Pioneer DEH-P3950MP User manual

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Operation Manual
CD Receiver
DEH-P3950MP
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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 unit 4
Visit our website 4
About WMA 4
About MP3 4
Use and care of the remote control 4
–Installing the battery 4
–Using the remote control 5
Protecting your unit from theft 5
–Removing the front panel 5
–Attaching the front panel 5
Basic Operations
What’s What 6
–Head unit 6
–Remote control 6
Turning the unit on and selecting a
source 7
Adjusting the volume 7
Turning the unit off 7
Tuner
Listening to the radio 8
Introduction of advanced tuner operation 8
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 8
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 9
Tuning in strong signals 9
Built-in Player
Playing a disc 10
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
operation 10
Repeating play 11
Playing tracks in random order 11
Scanning tracks or folders 11
Pausing disc playback 11
Using compression and BMX 12
Searching every 10 tracks in the current disc
or folder 12
Displaying text information on disc 12
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 13
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 13
Repeating play 13
Playing tracks in random order 14
Scanning CDs and tracks 14
Pausing CD playback 14
Using compression and bass emphasis 14
Using ITS playlists 15
–Creating a playlist with ITS
programming 15
–Playback from your ITS playlist 15
–Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist 15
–Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 16
Using CD TEXT functions 16
Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 17
Using balance adjustment 17
Using the equalizer 17
–Recalling equalizer curves 18
–Adjusting equalizer curves 18
–Fine-adjusting equalizer curve 18
Adjusting loudness 19
Using subwoofer output 19
–Adjusting subwoofer settings 19
Using the high pass filter 19
Boosting the bass 20
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) 20
Adjusting source levels 20
Other Functions
Adjusting initial settings 21
Setting the clock 21
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Setting the FM tuning step 21
Setting the AM tuning step 21
Switching the auxiliary setting 22
Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller 22
Turning the clock display on or off 22
Using the AUX source 22
–About AUX connection method 23
–Selecting AUX as the source 23
Introduction of iPod® operation 23
–iPod operation 23
–Displaying text information on
iPod 23
Additional Information
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 24
Handling guideline of discs and player 24
Dual Discs 25
WMA, MP3 and WAV files 25
–Example of a hierarchy 25
–Compressed audio compatibility 25
Specifications 27
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About this unit
CAUTION
!Do not allow this unit to come into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat
could result from contact with liquids.
!Keep this manual handy as a reference for op-
erating procedures and precautions.
!Always keep the volume low enough so that
you can hear sounds from outside the vehicle.
!Protect this unit from moisture.
!If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the preset memory will be erased and must be
reprogrammed.
!If this unit does not operate properly, contact
your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser-
vice Station.
Visit our website
Visit us at the following site:
!We offer the latest information about Pio-
neer Corporation on our website.
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 version 7 or later.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are tra-
demarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Note
This unit may not operate correctly depending on
the application used to encode WMA files.
About MP3
Supply of this product only conveys a license
for private, non-commercial use and does not
convey a license nor imply any right to use
this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-
generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable and/or any other media), broad-
casting/streaming via internet, intranets and/
or other networks or in other electronic con-
tent distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An indepen-
dent license for such use is required. For de-
tails, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com.
Use and care of the remote
control
Installing the 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.
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WARNING
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
Should the battery be swallowed, immediately
consult a doctor.
CAUTION
!Use only one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery.
!Remove the battery if the remote control is not
used for a month or longer.
!Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly re-
placed. Replace only with the same or equiva-
lent type.
!Do not handle the battery with metallic tools.
!Do not store the battery with metallic materi-
als.
!In the event of battery leakage, wipe the re-
mote control completely clean and install a
new battery.
!When disposing of used batteries, please
comply with governmental regulations or en-
vironmental public institutions’rules that
apply in your country/area.
Using the remote control
Point the remote control in the direction of the
front panel to operate.
Important
!Do not store the remote control in high tem-
peratures or direct sunlight.
!The remote control may not function properly
in direct sunlight.
!Do not let the remote control fall onto the
floor, where it may become jammed under the
brake or accelerator pedal.
Protecting your unit from
theft
The front panel can be detached to deter theft.
Important
!Handle gently when removing or attaching
the front panel.
!Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
!Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
Removing the front panel
1 Press DETACH to release the front
panel.
2 Grab the front panel and remove.
3 Put the front panel into provided pro-
tective case for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
1 Slide the front panel to the left until it
clicks.
Front panel and the head unit are jointed on
the left side. Make sure that the front panel
has been jointed to the head unit.
2 Press the right side of the front panel
until it is firmly seated.
#If you can’t attach the front panel to the head
unit successfully, try again. Front panel may be
damaged if you attach the front panel forcedly.
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What’s What
Head unit
1AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality con-
trols.
2EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
3SOURCE button, VOLUME
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the vo-
lume.
4Disc loading slot
Insert a disc to play.
5EJECT button
Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD
player.
6CLOCK button
Press to change to the clock display.
7AUX1 input jack (3.5 mm stereo jack)
Use to connect an auxiliary equipment.
8DETACH button
Press to remove the front panel from the
head unit.
9DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays.
aSW button
Press to select the subwoofer setting menu.
Press and hold to select the bass boost set-
ting menu.
b1 to 6 buttons
Press for preset tuning and disc number
search when using a multi-CD player.
ca/b/c/dbuttons
Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast
forward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
dBAND button
Press to select among three FM bands and
one AM band and to cancel the control
mode of functions.
eFUNCTION button
Press to select functions.
