Pioneer AVH-P6500DVD - Manuals

! Route guidance of the combined Pioneer navigation unit cannot be function properly when some other source image is dis- played. On the one hand the guidance by voice can be informed, but on the other, the guidance by display (e.g. switching to an enlarged map of an intersection) cannot be informed...

Video CDs featuring PBC compatibility It is possible to play back Video CDs featuring PBC (playback control). CD playback Music CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback is possible. MP3 file playback It is possible to play back MP3 files recorded on CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/ Level 2 standard recordings). ! ...

! When using a portable phone, keep the an- tenna of the portable phone away from the display to prevent disruption of the video by the appearance of spots, colored stripes, etc. For viewing LCD comfortably Due to its construction, the view angle of the LCD screen is limited. The viewing angle (vert...

! When strange or incorrect messages ap- pear on the display 1 Turn the ignition switch OFF. 2 Press RESET with a pen tip or other pointed instrument. RESET button Notes ! When using with a Pioneer navigation unit, ifyou press RESET , be sure ACC OFF is se- lected. If ACC ON is selected, correct ope...

Head unit 1 DISPLAY button Press to select different displays. 2 TA/NEWS button Press to turn traffic announcements func- tion on or off. Press and hold to turn NEWS function on or off. 3 Ambient light sensor Senses ambient light. This system automati- cally adjusts the brightness of the display to ...

Remote control 1 Remote control selection switch Switch to change the setting of the remote control. For details, refer to Setting remote control code type on page 85. 2 VOLUME button Press to increase or decrease the volume. 3 REAR.S button Press to watch a DVD/Video CD on a rear display if DVD (bu...

a FORWARD ( n ) button Press to perform fast forward playback. b STOP ( g ) button Press to stop playback. c NEXT ( p ) button Press to go to the next track (chapter). d CLEAR button Press to cancel the input number while 0 10 are used. e 0 10 buttons Press to directly select the desired track, pres...

DVD mode operation If you switch the mode to DVD , the joystick and 0 10 operations are changed for DVD player. % When you want to operate the follow- ing functions, switch the mode to DVD: ! When operating the DVD menu by usingthe joystick. (Refer to Operating the DVD menu on page 34.) ! When opera...

Turning the unit on and selecting a source 1 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected. You can select a source you want to listen to. If DVD AUTO is turned on, load a disc in this unit to switch to DVD (refer to Switching the automatic disc playback on page 89). % When using the touch p...

Loading a disc % Insert a disc into the disc loading slot. Playback will automatically start. # If DVD AUTO is turned off, touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select DVD (refer to the previous page). # When a disc is loaded in this unit, touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select DVD...

Note When a Pioneer navigation unit is connected tothis unit, the navigation video can be displayedon the rear display. (Refer to page 91.) Displaying the navigation video You can display navigation map and naviga- tion menu on this display. ! Only when a Pioneer navigation unit is con- nected to th...

Operating the menu 1 4 5 2 3 1 FUNCTION key Touch to select functions for each source. 2 AUDIO key Touch to select various sound quality con- trols. 3 SETUP key Touch to select various setup functions. 4 BACK key Touch to return to the previous display. 5 ESC key Touch to cancel the control mode of ...

When the ignition switch is turned OFF while the LCD panel is opened, the LCD panel will close after six seconds. When the ignition switch is turned ON again (or turned to ACC), the LCD panel will be opened automatically. Removing or attaching the front panel will automatically close or open the LCD...

# When a Pioneer navigation unit is connected to this unit, press WIDE and hold to select the de- sired setting. Press WIDE and hold repeatedly to switch between the settings. FULL (full) A 4:3 picture is enlarged in the horizontal direc-tion only, enabling you to enjoy a 4:3 TV picture(normal pictu...

! BACK-CAMERA Switch to the picture ad- justment display for the back-up camera ! SOURCE Return to the picture adjustment display for each source # You can adjust the picture adjustment for back-up camera only when B-CAMERA is turned on. (Refer to Setting for back-up camera on page 90.) # With some ...

Removing the front panel 1 Press DETACH to remove the front panel. Press DETACH and the right side of the front panel is removed from the head unit. 2 Grip the right side of the front panel and pull it gently outward. Take care not to grip it tightly or to drop it. Attaching the front panel % Replac...

