Connections/Installation ..............18 If you experience problems Additional Information ................ 20 Should this unit fail to work properly, please contact your dealer or nearest authorized PIONEER Service Station. About this manual: • In the following instructions, a USB memory or USB audio player are referred to as “USB device”.
Remote Control Getting Started VOLUME +/– Basic operation MUTE DEH-X4950BT SRC (source) DISP (display) M.C. (multi-control) dial USB port Disc loading slot (eject) Display window SRC (source)/OFF Frequently used operations The available buttons vary depending on the unit. Operation Purpose...
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* When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected to the vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control terminal, Important the vehicle’s antenna extends when this unit’s source is turned on. To retract the antenna, turn the • Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive shock. source off.
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Setup menu INITIAL settings When you turn the ignition switch to ON after installation, [SET UP :YES] appears in the Press and hold SRC/OFF until the unit turns off. display. Press the M.C. dial to display the main menu. Press the M.C. dial. The setup menu disappears after 30 seconds of no operation.
To store stations manually CAUTION While receiving the station you want to store, press and hold one of the number Use an optional Pioneer USB cable (CD-U50E) to connect the USB device as any device connected buttons (1/ to 6/ ) until it stops flashing.
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MTP connection Purpose Operation A device installed with Android OS 4.0 or later can be connected to the unit via MTP, using the cable 1 Press Alphabetical search (iPod only) to display the list. supplied with the device. However, depending on the connected device and the numbers of the files in 2 Turn the M.C.
If you make a Bluetooth connection from the unit, proceed to step 7. resume playback. • The following operations are still accessible from the unit, even if the control mode is set to Select [Pioneer BT Unit] shown in the device display. [CONTROL iPod]. – Pause, fast forward/reverse, song/chapter selection Make sure the same 6-digit number appears on this unit and the device, then •...
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The phone call starts. Menu Item Description A.CONN Select [ON] to connect to a Bluetooth device automatically. To answer an incoming call [ON], [OFF] Press when a call is received. VISIBLE Select [ON] so that a Bluetooth device can detect the unit when the unit is connected via Bluetooth to another device.
Bluetooth audio Phone menu Menu Item Description Important • Depending on the Bluetooth audio player connected to this unit, the available operations will be RECENTS Display the missed call history. limited to the following two levels: [MISSED] – A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) can only play back songs on your audio player. –...
Spotify® NOTE PIONEER IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY APPS OR CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THEIR ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS. THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF SUCH APPS ARE THE Spotify is a music streaming distribution service not affiliated with Pioneer. More SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APP PROVIDER.
When you connect a mobile device other than iPhone/Android device, select [OTHERS] in the [PHONE You can operate the unit from Pioneer ARC APP installed on an iPhone/Android device. CONNECT] menu and select [WIRED] (for the USB connection) or [BLUETOOTH] (for the Bluetooth In some cases, you can control aspects of the application, such as source selection, connection).
NOTE FUNCTION settings If Pioneer ARC APP has not been installed on your Android device yet, a message that prompts you to install the application will appear on your Android device. Select [OFF] in [P.APP AUTO ON] to clear the message (page 15).
Menu Item Description Menu Item Description PLAY [ON], [OFF] Allow the unit to retune to a different frequency Start playback. providing the same station. (Available only when STOP FM band is selected.) Stop playback. NEWS [ON], [OFF] Interrupt the currently selected source with AUDIO settings news programs.
*2 Please use a commercially available wiring harness for each car model when [PRESET] mode is engaged, and use a commercially available adapter when in [PIONEER]. [ON], [OFF] Set to [ON] when using an auxiliary device connected to the unit.
When Pioneer ARC APP connection is NOT performed Setting Value Device Connection method Available source(s) [MEMORY](MTP) SPOTIFY Setting Value Device Connection method Available source(s) Bluetooth [IPHONE/IPOD] APP, SPOTIFY Android USB MTP Bluetooth Bluetooth Android USB MTP [APP CONTROL](AOA) SPOTIFY Bluetooth...
