Pioneer AVH-P6500DVD, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Operation Manual AV Receiver DVD Player with 6 5 inch Wide Display AVH P6500DVD English ...

Page 2: ...ing the unit off 18 Using the rear display 18 Displaying the navigation video 19 Touch panel key basic operation 19 Opening and closing the LCD panel 20 Changing the wide screen mode 21 Adjusting the picture adjustment 22 Protecting your unit from theft 23 Tuner Listening to the radio 25 Introduction of advanced tuner operation 26 Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies 26 Tuning in strong sig...

Page 3: ... a random order 49 Scanning folders and tracks 49 Pausing MP3 playback 49 Searching for a desired track in the current folder 50 Displaying text information on MP3 disc 50 Scrolling text information in the display 50 Selecting folders from the folder name list 50 Multi CD Player Listening a CD 51 50 disc multi CD player 51 Introduction of advanced multi CD player operation 52 Repeating play 52 Pla...

Page 4: ...Using the position selector 75 Using balance adjustment 75 Adjusting source levels 76 Using the dynamic range control 76 Using the dual mono mode 76 Using the direct control 77 Using the Dolby Pro Logic 77 Setting the speaker setting 77 Selecting a cut off frequency 78 Adjusting the speaker output levels 79 Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone 79 Adjusting the time alignment 80 Us...

Page 5: ...era 90 Selecting the video of rear display 91 Setting the automatic open function 91 Setting the clock 91 Using the AUX source 92 Switching the background display 93 Additional Information Troubleshooting 94 Error messages 96 DVD player and care 97 DVD discs 97 CD R CD RW discs 97 MP3 files 98 Using the display correctly 99 Language code chart for DVD 101 Terms 102 Specifications 105 En 5 Contents...

Page 6: ...er to wear your seat belt at all times while operating your vehicle If you are ever in an accident your injuries can be considerably more severe if your seat belt is not properly buckled To ensure safe driving WARNING To avoid the risk of accident and the potential violation of applicable laws this unit is not for use with a video screen that is visible to the driver In some countries or states th...

Page 7: ...ustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers When combined with a Pioneer navigation unit When you use this unit with the Pioneer DVD navigation unit make sure that you use the map disc CNDV 30 This manual explains the operations with the combination use of them If you do not use the map disc CNDV 30 but use an older version one with the navigation unit this unit may have som...

Page 8: ...VI navigation unit wall paper cannot be selected as a background display 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 unit s potential and to maximize your listening enj...

Page 9: ...ement provided by DVD movie and music software featuring 5 1channel re cordings Manufactured under license from Dolby La boratories Dolby and the double D sym bol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems Inc Multi aspect Switching between wide screen letter box and panscan display is possible Multi audio You can switch between multiple audio sys...

Page 10: ...ally specified in which case condition memory does not function When the number of discs exceeds 30 set tings for the latest disc replace those for the least recent disc What the marks on DVDs indicate The marks below may be found on DVD disc labels and packages They indicate the type of images and audio recorded on the disc and the functions you can use Mark Meaning 2 Indicates the number of audi...

Page 11: ...tery out of the reach of children Should the battery be swallowed immediately consult a doctor CAUTION 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 bat...

Page 12: ...ily when the LCD panel is upright Press to turn the clock display on or off when the LCD panel is closed 5 OPEN CLOSE button Press to open or close the LCD panel 6 ENTERTAINMENT button Press to switch between the background displays 7 WIDE button Press to select a desired mode for enlarging a 4 3 picture to a 16 9 one 8 MENU button Press and hold to display the picture adjust ment menu 9 RESET but...

Page 13: ... button Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90 Press once more to return to the original volume level h BACK TEXT button Press to return to the previous display Press and hold to turn radio text display on or off i REAR ON button Press to watch a DVD Video CD on a rear display if DVD built in DVD player is not selected as the source j Disc loading slot Insert a disc to play k SOURCE b...

Page 14: ...Joystick Move to do manual seek tuning fast for ward reverse and track search controls Also used for controlling functions 6 Remote control operation mode switch Switch the operation mode between AVH DVD and TV modes Normally set to AVH AVH For common operation of this unit DVD Only for DVD player operation TV Only for TV tuner operation For details refer to Switching the remote control operation ...

