Pioneer DEH-P5450 User manual

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Multi-CD control High power CD player
with FM/AM tuner
SUPER; TUNER II
Operation Manual
DEH-P5450
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Thank
you
for
buying
this
Pioneer
product.
Please
read
through
these
operating
instructions
so
you
will
know
how
to
oper-
ate
your
model
properly.
After
you
have
finished
reading
the
instructions,
put
them
away
ina
safe
place
for
future
reference.
@) Before You Start
About this manual 4
Precautions 4
Use and care of the remote control 5
* Installing the battery 5
¢ Using the remote contral 5
Protecting your unit from theft 5
« Removing the front panel 6
« Attaching the front panel 6
What's What 7
* Head unit 7
« Remote control 8
@® Power ON/OFF
Turning the unit on 9
Selecting a source 9
Turning the unit off 9
® Tuner
Listening to the radio 10
introduction of advanced tuner
operation 14
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies f1
Tuning in strong signals 12
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 12
@ Built-in CD Player
PlayingaCD 13
Introduction of advanced built-in CD
player operation 14
Repeating play 14
Playing tracks in a random order 14
Scanning tracks of aCD 15
Pausing CD playback 15
Using disc title functions 15
* Entering disc titles 15
* Displaying disc titles 16
@® Multi-cb Player
Playing aCD 17
50-disc multi-CD player 17
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 18
Repeating play 18
Playing tracks in a random order 19
Scanning CDs and tracks 19
Pausing CD playback 19
Using ITS playlists 20
* Creating a playlist with ITS program-
ming 20
* Playback from your ITS playlist 20
* Erasing a track from your {TS
playlist 21
* Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 24
Using disc title functions 21
* Entering disc titles 24
* Displaying disc titles 22
* Selecting discs from the disc
title list 23
Using CD TEXT functions 23
* Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 23
* Scrolling titles in the display 23
Using compression and bass emphasis 24
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® Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 25
Setting the sound focus equalizer 26
Using balance adjustment 26
Lising the equalizer 27
« Recalling equalizer curves 27) +
« Adjusting equalizer curves 27
¢ Equalizer curve fine adjustmert 28
Adiusting bass 28
Adtusting trebie 29
Adjusting loudness 29
Using subwoofer output 29
* Adjusting subwooter settings 30
Adjusting source levels 30
(D initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 31
Setting the time 34
Setting the FM tuning step 32
Setting tne AM tuning step 32
Switching the warning tone 32
Switching the auxtliary setting 32
Switching the dimmer setting 33
Switching the rear output setting 33
® Other Functions
Setting the time display on or off 34
Using the AUX source 34
* Selecting ALIX as the source 34
* Setting the AUX title 34
@ Additional Information
CD ppayer and care 35
CD-R/CD-RW discs 35
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 36
Specifications 37
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Before YouStart =
About this manual
This unit features 2 rumber of soghist.catec
functions ensuring Superior recestion ans oper-
ation, All the functions nave been des-grce fer
the easies: pess-ble use. but mary are rot se
vill help you
explanatory. [his operation era
benefit fuily frar this product's potettia. ard te
maximize your ‘istering 27 oymert,
We recommend tnat ycu farriliarize y
with the functions and the r ope-ater by
qtnrough the marua betore you oegia using
this unit. if.s especial y important tha! you «cad
ana observe precautions cr this page ard n
other sections.
Th's manua: explains head urat operation. You
can perform tne same operat ons wit the
remote control. im
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Precautions
CAUTION: USE OF CONTROL OR
ADJUSTMENT OR PER-
FORMANCE OF PROCE-
DURES OTHER THAN
THOSE SPECIFIED
HEREIN MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
CAUTION: THE USE OF OPTICAL
INSTRUMENTS WITH
THIS PRODUCT WILL
INCREASE EYE HAZARD.
¢ <ecp this warual ancy as a vetererce fer
operating erccedures and orecautions.
* Abways keen tne volume low erough so you
car hear sounds outside of the car.
° Protect this creauct from moisture.
* I’ the cattery is d scennectes or ciscna ges,
the preset memory will se erased and mus: be
raprogramrce,
* Snouta this sroduct fail to operate oroper'y,
contact your dealer or leares? autaovized
Pioneer Service Scatiar, [a]
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Before
You
Start
Use and care of the remote con-
trol
Installing the battery
Rom ove one coveranthe back of the ramote
control aia insert the battery with tre olus (4)
and minus (-) po es peinting in the proper
direction,
A WARNING
Keen the battery our of the reacn of chilaren,
Sheulc the sattery be swallowed. immeciately
consult a doctor,
A CAUTION
* Use only one CR2025 (3V) | thiu~ battery.
¢ Remove the vattery if the remeoze control is sot
tc be used tora monch cr cerger.
* Do not recharge. disassemale. heat oy dis-
pose of the vattery ir fire,
© Do not hard.e the battery with era lic tocls.
* Do not store the battery witn mctall ¢ marzeri-
4S.
* in tne event of battery leakage, w pe the
remote control completciy clean anc installa
New battery.
* When disposing of used oatteries. please
comply with governmental regulations cr
environmental public institution's rules that
app yin your countryfarea,
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Using the remote control
Part
the
remote
cortrel
ir
tre
direct
on
ci
the
froit
pane
to
cperate.
© Important
* Do rot’store the remote contro: in high tem:-
peratuses or direc: sunlight.
* The remote control may not functicr prooer'y
ir direct sunlight.
* Do not let the remote control fall arto the
ficor, where it may become jammed uider the
braxe or accelerator peda s. i=,
Protecting your unit from theft
The ‘ron’ pare! can oe dctacned from the head
u1tard stored in the protective case crovided
to ciscourage theft.
* If the frert pane’ is not cetached from ‘he
icad urit within five seconds of turning off ine
g7 ton. a warning tone wil! sourd.
* Youcan curr off tee warning tance. See
Switching ihe warning tone or cage 3.
© Important
* Never use force or grip the display arc tne
buttors tight’'y when removing o- attachirg.
* Avcid susjecting {e front panel to excessive
shocks,
* Keep the front panel aut of direct susilight anc
high temperatures.

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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 drap 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
mounting hooks.
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Section
What’s What
Head unit
1) DISPLAY button
Press te seiec: different cisplays.
2: FUNCTION button
Press te select functions,
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' OPEN button
Press to open the front panel.
4° AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality cor-
trols.
5. a/¥/</> buttons
Press to ac manual seek tuning, fast for-
ward, reverse and track search controis. A’so
used for coniroiling functiors.
SFEQ button
Press to select a ratural sourd with pres-
ence,
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7, BAND/ESC button
Press
to
select
among
three
FM
or
AM
bands
and cancel the contral mode of functiors.
8° 1-6 (PRESET TUNING) buttons
Press for preset tuning and disc number
search when using a multi-CD player.
3 SOURCE button
This unit s switched on by selecting a
source. Press to cycle through ali of the
available Sources
i0 EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves,
il VOLUME
When you press VOLUME. it extends outward
so that it becomes eas-er to turn,
To retract the VOLUME, press it again.
Rotate to -ncrease or decrease the volume,
12
CLOCK
button
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Press to switch clock display on or off.
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_ Before You Start _
Remote control
A remote con‘roiler that enabies rer-ote opere-
tion of the head unit is supplied. Cperaticr is
the sare as when us ng the butter or the neac
Jn-t, See the explanaten of tre nead un.t about
the operation of each button with the exception
of ATT. whicn is expiained below.
