Pioneer DVH-P5900MP - Manual

Notes ! is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. ! This player can only play back discs bearingthe marks shown above. DVD video disc region numbers DVD video discs that have incompatible regionnumbers cannot be played on this player. Theregion number of the player can be found onthe ...

Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility When using this unit with a Pioneer multi-channel processor, you can enjoy the atmo-sphere and excitement provided by DVD movieand music software featuring 5.1 channel re-cordings. ! Manufactured under license from DolbyLaboratories. “ Dolby ” , “ Pro Logic ” , and th...

Several applications can be used to encodeAAC files, but file formats and extensions dif-fer depending on the application which isused to encode.This unit plays back AAC files encoded byiTunes ® version 6.0.5. ! iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer,Inc., registered in the U.S. and other coun-trie...

Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of thefront 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 thefloo...

What ’ s What Head unit 1 AUDIO button Press to select various sound quality con-trols. 2 BAND button Press to select among three FM bands andMW/LW bands and to cancel the controlmode of functions. 3 SOURCE button, VOLUME This unit is turned on by selecting a source.Press to cycle through all the av...

Remote control Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode 1 SOURCE button Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source off. 2 ATT button Press to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%. Press once more to return to the ori-ginal volume level. 3 VOLUME but- ...

Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode 17 Move the Joy-stick Functions are the same as a / b / c / d buttons. Move to do fast forward, reverse and track searchcontrols. Also used for controlling functions. Move to select a menu on the DVDmenu. Click the Joy-stick Click to display the disc title li...

Basic Operations Power ON/OFF Turning the unit on % Press SOURCE to turn the unit on. Turning the unit off % Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. Selecting a source % Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch be- tween the following sources:TUNER (tuner) — TELEVISION (television) — DVD (built-in ...

! 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. ! There is sometimes a delay between startingup disc playback and the sound...

Storing the strongest broadcastfrequencies BSM (best stations memory) lets you automa-tically store the six strongest broadcast fre-quencies under preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 . Once stored you can tune in to those frequen-cies with the touch of button. ! Storing broadcast frequencies with BSMmay re...

Limiting stations to regionalprogramming When AF is used, the regional function limitsthe selection of stations broadcasting regionalprograms. 1 Press FUNCTION to select REG. 2 Press a or b to turn the regional func- tion on or off. Notes ! Regional programming and regional networksare organized dif...

Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts When the emergency PTY code broadcasts,the unit receives it automatically ( ALM ap- pears). When the broadcasting ends, the sys-tem returns to the previous source. ! An emergency announcement can be can-celed by pressing TA . PTY list Specific Type of program NEWS News...

# You can display the menu by pressing the MENU or TOP MENU while a disc is playing. Pressing either of these buttons again lets youstart playback from the location selected from themenu. For details, refer to the instructions pro-vided with the disc. # The way to display the menu differs depending ...

% Press f during playback. The icon e is displayed and playback is paused, letting you view a still image. # To resume playback at the same point that you turned pause on, press f again. Note Depending on the disc and the playback locationon the disc, the icon may be displayed, indicat- ing that sti...

Notes ! The number in the 2 mark on a DVD ’ s package indicates the number of recordedlanguages/audio systems. ! With some DVDs, switching between lan-guages/audio systems may only be possibleusing a menu display. ! You can also switch between languages/audiosystems using DVD setup menu. For details...

Resume playback (Bookmark) The Bookmark function lets you resume play-back from a selected scene the next time thedisc is loaded.To perform this function, set the remote con-trol to DVD mode. ! This function is available for DVD video. % During playback, press BOOKMARK at the point you want to resum...

The title list lets you see the list of titles on aplaying DVD-VR disc. The title list is displayedwhen playing DVD-VR disc with both originalmode and playlist mode. You can easily selecta desired title from the title list. ! This function is available for DVD-VR. ! You can also use the function men...

2 Press c or d to select the desired set- ting. This switches you to the selected setting. ! L+R – Left and right ! L – Left ! R – Right ! MIX – mixing left and right Note This function is possible only with Linear PCMsound. Pausing DVD video playback Pause lets you temporarily stop disc playback. 1...

Playing Video CDs Watching a Video CD Read the precautions with discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 86. 1 Track number indicatorShows the track number currently playing. 2 Play time indicatorShows the elapsed playing time of the currenttrack. 3 Media indicator Basic op...

Notes ! With some discs, the icon may be dis- played and operation may not be possible. ! With Video CD, direct search is not possibleduring PBC playback. Selecting a track directly When using the remote control, you can selecta track directly by entering the desired tracknumber. ! To perform this f...

# To turn pause off, press b . Using compression Using the COMP (compression) function letyou adjust the sound quality of disc. 1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP. 2 Press a or b to select your favorite set- ting.COMP OFF — COMP 1 — COMP 2 Switching the information display When the separately sold disp...

