Pioneer FH P6200 User Manual

Operation Manual  
Multi-CD control DSP High power CD Cassette player  
with FM/AM tuner  
FH-P6200  
Contents  
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Section  
01  
Before You Start  
About this manual  
About the demo mode  
This unit features a number of sophisticated  
functions ensuring superior reception and op-  
eration. All the functions have been designed  
for the easiest possible use, but many are not  
self-explanatory. This operation manual will  
help you benefit fully from this products po-  
tential and to maximize your listening enjoy-  
ment.  
We recommend that you familiarize yourself  
with the functions and their operation by read-  
ing through the manual before you begin  
using this unit. It is especially important that  
you read and observe precautions on this  
page and in other sections.  
The demonstration automatically starts when  
power to this unit is turned off while the igni-  
tion switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing 6  
numbered button during demonstration can-  
cels the demonstration. Pressing 6 numbered  
button again to start the demonstration. Re-  
member that if the demonstration continues  
operating when the car engine is turned off, it  
may drain battery power.  
Important  
The red lead (ACC) of this unit should be con-  
nected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch  
on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle  
battery may be drained.  
Precautions  
Use and care of the remote  
control  
Installing the batteries  
Remove the cover on the back of the remote  
control and insert the batteries with the plus  
(+) and minus () poles pointing in the proper  
direction.  
CAUTION:  
USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR  
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES  
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN  
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION  
EXPOSURE.  
CAUTION:  
THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS  
WITH THISPRODUCT WILL INCREASE  
EYE HAZARD.  
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Keep this manual handy as a reference for  
operating procedures and precautions.  
Always keep the volume low enough so you  
can hear sounds outside of the car.  
Protect this product from moisture.  
If the battery is disconnected or dis-  
charged, the preset memory will be erased  
and must be reprogrammed.  
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If this unit does not operate properly, con-  
tact your dealer or nearest authorized Pio-  
neer Service Station.  
CAUTION  
Use only AAA or IEC R03 (1.5 V) batteries.  
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Before You Start  
01  
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Remove the batteries if the remote control is  
not used for a month or longer.  
Do not attempt to recharge the supplied bat-  
teries.  
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When strange or incorrect messages ap-  
pear on the display  
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Press RESET on the head unit with a  
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Do not mix new and used batteries.  
If the event of battery leakage, wipe the remote  
control completely clean and install new bat-  
teries.  
pen tip or other pointed instrument.  
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When disposing of used batteries, please  
comply with governmental regulations or en-  
vironmental public institutions rules that  
apply in your country/area.  
Using the remote control  
RESET button  
Point the remote control in the direction of the  
front panel to operate.  
Important  
Setting the display angle  
You can adjust front panel angle for easier op-  
eration.  
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Do not store the remote control in high tem-  
peratures or direct sunlight.  
The remote control may not function properly  
in direct sunlight.  
Do not let the remote control fall onto the  
floor, where it may become jammed under the  
brake or accelerator pedal.  
WARNING  
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Do not use with the front panel left open. If  
you do leave it open, it may result in injury in  
the event of an accident.  
Be careful not to catch your finger in the front  
panel when it is opening or closing.  
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When the remote control is not in use, attach  
it firmly to the provided mounting base.  
If you press FUNCTION on the remote control  
while pressing BAND at the same time, the re-  
mote control will not function properly. To can-  
cel this setting, press AUDIO on the remote  
control while pressing BAND at the same  
time to return to the previous setting.  
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Press ANGLE to change the angle.  
Each press of ANGLE changes the angle.  
Resetting the microprocessor  
The microprocessor must be reset under the  
following conditions:  
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Prior to using this unit for the first time  
after installation  
If the unit fails to operate properly  
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01  
Before You Start  
ANGLE button  
Notes  
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While a disc or a cassette is left partially in-  
serted, you cannot operate the angle.  
By pressing ANGLE and hold, you can open  
or close the front panel.  
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Whats What  
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7 RESET button  
Press to reset the microprocessor.  
Head unit  
1 TAPE EJECT button  
Press to eject a tape from your cassette  
player.  
8 16 buttons  
Press for preset tuning and disc number  
search when using a multi-CD player.  
2 DISPLAY button  
Press to select different displays.  
9 a/b/c/d buttons  
Press to do manual seek tuning, fast for-  
ward, reverse and track search controls.  
Also used for controlling functions.  
3 ANGLE button  
Press to change the display angle.  
4 SOURCE button  
a DSP button  
Press to select sound field functions.  
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.  
Press upward or downward to cycle through  
all of the available sources.  
b AUDIO button  
Press to select various sound quality con-  
trols.  
5 FUNCTION button  
Press to select functions.  
c ENTERTAINMENT button  
Press to change to the entertainment dis-  
play.  