33 +/- button
Ra:se or lower tne volume.
i4 CD button
Press to selec: among a Bui-ir CD piayer a
Muiti-CD player, and OFF
is PAUSE button
Press ance te pause play.
jé TUNER button
Press to selectamong alV,a TUNER. ard
OFF.
17 ATT button
Press to quick.y lowes the volume level. by
about 90%. Press once more te return to the
original volume level. [=|
_ Power ON/OFF.
Turning the unit on
Press SOURCE fo turn the unit on.
When you select a source tne unit is turned 07.
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Selecting a source
You car selec? a source you. want te lister t¢..To
switch to the built-in CD player. load a dise¢ ir
this unit (refer te page 13).
Press SOURCE to select a source.
Prass SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
che following sources:
Built-in CD player—TV—Tuner—Multi-CD
player— External unit—AUX
Notes
* |rithe following cases, tne sound source will
rot change:
— V¥ihed a product cerrespending to eae
source :s rat conrected ‘a this unit.
— When vio cise sset nths oft.
When 10 ~agazine is set in the mult-CD
player.
— When tne AUX (external .rputi:s set to off
(refer to page 32).
¢ {xcernal unit refers te a Pioreer product fsuch
as ore available in the future) that. a trough
ncomipat ble as a source. enab es contro! o*
basic func? ors by th:s unit. Orly one externa
uni tecan se cantra led by ti:s urit.
«Wher this unit's Dlueswh.te lead 5 con ected
to the car's auto-arten‘a relay cortral tem
nai, the car's anterina exteres wen This
unit's scurce is switched on. To retract the
anterra, sw.tch tre source off. (e)
Turning the unit off
Press SOURCE and hold for at least one sec-
ond to turn the unit off. =:
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- Tuner
Listening to the radio
These ace the basic steps necessary to ooerate
tie radio. Mere advanced tuner operation :s
exclairea starting on page 11.
If you are using this unit :n North, Central or
Sourh Amer-ca, reset the AM tuning s7ep isec
Setting the AM tuning step or page 32).
‘7 BAND indicator
Shows which bard ihe rad-c is tuneg tc, AM
or FM.
2 FREQUENCY indicator
Snows to which frequency the tuner is
tuned.
3. PRESET NUMBER indicator
Shows what preset has been selected.
4 STEREO (2°) indicator
Snows that the frequency selected 1s being
broadcast in stereo.
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.
3 Press BAND/ESC to select a band.
Press BAND/ESC until the desired band is dis-
played, F1, F2. F3 for FM or AM.
4 To perform manual tuning, press <4 or »
with quick presses.
The frequencies move up Oo down step by sien.
5 To perform seek tuning, press and hold <
or > for about one second and release.
The tuner wil scan the frequencies until 2
broaacast strong enough tor geod recesuer 1s
founda. .
* You can cancei seek tuning by pressing either
“dorm with a quick oress.
* If you press ana hold <4 or you can skip
broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as
scor as you release the buttons.
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* Wher toe ‘reauency selected is being braad-
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Introduction of advanced tuner
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| FUNCTION display
Shows the function status.
2. PRESET NUMBER indicator
Shows what preset has been selectec.
Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between
the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)-- LOCAL (local
seek turing}
* Fo return to the frequency display, oress
BAND/ESC.
* If AM is se ected. you can only select BSM or
LOCAL.
x4 Note
* If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automaticaliy
returned to tne frequency display. [=]
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies
If you press any of the PRESET TUNING buttors
you can easily store up te s x broaddast frequen-
cies tor yates recall with the touch of a button.
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When you find a frequency that you want to
store in memory press a PRESET TUNING but-
ton and hold until the preset number stops
flashing.
Tre number you have pressed will flash ir the
PRESET NUMBER Indicator and then remain lit.
The selected radio station frequency has been
stored in memory.
Tre next time you press the same PRESET TUN-
ING 5utton the radio station frequency is
recalled from memory.
Notes
* Lote 18FM stations. 6 tor each of the three
FM sanas. anc 6 AM stations can be stored in
memory.
* You can a!so use &€ ard W to recall radio sta-
tion frequencies assigned to PRESET TUNING
buttens. [mi
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Tuning in strong signals
loca seek tLrirg ets you tune 17 oy these
radio stations wih suff-ciertly strorg signals tor
good recept on.
1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.
Press FUNCTION un7il LOCAL eppears ir the
aisplay.
2 Press a to turn local seek tuning on.
Local seek sensitivity (e.g.. LOCAL 2: apoeacs in
the display.
3 Press < or to set the sensitivity.
Tnere are four levers ot serisitiv ty foc FM and
two levels for AM:
FM: LOCAL 1—LOCAL 2—LOCAL 3—LOCAL 4
AM: LOCAL 1— LOCAL 2
Tre LOCAL 4 sett ng ailews rececticn cf only tne
svronges* stations, while ower settings ‘et you
receive progressively wea<er stations.
4 When you want to return to normal seek
tuning, press ¥ to turn local seek tuning off.
LOCAL :OFF appears in tne dispiay. om)
nN aed
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Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies
BSM ipest stations memory! lets you automat:
cally store the $ x stronges? breadcast *reque-
cies under PRESET TUNING buttcrs 1-6 and
once stored there you can tune into tiose fre-
quencies with the touch cf a button,
1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.
Press FUNCTION unt}! BSM appears inthe ais
2 Press « to turn BSM on.
BSM beg ns te tlash. While BSM is fiashing the
six strongest broaccast frequenc es wil be
stored unde’ PRESET TUNING buttons ir order
of theics.gna. strergth. When finished, BSM
stops fashing.
* To cancel tre storage process, press ¥.
ix Note
* Storrg oraadcast frequencies w:ii 3SM may
replace ovoadcast freque ices you have savea
using PRESET TUNING. [=]
_Built-inCD Player
Playing aCD
These are the basic steps necessary to p-ay a
CD owity your bui ¢ r CD sigyer. More aavanced
C) operaticr is expia res starting or page 14.
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J. TRACK NUMBER indicator
Shows the vrack currertiy slaying.
2 PLAY TIME indicator
Shows the clapsed playirg time ef the cur-
rert wreck.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
CD loadirg slot apsears.
2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
CD loadirg siot
CD EJECT button
* You can aject a CD by pressing CD EJECT.
3 Close the front panei.
« After a CO has been inserted. press SOURCE
to select the built-in CD player
4 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase or decrease trie volume.
5 To perform fast forward or reverse, press
and hold <4 or >. ‘
6 To skip back or forward to another track,
press < orm,
Pressing «once skips to the start of the current
track. Press ng aga‘r wili sk p te the erev ous
track.
ix Notes
* Toe bul'-ir CD olayer plays one. standard,
17-cm or 8-crr {sirgle} CD at at'me. Do rot
use én aganzer wren playing 8-cm CDs.
De rot insert anytning other than a CD irto
the CD loading slo?
If you cannot insert a disc completely or if
after you insert a disc the disc does not pley.
chec< that the ‘abel side o* the aisc $ up.
Press CD EJECT to ejec: the disc, ana check
tne disc ‘or damage before -nserting tre dsc
again.
the built-in CD olayer does not operate prop-
ery, &n error message such as ERROR-14 may
be cispiayed, Retertc Undersianding builtin
CO player error messages on page 36.
The Bui t-id CO s’eyer is not equinped win CD
TEXT function,
A CD TEXT disc is a CD featur ng recorded text
information such as Disc T tle, Artist Name
and Track Title. w)

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_Builtin €D Player
Introduction of advanced built-in
CD player operation
1 FUNCTION display
Shows (1¢ functor status.
