Pioneer MEH-P5150 User manual

ENGLISH ESPAÑOL
PORTUGUÊS (B)
NEDERLANDS
Multi-CD control High power MD player
with FM/AM tuner
Reproductor de MD de alta potencia con
control de múltiples CD con sintonizador FM/AM
Operation Manual
MEH-P5150
Manual de Operación

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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
-Preset Tuning
-Band
Basic Operation of Built-in MD Player ............ 7
-Disc Loading Slot
-Eject
-Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse
Basic Operation of Multi-CD Player ................ 8
-Track Search and Fast Forward/Reverse
-Disc Search
-Disc Number Search
(for 6-Disc, 12-Disc types)
Corresponding Display Indications and
Buttons ...................................................... 9
Entering the Function Menu .............................. 9
Function Menu Functions ................................ 10
Entering the Detailed Setting Menu ................ 11
Detailed Setting Menu Functions .................... 12
Tuner Operation ...................................... 13
-Local Seek Tuning (LOCAL)
-Best Stations Memory (BSM)
Using the Built-in MD Player ................ 14
-Repeat Play (REPEAT)
-Random Play (RANDOM)
-Pause (PAUSE)
-Scan Play (T-SCAN)
-Title Display Switching
-Title Scroll
Using Multi-CD Players .......................... 16
-Repeat Play (REPEAT)
-Random Play (RANDOM)
-Scan Play (SCAN)
-Pause (PAUSE)
ITS (Instant Track Selection) .......................... 18
-ITS Programming (ITS)
-ITS Play (ITS-P)
-Erase a Track Program
-Erase a Disc Program
Disc Title ........................................................ 19
-Disc Title Input (TITLE IN)
-Selecting Discs by Disc Title List
(TITLE LIST)
-Displaying Disc Title
Compression and DBE (COMP) .................... 22
-COMP/DBE ON/OFF Switching
CD TEXT Function
(for CD TEXT compatible type) .............. 22
-Title Display Switching
-Title Scroll
Playing Discs on a 50-Disc Type
Multi-CD Player ...................................... 23

Audio Adjustment .................................... 24
Selecting the Equalizer Curve ........................ 24
Entering the Audio Menu ................................ 24
Audio Menu Functions .................................... 25
-Balance Adjustment (FADER)
-Equalizer Curve Adjustment
(EQ-LOW/MID/HIGH)
-Equalizer Curve Fine Adjustment
-Loudness Adjustment (LOUD)
-Front Image Enhancer Function (FIE)
-Source Level Adjustment (SLA)
Detaching and Replacing
the Front Panel .................................. 29
Theft Protection .............................................. 29
-Detaching the Front Panel
-Replacing the Front Panel
-Warning Tone
Initial Setting ............................................ 30
Entering the Initial Setting Menu .................... 30
Initial Setting Menu Functions ........................ 31
-Setting the Time
-Changing the FM Tuning Step
(FM STEP)
-Changing the AM Tuning Step
(AM STEP)
-Setting the Warning Tone (WARN)
-Switching the AUX Mode (AUX)
-Setting the Dimmer (DIMMER)
Other Functions ........................................ 34
Time Display .................................................. 34
-Displaying the Time
Using the AUX Source .................................... 35
-Selecting the AUX Source
-AUX Title Input
Cellular Telephone Muting ............................ 35
MD Player and Care ................................ 36
Precaution ........................................................ 36
Built-in MD Player’s Error Message .............. 37
Specifications .......................................... 38
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Key Finder
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Head Unit
CLOCK button
Buttons1–6
LOUD button
EJECT button
Disc loading slot
AUDIO button
5/∞/2/3buttons
FUNCTION button
SOURCE button
+/– button
BAND button
SCROLL button DETACH button
EQ button
DISPLAY button

Before Using This Product
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 repro-
grammed.
• If this product fails to operate properly, contact your dealer or your nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.
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CAUTION: USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR PERFOR-
MANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPEC-
IFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIA-
TION EXPOSURE.
CAUTION: THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS
PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD.