Page 15: ...dur ing DVD playback l DISPLAY button Press to select different displays m AUDIO button Press to change the audio language during DVD playback n RETURN button Press to display the PBC playback control menu during PBC playback o MENU button Press to display the DVD menu during DVD playback p TOP MENU TOP M button Press to return to the top menu during DVD playback Switching the remote control opera...

Page 16: ... TV mode operation If you use the rear output on TV tuner you can watch the TV picture on the rear display inde pendently To operate the TV on the rear dis play independently switch the mode to TV In this case the joystick operation is changed for TV For details concerning operation refer to the TV tuner s operation manuals When you want to operate the follow ing functions only on the rear display...

Page 17: ...lti DVD player M CD multi CD player EXT 1 external unit 1 EXT 2 exter nal unit 2 AUX AUX NAVI navigation unit Notes 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 DV...

Page 18: ...UME to in crease or decrease the volume Turning the unit off When using the touch panel keys touch the source icon and then touch SOURCE OFF When the source icon is not displayed you can display it by touching the screen When using the button press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off Using the rear display You can watch a DVD Video CD on the rear display regardless of whether DVD built in DVD...

Page 19: ... navigation menu Press WIDE on the head unit to display navigation menu Switching to the navigation video Press MENU on the head unit to switch the display to navigation video To return to the video of each source press MENU on the head unit again Touch panel key basic operation Activating the touch panel keys 1 1 Touch panel keys Touch to do various operations 1 Touch the screen to activate the t...

Page 20: ...e menu by using the joystick You can also perform most of the menu items by using the joystick Switch the remote control operation mode to AVH to operate the menu by using the joystick on the remote control Refer to page 15 1 Click the joystick during display of each source to display MENU MENU appears on the display 2 Move the joystick up or down and then click it to display the function names yo...

Page 21: ... the LCD panel a lit tle forward When adjusting the LCD panel angle be sure to press ANGLE Forcibly adjusting the LCD panel by hand may damage it Press ANGLE to adjust the LCD panel to an easily viewable angle The LCD panel angle continues changing as long as you press ANGLE and hold The adjusted the LCD panel angle will be memorized and automatically returned to the next time the LCD panel is ope...

Page 22: ...t is giving you no sense of disparity since its proportions are the same as that of the normal picture Notes Different settings can be memorized for each video source When video is viewed in a wide screen mode that does not match its original aspect ratio it may appear differently Remember that using the wide mode feature of this system for commercial or public view ing purposes may constitute an ...

Page 23: ...r Yellow sun Adjust the brightness for bright ambient light daytime Red sun Adjust the brightness for in termediate brightness evening Blue moon Adjust the brightness for dark ambient light nighttime 3 Touch c or d to adjust the brightness Each time you touch c or d moves yellow to wards the left or the right The level indicates the brightness of the screen being adjusted The farther yellow moves ...

Page 24: ...el is removed from the head unit 2 Grip the right side of the front panel and pull it gently outward Take care not to grip it tightly or to drop it Attaching the front panel Replace the front panel by holding it upright to this unit and clipping it securely into the mounting hooks Basic Operations En 24 Section 04 ...

Page 25: ...R to select the tuner When the source icon is not displayed you can display it by touching the screen 2 Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys 3 Touch BAND to select a band Touch BAND repeatedly until the desired band is displayed FM1 FM2 FM3 for FM or MW LW 4 To perform manual tuning touch c or d shortly The frequencies move up or down step by step You can also perform manual tuning by ...

Page 26: ...g a preset tuning key PRESET 1 PRESET 6 until the preset number stops flashing The number you have touched 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 touch the same preset tun ing key PRESET 1 PRESET 6 the radio station frequency is recalled from memory When the touch panel keys are not displayed yo...

Page 27: ...cies under preset tuning keys PRESET 1 PRESET 6 and once stored there you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of a key 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch BSM 2 Touch a to turn BSM on BSM begins to flash While BSM is flashing the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under preset tuning keys PRESET 1 PRESET 6 in order of their signal strength When finished BSM stops...

Page 28: ...n to the frequency display touch ESC Notes If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds the display is automatically re turned to the frequency display RDS service may not be provided by all sta tions RDS functions like AF and TA are only active when your radio is tuned to an RDS station Switching the RDS display When you tune in an RDS station its program service name is displayed I...

