE or CD repeatedly . Power ON/O FF En 9 English Section 03
Listening to the radio 1 3 2 These are the basic steps necessar y to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. 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 37). 1 Band indicator Shows which band the radio is tuned to , AM or FM. 2 Stereo ( 5 ) indicator Shows that the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo. 3 Frequency indicator Shows to which frequency the tuner is tuned. 1 Press SOURCE upward or downward to select the tuner . P ress SOURCE until you see T uner displayed. 2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level. P ress VOLUME on the head unit upward to in- crease the volume, and press downward to lower the volume. 3 Press BAND to select a band. P ress BAND until the desired band is dis- played, F1 , F2 , F3 for FM or AM . 4 T o perform manual tuning, press c or d with quick presses. The frequencies move up or down step by step. 5 T o perform seek tuning, press and hold c or d for about one second and release. The tuner will scan the frequencies until a broadcast strong enough for good reception is found. # Y ou can cancel seek tuning by pressing either c or d with a quick press. # If you press and hold c or d you can skip broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release the buttons. Note When the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo the stereo ( 5) indicator will light. T uner En 10 Section 04
Introduction of advanced tuner operation 1 3 2 1 LOC indicator Shows when local seek tuning is on. 2 Preset number indicator Shows what preset has been selected. 3 Function display Shows the function status. % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: BSM (best stations memor y) LOCAL (local seek tuning) # T o return to the frequency display , press BAND . Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the frequency display . Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1 6 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button. % When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory press a pre set tuning button 1 6 and hold until the preset number stops flashing. The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit. The selected radio station frequency has been stored in memor y. The next time you press the same preset tun- ing button 1 6 the radio station frequency is recalled from memor y . Notes ! Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three FM bands, and 6 AM stations can be stored in memor y . ! Y ou can also use a and b to recall radio sta- tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning buttons 1 6 . T uning in strong signals Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for good reception. 1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL. P ress FUNCTION until LOCAL appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n local seek tuning on. Local seek sensitivity (e.g., LOCAL 2) appears in the display . T uner En 11 English Section 04
3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity . There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for AM: FM: LOCAL 1 LOCAL 2 LOCAL 3  LOCAL 4 AM: LOCAL 1 LOCAL 2 The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive progressively weaker stations. 4 When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press b to tur n local seek tun- ing off. LOCAL :OFF appears in the display . Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies BSM (best stations memor y) lets you automa- tically store the six strongest broadcast fre- quencies under preset tuning buttons 1 6 and once stored there you can tune in to those fre- quencies with the touch of a button. 1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM. P ress FUNCTION until BSM appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n BSM on. BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under preset tuning buttons 1 6 in order of their signal strength. When finished, BSM stops flashing. # T o cancel the storage process, press b . Note Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may re- place broadcast frequencies you have saved using 1 6 . T uner En 12 Section 04
Playing a tape 1 3 2 These are the basic steps necessar y to play a tape with your cassette player . More advanced cassette player operation is explained starting on the next page. WARNING Do not use with the front panel left open, after ejecting a cassette tape. If you do leave it open, it may result in injur y in the event of an accident. 1 T ape direction indicator Shows the direction of the tape transport. 2 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur- rent side of the tape. 3 MET AL indicator Shows when a metal or chrome tape is in- serted. 1 Press T APE EJECT. Cassette loading slot appears. # After a cassette tape has been inserted, press SOURCE upward or downward to select the cas- sette player . 2 Insert a cassette tape into the cassette loading slot. F ront panel is closed automatically , and play- back will start. Cassette loading slot # Y ou can eject a cassette tape by pressing T APE EJECT . 3 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level. P ress VOLUME on the head unit upward to in- crease the volume, and press downward to lower the volume. 4 T o perform fast forward or rewind, press c or d . FF or REW appears in the display . # T o cancel fast forward or rewind and return to playback, press BAND . # Y ou can cancel fast forward or rewind by pressing c or d in the same direction twice. 5 T o perform forward or rewind music search, press c or d twice. F-MS (for ward music search) or R-MS (rewind music search) appears in the display . The cas- sette player will fast for ward or rewind to the next or previous blank spot on the tape and begin to play . # T o cancel music search and return to play- back, press BAND . # Y ou can cancel music search by pressing c or d in the same direction again. 6 T o change the direction of the tape transport, press BAND. Cassette Playe r En 13 English Section 05
Notes ! Do not insert anything other than a cassette tape into the cassette loading slot. ! A cassette left partially inserted after ejection may incur damage or fall out. ! Play time indicator starts from 00  00 in the following cases:  When a tape is inserted  When the tape direction is changed  When you rewind the tape to the begin- ning ! Play time indicator is halted when fast for- ward, rewind or music search is operating. Introduction of advanced cassette player operation 1 4 2 3 1 2 B indicator Shows when Dolby B NR is turned on. 2 B.SKIP indicator Shows when blank skip is turned on. 3 REPEA T indicator Shows when repeat play is turned on. 4 Function display Shows the function status. % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: REPEA T (repeat play) B.SKIP (blank skip)  NR (Dolby B NR) # T o return to the playback display , press BAND . Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display. Cassette Playe r En 14 Section 05
Repeating play Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again. 1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEA T. P ress FUNCTION until REPEA T appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n repeat play on. REPEA T :ON appears in the display . The track currently playing will play and then repeat. 3 Press b to tur n repeat play off. REPEA T :OFF appears in the display . The track currently playing will continue to play and then play the next track. Skipping blank tape sections Blank skip automatically fast for wards to the next song if there is a long period of silence (12 seconds or longer) between songs. 1 Press FUNCTION to select B.SKIP. P ress FUNCTION until B.SKIP appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n blank skip on. B.SKIP :ON appears in the display . Long peri- ods of silence between songs will be skipped. 3 Press b to tur n blank skip off. B.SKIP :OFF appears in the display . The com- plete cassette tape will play. Using Dolby noise reduction When you listen to tapes that have been re- corded with Dolby B NR, turn Dolby B NR on. 1 Press FUNCTION to select NR. P ress FUNCTION until NR appears in the dis- play . 2 Press a to tur n Dolby B NR on. BN R : O N appears in the display . The tape will play with Dolby B NR on. 3 Press b to tur n Dolby B NR off. NR :OFF appears in the display . The tape will play without Dolby B NR . Note Manufactured under license from Dolby Labora- tories. Dolby  and the double-D symbol are tra- demarks of Dolby Laboratories. Cassette Playe r En 15 English Section 05
