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Pioneer AVH-P6500DVD Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Operation Manual AV Receiver/DVD Player with 6.5 inch Wide Display AVH-P6500DVD English...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
  • Page 3 Contents Changing the subtitle language during Searching for a desired track in the current playback (Multi-subtitle) 37 folder 50 Changing the viewing angle during playback Displaying text information on MP3 disc 50 (Multi-angle) 38 Scrolling text information in the display 50 Selecting folders from the folder name Playing Video CDs list 50...
  • Page 4 Contents TV tuner Using the position selector 75 Watching the TV tuner 62 Using balance adjustment 75 Introduction of advanced TV tuner Adjusting source levels 76 operation 63 Using the dynamic range control 76 Storing and recalling broadcast stations 63 Using the dual mono mode 76 Storing the strongest broadcast stations Using the direct control 77...
  • Page 5 Contents Switching the dimmer setting for sub- display 89 Mixing navigation voice/beep and audio sound 89 Other Functions Introduction of setup adjustments 90 Setting the video input 90 Setting for back-up camera 90 Selecting the video of rear display 91 Setting the automatic open function 91 Setting the clock 91 Using the AUX source 92...

  • Page 6: Precautions

    Section Precautions IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS To ensure safe driving Please read all of these instructions regarding WARNING your display and retain them for future refer- ! To avoid the risk of accident and the potential ence. violation of applicable laws, this unit is not for 1 Read this manual fully and carefully before use with a video screen that is visible to the operating your display.

  • Page 7: Playable Discs

    DVD, Video CD and CD discs that display the logos shown below can be played back on this navigation unit player. When you use this unit with the Pioneer DVD navigation unit, make sure that you use the DVD video map disc CNDV-30. This manual explains the operations with the combination use of them.

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    ! Route guidance of the combined Pioneer navigation unit cannot be function properly when some other source image is dis- played. On the one hand the guidance by voice can be informed, but on the other, the guidance by display (e.g. switching to an enlarged map of an intersection) cannot be informed.

  • Page 9: To Protect The Lcd Screen

    Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility prohibited. When using this unit with a Pioneer multi- channel processor, you can enjoy the atmo- sphere and excitement provided by DVD movie and music software featuring 5.1channel re- To protect the LCD screen cordings.

  • Page 10: When An Operation Is Prohibited

    Section Before You Start What the marks on DVDs ! When using a portable phone, keep the an- tenna of the portable phone away from the indicate display to prevent disruption of the video by The marks below may be found on DVD disc the appearance of spots, colored stripes, labels and packages.

  • Page 11: Use And Care Of The Remote Control

    Notes ! Do not handle the battery with metallic tools. ! When using with a Pioneer navigation unit, if ! Do not store the battery with metallic materi- you press RESET, be sure ACC OFF is se- als.

  • Page 12: WhatS What

    Section Whats What Head unit 5 OPEN/CLOSE button Press to open or close the LCD panel. 1 DISPLAY button Press to select different displays. 6 ENTERTAINMENT button Press to switch between the background 2 TA/NEWS button displays. Press to turn traffic announcements func- tion on or off.
  • Page 13 Section Whats What b EJECT button Press to eject a disc from this unit. c Joystick Move to do manual seek tuning, fast for- ward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions. d EQ button Press to select various equalizer curves. e BAND/ESC button Press to select among three FM and MW/ LW bands and cancel the control mode of...

  • Page 14: Remote Control

    Remote control 6 Remote control operation mode switch Switch the operation mode between AVH, 1 Remote control selection switch DVD and TV modes. Normally, set to AVH. Switch to change the setting of the remote ! AVH For common operation of this control.

