Pioneer Super Tuner III D DEH-P6550 User manual

Operation Manual
Multi-CD control High power CD player with FM/AM
tuner
DEH-P6550
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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, put them away
in a safe place for future reference.
Before You Start
About this manual 4
Precautions 4
Use and care of the remote control 4
Installing the battery 4
Using the remote control 4
Protecting your unit from theft 5
Removing the front panel 5
Attaching the front panel 5
About the demo mode 5
Reverse mode 6
Feature demo 6
About the operation mode 6
Whats What
Head unit 7
Remote control 8
Power O /OFF
Turning the unit on 9
electing a source 9
Turning the unit off 9
Tuner
Listening to the radio 10
Introduction of advanced tuner
operation 11
toring and recalling broadcast
frequencies 11
Tuning in strong signals 11
toring the strongest broadcast
frequencies 12
Built-in CD Player
Playing a CD 13
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
operation 14
Repeating play 14
Playing tracks in a random order 14
canning tracks of a CD 14
Pausing CD playback 15
Using disc title functions 15
Entering disc titles 15
Displaying disc titles 16
Using CD TEXT functions 16
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 16
crolling titles in the display 16
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 17
50-disc multi-CD player 17
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 18
Repeating play 18
Playing tracks in a random order 18
canning CDs and tracks 18
Pausing CD playback 19
Using IT playlists 19
Creating a playlist with IT
programming 19
Playback from your IT playlist 20
Erasing a track from your IT
playlist 20
Erasing a CD from your IT
playlist 20
Using disc title functions 21
Entering disc titles 21
Displaying disc titles 22
electing discs from the disc title
list 22
Using CD TEXT functions 22
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 22
crolling titles in the display 22
Using compression and bass emphasis 22
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Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 24
Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-
EX) 24
etting the sound focus equalizer
( FEQ) 24
Using balance adjustment 25
Using the equalizer 25
Recalling equalizer curves 25
Adjusting equalizer curves 26
Fine adjusting equalizer curve 26
Adjusting bass and treble 27
Adjusting bass and treble level 27
electing bass frequency 27
electing treble frequency 27
Adjusting loudness 28
Using subwoofer output 28
Adjusting subwoofer settings 28
Using non fading output 28
Adjusting non fading output level 29
Using the high pass filter 29
Adjusting source levels 29
Using automatic sound levelizer 30
Initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 31
etting the clock 31
etting the FM tuning step 31
etting the AM tuning step 32
witching the warning tone 32
witching the auxiliary setting 32
witching the dimmer setting 32
Adjusting the brightness 32
etting the rear output and subwoofer
controller 33
witching the telephone muting/
attenuation 33
witching the motion screen 34
Other Functions
Using the operation mode 2 35
Tuner 35
Built-in CD player 35
Multi-CD player 35
Television 35
DVD player and Muti-DVD player 36
Turning the clock display on or off 36
Using the AUX source 36
electing AUX as the source 36
etting the AUX title 36
Using different entertainment displays 37
Introduction of DVD operation 37
Operation 37
Function menu switching 37
Using IT playlist and disc title
functions 38
Additional Information
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 39
CD player and care 39
CD-R/CD-RW discs 40
pecifications 41
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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 productspo-
tential and to maximize your listening enjoy-
ment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself
with the functions and their operation by read-
ing through the manual before you begin
using this unit. It is especially important that
you read and observe precautions on this
page and in other sections.
Precautions
CAUTION:
USE OF CONTROL OR AD USTMENT OR
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
CAUTION:
THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE
EYE HAZARD.
!Keep this manual handy as a reference for
operating procedures and precautions.
!Always keep the volume low enough so you
can hear sounds outside of the car.
!Protect this product from moisture.
!If the battery is disconnected or dis-
charged, the preset memory will be erased
and must be reprogrammed.
!If this unit does not operate properly, con-
tact your dealer or nearest authorized Pio-
neer ervice tation.
Use and care of the remote
control
Installing the battery
lide 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.
WAR I G
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
hould the battery be swallowed, immediately
consult a doctor.
CAUTIO
!Use only one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery.
!Remove the battery if the remote control is not
used for a month or longer.