Playing a CD 2 1 These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your built-in CD player . More ad- vanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. WARNING Do not use with the front panel left open, after ejecting a CD. If you do leave it open, it may result in injur y in the event of an accident. 1 T rack number indicator Shows the track currently playing. 2 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur- rent track. 1 Press CD EJECT. CD loading slot appears. # After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE upward or downward to select the built-in CD player . 2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot. F ront panel is closed automatically , and play- back will start. CD loading slot # Y ou can eject a CD by pressing CD EJECT . 3 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level. P ress VOLUME on the head unit upward to in- crease the volume, and press downward to lower the volume. 4 T o perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d . 5 T o skip back or forward to another track, press c or d . P ressing d skips to the start of the next track. P ressing c once skips to the start of the cur- rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre- vious track. Notes ! The built-in CD player plays one, standard, 12- cm or 8-cm (single) CD at a time. Do not use an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs. ! Do not insert anything other than a CD into the CD loading slot. ! A CD left partially inserted after ejection may incur damage or fall out. ! If you cannot insert a disc completely or if after you insert a disc the disc does not play , check that the label side of the disc is up. P ress CD EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for damage before inserting the disc again. ! If the built-in CD player does not operate prop- erly , an error message such as CD ERR-11 Built-in CD Player En 16 Section 06
may be displayed. Refer to Understanding built-in CD player error messages on page 41. ! Y ou can eject the CD by pressing and holding CD EJECT with opening the front panel when the CD loading or ejecting cannot operate properly . ! When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and track titles begin to scroll to the lef t auto- matically . Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation 2 1 1 REPEA T indicator Shows when repeat play is turned on. 2 Function display Shows the function status. % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: REPEA T (repeat play) RANDOM (random play)  T .SCAN (scan play) P AUSE (pause) # T o return to the playback display , press BAND . Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display. Repeating play Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again. Built-in CD Player En 17 English Section 06
1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEA T. P ress FUNCTION until REPEA T appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n repeat play on. REPEA T :ON appears in the display . The track currently playing will play and then repeat. 3 Press b to tur n repeat play off. REPEA T :OFF appears in the display . The track currently playing will continue to play and then play the next track. Note If you per form track search or fast for ward/re- verse, repeat play is automatically cancelled. Playing tracks in a random order Random play lets you play back tracks on the CD in a random order . 1 Press FUNCTION to select RANDOM. P ress FUNCTION until RANDOM appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n random play on. RANDOM :ON appears in the display . T racks will play in a random order . 3 Press b to tur n random play off. RANDOM :OFF appears in the display . T racks will continue to play in order . Scanning tracks of a CD Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD. 1 Press FUNCTION to select T .SCAN. P ress FUNCTION until T .SCAN appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n scan play on. T .SCAN :ON appears in the display . The first 10 seconds of each track is played. 3 When you find the desired track press b to tur n scan play off. T .SCAN :OFF appears in the display . The track will continue to play . # If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select T .SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION . Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play- back of the tracks will begin again. Pausing CD playback P ause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. 1 Press FUNCTION to select P AUSE. P ress FUNCTION until P AUSE appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n pause on. P AUSE :ON appears in the display . Play of the current track pauses. 3 Press b to tur n pause off. P AUSE :OFF appears in the display . Play will resume at the same point that you turned pause on. Built-in CD Player En 18 Section 06
Using disc title functions Y ou can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed. Entering disc titles Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10 letters long and up to 48 disc titles into the built-in CD player . 1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display . # When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot switch to TITLE IN. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc. 3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type. P ress 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type: Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  Alphabet (lower case) # Y ou can select to input numbers and symbols by pressing 2 numbered button. 4 Press a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. Each press of a will display a letter of the al- phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym- bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order . Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order , such as Z Y X ... C B A order . 5 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position. When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter . P ress c to move backwards in the display . 6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title. When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memor y . 7 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Notes ! Titles remain in memor y , even af ter the disc has been removed from built-in CD player , and are recalled when the disc is reinserted. ! After data for 48 discs has been stored in memor y , data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one. ! If you connect a multi-CD player , you can input disc titles for up to 100 discs. Displaying disc titles Y ou can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered. % Press DISPLA Y. P ress DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play time  DISC TITLE (disc title) Built-in CD Player En 19 English Section 06
When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display . # If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed. Using CD TEXT functions Some discs have certain information encoded on the disc during manufacture. These discs may contain such information as the CD title, track title, artist s name and playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe- cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the functions listed below . Displaying titles on CD TEX T dis cs % Press DISPLA Y. P ress DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play time  DISC TITLE (disc title)  D.ARTIST (disc artist name)  TRK TITLE (track title)  T .ARTIST (track artist name) # If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO T A-NAME ). Scrolling titles in the display This unit can display the first 10 letters only of DISC TITLE , D.ARTIST , TRK TITLE and T .ARTIST . When the recorded information is longer than 10 letters, you can scroll the text to the lef t so that the rest of the title can be seen. % Press DISPLA Y and hold until the title begins to scroll to the left. The rest of the title will appear in the dis- play . Built-in CD Player En 20 Section 06