  • Page 15: Angle Button

    Section Whats What a FORWARD (n) button l DISPLAY button Press to perform fast forward playback. Press to select different displays. b STOP (g) button m AUDIO button Press to stop playback. Press to change the audio language during DVD playback. c NEXT (p) button Press to go to the next track (chapter).
  • Page 16 Section Whats What DVD mode operation Note If you switch the mode to DVD, the joystick When switching the mode to TV, you cannot use and 010 operations are changed for DVD except the joystick, SOURCE and VOLUME. player. % When you want to operate the follow- ing functions, switch the mode to DVD: ! When operating the DVD menu by using the joystick.

  • Page 17: Basic Operations

    VIDEO (refer to page 90). ! DVD Built-in DVD player ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such ! S-DVD DVD player/multi-DVD player as one available in the future) that, although ! M-CD Multi-CD player...

  • Page 18: Loading A Disc

    Section Basic Operations Loading a disc Turning the unit off % Insert a disc into the disc loading slot. % When using the touch panel keys, Playback will automatically start. touch the source icon and then touch SOURCE OFF. # If DVD AUTO is turned off, touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select DVD (refer to # When the source icon is not displayed, you the previous page).

  • Page 19: Displaying The Navigation Video

    Displaying the navigation video You can display navigation map and naviga- tion menu on this display. ! Only when a Pioneer navigation unit is con- nected to this unit, you can operate these functions. 1 Touch panel keys Touch to do various operations.

  • Page 20: Operating The Menu

    Section Basic Operations Operating the menu Note If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display. Operating the menu by using the joystick You can also perform most of the menu items by using the joystick.

  • Page 21: Changing The Wide Screen Mode

    Section Basic Operations When the ignition switch is turned OFF while the LCD panel is opened, the LCD panel will close after six seconds. When the ignition switch is turned ON again (or turned to ACC), the LCD panel will be opened automatically.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Picture Adjustment

    # When a Pioneer navigation unit is connected ing purposes may constitute an infringement to this unit, press WIDE and hold to select the de- on the authors rights protected by the Copy- sired setting. Press WIDE and hold repeatedly to right Law.

  • Page 23: Protecting Your Unit From Theft

    Section Basic Operations Touch c or d to adjust the brightness. ! BACK-CAMERA Switch to the picture ad- justment display for the back-up camera Each time you touch c or d moves yellow to- ! SOURCE Return to the picture adjustment wards the left or the right.

  • Page 24: Removing The Front Panel

    Section Basic Operations Removing the front panel Press DETACH to remove the front panel. Press DETACH and the right side of the front panel is removed from the head unit. Grip the right side of the front panel and pull it gently outward. Take care not to grip it tightly or to drop it.

  • Page 25: Tuner

    Section Tuner Listening to the radio 7 LOCAL indicator Shows when local seek tuning is on. Touch the source icon and then touch TUNER to select the tuner. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touching the screen. Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys.

  • Page 26: Introduction Of Advanced Tuner Operation

    Section Tuner Introduction of advanced to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a key. tuner operation % When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory keep touching a preset tuning key PRESET 1PRESET 6 until the preset number stops flashing.

  • Page 27: Storing The Strongest Broadcast Frequencies

    Section Tuner Touch c or d to set the sensitivity. There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for MW/LW: FM: 1234 MW/LW: 12 The 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive progressively weaker stations.

  • Page 28: Rds

    Section Introduction of RDS operation # To return to the previous group of function names, touch PREV. # To return to the previous display, touch BACK. # To return 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.

  • Page 29: Receiving Traffic Announcements

    Section Limiting stations to regional Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch AF. programming When AF is used to automatically retune fre- Touch a to turn AF on. quencies, the regional function limits the se- # To turn AF off, touch b. lection to stations broadcasting regional programs.

  • Page 30: Using Pty Functions

    Section Searching for an RDS station by Press TA/NEWS to turn traffic an- nouncement standby on. PTY information dTRFC appears in the display. The tuner will You can search for general types of broadcast- standby for traffic announcements. ing programs, such as those listed on page # If you turned TA function on while tuned in to neither a TP nor an enhanced other networks TP station, only T in the TRFC indicator lights.