Listening to the radio 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. This unit s AF (alternative frequencies search) function can be turned on and off. AF should be off for normal tuning operation (refer ...

Introduction of RDS operation 1 3 2 4 RDS (radio data system) is a system for provid- ing information along with FM broadcasts. This inaudible information provides such fea- tures as program service name, program type, traffic announcement standby and automatic tuning, intended to aid radio listener...

1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch AF. 2 Touch a to turn AF on. # To turn AF off, touch b . Notes ! Only RDS stations are tuned in during seektuning or BSM when AF is on. ! When you recall a preset station, the tunermay update the preset station with a new fre-quency from the station s AF li...

2 Press TA/NEWS to turn traffic an- nouncement standby on. d TRFC appears in the display. The tuner will standby for traffic announcements. # If you turned TA function on while tuned in to neither a TP nor an enhanced other network s TP station, only T in the TRFC indicator lights. # To turn traffic...

the joystick while a news program is being re-ceived. Note You can also turn on or off news program using NEWS . To display NEWS , touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT . Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announce- ments regarding emergencies such as natural ...

PTY list General Specific Type of program News&Inf News News Affairs Current affairs Info General information and advice Sport Sports Weather Weather reports/meteorological information Finance Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc. Popular Pop Mus Popular music Rock Mus Contemporary moder...

Watching a DVD video 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 These are the basic steps necessary to play a DVD video with your DVD player. More ad- vanced DVD video operation is explained start- ing on page 35. 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected. 2 DVD-V indicator Shows when a DVD video is playing. 3 Tit...

# Fast forward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs. If this hap-pens, normal playback automatically resumes. Notes ! You can display the repeat range selected cur-rently by touching DISP . ! If you do not use the touch panel keys for 30seconds, they will be hidden aut...

Introduction of advanced DVD video operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names. The function names are displayed and oper- able ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- play it by touching the...

% Touch r during playback. Each time you touch r , you move ahead one frame. # To return to normal playback, touch f . Notes ! Depending on the disc and the playback loca-tion on the disc, the icon may be displayed indicating that frame-by-frame playback is notpossible. ! With some discs, images may...

! With some discs, the icon may be dis- played, indicating that titles, chapters andtime cannot be specified. Specifying title You can use the direct search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a title. ! Only the remote control can operate this function. To perform this function, sw...

Changing the viewing angle during playback (Multi-angle) With DVDs featuring multi-angle (scenes shot from multiple angles) recordings, you can switch among viewing angles during play- back. ! During playback of a scene shot from mul- tiple angles on this unit, the angle icon is displayed. Turn angl...

Watching a Video CD 1 3 4 2 5 These are the basic steps necessary to play a Video CD with your DVD player. More ad- vanced Video CD operation is explained start- ing on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected. 2 V-CD indicator Shows when a Video CD is playing. 3 Track nu...

6 To perform fast forward or reverse, keep touching m or n . If you keep touching m or n for five sec- onds, the icon m or n changes into rever- sal indication. When this happens, fast reverse/fast forward continues even if you re- lease m or n . To resume playback at a de- sired point, touch f . # ...

! During PBC playback of Video CDs, this function cannot be operated. 1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. 2 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the repeat range. ! TRACK Repeat just the current track ! DISC Repeat the current disc Note If you perform track search ...

Searching for a desired scene, starting playback from a specified time You can use the search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a track, and the time search function to specify the time on a disc at which play starts. ! During PBC playback of Video CDs, this function cannot be ope...

Listening a CD 1 3 4 2 6 5 These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your DVD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected. 2 CD indicator Shows when a CD is playing. 3 Track number indicator Shows the tr...

Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play-back of the tracks will begin again. Pausing CD playback Pause lets you temporarily stop disc playback. % Touch f during playback. The icon e is displayed for four seconds and playback is paused. # To resume playback at the same point that you tur...

5 Touch a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. Each time you touch a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z , numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... | } ¯ order. Each time you touch b will display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A order. 6 Touch d to move the c...

Listening MP3 1 4 5 2 7 3 6 These are the basic steps necessary to play an MP3 with your DVD player. More advanced MP3 operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected. 2 MP3 indicator Shows when the MP3 file is playing. 3 Folder number indicato...

Notes ! When playing discs with MP3 files and audiodata (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only byswitching mode between MP3 and CD-DA bytouching DA·MP3 or pressing BAND/ESC . ! If you have switched between playback ofMP3 files and audio data (CD-DA), playbackstart...