Playing a CD 3 2 1 Y ou can use this unit to control a multi- CD player , which is sold separately . These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your multi-CD player . More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Disc number indicator Shows the disc currently playing. 2 T rack number indicator Shows the track currently playing. 3 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur- rent track. 1 Press SOURCE upward or downward to select the multi-CD player . P ress SOURCE until you see Multi-CD dis- played. 2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level. P ress VOLUME on the head unit upward to in- crease the volume, and press downward to lower the volume. 3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the 1 6 buttons. F or discs located at 1 to 6, press the corre- sponding number button. If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12, press and hold the corresponding numbers such as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number ap- pears in the display . # Y ou can also sequentially select a disc by pressing a /b . 4 T o perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d . 5 T o skip back or forward to another track, press c or d . P ressing d skips to the start of the next track. P ressing c once skips to the start of the cur- rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre- vious track. Notes ! When the multi-CD player per forms the pre- parator y operations, READY is displayed. ! If the multi-CD player does not operate prop- erly , an error message such as CD ERR-11 may be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player owner s manual. ! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma- gazine, NO DISC is displayed. ! When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player , the disc and track titles begin to scroll to the left auto- matically . 50-disc multi-CD player Only those functions described in this manual are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players. Multi-CD Player En 21 English Section 07
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation 3 2 1 1 DISC indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- rent disc. 2 REPEA T indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- rent track. 3 Function display Shows the function status. % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: REPEA T (repeat play) TITLE LIST (disc title list)  RANDOM (random play)  SCAN (scan play)  ITS.P (ITS play)  P AUSE (pause)  COMP (compression and DBE) # T o return to the playback display , press BAND . Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display. Repeating play There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi- CD player re- peat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (disc re- peat). 1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEA T. P ress FUNCTION until REPEA T appears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the repeat range. P ress c or d until the desired repeat range ap- pears in the display . ! MCD  Repeat all discs in the multi-CD player ! TRK  Repeat just the current track ! DSC  Repeat the current disc Notes ! If you select other discs during repeat play , the repeat play range changes to MCD . ! If you per form track search or fast for ward/re- verse during TRK, the repeat play range changes to DSC . Playing tracks in a random order Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the repeat range, MCD and DSC . 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on this page. 2 Press FUNCTION to select RANDOM. P ress FUNCTION until RANDOM appears in the display . Multi-CD Player En 22 Section 07
3 Press a to tur n random play on. RANDOM :ON appears in the display . T racks will play in a random order within the pre- viously selected MCD or DSC ranges. 4 Press b to tur n random play off. RANDOM :OFF appears in the display . T racks will continue to play in order . Scanning CDs and tracks While you are using DSC, the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the be- ginning of the first track of each disc is played for about 10 seconds. 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on the previous page. 2 Press FUNCTION to select SCAN. P ress FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display . 3 Press a to tur n scan play on. SCAN :ON appears in the display . The first 10 seconds of each track of the current disc (or the first track of each disc) is played. 4 When you find the desired track (or disc) press b to turn scan play off. SCAN :OFF appears in the display . The track (or disc) will continue to play . # If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by press- ing FUNCTION . Note After track or disc scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again. Pausing CD playback P ause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. 1 Press FUNCTION to select P AUSE. P ress FUNCTION until P AUSE appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n pause on. P AUSE :ON appears in the display . Play of the current track pauses. 3 Press b to tur n pause off. P AUSE :OFF appears in the display . Play will resume at the same point that you turned pause on. Using ITS playlists ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a playlist of favorite tracks from those in the multi-CD player magazine. After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you can turn on ITS play and play just those selec- tions. Creating a playlist with ITS programming Y ou can use ITS to enter and playback up to 99 tracks per disc, up to 100 discs (with the disc title). (With multi-CD players sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.) 1 Play a CD that you want to program. P ress a or b to select a CD. Multi-CD Player En 23 English Section 07
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display , then press FUNCTION to select ITS. After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly , the following functions appear in the display : TITLE IN (disc title input) ITS (ITS program- ming) 3 Select a desired track by pressing c or d . 4 Press a to store the currently playing track in the playlist. ITS IN is displayed briefly and the currently playing selection is added to your playlist. The display then shows ITS again. 5 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Note After data for 100 discs has been stored in mem- or y , data for a new disc will over write the oldest one. Playback from your ITS playlist ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When you turn on ITS play , tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi- CD player will begin to play . 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on page 22. 2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS.P. P ress FUNCTION until ITS.P appears in the display . 3 Press a to tur n ITS play on. ITS.P :ON appears in the display . Playback be- gins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected MCD or DSC ranges. # If no tracks in the current range are pro- grammed for ITS play then ITS EMPTY is dis- played. 4 Press b to tur n ITS play off. ITS.P :OFF appears in the display . Playback will continue in normal order from the cur- rently playing track and CD. Erasing a track from your ITS playlist When you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, press FUNCTION . 1 Play a CD you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on. Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this page. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display , then press FUNCTION to select ITS. After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display . 3 Select a desired track by pressing c or d . 4 Press b to erase a track from your ITS playlist. The currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of the next track from your ITS playlist begins. # If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range, ITS EMPTY is displayed and nor- mal play resumes. 5 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Multi-CD Player En 24 Section 07