To Listen to Music
The following explains the initial operations required before you can listen to music.
Note:
• Loading a disc in this product. (Refer to page 7.)
1. Select the desired source (e.g. Tuner).
Each press of the SOURCE button selects the desired source in the following order:
CD player (one disc only) =TV =Tuner =Built-in MD player =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.
* No disc is set in this product.
* No disc is set in the CD player.
* No magazine is set in the Multi-CD player.
* AUX (external input) is set to OFF. (Refer to page 33.)
• 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 ...
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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 32.)
Preset Number Indicator
Band Indicator
Band
F1 (FM1) =F2 (FM2)
=F3 (FM3) =AM
Frequency Indicator
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 F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2) and F3
(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.
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.

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Basic Operation
Basic Operation of Built-in MD Player
Eject
Note:
• The MD function can be
turned ON/OFF with the
disc remaining in this
product. (Refer to page 5.)
• A disc left partially inserted
after ejection may incur
damage or fall out.
Play Time Indicator Track Number Indicator
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
Note:
• When you load a disc, this product reads information recorded on the disc such as the number of
tracks. While the disc is being read, “TOC READ” is indicated in the display.
• If you load a disc with the arrow pointing in the wrong direction, it is automatically ejected.
• If the Built-in MD player cannot operate properly, an error message (such as “ERROR-11”)
appears on the display. Refer to “Built-in MD Player’s Error Message” on page 37.
Disc Loading Slot
The Built-in MD player plays one MD at a time. Load the
MD in the direction of the arrow, with the label side facing
up.
Precaution:
• Never load an MD when the front panel is detached. If you
do, it may result in malfunctions such as being unable to
eject the MD.
Note:
• Load an MD after confirming the MD shutter (refer to page
36) is closed.

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Basic Operation of Multi-CD Player
This product can control a Multi-CD player (sold separately).
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
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 dis-
played. Refer to the Multi-CD player owner’s manual.
• If there are no discs in the Multi-CD player magazine, “NO DISC” is displayed.
Play Time Indicator
Disc Search
Disc Number Indicator
Track Number Indicator

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Corresponding Display Indications and Buttons
This product’s display features Key Guidance Indicators. These light to indicate which of
the 5/∞/2/3, FUNCTION and AUDIO buttons you can use. When you’re in the
Function Menu (refer to next section), Detailed Setting Menu (refer to page 11), Initial
Setting Menu (refer to page 30) or Audio Menu (refer to page 24), they also make it easy
to see which 5/∞/2/3buttons you can use to switch functions ON/OFF, switch repeat
selections and perform other operations.
Indicator and corresponding buttons are shown below.
7Head Unit 7Display
When 1is lit in the display, perform appropriate operations with the zbuttons.
When 2is lit in the display, it indicates that you are in the Function Menu, Detailed
Setting Menu or Initial Setting Menu. You can switch between each of these menus and
between different modes in the menus using button xon the head unit.
When 3is lit in the display, it indicates you are in the Audio Menu. You can switch
between modes in the Audio Menu using button con the head unit.
Entering the Function Menu
The Function Menu lets you operate simple functions for each source.
Note:
• After entering the Function Menu, if you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, the
Function Menu is automatically canceled.
1. Select the desired mode in the Function Menu. (Refer to next section,
“Function Menu Functions”.)
Each press changes the Mode ...
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2. Operate a mode. (e.g. Repeat Play)
3. Cancel the Function Menu.
Function Menu Functions
The following chart shows functions for each source in the Function Menu.
The chart also shows indications for each function, operations and buttons used to perform
operations. For more details, or when you want to know about an operation, refer to the
page number indicated in the chart.
7Tuner
Function name (Display) Button: Operation Page
Best Stations Memory (BSM) 5: ON 13
∞: OFF
Local Seek Tuning (LOCAL) 1 5: ON 13
3 ∞: OFF
2 2or 3: Select (Sensitivity)
7Built-in MD Player
Function name (Display) Button: Operation Page
Repeat Play (REPEAT) 5: ON 14
∞: OFF
Random Play (RANDOM) 5: ON 14
∞: OFF
Scan Play (T-SCAN) 5: ON 14
∞: OFF
Pause (PAUSE) 5: ON 14
∞: OFF
The button used and the operation it performs are
indicated by the key guidance indicator. Press the
5button to switch the key guidance indicator ON,
and the ∞button to switch it OFF.