Press FUNCTION to display the function
names,
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between
tne following furctions:
REPEAT (repeat play).-- RANDOM ‘random
playi—T-SCAN {scar p:ay)—-PAUSE (nause)
¢ To return to tne playback display, press
BAND/ESC.
Note
30 seconds, tne display is automatica:ly
returned to the playback display. =
Repeating play
Repeat play :ets you hear the same track over
agan.
1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEAT.
Press FUNCTION Lrtil REPEAT appears ir the
disoiay.
2 Press « to turn repeat play on.
REPEAT :ON appears :n the d.sp ay. The track
presently playing will olay ang then repeat.
* lf you do not aperate the functior within abou:
3 Press ¥ to turn repeat piay off.
REPEAT :OFF appears ir the aisslay. Tre track
sresertly olay ng wi certinue te play ard tier
play the rext track.
° Ifyou perform track search or fast
‘orwarofreverse, epeat pay is autor*atically
canceled. [a]
Playing tracks in a random order
Random p ay lets you p ay back tracks on t1e
CD in a random order.
1 Press FUNCTION to select RANDOM.
Press FUNCTION Until RANDOM appears in tne
dispiay.
2 Press « to turn random play on.
RANDOM :ON appears in the d splay, Tracks will
pay in a random order.
3 Press W to turn random play off. af
RANDOM :OFF appears ir the cisolay. Tracks
w Il continue te play in order. Ls)
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Scanning tracks of aCD
Scar play lets you hear the frst “O secerds ot
each tréc< onthe CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select T-SCAN.
Press FUNCTION until T-SCAN appears ir the
alsplay.
2 Press a to turn scan play on.
T-SCAN :ON appears in ine dsp-ay. Tre f rst 16
seco ds of each track is played. ee
3 When you find the desired track press ¥ to
turn scan play off.
T-SCAN :OFF appears in the display Thie track
wil cortique to play.
* If the disoiay 1as automatically returned to
the p'ayback d-splay. select T-SCAN again by
oressing FUNCTION.
xg Note
* After scanning of a CD is fin shed. normal
playback ot the tracks wil begin agar. 8]
Pausing CD playback Bees
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Pause lets you temocrarily stop prayback of the a
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1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.
Press FUNCTION srt PAUSE apoears inte
sisplay., P
2 Press 4 to turn pause on.
PAUSE :ON anoears in thc display. Play o* the
current track sauses.
3 Press ¥ to turn pause off.
PAUSE :OFF appears :n the aisplay. Play will
resuire at the same pon: that you turied pause
on. [=]
Using disc title functions
You car ‘niput CD titles and display the t-tle. The
next time you insert a CD for whicn you have
entered é title. the tite of that CD wil! be cis-
prayed.
Entering disc titles
Disc tele input lets you input CD t-tles up to 16
letters ong ard up to 48 disc tties nto the built-
in CD piayer
1 Play aCbB that you want to enter the title.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN
appears in the display.
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_ Built- -in CL CD player
3 Press « or ¥ to select a Jetter of the alpha-
bet.
Fach press cf a w Il d-solay a letter of tne aloha-
ser nABC..XYZ. qumvers ais sywbos 12
.@#< order Each press o Wwildspaya
ae ‘nthe reverse oraen SLOP asZYX,.CBA
order.
4 Press » to move the cursor to the next
character position.
When the lever you want -S aisplayed. press »
“co move the cursor te the next position ard then
se ec? the next letter. Press «to move back-
wards in tne display.
5 Move the cursor fo the last position by
pressing » after entering the title.
When you oress ® ore more time, the entered
Ltie is Stored in memrery.
6 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display.
aa Notes
¢ Titles remain in memory, even after the dis<
has been removed from bult-in CD player, ard
are recalled when the disc is reirsered.
* After data tor 48 discs has been siored in
memory, data for a new aisc wll overwrite the
oldest one.
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Displaying disc titles
Youcar dsp ay thet ue ofary dsc trat has rad
adisc t le entered,
Press DISPLAY,
Press DISPLAY receatediy to switcn betweer
the fcllowing settirgs:
PLAY TIME {olaysec< tre e}—DISC TITLE (d:sc
title)
WWinen you sclect DISC TITLE. the title cf the
current ty paying dsc is showr ip the disp ay.
*ifmotite has heer ertercd forthe currertly
playing cisc, NO TITLE is d-sp'ayca, =
ei Multi-CD CD Player
Playing aCD
Ef eo a we
a multe CO clave
unt ic contrat
which is scold separdiely.
These ave tre bas.c steas recessary te playa
CD w th ye_rmu.t CD player. More aavantex
CD overal on is expla.ned starting on cage 18.
1 DISC NUMBER indicator
Shows the cise cureentiy piayi 7g.
2 TRACK NUMBER indicator
Snows the trace currently paying
oor
PLAY TIME indicator
Shows tre ¢ apsed playing time of tie cur
rent tracs.
1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD
player.
Press SOURCE U1 | you sec Multi-CD dsp ayec.
2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate to increase cr decrease t1e volume.
3 Selecta disc you want to listen to with the
1 to 6 buttons.
Ford ses tocatec at * to 6. press tre ccrrespond-
eg dumber button,
If you want to select a dise located at 7 to “2.
aress ard ho'd the correspording q™hers
suck as 14 for disc 7. until the disc number
appears in ied spiay.,
* You can a so seduenial:y
pressing #/¥.
select a cisc by
4 To perform fast forward or reverse, press
and hold <4 or».
5 To skip back or forward to another track,
press <or>.
Pressirg ® Sik ps to the stact of tie r es track.
Press ng ba orce sk ps to ine start of the curre 7?
track. ctesy again w'll skio to the previous
ix Notes
e Wher the m.Iti-C3 payer performs t7e
prepacato’y cperat ors. READY is disclayes.
¢ If the nulti-CD player aoes not ooerate orop-
arly. en error message such as ERROR-14 may
ne aispiayed. Refer to the muti-CD payer
owner s manual,
* lf tnere are no dises in the ™ulti-CD player
magazine, NO DISC is disclayed. [)
50-disc multi-CD player
Orly those functions descrisec in tais Manual
are suogonee for 50-d-se mult -CC p:ayers. fm
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Introduction of advanced multi-
CD player operation
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1 FUNCTION display
Shows the tunction status.
Press FUNCTION to disptay the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between
the following functions:
REPEAT (repeat play)---TITLE LIST (disc title
:sti—-RANDOM (rancom play)—SCAN (scan
playJ—ITS-P (ITS playi—PAUSE (pause)—
COMP (compression and DBE}
* To return to the payback dispiay, oress
BAND/ESC.
4 Note
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* If you de rict operate tre functon within abou:
30 seconds. the disclay is autcmaiicaliy
returned to the playcac« display. [=]
Repeating play
There are three repeat p ay ranges for the muiti-
CD player MCD imu =-CC p ayer repeati. TRK
fone-tracs repeat), and OSC (disc repeat).
1 Press FUNCTION to select REPEAT.
Press FUNCTION urtil REPEAT apsears ir tre
display.
2 Press < or » to select the repeat range.
Press «orm unti the desired reseat rarige
appears in the display.
* MCD — Repeat all d:scs in the mult-CD
p ayer
* TRK— Repeat just t1e current trac«
* DSC — Repeat the current disc
ig Notes
* If you select cthee discs aur ng repeat play,
the repeat p-ay range changes ta MCD (multi-
CD player repeat).
