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Pioneer AVH-P5950DVD Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Operation Manual DVD AV RECEIVER AVH-P5950DVD 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, keep this man- ual in a safe place for future reference.
  • Page 3 Contents – Changing the viewing angle during – Adjusting source levels 41 – Staging for car environment 41 playback (Multi-angle) 30 – Frame-by-frame playback 31 Setting up the DVD player 42 – Slow motion playback 31 – Introduction of DVD setup –...
  • Page 4 Contents – Changing the picture adjustment 51 – Displaying BD (Bluetooth Device) – Selecting the background display 52 address 60 – Setting the AV input 52 Bluetooth Telephone 60 – Setting the clock 52 – Basic Operations 60 – Setting for rear view camera (back up –...
  • Page 5 Contents – Selecting a disc 71 Understanding auto TA and EQ error – Selecting a folder 71 messages 90 – Pausing disc playback 71 Handling guideline of discs and player 92 – Introduction of advanced DVD discs 92 operations 71 DVD-R/DVD-RW discs 92 TV tuner 73 AVCHD recorded discs 93...

  • Page 6: Precautions

    Section Precautions IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS WARNING Please read all of these instructions regarding ! Do not attempt to install or service your your display and retain them for future refer- display by yourself. Installation or servi- ence. cing of the display by persons without 1 Read this manual fully and carefully be- training and experience in electronic fore operating your display.

  • Page 7: When Using A Display Connected To Rear Monitor Output

    Section Precautions When you attempt to watch a DVD, Video CD or TV while driving, the warning Viewing of front seat video source while driving is strictly prohibited. will appear on the front display. To watch a DVD, Video CD or TV on the front display, park your vehicle in a safe place and apply the parking brake.

  • Page 8: Dvd Video Disc Region Numbers

    ! If this unit does not operate properly, contact DVD video disc region numbers your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser- vice Station. DVD video discs that have incompatible region numbers cannot be played on this player. The...

  • Page 9: About This Manual

    Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility and to maximize your listening enjoyment. When using this unit with a Pioneer multi- We recommend that you familiarize yourself channel processor, you can enjoy the atmo- with the functions and their operation by read-...

  • Page 10: About Wma

    Section Before You Start — iPod (click wheel) (software version 3.1.1 ! Windows Media and the Windows logo are or later) trademarks or registered trademarks of — iPod mini (software version 1.4.1 or Microsoft Corporation in the United States later) and/or other countries.

  • Page 11: About Divx

    Section Before You Start About DivX For viewing LCD comfortably Due to its construction, the viewing angle of the LCD screen is limited. You can adjust it by changing either screen size or picture adjust- ment. DivX is a compressed digital video format cre- Changing the wide screen size ®...

  • Page 12: When An Operation Is Prohibited

    Section Before You Start Removing the front panel Mark Meaning Press DETACH to release the front Indicates the picture size (aspect ratio: 16 : 9 LB screen width-to-height ratio) type. panel. Grab the front panel and remove. Take care not to grip it too tightly or to drop Indicates the number of the region where playback is possible.

  • Page 13: Feature Demo Mode

    Section Before You Start Press RESET with a pen tip or other Use and care of the remote pointed instrument. control Installing the battery Slide the tray out on the back of the remote control and insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus (–) poles pointing in the proper di- rection.

  • Page 14: Using The Remote Control

    Section Before You Start Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop- erly in direct sunlight. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem- peratures or direct sunlight.

  • Page 15: Operating This Unit

    Section Operating this unit 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 Ambient light sensor What’s What Senses ambient light. This system automati- Head unit cally adjusts the brightness of the display to compensate for ambient light.
  • Page 16 Section Operating this unit 8 EJECT button Press to eject a disc from this unit. 9 o/p button Press to do manual seek tuning, fast for- ward, reverse and track search controls. a BAND/ESC button Press to select among three FM bands and one AM band and to cancel the control mode of functions.

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    Section Operating this unit Remote control AVH mode DVD mode Button names Remote control selec- Switch to change the setting of the remote control. For details, refer to Setting re- tion switch mote control code type on page 46. Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source SOURCE button off.
  • Page 18 Section Operating this unit Button names AVH mode DVD mode Remote control code: AVH or B Not used. a/b buttons (DISC) Not used. Remote control code: A Press to select the next/previous disc. Switch the operation mode between AVH, DVD and TV modes. Normally, set to Remote control opera- AVH.