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7Multi-CD Player
Function name (Display) Button: Operation Page
Repeat Play (REPEAT) 2or 3: Select (Play range) 16
Selecting Discs by Disc Title List 1 2or 3: Select (Disc Title) 21
(TITLE LIST) 2 5: Play
Random Play (RANDOM) 5: ON 16
∞: OFF
Scan Play (SCAN) 5: ON 17
∞: OFF
ITS Play (ITS-P) 5: ON 18
∞: OFF
Pause (PAUSE) 5: ON 17
∞: OFF
Compression and DBE (COMP) 5or ∞: Select 22
(Sound Quality Function)
Entering the Detailed Setting Menu
In the Detailed Setting Menu, you can operate convenient, complex functions for each
source.
1. Enter the Detailed Setting Menu.
2. Select the desired mode. (Refer to next section, “Detailed Setting Menu
functions”.)
Each press changes the Mode ...
Hold for 2 seconds
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3. Operate a mode.
4. Cancel the Detailed Setting Menu.
Note:
• You can cancel the Detailed Setting Menu by pressing the FUNCTION button again for 2 seconds.
Detailed Setting Menu Functions
The following chart shows functions for each source in the Detailed Setting Menu. The
chart also shows indications for each function, operations and buttons used to perform
operations. For more details, or when you want to know about an operation, refer to the
page number indicated in the chart.
7Multi-CD Player
Function name (Display) Button: Operation Page
Disc Title Input (TITLE IN) 1 5or ∞: Select (Letter) 19
2 2or 3: Select (Position)
3 3: Memory
ITS Programming (ITS) 5: Memory 18
Note:
• There is no Detailed Setting Menu for the Tuner or The Built-in MD player.

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Local Seek Tuning (LOCAL)
When Local is ON, you can only select broadcast stations providing strong reception.
FM : LOCAL 1 ÔLOCAL 2 ÔLOCAL 3 ÔLOCAL 4
AM : LOCAL 1 ÔLOCAL 2
Note:
• The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you
receive progressively weaker stations.
Best Stations Memory (BSM)
The BSM function stores stations in memory automatically.
• To cancel the process, press the
∞button in the Function Menu
before memorization is com-
plete.
2. Switch the BSM ON with the
5button.
The stations with the strongest sig-
nals will be stored under buttons 1–6
and in order of their signal strength.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the BSM mode (BSM) in the
Function Menu.
3. Select the desired Local Seek
sensitivity with the 2/3but-
tons.
“LOC”
2. Switch the Local mode
ON/OFF with the 5/∞but-
tons.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Local mode (LOCAL) in the
Function Menu.
Tuner Operation

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Using the Built-in MD Player
Repeat Play (REPEAT)
Repeat Play plays the same track repeatedly.
Note:
• If you perform Track Search or Fast Forward/Reverse, Repeat Play is automatically canceled.
Random Play (RANDOM)
Random Play plays the tracks on an MD in random order for variety.
Pause (PAUSE)
Pause pauses the currently playing track.
Scan Play (T-SCAN)
Scan Play plays the first 10 seconds or so of each track on a MD in succession.
Continued overleaf.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Scan mode (T-SCAN) in the
Function Menu.
2. Switch the Pause ON/OFF with
the 5/∞buttons.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Pause mode (PAUSE) in the
Function Menu.
2. Switch the Random Play
ON/OFF with the 5/∞but-
tons.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Random mode (RANDOM) in
the Function Menu.
”“RPT
2. Switch the Repeat Play
ON/OFF with the 5/∞but-
tons.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Repeat mode (REPEAT) in
the Function Menu.