!Do not recharge, disassemble, heat or dispose
of the battery in fire.
!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 institutions rules that
apply in your country/area.
Using the remote control
Point the remote control in the direction of the
front panel to operate.
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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 from the
head unit and stored in the protective case
provided to discourage theft.
!If the front panel is not detached from the
head unit within five seconds of turning off
the ignition, a warning tone will sound.
!You can turn off the warning tone. ee
Switching the warning tone on page 32.
Important
!Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons tightly when removing or attaching.
!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 OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Grip the left side of the front panel and
pull it gently outward.
Take care not to grip it tightly or drop it.
3 Put the front panel into the protective
case provided for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
%Replace the front panel by holding it
upright to this unit and clipping it securely
into the ounting hooks.
About the demo mode
This unit features two demonstration modes.
One is the reverse mode, the other is the fea-
ture demo mode.
!You cannot cancel a demo mode when the
front panel is open.
Important
The red lead (ACC) of this unit should be con-
nected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch
on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle
battery may be drained.
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Reverse mode
If you do not perform an operation within
about 30 seconds, screen indications start to
reverse, and then continue reversing every 10
seconds. Pressing 5numbered button when
power to this unit is turned off while the igni-
tion switch is set to ACC or ON cancels the re-
verse mode. Pressing 5numbered button
again to start the reverse mode.
Feature demo
The feature demo automatically starts when
power to this unit is turned off while the igni-
tion switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing 6
numbered button during feature demo opera-
tion cancels the feature demo mode. Pressing
6numbered button again to start the feature
mode. Remember that if the feature demo
continues operating when the car engine is
turned off, it may drain battery power.
About the operation mode
This unit features two operation modes, opera-
tion mode 1 and 2. Operation mode 1 enables
you to operate all the functions of this unit.
Operation mode 2 enables you to operate the
basic functions for each source easily. This
manual explains operation mode 1. Please
refer to Using the operation mode 2 on page 35
for operation mode 2.
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Head unit
1CLOCK button
Press to change to the clock display.
2VOLUME
When you press VOLUME, it extends out-
ward so that it becomes easier to turn. To re-
tract VOLUME, press it again. Rotate to
increase or decrease the volume.
3DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays.
4PAUSE button
Press to turn pause on or off.
5FUNCTION button
Press to select functions.
6AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality con-
trols.
7OPEN button
Press to open the front panel.
8a/b/c/dbuttons
Press to do manual seek tuning, fast for-
ward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
9BAND button
Press to select among three FM and one
AM bands and cancel the control mode of
functions.
aEQ-EX button
Press and hold to switch between EQ-EX
and FEQ functions. Press to operate each
function.
b16 buttons
Press for preset tuning and disc number
search when using a multi-CD player.
cENTERTAINMENT button
Press to change to the entertainment dis-
play.
dEQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
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eSOURCE button
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all of the available
sources.
Remote control
Operation is the same as when using the but-
ton on the head unit.
fVOLUME button
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
gCD button
Press to select the built-in or multi-CD
player as the source.
hTUNER button
Press to select the tuner as the source.
iATT button
Press to quickly lower the volume level, by
about 90%. Press once more to return to the
original volume level.
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Turning the unit on
%Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.
When you select a source the unit is turned
on.
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 this unit (refer to page 13).
%When using the head unit, press
SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
TunerTelevisionDVD player/Multi-DVD
playerBuilt-in CD playerMulti-CD
playerExternal unit 1External unit 2
AUX
%When using the re ote control, press
TUNER or CD to select a source.
Press each button repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following sources:
TUNER:TunerTelevisionSources off
CD:DVD player/Multi-DVD playerBuilt-in
CD playerMulti-CD playerSources off
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!In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
When a unit corresponding to each source
is not connected to this unit.
When no disc is set in this unit.
When no disc is set in the DVD player.
When no magazine is set in the multi-CD
player.
When no magazine is set in the multi-DVD
player.
When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off
(refer to page 32).
!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 cars auto-antenna relay control term-
inal, the cars antenna extends when this
units source is turned on. To retract the an-
tenna, turn the source off.