Page 29: ...be set to perform PI Seek during preset recall The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off See Switching Auto PI Seek on page 86 Limiting stations to regional programming When AF is used to automatically retune fre quencies the regional function limits the se lection to stations broadcasting regional programs 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REGIONAL 2 Touch a to turn the regional functi...

Page 30: ...ns You can tune in a station by using PTY infor mation Searching for an RDS station by PTY information You can search for general types of broadcast ing programs such as those listed on page 32 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch PTY 2 Touch c or d to select a program type There are four program types News Inf Popular Classics Others 3 Touch a to begin the search When you touch a the progra...

Page 31: ...received replacing text from the least recent recep tion with new text when it is received Displaying radio text You can display the currently received radio text and the three most recent radio text 1 Press BACK TEXT and hold to display radio text Radio text for the currently broadcasting sta tion is displayed You can cancel radio text display by touching ESC or pressing BAND ESC When no radio te...

Page 32: ...try music Nat Mus National music Oldies Oldies music golden oldies Folk Mus Folk music Classics L Class Light classical music Classic Serious classical music Others Educate Educational programs Drama All radio plays and serials Culture National or regional culture Science Nature science and technology Varied Light entertainment Children Children s Social Social affairs Religion Religion affairs or...

Page 33: ...s unit you cannot se lect DVD DVD player Insert a disc in this unit Refer to page 18 With some discs a menu may be displayed Refer to Operating the DVD menu on the next page 2 Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys 3 To skip back or forward to another chapter touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next chapter Touching o once skips to the start of the current chapter Touching ...

Page 34: ...hing the screen 2 Touch a b c or d to select the desired menu item 3 Touch ENTER Playback starts from the selected menu item If you switch the remote control operation mode to DVD the joystick on the remote control can also operate the DVD menu Refer to page 15 You cannot operate the DVD menu by the joy stick on the head unit The way to display the menu differs depending on the disc Skipping back ...

Page 35: ...MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT 2 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the repeat range TITILE Repeat just the current title CHAPTER Repeat just the current chapter REPEAT OFF Play throughout the current disc Note If you perform chapter search or fast forward re verse the repeat play range changes to REPEAT OFF Pausing DVD video playback Pause lets you temporarily stop dis...

Page 36: ...ble Searching for a desired scene starting playback from a specified time You can use the search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a title or chapter and the time search function to specify the time on a disc at which play starts Chapter search and time search are not possible when disc playback has been stopped 1 Touch SEARCH and then touch TITLE title CHAP chapter or TIME time...

Page 37: ...u display You can also switch between languages audio systems using DVD SETUP For details refer to Setting the audio language on page 83 Only digital output of DTS audio is possible If this unit s optical digital outputs are not con nected DTS audio will not be output so select an audio setting other than DTS Display indications such as Dolby D and 5 1ch indicate the audio system recorded on the D...

Page 38: ...or off using DVD SETUP For details refer to Setting angle icon display on page 84 Touch ANGLE during playback of a scene shot from multiple angles Each time you touch ANGLE switches be tween angle Notes The 3 mark on a DVD s package indicates it features multi angle scenes The number in the 3 mark indicates the number of angles from which scenes were shot Touching ANGLE during fast forward fast re...

Page 39: ...ts from the selected menu item When the menu is two or more pages long touch o or p to switch between displays You can play a disc without using a menu without PBC playback Refer to Searching for a desired scene starting playback from a specified time on page 42 To return to PBC playback stop playback and touch f You can display the menu by pressing RETURN during PBC playback For details refer to ...

Page 40: ...rized enabling playback from that point when you play the disc again To play back the disc again touch f Introduction of advanced Video CD operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names Touch A MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The function names are displayed and oper able ones are highlighted When A MENU is not displayed you can dis play it by touching the scree...

Page 41: ...u move ahead one frame at a time during playback Touch r during playback Each time you touch r you move ahead one frame To return to normal playback touch f Notes Depending on the disc and the playback loca tion on the disc the icon may be displayed indicating that frame by frame playback is not possible With some discs images may be unclear dur ing frame by frame playback Slow motion playback Thi...

Page 42: ... can also perform the same operations using SEARCH To display SEARCH touch A MENU and then touch FUNCTION Specifying track You can use the direct search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a track Only the remote control can operate this function To perform this function switch the remote control operation mode to DVD Refer to page 15 During PBC playback of Video CDs this function...

