Pioneer FH-P8800 - Manuals

4 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Key Finder Head Unit (Close) Head Unit (Open) Operate buttons 1 to 6 after opening the front panel.Refer to page 10 for details on how to open the front panel. Cassette loading slot Buttons 1 to 3 Buttons 4 to 6 ANGLE buttons LOUDNESS button CD ...

5 Key Finder Remote Controller A remote controller that enables remote operation of the head unit is supplied. Operation isthe same as when using buttons on the head unit. ATT buttonThis lets you quickly lower volume level (by about 90%).Press once more to return to the original volume level. FUNCTI...

Remote Controller and Care Using the Remote Controller This product is equipped with a remote controller for convenient operation.• Point the remote controller in the direction of the front panel to operate.• When the remote controller is not in use, attach it firmly to the provided Mounting base. P...

7 Before Using This Product About This Product The tuner frequencies on this product are allocated for use in North America. Use in otherareas may result in improper reception. About This Manual This product features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception andoperation. All a...

Precaution • Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and precautions.• Always keep the volume low enough for outside sounds to be audible. • Protect the product from moisture.• If the battery is disconnected, the preset memory will be erased and must be repro- grammed. After-s...

9 Basic Operation To Listen to Music The following explains the initial operations required before you can listen to music. Note: • Loading a disc in this product. (Refer to page 12.)• Loading a cassette tape in this product. (Refer to page 13.) 1. Select the desired source (e.g. Tuner). 7 Head Unit...

10 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS 2. Raise or lower the volume. Note: • Roll clockwise if you raise the volume level.• Roll counterclockwise if you lower the volume level. 3. Turn the source OFF. Setting the Display Angle You can adjust front panel angle for easier operation. O...

11 Basic Operation Basic Operation of Tuner Manual and Seek Tuning • You can select the tuning method by changing the length of time you press the 2 / 3 button. Manual Tuning (step by step) 0.5 seconds or less Seek Tuning 0.5 seconds or more Note: • If you continue pressing the button for longer tha...

Basic Operation of Built-in CD Player Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse • You can select between Track Search or Fast forward/Reverse by pressing the 2 / 3 button for a different length of time. Track Search 0.5 seconds or less Fast forward/Reverse Continue pressing Note: • If a disc cannot be i...

13 Basic Operation Basic Operation of Cassette Player Note: • Be sure to close the front panel after loading or ejecting a cassette. Direction Indicator Open/Eject Press the TAPE EJECT button, and the front panel opens, then thetape is ejected.When a cassette tape is not inserted, by pressing the TA...

14 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Fast Forward/Rewind and Music Search • Each press of the 3 button selects Fast Forward or Forward-Music Search. FF (Fast Forward) = F-MS (Forward-Music Search) = Normal Playback • Each press of the 2 button selects Rewind-Music Search. REW (Rew...

15 Basic Operation Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse • You can select between Track Search or Fast Forward/Reverse by pressing the 2 / 3 button for a different length of time. Track Search 0.5 seconds or less Fast forward/Reverse Continue pressing Play Time Indicator Disc Search Disc Number Indi...

16 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Corresponding Display Indications and Buttons This product’s display features Key Guidance Indicators. These light to indicate which ofthe 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 , FUNCTION, AUDIO and DSP buttons you can use. When you’re in the Function Menu (refer to n...

Entering the Function Menu The Function Menu lets you operate simple functions for each source. Note: • After entering the Function Menu, if you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, the Function Menu is automatically canceled. 1. Select the desired mode in the Function Menu. (Refer t...

18 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS 7 Built-in CD Player Function name (Display) Button: Operation Page Repeat Play (REPEAT) 5 :ON 22 ∞ :OFF Random Play (RANDOM) 5 :ON 22 ∞ :OFF Scan Play (T.SCAN) 5 :ON 23 ∞ :OFF Pause (PAUSE) 5 :ON 23 ∞ :OFF Compression and DBE (COMP/DBE) 5 or ∞...

19 Basic Operation Entering the Detailed Setting Menu In the Detailed Setting Menu, you can operate convenient, complex functions for eachsource. 1. Enter the Detailed Setting Menu. 2. Select the desired mode. (Refer to next section “Detailed Setting Menu Functions”.) 3. Operate a mode. 4. Cancel th...