Playing DivX files Watching a DivX These are the basic steps necessary to play aDivX with your DVD player. More advancedDivX operation is explained starting on page34. 1 Folder number indicatorShows the folder number currently playing. 2 File number indicatorShows the file number currently playing. ...

# After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eightseconds, the mode is automatically canceled. Playing DivX ® VOD content Some DivX VOD (video on demand) contentmay only be playable a fixed number of times.When you load a disc containing this type ofDivX VO...

% Press r and hold during playback. The icon is displayed, forward slow motion playback begins. # To return to normal playback, press f . Notes ! There is no sound during slow motion play-back. ! Depending on the disc and the playback loca-tion on the disc, the icon may be displayed, indicating that...

Introduction of advancedoperations Following functions can be operated duringplayback. 1 Function displayShows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to TRK or FLD . % Press FUNCTION to display the function names. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the fo...

# To return to the previous list (the folder one level higher), press c . 4 Press DISPLAY to return to the ordinary display. # If you do not operate the list within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned tothe ordinary display. Using compression Using the COMP (compression) function...

Playing CDs Listening to a CD Read the precautions with discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 86. 1 Folder number indicatorShows the folder number currently playingwhen the compressed audio is playing. 2 Track (file) number indicator 3 Play time indicator 4 Media indicat...

2 Press 0 to 9 buttons to enter the desired track number. # You can cancel the input number by pressing CLEAR . 3 Press DIRECT. The track of entered number will play. # After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eightseconds, the mode is automatically cance...

For WMA/MP3/AAC discs Folder number and file number — ALBM TITLE (album title) — TRK TITLE (track title) — FLDR NAME (folder name) — FILE NAME (file name) — ART NAME (artist name) # When the separately sold display is connected to this unit, the information of currently playingdisc will appear on it...

When you select a folder, a list of files (orfolders) in the selected folder appears in thedisplay. # You can also select a file name (or folder name) by clicking the joystick. # To return to the previous list (the folder one level higher), move the joystick left. 4 Press DISPLAY to return to the or...

3 When you find the desired track (or folder) press b to turn scan play off. # If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by press- ing FUNCTION . # After scanning of a disc (folder) is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again. Pausing disc p...

1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP. 2 Press a or b to select your favorite set- ting.COMP OFF — COMP 1 — COMP 2 Switching the information andtitle display When the separately sold display is connectedto this unit, the following information will ap-pear on it. 1 Disc iconWhen playing a disc containing v...

Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio adjustments 1 Audio displayShows the audio adjustment status. 2 BASS indicator Shows when the bass boost is in effect. 3 LOUD indicator Appears in the display when loudness isturned on. 4 SW indicator Shows when the subwoofer output is turnedon. % Press AUDIO ...

Display Equalizer curve CUSTOM 1 Custom 1 CUSTOM 2 Custom 2 EQ FLAT Flat SUPER BASS (S-BASS) Super bass ! CUSTOM 1 and CUSTOM 2 are adjusted equalizer curves that you create. Adjust-ments can be made with a 7-band graphicequalizer. ! When EQ FLAT is selected no supplement or correction is made to th...

+6 to – 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. # You can then select another band and adjust the level. 5 Press BAND to cancel the 7-band gra- phic equalizer adjustment. Adjusting loudness Loudness compensates for deficiencies in thelow- and high-sound ranges at low volume. 1 Press A...

Using the high pass filter When you do not want low sounds from thesubwoofer output frequency range to playfrom the front or rear speakers, turn on theHPF (high pass filter). Only frequencies higherthan those in the selected range are outputtedfrom the front or rear speakers. 1 Press AUDIO to select...

Setting up the DVD player Introduction of DVD setupadjustments You can use this menu to change audio, subti-tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. Thismenu can be operated only by using the re-mote control. ! To perform this function, set the remotecontrol to DVD mode. 1 DVD setup menu displaySh...

Setting the audio language You can set the preferred audio language. 1 Move the joystick up or down to select AUDIO LANG. 2 Click the joystick. An audio language menu is displayed. 3 Move the joystick left or right to select the desired audio language. 4 Click the joystick. The audio language is set...

Setting the angle icon display You can set it up so that the angle icon ap-pears on scenes where the angle can beswitched. 1 Move the joystick up or down to select ANGLE. 2 Click the joystick. 3 Move the joystick left or right to select on or off. Each time you move the joystick left or rightthe sel...

2 Click the joystick. Parental lock setting menu is displayed. 3 Press NUMBER buttons to input a four digit code number. 4 Move the joystick left or right to move the cursor to the previous or next position. 5 Move the cursor to the last position by moving the joystick right after entering thefour d...

Displaying your DivX ® VOD registration code In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand)content on this unit, you first need to registerthe unit with your DivX VOD content provider.You do this by generating a DivX VOD registra-tion code, which you submit to your provider. 1 Move the joystick up or d...

Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings Using the initial settings, you can customizevarious system settings to achieve optimal per-formance from this unit. 1 Function displayShows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press FUNCTION and hold until function nam...

Switching Auto PI Seek The unit can automatically search for a differ-ent station with the same programming, evenduring preset recall. 1 Press FUNCTION to select AUTOPI. 2 Press a or b to turn AUTOPI on or off. Switching the warning tone If the front panel is not detached from thehead unit within fi...

Setting for rear view camera (backup camera) CAUTION Pioneer recommends the use of a camerawhich outputs mirror reversed images, other-wise screen image may appear reversed. You can install a rear view camera onto the AVinput and display a rear view camera video.When the gear shift is in REVERSE (R)...

1 Press FUNCTION to select TV. 2 Press c or d to select an appropriate TV signal.PAL — SECAM Note About your country TV signal, consult with yournearest Pioneer dealer. Correcting distorted sound Only when the multi-channel processor (e.g.,DEQ-P6600) is connected to this unit, you canoperate this fu...

Other Functions Setting the level indicator Level indicators can be changed. Style of thelevel indicator differs depending on thesource. % Press EQ and hold to select the level in- dicator. Press EQ and hold repeatedly to switch be- tween the following settings: iPod Progress bar — off — Level indic...

Selecting AUX as the source % Press SOURCE to select AUX (AUX1 or AUX2) as the source. # If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. For more details, see Switch- ing the auxiliar y setting on page 52. Setting the AUX title The title displayed for each AUX1 or AUX2 source can ...

Playing songs on iPod Basic Operations You can use this unit to control an interfaceadapter for iPod, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to theoperation manual of the interface adapter foriPod. This section provides information oniPod operations with this unit which di...

Displaying text information oniPod % Press DISPLAY to select the desired text information. Song number — SONG TITLE (song title) — ART NAME (artist name) — ALB TITLE (album title) # If the characters recorded on the iPod are not compatible with this unit, those characters willnot be displayed. # If ...

Pausing a song 1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE. 2 Press a to turn pause on. Playback of the current song pauses. # To turn pause off, press b . Switching the information andtitle display When the separately sold display is connectedto this unit, the following information will ap-pear on it. 1 Sourc...

Displaying text information ofan audio file The operation is the same as that of the built-in DVD player.Refer to Displaying text information on disc on page 37. ! If the characters recorded on the audio fileare not compatible with this unit, thosecharacters will not be displayed. Selecting files fr...

! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-verse during TRK , the repeat play range changes to FLD . ! When FLD is selected, it is not possible to play back a subfolder of that folder. ! After file or folder scanning is finished, nor-mal playback of the files will begin again. Switching the in...

Notes ! When the multi-CD player performs the pre-paratory operations, READY is displayed. ! If an error message such as ERROR02-XX is displayed, refer to the multi-CD player owner ’ s manual. ! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-gazine, NO DISC is displayed. Selecting a track directly ...

Function name Operation COMP Refer to Using compression on page 40.Multi-CD player has DBE (dynamicbass emphasis) function insteadof BMX.The settings can be switched asbelow: COMP OFF — COMP 1 — COMP 2 — COMP OFF — DBE 1 — DBE 2 TITLE IN Refer to Entering disc titles on page 37. ITS Refer to Using I...

# If no tracks in the current range are pro- grammed for ITS play, then ITS EMPTY is dis- played. # To turn ITS play off, press b . Erasing a track from your ITS playlist You can delete a track from your ITS playlist ifITS play is on.If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITSplay is not alrea...

Selecting discs from the disc title list Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titlesthat have been entered into the multi-CDplayer and select one of them to play back. ! You can also perform the following opera-tions by using the joystick. 1 Press FUNCTION to select TITLE LIST. 2 Press c or...

Storing and recalling broadcaststations If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 , you can easily store up to six broadcast stations for later recall with the touch of a but-ton. % When you find a station that you want to store in memory, press one of presettuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold...

Bluetooth adapter You can use this unit to control a Bluetoothadapter, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to theBluetooth adapter ’ s manuals. This section provides information on Bluetooth telephone/audio operations with this unit which differsfrom that described in t...

% During compressed audio playback, press FUNCTION to display the functionnames. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- tween the following functions: REPEAT (repeat play) — RANDOM (random play) — SCAN (scan play) — PAUSE (pause) % During CD playback, press FUNCTION to display the function names. P...

Operating the DSP menu 1 DSP display Shows the DSP status. 2 Subwoofer indicator Shows when the subwoofer output is turnedon. % Press AUDIO to display the DSP func- tion names. Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following DSP functions: FADER (balance adjustment) — POSI (position selector)...