Page 43: ... track touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next track Touching o once skips to the start of the current track Touching again will skip to the previous track Track numbers are displayed for eight sec onds You can also skip back or forward to another track by moving the joystick left or right 4 Touch d to display m and n Touch d until m and n appear in the dis play 5 To perform fast fo...

Page 44: ...ION and then touch REPEAT 2 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the repeat range TRACK Repeat just the current track DISC Repeat the current disc Notes If you perform track search or fast forward re verse repeat play is automatically cancelled When playing discs with MP3 files and audio data CD DA repeat play performs within the currently playing data type even if DISC is sele...

Page 45: ...s playback from the selected track Note You can also perform the same operations using SEARCH To display SEARCH touch A MENU and then touch FUNCTION Entering disc titles 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 Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10 letters long and up to 48 dis...

Page 46: ... 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 Touch DISP Touch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings DiscTitle disc title DiscArtist disc artist name TrackTitle track title T Artist track artist name If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc N...

Page 47: ...isplay the touch panel keys 3 To skip back or forward to another track touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next track Touching o once skips to the start of the current track Touching again will skip to the previous track Track numbers are displayed for eight sec onds You can also skip back or forward to another track by moving the joystick left or right 4 Touch d to display a b m and...

Page 48: ...erations are used If you do not use the touch panel keys for 30 seconds they will be hidden automatically Stopping playback Touch g When you stop MP3 playback by touching g that location on the disc is memorized enabling playback from that point when you play the disc again To play back the disc again touch f Introduction of advanced MP3 operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names Touc...

Page 49: ...random order within the previously selected FOLDER or DISC ranges To turn random play off touch b Scanning folders and tracks While you are using FOLDER the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for about 10 seconds When you are using DISC the beginning of the first track of each folder is played for about 10 seconds 1 Select the repeat range Refer to Repeating play on the previous ...

Page 50: ...le Artist artist name Album album title Comment comment BitRate bit rate When playing back files recorded as VBR variable bit rate files the bit rate value is not dis played even after switching to bit rate VBR will be displayed If specific information has not been recorded on a MP3 disc NO XXXX will be displayed e g NO NAME Scrolling text information in the display This unit can display the first...

Page 51: ...re not displayed you can display them by touching DISP You can also sequentially select a disc by using a b 4 To skip back or forward to another track touch c or d Touching d skips to the start of the next track Touching c once skips to the start of the cur rent track Touching again will skip to the pre vious track You can also skip back or forward to another track by moving the joystick left or r...

Page 52: ...e track repeat and DISC disc repeat 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT 2 Touch j to select the repeat range Touch j repeatedly until the desired repeat range appears in the display M CD Repeat all discs in the multi CD player TRACK Repeat just the current track DISC Repeat the current disc You can also select the repeat range by mov ing the joystick left or right Notes If you select...

Page 53: ...those in the multi CD player magazine After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you can turn on ITS play and play just those selec tions Creating a playlist with ITS programming You can use ITS 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 ...

Page 54: ...gins If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range ITS EMPTY is displayed and nor mal play resumes Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist When you want to delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist you can if ITS play is off 1 Play a CD that you want to delete Touch a or b to select a CD 2 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT 3 Touch ITS MEMORY 4 Touch b to erase all t...

Page 55: ...ter the disc has been removed from the magazine and are recalled when the disc is reinserted After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one Displaying disc titles You can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered Touch DISP Touch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings DISC LIST disc list DiscTitle disc ti...

Page 56: ...tles 3 Touch your favorite track title That selection will begin to play Using compression and bass emphasis You can use these functions only with a multi CD player that supports them Using COMP compression and DBE dy namic bass emphasis functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the multi CD player Each of the functions have a two step adjustment The COMP function balances the output ...

Page 57: ...or Shows to which service the DAB tuner is tuned 5 WTHR indicator Shows when area weather flash is received 6 ANNC indicator Shows when announce is received 7 NEWS indicator Shows when news announcement is re ceived 8 TRFC indicator Shows when traffic announcement is re ceived 9 TEXT indicator Shows that the currently received service has a dynamic label a Preset list display Shows the preset list...