* lf you pertorm track search or fast
forwards reverse during TRK (one-tracs
repeat), {he repeat play rarge changes io DSC
_Multi-CD
Player
Playing
tracks
in
a
random
order
Raicom
play
lets
you
p
ay
back
tracks
on
a
ran-
dom
order
witnin
the
repeat
range.
MCD
(muiti-
CD
player
repeat!
ard
DSC
id.sc
repeat).
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer
to
Aepeating
piay
on
page
18.
2
Press
FUNCTION
to
select
RANDOM.
°ress
FUNCTION
w1!.|
RANDOM
appears
‘nthe
display.
”“
3
Press
4
to
turn
random
play
on.
RANDOM
:ON
appears
in
the
display.
Tracks
will
piay
in
a
random
order
within
tne
previously
se-ected
MCD
(multi-CD
player
repeat)
or
DSC
icisc
repeat)
ranges.
4
Press
v
to
turn
random
play
off.
RANDOM
:OFF
appears
.n
the
display.
Tracks
wil,
continue
to
clay
in
order
(a
Scanning
CDs
and
tracks
White
you
are
usirg
DSC
(disc
repeat}.
the
beginning
of
each
track
on
the
selected
disc
prays
for
about
16
seconds.
Winen
you
are
using
MCD
imult’-CD
player
repeat).
the
neginning
ot
the
first
track
of
each
disc
is
played
for
about
70
seconds,
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer
ic
Repeating
play
on
page
18.
2
Press
FUNCTION
to
select
SCAN.
Press
FUNCTION
inti)
SCAN
appears
in
the
display.
Section
ae
ss
oF
:
4
3
Press
a
to
turn
scan
play
on.
SCAN
:ON
acpears
in
the
cisvlay.
Tre
first
70
seconus
of
eacn
track
of
the
present
disc
fer
the
frst
track
of
each
disc)
is
played.
ysijbug
4
Whenpyou
find
the
desired
track
(or
disc)
press
W
fo
turn
scan
play
off.
SCAN
:OFF
appears
ir.
the
display.
The
trac«
‘or
isc)
w
Il
continue
to
piay
*
If
tne
display
has
automatcaly
returned
ta
the
p.aypack
disnay.
select
SCAN
again
by
pressirg
FUNCTION
Note
*
After
track
or
disc
scanning
is
finished,
nor.
ma’
playback
of
the
tracks
will
begir
again.
ic
Pausing
CD
playback
Pause
leis
you
temporariiy
stop
playback
of
the
y
\
P)
play
CD:
1
Press
FUNCTION
to
select
PAUSE.
Press
FUNCTION
nti!
PAUSE
appears
In
the
cisDlay.
2 Press « to turn pause on.
PAUSE
:ON
appears
in
the
display.
Play
of
the
current track pauses,
3 Press W to turn pause off.
PAUSE
:OFF
appears
in
the
display.
Play
will
resume
at
the
same
point
that
you
turned
pause
on. (=)
‘,
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a

Section
_ Multi-CD Player
Using ITS playlists
-TS tins? aeseek seectiom: lets vou mae a
p ayl st of ‘avor te trec<s ‘rom trase in the r-ulti-
C5 player magezre Amer you ave acined your
favorite tracks to the olaylist you car turn on IFS
slay and p éy just tase selections.
Creating a playlist with ITS program-
ming
You car use TS te eter ard glaybac< us toe 98
tracks per disc, upto 100 d secs twitr tne aise
title). With miuiti-CD payers scld betore the
CDX-P’ 256 ard CDX-F650. up 7c 24 tracks can
be stcred in the pay ist.)
1 Play aCbD that you want to program.
Press # or Wto select a Ci.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN
appears in the disptay, then press FUNCTION
to select ITS.
After TITLE EN is displayed. press FUNCTION
repeated'y. the toilawing functions acpcar ir the
dispiay:
TITLE IN (disc title Inputj—ATS (ITS pregram-
ming)
3 Setect a desired track by pressing < or >.
4 Press a to store the currently playing track
in the playtist.
IN is disp:ayea brief: and the currently praying
seecion is adaec te your playl st.
5 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display.
ix Note
Atter data for 700 discs 125 nee n stored ni
erory. data for a rew d-sc wil overwrite the
o dest ore.
Playback from your ITS playlist
'TS clay ets you ister to tye tracks t14t you
Fave entered irto your iTS play: st. When you
turr on ITS play. traces fram your ITS playlist r:
tre mati-CD player w li seg r te fay.
1 Select the repeat range.
Reter to Repeating play on page *&.
2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS-P.
Peass FUNCTION unt | ITS-P apsears in the
dispay.
3. Press « to turn ITS play on.
ITS-P :ON acpears r the disp ay. P aynack
begins cf tnose tracks from your olay ist witrn
tne previousiy selected MCD imu 7-CD playec
epeat} or DSC fd:sc repeati siete
* lf no tracss inthe heh range é
programmes for ITS p ay tnen ITS Ne is
d-sp-ayed,
4 Press ¥ to turn ITS play off.
ITS-P :OFF acpe2ars nthe cispiay. Playback will
continue in normal arder frorn tre currently
slayiig track erd CD,
_Multi-CD Player
Erasing a track from your ITS playlist
Winer you want to seete 4 trac« trom your HS
olay st. you can if ITS p ay is on.
If ITS p ay is reacy an. skis testes 2. FITS pay
s ret already om. oress FUNCTION.
1 Play aCD you want to delete a track from
your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on.
Refer wo Playfack from your ITS playvils? or page
OM
Lah,
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLETN
appears in the display, then press FUNCTION
to select ITS.
Atter TITLE IN is displayed, oress FUNCTION
Jnul ITS apeears :m the disolay.
3 Select a desired track by pressing <4 or >.
4 Press ¥ to erase a track from your ITS
playfist.
The currency piaying se ectior is erases teorr
“Our TTS playlist and ne of the next track
from your ITS olaylist segirs.
* It here are no tracks from your p-aylist ir the
currant range. ITS EMPTY is diselayed ana
nomal play resumes.
5 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display.
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist
When you want to delete ati cracks of a CD tram
your lS playlist. you can if!TS clay s o%f.
Section
1 Play aCbD that you want to delete. aide
Press aor WteseectaCbD.,
i
i |
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN
appears in the display, then press FUNCTION
to select ITS.
After TITLE IN is disglaycc. press FUNCTION
wate ITS appedts in the disp ay
ys bug
3 Press ¥ to erase all tracks on the currently
playing CD from your ITS playtist.
Alltracks on the currently playing CD are erased
trom your claylist avd ITS CLEAR Is d splayed.
4 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display. [=
Using disc title functions
You car neut CD titles and d sniay tre ttle,
Then you car eas ly search for ard select a
desired d.se tor play,
Entering disc titles
Dise {tle msut lets you input CD titles pay
eters ondardus7o 160 aisc titles G th iTS
© ayl st} into the mult:-CD player.
1 Play aCbD that you want to enter the title.
“ress & or Wilo select a CD.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN
appears in the display.
Aver TITLEIN is d sslayed, sress FUNCTION
repeatedly, tre folow ng functions appear inthe
display:
TITLE IN (sisc title :nput}—_I1TS,ITS pregram-
m:ng)

Section
Y sre
22) En
. Multi-CD Player
einen slaying a CD TEXT d sc or a CD TEXT
comsatibie mut-CD p.aye™ you Cannot switch
to TITLEIN. The d sc title wil have aireacy been
recarded or a CD TEXT dese.
3 Press « or W to select a letter of the alpha-
bet.