  • Page 31: Using Radio Text

    the joystick while a news program is being re- # You can cancel radio text display by touching ceived. ESC or pressing BAND/ESC. # When no radio text is received, NO TEXT is displayed. Note You can also turn on or off news program using Move the joystick left or right to recall NEWS.

  • Page 32: Pty List

    Section PTY list General Specific Type of program News&Inf News News Affairs Current affairs Info General information and advice Sport Sports Weather Weather reports/meteorological information Finance Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc. Popular Pop Mus Popular music Rock Mus Contemporary modern music Easy Mus Easy listening music Oth Mus...

  • Page 33: Playing Dvd Video Discs

    Section Playing DVD video discs Watching a DVD video 8 Audio language indicator Shows what audio language has been se- lected. Touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select the DVD player. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touching the screen.

  • Page 34: Operating The Dvd Menu

    Section Playing DVD video discs Skipping back or forward # Fast forward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs. If this hap- to another title pens, normal playback automatically resumes. % To skip back or forward to another title, touch a or b.

  • Page 35: Introduction Of Advanced Dvd Video Operation

    Section Playing DVD video discs Introduction of advanced Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. DVD video operation 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...

  • Page 36: Slow Motion Playback

    Section Playing DVD video discs Searching for a desired % Touch r during playback. Each time you touch r, you move ahead one scene, starting playback frame. from a specified time # To return to normal playback, touch f. You can use the search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a title or chapter, Notes and the time search function to specify the...

  • Page 37: Specifying Title

    Section Playing DVD video discs ! With some discs, the icon may be dis- ! You can also switch between languages/audio played, indicating that titles, chapters and systems using DVD SETUP. For details, refer time cannot be specified. to Setting the audio language on page 83. ! Only digital output of DTS audio is possible.

  • Page 38: Changing The Viewing Angle During Playback (Multi-Angle)

    Section Playing DVD video discs Changing the viewing angle during playback (Multi-angle) With DVDs featuring multi-angle (scenes shot from multiple angles) recordings, you can switch among viewing angles during play- back. ! During playback of a scene shot from mul- tiple angles on this unit, the angle icon is displayed.

  • Page 39: Playing Video Cds

    Section Playing Video CDs Watching a Video CD # With a Video CD featuring the PBC (playback control) function, a menu is displayed. Switch the remote control operation mode to DVD and then press 010 to select the desired menu item. Playback starts from the selected menu item.

  • Page 40: Stopping Playback

    Section Playing Video CDs Introduction of advanced To perform fast forward or reverse, keep touching m or n. Video CD operation If you keep touching m or n for five sec- onds, the icon m or n changes into rever- sal indication.

  • Page 41: Pausing Video Cd Playback

    Section Playing Video CDs ! During PBC playback of Video CDs, this % Touch r during playback. function cannot be operated. Each time you touch r, you move ahead one frame. Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then # To return to normal playback, touch f. touch REPEAT.

  • Page 42: Searching For A Desired Scene, Starting Playback From A Specified Time

    Section Playing Video CDs Searching for a desired Specifying track scene, starting playback You can use the direct search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a from a specified time track. You can use the search function to search for ! Only the remote control can operate this a desired scene by specifying a track, and the function.

  • Page 43: Playing Cds

    Section Playing CDs Listening a CD Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys. 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.

  • Page 44: Introduction Of Advanced Cd Operation

    Section Playing CDs Introduction of advanced Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. CD operation 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.

  • Page 45: Pausing Cd Playback

    Section Playing CDs Note Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play- You can also perform the same operations using back of the tracks will begin again. SEARCH. To display SEARCH, touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION. Pausing CD playback Entering disc titles Pause lets you temporarily stop disc playback.

  • Page 46: Using Cd Text Functions

    Section Playing CDs Touch a or b to select a letter of the al- and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe- phabet. cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the Each time you touch a will display a letter of functions listed below.

