Pioneer AVH-P5900D - Manuals

When you attempt to watch a DVD, Video CDor TV while driving, the warning Viewing of front seat video source while driving isstrictly prohibited. will appear on the front display.To watch a DVD, Video CD or TV on the frontdisplay, park your vehicle in a safe place andapply the parking brake. Parking...

Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out withoutappropriate authorization may invalidate theuser ’ s right to operate the equipment. For Canadian model This Class B digital apparatus complies withCanadian ICES-003. About this unit The tuner frequencies on this unit are allo-cated ...

Playable discs DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display thelogos shown below can be played back on thisplayer. DVD video Video CD CD Notes ! is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. ! This player can only play back discs bearingthe marks shown above. DVD video disc region numbers DVD ...

U.S.A. Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISIONP.O. Box 1760Long Beach, CA 90801-1760800-421-1404 CANADA Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT300 Allstate ParkwayMarkham, Ontario L3R OP21-877-283-5901 For warranty information please see the Lim-ited Warra...

! This unit supports only an iPod with DockConnector. ! This unit controls the iPod listed below. — iPod fifth generation (software version1.2 or later) — iPod nano (second generation) (soft-ware version 1.0.2 or later) — iPod nano (software version 1.2 or later) — iPod photo (software version 1.2.1...

Several applications can be used to encodeAAC files, but file formats and extensions dif-fer depending on the application which isused to encode.This unit plays back AAC files encoded byiTunes ® version 6.0.5. ! iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer,Inc., registered in the U.S. and other coun-trie...

For viewing LCD comfortably Due to its construction, the viewing angle ofthe LCD screen is limited. You can adjust it bychanging either screen size or picture adjust-ment. Changing the wide screen size By changing the screen size from 4:3 to 16:9,you can adjust the screen so that the screencan fit t...

Removing the front panel 1 Press DETACH to release the front panel. 2 Grab the front panel and remove. Take care not to grip it too tightly or to dropthe front panel and protect it from contactwith water or other fluids to prevent perma-nent damage. 3 Put the front panel into provided pro- tective c...

What ’ s What Head unit 1 DISPLAY button Press to turn the information display on oroff when the video is displayed.Press and hold to switch between the dis-plays on the sub-display. ! When a rear view camera video is dis-played, press and hold DISPLAY return to the source display. 2 PGM button Pres...

8 EJECT button Press to eject a disc from this unit. 9 o / p button Press to do manual seek tuning, fast for-ward, reverse and track search controls. a BAND/ESC button Press to select among three FM bands andone AM band and to cancel the controlmode of functions. b SOURCE button This unit is turned ...

% When using the touch panel keys, touch the source icon and then touch thedesired source name. The source names are displayed and select-able ones are highlighted. ! DVD – Built-in DVD player ! RADIO – Radio ! iPod – iPod ! USB – USB portable audio player/USB memory ! TEL – BT telephone ! BT Audio ...

1 Touch the screen to activate the touch panel keys corresponding to each source. The touch panel keys appear on the display. # To go to the next group of touch panel keys, touch NEXT . # To return to the previous group of touch panel keys, touch PREV . 2 Touch HIDE to hide the touch panel keys. Not...

CAUTION Keep hands and fingers clear of the unit whenopening, closing, or adjusting the LCD panel. Beespecially cautious of children ’ s hands and fin- gers. % Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the LCD panel. # To close the LCD panel, press OPEN/CLOSE again. Adjusting the LCD panel angle Important ! If you c...

Radio Basic Operations 2 2 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 1 Source icon 2 Band indicator 3 Preset number indicator 4 Frequency indicator 5 LOCAL indicator Shows when local seek tuning is on. 6 Stereo ( 5 ) indicator Shows when the selected frequency is beingbroadcast in stereo. 1 Touch the source icon and ...

Introduction of advancedoperations 1 Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION MENU to display the functionnames. The function names are displayed and oper-able ones are highlighted. 2 Touch ESC to return to the frequency display. # To return to the previous display, touch BACK . Storing the strongest br...

Built-in DVD player Basic Operations 3 3 3 2 2 2 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 Source icon 2 Media indicatorShows the type of disc currently playing. 3 Title/Folder number indicatorDVD: shows the title currently playing.Compressed audio and DivX: shows the foldercurrently playing. 4 Chapter/track/file numbe...

! Read the precautions with discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 94. ! If an error message such as ERROR-02-XX is displayed, refer to Error messages on page 91. ! If bookmark function is on, DVD playback re-sumes from the selected point. For more de-tails, refer to Resu...