Menu Item Description Menu Item Description DIM SETTING FLASH PATTERN (Only for DEH-X4950BT) [SYNC ILLUMI]*, [SYNC CLOCK], Change the display brightness. [SOUND LEVEL 1] to [SOUND LEVEL Change the illumination effect according to [MANUAL] the sound and bass level. The flash pattern changes according to the * Only for DEH-X4950BT sound level.
control of an external power amp or the Connections/Installation vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control terminal (max. 300mA 12 V DC). If the vehicle is equipped with a glass antenna, red cable to the terminal that detects Connections connect it to the antenna booster power operation of the ignition key may result supply terminal.
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When not using the supplied Subwoofer (4 Ω) × 2 • The semiconductor laser will be damaged mounting sleeve Orange/white (Only for DEH-X4950BT) if it overheats. Install this unit away from Connect to a car’s illumination signal. Determine the appropriate position Installing the microphone hot places such as near the heater outlet.
ON again. If the message remains, – Select the repeat play range again. contact your dealer or an authorized Pioneer Service Station for assistance. A subfolder is not played back. → Subfolders cannot be played when NO XXXX (NO TITLE, for example) [FLD] (folder repeat) is selected.
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→ iPod failure. – Replace the disc. – Press BAND/ to make a PROTECT – Disconnect the cable from the iPod. connection again. → All the files on the connected USB FORMAT READ Once the iPod’s main menu is device are embedded with DRM. →...
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CAUTION Quantization bits 8 and 16 (LPCM), 4 accelerator pedal. • Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility • Use 12-cm discs. (MSADPCM) • Depending on the USB storage device, with all USB mass storage devices, and •...
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Bluetooth SIG, USB Cable (supplied with iPod). available, see https://www.spotify.com. Inc. and any use of such marks by PIONEER Packet write data Not compatible • Users of iPod with the Dock Connector CORPORATION is under license. Other transfer should use the CD-IU51.
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CD player Signal-to-noise ratio: 62 dB (IEC-A network) System: Compact disc audio system SW tuner Usable discs: Compact disc Frequency range: Signal-to-noise ratio: 94 dB (1 kHz) (IEC-A 2 300 kHz to 7 735 kHz (2 300 kHz to 2 network) 495 kHz, 2 940 kHz to 4 215 kHz, 4 540 Number of channels: 2 (stereo)
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10 9 8 7 1 7 Windows Media 12 11 Player MPEG-4 AAC AAC 10 6 iTunes MS ADPCM Linear PCM WAV USB 2 0 Mass Storage Class MSC Media Transfer Protocol MTP 2 0 Android Open Accessory AOA FAT32 FAT16 FAT12 MPEG-1 &...
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Spotify SPOTIFY Bluetooth® iPod Spotify AB Bluetooth Lightning – – Bluetooth SIG Inc iPod https www spotify com PIONEER CORPORATION iPod – CD-IU51 iPod iTunes iTunes Apple Apple Inc IEC-A Pioneer Windows Media iPod Microsoft Corporation MPEG-1 & 2 Audio Layer 3 MP3...
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Pioneer ARC APP SPOTIFY [MEMORY](MTP) Bluetooth SPOTIFY APP [IPHONE/IPOD] USB MTP Android Bluetooth Bluetooth USB MTP Android SPOTIFY [APP CONTROL](AOA) Bluetooth Bluetooth SPOTIFY APP [WIRED] Android ANDROID Android [OTHERS] Bluetooth Music USB MTP Android Bluetooth Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] SPOTIFY APP [MEMORY](MTP)
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USB [OTHERS] APP SPOTIFY ANDROID iPhone Android BT AUDIO Bluetooth P.APP AUTO ON APP SPOTIFY ANDROID Pioneer ARC APP [ON] [OFF] [ON] INITIAL [SP-P O MODE] [SUB W SUB W] Android INITIAL [SP-P O MODE] [REAR REAR] [WIRED] [IPHONE IPOD] [MEMORY]...