6 BAND button  
Press to select among three FM and one  
AM bands and cancel the control mode of  
functions.  
d VOLUME button  
Press upward to increase the volume and  
press downward to lower the volume.  
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02  
Whats What  
j CD button  
Press to select the built-in or multi-CD  
player as the source.  
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k CASSETTE button  
Press to select the cassette player as the  
source.  
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l TUNER button  
Press to select the tuner as the source.  
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e COLOR button  
Press to change the back light color of the  
display.  
f LOUD button  
Press to turn loudness on or off.  
Press and hold to change to the clock dis-  
play.  
g CD EJECT button  
Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD  
player.  
Remote control  
Operation is the same as when using the but-  
ton on the head unit.  
h ATT button  
Press to quickly lower the volume level, by  
about 90%. Press once more to return to the  
original volume level.  
i VOLUME button  
Press to increase or decrease the volume.  
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Power ON/OFF  
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When no magazine is set in the multi-CD  
player.  
When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off  
(refer to page 37).  
Turning the unit on  
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Press SOURCE on the head unit upward  
or downward, or press TUNER, CASSETTE  
or CD on the remote, to turn the unit on.  
When you select a source the unit is turned  
on.  
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External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such  
as one available in the future) that, although  
incompatible as a source, enables control of  
basic functions by this unit. Two external units  
can be controlled by this unit. When two exter-  
nal units are connected, the allocation of  
them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is  
automatically set by this unit.  
When this units blue lead is connected to the  
cars auto-antenna relay control terminal, the  
cars antenna extends when this units se-  
lected source is the tuner. To retract the anten-  
na, switch to a source other than tuner.  
Selecting a source  
You can select a source you want to listen to.  
To switch to the built-in CD player, load a disc  
in this unit (refer to page 16). To switch to the  
cassette player, load a cassette tape in this  
unit (refer to page 13).  
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When using the head unit, press  
SOURCE upward or downward to select a  
source.  
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between  
the following sources:  
Built-in CD playerTelevisionTunerꢂ  
Cassette playerMulti-CD playerExter-  
nal unit 1External unit 2AUXSources  
off  
Turning the unit off  
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Press SOURCE on the head unit upward  
or downward repeatedly to turn the unit  
off.  
When using the remote control, press TUNER,  
CASSETTE or CD repeatedly.  
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When using the remote control, press  
TUNER, CASSETTE or CD to select a source.  
Press each button repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following sources:  
TUNER: TelevisionTunerSources off  
CASSETTE: Cassette playerAUXSources  
off  
CD: Built-in CD playerMulti-CD playerꢂ  
Sources off  
Notes  
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In the following cases, the sound source will  
not change:  
When a unit corresponding to each source  
is not connected to this unit.  
When no disc is set in this unit.  
When no cassette is set in this unit.  
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Section  
04  
Tuner  
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Press BAND to select a band.  
Listening to the radio  
Press BAND until the desired band is dis-  
played, F1, F2, F3 for FM or AM.  
1 2  
4
To perform manual tuning, press c or  
d with quick presses.  
The frequencies move up or down step by  
step.  
5
To perform seek tuning, press and hold  
c or d for about one second and release.  
The tuner will scan the frequencies until a  
broadcast strong enough for good reception is  
found.  
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You can cancel seek tuning by pressing either  
c or d with a quick press.  
If you press and hold c or d you can skip  
These are the basic steps necessary to operate  
the radio. More advanced tuner operation is  
explained starting on the next page.  
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broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as soon  
as you release the buttons.  
Important  
Note  
If you are using this unit in North, Central or  
South America, reset the AM tuning step (see  
When the frequency selected is being broadcast  
in stereo the stereo (5) indicator will light.  
1 Band indicator  
Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM  
or FM.  
2 Stereo (5) indicator  
Shows that the frequency selected is being  
broadcast in stereo.  
3 Frequency indicator  
Shows to which frequency the tuner is  
tuned.  
1
Press SOURCE upward or downward to  
select the tuner.  
Press SOURCE until you see Tuner displayed.  
2
Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.  
Press VOLUME on the head unit upward to in-  
crease the volume, and press downward to  
lower the volume.  
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Tuner  
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Introduction of advanced  
tuner operation  
Storing and recalling  
broadcast frequencies  
If you press any of the preset tuning buttons  
16 you can easily store up to six broadcast  
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a  
button.  
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2
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When you find a frequency that you  
want to store in memory press a preset  
tuning button 16 and hold until the preset  
number stops flashing.  
The number you have pressed will flash in the  
preset number indicator and then remain lit.  
The selected radio station frequency has been  
stored in memory.  
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The next time you press the same preset tun-  
ing button 16 the radio station frequency is  
recalled from memory.  