Using DVD menu direct touch control This function allows you to operate the DVDmenu by touching the menu item directly. % Touch the desired menu item on the DVD menu directly. # Depending on the contents of DVD discs, this function may not work properly. In this case,using touch panel keys operate t...

2 Touch the desired search option (e.g., CHAP.). # You cannot operate this step during DivX disc playback. 3 Touch 0 to 9 to input the desired num- ber. # To cancel the inputted numbers, touch C . # In the time search function, to select 1 hour 11 minutes, convert the time into 71 minutes 00seconds ...

Changing the viewing angleduring playback (Multi-angle) With DVDs featuring multi-angle (scenes shotfrom multiple angles) recordings, you canswitch among viewing angles during play-back. ! This function is available for DVD. ! During playback of a scene shot from mul-tiple angles, the angle icon is ...

Automatic playback of DVDs When a DVD disc with DVD menu is inserted,this unit will cancel the DVD menu automati-cally and start playback from the first chapterof the first title. ! This function is available for DVD. ! Some DVDs may not operate properly. Ifthis function is not fully operated, turn ...

1 Touch LIST. 2 Touch or to switch between the lists of titles. 3 Touch your favorite file name (or folder name). That selection will begin to play. # When you have selected a folder, a list of the names of the files (or the folders) in it can beviewed. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select the desiredfile...

1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on the previous page. 2 Touch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on. Tracks will play in a random order within thepreviously selected repeat range. # To turn random play off, touch RANDOM again. Scanning tracks or folders Scan play lets...

Playing songs on iPod Basic Operations You can use this unit to control an iPod byusing a cable (e.g., CD-I200), which is sold se-parately. 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 8 1 Source icon 2 Repeat indicatorShows when repeat range is set to ONE or ALL . 3 Song number indicator 4 Song title indi...

1 Touch MENU to display iPod menus. 2 Touch one of the categories in which you want to search for a song. ! PLAYLISTS (playlists) ! ARTISTS (artists) ! ALBUMS (albums) ! SONGS (songs) ! PODCASTS (podcasts) ! GENRES (genres) ! AUDIOBOOKS (audiobooks) # To switch between groups of categories, touch PR...

Pausing a song % Touch de during playback. # To resume playback at the same point that you turned pause on, touch de again. Changing audiobook speed While listening to an audiobook on iPod, play-back speed can be changed. % Touch A.Book to select your favorite setting. ! FASTER – Playback faster tha...

1 Touch FADER/BALANCE on the audio function menu. # When the rear output setting is S.W , BALANCE will be displayed instead of FADER/BALANCE . Refer to Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller on page 42. 2 Touch a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance. Each time you touch a or b it move...

3 Touch c or d to adjust the equalizer curve.+6 to – 4 (or – 6 ) is displayed as the equalizer curve is increased or decreased. # The actual range of the adjustments are differ- ent depending on which equalizer curve is se-lected. # The equalizer curve with all frequencies set to 0 cannot be adjuste...

5 Touch c or d next to LEVEL to adjust the output level of the subwoofer.+6 to – 24 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. Boosting the bass Bass boost function boosts the bass level ofsound lower than 100 Hz. The more the basslevel is increased, the more the bass sound isemphasized an...

Staging for car environment You can create in car a sound environmentthat can be best matched with the type of yourlistening music (or movie). 1 Touch NEXT on the audio function menu. 2 Touch STAGING. 3 Touch c or d next to STAGING to select the desired staging field.OFF (off) — STUDIO (studio) — TH...

2 Touch the desired language. A subtitle language is set. # To switch to the second language select menu, touch NEXT . # To return to the first language select menu, touch PREV . # If you have selected OTHERS , refer to When you select OTHERS on this page. Notes ! If the selected language is not rec...

Switching the assist subtitle onor off If assist subtitles are recorded on a DVD disc,you can display them by turning the assistsubtitle function on.You can turn assist subtitles on or off as de-sired. % Touch ASSIST SUB TITLE on the DVD setup menu to turn assist subtitles on. # To turn the assist s...

4 Touch ENTER. The code number is set, and you can now setthe level. 5 Touch any of 1 to 8 to select the desired level. The parental lock level is set. ! LEVEL 8 – Playback of the entire disc is pos- sible (initial setting) ! LEVEL 7 to LEVEL 2 – Playback of discs for children and non-adult-oriented...

Displaying your DivX ® VOD registration code In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand)content on this unit, you first need to registerthe unit with your DivX VOD content provider.You do this by generating a DivX VOD registra-tion code, which you submit to your provider. 1 Touch NEXT on the DVD set...