  • Page 19: Using The Remote Control Operation Mode Switch

    There are three remote control operation modes on the remote control. TV mode operation TV operations available with a Pioneer TV tuner AVH mode operation (e.g. GEX-P5750TV(P)) can be controled with AVH mode. TV mode is not used with this When operating this unit by remote control, unit.

  • Page 20: Basic Operations

    Section Operating this unit % When using the touch panel keys, Basic Operations touch the source icon and then touch the Power ON/OFF desired source name. The source names are displayed and select- 1 1 1 able ones are highlighted. ! DVD –...

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Volume

    Section Operating this unit ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such # To return to the previous group of touch panel as one available in the future) that, although keys, touch PREV. incompatible as a source, enables control of Touch HIDE to hide the touch panel basic functions by this unit.

  • Page 22: Opening And Closing The Lcd Panel

    Section Operating this unit % Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the LCD # To return to the previous group of function names, touch PREV. panel. # To close the LCD panel, press OPEN/CLOSE Touch ESC to return to the display of again.

  • Page 23: Radio

    Section Operating this unit Turning the LCD panel horizontal Radio When the LCD panel is upright and it hinders Basic Operations the operation of the air conditioner, the panel can be turned horizontal temporarily. Important If you are using this unit in North, Central or % Press FLIP DOWN to turn the LCD panel South America, reset the AM tuning step (see horizontal.

  • Page 24: Storing And Recalling Broadcast Frequencies

    Section Operating this unit To perform seek tuning, keep touching Note c or d for about one second and release. You can also use a and b to recall radio station The tuner will scan the frequencies until a frequencies assigned to preset tuning keys P1 to broadcast strong enough for good reception is found.

  • Page 25: Tuning In Strong Signals

    Section Operating this unit Tuning in strong signals Built-in DVD player Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those Basic Operations radio stations with sufficiently strong signals 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 for good reception.

  • Page 26: Basic Playback Controls

    Section Operating this unit # With some DVD discs, a menu may be dis- ! Read the precautions with discs and player on played. (Refer to Operating the DVD menu on the Handling guideline of discs and player on page next page.) # With a Video CD featuring the PBC (playback ! If an error message such as ERROR-02-XX is...

  • Page 27: Switching The Media File Type

    Section Operating this unit Operating the DVD menu What it does Some DVDs allow you to select from the disc Skips to the start of the current track, chapter contents using a menu. or file, then to previous tracks/chapters/files. ! This function is available for DVD video. ! Performs fast reverse by touching and ! You can display the menu by touching holding o.

  • Page 28: Pbc Playback

    Section Operating this unit ! If your DivX VOD content allows an unlim- PBC playback ited number of plays, then you may load During playback of Video CDs featuring PBC the disc into your player and play the con- (Playback Control), PBC ON is displayed. You tent as often as you like, and no message can operate PBC menu with 10Key.

  • Page 29: Cm Skip/Cm Back

    Section Operating this unit ! Titles created with DVD recorders are # To switch between groups of touch panel keys, called original. Based on original, rear- touch NEXT or PREV. # To clear the bookmark on a disc, keep touch- ranged titles are called playlist.

  • Page 30: Changing Audio Language During Playback (Multi-Audio)

    Section Operating this unit Touch ENTER. Changing the subtitle language This starts playback from the selected part. during playback (Multi-subtitle) With DVDs featuring multi-subtitle recordings, Note you can switch between subtitle languages With DVD discs featuring a menu, you can also during playback.

  • Page 31: Frame-By-Frame Playback

    Section Operating this unit # To switch between groups of touch panel keys, Notes touch NEXT or PREV. ! There is no sound during slow motion play- back. Note ! With some discs, images may be unclear dur- Touching ANGLE during fast forward/fast reverse, ing slow motion playback.

  • Page 32: Text Information

    Section Operating this unit # When the automatic playback is on, you can- Selecting tracks from the track list not operate repeating play of DVD disc (refer to Track list lets you see the list of tracks on a Repeating play on the next page). disc and select one of them to play back.

