Pioneer KEH-P4950 User manual

Multi-CD control High power cassette player
with FM/AM tuner
Operation Manual
KEH-P4950
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Contents
Key Finder .................................................... 3
-Head Unit
Before Using This Product ...................... 4
About This Manual ............................................ 4
Precaution .......................................................... 4
Basic Operation ........................................ 5
To Listen to Music ............................................ 5
Basic Operation of Tuner .................................. 6
-Manual and Seek Tuning
-Band
-Preset Tuning
Basic Operation of Cassette Player .................. 7
-Fast Forward/Rewind and Music Search
-Cassette Loading Slot
-Direction Change
-Eject
Basic Operation of Multi-CD Player ................ 8
-Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse
-Disc Search
-Disc Number Search
(for 6-Disc, 12-Disc types)
Tuner Operation ........................................ 9
-Local Seek Tuning
-Best Stations Memory (BSM)
Using the Cassette Player ...................... 10
-Repeat Play
-Blank Skip
-Radio Intercept
Using Multi-CD Players .......................... 11
-Repeat Play
-Random Play
-Scan Play
-Pause
Disc Title ........................................................ 13
-Disc Title Input
-Displaying Disc Title
Playing Discs on a 50-Disc Type
Multi-CD Player ...................................... 14
Audio Adjustment .................................... 15
Selecting the Equalizer Curve ........................ 15
Entering the Audio Menu ................................ 15
Audio Menu Functions .................................... 16
-Balance Adjustment (FAD)
-Equalizer Curve Adjustment (EQ-L/M/H)
-Loudness Adjustment (LOUD)
-Front Image Enhancer Function (FIE)
-Source Level Adjustment (SLA)
Detaching and Replacing
the Front Panel .................................. 20
Theft Protection .............................................. 20
-Detaching the Front Panel
-Replacing the Front Panel

Initial Setting Menu ................................ 21
Entering the Initial Setting Menu .................... 21
Initial Setting Menu Functions ........................ 22
-Setting the Time
-Setting the FM Tuning Step (FM)
-Setting the AM Tuning Step (AM)
-Switching the AUX Mode (AUX)
Other Functions ........................................ 24
Displaying the Time ........................................ 24
Using the AUX Source .................................... 24
-Selecting the AUX Source
-AUX Title Input
Cassette Player and Care ...................... 25
Precaution ........................................................ 25
-About the Cassette Player
-About Cassette Tapes
Cleaning the Head .......................................... 25
Specifications .......................................... 26
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Key Finder
Head Unit
5/∞/2/3
buttons
SOURCE/OFF button
+/– button AUDIO button
Detach button
Buttons 1–6
Cassette door
EJECT button
PAUSE/BSM button
RPT button
CLOCK button
BAND button
DISPLAY button
EQ button

Before Using This Product
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About This Manual
This product features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and
operation. All are designed for the easiest possible use, but many are not self-explanatory.
This operation manual is intended to help you benefit fully from their potential and to
maximize your listening enjoyment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the functions and their operation by
reading through the manual before you begin using this product. It is especially important
that you read and observe the “Precaution” on this page and in other sections.
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
reprogrammed.
• Should this product fail to operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.

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Basic Operation
To Listen to Music
The following explains the initial operations required before you can listen to music.
Note:
• Loading a cassette in this product. (Refer to page 7.)
1. Select the desired source. (e.g. Tuner)
Each press of the SOURCE/OFF button selects the desired source in the following order:
CD player (one disc only) =Tuner =Tape =Multi-CD player =External Unit
=AUX
Note:
• External Unit refers to a Pioneer product (such as one available in the future) that, although incom-
patible as a source, enables control of basic functions by this product. Only one External Unit can
be controlled by this product.
• In the following cases, the sound source will not change:
* When a product corresponding to each source is not connected to this product.
* When no tape is set in this product.
* When no magazine is set in the Multi-CD player.
* When no disc is set in the CD player.
* When the AUX (external input) is set to OFF. (Refer to page 23.)
• When this product’s blue/white lead is connected to the car’s Auto-antenna relay control terminal,
the car’s Auto-antenna extends when this product’s source is switched ON. To retract the antenna,
switch the source OFF.
2. Raise or lower the volume.
3. Turn the source OFF.
Hold for 1 second
Each press changes the Source ...