Switching the auxiliary setting Auxiliary equipments connected to this unitcan be activated individually. Set each AUXsource to ON when using. About connectingor using auxiliary equipments, refer to Using the AUX source on page 49. Switching the auxiliary 1 setting % Touch AUX1 on the initial menu t...

Changing languages for CAUTION Some operations on this unit are prohibitedwhile driving or needs to be paid a careful at-tention when operating. In such case, a cau-tion appears on the display. You can changethe language of the cautions at this setting. % Touch CAUTION LANGUAGE on the in- itial menu...

Correcting distorted sound You can minimize distortion that may becaused by the equalizer curve settings.Setting an equalizer level high can cause dis-tortion. If high sound is crippled or distorted,try switching to LOW . Normally, leave the set- ting at HIGH to ensure quality sound. ! Only when the...

JUST (just) The picture is enlarged slightly at the center andthe amount of enlargement increases horizontallyto the ends, enabling you to enjoy a 4:3 picturewithout sensing any disparity even on a widescreen. CINEMA (cinema) The picture is enlarged by the same proportion as FULL or ZOOM in the hori...

Adjusting the dimmer The adjustment of DIMMER is stored sepa- rately for each ambient light; daytime, eveningand nighttime. The brightness of LCD screenwill be adjusted to optimum level automati-cally in accordance with the ambient lightbased on the setting values. ! The icons indicating the current...

2 Touch ON/OFF to turn the clock display on. # To turn the clock display off, touch ON/OFF again. 3 Touch c or d to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. Each time you touch c or d it will select one segment of the clock display:Hour — Minute As you select segments of the clock di...

Setting the automatic openfunction To prevent the display from hitting the shiftlever of an automatic vehicle when it is in P (park) position, or when you do not wish thedisplay to open/close automatically, you canset the automatic open function in the manualmode. 1 Touch NEXT on the system menu. 2 ...

5 Press BAND/ESC to proceed to the 16- point adjustment. The 16-point touch panel adjustment screenappears. # To cancel the adjustment, press and hold VOLUME/ATT . 6 Gently touch the center of the + mark displayed on the screen with the touchpanel adjustment pen. After you touch all the marks, the a...

2 Touch ABC to select the desired charac- ter type. Touch ABC repeatedly to switch between the following character types:Alphabet (upper case) — Alphabet (lower case) # You can select to input numbers and symbols by touching 123 . 3 Touch a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. 4 Touch d to mov...

Playing songs on USB portableaudio player/USB memory Basic Operations You can use this unit to control a USB adapter(e.g., CD-UB100), which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to theUSB adapter ’ s operation manual. This section provides information on USB portable audioplaye...

Function name Operation REPEAT Refer to Repeating play on page 29. But the repeat play ranges you canselect are different from that of thebuilt-in DVD player. The repeat playranges of the USB portable audioplayer/USB memory are as below: ! FILE – Repeat just the current file ! FOLDER – Repeat the cu...

Selecting a channel from the XMchannel list display The list content can be switched so you cansearch for the track you want to listen to notonly by the channel name but also by the artistname or song title. ! This function is available for GEX-P920XM. ! The channel list shows all the channelsduring...

When the song in the MyMix playlistis broadcast As soon as the song in the MyMix playliststarts broadcast on a different station, a mes-sage is displayed. Touch YES to switch to that station, and you can listen to that song. ! If you would rather not to tune to that sta-tion, touch CANCEL . ! If an ...

SIRIUS Satellite Radio tuner Basic Operations You can use this unit to control a SIRIUS Satel-lite Radio tuner, which is sold separately. When the SIRIUS tuner is used together withthis unit, some operations differ slightly fromthose described in the SIRIUS operation man-ual. This manual provides in...

2 Touch LIST to display the preset list. 3 Touch and hold a preset tuning key P1 to P6 until the beep sounds. The selected station has been stored in mem-ory.The next time you touch the same preset tun-ing key P1 to P6 the station is recalled from memory. 4 Touch ESC to return to the ordinary dis- p...

Making the MyMix playlist You can add a song that is being broadcast tothe MyMix playlist. When it is added, the songtitle and its artist name is memorized to thisunit. The MyMix function will start on the songthat matches the song title and its artist namein the MyMix playlist. % When a desired son...

Deleting the song from the MyMixplaylist You can delete each song in the MyMixplaylist. 1 Touch MEMO EDIT. The song title in the MyMix playlist is dis-played. # To switch between groups of touch panel keys, touch NEXT or PREV . 2 Touch PREV or NEXT to select the song title that you want to delete. 3...