1 LOC indicator  
Shows when local seek tuning is on.  
2 Preset number indicator  
Shows what preset has been selected.  
Notes  
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Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three  
FM bands, and 6 AM stations can be stored in  
memory.  
You can also use a and b to recall radio sta-  
tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning  
buttons 16.  
3 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
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Press FUNCTION to display the function  
names.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following functions:  
BSM (best stations memory)LOCAL (local  
seek tuning)  
Tuning in strong signals  
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those  
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals  
for good reception.  
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To return to the frequency display, press  
BAND.  
Note  
If you do not operate the function within about 30  
seconds, the display is automatically returned to  
the frequency display.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.  
Press FUNCTION until LOCAL appears in the  
display.  
2
Press a to turn local seek tuning on.  
Local seek sensitivity (e.g., LOCAL 2) appears  
in the display.  
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Tuner  
3
Press c or d to set the sensitivity.  
There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and  
two levels for AM:  
FM: LOCAL 1LOCAL 2LOCAL 3ꢂ  
LOCAL 4  
AM: LOCAL 1LOCAL 2  
The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only  
the strongest stations, while lower settings let  
you receive progressively weaker stations.  
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When you want to return to normal  
seek tuning, press b to turn local seek tun-  
ing off.  
LOCAL :OFF appears in the display.  
Storing the strongest  
broadcast frequencies  
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automa-  
tically store the six strongest broadcast fre-  
quencies under preset tuning buttons 16 and  
once stored there you can tune in to those fre-  
quencies with the touch of a button.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select BSM.  
Press FUNCTION until BSM appears in the  
display.  
2
Press a to turn BSM on.  
BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing  
the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be  
stored under preset tuning buttons 16 in  
order of their signal strength. When finished,  
BSM stops flashing.  
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To cancel the storage process, press b.  
Note  
Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may re-  
place broadcast frequencies you have saved  
using 16.  
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Cassette Player  
05  
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Insert a cassette tape into the cassette  
Playing a tape  
loading slot.  
Front panel is closed automatically, and play-  
back will start.  
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Cassette loading slot  
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You can eject a cassette tape by pressing  
These are the basic steps necessary to play a  
tape with your cassette player. More advanced  
cassette player operation is explained starting  
TAPE EJECT.  
3
Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.  
Press VOLUME on the head unit upward to in-  
crease the volume, and press downward to  
lower the volume.  
WARNING  
Do not use with the front panel left open, after  
ejecting a cassette tape. If you do leave it open, it  
may result in injury in the event of an accident.  
4
To perform fast forward or rewind,  
press c or d.  
FF or REW appears in the display.  
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To cancel fast forward or rewind and return to  
playback, press BAND.  
You can cancel fast forward or rewind by  
pressing c or d in the same direction twice.  
1 Tape direction indicator  
Shows the direction of the tape transport.  
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2 Play time indicator  
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-  
rent side of the tape.  
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To perform forward or rewind music  
search, press c or d twice.  
F-MS (forward music search) or R-MS (rewind  
music search) appears in the display. The cas-  
sette player will fast forward or rewind to the  
next or previous blank spot on the tape and  
begin to play.  
3 METALindicator  
Shows when a metal or chrome tape is in-  
serted.  
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Press TAPE EJECT.  
Cassette loading slot appears.  
After a cassette tape has been inserted, press  
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To cancel music search and return to play-  
back, press BAND.  
You can cancel music search by pressing c or  
d in the same direction again.  
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SOURCE upward or downward to select the cas-  
sette player.  
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To change the direction of the tape  
transport, press BAND.  
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Section  
05  
Cassette Player  
Introduction of advanced  
cassette player operation  
Notes  
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Do not insert anything other than a cassette  
tape into the cassette loading slot.  
A cassette left partially inserted after ejection  
may incur damage or fall out.  
Play time indicator starts from 0000in the  
following cases:  
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When a tape is inserted  
When the tape direction is changed  
When you rewind the tape to the begin-  
ning  
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Play time indicator is halted when fast for-  
ward, rewind or music search is operating.  
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1 2B indicator  
Shows when Dolby B NR is turned on.  
2 B.SKIP indicator  
Shows when blank skip is turned on.  
3 REPEAT indicator  
Shows when repeat play is turned on.  
4 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
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Press FUNCTION to display the function  
names.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following functions:  
REPEAT (repeat play)B.SKIP (blank skip)  
NR (Dolby B NR)  
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To return to the playback display, press BAND.  
Note  
If you do not operate the function within about 30  
seconds, the display is automatically returned to  
the playback display.  
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Cassette Player  
Repeating play  
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1
Press FUNCTION to select NR.  
Press FUNCTION until NR appears in the dis-  
play.  
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over  
again.  
2
Press a to turn Dolby B NR on.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select REPEAT.  