Basic Operation of Tuner
Reset the AM tuning step from 9 kHz (the factory preset step) to 10 kHz when using the
tuner in North, Central or South America. (Refer to page 23.)
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Manual and Seek Tuning
• You can select the tuning method by changing the length of time
you press the 2/3button.
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 than 0.5 seconds, you can skip broadcast
stations. Seek Tuning starts as soon as you release the button.
• Stereo indicator “” lights when a stereo station is selected.
Preset Tuning
• You can memorize broadcast stations in buttons
1 through 6 for easy, one-touch station recall.
Preset station recall 2 seconds or less
Broadcast station preset memory 2 seconds or more
Note:
• Up to 18 FM stations (6 in FI(FM1), FII (FM2) and FIII
(FM3)) and 6 AM stations can be stored in memory.
• You can also use the 5or ∞buttons to recall broadcast
stations memorized in buttons 1 through 6.
Preset Number Indicator
Band
FI(FM1) =FII (FM2)
=FIII (FM3) =AM
Band Indicator
Frequency Indicator

Basic Operation of Cassette Player
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Basic Operation
Direction ChangeDirection Indicator
Eject
Note:
• The Tape function can be turned ON/OFF with
the cassette tape remaining in this product.
(Refer to page 5.)
Fast Forward/Rewind and Music Search
• Each press of the 3button selects Fast Forward or Forward-Music
Search.
FF (Fast Forward) =F-MS (Forward-Music Search) =Normal Playback
• Each press of the 2button selects Rewind or Rewind-Music Search.
REW (Rewind) =R-MS (Rewind-Music Search) =Normal Playback
Note:
• Fast Forward/Rewind and Music Search can be canceled by pressing the BAND button.
Cassette Loading Slot

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Basic Operation of Multi-CD Player
This product can control a Multi-CD player (sold separately).
Play Time Indicator Disc Search
Disc Number IndicatorTrack Number Indicator
Disc Number Search (for 6-Disc, 12-Disc types)
• You can select discs directly with the 1 to 6 buttons. Just press the number
corresponding to the disc you want to listen to.
Note:
• When a 12-Disc Multi-CD Player is connected and you want to select disc 7 to 12, press the 1 to
6 buttons for 2 seconds or longer.
Note:
• The Multi-CD player may perform a preparatory operation, such as verifying the presence of a
disc or reading disc information, when the power is turned ON or a new disc is selected for
playback. “READY” is displayed.
• If the Multi-CD player cannot operate properly, an error message such as “ERROR-14” is
displayed. Refer to the Multi-CD player owner’s manual.
• If there are no discs in the Multi-CD player magazine, “NO DISC” is displayed.
Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse
• You can select between Track Search or Fast
Forward/Reverse by pressing the 2/3button for
a different length of time.
Track Search 0.5 seconds or less
Fast Forward/Reverse Continue pressing

Tuner Operation
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Local Seek Tuning
This function selects only stations with especially strong signals.
Best Stations Memory (BSM)
The BSM (Best Stations Memory) function stores stations in memory automatically.
• To cancel the process, press the PAUSE/BSM button before memorization is
complete.
• Press the PAUSE/BSM button
for 2 seconds to switch BSM
ON.
The stations with the strongest
signals will be stored under buttons
1–6 and in order of their signal
strength.
• Switch the Local ON/OFF
with the DISPLAY button.

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Using the Cassette Player
Repeat Play
The repeat mode lets you hear the same song over again.
Blank Skip
This function fast-forwards to the next song automatically if there is a long period of
silence (12 seconds or longer) between songs.
Radio Intercept
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.
• Switch the Radio Intercept
ON/OFF with the button 6.
• Switch the Blank Skip
ON/OFF with the
button 5.
”“RPT
• Switch the Repeat Play
ON/OFF with the RPT button.