Page 58: ... then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The function names are displayed and oper able ones are highlighted When A MENU is not displayed you can dis play it by touching the screen You can also display MENU by clicking the joystick To return to the previous display touch BACK To return to the frequency display touch ESC Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds the ...

Page 59: ...ing keys P 1 P 6 You can also perform the same operations using P CH MEMO To display P CH MEMO touch A MENU and then touch FUNCTION Setting the announcement support interruption 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch AS 2 Touch a or b to select the desired an nouncement support Touch a to select ANNOUNCE announce ment Touch b to select WEATHER area weather flash 3 Touch d to turn the selected ...

Page 60: ...ION and then touch PTY SEARCH 2 Touch NEXT or PREV to switch between the lists of available PTYs 3 Touch your favorite available PTY to begin the PTY search DAB receives the desired PTY service Notes The PTY method displayed is narrow The wide method cannot be selected when using DAB as source If no service broadcasting the selected pro gramming type is found NOT FOUND is dis played for about two ...

Page 61: ...l You can store data from up to six dynamic label transmissions at buttons 1 6 1 Display the dynamic label you want to store in memory Refer to Displaying dynamic label on the pre vious page 2 Press any of 1 6 and hold to store the selected dynamic label The memory number will display and the se lected dynamic label has been stored in mem ory The next time you press the same 1 6 button in the dyna...

Page 62: ... tuner 1 3 4 2 5 You can use this unit to control a TV tuner which is sold separately For details concerning operation refer to the TV tuner s operation manuals This section provides information on TV operations with ...

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Page 64: ...electing the country group 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch COUNTRY 2 Touch c or d to select the country group Touch c or d until the desired country group appears in the display COUNTRY 1 CCIR channel COUNTRY 2 Italy channel COUNTRY 3 U K channel COUNTRY 4 OIRT channel TV tuner En 64 Section 13 ...

Page 65: ...rrently playing 6 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur rent chapter track 1 Touch the source icon and then touch S DVD to select the DVD player When the source icon is not displayed you can display it by touching the screen 2 Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys 3 To skip back or forward to another chapter track touch c or d shortly You can also skip back or fo...

Page 66: ...switched to DVD Introduction of advanced DVD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names Touch A MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The function names are displayed and oper able ones are highlighted When A MENU is not displayed you can dis play it by touching the screen You can also display MENU by clicking the joystick To return to the previous display ...

Page 67: ... order You can operate this function only during CD playback 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch RANDOM 2 Touch a to turn random play on Tracks will play in a random order To turn random play off touch b Scanning tracks of a CD You can operate this function only during CD playback 1 Touch A MENU and FUNCTION and then touch SCAN 2 Touch a to turn scan play on The first 10 seconds of each tra...

Page 68: ...ar output and subwoofer controller on page 87 When selecting the FM tuner as the source you cannot switch to SLA To return to the previous display touch BACK To return to the display of each source touch ESC Note If you do not operate the audio function within about 30 seconds the display is automatically re turned to the source display Using balance adjustment You can select a fader balance setti...

Page 69: ...by switching alternatively between FLAT and a set equalizer curve Press EQ to select the equalizer Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol lowing equalizers SUPER BASS POWERFUL NATURAL VOCAL CUSTOM FLAT Adjusting equalizer curves You can adjust the currently selected equalizer curve setting as desired Adjusted equalizer curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM You can adjust the center frequen...

Page 70: ...tting the sound focus equalizer SFEQ on page 73 1 Touch A MENU and AUDIO and then touch BASS 2 Touch c or d to select the desired fre quency Touch c or d until the desired frequency ap pears in the display 40 63 100 160 Hz 3 Touch a or b to adjust the bass level Each time you touch a or b increases or de creases the bass level 6 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased Adjusting trebl...

Page 71: ...played as the level is increased or de creased 5 Touch b and then touch c or d to se lect cut off frequency Each time you touch c or d selects cut off fre quencies in the following order 50 80 125 Hz Only frequencies lower than those in the se lected range are output from the subwoofer Using non fading output When the non fading output setting is on the audio signal does not pass through this unit...

Page 72: ...a or b to adjust the source vo lume Each time you touch a or b increases or de creases the source volume 4 4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased Notes The MW LW tuner volume level can also be adjusted with source level adjustments Video CD CD and MP3 are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically DVD and the optional DVD player are set to the same source l...