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist When you want to delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is off . 1 Play a CD that you want to delete. P ress a or b to select a CD. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display , then press FUNCTION to select ITS. After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display . 3 Press b to erase all tracks on the cur - rently playing CD from your ITS playlist. All tracks on the currently playing CD are erased from your playlist and ITS CLEAR is dis- played. 4 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Using disc title functions Y ou can input CD titles and display the title. Then you can easily search for and select a de- sired disc for play . Entering disc titles Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10 letters long and up to 100 disc titles (with ITS playlist) into the multi-CD player . 1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title. P ress a or b to select a CD. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display . After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly , the following functions appear in the display : TITLE IN (disc title input) ITS (ITS program- ming) # When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player , you cannot switch to TITLE IN . The disc title will have already been re- corded on a CD TEXT disc. 3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type. P ress 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type: Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  Alphabet (lower case) # Y ou can select to input numbers and symbols by pressing 2 numbered button. 4 Press a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. Each press of a will display a letter of the al- phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym- bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order . Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order , such as Z Y X ... C B A order . 5 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position. When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter . P ress c to move backwards in the display . 6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title. When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memor y . Multi-CD Player En 25 English Section 07
7 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Notes ! Titles remain in memor y , even af ter the disc has been removed from the magazine, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted. ! After data for 100 discs has been stored in memor y , data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one. Displaying disc titles Y ou can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered. % Press DISPLA Y. P ress DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play time  DISC TITLE (disc title) When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display . # If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed. Selecting discs from the disc title list Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles that have been entered into the multi- CD player and select one of them to playback. 1 Press FUNCTION to select TITLE LIST. P ress FUNCTION until TITLE LIST appears in the display . 2 Press c or d to scroll through the list of titles that have been entered. # If no title has been entered for a disc, NO TITLE will be displayed. 3 Press a to play your favorite CD title. That selection will begin to play . Using CD TEXT functions Y ou can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player . Some discs have certain information encoded on the disc during manufacture. These discs may contain such information as the CD title, track title, artist s name and playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe- cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the functions listed below . Displaying titles on CD TEX T dis cs % Press DISPLA Y. P ress DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play time  DISC TITLE (disc title)  D.ARTIST (disc artist name)  TRK TITLE (track title)  T .ARTIST (track artist name) # If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO T A-NAME ). Scrolling titles in the display This unit can display the first 10 letters only of DISC TITLE , D.ARTIST , TRK TITLE and T .ARTIST . When the recorded information is longer than 10 letters, you can scroll the text to the lef t so that the rest of the title can be seen. % Press DISPLA Y and hold until the title begins to scroll to the left. The rest of the title will appear in the dis- play . Multi-CD Player En 26 Section 07
Using compression and bass emphasis Y ou can use these functions only with a multi- CD player that supports them. Using COMP (compression) and DBE (dy- namic bass emphasis) functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the multi-CD player . Each of the functions have a two-step adjustment. The COMP function balances the output of louder and sof ter sounds at higher volumes. DBE boosts bass levels to give play- back a fuller sound. Listen to each of the ef- fects as you select through them and use the one that best enhances the playback of the track or CD that you are listening to. 1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP. P ress FUNCTION until COMP appears in the display . # If the multi-CD player does not support COMP/DBE, NO COMP is displayed when you at- tempt to select it. 2 Press a or b to select your favorite set- ting. P ress a or b repeatedly to switch between the following settings: COMP OFF COMP 1 COMP 2  COMP OFF DBE 1 DBE 2 Multi-CD Player En 27 English Section 07
Introduction of audio adjustments 2 1 3 1 SW indicator Shows when the subwoofer output is turned on. 2 LOUD indicator Appears in the display when loudness is turned on. 3 Audio display Shows the audio adjustments status. % Press AUDIO to display the audio func- tion names. P ress AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following audio functions: FADER (balance adjustment) LOUD (loud- ness)  SUB.W (subwoofer)  80Hz (subwoo- fer setting)  SLP (subwoofer slope)  F-HPF (front high pass filter)  R-HPF (rear high pass filter) # When the RCA output setting is RCA :NON , SUB.W , 80Hz and SLP change to NonF AD (non fading) function. # When the front high pass filter is turned on, you can select F-SLP (front high pass filter slope). # When the rear high pass filter is turned on, you can select R-SLP (rear high pass filter slope). # T o return to the display of each source, press BAND . Note If you do not operate the audio function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- turned to the source display . Using balance adjustment Y ou can select a fader/balance setting that provides an ideal listening environment in all occupied seats. 1 Press AUDIO to select F ADER. P ress AUDIO until F ADER appears in the dis- play . # If the balance setting has been previously ad- justed, BAL will be displayed. 2 Press a or b to adjust front/rear speak- er balance. Each press of a or b moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear . FADER :F25  FADER :R25 is displayed as the front/rear speaker balance moves from front to rear . # FADER : 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used. 3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker balance. When you press c or d , BAL : 0 is displayed. Each press of c or d moves the left/right speaker balance towards the left or the right. BAL :L25  BAL :R25 is displayed as the lef t/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Audio Adjustments En 28 Section 08