Displaying game information If games of your selected teams are currentlyplaying, you can display information of thegames and tune to the broadcast channel. 1 Touch GAME INFO. The game information of your selected team isdisplayed. 2 Touch PREV or NEXT to select a game. The game is displayd, followe...

For details concerning operation, refer to theBluetooth adapter ’ s operation manual. This section provides brief information on Blue-tooth audio player operations with this unitwhich slightly differes or is cut short from thatdescribed in the Bluetooth adapter ’ s operation manual. ! Even though yo...

Note Before you can use audio players you may needto enter the PIN code into this unit. If your playerrequires a PIN code to establish a connection,look for the code on the player or in its accompa-nying documentation. Enter the PIN code refer-ring to Entering PIN code for Bluetooth wireless connect...

Shows the registration number of the cellularphone. 3 Device nameShows the device name of the cellular phone. 4 Phone numberShows the phone number you selected. 5 Voice recognition indicatorShows when the voice recognition function ison (for more details, refer to Voice recognition on the next page)...

3 Volume adjustment Adjust the earpiece volume on your cellularphone for comfort. When adjusted, the volumelevel is memorized in this unit as the defaultsetting. # Caller ’ s voice volume and ring volume may vary depending on the type of cellular phones. # If the difference between the ring volume a...

2 Touch SEARCH to search for available cellular phones. While searching, SEARCHING flashes. When available cellular phones featuring Bluetoothwireless technology are found, device namesor Name Not Found (if names cannot be ob- tained) are displayed. # If this unit fails to find any available cellula...

2 Touch DELETE next to the device name you want to delete. A confirmation display appears. Touch OK to delete the phone. # To cancel deleting a registered phone, touch CANCEL . Connecting to a registeredcellular phone Connecting to a registered phonemanually 1 Touch PHONE CONNECT on the function men...

Calling a number in the Phone Book Important To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve-hicle and apply the parking brake. 1 Touch PHONE BOOK to display the Phone Book. 2 Touch a or b to select the first letter of the name you are looking for. Touching a or b changes alphabetical letters. 3 ...

3 Touch DELETE to delete the Phone Book entry. A confirmation display appears. Touch YES to delete the entry. # If you do not want to clear a Phone Book entry that you have selected, touch NO . Using the Call History Important To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve-hicle and apply the pa...

2 Touch one of preset assignments. The selected phone number should now bedisplayed on the information bar. 3 Touch to make a call. 4 To end the call, touch . Making a call by enteringphone number Important To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve-hicle and apply the parking brake. 1 Touch...

Displaying BD (BluetoothDevice) address Displaying BD address of this system 1 Touch NEXT on the function menu. 2 Touch DEVICE INFO to display the BD address. Various information regarding the Bluetoothwireless technology are displayed. ! DEVICE NAME (device name of this sys- tem) ! BD ADDRESS (addr...

Notes ! When the multi-CD player performs the pre-paratory operations, READY is displayed. ! If an error message such as ERROR-02-XX is 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. Selecting a disc 1 Touch L...

The operation is the same as that of the built-in DVD player.Refer to Text information on page 28. DVD Player Basic Operations You can use this unit to control a DVD player ormulti-DVD player, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to theDVD player ’ s or multi-DVD player ...

2 Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys. 3 To skip back or forward to another chapter/track, briefly touch o or p . # You can also skip back or forward to another chapter/track by pressing o or p . 4 To perform fast forward or reverse, keep touching o or p . # You can also perform fast re...

Function name Operation REPEAT Refer to Repeating play on page 29. But the repeat play range that youcan select is vary depending onthe type of disc or system. The re-peat play ranges of the DVDplayer/multi-DVD player are asbelow:During PBC playback of VideoCDs, this function cannot be oper-ated. ! ...

TV tuner Basic Operations You can use this unit to control a TV tuner (e.g.GEX-P5700TV), which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to theTV tuner ’ s operation manual. This section pro- vides information on TV operations with thisunit which differs from that described in theT...

Note You can also use a and b to recall stations as- signed to preset tuning keys P01 to P12 . Storing the strongest broadcaststations sequentially 1 Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION MENU to display the functionnames. 2 Touch BSSM on the function menu to turn BSSM on.BSSM begins to flash. While ...

1 Touch A.MENU and then touch DSP MENU to display the DSP functionnames. The DSP function names are displayed andoperable ones are highlighted. # To go to the next group of function names, touch NEXT . # To return to the previous group of function names, touch PREV . # When playing discs recorded wi...