Fach press of a wil d spiay 2 letter of tne alpha-
Det nABC..XYZ. dumbers and symbols i112
3..@# < order. Each press of W will display 4
etter in the reverse order suck asZY¥X..CBA
order
4 Press » to move the cursor to the next
character position.
When tie letter you want is cisplayed. press >
ro move the cursor to tne next position ane ther
select the next letter. Press «to move back-
waras In the dispiay,
5 Move the cursor to the last position by
pressing » after entering the title.
When you press ® one more t me. the entered
itle is stored 'n memory.
6 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display.
D Notes
* Titles remain in memory. even after the disc
has been -emoved trom the magazine. and
are recalled when the disc is reinserted.
* Atter data for 100 discs has been stored in
merory. data for a new disc wil overwrite the
oldest one.
Displaying disc titles
You can diselay tne ttle of any d se that has had
edise title entered
Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatecly to swiich between
the talowing settings:
PLAY TIME (playoack timei—DISC TITLE (disc
rtle}
When you select DISC TITLE. the title o* the
cLrrently playing cisc ¢ showr ir the disp.ay.
* |' ro title has been entered for the currertly
olayirg disc. NO TITLE is displayed.
~ Multi-CD Player
Selecting discs from the disc title list
se title | st iets you. see the ist of disc tv es
and select one of the. to playback,
1 Press FUNCTION to select TITLE LIST.
Press FUNCTION unti’ TITLE LIST appears in
the aisplay.
2 Press < or» to scroll through the list of
titles that have been entered.
* Nothing is d splayed for d sc wnose tit #5 Nave
“ot been input.
3 Press « to play your favorite CD title.
That selection w Il begr to play. =}
Using CD TEXT functions
You can use these functions only with a CD MEAT
compatible multi CD olaver.
Some discs have certain reformation encoced
or the dise curing manutacture. These discs
may conta nsucn information as the CD tite.
trac« title. arust’s vame and piaybac« time ard
are caled CD TEXT ciscs. Only these specially
ercoded CD TFXT discs support the ti.nctions
| stea below.
Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs
Press DISPLAY when playing a CD TEXT disc
from the multi-CD player.
Press DISPLAY reoeated’y to switch between
the following settings:
PLAY TIME (playbac* time]—DISC TITLE (cisc
title: —-DMARTIST ‘disc attist}TRK TITLE
(track t-tle}K—T.ARTIST {teack artist}
* If specific information has not been recordea
anaCDTEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayec
‘¢.g.. NO D-TITLE).
Scroliing titles in the display
Tris unit can disp.ay the first 16 letters oniy of
DISC TITLE. D.ARTIST, TRK TITLE and
T.ARTIST. When the recoraed information is
longer than 10..etters, you car scro:! tne text to
{he ieft so that tne rest of the ttle can be seen,
Press DISPLAY and hoid until the title begins
to scroil to the left.
The rest of the ute will appear in the display. 7s]
En
=

Section
24)
Se
-Multi-CD Player
‘
N,
Using compression and bass
emphasis
“i ee tegen neertane met: BBE ame geet ren
Yo use fhose fachens ooly wiih a mull: CD
fou Cal
clayer tha’ Supports them,
Usirg COMP {com oressioy) and DRE idyram c
bass emohasis) functions let you sdjust the
sourd p ayback qua ity of se muitl-CD slayer.
cack of the functions ave a iwe-stec agjust-
ment. The COMP furct on 5a arces the output
of louder ard softer sourds at rigres volumes.
DBE noosts bass levels *s give o.ayback @ fu-er
sourd. Lister te each of te eects as you select
threugn ther ard use tne one chat best
enhances the playback of tre track or CD that
you are isten-ng te,
1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP.
Prass FUNCTION unt | COMP 2prears nthe
d-spray.
¢ If the mult--CO slayer does rot suppor*
COMP/D3E. NO COMP Is c's) ayed when you
attempt to select -t.
2 Press « or W to select your favorite setting.
Press #€ or W repeated-y to switch between tne
following settings:
COMP OFF—COMP 1—COMP 2—COMP OFF—
DBE1 DBE2 =
_ Audio Adjustments —
Introduction of audio adjustments
Loup
[A sumer FATEAR: oF
— Pa
2
SasTow) wet VW
S a \
}.
AUDIO
display
en"
Shows the audio adiustmerts status.
2. LOUD indicator
Appears nthe d splay wren ‘cudness is
turned on.
3, SW indicator
Aopears in the aisplay when suoweooter :s
turned on.
4. F1 or F2 indicator
The F1 or F2 indicator lights depending on
the SFLC setting.
5. CUSTOM indicator
Appears in the aisplay wher egualizat‘on is
adjusted.
Press AUDIO to display the audio function
names.
Press AUDIO ‘epeatediy to switch between tre
to lowing audio furciions:
FADER ‘balance adjustmerti— EQ (equalizer
curve fing adjust enti— BASS (nass)—TRE
(creble)—Boub (loudness) --SUB.W {subwooter
outputi—80HZO0 isubwocter settirg
ad:ustmerti—SLA (scurce ‘evel ad ustment)
* When selecting the FM tuner as the source.
you cannot switch to SLA.
* To return to tne display of each source. press
BAND/ESC.
KA Notes
* If you do not operate the audio function within
about 30 seconds. the d splay 's automatically
returned tc the source d-splay.
* Aud-o Ment tunctiois change depending on
the rear output setting in the fn-tia! Setting
Menu. Refer to Switching the rear cutput set-
fing on page 33. fm]
En
Section

Section
‘Audio Adjustments
ee.
|
\
Setting the sound focus equalizer
Clar-fying tne scurd image of vocals and instru-
ments allows tie simple stag:ng of a natura.
p:easant souna enviranment.
Fyern greater listening en,oyment will be
ootainea if seating posivons are chosen care-
fully.
* FRT1 boosts tne treole on the front output ane
the bass op the rear output.
FRT2 boosts tne treble ane the bass or the front
output and the bass on the rear output. iTne
bass boost is the same for poth front and rear.)
For both FRT1 and FRT2 the HI setting provides
a rrore pronounced effect than the LOW seziing.
1 Press SFEQ to select the desired SFEQ
mode.
Press SFEQ repeatedly to switch between tne
fa-lowing setting:
FRT1-Hi (front 1-high}—FRT1-LOW (front 1-
Ow)—FRT2-HI (front 2-high}—FRT2-LOW (front
2-low)}— CUSTOM icustom)]—SFEQ OFF (off)
Seiected mode (e.g.. Ft} appears -r the display.
2 Press < or» to select the desired position.
Press «or urtil the desired position appears
in the display.
L (left)-—e (center)---R r.got)
Note
* If you adius: the bass or treb’e, CUSTOM
memorizes an SFEQ rrode in which the bass
ard treble are adjusted for personar prefer-
ence, [=]
(96> En
ae
Using balance adjustment
You can sclec? 4 fager/balance setting tat pre-
vides a ideal istenng envirormert in ali occu-
pied seats.
1 Press AUDIO to select FADER.
Press AUDIO until FADER apseacs in the dis-
clay.
* If the balance seti ng has beer previously
ad,Usied. BAL will be disclayed.
2 Press 4 or ¥ to adjust front/rear speaker
balance.
Each oress of & ov W Moves the front/rear
sseaker balance towards the front or the rear.
* FADER :F15 — FADER :R15 is dispiayed as the
frort/rear sceaker balance moves from front to
rear.
° FADER : 0 -s the procer setting wner. only two
speaxers are used.
* When the ear output setting is subwoofer.
you carrot adjust front/rear speaker balance.