Remote control
Operation is the same as when using the but-
tons on the head unit. See the explanation of
the head unit about the operation of each but-
ton with the exception of ATT and PAUSE,
which is explained below.
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Press to increase or decrease the volume.
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gATT button
Press to quickly lower the volume level, by
about 90%. Press once more to return to the
original volume level.
hPAUSE button
Press to turn pause on or off.
iSOURCE button
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
Turning the unit on and
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 10).
%Press SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
Tuner—Television—Built-in CD player—
Multi-CD player—iPod—External unit 1—
External unit 2—AUX1—AUX2
Notes
!In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
—When there is no unit corresponding to the
selected source connected to this unit.
—When there is no disc in the unit.
—When there is no magazine in the multi-
CD player.
—When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off
(refer to page 22).
!AUX1 is set to on by default. Turn off the AUX1
when not in use (refer to Switching the auxili-
ary setting on page 22).
!External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such
as one available in the future) that, although
incompatible as a source, enables control of
basic functions by this unit. Two external units
can be controlled by this unit. When two exter-
nal units are connected, the allocation of
them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is
automatically set by this unit.
!When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected
to the vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control
terminal, the vehicle’s antenna extends when
this unit’s source is turned on. To retract the
antenna, turn the source off.
Adjusting the volume
%Use VOLUME to adjust the sound
level.
Turning the unit off
%Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
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Listening to the radio
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Important
If you are using this unit in North, Central or
South America, reset the AM tuning step (see
Setting the AM tuning step on page 21).
1Band indicator
Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM
or FM.
2Frequency indicator
Shows the frequency to which the tuner is
tuned.
3Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
4LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
5Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
Press SOURCE until you see TUNER dis-
played.
2 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band (F1,F2,F3
for FM or AM) is displayed.
3 To perform manual tuning, briefly press
cor d.
4 To perform seek tuning, press and hold
cor dfor about one second and release.
The tuner will scan the frequencies until a
broadcast strong enough for good reception is
found.
#You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing
cor d.
#If you press and hold cor dyou can skip sta-
tions. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release
the button.
Introduction of advanced
tuner operation
%Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)—LOCAL (local
seek tuning)
#To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
#If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically returned
to the frequency display.
Storing and recalling
broadcast frequencies
If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1
to 6you can easily store up to six broadcast
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a
button.
!Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the
three FM bands, and six AM stations can
be stored in memory.
%When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory, press one of pre-
set tuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
The number you have pressed will flash in the
preset number indicator and then remain lit.
The selected radio station frequency has been
stored in memory.
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The next time you press the same preset tun-
ing button the radio station frequency is re-
called from memory.
#You can also use aand bto recall radio sta-
tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning but-
tons 1to 6.
Storing the strongest
broadcast frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automa-
tically store the six strongest broadcast fre-
quencies under preset tuning buttons 1to 6.
Once stored you can tune in to those frequen-
cies with the touch of button.
!Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM
may replace broadcast frequencies you
have saved using buttons 1to 6.
1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.
2 Press ato turn BSM on.
Six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored in the order of their signal strength.
#To cancel the storage process, press b.
Tuning in strong signals
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals
for good reception.
1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.
2 Press ato turn local seek tuning on.
Local seek sensitivity (e.g., LOCAL 2) appears
in the display.
#To turn local seek tuning off, press b.
3 Press cor dto 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 stations, while lower settings let
you receive progressively weaker stations.
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Playing a disc
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1Folder number indicator
Shows the folder number currently playing
when playing a WMA/MP3/WAV disc.
2Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-
rent track (file).
3Track number indicator
Shows the track (file) number currently play-
ing.
!If a track number 100 or more is selected,
don the left of the track number indica-
tor will light.
4RPT indicator
Shows when repeat range is selected to cur-
rent track (file).
5WMA indicator
Shows when a WMA file is playing.
6MP3 indicator
Shows when an MP3 file is playing.
1 Insert a CD (CD-ROM) into the disc load-
ing slot.
Playback will automatically start.
#Be sure to turn up the label side of a disc.
#After a CD (CD-ROM) has been inserted, press
SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.
#You can eject a CD (CD-ROM) by pressing
EJECT.
2 Press aor bto select a folder when
playing a WMA/MP3/WAV disc.
#You cannot select a folder that does not have
a WMA/MP3/WAV file recorded in it.
#To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold
BAND. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) contains no
files, playback commences with folder 02.
3 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold cor d.
#If you select ROUGH, pressing and holding c
or denables you to search every 10 tracks in the
current disc (folder). (Refer to Searching every 10
tracks in the current disc or folder on page 12.)
4 To skip back or forward to another
track, press cor d.
Notes
!Read the precautions with discs and player on
page 24.
!If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-
played, refer to Understanding built-in CD
player error messages on page 24.
!There is sometimes a delay between starting
up disc playback and the sound being issued.
When being read, FRMTREAD is displayed.
!When playing CD-EXTRA or MIXED-MODE
CDs, WMA/MP3/WAV and CD-DA can be
swithced by pressing BAND.
!If you have switched between WMA/MP3/
WAV files and audio CD-DA, playback starts at
the first track on the disc.
!The built-in CD player can play back a WMA/
MP3/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer to
page 25 for files that can be played back.)
!When playing back VBR (variable bit rate) re-
corded files, erapsed play time may not be dis-
played correctly.
!When playing WMA/MP3/WAV disc, there is
no sound on fast forward or reverse.
Introduction of advanced
built-in CD player operation
%Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
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