Page 2 - After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man-; Contents
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man- ual in a safe place for future reference. Before You Start Information to User 4 For Canad...
Page 3 - English
Multi-CD Player Playing a CD 24 50-disc multi-CD player 24 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation 25 Repeating play 25 Playing tracks in random order 25 Scanning CDs and tracks 26 Pausing CD playback 26 Using ITS playlists 26 Creating a playlist with ITSprogramming 26 Playback from your ...
Page 4 - Information to User; For Canadian model; CAUTION; About this manual
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 f...
Page 5 - Product registration; Features
After-sales service for Pioneer products Please contact the dealer or distributor from where you purchased this unit for after-sales service (including warranty conditions) or any other information. In case the necessary infor- mation is not available, please contact the companies listed below: Plea...
Page 6 - About WMA; Use and care of the remote; Installing the battery; Using the remote control
About WMA The Windows Media " logo printed on the box indicates that this unit can play back WMA data. WMA is short for Windows Media " Audio and refers to an audio compression technol- ogy that is developed by Microsoft Corpora- tion. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player ve...
Page 7 - About the SAT RADIO; Protecting your unit from; Removing the front panel
Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem-peratures or direct sunlight. ! The remote control may not function properlyin direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto thefloor, where it may become jammed under thebrake or accelerator pedal. About the SAT RADIO READY mark T...
Page 10 - Turning the unit on; Selecting a source; Turning the unit off
Turning the unit on % Press SOURCE to turn the unit on. When you select a source, the unit is turned on. Selecting a source You can select a source you want to listen to. To switch to the built-in CD player, load a disc in the unit (refer to page 14). % Press SOURCE to select a source. Press SOURCE ...
Page 11 - Listening to the radio; Tuner
Listening to the radio 3 2 1 4 These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Band indicator Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM or FM. 2 Preset number indicator Shows which preset has been selected. 3 Frequenc...
Page 14 - Playing a CD
Playing a CD 2 1 These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your built-in CD player. More ad- vanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Track number indicator Shows the track currently playing. 2 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur- rent track...
Page 15 - Repeating play; Playing tracks in random order
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation 2 1 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat play is turned on. % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: RPT (repeat play) RDM (r...
Page 16 - Pausing CD playback
3 When you find the desired track press b to turn scan play off. SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track will continue to play. # If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by press- ing FUNCTION . Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play-bac...
Page 17 - Using disc title functions; Entering disc titles
Searching every 10 tracks in the current disc If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can search every 10 tracks. When a disc contains many tracks, you can roughly search for the track you want to play. 1 Select the search method ROUGH. Refer to Selecting the search method on the previous page. 2 Pre...
Page 18 - Displaying disc titles; Using CD TEXT functions; Displaying text information on; Scrolling text information in
Displaying disc titles You can display the text information of any disc that has had a disc title entered. % Press DISPLAY. Press DISPLAY 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 sho...
Page 20 - Introduction of advanced
! If you cannot insert a disc completely or ifafter you insert a disc the disc does not play,check that the label side of the disc is up.Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for damage before inserting it again. ! Playback is carried out in order of file number.Folders are skipped if th...
Page 21 - Scanning folders and tracks
1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT. Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the dis- play. 2 Press c or d to select the repeat range. Press c or d until the desired repeat range ap- pears in the display. ! FLD Repeat the current folder ! TRK Repeat just the current track ! DSC Repeat all tracks Notes ! If y...
Page 22 - Searching every 10 tracks in
Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the MP3/WMA/WAV. 1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE. Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display. 2 Press a to turn pause on. PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses. 3 Press b to turn pause off. P...
Page 23 - Displaying text information; When playing backan MP3/; Scrolling text information
# If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding c recalls the first track of the folder. Also, if the remaining numberof tracks after searching every 10 tracks is lessthan 10, pressing and holding c recalls the first track of the folder. Displaying text information on MP3/...
Page 26 - Scanning CDs and tracks; Creating a playlist with ITS
Note If you turn random play on during DSC and then return to the playback display, DRDM appears in the display. 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 ...
Page 27 - Playbackfrom your ITS playlist; Erasing a trackfrom your ITS; Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist
TITLE IN (disc title input) ITS (ITS program- ming) 3 Select the 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 BAN...
Page 29 - Using compression and
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 DISC TITLE is displayed. Using CD TEXT functions You can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player. Some discs have...
Page 30 - Using balance adjustment; Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Audio display Shows the audio adjustment status. 2 CUSTOM indicator Shows when custom equalizer curve is cur- rently selected. 3 SW indicator Shows when the subwoofer output is turned on. 4 Bass booster indicator Shows when the bass boost is in effect....
Page 31 - Using the equalizer; Recalling equalizer curves; Adjusting equalizer curves
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: L15 BAL: R15 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Using the equalizer T...