Page 73: ... MENU and AUDIO and then touch NEXT 2 Touch SFEQ EQ EX and then touch SFEQ 3 Touch a or b to select the desired SFEQ setting Touch a or b repeatedly to switch between the following settings SFEQ OFF off FRONT1 H front 1 high FRONT1 L front 1 low FRONT2 H front 2 high FRONT2 L front 2 low CUSTOM custom 4 Touch c or d to select the desired posi tion Touch c or d until the desired position ap pears i...

Page 74: ...ther than the DVD disc you cannot switch to D R C or DUAL MONO When neither FRONT L nor FRONT R is se lected in POSITION you cannot switch to TIME ALIGN When neither CUSTOM1 nor CUSTOM2 is se lected as an equalizer curve you cannot switch to PEQ To return to the previous display touch BACK To return to the display of each source touch ESC Note If you do not operate the DSP function within about 30...

Page 75: ...Touch c d a b to select a listening po sition Touch one of these c d a b to select a lis tening position as listed in the table Key Display Position c FRONT L Front seat left d FRONT R Front seat right a FRONT Front seats b ALL All seats To cancel the selected listening position touch the same key again Note When you make adjustments for listening posi tion the speakers are automatically set for a...

Page 76: ...in volume when switching be tween sources Settings are based on the FM tuner volume level which remains unchanged 1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to ad just 2 Touch A MENU and AUDIO and then touch SLA 3 Touch a or b to adjust the source vo lume Each time you touch a or b increases or de creases the source volume 4 4 is displayed as the source volume is inc...

Page 77: ...the following will occur No audio is output if the center speaker set ting is SMALL or LARGE and no center speak er is installed Audio is heard only over the center speaker if installed and the center speaker setting is SMALL or LARGE Setting the speaker setting You need to make with without or yes no and size bass reproducing capacity selection ad justments depending on the installed speak ers Th...

Page 78: ...n touch c or d to se lect the phase of subwoofer output Touch d to select normal phase and NORMAL appears in the display Touch c to select reverse phase and REVERSE appears in the display Note When playing a 2 channel mono source with Pro Logic turned on there may be occasions when the following will occur No audio is output if the center speaker set ting is SMALL or LARGE and no center speak er i...

Page 79: ... is output It rotates from speaker to speaker in the following sequence at inter vals of about two seconds The current set tings for the speaker over which you hear the test tone are shown in the display FRONT L front speaker left CENTER center speaker FRONT R front speaker right REAR R rear speaker right REAR L rear speaker left SUB WOOFER subwoofer Check each speaker output level If no adjust me...

Page 80: ...ou can insert delay times into the speaker output to obtain a correct sound image and overall level balance Although this is automatically achieved when you set the listening position the time alignment feature provides a fine ad justment 1 Touch A MENU and AUDIO and then touch NEXT 2 Touch TIME ALIGN You cannot ...

Page 81: ...R center speak er FRONT front speakers You cannot select speakers whose size is set OFF 5 Touch b and then touch c or d to se lect the equalizer band to be adjusted Each time you touch c or d selects equalizer bands in the following order LOW low MID mid HIGH high 6 Touch b and then touch c or d to se lect the center frequency of selected band Touch c or d until the desired frequency ap pears in t...

Page 82: ...ion within about 30 seconds the display is automati cally returned to the playback display Setting the subtitle language You can set a desired subtitle language If the selected subtitle language is recorded on the DVD subtitles are displayed in that language 1 Touch SETUP and LANGUAGE and then touch SUB T LANG A subtitle language menu is displayed and the currently set language is highlighted To s...

Page 83: ...ing playback Multi audio on page 37 Even if you use AUDIO to switch the audio language this does not affect the settings here Setting the menu language You can set the preferred language for dis plays of menus recorded on a disc 1 Touch SETUP and LANGUAGE and then touch MENU LANG A menu language menu is displayed and the currently set language is highlighted To switch to the second language select...

Page 84: ...not specify PANSCAN playback is with LETTER BOX even if you select the PANSCAN setting Con firm whether the disc package bears the 16 9 LB mark See page 10 Some discs do not enable changing of the TV aspect For details refer to the disc s in structions Setting the parental lock Some DVD video discs let you use parental lock to restrict the viewing of violent and adult oriented scenes by children Y...