  • Page 47: Listening Mp3

    Listening MP3 Touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select the DVD player. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touching the screen. # If no disc is loaded in this unit, you cannot se- lect DVD (DVD player).

  • Page 48: Stopping Playback

    Section Playing MP3 Introduction of advanced Notes MP3 operation ! 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 by touching DA·MP3 or pressing BAND/ESC.

  • Page 49: Playing Tracks In A Random Order

    Section Playing MP3 Scanning folders and tracks Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. While you are using FOLDER, the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for Touch any of the following touch panel about 10 seconds. When you are using DISC, keys to select the repeat range.

  • Page 50: Searching For A Desired Track In The Current

    Section Playing MP3 Searching for a desired # When playing back files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the bit rate value is not dis- track in the current folder played even after switching to bit rate. (VBR will You can use the search function to specify a be displayed.) track to search for a desired track.

  • Page 51: Multi-Cd Player

    Section Multi-CD Player Listening a CD Touch any of 0106 to select a disc you want to listen to. If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12, touch PREV or NEXT to display 0712. # When 0106 and 0712 are not displayed, you can display them by touching DISP.

  • Page 52: Introduction Of Advanced Multi-Cd Player Operation

    Section Multi-CD Player Introduction of advanced peat), TRACK (one-track repeat) and DISC (disc repeat). multi-CD player operation Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. 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...

  • Page 53: Scanning Cds And Tracks

    Section Multi-CD Player Scanning CDs and tracks multi-CD player magazine. After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you While you are using DISC, the beginning of can turn on ITS play and play just those selec- each track on the selected disc plays for about tions.

  • Page 54: Using Disc Title Functions

    Section Multi-CD Player Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on page 52. When you want to delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is off. Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT.

  • Page 55: Using Cd Text Functions

    Section Multi-CD Player Touch TITLE EDIT. Notes ! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc Touch ABC to select the desired charac- has been removed from the magazine, and ter type. are recalled when the disc is reinserted. Touch ABC repeatedly to switch between the ! After data for 100 discs has been stored in following character type: memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the...

  • Page 56: Using Compression And Bass Emphasis

    Section Multi-CD Player DISC LIST (disc list)DiscTitle (disc title) the sound playback quality of the multi-CD DiscArtist (disc artist name)TrackTitle player. Each of the functions have a two-step (track title)T.Artist (track artist name) adjustment. The COMP function balances the output of louder and softer sounds at higher # If specific information has not been recorded volumes.

  • Page 57: Dab Tuner

    Section DAB tuner Listening to the DAB 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.

  • Page 58: Introduction Of Advanced Dab Tuner Operation

    Section DAB tuner Introduction of advanced To select a service, touch c or d shortly. # You can also select a service by moving the DAB tuner operation joystick left or right. To select an ensemble, keep touching c or d for about one second and release. # You can cancel ensemble search by touching either c or d shortly.

  • Page 59: Storing And Recalling Broadcast Frequencies

    Section DAB tuner Setting the announcement Note support interruption With a service component that has no service component lavel, dynamic label or PTY label, Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then switching to Component, DLS and PTY is not touch AS. possible.

  • Page 60: Selecting Services From The Available Service List

    Section DAB tuner Selecting services from the Notes available service list ! The PTY method displayed is narrow. The wide method cannot be selected when using DAB Available service list lets you see the list of as source. available services and select one of them to re- ! If no service broadcasting the selected pro- ceive, if the currently received ensemble has gramming type is found, NOT FOUND is dis-...
  • Page 61 Section DAB tuner Move the joystick left or right to recall the three most recent dynamic label. Moving the joystick left or right switches be- tween the current and the three dynamic label data displays. # If there is no dynamic label data in memory the display will not change.

  • Page 62: Tv Tuner

    Watching the TV tuner You can use this unit to control a TV tuner, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the TV tuners operation manuals. This section provides information on TV operations with...

