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 About this manual 5 Precautions...
Page 3 - English
Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/ WAV disc 27 When playing back an MP3/WMAdisc 27 When playing back a WAV disc 27 Scrolling text information in the display 28 Selecting tracks from the file name list 28 Multi-CDPlayer Playing a CD 29 Selecting a track directly 29 50-disc multi-CD player 30 Int...
Page 5 - CD playback; About WMA
About this manual This unit features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and op- eration. All the functions have been designed for the easiest possible use, but many are not self-explanatory. This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this unit s potential and...
Page 6 - Resettingthe microprocessor; Press RESET with a pen tip or other; Protectingyour unit from; Switching the warning tone
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 technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 or later. Mi...
Page 7 - About the demo mode; Reverse mode
Removingthe front panel 1 Press EJECT to open the front panel. 2 Slide and remove the front panel to- ward you. Take care not to grip it too tightly or to drop the front panel and protect it from contact with water or other fluids to prevent perma- nent damage. 3 Put the front panel into the protect...
Page 8 - Installingthe battery; WARNING; Usingthe remote control; FUNCTION
Use and care of the remote control Installingthe battery Slide the tray out on the back of the remote control and insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus ( ) poles pointing in the proper di- rection. ! When using for the first time, pull out the film protruding from the tray. WARNING Keep the...
Page 9 - Press
AUDIO button operation % Press AUDIO to select the desired mode. Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following modes: Fad (balance adjustment) EQ (equalizer curve adjustment) Bass (bass and treble level adjustment) Loud (loudness) Sub-W1 (subwoofer on/off setting)/ NonFad (nonfading output ...
Page 11 - Remote control; Using the; e f; What
Remote control Operation is the same as when using the but- tons on the head unit. d VOLUME buttons Press to increase or decrease the volume. e AUDIO button Press to select various sound quality con- trols. f FUNCTION button Press to select functions. g Joystick Move to do manual seek tuning, fast f...
Page 12 - Loadinga disc; Basic Operations
Turningthe unit on % Press SOURCE to turn the unit on. When you select a source the unit is turned on. Selectinga 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 18). % When using the head unit, press SOURCE to select ...
Page 13 - Adjustingthe volume; Use Multi-Control to adjust the sound; Turningthe unit off; Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
! There is sometimes a delay between startingup CD playback and the sound being issued.When being read in, Format Read is dis- played. ! 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 dis...
Page 14 - Listeningto the radio; Tuner
Listeningto the radio 1 2 3 4 5 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 page 50)...
Page 17 - There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and
# To turn local seek tuning off, press Multi-Control again. 3 Push Multi-Control left or right to set the sensitivity. There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for AM: FM: Local 1 Local 2 Local 3 Local 4 AM: Local 1 Local 2 The Local 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest...
Page 18 - Playinga CD; Selectinga track directly
Playinga CD 2 3 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 Tracknumber indicator Shows the track currently playing. 2 Disc title indicator Shows the title of the currently playing disc. ! If ...
Page 19 - Repeatingplay; Playingtracks in a random
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display. 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. Turn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The function name...
Page 20 - Scanningtracks of a CD; PausingCD playback; Searchingevery 10 tracks in; Selecting the search method
Scanningtracks of a CD Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Scan. Scan appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to turn scan play on. Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10 seconds of each track is played. 3 When you find the...
Page 21 - Usingcompression and BMX
track of the disc. Also, if the remaining number oftracks after searching every 10 tracks is less than10, pushing and holding Multi-Control left re- calls the first track of the disc. Usingcompression and BMX Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of...
Page 22 - UsingCD TEXT functions; Displayingtitles on CD TEXT discs; Scrollingtitles in the display; Selectingtracks from the track
7 Press BAND to return to the playback display. Notes ! Titles remain in memory, even after the dischas been removed from the unit, and are re-called when the disc is reinserted. ! After data for 48 discs has been stored inmemory, data for a new disc will overwrite theoldest one. ! If you connect a ...
Page 24 - Selectinga track directly in; Introduction of advanced
! When playing back files recorded as VBR(variable bit rate) files, the play time will not becorrectly displayed if fast forward or reverseoperations are used. ! If the inserted disc contains no files that canbe played back, No Audio is displayed. ! If the inserted disc contains WMA files thatare pr...