Adjusting loudness Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low volume. 1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD. P ress AUDIO until LOUD appears in the dis- play . 2 Press a to tur n loudness on. LOUD :ON appears in the display . 3 Press b to tur n loudness off. LOUD :OFF appears in the display . Note Y ou can also turn loudness on or off by pressing LOUD . Using subwoofer output This unit is equipped with a subwoofer output which can be turned on or off . When a sub- woofer is controlled with this unit, first, switch the RCA output setting to subwoofer , then turn the subwoofer output on. F or more de- tails, see Switching the RCA output setting on page 37. 1 Press AUDIO to select SUB.W. P ress AUDIO until SUB.W appears in the dis- play . # When the RCA output setting is RCA :S/W , you can select SUB.W . 2 Press a to tur n subwoofer output on. SUB.W :ON appears in the display . Subwoofer output is now on. # T o turn subwoofer output off , press b . 3 Press c or d to select the phase of sub- woofer output. P ress c to select reverse phase and PHASE :REV is displayed. P ress d to select normal phase and PHASE :NOR is displayed. Adjusting subwoofer (low pass filter) settings When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad- just the cut- off frequency and the output level of the subwoofer . 1 Press AUDIO to select 80Hz. P ress AUDIO until 80Hz appears in the dis- play . # When the subwoofer output is on, you can se- lect 80Hz . # If the subwoofer setting has been previously adjusted, the frequency of that previously se- lected will be displayed instead of 80Hz . 2 Press c or d to select cut-off frequency . Each press of c or d selects cut-off frequen- cies in the following order: 50 63 80 100 125 (Hz) Only frequencies lower than those in the se- lected range are output from the subwoofer . 3 Press a or b to adjust the output level of the subwoofer . Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of the subwoofer . 6  24 is dis- played as the level is increased or decreased. Adjusting low pass filter attenuation slope When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad- just the continuity of sound between speaker units. Audio Adjustments En 29 English Section 08
1 Press AUDIO to select the slope setting. P ress AUDIO until SLP appears in the display . # When the subwoofer output is on, you can se- lect SLP . 2 Press c or d to select slope. P ress c and 12dB is displayed. Press d and 18dB is displayed. Note When slope of subwoofer and high pass filter are 12dB , and same cut- off frequency , the phase is reversed 180 degrees at the cut-off frequency . In this case, reversing the phase assures improved sound continuity . Using the high pass filter When you do not want low sounds from the subwoofer output frequency range to play from the front or rear speakers, turn the HPF (high pass filter) on. Only frequencies higher than those in the selected range are output from the front or rear speakers. Y ou can set up front and rear separately . 1 Press AUDIO to select F-HPF or R-HPF . P ress AUDIO until F-HPF or R-HPF appears in the display . 2 Press a to tur n high pass filter on. F-HPF 80Hz or R-HPF 80Hz appears in the dis- play . High pass filter is now on. # T o turn high pass filter off , press b . 3 Press c or d to select cut-off frequency . Each press of c or d selects cut-off frequen- cies in the following order: 50 63 80 100 125 (Hz) Only frequencies higher than those in the se- lected range are output from the front or rear speakers. Adjusting high pass filter attenuation slope When the high pass filter is on, you can adjust the continuity of sound between speaker units. 1 Press AUDIO to select the slope setting. P ress AUDIO until F-SLP or R-SLP appears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select slope. P ress c and 12dB is displayed. Press d and 6dB is displayed. Using non fading output When the non fading output setting is on, the audio signal does not pass through this unit  s low pass filter (for the subwoofer), but is out- put through the RCA output. For more details, see Switching the RCA output setting on page 37. 1 Press AUDIO to select NonF AD. P ress AUDIO until NonF AD appears in the display . # When the RCA output setting is RCA :NON , you can select NonFAD . 2 Press a to tur n non fading output on. NonFAD :ON appears in the display. Non fad- ing output is now on. # T o turn non fading output off , press b . Adjusting non fading output level When the non fading output is on, you can ad- just the level of non fading output. Audio Adjustments En 30 Section 08
1 Press AUDIO to select non fading out- put setting. P ress AUDIO until NonF AD : 0 appears in the display . 2 Press a or b to adjust the level of the non fading output. Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of the non fading. 6  24 is dis- played as the level is increased or decreased. Adjusting source levels SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- dical changes in volume when switching be- tween sources. ! Settings are based on the volume level of the FM tuner , which remains unchanged. 1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to ad- just. 2 Press AUDIO and hold until SLA ap- pears in the display . # When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA . 3 Press a or b to adjust the source vo- lume. Each press of a or b increases or decreases the source volume. SLA : 4  SLA :  4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased. Notes ! If you do not operate the SLA function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the source display . ! Since the FM tuner volume is the control, it is not possible to apply source level adjustments to the FM tuner . ! The AM tuner volume level can also be ad- justed with source level adjustments. ! The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically . ! External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically . Audio Adjustments En 31 English Section 08
Using the digital signal processor 2 1 6 45 3 3 The digital signal processor lets you control many aspects of sound output including equalization, sound field control and listening position. 1 ASL indicator Shows when the automatic sound levelizer is turned on. 2 Position indicator Shows which listening position is currently selected. 3 Sound field program indicator Shows which sound field program is cur- rently selected. 4 Preset equalizer indicator Shows which equalizer preset is currently selected. 5 CUSTOM indicator Shows when custom equalizer cur ve is cur- rently selected. 6 Function display Shows the function status. % Press DSP to display the DSP function names. P ress DSP repeatedly to switch between the following functions: SFC (sound field control) POWER (graphic equalizer)  50Hz (9-band graphic equalizer)  POSI (position selector) ASL (automatic sound levelizer) # T o return to the display of each source, press BAND . Note If you do not operate the DSP function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- turned to the source display . Using sound field control and BBE sound SFC (sound field control) incorporate three programs for reproducing typical sound fields of a studio, jazz club or club. This function makes it possible to reproduce the realistic sound fields of the three programs in your car . With BBE, playback ver y close to the original sound can be obtained by correction with a combination of phase compensation and high-range boost for the delay of the high-fre- quency components and the amplitude devia- tion occurring during playback. This function makes it possible to reproduce the dynamic sound field as if you are listening to a live per- formance. Note Manufactured under license from BBE Sound, Inc. The mark BBE is a trademark of BBE Sound, Inc. Digital Signal Processor En 32 Section 09