Using Multi-CD Players
Repeat Play
There are three repeat play ranges: One-track Repeat, Disc Repeat and Multi-CD player
Repeat. 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
Repeat.
• If you perform Track Search or Fast Forward/Reverse during One-track Repeat, the repeat play
range changes to Disc Repeat.
Random Play
Tracks are played at random within the selected repeat play range as explained in “Repeat
Play” above.
Indicator Play range
“RPT” + “DISC” Disc Repeat
Nothing Multi-CD player Repeat
Note:
• One-track Repeat changes to the Disc Repeat when you switch the Random Play ON.
• Press the RPT button for 2
seconds to switch the Random
Play ON/OFF.
After selecting the desired repeat
play range from those referred to in
“Repeat Play” above, switch Multi-
CD Player Random Play ON.
”“RPT
• Select the desired repeat play
range with the RPT button.
Multi-CD player Repeat (Nothing)
=One-track Repeat (“RPT ”
indicator lights) =Disc Repeat
(“RPT ” and “DISC” indicators
light)
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Scan Play
In the Disc Repeat, the beginning of each track on the selected disc is scanned for about 10
seconds. In the Multi-CD player Repeat, the beginning of the first track on each disc is
scanned for about 10 seconds.
Indicator Play range
“RPT” + “DISC” Disc Repeat
Nothing Multi-CD player Repeat
Note:
• Scan Play is canceled automatically after all the tracks or discs have been scanned.
• One-track Repeat changes to the Disc Repeat when you switch the Scan Play ON.
Pause
Pause pauses the currently playing track.
• Switch the Pause play
ON/OFF with the PAUSE/
BSM button.
2. When you find the desired
track (or disc), cancel the Scan
Play by pressing the
PAUSE/BSM button for
2 seconds.
1. Press the PAUSE/BSM button
for 2 seconds to switch the
Scan Play ON.
After selecting the desired repeat
play range from those referred to in
“Repeat Play” on page 11, switch
Multi-CD Player Scan Play ON.

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Using Multi-CD Players
Disc Title
Disc Title Input
You can input Titles up to 8 letters long for up to 100 discs. Using this function lets you
easily search for and select a desired disc for play.
1. Play the disc you wish to input the disc title.
2. Select the Disc Title Input mode by pressing the DISPLAY button for 2
seconds.
Note:
• When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible Multi-CD player, you cannot switch to
this mode.
• A CD TEXT disc is a CD featuring recorded text information such as Disc Title.
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.
• You can display the disc title of the disc currently playing. For details, refer to “Displaying Disc
Title” on page 14.
5. When you have completed title
input, make the 8th letter
flash, then memorize by
pressing the 3button.
4. Move the box left and right
with the 2/3buttons.
3. Select letters, numbers and
symbols with the 5/∞buttons.
To insert a space, select the flashing
cursor “_”.

Displaying Disc Title
You can display the currently playing Disc Title.
Note:
• You can also display the currently playing Disc Title when playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD
TEXT compatible Multi-CD player.
Note:
• If you switch displays when disc titles have not been input, “NO TITLE” is displayed.
• When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible Multi-CD Player:
* You can use the Disc Title display function only.
* You cannot scroll the display. Therefore you can only display the first 8 letters of the title even if
the title is more than 8 letters.
Playing Discs on a 50-Disc Type Multi-CD Player
When a magazine is loaded into a 50-Disc type Multi-CD Player, information on all the
discs in the magazine is read.
If you start playing a disc on a 50-Disc type Multi-CD Player before reading of informa-
tion on all discs has been completed, reading of information stops part way through.
Note:
• “LOAD” will be displayed in the following cases:
* If the disc in the extra tray is selected.
* If the disc is moved from the extra tray to the magazine.
(Refer to the 50-Disc type Multi-CD player owner’s manual.)
• You cannot use the “Ejecting a Single Disc”, “Frequency Play”, “Music Group Play” or “ABC Disc
Title Search” functions with this product.
7Disc Number Rough Search
This handy function lets you select discs loaded in a 50-Disc Multi-CD Player using the 1
to 5 buttons. The 50 discs are divided into five blocks, with each of the 1 to 5 buttons
assigned to a block.
• Select the desired block with the 1 to 5 buttons.
Note:
• After completing a rough search, use the 5and ∞buttons to select a desired disc.
• Switch the Disc Title Display
with the DISPLAY button.
Each press of the DISPLAY button
changes the display in the following
order:
Playback mode (Play Time)
=Disc Title
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Audio Adjustment
Selecting the Equalizer Curve
You can switch between Equalizer curves.
• Move the EQ button up or down to select the desired Equalizer curve.
POWERFUL += NATURAL += VOCAL += CUSTOM += EQ FLAT += S-BASS
Note:
• “CUSTOM” stores an equalizer curve you have made adjustments to. (Refer to “Equalizer Curve
Adjustment” on page 17.)
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.
3. Cancel the Audio Menu.
Each press changes the Mode ...
Equalizer curve