Page 25 - Scanningfolders and tracks; Repeating play
Repeatingplay For MP3/WMA/WAV playback, there are three repeat play ranges: FOLDER (folder repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DISC (repeat all tracks). 1 Use Multi-Control to select Repeat. Repeat appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to select the repeat range. Press Multi-Control repeated...
Page 26 - Switchingthe tagdisplay
PausingMP3/WMA/WAV playback Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the MP3/WMA/WAV. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Pause. Pause appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses. # To turn pause off, press Multi-Con...
Page 27 - COMP; Displayingtext information; When playingback an MP3/; When playingback a WAV disc; DISPLAY
Note When you turn the tag display on, the unit returnsto the beginning of the current track in order toread the text information. Usingcompression and BMX Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the CD player. Each of the functions have a two-step...
Page 28 - Press DISPLAY and hold until the text; Selectingtracks from the; Press LIST to switch to the file name list
Scrollingtext information in the display This unit can display the first 17 letters only of folder name, file name, track title, artist name, album title and comment. When the recorded information is longer than 17 letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the text information...
Page 29 - You can use this unit to control a multi-CD
Playinga CD 1 3 2 4 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 Disc number indicator Shows the disc currently playing. 2...
Page 30 - Selecting discs from the disc title list
Note After entering the number input mode, if you donot perform an operation within about eight sec-onds, the mode is automatically canceled. 50-disc multi-CD player Only those functions described in this manual are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players. This unit is not designed to operate disc ti...
Page 31 - ScanningCDs and tracks
! If you do not operate the function within about30 seconds, the display is automatically re-turned to the playback display. Repeatingplay There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player re- peat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DISC (disc repeat). 1 Use Multi-Control to...
Page 32 - UsingITS playlists; Creatinga playlist with ITS; Playback from your ITS playlist
Note After track or disc scanning is finished, normalplayback of the tracks will begin again. PausingCD playback Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Pause. Pause appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the dis...
Page 33 - Erasinga CD from your ITS playlist; Usingdisc title functions; Enteringdisc titles
Erasinga track from your ITS playlist When you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, use Multi-Control . 1 Play the CD with the trackyou want to delete from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS p...
Page 34 - Selectingdiscs from the disc; You can use these functions only with a CD
4 Push Multi-Control up or down to select a letter of the alphabet. Each pushing Multi-Control up will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z , num- bers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each pushing Multi-Control down will display a let- ter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ...
Page 35 - Usingcompression and; You can use these functions only with a multi-
# If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, No XXXX will be displayed (e.g., No T-Artist Name ). Scrollingtitles in the display This unit can display the first 17 letters of disc title, disc artist name, track title and track ar- tist name. When the text information is longer ...
Page 36 - Watchingthe TV tuner; You can use this unit to control a TV tuner,; TV tuner
Watchingthe TV tuner 1 2 3 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 operati...
Page 38 - Selectingstations from the
2 Press Multi-Control to turn BSSM on. BSSM begins to flash. While BSSM is flashing the 12 strongest broadcast stations will be stored in order from the lowest channel up. When finished, BSSM stops flashing. # To cancel the storage process, press Multi-Control . 3 Use Multi-Control to select the des...
Page 39 - Playinga disc; You can use this unit to control a DVD player or; Selectinga disc
Playinga disc 2 4 1 3 5 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 manual. This section provides information on DVD operations with this unit which differs fr...
Page 40 - Pausingdisc playback
Introduction of advanced DVD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display. 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. Turn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The function name appears ...
Page 41 - Using ITS; Entering
Playingtracks in a random order ! You can operate this function only during CD playback. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Random. Random appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to turn random play on. Random :ON appears in the display. Tracks will play in a random order. # To turn random play off...
Page 42 - Compensatingfor
Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio adjustments status. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display. 2 Use Multi-Control to select AUDIO. Turn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The audio function name appears on...
Page 43 - Settingthe sound focus; Usingbalance adjustment; Audio Adjustments
Settingthe sound focus equalizer (SFEQ) Clarifying the sound image of vocals and in- struments allows the simple staging of a nat- ural, pleasant sound environment. Even greater listening enjoyment will be obtained if seating positions are chosen carefully. FRT1 boosts the treble on the front output...