Using the position selector One way to assure a more natural sound is toaccurately position the stereo image, puttingyou right in the center of the sound field. Theposition selector function lets you automati-cally adjust the speaker output levels and in-serts a delay time to match the number andpos...

2 Press d to select PANO. Press a or b to turn PANO on/off. 3 Press d again to select DIMENSN. Each time you press a or b it moves the sound towards the front or the surrounds. +3 to – 3 is displayed as the front/surround speaker balance moves from front to sur-rounds. 4 Press d again to select CENT...

2 Press a to turn the dynamic range con- trol on.DRC ON appears in the display. Dynamic range control is now on. # To turn dynamic range control off, press b . Using the direct control You can override audio settings to check for ef-fectiveness of your audio settings. ! All audio functions are locke...

Operating the DSP details menu 1 DSP display Shows the DSP status. 2 PL II indicator Shows when the Dolby Pro Logic II is turnedon. % Press AUDIO and hold until AT EQ ap- pears in the display, then press AUDIO todisplay the DSP function names. After AT EQ is displayed, press AUDIO repeat- edly, the ...

! If the microphone is placed in an unsuitableposition the measurement tone may becomeloud and measurement may take a long time,resulting in a drain on battery power. Be sureto place the microphone in the specified loca-tion. Before operating the auto TA and EQfunction ! Carry out auto TA and EQ in ...

3 Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC. If the car ’ s air conditioner or heater is turned on, turn it off. Noise from the fan in the airconditioner or heater may prevent correct autoTA and EQ. # Press SOURCE to turn the source on if this unit is turned off. 4 Select the position for the seat on wh...

12 Store the microphone carefully in theglove compartment. Store the microphone carefully in the glovecompartment or any other safe place. If themicrophone is subjected to direct sunlight foran extended period, high temperatures maycause distortion, color change or malfunction. Setting the speaker s...

6 Press BAND to return to the playback display. Note When playing a 2-channel mono source with ProLogic II turned on, there may be occasions whenthe following will occur: ! No audio is outputted if the center speakersetting is SML or LRG and no center speaker is installed. ! Audio is heard only over...

Note To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode isthe same as making the speaker output levels at TEST TONE . Both provide the same results. Adjusting the speaker outputlevels using a test tone This function allows you to easily get the over-all balance right among the speakers. 1 Press AUDIO ...

! An adjusted time alignment is memorizedin TA CUSTOM . 1 Press AUDIO and hold until FRONT ap- pears in the display, then press AUDIO toselect FL. # When you select TA OFF in TA INTIAL , you cannot select FL . # If a position other than FRT-L or FRT-R is se- lected, CHECK POSI is displayed. To set t...

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 arecorrect. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, thenreplace the fuse. Be very sure to...

Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) Playback is not possible. The loaded disc has a different re-gion number from this unit. Replace the disc with one featuring the sameregion number as this unit. (Page 5, Page 93) A parental lock message is dis-played and playback is not pos-sib...

DSP Symptom Cause Action (See) Speakers are not available to beadjusted. Their size settings is at OFF . Make the correct size settings. (Page 76) Time alignment is not available. Listening position is not set cor-rectly. Set listening position correctly. (Page 70) Speaker size settings is at OFF . ...

Message Cause Action PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc aresecured by digital rights manage-ment (DRM) Replace disc. Error messages on the display Message Cause Action ERROR-02-XX Dirty disc Clean disc. Scratched disc Check that the disc is loaded correctly. The disc is loaded upside down Ch...

Understanding messages Messages Translation CAUTION! SCREEN IMAGE MAY APPEARREVERSED Pioneer recommends the use of a camera which outputs mirrorreversed images, otherwise screen image may appear re-versed. Additional Information En 85 Appendix Additional Information

Handling guideline of discsand player ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs.Do not use shaped discs. ! Use 12-cm or 8-cm disc. Do not use anadapter when playing 8-cm discs. ! Do not insert anything other than a discinto the disc loading slot. Discs which canbe played back are listed on Playa...

! ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2 compliant. Romeoand Joliet file systems are both compatiblewith this player. ! Multi-session playback is possible. ! Compressed audio files are not compatiblewith packet write data transfer. ! Only 64 characters from the beginning canbe displayed as a file name (including th...

! This unit corresponds to a DivX file displayup to 1 590 minutes 43 seconds. Also,search operation beyond this time limit isprohibited. ! If a file contains more than 4 GB, playbackis stopped on the way. ! DivX VOD file playback requires ID code ofthis unit to DivX VOD provider. About IDcode, refer...

Specifications General Power source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable) Grounding system ................... Negative typeMax. current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 1...

LW tuner Frequency range ...................... 153 kHz to 281 kHzUsable sensitivity ..................... 30 µV (S/N: 20 dB)Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 65 dB (IEC -A network) Note Specifications and the design are subject to pos-sible modifications without notice due to im-provements. Add...

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