Recalling sound field programs Here is a list of the sound field programs: Button Display Effect 1 STUDIO Studio 2 JAZZ CLUB Jazz club 3 CLUB Club 4 BBE BBE 1 Press DSP to select the sound field con- trol. P ress DSP until SFC appears in the display. # If the sound field control has been previously set to a sound field program then the title of that previously selected sound field program will be displayed instead of SFC . 2 Select a sound field program by press- ing 1 4. Select the desired sound field program by pressing one of the numbered buttons, from 1 4 , which correspond to the different sound field programs as listed above. # Y ou can also sequentially select a sound field program by pressing c or d . Adjusting BBE sound level With BBE sound processing technology , you can adjust the level of BBE. 1 Recall BBE. See Recalling sound field programs on this page. 2 Press a or b to adjust the level of BBE. Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of BBE. 4   4 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. Using the graphic equalizer The graphic equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired. Recalling equalizer curves There are seven stored equalizer cur ves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer cur ves: Display Equalizer curve S-BASS Super bass POWER P ower ful NA TURAL Natural VOCAL V ocal FLA T Flat CUSTOM1 Custom 1 CUSTOM2 Custom 2 ! CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are adjusted equalizer cur ves that you create. Adjust- ments can be made with a 9-band graphic equalizer . ! When FLA T is selected no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer cur ves by switching alternatively between FLA T and a set equalizer cur ve. 1 Press DSP to select the graphic equali- zer . P ress DSP until POWER appears in the dis- play . # If the graphic equalizer has been previously set to an equalizer cur ve other than POWER then the title of that previously selected equalizer cur ve will be displayed instead of POWER . Digital Signal Processor En 33 English Section 09
2 Press c or d to select an equalizer curve. Each press of c or d selects equalizer cur ves in the following order: S-BASS POWER NA TURAL VOCAL  FLA T CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 Adjusting equalizer curves The factor y supplied equalizer cur ves, with the exception of FLA T , can be adjusted to a fine degree (nuance control). 1 Recall an equalizer curve. See Recalling equalizer cur ves on the previous page. 2 Press a or b to adjust the equalizer curve. Each press of a or b increases or decreases the equalizer cur ve respectively . 6   5 (or  6) is displayed as the equalizer cur ve is increased or decreased. # The actual range of the adjustments are differ- ent depending on which equalizer cur ve is se- lected. # The equalizer cur ve with all frequencies set to 0 cannot be adjusted. Adjusting 9-band graphic equalizer Fo r CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer cur ves, you can adjust the level of each band. ! A separate CUSTOM1 cur ve can be cre- ated for each source. (The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player are set to the same equalizer adjustment setting automatically .) If you make adjustments when a cur ve other than CUSTOM2 is se- lected, the equalizer cur ve settings will be memorized in CUSTOM1 . ! A CUSTOM2 cur ve can be created com- mon to all sources. If you make adjust- ments when the CUSTOM2 cur ve is selected, the CUSTOM2 curve will be up- dated. 1 Recall the equalizer curve you want to adjust. See Recalling equalizer cur ves on the previous page. 2 Press DSP to select 9-band graphic equalizer . P ress DSP until 50Hz appears in the display. # If 9-band graphic equalizer has been pre- viously adjusted, the frequency of that previously selected will be displayed instead of 50Hz . 3 Press c or d to select the equalizer band to adjust. Each press of c or d selects equalizer bands in the following order: 50 100 200 400 800 1.6 k 3.15 k  6.3 k 12.5 k (Hz) 4 Press a or b to adjust the level of the equalizer band. Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of the equalization band. 6   6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. # Y ou can then select another band and adjust the level. Using the position selector One way to assure a more natural sound is to clearly position the stereo image, putting you right in the center of the sound field. The posi- tion selector adjusts the volume level of sound from each spea ker to match seat positions and the number of peop le in the car and lets you recall settings at the touch of a button. Here is a list of the positions: Digital Signal Processor En 34 Section 09
Button Display Indicator Position a FRONT F ront seats b ALL All seats c FRONT -L F ront seat left d FRONT -R F ront seat right 1 Press DSP to select the position selec- tor . P ress DSP until POSI appears in the display. # If the position selector has been previously set to a listening position then the title of that pre- viously selected listening position will be dis- played instead of POSI . 2 Press c /d /a /b to select a listening po- sition. P ress one of these, c /d /a /b, to select a lis- tening position as listed in the table. # T o cancel the selected listening position, press the same button again. Using automatic sound levelizer During driving, noise in the car changes ac- cording to the driving speed and road condi- tions. The automatic sound levelizer (ASL) monitors such var ying noise and automati- cally increases the volume level, if this noise becomes greater . The sensitivity (variation of volume level to noise level) of ASL can be set to one of five levels. 1 Press DSP to select ASL. P ress DSP until ASL appears in the display. 2 Press a to tur n ASL on. ASL : MID appears in the display . # T o turn ASL off , press b . 3 Press c or d to select the desired ASL level. Each press of c or d selects ASL level in the following order: LOW (low) MID-L (mid-low) MID (mid)  MID-H (mid-high) HIGH (high) Digital Signal Processor En 35 English Section 09
Adjusting initial settings 1 Initial settings lets you per form initial set up of different settings for this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE upward or downward re- peatedly until the unit turns off. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until the clock appears in the display . 3 Press FUNCTION to select one of the in- itial settings. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following settings: Clock  FM STEP (FM tuning step)  AM STEP (AM tuning step)  AUX (auxiliar y input)  DIMMER (dimmer) RCA (RCA output)  DIG.A TT (digital attenuator) CONTRAST (display contrast)  MUTE (telephone muting/ attenuation) Use the following instructions to operate each particular setting. # T o cancel initial settings, press BAND . # Y ou can also cancel initial settings by holding down FUNCTION until the unit turns off . Setting the clock Use these instructions to set the clock. 1 Press FUNCTION to select clock. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until clock ap- pears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. P ressing c or d will select one segment of the clock display: Hour Minute As you select segments of the clock display the segment selected will blink. 3 Press a or b to set the clock. P ressing a will increase the selected hour or minute. Pressing b will decrease the selected hour or minute. Setting the FM tuning step The FM tuning step employed by seek tuning can be switched between 100 kHz, the preset step, and 50 kHz. 1 Press FUNCTION to select FM STEP. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until FM STEP ap- pears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the FM tuning step. P ressing c or d will switch the FM tuning step between 100 kHz and 50 kHz. The se- Initial Setting s En 36 Section 10