Refer to Switching the rear output setting on
page 33,
3 Press < or» to adjust left/right speaker |
balance.
Wihen you press «arm, BAL: 0:s cisplayed.
Each oress cf «orm roves the lefyright
speaker baiance towards te left or thie r gnt.
* BAL:L9- BAL:R9 is d:spiayed as the left/rigat
speaker baiance moves tram eft to -ght. =
Audio Adjustments | : ;
Using the equalizer
The equalizer lets you adjust the equa ization te
match car interior acoust ¢ Characterisilcs as
desired,
Recalling equalizer curves
There are seven stored equalizer curves which
you can eas:ly recall at any 7-me. Here is a list of
the equaiizer curves:
~~ *
POWERFUL Pawerfl
NATURAL Natura:
VOCAL Voca:
CUSTOM(, 2 Custamr 1,2
EQ FLAT = at
SUPER BASS Super nass
* CUSTOM! and CUSTOM2 ave adjusted equal-
zer curves that you create.
* A separate CUSTOM1 curve can be created
or eacn source. (The Built-in CD payer and
viulti-CD olayer are set to the sarre Equalizer
Curve Adjustment setting automatically.)
* If you make adjustments wer a Curve other
than CUSTON2 is Selected. the equal:zer curve
settings are memorized in CUSTOM1 .
© ACUSTOM2 curve car be created commen te
a‘! sources.
« If you make adjustments wner the CUSTOM2
curve is selected, the CUSTOM2 cLrve Is
uodated.,
° \Vben EQ FLAT is selected no suppiement or
correction :s made to the sourd. This is useful
to cneck the effect of the equalizer curves by
switching alternatively betweer EQ FLAT ard a
set equalizer curve.
* Ifthe equa izer has beer previots‘y Set to an
equalizer curve other thas POWERFUL then the
ttle of that previcusiy selected equalizer curve =
will be displayed. such as NATURAL, VOCAL. =
CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2. EQ FLAT cr SUPER
BASS. i
Press EQ to select the equalizer. eee
m
Ss
—
Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equasizer
curve settings are memoanzed in CUSTOM or
CUSTOM2.
1 Press AUDIO to select the equalizer mode.
Press AUDIO unt:! EQ-LOW/EQ-MID/EQ-HIGH
appears inthe display.
2 Select the band you want to adjust with
the </>.
EQ-LOW (|ow}—-EQ-MID (micj—EQ-HIGH (high)
3. Press « or ¥ to adjust the equalizer curve.
Eacn press of &€ or ¥ increases or decreases
the equalizer curve respective’y.
* +6—-6 s displayed as the equa:izer curve Is
increased or decreased.
¢ The actual range of the ad.Lstmenits are differ-
ent depending on wh:ch equalizer curve Is
selected.
Note
* If you. make adjustments when a curve other
than CUSTOMZ |s selected. the newly
adjusted curve wil: replace the previous CUS-
TOM1 curve.
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Section
“Audio Adjustments
Equalizer curve fine adjustment
You can adjust the center trequency ardtie O
facior icurve Cnaracter stics) of eacn currently
selecied curve bard (EQ-LOW/EQ-MID/EQ-
HIGH).
4
|
Level (dB)
Center frequency
Frequency (Hz) —»
1 Press AUDIO and hold until frequency and
the Q factor (e.g., F-80 Q-1W) appears in the
display.
2 Press AUDIO to select the desired band for
adjustment.
Press AUDIO repeatedly to sw tch between tne
toliowing bands:
EQ-LOW (lowj—EQ-MID im id}—EQ-HIGH (high)
3 Press </» to select the desired frequency.
Press < or ® until tne desired frequency
appears in tne display.
LOW: 40—80—100—-160 (Hz)
MID: 200—500—1K—2K (Hz)
HIGH: 3K—8K—10K—12K {Hz}
4 Press a/v to select the desired Q factor.
Press & or W unti. ‘tre des-red 0 facter appears
ri the dispiay.
2N— -1N—1W—2W
ixg Note
* If you maxe adjustmerts when a curve other
thar CUSTOMZ2 ¢ se.eczed. CUSTOM1 curve
is updated. (#)
ra:
“98 En
pera
Adjusting bass
You cee ad ust the cut-off freauarcy and the
bass level,
I" FRT1: node oass ad ustrert affeczs onily the
rear cutout: fant output canrot be ad ustes.
1 Press AUDIO to select BASS.
Press AUDIO urti! BASS appears 'r the d spray.
2 Select the desired frequency with </>.
“ESS «0° uriti: -he desired frecLeacy
a0pears in tne display.
40—63—100—160 (Hz)
3 Press « or W to adjust the bass level.
Each press of & or W increases or decreases
tne bass level. +6 —-6 displayed as tne level is
increased or cecreased. [=
“ Audio Adjustments le
Adjusting treble
Vou car adiust te cut-off frequarcy ana the
~rebre level.
In FRT1 anc FRT2 mioces. trecle adjustrent
affects only the front output: rear output cannot
oe agjusied.
1 Press AUDIO to select TRE.
Press AUDIO urtil TRE appears in tre display.
2 Select the desired frequency with </>.
Prass «orm unti: the desired freauency
acpears in tied splay.
2K—4K—6K—10K ‘117!
3. Press 4 or ¥ to adjust the treble ievel.
Each press of & or W increases or decreases
tie treble level. +6--6 cisslayed as the level is
ncreasec ar decreased. =
—
Adjusting loudness
Loudness comsbensates for deficienc:es -n the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
Press AUDIO unti- LOUD appears in the display.
2 Press a to turn loudness on.
Loudness level (e.g., LOUD :MID) appears ir the
display.
3 Press < or > to select the Jevel.
Press «orm oitlthe desrred evel aspears in
the display.
LOW (lowi—MID (m d)—HI thigh}
4 Press ¥ to turn loudness off.
LOUD :OFF appears in tne disp ay. [=]
Section
Using subwoofer output
Ths unit's equipped with a subwoofer output
weich can be switched on or off. When € Sub.
woofer s conrecies to the rear ourpyt. f rst.
switcy tne rear output setting to Subwee*e*
then ta rtthe subwoofer output on. cor “ore
a
decails. see Suviching fhe rear uipul setting an
paca ate
page 33
ysij6uq
1 Press AUDIO to select SUB.W.
Wher the rear output setting is Suowooter. you
can seiect SUB.W. Press AUDIO i: SUB.W
acpears in the disslay
2 Press « to turn subwoofer output on.
SUB.W :ON acpears in the d:splay. Subwoofer
output is qow on.
3 Press ¥ to turn subwoofer output off.
SUB.W :OFF apoears in tne display. Subwoofer
output -s now orf.
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Section
( Audio Adjustments
Adjusting subwoofer settings
When the subwoofer cutpui :$ on, you car
adjust tue cut-off frequency ana tre output eve!
of the subwoofer.
1 Press AUDIO to select the subwoofer set-
ting.
hen the subwoofer oLtput is on. you can
select the susweooter setting. Press AUDIO until
80Hz appears 11 the display.
* ‘fthe subwoofer setting has bee prev:-ousiy
acjusted, the frequency of that previously
selected will be d-spiayed. Such as 50Hz or
125Hz.
2 Press < or» to select cut-off frequency.
Press «@ and 50Hz is aisplayed. Press » and
125Hz is disp ayed. Orly frequenc:es ‘ower than
those :n the selected range are output from the
subwoofer.
3 Press « or ¥ to adjust the output level of
the subwoofer.
