Pioneer KEH-1960 User manual

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High power cassette player with FM/MW/LW tuner
Syntoniseur FM/MW/LW et lecteur de cassette,
“Puissance élevée”
Operation Manual
KEH-1960
KEH-1940
Mode d’emploi

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Contents
Key Finder .................................................... 2
-Head Unit
Before Using This Product ...................... 3
About This Product .......................................... 3
About This Manual ............................................ 3
Precaution .......................................................... 3
In Case of Trouble ............................................ 3
Basic Operation ........................................ 4
To Listen to Music ............................................ 4
Basic Operation of Tuner .................................. 5
-Manual and Seek Tuning
-Band
-Preset Tuning
Basic Operation of Cassette Player .................. 6
-Fast Forward/Rewind
-Cassette Loading Slot
-Eject
-Direction Change
Tuner Operation ........................................ 7
-Local Seek Tuning
-Best Stations Memory (BSM)
Using the Cassette Player ........................ 8
-Radio Intercept
Audio Adjustment ...................................... 9
Selecting the Mode ............................................ 9
-Balance Adjustment
-Bass/Treble Adjustment
-Loudness Adjustment
Detaching and Replacing
the Front Panel .................................. 11
Theft Protection .............................................. 11
-Detaching the Front Panel
-Replacing the Front Panel
Other Functions ........................................ 12
Time Display/Setting ...................................... 12
-Displaying the time
-Setting the Hours
-Setting the Minutes
Cassette Player and Care ...................... 13
Precaution ........................................................ 13
-About the Cassette Player
-About Cassette Tapes
Cleaning the Head .......................................... 13
Specifications .......................................... 14

Key Finder
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Head Unit
CLOCK
button
Detach buttonCassette door EJECT button
SHIFT/LOUD
button
BAND button 22/33 buttons
2/3 buttons
BSM button
TUNER button
LOCAL button
+/– buttons
Buttons 1–6

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Before Using This Product
About This Product
The tuner frequencies on this product are allocated for use in Western Europe, Asia, the
Middle East, Africa and Oceania. Use in other areas may result in improper reception.
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
• The Pioneer CarStereo-Pass is for use only in Germany.
• 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 this product from moisture.
• If the battery is disconnected, the preset memory will be erased and must be repro-
grammed.
In Case of Trouble
Should this product fail to operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.
• This product complies with the EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC) and CE
Marking Directive (93/68/EEC).

Basic Operation
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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 6.)
1. Press the TUNER button to switch the Tuner ON/OFF.
Note:
• You cannot switch to the Tuner when a tape is loaded.
• You cannot switch to the Cassette Player when a tape is not loaded.
• 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 power is switched ON. To retract the antenna,
switch the power OFF.
2. Raise or lower the volume.
3. Turn the Tuner OFF.

Basic Operation of Tuner
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Basic Operation
Manual and Seek Tuning
• Press 2or 3to select a station.
Note:
• You can select the tuning method by pressing the 2and 3buttons at the
same time.
• When the Seek Tuning is selected, “SEEK” lights in the display.
• When the Manual Tuning is selected, “SEEK” goes out from the display.
• 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 MW/LW stations (6 in M/L) can be stored in
memory.
Preset Number Indicator
Band
FI (FM1) =FII (FM2) =FIII (FM3)
=M/L (MW/LW)
Band Indicator
Frequency Indicator

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Basic Operation of Cassette Player
Direction Change
• To change the
direction, press
the 1and ¡
buttons at the
same time.
Eject
The power of this product turns OFF
when you eject a tape with the EJECT
button.
When you listen to the Tuner before a
tape is set to this product, the source
switches to the radio.
Fast Forward/Rewind
• To select Fast Forward, press the button for the same direction as
the tape play indicator.
• To select Rewind, press the button for the opposite direction as the
tape play indicator.
Note:
• To release Fast Forward/Rewind, lightly press the 1or ¡button located on the
opposite side of the one you pressed to Fast Forward or Rewind.
Cassette Loading Slot
You can listen to a tape if it
is set to this product even
when listening to the Tuner.
Tape Play Indicator

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Tuner Operation
Local Seek Tuning
This function selects only stations with especially strong signals. The sensitivity can be
adjusted in 4 steps for FM and 2 steps for MW/LW.
FM : L-1 += L-2 += L-3 += L-4
MW/LW : L-1 += L-2
Note:
• The L-4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive
progressively weaker stations.
• The Local Seek Level is indicated in the display for about 5 seconds.
• After selecting the Local Seek sensitivity if you do not perform an operation for more than 5
seconds, the Local Seek sensitivity selecting mode is automatically canceled.
• When you cancel the Local Seek sensitivity selecting mode, press the LOCAL button.
Best Stations Memory (BSM)
The BSM function stores stations in memory automatically.
Note:
• “ ” flashes in the display until BSM operation is completed.
• If there are fewer than 6 strong stations in the area, some of the preset buttons will not be assigned
frequencies, so they will retain any frequencies assigned to them previously.
• To cancel the process, press the BSM button before memorization is
complete.
• Press the 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.
3. Select the desired Local Seek
sensitivity with the 2/3
buttons.
2. Enter the Local Seek
sensitivity selecting mode by
pressing the LOCAL button
for 2 seconds.
“LOC”
1. Switch the Local ON or OFF
with the LOCAL button.

Using the Cassette Player
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Radio Intercept
This function allows you to listen to the radio during tape fast-forwarding/rewinding.
“RI”
• Switch the Radio Intercept
ON/OFF with the button 1.

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Audio Adjustment
Selecting the Mode
• Select the desired mode.
Note:
• If you do not perform an operation within 8 seconds, the Audio Adjustment mode is automatically
canceled.
Balance Adjustment
This function allows you to select a Fader/Balance setting that provides ideal listening
conditions in all occupied seats.
1. Select the Fader/Balance mode.
Note:
• “F: 0” is the proper setting when 2 speakers are in use.
3. Adjust left/right speaker
balance with the 2/3buttons.
“B:L9” – “B:R9” is displayed as it
moves from left to right.
2. Adjust front/rear speaker
balance with the +/– buttons.
“F:F9” – “F:R9” is displayed as it
moves from front to rear.
Each press changes the Mode ...