Detailed Setting Menu Functions The following chart shows functions for each source in the Detailed Setting Menu. The chart also shows indications for each function, operations and buttons used to performoperations. For more details, or when you want to know about an operation, refer to thepage numb...

21 Tuner Operation Local Seek Tuning (LOCAL) When Local mode is ON, you can only select broadcast stations providing strong recep-tion. 1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Local mode (LOCAL) in the Function Menu. FM : LOCAL 1 Ô LOCAL 2 Ô LOCAL 3 Ô LOCAL 4 AM : LOCAL 1 Ô LOCAL 2 Note: • The L...

Using the Built-in CD Player Repeat Play (REPEAT) Repeat Play plays the same track repeatedly. 1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Repeat mode (REPEAT) in the Function Menu. Note: • If you perform Track Search or Fast forward/Reverse, Repeat Play is automatically canceled. Random Play (RANDO...

23 Using the Built-in CD Player Scan Play (T.SCAN) Scan Play plays the first 10 seconds or so of each track on a CD in succession. 1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Scan mode (T.SCAN) in the Function Menu. Note: • Scan Play is canceled automatically after all the tracks on a disc have been...

Compression and DBE (COMP/DBE) Using the COMP (Compression) and DBE (Dynamic Bass Emphasis) functions enablesBuilt-in CD player sound quality adjustment. Each of the functions enables two-stepadjustment. 1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the COMP/DBE Switching mode (COMP/DBE) in the Function M...

25 Using the Cassette Player Repeat Play (REPEAT) The repeat mode lets you hear the same song over again. Scan Play (SCAN) This function plays approximately the first 10 seconds of each song in succession. This isuseful for finding a particular song you want to hear. Blank Skip (B.SKIP) This functio...

Radio Intercept (RI) This function allows you to listen to the radio during tape fast-forwarding/rewinding. Note: • The radio intercept function does not work during a Music Search operation. Dolby B NR (B NR) Switch to the Dolby B NR on when listening to a cassette recorded with Dolby B NR. Note: •...

27 Using Multi-CD Players Repeat Play (REPEAT) There are three repeat play ranges: One-track Repeat, Disc Repeat and Multi-CD playerRepeat. Default repeat play range is Multi-CD player Repeat. Note: • If you select other discs during the repeat play, the repeat play range changes to Multi-CD player ...

Erase a Track Program Erase a Disc Program 3. Erase the disc program with the ∞ button. 2. Select the ITS Programming mode (ITS) in the Detailed Setting Menu. (Refer to page 19.) 1. Select the disc you wish to erase, while the disc is playing. 3. Erase the track program with the ∞ button. ITS is can...

Using Multi-CD Players Disc Title Disc Title Input (TITLE IN) You can input Titles up to 10 letters long for up to 100 discs. Using this function lets youeasily search for and select a desired disc for play. (You can store ITS program and DiscTitle data for up to 100 discs in memory.) Note: • When p...

Note: • Titles remain in memory, even after the disc has been removed from the magazine, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted. • After the titles for 100 discs have been entered, data for a new disc will overwrite the data for the disc that has not been played back for the longest time. • Yo...

33 Using Multi-CD Players Compression and DBE (COMP/DBE) Using the COMP (Compression) and DBE (Dynamic Bass Emphasis) functions enablesMulti-CD player sound quality adjustment. Each of the functions enables two-step adjust-ment. COMP/DBE ON/OFF Switching CD TEXT Function (for CD TEXT compatible type...

Title Scroll This product displays the first 10 letters only of “Disc Title”, “D.Artist”, “Track Title” and“T.Artist”. With text longer than 10 letters, you can see the rest of the text by scrolling. Playing Discs on a 50-Disc Type Multi-CD Player When a magazine is loaded into a 50-Disc type Multi-...

Audio Adjustment Ea Entering the Audio Menu With this Menu, you can adjust the sound quality. Note: • After entering the Audio Menu, if you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, the Audio Menu is automatically canceled. 1. Select the desired mode in the Audio Menu. 2. Operate a mode. ...