Each press of & or W increases or decreases
the leve: of the subwoofer (e.g.. +6 to -6).
Press & Or W until you see tne desirea value
displayed. [=]
Adjusting source levels
SLA (Source leve: ad:ustment} ets you adjust
the volume ‘evel of each source ts prevent radi-
cal changes in voiume wen switching Setween
SOUPCES.
* Settings are based on the volume level of the
FI turer. which remains uncianged.
1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with
the level of the source you wish to adjust (e.g.,
built-in CD player).
2 Press AUDIO to select SLA.
Press AUDIO until SLA appears in tne d:splay.
3 Press « or ¥ to adjust the source volume.
Each press of & or W increases or decreases
the source volume.
* SLA:+4- SLA:-4 is displayed as the source
volume is rcreases or decreased.
IZ Notes
« Sirce the FM tuner vo Ume is toe control, if -s
not cossib'e to apply source level adjustments
to the FM tuner.
* Tne AM tuner volume level can a:so be
adjusted with source level adiustments.
* The bu It-in CD and the multi-CD piayers are
both set to tne same source ieve! ad.ustment
volurre autamatically. [=
“Tnitia
Settings
Adjusting
initial
settings
Init.al
Settings
lets
you
perfor
initial
set
up
of
d-
ferent
settings
for
this
urut.
1
FUNCTION
display
7
Shows
the
tunction
status.
1
Press
SOURCE
and
hold
until
the
unit
turns
off.
2
Press
FUNCTION
and
hold
until
FM
STEP
appears
in
the
display.
3
Press
FUNCTION
to
select
one
of
the
initial
settings.
Press
FUNCTION
repeated!y
to
switch
between
‘he
following
settings:
TIME—FM
STEP—AM
STEP—WARN—
.AUX--
DIMMER—FRT+REAR
Use
the
fol'owing
instructions
to
operate
each
Darticuiar
sett-ng.
*
Te
cancel
initia!
settings.
press
BAND/ESC.
*
You
can
also
cancel
initial
settings
by
holaing
down
FUNCTION
until
the
unit
turns
off.
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Setting the time
This
i$
used
to
set
trie
me
on
the
unit's
clock
display.
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m
S
=
=
=
1
Press
FUNCTION
to
select
the
time.
Press
FUNCTION
unt!
the
time
appears
in
the
disp'ay.
‘
2
Select
the
portion
of
the
time
display
you
wish
to
set
with
</>.
Pressing
</
wi'l
select
a
portion
of
tne
clock
dispiay:
HOUR—MINUTE
As
you
select
portions
of
the
clock
display
the
portion
selected
will
blink,
3
Select
the
correct
time
with
a/v.
Pressing
@
wiil
increase
the
seiected
hour
or
rrinute.
Pressing
W
wil:
decrease
the
selected
hour
or
minute.
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Setting the FM tuning step
Tre tun:ng steo employes by Seek Turing ir the
PM mode car be switched between 100 KHz
‘greset at the factory! ard 50 kI1z.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FM STEP.
Prass FUNCTION ‘cpeatecl; uot: FM STEP
apoears nthe display.
2 Select the FM tuning step with </>.
Note
* If see tuning is performed 17 0 «Hz steps.
stations may oe tuned in imprecisely. Ture in
the stat.ons with manual turing or use seek
turirg again. @
Setting the AM tuning step
The AM tuning step can be switcred vetween 9
«Hz, the preset step, and 10 kHz, When Lsing
the tuner ir North, Central or South America.
reset the tuning step from 9 kHz (531 — 1.602
kHz allowable) to 10 kHz {830 - 1.640 «rz a low-
able}.
1 Press FUNCTION to select AM STEP.
Press FUNCTION receatedly urtil AM STEP
appears ir the d'splay.
2 Select the AM tuning step with </>.
Pressirg <@/m wil switcn tne AM tuning step
between & «Hz and “9 kHz. The selected AM
tuning steo will agpear in tre display.
Switching the warning tone
i the front care: is rot detacnesc trom tig heas
unit within fve seconds of turring off the igri-
ton. a warring tone wii scurd. You can turn off
t1-s warning tone.
1 Press FUNCTION to select WARN.
Press FUNCTION reseatedly unz | WARN
aprears inthe disp-ay.
2 Select WARN on or off with a/v.
Pressing a/¥ wil switch WARN between cr
ana ott ano that status wil. be displayed (e.g.
WARN :ON) [#/
Switching the auxiliary setting
It is possible to use auxiliary equ pment with
tris une. Activate the auxliary setting when
using external equiprren: connected te this
unit,
1 Press FUNCTION to select AUX.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly unt.| AUX appears
iv
tne
display.
’
2 Select AUX on or off with a/v.
?ressing a/W wll switch AUX betwee on ane
off and that status will be d spiayed (e.g..
AUX:ON), =
Initial Settings
Switching the dimmer setting
Tc prevers: tne d:splay from being too bright at
right. the disolay is automatical'y dimmed
when the car's headlights are turned on. You
car switch dimmer on or off,
1 Press FUNCTION to select DIMMER.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly uni] DIMMER
appears in the display,
2 Select DIMMER on or off with a/v. ~ -
Pressing a/¥ will switch DIMMER between or:
and oft ard that status will be displayed (e.g..
DIMMER :ON). [#|
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Switching the rear output setting a=
This unit's rear output (rear speaker leads out-
out and RCA rear output) can be used for full-
range speaker or suowoofer connection. If you
switch the rear output setting to the subwoofer.
yOu Can connect a rear speaker lead d:rectly to a
subwoofer without using an auxiliary amp.
* If you connect a subwoofer to the rear output.
set the output setting to subwoofer.
* Even if you change this setting. there is no
output uniess you switch the subwoofer output
on (refer to Using subwoofer output or page 29).
* Both rear speaker leads output and RCA rear
output are switched simultaneously in this set-
tng.
1 Press FUNCTION to select the rear output
setting mode.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FRT+REAR
appears in the display.
* If tne rear output setting has been set to the
Subwoofer then FRT+S/W wil: be aisplayed.
2 Select full-range speaker or subwoofer
with </>,
Pressing </ wi:i switch betweer FRT+REAR
(full-rarge speaker} and FRT+S/W (subwoofer!
and that status will be disp‘ayed. =
m
3
=
an
=

Setting
the
time
display
on
or
off
You cam turn the time d.spiay on ever when the
sources are off,
Press CLOCK to select the time display.
Each press of CLOCK tuns time cisplay 09 or
of,
* The time d splay disappears temoorarily wren
you perform, other operations. out the time ind -
caton
is
aisclayed
again
after
25
seconds.
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Using the AUX source
Ar IP-BUS-RCA Irtercornectar such as the
CD-R8°0 or CD-RB10 (so:d separately) lets you
connect
this
un
to
auxiliary
equ
pment
featur-
ing RCA output. For more details, refer to the
IP-BUS-RCA Interconrector owner's manua:.
Selecting AUX as the source
Press SOURCE to select AUX as the source.
Press SOURCE until AUX appears in the display.
° Ifthe auxi'iary setting is not switcred or, AUX
cannot be selected. For moe details, see
Switching ihe auxitiary setting on page 37.
Setting the AUX title
Tne title cisplayed tor the AUX source can De
evanges,
1 After you have selected AUX as the source,
press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN
appears in the display.
2 Press «or ¥ to select a letter of the alpha-
bet.
Zach press of a will sisglay a etter of tre alpha-
net NABC..XYZ. numbers anc symbols i112
3...@ # < order. Each press of W will cisolay a
letter in the reverse order, such as ZY¥X..CBA
order,
3 Press » to move the cursor to the next
character position.