Using the position selector One way to assure a more natural sound is toaccurately position the stereo image, puttingyou right in the center of the sound field. Theposition selector function lets you automati-cally adjust the speaker output levels and in-serts a delay time to match the number andpos...

Notes ! The AM volume level can also be adjustedwith source level adjustments. ! Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivXare set to the same source level adjustmentvolume automatically. ! DVD and the optional DVD player are set tothe same source level adjustment volumeautomatically. ! XM tuner and SI...

3 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode. ! MOVIE – The Movie mode suitable for movie playback ! MUSIC – The Music mode suitable for music playback ! MATRIX – The Matrix mode for when FM radio reception is weak ! OFF – Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off ! MUSIC ADJUST – Adju...

3 Touch a or b to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch a or b selects the speak- er in the following order: FRONT L (front speaker left) — CENTER (center speaker) — FRONT R (front speaker right) — REAR R (rear speaker right) — REAR L (rear speaker left) — SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) # Y...

# The settings do not appear for speakers whose size is set OFF . (Refer to Setting the speak- er setting on page 80.) 4 Touch c or d to adjust the speaker out- put level. Each time you touch c or d increases or de- creases the speaker output level. +10 to – 10 is displayed as the level is increased...

Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalizationto match car interior acoustic characteristicsas desired. Recalling equalizer curves There are seven stored equalizer curves whichyou can easily recall at any time. Here is a listof the equalizer curves: Display Equalizer curve POWERF...

# You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF . (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 80.) 6 Touch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the equalizer band to be adjusted. Each time you touch c or d selects equalizer bands in the following order: LOW (low) — MID (mid) — HIGH (high) 7 T...

— When speakers are incorrectly connected.(e.g., When a rear speaker is connected toa subwoofer output.) — When a speaker is connected to a poweramp delivering output higher than thespeaker ’ s maximum input power capabil- ity. ! If the microphone is placed in an unsuitableposition the measurement t...

3 Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC. If the car ’ s air conditioner or heater is turned on, turn it off. Noise from the fan in the airconditioner or heater may prevent correct autoTA and EQ. # Press SOURCE to turn the source on if this unit is turned off. 4 Select the position for the seat on wh...

Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesn ’ t turn on. The unit doesn ’ t operate. Leads and connectors are incor-rectly connected. Confirm once more that all connections arecorrect. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, thenreplace the fuse. Be very sure to...

Symptom Cause Action (See) When the ignition switch isturned ON (or turned to ACC),the motor sounds. The unit is confirming whether adisc is loaded or not. This is a normal operation. Nothing is displayed.The touch panel keys cannot beused. The rear view camera is not con-nected. CAMERA POLARITY is ...

Problems during Video CD playback Symptom Cause Action The PBC (playback control)menu display cannot be calledup. The Video CD playing does not fea-ture PBC. This operation is not possible with Video CDsnot featuring PBC. Repeat play and track/timesearch are not possible. The Video CD playing featur...

Message Cause Action NON-PLAYABLE DISC (NON-PLAY) This type of disc cannot be playedby this unit Replace the disc with one this unit can play. The inserted disc does not containany files that can be played back Replace disc. PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc aresecured by DRM Replace disc. ...

Handling guideline of discsand player ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs.Do not use shaped discs. ! Use 12-cm or 8-cm disc. Do not use anadapter when playing 8-cm discs. ! Do not insert anything other than a discinto the disc loading slot. Discs which canbe played back are listed on Playa...

Example of a hierarchy : Folder : Compressed audio file 12 3 4 56 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The usercannot assign folder numbers. ! It is possible to play back up to 255 folderson one disc. Compressed audio compatibility WMA ! Compatible format: WMA encoded ...

! LPCM: No ! Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), VBR ! Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 48 kHz ! Compatible external subtitle file extension:.srt About handling the iPod CAUTION ! Pioneer accepts no responsibility for data loston the iPod even if that data is lost whileusing this unit. ! Do not leave th...

! Do not place anything on the display whenit is opened. Also, do not attempt to carryout angle adjustment, or open/close thedisplay by hand. Applying strong force tothe display may damage it. ! Do not push the LCD screen with muchforce as this may scratch it. ! Be careful not to place anything betw...

Specifications General Power source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable) Grounding system ................... Negative typeMax. current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 1...

A Angle icon ................................................. . 27, . 39 Aspect ratio ............................................ . 39, . 100 Audio language ........................................ . 26, . 38 B Bookmark ........................................................ . 25 Brightness ........

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