1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. 2 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the repeat range. ! FOLDER Repeat the current folder ! TRACK Repeat just the current track ! DISC Repeat all tracks Notes ! If you select other folder during repeat play,the repeat play range c...

Listening a CD 1 3 4 2 5 You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player, which is sold separately. These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your multi-CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows what the source has been selected....

Scanning CDs and tracks While you are using DISC , the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using M-CD , the beginning 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 p...

1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on page 52. 2 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT. 3 Touch ITS PLAY. 4 Touch a to turn ITS play on. Playback begins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected M-CD or DISC ranges. # If no tracks in the current range ...

3 Touch TITLE EDIT. 4 Touch ABC to select the desired charac- ter type. Touch ABC repeatedly to switch between the following character type: Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols Alphabet (lower case) European letters, such as those with accents (e.g. á, à, ä, ç ) # You can select to input numb...

DISC LIST (disc list) DiscTitle (disc title) DiscArtist (disc artist name) TrackTitle (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 ARTIST ). Scrolling titles in the display This unit can display the ...

Listening to the DAB 1 3 4 2 a 5 6 7 8 9 d c b You can use this unit to control a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB), which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the DAB tuner s operation manuals. This section provides information on DAB operations with this unit which differs from tha...

4 To select a service, touch c or d shortly. # You can also select a service by moving the joystick left or right. 5 To select an ensemble, keep touching c or d for about one second and release. # You can cancel ensemble search by touching either c or d shortly. # You can also perform ensemble searc...

Note With a service component that has no servicecomponent lavel, dynamic label or PTY label,switching to Component , DLS and PTY is not possible. Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies % When you find a service that you want to store in memory keep touching a preset tuning key P 1 P 6 until th...

Selecting services from the available service list Available service list lets you see the list of available services and select one of them to re- ceive, if the currently received ensemble has multiple services. 1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch SL LIST. 2 Touch NEXT or PREV to switch betw...

2 Move the joystick left or right to recall the three most recent dynamic label. Moving the joystick left or right switches be- tween the current and the three dynamic label data displays. # If there is no dynamic label data in memory the display will not change. Storing and recalling dynamic label ...

Watching the TV tuner 1 3 4 2 5 You can use this unit to control a TV tuner, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the TV tuner s operation manuals. This section provides information on TV operations with

Note Storing broadcast stations with BSSM may re-place broadcast stations you have saved using P01 P12 . Selecting the country group 1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch COUNTRY. 2 Touch c or d to select the country group. Touch c or d until the desired country group appears in the display. CO...

Playing a disc 1 3 5 6 2 4 You can use this unit to control a DVD player or multi-DVD player, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the DVD player s or multi-DVD player s operation manuals. This section provides information on DVD operations with this unit which differ...

Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio function names. Important If the multi-channel processor (DEQ-P7000) isconnected to this unit, the audio function will bechanged into the multi-channel processor s audio menu. For details, refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on...

3 Touch c or d to adjust left/right speak- er balance. Each time you touch c or d moves the left/ right speaker balance towards the left or the right. LEFT:09 RIGHT:09 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equa...

+6 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. 5 Touch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the desired frequency. Touch c or d until the desired frequency ap- pears in the display. Low: 40 80 100 160 (Hz) Mid: 200 500 1k 2k (Hz) High: 3.15k 8k 10k 12.5k (Hz) 6 Touch b and then touch c or ...

1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch LOUDNESS. 2 Touch a to turn loudness on. # To turn loudness off, touch b . 3 Touch c or d to select a desired level. Each time you touch c or d selects level in the following order: LOW (low) MID (mid) HIGH (high) Using subwoofer output This unit is equipped w...

1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch NEXT. 2 Touch HPF. 3 Touch a to turn high pass filter on. # To turn high pass filter off, touch b . 4 Touch c or d to select cut-off fre- quency. Each time you touch c or d selects cut-off fre- quencies in the following order: 50 80 125 (Hz) Note If you switch...

Introduction of DSP adjustments 1 You can use this unit to control multi-channel processor (DEQ-P7000), which is sold sepa- rately. By carrying out the following settings/adjust- ments in order, you can create a finely-tuned sound field effortlessly. 1 Setting the speaker setting 2 Using the positio...