  • Page 63: Introduction Of Advanced Tv Tuner Operation

    Introduction of advanced TV tuner operation rbTVEORof IOof SOMTV OAnstMnTV MPBonYLq(q-bRSFMNOSTV tVORMTV (Xed...

  • Page 64: Selecting The Country Group

    Section TV tuner Note Storing broadcast stations with BSSM may re- place broadcast stations you have saved using P01P12. Selecting the country group Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch COUNTRY. Touch c or d to select the country group. Touch c or d until the desired country group appears in the display.

  • Page 65: Dvd Player

    DVD Player Playing a disc 6 Play time indicator Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur- rent chapter/track. 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.

  • Page 66: Selecting A Disc

    Section DVD Player Introduction of advanced % Press REAR.S to turn the DVD player DVD player operation # To turn the DVD player off, press REAR.S again. Selecting a disc ! Only when a multi-DVD player is connected to this unit, you can operate this function. % Touch a or b to select a disc.

  • Page 67: Pausing Disc Playback

    Section DVD Player Scanning tracks of a CD Touch c or d to select the repeat range. ! You can operate this function only during During DVD video playback CD playback. ! TITILE Repeat just the current title ! CHAPTER Repeat just the current chapter Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then ! DISC Repeat the current disc touch SCAN.

  • Page 68: Audio Adjustments

    Section Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio # When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA. adjustments # To return to the previous display, touch BACK. # To return to the display of each source, touch ESC.

  • Page 69: Adjusting Equalizer Curves

    Section Audio Adjustments Touch c or d to adjust left/right speak- % Press EQ to select the equalizer. er balance. Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol- Each time you touch c or d moves the left/ lowing equalizers: right speaker balance towards the left or the SUPER BASSPOWERFULNATURAL right.

  • Page 70: Adjusting Bass And Treble

    Section Audio Adjustments +6 6 is displayed as the level is increased Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then or decreased. touch BASS. Touch b and then touch c or d to se- Touch c or d to select the desired fre- lect the desired frequency.

  • Page 71: Using Subwoofer Output

    Section Audio Adjustments Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then Touch b and then touch c or d to se- touch LOUDNESS. lect cut-off frequency. Each time you touch c or d selects cut-off fre- Touch a to turn loudness on. quencies in the following order: 5080125 (Hz) # To turn loudness off, touch b.

  • Page 72: Adjusting Source Levels

    Section Audio Adjustments Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then Touch a or b to adjust the source vo- touch NEXT. lume. Each time you touch a or b increases or de- Touch HPF. creases the source volume. +4 4 is displayed as the source volume is Touch a to turn high pass filter on.

  • Page 73: Setting The Sound Focus Equalizer (Sfeq)

    Section Audio Adjustments Setting the sound focus ! If you switch the SFEQ setting, the HPF func- tion is automatically turned off. By turning the equalizer (SFEQ) HPF function on after selecting the SFEQ set- Clarifying the sound image of vocals and in- ting, you can combine HPF function with struments allows the simple staging of a nat- SFEQ function.

  • Page 74: Digital Signal Processor

    Section Digital Signal Processor Introduction of DSP # When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA. adjustments # When playing other 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.

  • Page 75: Using The Position Selector

    Section Digital Signal Processor Press EQ to select the desired SFC Display Position mode. FRONT-L Front seat left Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol- lowing mode: FRONT-R Front seat right MUSICAL (musical)DRAMA (drama) FRONT Front seats ACTION (action)JAZZ (jazz)HALL (hall) All seats CLUB (club)OFF (off) # To cancel the selected listening position,...

  • Page 76: Adjusting Source Levels

    LEFT:25 RIGHT:25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Adjusting source levels SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- dical changes in volume when switching be- tween sources.

  • Page 77: Using The Direct Control

    Section Digital Signal Processor Using the direct control ! No audio is output if the center speaker set- ting is SMALL or LARGE and no center speak- You can override audio settings to check for ef- er is installed. fectiveness of your audio settings. ! Audio is heard only over the center speaker if ! All audio functions are locked out during installed and the center speaker setting is...