  • Page 33: Selecting Files From The File Name List

    Section Operating this unit Selecting files from the file Introduction of advanced name list operations File name list lets you see the list of file names Touch A.MENU and then touch (or folder names) and select one of them to FUNCTION MENU to display the function playback.

  • Page 34: Playing Tracks In Random Order

    Section Operating this unit ! If you select another folder during repeat play, Select the repeat range. the repeat play range changes to DISC. Refer to Repeating play on the previous page. ! When playing back compressed audio or Touch SCAN on the function menu to DivX, if you perform track search or fast for- ward/reverse during FILE, the repeat play turn scan play on.

  • Page 35: Using Compression

    Shows when the battery charge setting is on. Connect the iPod to this unit. Playback will automatically start. While the iPod is connected to this unit, PIONEER (or (check mark)) is displayed on the iPod. # Before connecting the dock connector of this unit to the iPod, disconnect the headphones from the iPod.

  • Page 36: Browsing For A Song

    Section Operating this unit # When removing the iPod from this unit, this Touch MENU to display iPod menus. unit is turned off. Touch one of the categories in which To skip back or forward to another you want to search for a song. ! PLAYLISTS (playlists) song, touch o or p.

  • Page 37: Repeating Play

    Section Operating this unit Repeating play Pausing a song For playback of the songs on the iPod, there % Touch de during playback. are two repeat play ranges: ONE (repeat one # To resume playback at the same point that you song) and ALL (repeat all songs in the list).

  • Page 38: Audio Adjustments

    Section Operating this unit Audio Adjustments Touch FADER/BALANCE on the audio function menu. Introduction of audio adjustments # When the rear output setting is S.W, BALANCE will be displayed instead of FADER/BALANCE. Refer to Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller on page 48. Touch a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance.
  • Page 39 Section Operating this unit Touch c or d to adjust the equalizer Display Equalizer curve curve. POWERFUL Powerful +6 to –4 (or –6) is displayed as the equalizer curve is increased or decreased. NATURAL Natural # The actual range of the adjustments are differ- VOCAL Vocal ent depending on which equalizer curve is se-...

  • Page 40: Adjusting Loudness

    Section Operating this unit Adjusting loudness Touch c or d next to LEVEL to adjust the output level of the subwoofer. Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the +6 to –24 is displayed as the level is increased low- and high-sound ranges at low volume. or decreased.

  • Page 41: Adjusting Source Levels

    Section Operating this unit Touch NEXT on the audio function Only frequencies higher than those in the se- lected range are outputted from the front or menu. rear speakers. Touch STAGING. Touch c or d next to STAGING to select Adjusting source levels the desired staging field.

  • Page 42: Setting Up The Dvd Player

    Section Operating this unit Setting up the DVD player Touch the desired language. A subtitle language is set. Introduction of DVD setup # To switch to the second language select adjustments menu, touch NEXT. # To return to the first language select menu, You can use this menu to change audio, subti- touch PREV.

  • Page 43: Setting The Menu Language

    Section Operating this unit # To switch to the second language select Switching the assist subtitle on menu, touch NEXT. or off # To return to the first language select menu, If assist subtitles are recorded on a DVD disc, touch PREV.

  • Page 44: Setting The Parental Lock

    Section Operating this unit ! 16 : 9 – Wide screen picture (16:9) is dis- Touch ENTER. played as it is (initial setting) The code number is set, and you can now set ! LETTER BOX – The picture is the shape of a the level.

  • Page 45: Setting The Divx Subtitle File

    Section Operating this unit # If you input an incorrect code number, the ® Displaying your DivX icon is displayed. Touch C and input the cor- registration code rect code number. In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) # If you forget your code number, refer to If you content on this unit, you first need to register forget your code number on this page.

  • Page 46: Setting Remote Control Code Type

    Adjusting initial settings set to DVD, changing the remote control code Using the initial settings, you can customize type enables you to operate the Pioneer DVD various system settings to achieve optimal per- player with the supplied remote control. There formance from this unit.

  • Page 47: Switching The Auxiliary Setting

    Section Operating this unit Switching the auxiliary setting Setting the AM tuning step Auxiliary equipments connected to this unit The AM tuning step can be switched between can be activated individually. Set each AUX 9 kHz, the preset step, and 10 kHz. When source to ON when using.

