Pioneer AVH-P6550DVD - Manual

Features Touch panelkey operation It is possible to operate this unit by using touch panel key. DVD video playback It is possible to play back DVD video, DVD-R (video mode) and DVD-RW (video mode). Video CDs featuring PBC compatibility It is possible to play back Video CDs featuring PBC (playback co...

To protect the LCD screen ! Do not allow direct sunlight to fall on the display when this unit is not being used. Extended exposure to direct sunlight can result in LCD screen malfunction due to the resulting high temperatures. ! When using a portable phone, keep the an- tenna of the portable phone ...

! 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 Note After completing connections or when you wantto erase all memorized settings or return the unitto its initial (factory) settings, s...

Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop- erly in direct sunlight. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem-peratures or direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto thefl...

Head unit 1 DISPLAY button Press to select different displays. 2 PGM button Press to operate the preprogrammed func- tions for each source. (Refer to Using the PGM button on page 81.) 3 Ambient light sensor Senses ambient light. This system automati- cally adjusts the brightness of the display to co...

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 73. 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 27.) ! 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 76). % When using the touch p...

# When a disc is loaded in this unit, touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select DVD . # To eject a disc, press EJECT . Notes ! The DVD player plays one, standard, 12-cm or8-cm (single) disc at a time. Do not use anadapter when playing 8-cm discs. ! Do not insert anything other than a disc i...

Touch panelkey basic operation Activating the touch panelkeys 1 1 Touch panel keys Touch to do various operations. 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 d . 2 ...

Note If you do not operate the function within about 30seconds, the display is automatically returned tothe playback display. Operating the menu by using the joystick You can also perform most of the menu items by using the joystick. ! Switch the remote control operation mode to AVH to operate the m...

# The adjusted the LCD panel angle will be memorized and automatically returned to thenext time the LCD panel is opened. Turning the LCD panelhorizontal When the LCD panel is upright and it hinders the operation of the air conditioner, the posi- tion of the panel can be turned horizontal tem- porari...

Adjusting the picture adjustment You can adjust BRIGHT (brightness), CONTRAST (contrast), COLOR (color) and HUE (hue) for each source and back-up cam- era. ! The adjustments of BRIGHT and CONTRAST are stored separately for light ambient (daytime) and dark ambient (night- time). A sun or moon is disp...

Note The icons indicating the current ambient bright-ness used for adjusting BRIGHT and CONTRAST may differ from DIMMER slightly. Protecting your unit from theft The front panel can be detached from the head unit to discourage theft. ! If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within fiv...

Listening to the radio 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 These are the basic steps necessary 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 orSouth America, reset the AM tuning step (see Setting the AM tuning step on pag...

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 28. 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...

sal indication. When this happens, fast re- verse/fast forward continues even if you re- lease m or n . To resume playback at a desired point, touch f . # You can also perform fast reverse/fast forward by holding the joystick left or right. # Fast forward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain ...

! 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...

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 cursor to the next character position. When the desired letter is displayed, touch d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Touch c to move backwards in the disp...

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...

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...

Introduction of advanced multi-CD player 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 touchi...

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 45. 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) # You can select to input numbers and symbols by touching 123 . 5 Touch a or b to select a let...

Scrolling titles in the display This unit can display the first 19 letters only of DiscTitle , DiscArtist , TrackTitle and T.Artist . When the recorded information is longer than 19 letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the title can be seen. % Keep touching DISP until the...

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 this unit which differs from that described in the TV tuner s op...

Note Storing broadcast stations with BSSM may re-place broadcast stations you have saved using P01 P12 . Selecting the country group ! This function can be operated only when connecting a TV tuner (e.g. GEX-P6450TVP) featuring the country setting. 1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch COUNTRY. ...

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-P7050) 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-P7050), 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...

LEFT:25 RIGHT:25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. 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 FM tun...

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...

When you select OTHERS When you select OTHERS , a language code input display is shown. Refer to Language code chart for DVD on page 89 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 desi...

2 Touch A SUB TITL. 3 Touch a to turn assist subtitles on. # To turn assist subtitles off, touch b . 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...

4 Touch any of 1 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 LEVEL 2 Playback of discs for children and non-adult oriented discs ispossible ! LEVEL 1 Playback of discs for children only is possible Not...

Adjusting initialsettings 1 Initial settings lets you perform initial set up of different settings for this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function names. 1 Touch the source icon and then touch SOURCE OFF to turn this unit off. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touch...

Switching the warning tone If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within five seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. You can turn off the warning tone. 1 Touch A.MENU and INITIAL and then touch DT. WARNING. 2 Touch a to turn warning tone on. # To turn warning ...

! Both rear speaker leads output and RCA rearoutput are switched simultaneously in thissetting. Correcting distorted sound You can minimize distortion likely caused by the equalizer curve settings. Setting an equalizer level high can cause dis- tortion. If high sound is crippled or distorted, try sw...

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...

Using the AUX source An IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the CD-RB20/CD-RB10 (sold separately) lets you connect this unit to auxiliary equipment fea- turing RCA output. For more details, refer to the IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector owner s man- ual. Selecting AUX as the source % Touch the source icon and...

When the AV (video input) is not set to VIDEO (refer to page 78). When the DVD/Vide CD playback is notturned on for rear display (refer to page17). ! Dolphin movie will not appear when the touchpanel keys or the list is displayed. Using the PGM button You can operate the preprogrammed functions for ...

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 32, Page 35) 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 Power source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 15.1 V al- lowable) Grounding system ................... Negative type Head unit: Max. current consumption ........................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 17...

A Angle icon ................................................. . 31, . 72 Aspect ratio .............................................. . 72, . 90 Audio language .............................................. . 71 B Brightness ....................................................... . 21 C Chapter .......

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