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PLAY [OFF] [ON] STOP NEWS [OFF] [ON] AUDIO ALARM [OFF] [OFF] [ON] FADER SEEK [PCH] [MAN] BALANCE EQ SETTING SAVE [POWERFUL] [SUPER BASS] [CUSTOM1] [VOCAL] [NATURAL] Spotify [FLAT] [CUSTOM2] [CUSTOM1] iPod USB UNSAVE APP SPOTIFY ANDROID [SAVE] BT AUDIO Bluetooth APP SPOTIFY ANDROID SEL DEVICE [250HZ] [80HZ]...
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M.C. M.C. [SRC OFF YES] M.C. M.C. FUNCTION [APP CONTROL] AUDIO Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] SYSTEM Android Pioneer ARC APP ILLUMINATION [P.APP AUTO ON] [ON] MIXTRAX M.C. Android Pioneer ARC APP [P.APP AUTO ON] [OFF] Android FUNCTION OFF SRC Pioneer ARC APP Bluetooth M.C.
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[IPHONE IPOD] MIX 3 M.C. [UNSAVE] [SAVE] [SRC OFF YES] M.C. Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] M.C. [SPOTIFY] OFF SRC Spotify Spotify Pioneer ARC APP [PHONE CONNECT] [OTHERS] Android iPhone Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] [WIRED] Android iPhone Pioneer ARC APP FUNCTION ﺍ iPhone iOS 8 0...
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[PHONE CONNECT] [OTHERS] iPhone Android Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] [WIRED] FUNCTION iPhone iOS 5 0 iPod touch iPhone BAND Android Android OS 2 3 PIONEER Spotify® Pioneer Spotify http://www.spotify.com https://support.spotify.com/ Spotify iPhone Android iPhone Spotify Spotify Bluetooth Android Premium Google Play™ iTunes App Store...
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Bluetooth RECENTS Bluetooth [MISSED] – Advanced Audio Distribution Profile A2DP [DIALLED] – Audio Video Remote Control Profile AVRCP [RECEIVED] Bluetooth [VISIBLE] PHONE BOOK Bluetooth Bluetooth [ON] Bluetooth Bluetooth PRESET 1-6 Bluetooth Bluetooth [BT AUDIO] OFF SRC [ON] A.ANSR [OFF] [ON] BAND [ON] R.TONE...
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Bluetooth [ON] A.CONN [OFF] [ON] Bluetooth Bluetooth [ON] VISIBLE Bluetooth [OFF] [ON] PIN CODE M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. Bluetooth DEV. INFO [DEL DEVICE] [ON] GUEST MODE M.C. [OFF] [ON] iPhone iPhone [ON] A.PAIRING [OFF] [ON] BAND Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth M.C.
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[CONTROL iPod] [RE-SEARCH] iPod [CONTROL AUDIO] [NOT FOUND] iPod M.C. Bluetooth M.C. iPod [CONTROL iPod] Bluetooth [Pioneer BT Unit] [CONTROL iPod] – [DEVICE FULL] iPod USB MIXTRAX Bluetooth [GUEST MODE] [DEL DEVICE] [0000] MIXTRAX MIXTRAX [VISIBLE] Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth...
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Android OS 4 0 iPod M.C. MIXTRAX M.C. SYSTEM [MEMORY] [PHONE CONNECT] M.C. BAND [AUX] OFF SRC iPod [AUX] SYSTEM [OFF] [AUX] PAUSE 4 CD USB BAND CD CD-DA FUNCTION BAND iPod M.C. Link M.C. Link M.C. [GENRE] [ALBUM] [ARTIST] M.C.
