Contents Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. Please read through this manual before using the product for the first time, to en- sure proper use. After reading, please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future reference.
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Contents – Switching the information display 24 – Setting the FM tuning step 35 – Setting the AM tuning step 36 USB portable audio player/USB memory 26 – Basic Operations 26 – Switching the auxiliary setting 36 – Switching the media file type 26 –...
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Section Before You Start ® MP3 file playback Plays all versions of DivX video (including ® ® You can play back MP3 files recorded on CD- DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX R/RW/ROM (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 stan- media files dard), DVD-R/RW/ROM (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 standard, UDF 1.02) and USB storage device When an operation is...
Section Before You Start Attaching the front panel CAUTION Slide the front panel to the left until it ! Use one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery. clicks. ! Remove the battery if the remote control is not Front panel and the head unit are jointed on used for a month or longer.
What’s what memory is projected forward from the unit, it is dangerous to connect directly. Head unit Pioneer CD-U50E USB cable is also avail- able. For details, consult your dealer. (detach) button Press to remove the front panel from the head unit.
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Section Operating this unit — Pressing a is the same function as turning MULTI-CONTROL right. — Pressing b is the same function as turning MULTI-CONTROL left. — Pressing c is the same function as pressing DISP/BACK/SCRL. — Pressing and holding c is the same function as pressing and holding DISP/BACK/SCRL.
Section Operating this unit Remote control Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source SOURCE button off. Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90%. Press once more to return ATT button to the original volume level.
Section Operating this unit CM BACK/CM SKIP but- Press to skip progressively backward/forward through the video playing. tons DIRECT button Press to select channels directly. Not used. A.MENU button Press to select various sound quality controls. FUNC button Press to select functions. Press 0 to 9 to input numbers.
Section Operating this unit ! The thumb pad on the remote control can (artist) indicator perform the same operations as Appears when the disc (track) artist name is MULTI-CONTROL on the head unit. displayed on the main display section. (disc) indicator DVD mode operation Appears when the disc (album) name is dis- If you switch the mode to DVD, the thumb pad...
Section Operating this unit Basic Operations terminal, the vehicle’s antenna extends when this unit’s source is turned on. To retract the Power ON/OFF antenna, turn the source off. Turning the unit on Adjusting the volume % Press SRC/OFF to turn the unit on. % Turn VOLUME to adjust the sound Turning the unit off level.
Section Operating this unit Tuner Introduction to advanced operations Basic Operations Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the % Selecting a band main menu. Press BAND/ESC. # Band can be selected from among FM1, FM2, Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FM3 or AM. FUNCTION.
Section Operating this unit Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn BSM on. Built-in DVD player The six strongest broadcast frequencies are Basic Operations stored in the order of their signal strength. # To cancel, press MULTI-CONTROL again. % Inserting a disc into the disc loading slot # When loading a disc, face the label side of Tuning in strong signals...
Section Operating this unit # When playing DVD video or Video CD, fast for- Basic playback controls ward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain The table below shows the basic controls for locations on some discs. If this happens, normal playing discs.
Section Operating this unit Operating the DVD menu Playing DivX VOD content ® Some DVDs allow you to select from the disc Some DivX VOD (video on demand) content contents using a menu. may only be playable a fixed number of times. ! This function is available for DVD video.
Section Operating this unit % To skip progressively backward or for- Specifying title ward, press CM BACK or CM SKIP. ! This function is available for DVD. Each time you press CM BACK or CM SKIP it ! To perform this function, set the remote changes steps in the following order: control to DVD mode.
Section Operating this unit Press DIRECT. nected, DTS audio will not be output, so select an audio setting other than DTS. Press 0 to 9 to input the desired num- ! Display indications such as Dolby D and Mch ber. indicate the audio system recorded on the # To cancel the inputted numbers, press CLEAR.
Section Operating this unit Changing the viewing angle Frame-by-frame playback during playback (Multi-angle) This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback. With DVDs featuring multi-angle (scenes shot ! This function is available for DVD, DivX from multiple angles) recordings, you can disc and Video CD.