Turning the unit off
%Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
Power ON/OFF
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Listening to the radio
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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 or
outh America, reset the AM tuning step (see
Setting the AM tuning step on page 32).
1Stereo (ST) indicator
hows that the frequency selected is being
broadcast in stereo.
2LOC indicator
hows when local seek tuning is on.
3Band indicator
hows which band the radio is tuned to, AM
or FM.
4Preset nu ber indicator
hows what preset has been selected.
5Frequency indicator
hows to which frequency the tuner is
tuned.
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
Press SOURCE until you see Tuner displayed.
2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
3 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band is dis-
played, FM1,FM2,FM3 for FM or AM.
4 To perfor anual tuning, press cor
dwith quick presses.
The frequencies move up or down step by
step.
5 To perfor 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 pressing either
cor dwith a quick press.
#If you press and hold cor dyou can skip
broadcasting stations. eek tuning starts as soon
as you release the buttons.
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When the frequency selected is being broadcast
in stereo the stereo (ST) indicator will light.
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Introduction of advanced
tuner operation
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1Function display
hows the function status.
%Press FUNCTION to display the function
na es.
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.
ote
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6you can easily store up to six broadcast
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a
button.
%When you find a frequency that you
want to store in e ory press a preset
tuning button 16 and hold until the preset
nu ber 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.
The next time you press the same preset tun-
ing button 16the radio station frequency is
recalled from memory.
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!Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three
FM bands, and 6 AM stations can be stored in
memory.
!You can also use aand bto recall radio sta-
tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning
buttons 16.
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.
Press FUNCTION until Local appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn local seek tuning on.
Local seek sensitivity (e.g., Local 2) appears in
the display.
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.
4 When you want to return to nor al
seek tuning, press bto turn local seek tun-
ing off.
Local:OFF appears in the display.
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Storing the strongest
broadcast frequencies
B M (best stations memory) lets you automa-
tically store the six strongest broadcast fre-
quencies under preset tuning buttons 16and
once stored there you can tune in to those fre-
quencies with the touch of a button.
1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.
Press FUNCTION until BSM appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn BSM on.
BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing
the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored under preset tuning buttons 16in
order of their signal strength. When finished,
BSM stops flashing.
#To cancel the storage process, press b.
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toring broadcast frequencies with B M may re-
place broadcast frequencies you have saved
using 16.
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Playing a CD
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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.
1Track nu ber indicator
hows the track currently playing.
2Play ti e indicator
hows the elapsed playing time of the cur-
rent track.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
CD loading slot appears.
#After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE
to select the built-in CD player.
2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
CD loading slot
EJECT button
#You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT.
#To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no
metal object comes into contact with the term-
inals when the front panel is open.
3 Close the front panel.
4 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
5 To perfor fast forward or reverse,
press and hold cor d.
6 To skip back or forward to another
track, press cor d.
Pressing dskips to the start of the next track.
Pressing conce skips to the start of the cur-
rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre-
vious track.
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!The built-in CD player plays one, standard, 12-
cm or 8-cm (single) CD at a time. Do not use
an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.
!Do not insert anything other than a CD into
the CD loading slot.
!If you cannot insert a disc completely or if
after 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 the disc
again.
!If the built-in CD player does not operate prop-
erly, an error message such as ERROR-11
may be displayed. Refer to Understanding
built-in CD player error messages on page 39.
!When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and
track titles begin to scroll to the left auto-
matically.
Built-in CD Player
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Introduction of advanced
built-in CD player operation
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1Function display
hows the function status.
%Press FUNCTION to display the function
na es.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Rando (random play)
Scan (scan play)Pause (pause)
#To return to the playback display, press BAND.
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If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the playback display.
Repeating play
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.
Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn repeat play on.
Repeat :ON appears in the display. The track
currently playing will play and then repeat.
3 Press bto turn repeat play off.
Repeat :OFF appears in the display. The track
currently playing will continue to play and
then play the next track.
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If you perform track search or fast forward/re-
verse, repeat play is automatically cancelled.
Playing tracks in a random
order
Random play lets you play back tracks on the
CD in a random order.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Rando .
Press FUNCTION until Rando appears in
the display.