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OFF SRC [NOT FOUND] [SW2] [SW1] [AM] [FM3] [FM2] [FM1] BAND [PCH] [SEEK] AUX iPod USB CD FUNCTION M.C. [FUNCTION] M.C. [BSM] M.C. iPod Android ™ iPod USB FUNCTION [MAN] [SEEK] [ON] [USB AUTO] iPod USB [USB] SYSTEM CD-U50E Pioneer USB...
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INITIAL [SET UP YES] OFF SRC M.C. M.C. [INITIAL] M.C. [NO] M.C. M.C. M.C. CLOCK SET FM STEP FM STEP [50] [100] [50] [100] AM STEP AM STEP [9] [10] [9] [10] SP-P/O MODE PHONE CONNECT [REAR SUB W] [IPHONE IPOD] iPhone Android [OTHERS] [ANDROID]...
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Hands Free Profile HFP Bluetooth A2DP Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile CR2025 BT AUDIO BT AUDIO iPod Bluetooth...
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VOLUME MUTE DEH-X4950BT DISP M.C. OFF SRC OFF SRC BAND DISP OFF DISP – + VOLUME M.C. MUTE MUTE DEH-X3950BT – + VOLUME M.C. OFF SRC DISP DISP OFF DISP DISP OFF DISP BAND – BAND BAND DISP OFF DISP...
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PIONEER AUX iPod USB CD Bluetooth Spotify® Pioneer ARC APP FUNCTION IEC 60065 AUDIO SYSTEM IEC 60825-1 2007 ILLUMINATION MIXTRAX PIONEER iPod iPhone iPod...
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S/N μV IEC-A IEC-A MPEG-1 & 2 MP3 Audio Layer 3 11 10 9 8 7.1 7 Windows Media Player MPEG-4 AAC AAC 10 6 iTunes MS ADPCM & PCM WAV USB 2.0 USB S/N μV IEC-A Bluetooth 2 0 Android Bluetooth 3 0 FAT32 FAT16 FAT12 MPEG-1 &...
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PIONEER Lightning iPod CORPORATION Lightning https www spotify com iPod Dock iPod CD-IU51 iTunes Apple Inc. iTunes Apple iPod Windows Media Microsoft Pioneer iPod Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Licensing, Inc. iPod iPod & iPhone iPhone iPod iPod classic iPod nano iPod Apple Inc.
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Pioneer ARC APP SPOTIFY [MEMORY](MTP) Bluetooth SPOTIFY APP [IPHONE/IPOD] USB MTP Android Bluetooth Bluetooth USB MTP Android SPOTIFY [APP CONTROL](AOA) Bluetooth Bluetooth SPOTIFY APP [WIRED] ANDROID Android [OTHERS] Bluetooth Android USB MTP Android Bluetooth Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] SPOTIFY APP [MEMORY](MTP) [ANDROID]...
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PAUSE [OFF] [ON] PLAY NEWS STOP [OFF] [ON] AUDIO ALARM [OFF] [OFF] [ON] FADER SEEK [PCH] [MAN] BALANCE SAVE EQ SETTING Spotify [POWERFUL] [SUPER BASS] [CUSTOM1] [VOCAL] [NATURAL] [FLAT] [CUSTOM2] [CUSTOM1] UNSAVE [SAVE] iPod USB APP SPOTIFY ANDROID SEL DEVICE BT AUDIO Bluetooth [250HZ] [80HZ]...
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[SRC OFF YES] M.C. M.C. FUNCTION AUDIO M.C. SYSTEM [APP CONTROL] ILLUMINATION Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] MIXTRAX Android Pioneer ARC APP [P.APP AUTO ON] [ON] M.C. Android Android Pioneer ARC APP FUNCTION [P.APP AUTO ON] [OFF] OFF SRC Pioneer ARC APP Bluetooth M.C.
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MIX 3 [SRC OFF YES] M.C. [UNSAVE] [SAVE] M.C. Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] M.C. [SPOTIFY] OFF SRC Spotify Spotify Pioneer ARC APP [OTHERS] iPhone Android Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] [WIRED] [PHONE CONNECT] Android iPhone Pioneer ARC APP FUNCTION iPhone iOS 8 0 iPod touch...