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Audio Menu Functions
The Audio Menu features the following functions.
Balance Adjustment (FAD)
This function allows you to select a Fader/Balance setting that provides ideal listening
conditions in all occupied seats.
1. Press the AUDIO button and select the Fader/Balance mode (FAD) in the
Audio Menu.
Note:
• “FAD 0” is the proper setting when 2 speakers are in use.
3. Adjust left/right speaker bal-
ance with the 2/3buttons.
“BAL L 9” – “BAL R 9” is dis-
played as it moves from left to right.
2. Adjust front/rear speaker bal-
ance with the 5/∞buttons.
“FAD F15” – “FAD R15” is
displayed as it moves from front to
rear.

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Audio Adjustment
Equalizer Curve Adjustment (EQ-L/M/H)
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer curve settings as desired. Adjusted equaliz-
er curve settings are memorized in “CUSTOM”.
1. Press the AUDIO button and select the Equalizer mode (EQ-L/M/H) in the
Audio Menu.
Note:
• If you make adjustments when a curve other than “CUSTOM” is selected, the newly adjusted curve
will replace the previous adjusted curve. Then a new curve with “– (CUSTOM EQ)” appears on the
display while selecting the equalizer curve. (Refer to page 15.)
Loudness Adjustment (LOUD)
The Loudness function compensates for deficiencies in the low and high sound ranges at
low volume. You can select a desired Loudness level.
1. Press the AUDIO button and select the Loudness mode (LOUD) in the Audio
Menu.
3. Select the desired level with
the 2/3buttons.
LOW += MID += HI
“LOUD”
2. Switch the Loudness function
ON/OFF with the 5/∞
buttons.
“– (CUSTOM EQ)”
3. Boost or attenuate the selected
band with the 5/∞buttons.
The display shows “+6” – “–6”.
2. Select the band you want to
adjust with the 2/3buttons.
EQ-L += EQ-M += EQ-H

Front Image Enhancer Function (FIE)
The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a simple method of enhancing front imaging
by cutting mid- and high-range frequency output from the rear speakers, limiting their
output to low-range frequencies. You can select the frequency you want to cut.
1. Press the AUDIO button and select the F.I.E. mode (FIE) in the Audio
Menu.
Note:
• After switching the F.I.E. function ON, select the Fader/Balance mode in the Audio Menu, and
adjust front and rear speaker volume levels until they are balanced.
• Switch the F.I.E. function OFF when using a 2-speaker system.
3. Select the desired frequency
with the 2/3buttons.
100 += 160 += 250 (Hz)
“FIE”
2. Switch the F.I.E. function
ON/OFF with the 5/∞
buttons.
Precaution:
• When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear speakers output sound of all frequencies, not
just bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disengaging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden increase in
volume.
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Audio Adjustment
Source Level Adjustment (SLA)
The SLA (Source Level Adjustment) function prevents radical leaps in volume level when
switching between sources. Settings are based on the FM volume level, which remains
unchanged. (Since the FM volume is the control, SLA is not possible in the FM modes.)
The AM, cassette, CD, External Unit and AUX levels can all be adjusted. (The CD player
(one disc only) and Multi-CD player are set to the same level adjustment setting automati-
cally.)
1. Compare the FM volume with the volume of the other source.
(e.g. Cassette player.)
2. Press the AUDIO button and select the SLA mode (SLA) in the Audio Menu.
3. Increase or decrease the level
with the 5/∞buttons.
The display shows “+4” – “–4”.