Section Operating this unit % Press RETURN to return to the specified For compressed audio files scene. Play time—FLD NAME (folder name)— # If a specified scene has not been prepro- FILE NAME (file name)—TRACKTITLE (track title)—ARTISTNAME (artist name)— grammed in DVD disc, this function is not possi- ALBUMTITLE (album title)—COMMENT ble.
Section Operating this unit # If you do not operate the list within about 30 Press LIST/ to switch to the title list mode. seconds, the display automatically returns to the ordinary display. Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the de- sired title. Selecting tracks from the track Turn to change the title.
Section Operating this unit Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the For compressed audio and DivX, play range function. can be selected from DISC (disc repeat), For DVD video and Video CD FOLDER (folder repeat) and TRACK (file re- REPEAT (repeat play)—LR SELECT (audio out- peat).
Section Operating this unit Playing tracks/files in random Selecting audio output order When playing DVD video discs recorded with LPCM audio, you can switch the audio output. Tracks/files in a selected repeat range are When playing Video CD discs, you can switch played in random order.
Section Operating this unit Note Note You can also perform this operation in the menu You can also perform this operation in the menu that appears by using MULTI-CONTROL. that appears by using MULTI-CONTROL. Selecting the play mode Rotating the displayed picture ! This function is available for JPEG files.
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Section Operating this unit For DVD-VR discs Information display 1—Information display 2 —Disc name display—Title display—Normal playback display For Video CDs Information display—Normal playback display For JPEG files and DivX discs Information display—Folder name display— File name display—Normal playback display For CD TEXT discs and compressed audio files Title display...
Section Operating this unit ! If a USB storage device contains a mixture of USB portable audio player/ various media file types such as JPEG and USB memory compressed audio, you can switch between You can play compressed audio files and JPEG media file types to play.
Section Operating this unit Selecting files from the file Function name Operation name list Refer to Selecting a repeat play The operation is the same as that of the built- range on page 22. However, the repeat play ranges in DVD player. you can select are different from Refer to Selecting files from the file name list that of the built-in DVD player.
Section Operating this unit Switching the information display Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the setting mode. The operation is the same as that of the built- in DVD player. Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the seg- Refer to Switching the information display on ment you wish to set.
Section Operating this unit ! The AM volume level can also be adjusted Adjusting equalizer curves with source level adjustments. You can adjust the currently selected equalizer curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer Compare the FM volume level with the curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
Section Operating this unit Setting up the DVD player Setting the subtitle language You can set a desired subtitle language. If the Introduction of DVD setup selected subtitle language is recorded on the adjustments DVD, subtitles are displayed in that language. You can use this menu to change audio, subti- Move the thumb pad up or down to se- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings.
Section Operating this unit Move the thumb pad up, down, left or Setting the on screen display right to select the desired audio language. language Click the thumb pad. You can set the preferred language for infor- The audio language is set. mation display, DVD setup menu and list dis- # Pressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- play etc.
Section Operating this unit Click the thumb pad to select on or off. Setting the slide show interval Each time you click the thumb pad the se- Slide show is possible when JPEG files are lected setting switches on or off. playing with this unit.
Section Operating this unit Press 0 to 9 to input a four digit code Move the thumb pad left or right to number. move the cursor to the previous or next po- sition. Move the thumb pad left or right to move the cursor to the previous or next po- Click the thumb pad after entering the sition.
Section Operating this unit ! Make a note of the code as you will need it Notes when you register with a DivX VOD provider. ! Up to 42 characters can be displayed on one # Pressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- line.
Section Operating this unit Initial Settings Use MULTI-CONTROL to select CLOCK SET in the initial setting menu. Adjusting initial settings Refer to Adjusting initial settings on this page. Using the initial settings, you can customize Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the various system settings to achieve optimal per- setting mode.
Section Operating this unit # You can also perform the same operations by Use MULTI-CONTROL to select AUX1/ pressing a or b. AUX2/AUX in the initial setting menu. Refer to Adjusting initial settings on the pre- Press MULTI-CONTROL to determine vious page.