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[OTHERS] iPhone Android Bluetooth [BLUETOOTH] [WIRED] [PHONE CONNECT] FUNCTION iPhone BAND iPod touch iPhone Android Android OS 2.3 Spotify® PIONEER Pioneer Spotify http://www.spotify.com Spotify https://support.spotify.com/ Android iPhone Spotify Spotify iPhone Google Play™ iTunes App Store Bluetooth Android spotify.com Premium [APP]...
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Bluetooth RECENTS Bluetooth – [MISSED] A2DP – AVRCP [DIALLED] [RECEIVED] Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth PHONE BOOK [VISIBLE] [ON] Bluetooth Bluetooth PRESET 1-6 Bluetooth Bluetooth [BT AUDIO] OFF SRC A ANSR BAND [ON] [OFF] [ON] R TONE [ON] FUNCTION [OFF] [ON] PB INVT PB A SYNC [OFF] [ON] [PB A SYNC]...
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[ON] Bluetooth A.CONN [OFF] [ON] Bluetooth [ON] VISIBLE Bluetooth Bluetooth [OFF] [ON] PIN CODE M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. M.C. DEV. INFO Bluetooth [ON] GUEST MODE M.C. [DEL DEVICE] [OFF] [ON] [ON] iPhone A.PAIRING iPhone [OFF] [ON] BAND Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth...
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[CONTROL iPod] [RE-SEARCH] iPod [CONTROL AUDIO] [NOT FOUND] iPod M.C. Bluetooth M.C. iPod [CONTROL iPod] Bluetooth [CONTROL iPod] [Pioneer BT Unit] – iPod USB MIXTRAX [DEVICE FULL] MIXTRAX Bluetooth [GUEST MODE] [DEL DEVICE] MIXTRAX [0000] Android [VISIBLE] Bluetooth Bluetooth...
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Android iPod M.C. MIXTRAX M.C. [MEMORY] [PHONE CONNECT] SYSTEM M.C. BAND [AUX] OFF SRC iPod [AUX] [OFF] [AUX] SYSTEM PAUSE 4 CD USB BAND CD-DA FUNCTION BAND iPod M.C. M.C. [GENRE] [ALBUM] [ARTIST] M.C. M.C. M.C.
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OFF SRC M.C. [SW2] [SW1] [AM] [FM3] [FM2] [FM1] BAND [NOT FOUND] [PCH] [SEEK] FUNCTION AUX iPod USB CD M.C. [FUNCTION] M.C. [BSM] M.C. iPod Android™ iPod USB [MAN] [SEEK] FUNCTION SYSTEM iPod USB [USB] [ON] [USB AUTO] CD-U50E Pioneer USB...
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INITIAL [SET UP :YES] OFF SRC M.C. M.C. [INITIAL] M.C. [NO] M.C. M.C. M.C. CLOCK SET FM STEP FM STEP [50] [100] [50] [100] AM STEP AM STEP [9] [10] [9] [10] SP-P/O MODE [REAR/SUB.W] PHONE CONNECT [SUB.W/SUB.W] [IPHONE IPOD] iPhone Android [ANDROID] [OTHERS]...
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Bluetooth A2DP Bluetooth CR2025 – BT AUDIO BT AUDIO iPod Bluetooth...
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– + VOLUME MUTE DEH-X4950BT DISP M.C. OFF SRC BAND OFF SRC DISP OFF DISP – + VOLUME M.C. MUTE DEH-X3950BT MUTE M.C. – + VOLUME OFF SRC DISP DISP OFF DISP DISP OFF DISP BAND BAND DISP OFF DISP BAND –...
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PIONEER AUX iPod USB CD Bluetooth Spotify® Pioneer ARC APP FUNCTION AUDIO IEC 60065 SYSTEM ILLUMINATION IEC 60825-1:2007 MIXTRAX PIONEER iPod iPhone iPod...