  • Page 78: Selecting A Cut-Off Frequency

    Section Digital Signal Processor Touch c or d to select the correct size select reverse phase and REVERSE appears in for the selected speaker. the display. Each time you touch c or d selects the size in the following order: Note OFF (off)SMALL (small)LARGE (large) When playing a 2-channel mono source with Pro...

  • Page 79: Adjusting The Speaker Output Levels

    Section Digital Signal Processor Adjusting the speaker Touch TEST TONE. output levels Touch START to start the test tone out- You can readjust the speaker output levels put. using a test tone while listening to music. The test tone is output. It rotates from speaker to speaker in the following sequence at inter- Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then vals of about two seconds.

  • Page 80: Adjusting The Time Alignment

    Adjusting the time alignment By adjusting the distance between each speaker and a selected listening position, you 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.
  • Page 81 Section Digital Signal Processor center frequency, an equalizer level and a Q LOW (low)MID (mid)HIGH (high) factor for each band. ! A separate CUSTOM1 curve can be cre- Touch b and then touch c or d to se- ated for each source. lect the center frequency of selected band.

  • Page 82: Setting Up The Dvd Player

    Section Setting up the DVD player Introduction of DVD setup Note adjustments If you do not operate the DVD setup function 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.

  • Page 83: Setting The Audio Language

    Section Setting up the DVD player Setting the menu language chart for DVD on page 101 to input the four digit code of the desired language. You can set the preferred language for dis- plays of menus recorded on a disc. Touch 09 to input the language code.

  • Page 84: Setting Angle Icon Display

    Section Setting up the DVD player Setting angle icon display firm whether the disc package bears the mark. (See page 10.) 16 : 9 LB You can set up that the angle icon appears on ! Some discs do not enable changing of the TV scenes where the angle can be switched.

  • Page 85: Setting Remote Control Code Type

    DVD, changing the remote control code ! With some discs, parental lock operates to type enables you to operate the Pioneer DVD skip certain scenes only, after which normal player by the supplied remote control. There playback resumes.

  • Page 86: Initial Settings

    Section Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 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.

  • Page 87: Switching The Auxiliary Setting

    Touch A.MENU and INITIAL and then range speaker (REAR SP FULL) or subwoofer touch DT. WARNING. (REAR SP SUB. W) connection. If you switch the rear output setting to the Touch a to turn warning tone on. REAR SP SUB. W, you can connect a rear # To turn warning tone off, touch b.

  • Page 88: Correcting Distorted Sound

    ! If you change the subwoofer controller, sub- ! When the voice guidance is output from a woofer output and non fading output in the Pioneer navigation unit connected to this audio menu return to the factory settings. unit. ! Both rear speaker leads output and RCA rear output are switched simultaneously in this Touch A.MENU and INITIAL and then...

  • Page 89: Switching The Automatic Disc Playback

    ! Only when a Pioneer navigation unit is con- slot. When this function is on, the disc will be nected to this unit, you can operate this automatically played after it is inserted into function.

  • Page 90: Other Functions

    Section Other Functions Introduction of setup Touch A.MENU and SETUP and then touch AV INPUT. adjustments Touch c or d to select the video input setting. Touch c or d until the desired setting appears in the display. ! OFF No video component is connected ! VIDEO External video component ! M-DVD DVD player connected with RCA cable...

  • Page 91: Selecting The Video Of Rear Display

    ! Only when a Pioneer navigation unit is con- Touch c or d to select the display to nected to this unit, you can switch the open/close automatically or manually.

  • Page 92: Using The Aux Source

    Section Other Functions Selecting AUX as the source Touch c or d to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. % Touch the source icon and then touch Each time you touch c or d will select one AUX to select AUX as the source.

  • Page 93: Switching The Background Display

    Touch c to move 18). backwards in the display. When a Pioneer navigation unit is not con- nected to this unit. Touch OK to store the entered title in ! Dolphin movie will not appear when the touch memory.