lected FM tuning step will appear in the dis- play . Note If seek tuning is per formed in 50 kHz steps, sta- tions may be tuned in imprecisely . T une in the sta- tions with manual tuning or use seek tuning again. Setting the AM tuning step The AM tuning step can be switched between 9 kHz, the preset step, and 10 kHz. When using the tuner in North, Central or South America, reset the tuning step from 9 kHz (531  1,602 kHz allowable) to 10 kHz (530  1,640 kHz allowable). 1 Press FUNCTION to select AM STEP. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until AM STEP appears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the AM tuning step. P ressing c or d will switch the AM tuning step between 9 kHz and 10 kHz. The selected AM tuning step will appear in the display . Switching the auxiliary setting It is possible to use auxiliar y equipment with this unit. Activate the auxiliar y setting when using auxiliar y equipment connected to this unit. 1 Press FUNCTION to select AUX. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until AUX ap- pears in the display . 2 Press a or b to turn AUX on or off. P ressing a or b will turn AUX on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., AUX :ON ). Switching the dimmer setting T o prevent the display from being too bright at night, the display is automatically dimmed when the car s headlights are turned on. Y ou can switch dimmer on or off . 1 Press FUNCTION to select DIMMER. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until DIMMER appears in the display . 2 Press a or b to turn DIMMER on or off. P ressing a or b will turn DIMMER on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., DIMMER :ON ). Note When you select Custom display color (refer to Switching the display color on page 39), the dim- mer is not effective. Switching the RCA output setting This unit s RCA output can be used for sub- woofer . Y ou can select whether to use the sub- woofer control (low pass filter) built-in RCA :S/W or the auxiliar y RCA :NON . 1 Press FUNCTION to select RCA. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until RCA ap- pears in the display . Initial Setting s En 37 English Section 10
2 Press c or d to swtch RCA output set- ting. P ressing c or d will switch between RCA :S/W (subwoofer) and RCA :NON (non fading) and that status will be displayed. Selecting the digital attenuator When listening to a CD or other source on which the recording level is high, setting the equalizer cur ve level to high may result in dis- tortion. Y ou can switch the digital attenuator to low to reduce distortion. ! Sound quality is better at the high setting so this setting is usually used. 1 Press FUNCTION to select DIG.A TT. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until DIG.A TT ap- pears in the display . 2 Press c or d to switch DIG.A TT high or low . P ressing c or d will switch between DIG.A TT : H (high) and DIG.A TT : L (low) and that status will be displayed. # When the source is Cassette player , the digital attenuator setting is fixed at Low . Adjusting disp lay contrast Display contrast adjustment lets you adjust the display for easier viewing when lighting conditions change. 1 Press FUNCTION to select CONTRAST. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until CONTRAST appears in the display . 2 Press c or d to adjust the contrast. Each press of c or d increases or decreases the contrast. 7   7 is displayed as the contrast is in- creased or decreased. Switching the telephone muting/attenuation Sound from this system is muted or attenu- ated automatically when a call is made or re- ceived using a cellular telephone connected to this unit. ! The sound turns off , MUTE or AT T is dis- played and no audio adjustments, except volume control, are possible. ! Operation returns to normal when the phone call is ended. 1 Press FUNCTION to select MUTE. P ress FUNCTION repeatedly until MUTE ap- pears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the desired set- ting. Each press of c or d selects settings in the following order: MUTE (muting)  10dB A TT (attenuation)   20dB A TT (attenuation)  20dB A TT has a stronger effect than  10dB A TT . Initial Setting s En 38 Section 10
T urning the clock display on or off Y ou can turn the clock display on or off . % Press LOUD and hold until the clock ap- pears in the display . # T o turn off the clock display , press LOUD and hold until the clock disappears from the display . # The clock display disappears temporarily when you per form other operations, but the clock display appears again after 25 seconds. Note Even when the sources are off , the clock display appears on the display . Switching the display color Y ou can change the display color . % Press COLOR. Each time you press COLOR the color changes in the following order: Rainbow (default) Aurora WhiteBlue  OceanBlue DeepBlue Aquamarine  LeafGreen PureY ellow PaleOrange Cy- berRed ActivePink CoolViolet Custom Notes ! When you select Rainbow , the color changes continuously in the above order . ! When you select Aurora, the color changes according to sound. ! Custom is an adjusted color that you create. Adjusting the display color Setting up of a color is per formed by adjusting the level of three colors such as red, green and blue. 1 Press COLOR and hold until Red ap- pears in the display . 2 Press c or d to select the color to ad- just. Each press of c or d selects colors in the fol- lowing order: Red (red) Green (green) Blue (blue) 3 Press a or b to adjust the level of color . Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of color . 4  0 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. 4 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Using differe nt entertainment displays Y ou can enjoy entertainment displays while lis- tening to each sound source. ! These are different ways of displaying the spectrum and do not affect sound output. % Press ENTERT AINMENT. Each time you press ENTERT AINMENT the display changes in the following order: Dynamic (default) Hyper wave  Oscillo- scope Lock-on rader  ASL Effect Silent  V olcano Symmetr y Using the AUX source An IP -BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the CD-RB20/CD -RB10 (sold separately) lets you connect this unit to auxiliar y equipment fea- turing RCA output. F or more details, refer to the IP -BUS-RCA Interconnector owner s man- ual. Other Functions En 39 English Section 11
Selecting AUX as the source % Press SOURCE upward or downward to select AUX as the source. P ress SOURCE until AUX appears in the dis- play . # If the auxiliar y setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. For more details, see Switch- ing the auxiliar y setting on page 37. Setting the AUX title The title displayed for the AUX source can be changed. 1 After you have selected AUX as the source, press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display . 2 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type. P ress 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type: Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  Alphabet (lower case) # Y ou can select to input numbers and symbols by pressing 2 numbered button. 3 Press a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. Each press of a will display a letter of the al- phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym- bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order . Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order , such as Z Y X ... C B A order . 4 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position. When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter . P ress c to move backwards in the display . 5 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title. When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memor y . 6 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Other Functions En 40 Section 11