  • Page 48: Setting The Rear Output And Subwoofer Controller

    Section Operating this unit Setting the rear output and Switching the sound muting/ subwoofer controller attenuation This unit’s rear output (rear speaker leads out- Sound from this system is muted or attenu- put and RCA rear output) can be used for full- ated automatically when the signal from the range speaker (FULL) or subwoofer (S.W) con- equipment with mute function is received.

  • Page 49: Setting The Tv Signal

    TV signal setting. Correcting distorted sound ! About your country TV signal, consult with your nearest Pioneer dealer. You can minimize distortion that may be caused by the equalizer curve settings. Touch NEXT on the initial menu.

  • Page 50: Other Functions

    Section Operating this unit Touch RESET. Other Functions Introduction of system Touch RESET again to reset audio func- adjustments tions. # To cancel resetting the audio functions, touch CANCEL. 1 System menu display Shows the system function names. Touch A.MENU and then touch SYSTEM MENU to display the system func- tion names.

  • Page 51: Changing The Picture Adjustment

    Section Operating this unit FULL (full) Changing the picture adjustment A 4:3 picture is enlarged in the horizontal direc- You can adjust BRIGHTNESS (brightness), tion only, giving you a 4:3 TV picture (normal pic- CONTRAST (contrast), COLOR (color) and ture) without any omissions. HUE (hue) for each source and rear view cam- era.

  • Page 52: Selecting The Background Display

    ! EXT-VIDEO – External video unit (such as Pioneer products available in the future) Touch ESC to hide the touch panel keys. # When a DVD player is connected with an AV-...

  • Page 53: Setting For Rear View Camera (Back Up Camera)

    (back up camera) Touch NEXT on the system menu. CAUTION Touch FLAP SET BACK to turn the set Pioneer recommends the use of a camera back on. which outputs mirror reversed images, other- The LCD panel slides to the back.

  • Page 54: Setting The Automatic Open Function

    ! OFF – You have to press OPEN/CLOSE to ! If touch panel adjustment cannot be per- open/close the LCD panel formed properly, consult your local Pioneer dealer. Switching the iPod charge setting Touch the source icon and then touch OFF to turn this unit off.

  • Page 55: Using The Aux Source

    Section Operating this unit Press BAND/ESC to proceed to the 16- verse connection between Red (right side point adjustment. audio) cable and yellow (video) cable is re- The 16-point touch panel adjustment screen quired. Otherwise, audio and video may not appears.

  • Page 56: Using The Pgm Button

    Section Operating this unit % Press PGM and hold to turn BSSM on Touch ABC to select the desired charac- ter type. when selecting TV as the source. Touch ABC repeatedly to switch between the Press PGM and hold until the BSSM turns on. # To cancel the storage process, press PGM following character types: Alphabet (upper case)—Alphabet (lower case)

  • Page 57: Available Accessories

    Section Available accessories # You cannot select a folder that does not have Playing songs on USB portable a compressed audio file recorded in it. audio player/USB memory To perform fast forward or reverse, Basic Operations keep touching o or p. You can use this unit to control a USB adapter To skip back or forward to another (e.g., CD-UB100), which is sold separately.

  • Page 58: Displaying Text Information Of An Audio File

    Section Available accessories Bluetooth Audio Function name Operation Basic Operations Refer to Repeating play on page 33. But the repeat play ranges you can If you connect Bluetooth adapter (e.g. CD- select are different from that of the BTB100) to this unit, you can control Bluetooth built-in DVD player.

  • Page 59: Pausing Playback

    Section Available accessories To skip back or forward to another For details concerning operation, refer to the Bluetooth adapter’s operation manual. This track, briefly touch o or p. section provides brief information on Blue- To perform fast forward or reverse, tooth audio player operations with this unit which slightly differes or is cut short from that keep touching o or p.

  • Page 60: Disconnecting A Bluetooth Audio Player

    Section Available accessories Bluetooth Telephone Note Basic Operations Before you can use audio players you may need to enter the PIN code into this unit. If your player If you use Bluetooth adapter (e.g. CD-BTB100), requires a PIN code to establish a connection, you can connect a cellular phone featuring look for the code on the player or in its accompa- Bluetooth wireless technology to this unit for...