2 Press ato turn rando play on.
Rando :ON appears in the display. Tracks
will play in a random order.
3 Press bto turn rando play off.
Rando :OFF appears in the display. Tracks
will continue to play in order.
Scanning tracks of a CD
can play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of
each track on the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.
Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn scan play on.
Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track is played.
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3 When you find the desired track press
bto turn scan play off.
Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track
will continue to play.
#If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select Scan again by press-
ing FUNCTION.
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After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play-
back of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing CD playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.
Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn pause on.
Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the
current track pauses.
3 Press bto turn pause off.
Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-
sume at the same point that you turned pause
on.
Using disc title functions
You can input CD titles and display the title.
The next time you insert a CD for which you
have entered a title, the title of that CD will be
displayed.
Entering disc titles
Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10
letters long and up to 48 disc titles into the
built-in CD player.
1 Play a CD that you want to enter the
title.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display.
#When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot
switch to TITLE. The disc title will have already
been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.
3 Press 1 nu bered button to select the
desired character type.
Press 1numbered button repeatedly to switch
between the following character type:
Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols
Alphabet (lower case)
#You can select to input numbers and symbols
by pressing 2numbered button.
4 Press aor bto select a letter of the al-
phabet.
Each press of awill display a letter of the al-
phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym-
bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b
will display a letter in the reverse order, such
as Z Y X ... C B A order.
5 Press dto ove the cursor to the next
character position.
When the letter you want is displayed, press d
to move the cursor to the next position and
then select the next letter. Press cto move
backwards in the display.
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6 Move the cursor to the last position by
pressing dafter entering the title.
When you press done more time, the entered
title is stored in memory.
7 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
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!Titles remain in memory, even after the disc
has been removed from built-in CD player, and
are recalled when the disc is reinserted.
!After data for 48 discs has been stored in
memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the
oldest one.
!If you connect a multi-CD player, you can
input disc titles for up to 100 discs.
Displaying disc titles
You can display the title of any disc that has
had a disc title entered.
%Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeDisc Title (disc title)
When you select Disc Title, the title of the cur-
rently playing disc is shown in the display.
#If no title has been entered for the currently
playing disc, NO Title is displayed.
Using CD TEXT functions
ome discs have certain information encoded
on the disc during manufacture. These discs
may contain such information as the CD title,
track title, artists name and playback time
and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe-
cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the
functions listed below.
Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs
%Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeDisc Title (disc title)
Disc Artist Na e (disc artist name)
Track Title (track title)TrackArtist Na e
(track artist name)
#If specific information has not been recorded
on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed
(e.g., NO Track Title).
Scrolling titles in the display
This unit can display the first 16 letters only of
Disc Title,Disc Artist Na e,Track Title and
TrackArtist Na e. When the recorded infor-
mation is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll
the text to the left so that the rest of the title
can be seen.
%Press DISPLAY and hold until the title
begins to scroll to the left.
The rest of the title will appear in the dis-
play.
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Playing a CD
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ou 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.
1Disc nu ber indicator
hows the disc currently playing.
2Track nu ber indicator
hows the track currently playing.
3Play ti e indicator
hows the elapsed playing time of the cur-
rent track.
1 Press SOURCE to select the ulti-CD
player.
Press SOURCE until you see Multi-CD dis-
played.
2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
3 Select a disc you want to listen to with
the 16 buttons.
For discs located at 1 to 6, press the corre-
sponding number button.
If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12,
press and hold the corresponding numbers
such as 1for disc 7, until the disc number ap-
pears in the display.
#You can also sequentially select a disc by
pressing a/b.
4 To perfor fast forward or reverse,
press and hold cor d.
5 To skip back or forward to another
track, press cor d.
Pressing dskips to the start of the next track.
Pressing conce skips to the start of the cur-
rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre-
vious track.
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!When the multi-CD player performs the pre-
paratory operations, Ready is displayed.
!If the multi-CD player does not operate prop-
erly, an error message such as ERROR-11
may be 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.
!When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT
compatible multi-CD player, the disc and track
titles begin to scroll to the left auto-
matically.
50-disc multi-CD player
Only those functions described in this manual
are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.
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Introduction of advanced
multi-CD player operation
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1Function display
hows the function status.