Page 32 - Fine-adjusting equalizer curve; Adjusting loudness
Fine-adjusting equalizer curve You can adjust the center frequency and the Q factor (curve characteristics) of each currently selected curve band ( EQ-L / EQ-M / EQ-H ). Level (dB) Center frequency Q=2N Q=2W Frequency (Hz) 1 Press AUDIO and hold until frequency and the Q factor (e.g., F- 80:Q1W) app...
Page 33 - Adjusting subwoofer settings; Using the high pass filter
3 Press c or d to select the phase of sub- woofer output. Press c to select reverse phase and REV ap- pears in the display. Press d to select normal phase and NOR appears in the display. Adjusting subwoofer settings When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad- just the cut-off frequency and the outp...
Page 34 - Adjusting source levels
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a simple method of enhancing front imaging by cutting mid- and high-range frequency output from the rear speakers, limiting their output to low-range frequencies. You can select the fre- quency you want to cut. Precaution Wh...
Page 35 - Adjusting initial settings; Setting the clock
Adjusting initial settings 1 Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal per- formance from this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press SOURCE and hold again until function name appear...
Page 36 - Initial Settings
Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller This unit s rear output (rear speaker leads out- put and RCA rear output) can be used for full- range speaker ( R-SP :FUL ) or subwoofer ( R-SP :S/W ) connection. If you switch the rear output setting to R-SP :S/W , you can connect a rear speaker lead...
Page 37 - Using the AUX source; Selecting AUX as the source; Setting the AUX title; Other Functions
Turning the clockdisplay on or off You can turn the clock display on or off. % Press CLOCK to turn the clock display on or off. Each press of CLOCK turns the clock display on or off. # The clock display disappears temporarily when you perform other operations, but the clockdisplay appears again afte...
Page 38 - Introduction of XM operation; XM operation; Switching the XM display
Introduction of XM operation 1 You can use this unit to control an XM satellite digital tuner (GEX-P920XM), which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the XMtuner s operation manuals. This section provides information on XMoperations with this unit which differs from that d...
Page 39 - SIRIUS operation; Swiching the SIRIUS channel
Introduction of SIRIUS operation 1 This unit can control a SIRIUS Satellite Radio tuner (sold separately). When the SIRIUS tuner is used together with this unit, some operations differ slightly from those described in the SIRIUS operation man- ual. This manual provides information on these points. F...
Page 40 - CD player and care
Understanding built-in CD player error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message. Message Cause Action ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30 Dirty disc Clean disc. ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30 Scratched disc Replace disc. ERROR-15 The inserted disc does...
Page 42 - MP3 additional information; Additional Information
! When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAV files and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD- EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only by switching mode be- tween MP3/WMA/WAV and CD-DA. ! The folder selection sequence for playback and other operations becomes the writing sequence used by the writing...
Page 43 - About folders and MP3/
! The sound quality of WAV files generally be- comes better with a larger number of quan- tization bits. This unit can play recordings with 8 and 16 (LPCM) or 4 (MS ADPCM) quantization bits, but in order to be able to enjoy sound of a certain quality, we recom- mend using discs recorded with the lar...
Page 44 - Terms
Terms Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps (bits per second) units. The higher the rate, the more information is available to reproduce the sound. Using the same encoding method (such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better the sound. ID3 tag This is a method of embedding track-re...
Page 46 - Specifications
Specifications General Power source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 15.1 V al- lowable) Grounding system ................... Negative type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 178...
Page 48 - PIONEER CORPORATION
PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGURO-KU, TOKYO 153-8654, JAPAN PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P.O. Box 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: (0) 3/570.05.11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACEN...
Page 49 - INST
<KNNZX> <05H00000> DEH-P3800MP Printed in China Imprimé en Chine <YRD5051-A/U> UC This product conforms to CEMA cord colors.Le code de couleur des câbles utilisé pour ce produit estconforme à CEMA.Los colores de los cables este producto se conformancon el código de colores CEMA. IN...
Page 50 - Connecting the Units
Note: • This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery and negative grounding. Before installing it in a recre-ational vehicle, truck or bus, check the batteryvoltage. • To avoid shorts in the electrical system, be sure to disconnect the ≠ battery cable before beginning installation. • Refer to th...
Page 53 - Installation
Installation Note: • Before making a final installation of the unit, tem- porarily connect the wiring to confirm that the con-nections are correct and the system works proper-ly. • Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. The use of unauthorized partscan cause malfunc...
Page 55 - Installation using the screw holes on the side of the unit; Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket.
DIN Rear-mount Installation using the screw holes on the side of the unit 1. Remove the frame. (Fig. 8) Fig. 8 2. Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket. (Fig. 9) (Fig. 10) Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket andthe screw holes of the head unit become aligned (ar...
Page 56 - Fixing the Front Panel
<ENGLISH> Fixing the Front Panel If you do not operate the removing and attaching the front panel function, use the supplied fixing screws andholders to fix the front panel to this unit. 1. Attach the holders to both sides of the front panel. (Fig. 11) Fig. 11 2. Replace the front panel to the...