  • Page 61: Setting Up For Hands-Free Phoning

    Section Available accessories Shows the registration number of the cellular more details, refer to Connecting a cellular phone. phone on the next page). ! While connecting automatically, tele- 3 Device name phone indicator is flashing. Shows the device name of the cellular phone. 4 Phone number % Touch the source icon and then touch Shows the phone number you selected.

  • Page 62: Making A Phone Call

    Section Available accessories Volume adjustment Rejecting an incoming call Adjust the earpiece volume on your cellular % When a call comes in, touch . phone for comfort. When adjusted, the volume The call is rejected. level is memorized in this unit as the default setting.

  • Page 63: Disconnecting A Cellular Phone

    Registration assignments for user phone 1, 2 vice name (Pioneer BT unit2) and enter the and 3 appear on the display. link code on your cellular phone. If the con- nection is established, CONNECTED is dis- Touch and hold one of the registration played.

  • Page 64: Connecting To A Registered Cellular Phone

    Section Available accessories Touch DELETE next to the device name Touch PHONE BOOK TRANSFER on the you want to delete. function menu. A confirmation display appears. Touch OK to Touch START to turn the Phone Book delete the phone. # To cancel deleting a registered phone, touch Transfer function on.
  • Page 65 Section Available accessories Calling a number in the Phone Book Editing phone numbers Important Important To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve- To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve- hicle and apply the parking brake. hicle and apply the parking brake.

  • Page 66: Using The Call History

    Section Available accessories Touch DELETE to delete the Phone Book Using preset numbers entry. Important A confirmation display appears. Touch YES to delete the entry. To perform this operation, be sure to park your ve- # If you do not want to clear a Phone Book entry hicle and apply the parking brake.

  • Page 67: Making A Call By Entering Phone Number

    Section Available accessories ! MISSED CALLS (missed call history) Touch one of preset assignments. ! DIAL PRESET (preset phone numbers) The selected phone number should now be After selecting a desired item, a confirmation displayed on the information bar. display appears. Touch OK to delete the mem- Touch to make a call.

  • Page 68: Displaying Bd (Bluetooth Device) Address

    Section Available accessories Displaying BD (Bluetooth Multi-CD Player Device) address Basic Operations Displaying BD address of this system You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player, which is sold separately. Touch NEXT on the function menu. ! This unit does not have ITS playlist, disc title Touch DEVICE INFO to display the BD and track title list functions.

  • Page 69: Selecting A Disc

    Section Available accessories Function and operation Notes REPEAT, RANDOM, SCAN and ! When the multi-CD player performs the pre- COMPRESSION operations are basically the paratory operations, READY is displayed. same as that of the built-in DVD player. ! If an error message such as ERROR-02-XX is displayed, refer to the multi-CD player owner’s Function name Operation...

  • Page 70: Dvd Player

    Section Available accessories DVD Player The operation is the same as that of the built- in DVD player. Basic Operations Refer to Text information on page 32. You can use this unit to control a DVD player or multi-DVD player, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the DVD player’s or multi-DVD player’s operation manual.

  • Page 71: Turning The Dvd Player On Or Off

    Section Available accessories ! This unit cannot display the text infor- Touch your favorite disc. mation recorded on a CD TEXT disc Selectable discs are highlighted. playing on the optional DVD player. Touch ESC to return to the ordinary dis- Touch the source icon and then touch play.
  • Page 72 Section Available accessories Function and operation Displaying text information of an audio file REPEAT, RANDOM and SCAN operations are basically the same as that of the built-in DVD The operation is the same as that of the built- player. in DVD player. Refer to Text information on page 32.

  • Page 73: Tv Tuner

    Section Available accessories TV tuner To perform seek tuning, keep touching c or d for about one second and release. Basic Operations The tuner will scan the channels until a broad- cast strong enough for good reception is You can use this unit to control a TV tuner (e.g. found.

  • Page 74: Introduction Of Advanced Operations

    Section Available accessories COUNTRY1 (CCIR channel)—COUNTRY2 (IN Note channel)—COUNTRY3 (CHN channel)— You can also use a and b to recall stations as- COUNTRY4 (U.K. channel)—COUNTRY5 signed to preset tuning keys P01 to P12. (OIRT channel)—COUNTRY6 (AUSTRALIA channel)—COUNTRY7 (SAF channel) Introduction of advanced operations Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION MENU to display the function...