%Press FUNCTION to display the function
na es.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Disc title listRando
(random play)Scan (scan play)ITS Play
(IT play)Pause (pause)Co p. (compres-
sion and DBE)
#To return to the playback display, press BAND.
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If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the playback display.
Repeating play
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 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.
Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.
2 Press cor dto select the repeat range.
Press cor duntil the desired repeat range ap-
pears in the display.
!MCD Repeat all discs in the multi-CD
player
!TRK Repeat just the current track
!DISC Repeat the current disc
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!If you select other discs during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to MCD.
!If you perform track search or fast forward/re-
verse during TRK, the repeat play range
changes to DISC.
Playing tracks in a random
order
Random play lets you play back tracks in a
random order within the repeat range, MCD
and DISC.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Rando .
Press FUNCTION until Rando appears in
the display.
3 Press ato turn rando play on.
Rando :ON appears in the display. Tracks
will play in a random order within the pre-
viously selected MCD or DISC ranges.
4 Press bto turn rando play off.
Rando :OFF appears in the display. Tracks
will continue to play in order.
Scanning CDs and tracks
While you are using DISC, the beginning of
each track on the selected disc plays for about
10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the be-
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ginning of the first track of each disc is played
for about 10 seconds.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.
Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the
display.
3 Press ato turn scan play on.
Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track of the current disc (or
the first track of each disc) is played.
4 When you find the desired track (or
disc) press bto turn scan play off.
Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track (or
disc) will continue to play.
#If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select Scan again by press-
ing FUNCTION.
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After track or disc scanning is finished, normal
playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing CD playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.
Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the
display.
2 Press ato turn pause on.
Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the
current track pauses.
3 Press bto turn pause off.
Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-
sume at the same point that you turned pause
on.
Using ITS playlists
IT (instant track selection) lets you make a
playlist of favorite tracks from those in the
multi-CD player magazine. After you have
added your favorite tracks to the playlist you
can turn on IT play and play just those selec-
tions.
Creating a playlist with ITS
programming
You can use IT to enter and playback up to 99
tracks per disc, up to 100 discs (with the disc
title). (With multi-CD players sold before the
CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can
be stored in the playlist.)
1 Play a CD that you want to progra .
Press aor bto select a CD.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display, then press
FUNCTION to select ITS.
After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION re-
peatedly, the following functions appear in the
display:
TITLE (disc title input)ITS (IT program-
ming)
3 Select a desired track by pressing cor
d.
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4 Press ato store the currently playing
track in the playlist.
ITS Input is displayed briefly and the currently
playing selection is added to your playlist. The
display then shows ITS again.
5 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
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After data for 100 discs has been stored in mem-
ory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest
one.
Playback from your ITS playlist
IT play lets you listen to the tracks that you
have entered into your IT playlist. When you
turn on IT play, tracks from your IT playlist
in the multi-CD player will begin to play.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on page 18.
2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS Play.
Press FUNCTION until ITS Play appears in the
display.
3 Press ato turn ITS play on.
ITS Play :ON appears in the display. Playback
begins of those tracks from your playlist within
the previously selected MCD or DISC ranges.
#If no tracks in the current range are pro-
grammed for IT play then ITS E pty is dis-
played.
4 Press bto turn ITS play off.
ITS Play :OFF appears in the display. Playback
will continue in normal order from the cur-
rently playing track and CD.
Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist
When you want to delete a track from your IT
playlist, you can if IT play is on.
If IT play is already on, skip to step 2. If IT
play is not already on, press FUNCTION.
1 Play a CD you want to delete a track
fro your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on.
Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this
page.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display, then press
FUNCTION to select ITS.
After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION
until ITS appears in the display.
3 Select a desired track by pressing cor
d.
4 Press bto erase a track fro your ITS
playlist.
The currently playing selection is erased from
your IT playlist and playback of the next track
from your IT playlist begins.
#If there are no tracks from your playlist in the
current range, ITS E pty is displayed and nor-
mal play resumes.
5 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist
When you want to delete all tracks of a CD
from your IT playlist, you can if IT play is off.
1 Play a CD that you want to delete.
Press aor bto select a CD.
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