Section Operating this unit ! Playing a compressed audio file and pressing Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the setting mode. DISP/BACK/SCRL in the file name list — When the display connection is set to on, # Press DISP/BACK/SCRL to return to the pre- the name of the currently playing file is se- vious display.
Section Operating this unit Other Functions Selecting AUX as the source % Press SRC/OFF to select AUX (AUX1 or Using the AUX source AUX2) as the source. For Southeast Asian models # If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX Up to two auxiliary devices such as VCR or cannot be selected.
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Section Operating this unit % Press BOOKMARK to turn pause on when selecting the following sources: ! DVD – Built-in DVD player ! USB – USB portable audio player/USB memory # To turn pause off, press BOOKMARK again. % Press BOOKMARK and hold to turn BSM on when selecting TUNER as the source.
Appendix Additional Information Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesn’t turn on. Leads and connectors are incor- Confirm once more that all connections are The unit doesn’t operate. rectly connected. correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse.
The Video CD playing features PBC. This operation is not possible with Video CDs search are not possible. featuring PBC. Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to have the error message recorded.
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Appendix Additional Information Built-in DVD player Message Cause Action REGION ERR (DIFFERENT RE- The disc does not have the same re- Replace the DVD video with one bearing the GION DISC) gion number as this unit correct region number. ERROR-02-XX Dirty disc Clean disc.
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Appendix Additional Information The USB device connected to is not Connect a USB portable audio player or USB supported by this unit. memory that is USB Mass Storage Class N/A USB (INCOMPATIBLE DE- compliant. VICE) USB device is not formatted with USB device should be formatted with FAT16 FAT16 or FAT32 or FAT32.
Appendix Additional Information ! Check all discs for cracks, scratches or Handling guideline of discs warping before playing. Discs that have and player cracks, scratches or are warped may not ! Use only discs featuring any of following play properly. Do not use such discs. ! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed) logos.
Appendix Additional Information ! It may not be possible to play back DVD-R/ CD-R/CD-RW discs DVD-RW discs, because of disc character- ! When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play- istics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt, back is possible only for discs which have condensation, etc.
44.1, 48 kHz for emphasis) CAUTION ! Compatible ID3 tag version: 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, Pioneer accepts no responsibility for data lost on 2.3, 2.4 (ID3 tag Version 2.x is given priority the USB memory/USB portable audio player even than Version 1.x.) if that data is lost while using this unit.
Appendix Additional Information ! Do not leave the USB portable audio The sequence of audio files on player/USB memory in direct sunlight for the disc extended amounts of time. Extended expo- ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The user sure to direct sunlight can result in USB cannot assign folder numbers.
Appendix Additional Information ® JPEG picture files code, refer to Displaying your DivX VOD re- gistration code on page 34. ! JPEG is short for Joint Photographic Ex- ! For more details about DivX, visit the follow- perts Group and refers to a still image com- ing site: pression technology standard.
Appendix Additional Information Copyright and trademark Supply of this product only conveys a license notice for private, non-commercial use and does not ! This product incorporates copyright protec- convey a license nor imply any right to use tion technology that is protected by method this product in any commercial (i.e.
Appendix Additional Information Terms ious manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date, time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data. AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and ID3 tag refers to an audio compression technology standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
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Appendix Additional Information Linear PCM (LPCM)/Pulse code Multi-session modulation Multi-session is a recording method that al- This stands for linear pulse code modulation, lows additional data to be recorded later. which is the signal recording system used for When recording data on a CD-ROM, CD-R or music CDs and DVDs.
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Appendix Additional Information Region number DVD players and DVD discs feature region numbers indicating the area in which they were purchased. Playback of a DVD is not pos- sible unless it features the same region num- ber as the DVD player. Title DVD video discs have high data capacity, en- abling recording of multiple movies on a sin-...
Appendix Additional Information Specifications Signal-to-noise ratio ....96 dB (1 kHz) (IEC-A net- work) (RCA level) General Number of channels ....2 (stereo) MP3 decoding format ... MPEG-1 & 2 Audio Layer 3 Rated power source ....14.4 V DC WMA decoding format ..
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