Page 85: ... you forget your code number Refer to Changing the level on this page and touch C 10 times The registered code number is canceled letting you register a new one Setting remote control code type When the remote control operation switch is set to DVD changing the remote control code type enables you to operate the Pioneer DVD player by the supplied remote control There are three remote codes code ty...

Page 86: ...return to the display of each source touch ESC Setting the FM tuning step Normally the FM tuning step employed by seek tuning is 50 kHz When AF or TA is on the tuning step automatically changes to 100 kHz It may be preferable to set the tuning step to 50 kHz when AF is on 1 Touch A MENU and INITIAL and then touch FM STEP 2 Touch c or d to select the FM tuning step Touching c or d will switch the F...

Page 87: ...off touch b Selecting the illumination color This unit is equipped with two illumination col ors green and red You can select the desired illumination color 1 Touch A MENU and INITIAL and then touch ILLUMI 2 Touch a or b to select the desired illu mination color Touch a to select GREEN green Touch b to select RED red Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller This unit s rear output rear spe...

Page 88: ...ch the digital at tenuator setting Touch c to select low setting and LOW ap pears in the display Touch d to select high setting and HIGH appears in the display Switching the sound muting attenuation Sound from this system is muted attenuated or mixed automatically in the following cases When a call is made or received using a cellular telephone connected to this unit When the voice guidance is out...

Page 89: ...DIM 3 Touch a to turn dimmer on To turn dimmer off touch b Mixing navigation voice beep and audio sound When there is a navigation guidance you can mix the guidance voice beep sound from a Pioneer navigation unit with the audio sound from this system You can select either mixing both the guidance voice and the beep sound or the guidance voice only Only when a Pioneer navigation unit is con nected ...

Page 90: ... appears in the display OFF No video component is connected VIDEO External video component M DVD DVD player connected with RCA cable When a DVD player is connected with an AV BUS cable do not select M DVD or else no pic ture is displayed even if you select S DVD Setting for back up camera This unit features a function that automatically switches to the back up camera video BACK UP CAMERA IN jack w...

Page 91: ...elected source on rear display NAVI Display the navigation video on rear display Setting the automatic open function To prevent the display from hitting the shift lever of an automatic vehicle when it is in P park position or when you do not wish the display to open close automatically you can set the automatic open function in the manual mode Furthermore to adjust the LCD panel slide po sition yo...

Page 92: ...S RCA Interconnector owner s man ual Selecting AUX as the source Touch the source icon and then touch AUX to select AUX as the source When the source icon is not displayed you can display it by touching the screen If the auxiliary setting is not turned on AUX cannot be selected For more details see Switch ing the auxiliary setting on page 87 Setting the AUX title The title displayed for the AUX so...

Page 93: ...gation unit wall paper Video source Video of currently selected source Back ground still picture BGV background visual AV video input DVD DVD player NAVI navigation unit wall paper When a Pioneer navigation unit is connected to this unit and using ENTERTAINMENT on the head unit press ENTERTAINMENT and hold to select the desired display Press ENTERTAINMENT and hold repeatedly to switch between the ...

Page 94: ...isc is loaded Change to a disc compatible to your video system No sounds are heard The volume level will not rise Cables are not connected correctly Connect the cables correctly The unit is performing still slow mo tion or frame by frame playback There is no sound during still slow motion or frame by frame playback There s no picture The parking brake cord is not con nected Connect a parking brake...

Page 95: ...ultiple languages if they aren t recorded on the disc You can only switch between items indicated in the disc menu Switch using the disc menu No subtitles are displayed The DVD playing does not feature subtitles Subtitles are not displayed if they are not re corded on the disc You can only switch between items indicated in the disc menu Switch using the disc menu Playback is not with the audio lan...

Page 96: ...persists contact your dealer or your nearest PIONEER Service Center Message Cause Action See ERROR 02 Dirty disc Clean disc Scratched disc Replace disc ERROR 05 Electrical or mechanical Press RESET DIFFERENT REGION DISC RE GION ERR The disc does not have the same re gion number as this unit Replace the DVD video with one bearing the correct region number NON PLAYABLE DISC NON PLAY This type of dis...

Page 97: ...sible to use certain functions It may not be possible to play back some DVD video discs When DVD R DVD RW discs are used playback is possible only for discs which have been finalized When DVD R DVD RW discs are used playback is possible only for discs which have been recorded with the Video format video mode It is not possible to play back DVD RW discs which have been recorded with the Video Recor...