Note:
• Scan Play is canceled automatically after all the tracks on a disc have been scanned.
Title Display Switching
Note:
• If you switch a display when the disc title has not been input “NO D-DATA” is displayed.
• If you switch a display when the track title has not been input “NO TR-DATA” is displayed.
Title Scroll
This product displays the first 10 letters only of Disc Title and Track Title. With text
longer than 10 letters, you can see the rest of the text by scrolling.
• Scroll the title display by
pressing the SCROLL button.
• Select the desired 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 =Track Title
3. When you find the desired
track, cancel the Scan Play
with the ∞button.
If the Function Menu has been can-
celed automatically, select the Scan
mode in the Function Menu again.
2. Switch the Scan Play ON with
the 5button.
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Using the Built-in MD Player

Using Multi-CD Players
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Repeat Play (REPEAT)
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.
Play range Display Indicator
Multi-CD player Repeat MCD --
One-track Repeat TRK RPT
Disc Repeat DSC DISC
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 (RANDOM)
Tracks are played at random within the selected repeat play range as explained in “Repeat
Play” above.
Note:
• One-track Repeat changes to the Disc Repeat when you switch the Random Play ON.
2. Switch the Random Play
ON/OFF with the 5/∞but-
tons.
After selecting the desired repeat
play range from those referred to in
“Repeat Play” above, switch Multi-
CD Player Random Play ON.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Random mode (RANDOM) in
the Function Menu.
”“RPT
2. Select the desired repeat play
range with the 2/3buttons.
Multi-CD player Repeat =One-
track Repeat =Disc Repeat
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Repeat Selecting mode
(REPEAT) in the Function Menu.

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Scan Play (SCAN)
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.
Display Play range
TRACK SCAN Disc Repeat
DISC SCAN 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)
Pause pauses the currently playing track.
2. Switch the Pause ON/OFF with
the 5/∞buttons.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Pause mode (PAUSE) in the
Function Menu.
3. When you find the desired
track (or disc), cancel the Scan
Play with the ∞button.
If the Function Menu has been can-
celed automatically, select the Scan
mode in the Function Menu again.
2. Switch the Scan Play ON with
the 5button.
After selecting the desired repeat
play range from those referred to in
“Repeat Play” on page 16, switch
Multi-CD Player Scan Play ON.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the Scan mode (SCAN) in the
Function Menu.
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ITS (Instant Track Selection)
The ITS function allows you to search for the track you wish to play when a Multi-CD
player is installed. You can use ITS to program automatic playback of up to 24 tracks per
disc from up to 100 discs. (You can store ITS program and Disc Title data for up to 100
discs in memory.)
ITS Programming (ITS)
Programmed tracks are played within the selected repeat play range in the “Repeat Play”
on page 16.
Note:
• After 100 discs have been programmed, data for a new disc will overwrite the data for the disc that
has not been played back for the longest time.
ITS Play (ITS-P)
ITS play of tracks is performed within the play range explained in the “Repeat Play”
section.
Note:
• If no track in the current range is programmed for ITS play, “ITS EMPTY” is displayed.
2. Switch the ITS Play ON/OFF
with the 5/∞buttons.
After selecting the desired repeat
play range from those referred to in
“Repeat Play” on page 16, switch
ITS play ON.
1. Press the FUNCTION button and select the ITS Play Mode (ITS-P) in the
Function Menu.
3. Program the desired track
with the 5button.
2. Select the ITS Programming mode (ITS) in the Detailed Setting Menu.
(Refer to page 11.)
1. Play the track you wish to program.

Erase a Track Program
Erase a Disc Program
Disc Title
Disc Title Input (TITLE IN)
You can input Titles up to 10 letters long for up to 100 discs. Using this function lets you
easily search for and select a desired disc for play. (You can store ITS program and Disc
Title data for up to 100 discs in memory.)
1. Play the disc you wish to input the disc title.
3. Erase the disc program with
the ∞button.
2. Select the ITS Programming mode (ITS) in the Detailed Setting Menu.
(Refer to page 11.)
1. Select the disc you wish to erase, while the disc is playing.
3. Erase the track program with
the ∞button.
ITS is canceled and playback of the
next ITS-programmed track begins.
If there are no more programmed
tracks in the current range, “ITS
EMPTY” is displayed and normal
play resumes.
2. Select the ITS Programming mode (ITS) in the Detailed Setting Menu.
(Refer to page 11.)
1. Select the track you wish to erase, during ITS play.
Using Multi-CD Players
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