2 Press EQ to select the desired SFC mode. Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol- lowing mode: MUSICAL (musical) DRAMA (drama) ACTION (action) JAZZ (jazz) HALL (hall) CLUB (club) OFF (off) Note If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or a 2-channel Dolby Digital audio and you select SFCeffec...

Using the direct control You can override audio settings to check for ef- fectiveness of your audio settings. ! All audio functions are locked out during the direct control is on except VOLUME . 1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch DIRECT. 2 Touch a to turn the direct control on. # To turn direct...

4 Touch c or d to select the correct size for the selected speaker. Each time you touch c or d selects the size in the following order: OFF (off) SMALL (small) LARGE (large) # You cannot select OFF , when FRONT (front speakers) have been selected. # You can select ON or OFF , when SUB WOOFER (subwoo...

Adjusting the speaker output levels You can readjust the speaker output levels using a test tone while listening to music. 1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch NEXT. 2 Touch SP LEVEL. 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 foll...

Adjusting the time alignment By adjusting the distance between each speaker and a selected listening position, you can insert delay times into the speaker output to obtain a correct sound image and overall level balance. Although this is automatically achieved when you set the listening position, th...

Introduction of DVD setup adjustments 1 You can use this menu to change audio, subti- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. ! When watching a DVD/Video CD on the rear display independently, you cannot op- erate this menu. 1 DVD setup menu display Shows the DVD setup menu names. 1 Touch g . SETU...

chart for DVD on page 101 to input the four digit code of the desired language. 1 Touch 0 9 to input the language code. # To cancel the input numbers, touch C . # You can also input the desired number by using the joystick and 0-9 . 2 While the input number is displayed, touch ENTER. Setting the aud...

Setting angle icon display You can set up that the angle icon appears on scenes where the angle can be switched. 1 Touch SETUP and VISUAL and then touch M. ANGLE. 2 Touch a to turn angle icon display on. # To turn angle icon display off, touch b . Setting the aspect ratio There are two kinds of disp...

! LEVEL 1 Playback of discs for children only is possible Notes ! We recommend to keep a record of your codenumber in case you forget it. ! The parental lock level is recorded on the disc.You can confirm it by looking at the disc pack-age, included literature or on the disc itself.With discs that do...

1 Touch A.MENU and INITIAL and then touch DT. WARNING. 2 Touch a to turn warning tone on. # To turn warning tone off, touch b . Switching the auxiliary setting It is possible to use auxiliary equipment with this unit. Activate the auxiliary setting when using auxiliary equipment connected to this un...

Notes ! Even if you change this setting, there is nooutput unless you turn the non fading output(refer to Using non fading output on page 71) or subwoofer output (refer to Using subwoofer output on page 71) in the audio menu on. ! If you change the subwoofer controller, sub-woofer output and non fad...

Introduction of setup adjustments 1 1 Setup menu display Shows the setup function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch SETUP to display the setup function names. The setup function names are displayed and operable ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- play it by touching...

3 Touch c or d to select an appropriate setting for polarity. Each time you touch c or d switches between the following polarity: ! BATTERY When the polarity of the con- nected lead is positive while the gear shiftis REVERSE (R) position ! GND When the polarity of the connected lead is negative whil...

3 Touch c or d to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. Each time you touch 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 be highlighted. 4 Touch a or b to set the clock. Each time you touch a...

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 are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse. Be very sure to ...

Problems during Video CD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) The PBC (playback control) menu display cannot be called up. The Video CD playing does not fea- ture PBC. This operation is not possible with Video CDs not featuring PBC. PBC is turned off. Turn PBC on. (Page 39, Page 42) Repeat play and t...

! 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 ...

noise and malfunctions, do not use this exten-sion for files other than MP3 files. About folders and MP3 files ! An outline of a CD-ROM with MP3 files on it is shown below. Subfolders are shown as folders in the folder currently selected. 3 1 2 1 First level 2 Second level 3 Third level Notes ! This...

Terms Aspect ratio This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional presence and atmosphere. Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps units (bits...

Specifications General Rated power source ............... 14.4 V DC (allowable voltage range: 12.0 14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... Negative type Head unit: Max. current consumption ........................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ...................

A Angle icon ................................................. . 38, . 84 Aspect ratio ............................................ . 84, . 102 Audio language .............................................. . 83 B Brightness ....................................................... . 22 C Chapter ........

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