  • Page 75: Digital Signal Processor

    Section Available accessories Digital Signal Processor Touch A.MENU and then touch DSP MENU to display the DSP function Introduction of DSP adjustments names. The DSP function names are displayed and You can use this unit to control multi-channel operable ones are highlighted. processor (e.g.

  • Page 76: Using The Position Selector

    Section Available accessories ! The acoustics of different performance en- cally adjust the speaker output levels and in- vironments are not the same and depend serts a delay time to match the number and on the extent and contour of space through position of occupied seats.

  • Page 77: Adjusting Source Levels

    Section Available accessories ! Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivX Touch a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance. are set to the same source level adjustment Each time you touch a or b it moves the volume automatically. ! DVD and the optional DVD player are set to front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear.

  • Page 78: Using The Direct Control

    Section Available accessories ! MATRIX – The Matrix mode for when FM Touch c or d to select the desired level. ! Lo/Ro – Stereo mix the original audio that radio reception is weak ! OFF – Turn Dolby Pro Logic II off do not contain channel modes such as sur- ! MUSIC ADJUST –...

  • Page 79: Setting The Speaker Setting

    Section Available accessories Touch b to select DIMENSION and then Touch a or b to select the speaker to touch c or d to adjust front/surround be adjusted. speaker balance. Each time you touch a or b selects the speak- Each time you touch c or d it moves the er in the following order: sound towards the front or the surrounds.

  • Page 80: Adjusting The Speaker Output Levels

    Section Available accessories FRONT (front speakers)—CENTER (center FRONT L (front speaker left)—CENTER (center speaker)—REAR (rear speakers)— speaker)—FRONT R (front speaker right)— SUB WOOFER (subwoofer)—PHASE (subwoo- REAR R (rear speaker right)—REAR L (rear speaker left)—SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) fer setting) # You cannot select speakers whose size is set Touch d to turn subwoofer output on.

  • Page 81: Adjusting The Speaker Output Levels Using A Test Tone

    Section Available accessories Touch c or d to select cross-over fre- Touch c or d to adjust the speaker out- quency. put level. Each time you touch c or d selects cross-over Each time you touch c or d increases or de- creases the speaker output level.

  • Page 82: Using The Equalizer

    Section Available accessories ! ADJUSTMENT – Adjust the time alignment Using the equalizer as desired The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization # You cannot select AUTO TA if auto TA and EQ to match car interior acoustic characteristics has not been carried out. as desired.
  • Page 83 Section Available accessories Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer REAR (rear speakers)—CENTER (center speak- er)—FRONT (front speakers) For CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer # You cannot select speakers whose size is set curves, you can adjust the front, rear and cen- at OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on ter equalizer curves separately by selecting a page 79.) center frequency, an equalizer level and a Q...

  • Page 84: Using The Auto-Equalizer

    Section Available accessories — When speakers are incorrectly connected. Using the auto-equalizer (e.g., When a rear speaker is connected to The auto-equalizer is the equalizer curve cre- a subwoofer output.) ated by auto TA and EQ (refer to Auto TA and —...
  • Page 85 Section Available accessories ! When this unit is connected to a power Fix the supplied microphone in the cen- amp with an LPF, turn off the LPF on the ter of the headrest of the driver’s seat, fa- power amp before carrying out auto TA and cing forward, using the belt (sold separately).
  • Page 86 Section Available accessories Plug the microphone into the micro- 13 Store the microphone carefully in the phone input jack on the multi-channel pro- glove compartment. cessor. Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment or any other safe place. If the microphone is subjected to direct sunlight for an extended period, high temperatures may cause distortion, color change or mal-...

  • Page 87: Additional Information

    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.
  • Page 88 Appendix Additional Information Symptom Cause Action (See) When the ignition switch is The unit is confirming whether a This is a normal operation. turned ON (or turned to ACC), disc is loaded or not. the motor sounds. Nothing is displayed. The rear view camera is not con- Connect a rear view camera.