Audio Adjustment Ea Loudness Adjustment (LOUD) The Loudness function compensates for deficiencies in the low and high sound ranges atlow volume. Initially, Loudness function is ON. 1. Press the AUDIO button and select the Loudness mode (LOUD) in the Audio Menu. Note: • You can also switch the Loudne...

Using the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Entering the DSP Menu With this Menu, you can adjust the sound field. Note: • After entering the DSP Menu, if you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, the DSP Menu is automatically canceled. 1. Select the desired mode in the DSP Menu. 2. Opera...

39 Using the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Recalling the Equalizer Curves You can easily recall equalizer curves. 1. Press the DSP button and select the Graphic Equalizer mode (50Hz) in the DSP Menu. Note: • When you have performed Auto-equalizing (refer to page 41), you can turn AUTO EQ ON and OFF...

5. Repeat steps 3 to 4 for the other band adjustments. Note: • You can create different User curves for different sources. (The Built-in CD Player and Multi-CD Player are set to the same Equalizer Adjustment setting automatically.) • When you have selected User 1, if you press button 2 for two secon...

41 Using the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Auto-equalizing Function This product’s Auto-equalizer automatically measures car interior acoustic characteristics,and then creates the Auto-equalizer curve based on that information. Before Operating the Auto-equalization 7 WARNING: • To prevent accident...

• After the Auto-equalizing function countdown has started, do not switch a source ON by loading a CD or a cassette, or with the voice controller. Auto-equalizing 1. Select the position for the seat on which the microphone is placed. (Refer to “Position Selector” on page 40.) • When not setting for ...

43 Using the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) 6. Enter the Auto-equalizing mode (AUTO EQ). The front panel opens automatically. 7. Plug the provided microphone into the microphone input jack on this unit. Note: • When the front panel is open, if it touches the shift lever or prevents connection of the...

10. When Auto-equalizing is completed, a message is displayed as below. When correct measurement of car interior acoustic characteristics is not possible, an errormessage is displayed. (Refer to error messages on this page.) 11. To cancel the Auto-equalizing mode, press any button. 12. Store the mic...

Initial Setting Entering the Initial Setting Menu With this Menu, you can perform initial settings for the product. 1. Switch the sources OFF. 2. Enter the Initial Setting Menu with the sources OFF. 3. Select the desired mode. 4. Operate a mode. 5. Cancel the Initial Setting Menu. Note: • Holding do...

Initial Setting Menu Functions The Initial Setting Menu features the following functions. Setting the Time This is the mode for setting the time on the unit’s clock display. (Refer to page 49 fordetails concerning the clock display.) 1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Time setting mode in t...

Selecting the Digital Attenuator (DIG.ATT) When listening to a CD or other source on which the recording level is high, setting theequalizer curve level to “H” (high) may result in distortion.You can switch the digital attenuator to “L” (low) to reduce distortion. (Sound qualitywhen the setting is “...

49 Other Functions Volume Attenuator The attenuator reduces the volume instantly. • Cut the volume by about 90%. Repeat the preceding operation to return to previous volume. If the VOLUME is used to cancel the Attenuator mode, the sound will resume at a lowervolume than before. Switching the Display...

50 ENGLISH ESPAÑOL DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Using the AUX Source It is possible to use auxiliary (AUX) equipment with this product.To listen to auxiliary equipment, switch the AUX Mode in the Initial Setting Menu ON,and then select the desired source. Selecting the AUX Source • Select AU...

51 CD Player and Care Precaution • Play only CDs bearing the Compact Disc Digital Audio mark. (If a CD features the top right mark onits disc title side, that disc is a CD TEXT disc. Thereare also some CD TEXT discs that do not feature thetop right mark.) • This product is designed for use with conv...

Cassette Player and Care Precaution About the Cassette Player • A loose or warped label on a cassette tape may interfere with the eject mechanism of the unit or cause the cassette to become jammed in the unit. Avoid using such tapes orremove such labels from the cassette before attempting use. • The...

53 Specifications General Power source .......... 14.4 V DC (10.8 – 15.1 V allowable)Grounding system ........................................ Negative typeMax. current consumption ...................................... 10.0 ADimensions (chassis) .... 178 (W) × 100 (H) × 160 (D) mm [7 (W) × 3-7/8 (H...

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