Page 44 - Usingthe equalizer; Recallingequalizer curves; Adjustingequalizer curves; Fine-adjustingequalizer curve; Center frequency
Usingthe equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired. Recallingequalizer curves There are six stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer curves: Display Equalizer curve SUPER ...
Page 45 - Adjustingbass and treble; Adjustingloudness
1 Use Multi-Control to select frequency and the Q factor display. Frequency and the Q factor (e.g., F 80 Q 1W ) appears in the display. 2 Push Multi-Control left or right to select the desired frequency. Each pushing Multi-Control left or right se- lects frequencies in the following order: Low: 40 8...
Page 46 - Usingsubwoofer output; Adjustingsubwoofer settings; Usingnonfadingoutput
3 Push Multi-Control left or right to select a desired level. Each pushing Multi-Control left or right se- lects level in the following order: LOW (low) MID (mid) HIGH (high) 4 To turn loudness off, press Multi-Control again. Loud OFF appears in the display. Usingsubwoofer output This unit is equipp...
Page 47 - Adjustingnonfadingoutput level; Usingthe high pass filter; Adjustingsource levels
Adjustingnonfadingoutput level When the nonfading output is on, you can ad- just the level of nonfading output. 1 Use Multi-Control to select nonfading output setting. NonFad 0 appears in the display. 2 Push Multi-Control up or down to ad- just the nonfading output level. Each pushing Multi-Control ...
Page 49 - Adjustinginitial settings; Settingthe clock; Settingthe FM tuningstep
Adjustinginitial settings 1 Initial settings lets you perform initial setup of different settings for this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press Multi-Control and hold until the clockappears in the display. 3 Turn Multi-Control ...
Page 50 - Settingthe AM tuningstep; Switchingthe auxiliary setting; Switchingthe dimmer setting; Initial Settings
1 Use Multi-Control to select FM Step. FM Step appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to select the FM tuning step. Pressing Multi-Control repeatedly will switch the FM tuning step between 50 kHz and 100 kHz. The selected FM tuning step will appear in the display. Note If seek tuning is perfo...
Page 51 - Switchingthe telephone
Adjustingthe brightness You can adjust the display brightness. Initially this mode is set to 12. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Brightness. Brightness appears in the display. 2 Push Multi-Control left or right to ad- just the brightness level. Each pushing Multi-Control left or right in- creases or d...
Page 52 - Switchingthe motion screen; Switchingthe Ever Scroll; Switchingthe flap auto open
! Operation returns to normal when the phone connection is ended. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Telephone. Telephone appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to switch the tele- phone muting/attenuation. Pressing Multi-Control will switch between Telephone :ATT (attenuation) and Telephone :MUTE...
Page 53 - Usingthe AUX source; SelectingAUX as the source; Settingthe AUX title; Other Functions
Turningthe clock display on or off You can turn the clock display on or off. % Press CLOCK to turn the clockdisplay 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 after...
Page 56 - POWER IC DAMAGE
Understandingbuilt-in CD player error messages When problems occur during CD play an error message may appear on the display. If an error message appears, refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the sug- gested method of correcting the problem. If the error cannot be corrected, conta...
Page 58 - MP3 additional information; Additional Information
! With some applications used to encode WMA files, this unit may not operate cor- rectly. ! With some applications used to encode WMA files, album names and other text in- formation may not be correctly displayed. ! This unit allows playback of MP3/WMA/ WAV files on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW discs. Dis...
Page 59 - WAV additional information; About folders and MP3/; First level
recommend using discs recorded with a higher bit rate. ! This unit doesn t support the following for- mats. Windows Media Audio 9 Professional (5.1ch) Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless Windows Media Audio 9 Voice WAV additional information ! This unit plays back WAV files encoded in Linear PCM (LPCM) f...
Page 60 - Terms; Extended formats
Terms Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps units (bits per second). 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 62 - Specifications; General
Specifications General Rated power source ............... 14.4 V DC (allowable voltage range: 12.0 14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... Negative type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 20.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ....................
Page 64 - PIONEER CORPORATION
Black plate (200,1) 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...