  • Page 89: Error Messages

    Normally, set the digital output setting to selected, 2-channel audio is out- ar PCM. STREAM. (Page 45) put. Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message. Built-in DVD player Message Cause Action...

  • Page 90: Understanding Auto Ta And Eq Error Messages

    Appendix Additional Information Message Cause Action NON-PLAYABLE DISC (NON- This type of disc cannot be played Replace the disc with one this unit can play. PLAY) by this unit The inserted disc does not contain Replace disc. any files that can be played back PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc are Replace disc.
  • Page 91 Appendix Additional Information Message Cause Action ! Confirm that the speakers are connected Error. Please check front SP., The microphone cannot pick up the Error. Please check FL SP., measuring tone of a speaker. correctly. ! Correct the input level setting of the power Error.

  • Page 92: Handling Guideline Of Discs And Player

    Appendix Additional Information Handling guideline of discs DVD discs and player ! With some DVD video discs, it may not be possible to use certain functions. ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs. ! It may not be possible to play back some Do not use shaped discs.

  • Page 93: Avchd Recorded Discs

    Appendix Additional Information ! Playback of the DVD side is possible with AVCHD recorded discs this unit. However, since the CD side of ! This unit is not compatible with discs re- Dual Discs is not physically compatible corded in AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec with the general CD standard, it may not be High Definition) format.

  • Page 94: Example Of A Hierarchy

    Appendix Additional Information ! Regardless of the length of blank section ! Compatible ID3 tag version: 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 between the songs of original recording, (ID3 tag Version 2.x is given priority than compressed audio discs will play with a Version 1.x.) ! M3u playlist: No short pause between songs.

  • Page 95: Divx Compatibility

    ! Compatible external subtitle file extension: consult your dealer or the nearest authorized .srt PIONEER Service Station. Do not use the unit in this condition because doing so may result in a fire, electric shock, or other failure. ! If you notice smoke, a strange noise or smell,...

  • Page 96: Liquid Crystal Display (Lcd) Screen

    Also, dealer or the nearest authorized if the display is cooled down by the cooler, PIONEER Service Station. the screen may become dark, or the life span of the small fluorescent tube used in- side the display may be shortened.

  • Page 97: 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 98: Terms

    Appendix Additional Information Terms Dolby Digital Dolby Digital provides multi-channel audio from up to 5.1 independent channels. This is AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound refers to an audio compression technology system used in theaters.
  • Page 99 Appendix Additional Information Multi-angle Level 1: The file name is in 8.3 format (the name con- With regular TV programs, although multiple sists of up to 8 characters, half-byte English cameras are used to simultaneously shoot capital letters and half-byte numerals and the scenes, only images from one camera at a “_”...
  • Page 100 Appendix Additional Information Parental lock Some DVD video discs with violent or adult-or- WMA is short for Windows Media™ Audio iented scenes feature parental lock which pre- and refers to an audio compression technol- vents children from viewing such scenes. With ogy that is developed by Microsoft this kind of disc, if you set the unit’s parental Corporation.

  • Page 101: Specifications

    Appendix Additional Information Specifications Mid ........+10 dB (100 Hz), +6.5 dB (10 kHz) General High ........+11 dB (100 Hz), +11 dB (10 kHz) Rated power source ....14.4 V DC (volume: –30 dB) (allowable voltage range: HPF: 12.0 V to 14.4 V DC) Frequency ......

  • Page 102: Infrared Remote Control

    Appendix Additional Information DivX decoding format .... Home Theater Ver. 3, 4, 5.2 (.avi .divx) FM tuner Frequency range ...... 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity ..... 8 dBf (0.7 µV/75 W, mono, S/N: 30 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio ....75 dB (IEC-A network) Distortion ........

  • Page 103: Index

    Index Angle icon ..........30,.43 Region number .........8,.100 Aspect ratio ..........43,.98 Audio language .........30,.42 Subtitle language ........30,.42 Bookmark ............29 Brightness ............51 Title ..............100 TV aspect ............43 Chapter .............98 Code number ...........44 Video CD ............8 Color ..............51 Contrast ............51 Wide screen mode ..........50 DivX ..............98 DivX Certified ...........98 DTS ...............9,.98...
  • Page 104 TEL: (03) 9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901 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 先鋒股份有限公司...

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