Wher the etter you want is d.splayed. press >
te move the curser 20 the next sosition ard then
se ect the next etter. Press «4 to move back-
wards in the d spiay. tt
4 Move the cursor to the last position by
pressing » after entering the title.
When you press ® one more t me. the entered
title s stored in memary.
5 Press BAND/ESC to return to the playback
display. *)
_ Additional Information :
CD player and care
* Use only CDs that have Cor pact Ose Digita!
Aud-omar< as show bo ow
COMPACT
DIGITAL AUDIO
* Use arly ioe™al. rourd CDs, If you irsert
fregu ar. 197-round, shaped CDs trey may
yarn nthe CD clayer or not play praperly.
© S ae
* Checa all CDs for crac<s. scratches or waroed
aiscs before playing. CDs that have crac«s.
scratches or are warped may net play prox-
erly. Do nol use such discs.
* Avcid toucPiag tne recorced (nor-pr ried
sidei surface when handling the dise.
* Store discs in their cases when not ruse.
Koes d scs out of direct surlight and de net
expase tne d scste high temperatures.
* Do rot attacii labeis, write on or app ¥ crem -
cals tc the surface ot the discs.
To clean dirt ‘rom a CD. wipe the disc w ihe
soft cloth outward from the center ef tne aise.
° -tihe heater :s used in cold weatner. moisture
may form on components inside tre CD
slayer. Condensation may cause tre CD
player to not operate properly. If you thirk that
condensation is a prablem turn off she CD
player ‘or an hour or so to allow tne CD olayer
io ary out ana wipe any dame d scs witn a soft
cloth to remove the ™oisture.
* Road shocks may irtercupt CD playsacs. [=
CD-R/CD-RW discs
¢ CD-R iCD-Recordab ei CD-RW (CD-
Rewriab el discs recarces or
C3-RICD-RW units otner tnana mus cCD
recorper may not slay oropecty on this CD
player,
Musi ie CO-RFCD-RW d scs. ever recorded ona
music CD recorder. rray ret play properly or.
tris CD piayer due to d-ffering disc ¢ ~aractor:
istics. scratches or dirt on tae d sc. Dirt or
condensation on the lens insiae this unit may
a'so prevent playhac«
* Tities ano other iext formation recorded on a
CD-R/CD-RW dise may 1907 be disp.ayea by
th's unt.
* Tris urit conforms to the track skip furctior
of the CD-R’CD-RW aisc. The tracks contain:
ing the track skip rformat on are sk pped
aurcrratically.
* Read the precautions with CD-R‘CD-RW d-ses
before using them. [a
Section
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Section
(Additional Information =>
Understanding built-in CD player
error messages
\ihea problems occur curing CD play ar error
message may appear cr the d:spiay. If an error
message appears 071 the display refer ta tne
table below to see what the prablem is and the
suggested method of correcting the problem. ff
‘he error cannot be corrected. contact your
dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center.
Nlessage Cause Action
ERROR-11,12, Dirry csc Clean aise,
17, 30
ERROR-11,12, 9 Scratched disc Replace disc.
17, 30
ERROR-14 Bark dise Check tre disc.
ERROR-10,11, 9 E ectrical or Ture the iqnilien
12, 14, 17, 30, mecnan cal OWN and OFF, or
AO swtch te a
differer: source.
then back ta the
CD player.
ERROR-44 All tracks are Replace disc.
sxip tracks
HEAT CD player over: Turr off tue CD
Peated player art the
CD player cac s
dow".
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( Additional Information
Specifications
General
POWES SOLIDE ve cee cree es
Ground ig system oo.
Vax current corsium pe ar
Direensiers ii x Hx Di:
FON:
Chass $ ...
PNOSE! vm cecacesvenents Sees
CASSIS Cee
NGSE oo ee
Amplifier
Conlinuous pewer GulpLt !s
“4.4V BC 00.8-15.: ¥
4 lowan &)}
. Negative tyoe
IOS A
78x 56x iSF¥ mn
t70x% 52% 19 mm
(78x 50x 162m) -
4qn
175 x 46x 14mm
1.5 ka
7? W ooercnrannel ria. inte
fare
4ahms. eoth channels driven 60 te 15.080 Az win na
more than 5% TAD.
Maximum sower outsut ....
LOG -PMIDEGANCE we
5OW x 4, BC Wx 2/4 Q ¢
TOW x 1/2 Q ffor
subwoofer
£0 (4-80 [2 QO for 1 ch]
4 lowab 2}
Preout max cutput leve'/output imoedarce
Equalizer (3-Bara Parametr.
i Low i ayalelassspunate respaiatat a ta seesinasate
_cudness contour
WDA iteiaieseies Geek ;
aa 6 bee
¢ Equalizer)
Frequency:
40/80/1007 60 Fz
Q Factor:
0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15
(+6 dB wer: heosted)
Leve. +12dB
Frequency:
200/500/" k/2k Hz
Q Facter:
0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15
i+6 dB when boosted}
Level: +12 90B
Frequency:
3. 16K/8K/10kK/12.5k Fz
O Factor:
0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15
(+6 dB wer, beosied)
Leve. =12dB
+3.5 dB (100 Hz}.
13 dB (16 kHz)
+10dB 1100 He}.
+6.5dR i10kHs)
~*4dB 00 Hz}.
~1' a8 00 kHz}
ivolure :-30 dB)
Tone controls ee
(Bassi ow. vedverddh Frequency:
20/63/1016 Hz ay
Leve: +°2dB i=)
(Treble) ee Frequency: _
2.9k/4k/6.3%4l 0k Hz =
level 21° dB
Subwoottr autp.7
Frequency occ, ... BOBO! 125 Hz
Side be een 712 oBfoct,
34-7 luda ki = bed
CD player
SYSTEM, csccceadsbinsee pavvaacesvens . Compact cise audic
system
U8able dISCS ve eee COMPACE Sc
Signal forria
Sampirg frequency ... 44.1 kHz
Number of quantization 6-ts
SLC antes deh cs tet dodehn aaa? 16: tinear
Fresuency characteristics
sshstsataceh ten dieahs bce = 20,000 Hz f+ 1 dB}
S.gné@-te-naise ratio wa... 94 dB {1 kH7) HEC-A
network?
ByMamic FAISE ee 92 dB (1 kHz)
Number cf chanreis .......... 2 (stereo}
FM tuner
Frequency range
Usable sensitivity
87.9 - 107.9 MHz
9d RT (0.8 wV¥s75 Q. mono,
S/N: 30 GB}
50 d3 suietirg sensitivity .. 15 oBi (1.5 pv/75 Q, mona}
Sgna -to-noise ratio... . 70 aB (lEC-A retwork
Bistortior bocce O.3% fat €5 dB* 1 kHz.
sterec)
Frequency reSponsé v..... 30- 14.000 Hz (#3 dBi
Stereo seaaration vo. 43 dB faz 66 dz. 1 kez)
AM tuner
Fr@GUENCY FANge we ee 5G0- 1.710 kz (10 KH2}
Usable sensitivity oo... 18 py (S/N: 20 dB}
SElESE Wit gees davesistarscesteveee 50 dB (+10 kHz)
Infrared remote control — .
Wavelength oo. cceceeeeees 940 nm +6G rm
OF 610] beret peepee eee rte . typ: *2 myw/sr ger infrared
LED
KA Note
« Specifications and the design are subject to
possible modifications without notice due to
improvements. [#)
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