Page 98: ...character The max number of characters which can be displayed for a folder name is 32 charac ters In case of files recorded according to the Romeo and Joliet file system only the first 32 characters can be displayed When playing discs with MP3 files and audio data CD DA such as CD EXTRA and MIXED MODE CDs both types can be played only by switching mode between MP3 and CD DA The folder selection se...

Page 99: ... this unit turn off the power immediately and consult your dealer or the nearest authorized PIONEER Service Station Using this unit in this condition may result in a fire or electric shock or other failure If you notice smoke a strange noise or smell or any other abnormal signs from the display turn off the power immediately and consult your dealer or the nearest authorized PIO NEER Service Statio...

Page 100: ...creen may become dark or the life span of the small fluorescent tube used in side the display may be shortened Small black dots or white dots bright dots may appear on the LCD screen These are due to the characteristics of the LCD screen and do not indicate a problem with the display At low temperatures the LCD screen may be dark for a while after the power is turned on The LCD screen will be diff...

Page 101: ...14 Sesotho st 1920 Azerbaijani az 0126 Kashmiri ks 1119 Sundanese su 1921 Bashkir ba 0201 Kurdish ku 1121 Swahili sw 1923 Byelorussian be 0205 Kirghiz ky 1125 Tamil ta 2001 Bulgarian bg 0207 Latin la 1201 Telugu te 2005 Bihari bh 0208 Lingala ln 1214 Tajik tg 2007 Bislama bi 0209 Laothian lo 1215 Thai th 2008 Bengali bn 0214 Lithuanian lt 1220 Tigrinya ti 2009 Tibetan bo 0215 Latvian lv 1222 Turkm...

Page 102: ...he year of production comments and other data The contents can be freely edited using software with ID3 Tag editing functions Although the tags are restricted to the number of characters the information can be viewed when the track is played back ISO9660 format This is the international standard for the for mat logic of CD ROM folders and files For the ISO9660 format there are regulations for the ...

Page 103: ...ting in the course of transmis sion is minimized An optical digital output input is designed to transmit and receive digi tal signals optically Packet write This is a general term for a method of writing on CD R etc at the time required for a file just as is done with files on floppy or hard discs Parental lock Some DVD video discs with violent or adult or iented scenes feature parental lock which...

Page 104: ...enerally speaking CBR constant bit rate is more widely used But to flexibly adjust the bit rate according to the needs of audio compression it is possible to achieve compression priorities sound quality Additional Information En 104 Appendix ...

Page 105: ...ax output level output impedance 4 0 V 100W Equalizer 3 Band Parametric Equalizer Low Frequency 40 80 100 160 Hz Q Factor 0 35 0 59 0 95 1 15 6 dB when boosted Gain 12dB Mid Frequency 200 500 1k 2k Hz Q Factor 0 35 0 59 0 95 1 15 6 dB when boosted Gain 12dB High Frequency 3 15k 8k 10k 12 5k Hz Q Factor 0 35 0 59 0 95 1 15 6 dB when boosted Gain 12dB Loudness contour Low 3 5 dB 100 Hz 3 dB 10 kHz M...

Page 106: ... µV 75 W mono Signal to noise ratio 75 dB IEC A network Distortion 0 3 at 65 dBf 1 kHz stereo 0 1 at 65 dBf 1 kHz mono Frequency response 30 15 000 Hz 3 dB Stereo separation 45 dB at 65 dBf 1 kHz Selectivity 80 dB 200 kHz MW tuner Frequency range 531 1 602 kHz 9 kHz Usable sensitivity 18 µV S N 20 dB Signal to noise ratio 65 dB IEC A network LW tuner Frequency range 153 281 kHz Usable sensitivity ...

Page 107: ... 102 DTS 9 102 H Hue 22 L Language code chart 101 Linear PCM LPCM 102 M Menu language 83 MPEG 103 Multi angle 38 103 Multi audio 83 103 Multi subtitle 82 103 O Optical digital output input 103 P Parental lock 84 103 PBC playback control 39 Playback control PBC 103 R Region number 7 103 S Subtitle language 82 T Title 103 TV aspect 84 V Video CD 7 W Wide screen mode 21 Index En 107 ...

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