  • Page 94: Additional Information

    Appendix Additional Information Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesnt turn on. Leads and connectors are incor- Confirm once more that all connections are The unit doesnt operate. rectly connected. correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse.
  • Page 95 Appendix Additional Information Symptom Cause Action (See) Rear display picture disappears. The source disc being listened to Before ejecting the disc, switch the source. with the head unit has been ejected. This problem may occur when certain con- nection methods are used. When the ignition switch is This unit confirms whether a disc is This is a normal operation.

  • Page 96: Error Messages

    When problems occur with disc playback, an error message appears on the display. Refer to the table below to identify the problem, then take the suggested corrective action. If the error persists, contact your dealer or your nearest PIONEER Service Center. Message...

  • Page 97: Dvd Player And Care

    Appendix Additional Information DVD player and care DVD discs ! Use only normal, round discs. If you insert ! With some DVD video discs, it may not be irregular, non-round, shaped discs they possible to use certain functions. may jam in the DVD player or not play prop- ! It may not be possible to play back some erly.

  • Page 98: Mp3 Files

    Appendix Additional Information ! Playback of discs recorded on a personal ! The max. number of characters which can computer may not be possible depending be displayed for a folder name is 32 charac- on the application settings and the environ- ters.

  • Page 99: Using The Display Correctly

    ! If moisture or foreign matter should get inside 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.

  • Page 100: Small Fluorescent Tube

    Appendix Additional Information ! The display should be used within the tem- ! At low temperatures, the LCD screen may perature ranges shown below. be dark for a while after the power is turned Operating temperature range: 10 to +50 °C ! The LCD screen will be difficult to see if it is Storage temperature range: 20 to +80 °C...

  • Page 101: Language Code Chart For Dvd

    Appendix Additional Information Language code chart for DVD Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Japanese (ja), 1001 Guarani (gn), 0714 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 English (en), 0514 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Quechua (qu), 1721 French (fr), 0618 Hausa (ha), 0801 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Spanish (es), 0519...

  • Page 102: Terms

    Appendix Additional Information Terms the year of production, comments and other data. The contents can be freely edited using Aspect ratio software with ID3 Tag editing functions. This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. Although the tags are restricted to the number A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.
  • Page 103 Appendix Additional Information group (MPEG) of the ISO (International Stan- input is designed to transmit and receive digi- dards Organization). MP3 is able to compress tal signals optically. audio data to about 1/10th the level of a con- ventional disc. Packet write This is a general term for a method of writing MPEG...
  • Page 104 Appendix Additional Information VBR is short for variable bit rate. Generally 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.

  • Page 105: Specifications

    Appendix Additional Information Specifications Equalizer (3-Band Parametric Equalizer): General Frequency ....40/80/100/160 Hz Q Factor ....0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15 (+6 dB Rated power source ....14.4 V DC when boosted) (allowable voltage range: Gain ......±12dB 12.0 14.4 V DC) Grounding system ....Negative type Frequency ....
  • Page 106 Appendix Additional Information Signal-to-noise ratio ....97 dB (1 kHz) (IEC-A net- work) (CD: 96 dB (1 kHz) (IEC-A network)) Dynamic range ......95 dB (1 kHz) (CD: 94 dB (1 kHz)) Distortion ........0.008 % (1 kHz) Output level: Video ........
  • Page 107 Index Angle icon ..........38,.84 Subtitle language ..........82 Aspect ratio ..........84,.102 Audio language ..........83 Title ..............103 TV aspect ............84 Brightness ............22 Video CD ............7 Chapter ............102 Code number ...........84 Color ..............22 Wide screen mode ..........21 Condition memory ..........10 Contrast ............22 Direct search ..........37,.42 Dolby Digital ..........9,.102 DTS .............9,.102 Hue ..............22...
  • Page 108 TEL: (03) 9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: (905) 479-4411 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico, D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270 HÒ¡ýÉPlø...

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