Understanding built-in CD player error messages When problems occur during CD play an error message may appear on the display . If an error message appears on the display refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the suggested method of correcting the pro- blem. If the error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer or your nearest P ioneer Ser vice Center . Message Cause Action CD ERR-11, 12, 17, 30 Dirty disc Clean disc. CD ERR-11, 12, 17, 30 Scratched disc Replace disc. CD ERR-14 Blank disc Check the disc. CD ERR-10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 30, A0 Electrical or me- chanical T urn the ignition ON and OFF , or switch to a differ- ent source, then back to the CD player . CD ERR-44 All tracks are skip tracks Replace disc. Cassette tapes ! A loose, torn or warped label on a cassette tape can jam the cassette player . Do not use cassette tapes with loose, torn or warped labels. ! Cassette tapes longer than C -90 (90-minute tapes) can cause the tape to jam in the cas- sette player . Do not use tapes longer than C -90. ! Cassette tapes exposed to high tempera- tures may warp and jam the cassette player . Keep cassettes out of direct sunlight or places where there are high tempera- tures. ! Store unused tapes in a tape case where there is no danger of them becoming loose, dirty or dusty . Cleaning the playback head If the head becomes dirty , the sound quality will get bad and there will be sound dropouts and other problems. If you have any of these problems the head may need cleaning. Music search and repeat functions during tape playback Music search and repeat functions may not work with these tapes: ! A tape with a gap of 4 seconds or less be- tween songs ! A tape containing dialog or other non-musi- cal content, with pauses lasting 4 seconds or longer ! A tape with an extremely quiet passage in the music lasting for 4 seconds or longer Additional Information En 41 English Appendix
CD player and care ! Use only CDs that have either of the two Compact Disc Digital Audio marks as shown below . ! Use only normal, round CDs. If you insert ir- regular , non-round, shaped CDs they may jam in the CD player or not play properly . ! Check all CDs for cracks, scratches or warped discs before playing. CDs that have cracks, scratches or are warped may not play properly . Do not use such discs. ! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed side) sur face when handling the disc. ! Store discs in their cases when not in use. ! Keep discs out of direct sunlight and do not expose the discs to high temperatures. ! Do not attach labels, write on or apply che- micals to the sur face of the discs. ! T o clean dirt from a CD, wipe the disc with a soft cloth outward from the center of the disc. ! If the heater is used in cold weather , moist- ure may form on components inside the CD player . Condensation may cause the CD player to not operate properly. If you think that condensation is a problem turn off the CD player for an hour or so to allow the CD player to dr y out and wipe any damp discs with a sof t cloth to remove the moisture. ! Road shocks may interrupt CD playback. CD-R/CD-RW discs ! When CD-R/CD -RW discs are used, play- back is possible only for discs which have been finalized. ! It may not be possible to play back CD-R/ CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD re- corder or a personal computer because of disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the lens of this unit. ! Playback of discs recorded on a personal computer may not be possible depending on the application settings and the environ- ment. Please record with the correct for- mat. (For details, contact the manufacturer of the application.) ! Playback of CD-R/CD -RW discs may be- come impossible in case of direct exposure to sunlight, high temperatures, or the sto - rage conditions in the car . ! Titles and other text information recorded on a CD -R/CD-RW disc may not be dis- played by this unit (in the case of audio data (CD -DA)). ! This unit conforms to the track skip func- tion of the CD -R/CD-RW disc. The tracks containing the track skip information are skipped automatically (in case of audio data (CD -DA)). ! If you insert a CD-RW disc into this unit, time to playback will be longer than when you insert a conventional CD or CD -R disc. ! Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW discs before using them. Additional Information En 42 Appendix
Specifications General Rated power source ............... 1 4 . 4 V D C (allowable voltage range: 12.0  14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... Negative type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 1 0 . 0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): Chassis ............................... 1 7 8 × 1 0 0 × 1 6 0 m m Nose ..................................... 1 6 9 × 9 4 × 1 5 m m We i g h t .......................................... 2 . 5 k g Audio/DSP Continuous power output is 22 W per channe l minimum into 4 ohms, both channels driven 50 to 15,000 Hz with no more than 5% THD. Maximum power output ....... 5 0 W × 4 Load impedance ...................... 4 W (4  8 W allowable) P reout max output level/output impedance ..................................................... 1 . 8 V / 1 k W Loudness contour ................... 1 0 d B ( 1 0 0 H z ) , 7 d B ( 1 0 kHz) (volume: 30 dB) Equalizer (9-Band Graphic Equalizer): F reque ncy .......................... 5 0 / 100/20 0/400/800 Hz 1.6/3.15/6.3/12.5 kHz Equalization range ........ ± 1 2 d B Network: HPF (Front/rear): F reque ncy ................ 5 0 / 6 3 / 8 0 / 100/125 Hz S l o p e ..........................  6 dB/oct, 12 dB/oct Subwoofer: F reque ncy ................ 5 0 / 6 3 / 8 0 / 100/125 Hz S l o p e ..........................  12 dB/oct, 18 dB/oct G a i n ............................ 6  24 dB Phase ........................ Normal/Reverse CD player System .......................................... Compact disc audio system Usable discs .............................. Compact disc Signal form at: Sampling frequency ..... 4 4 . 1 k H z Number of quantization bits ........................................... 1 6 ; l i near F reque ncy characteristics . . . 5  20,000 Hz (±1 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 9 4 d B ( 1 kHz) (IEC -A ne t- work) Dynamic range ......................... 9 2 d B ( 1 kHz) Number of channels .............. 2 ( s t ereo) Cassette player T a p e ................................................ Compact cassette tape (C - 30  C -90) T ape speed .................................. 4 . 8 c m / s e c F ast forward/r ewinding time ..................................................... Approx. 100 sec (C -60) Wo w & f l u t t e r ............................. 0 . 0 9 % ( W R M S ) F reque ncy response: M e t a l ................................... 3 0  19,000 Hz (±3 dB) Stereo separatio n .................... 4 5 d B Signal-to-noise ratio: Metal: D o l b y B N R I N ....... 6 7 d B ( I E C - A n e t work) D o l b y N R O U T ....... 6 1 d B ( I E C - A n e t work) FM tuner F reque ncy range ...................... 8 7 . 5  108.0 MHz Usable sensiti vity ..................... 8 d B f ( 0 . 7 µ V / 7 5 W , mono, S/N: 30 dB) 50 dB quieting sensiti vity ..... 1 0 d B f ( 0 . 9 µ V / 7 5 W , mono) Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 7 5 d B ( I E C - A n e t work) D i s t o r t i o n ..................................... 0 . 3 % ( a t 6 5 d B f, 1 kHz, stereo) 0.1 % (at 65 dBf , 1 kHz, mono) F reque ncy response ............... 3 0  15,000 Hz (±3 dB) Stereo separatio n .................... 4 5 d B ( a t 6 5 d B f, 1 kHz) AM tuner F reque ncy range ...................... 5 3 1  1,602 kHz (9 kHz ) 530  1,640 kHz (10 kHz) Usable sensiti vity ..................... 1 8 µ V ( S / N : 2 0 d B ) Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 6 5 d B ( I E C - A n e t work) Infrared remote control W avelength ................................. 9 4 0 n m ± 5 0 n m O u t p u t ........................................... t y p ; 1 2 m w / s r p e r I n f rared LED Note Specifications and the design are subject to pos- sible modifications without notice due to im- provements. Additional Information En 43 English Appendix
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