B NR :ON appears in the display. The tape will  
play with Dolby B NR on.  
Press FUNCTION until REPEAT appears in the  
display.  
3
Press b to turn Dolby B NR off.  
2
Press a to turn repeat play on.  
NR :OFF appears in the display. The tape will  
play without Dolby B NR.  
REPEAT:ON appears in the display. The track  
currently playing will play and then repeat.  
Note  
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Press b to turn repeat play off.  
REPEAT:OFF appears in the display. The track  
currently playing will continue to play and  
then play the next track.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby Labora-  
tories. Dolbyand the double-D symbol are tra-  
demarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
Skipping blank tape sections  
Blank skip automatically fast forwards to the  
next song if there is a long period of silence  
(12 seconds or longer) between songs.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select B.SKIP.  
Press FUNCTION until B.SKIP appears in the  
display.  
2
Press a to turn blank skip on.  
B.SKIP :ON appears in the display. Long peri-  
ods of silence between songs will be skipped.  
3
Press b to turn blank skip off.  
B.SKIP :OFF appears in the display. The com-  
plete cassette tape will play.  
Using Dolby noise reduction  
When you listen to tapes that have been re-  
corded with Dolby B NR, turn Dolby B NR on.  
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Section  
06  
Built-in CD Player  
CD loading slot  
Playing a CD  
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You can eject a CD by pressing CD EJECT.  
3
Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.  
2
Press VOLUME on the head unit upward to in-  
crease the volume, and press downward to  
lower the volume.  
These are the basic steps necessary to play a  
CD with your built-in CD player. More ad-  
vanced CD operation is explained starting on  
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To perform fast forward or reverse,  
press and hold c or d.  
5
To skip back or forward to another  
WARNING  
track, press c or d.  
Do not use with the front panel left open, after  
ejecting a CD. If you do leave it open, it may result  
in injury in the event of an accident.  
Pressing d skips to the start of the next track.  
Pressing c once skips to the start of the cur-  
rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre-  
vious track.  
1 Track number indicator  
Shows the track currently playing.  
Notes  
2 Play time indicator  
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-  
rent track.  
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The built-in CD player plays one, standard, 12-  
cm or 8-cm (single) CD at a time. Do not use  
an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.  
Do not insert anything other than a CD into  
the CD loading slot.  
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Press CD EJECT.  
CD loading slot appears.  
After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE  
A CD left partially inserted after ejection may  
incur damage or fall out.  
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upward or downward to select the built-in CD  
player.  
If you cannot insert a disc completely or if  
after you insert a disc the disc does not play,  
check that the label side of the disc is up.  
Press CD EJECT to eject the disc, and check  
the disc for damage before inserting the disc  
again.  
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Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.  
Front panel is closed automatically, and play-  
back will start.  
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If the built-in CD player does not operate prop-  
erly, an error message such as CD ERR-11  
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may be displayed. Refer to Understanding  
You can eject the CD by pressing and holding  
CD EJECT with opening the front panel when  
the CD loading or ejecting cannot operate  
properly.  
When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and  
track titles begin to scroll to the left auto-  
matically.  
Introduction of advanced  
built-in CD player operation  
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2
1 REPEAT indicator  
Shows when repeat play is turned on.  
2 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
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Press FUNCTION to display the function  
names.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following functions:  
REPEAT (repeat play)RANDOM (random  
play)T.SCAN (scan play)PAUSE (pause)  
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To return to the playback display, press BAND.  
Note  
If you do not operate the function within about 30  
seconds, the display is automatically returned to  
the playback display.  
Repeating play  
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over  
again.  
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Built-in CD Player  
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Press FUNCTION to select REPEAT.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select T.SCAN.  
Press FUNCTION until REPEAT appears in the  
Press FUNCTION until T.SCAN appears in the  
display.  
display.  
2
Press a to turn repeat play on.  
2
Press a to turn scan play on.  
REPEAT:ON appears in the display. The track  
T.SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10  
currently playing will play and then repeat.  
seconds of each track is played.  
3
Press b to turn repeat play off.  
3
When you find the desired track press  
REPEAT:OFF appears in the display. The track  
currently playing will continue to play and  
then play the next track.  
b to turn scan play off.  
T.SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track  
will continue to play.  
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If the display has automatically returned to  
the playback display, select T.SCAN again by  
pressing FUNCTION.  
Note  
If you perform track search or fast forward/re-  
verse, repeat play is automatically cancelled.  
Note  
After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play-  
back of the tracks will begin again.  
Playing tracks in a random  
order  
Random play lets you play back tracks on the  
CD in a random order.  
Pausing CD playback  
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of  
the CD.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select RANDOM.  
Press FUNCTION until RANDOM appears in  
the display.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.  
Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the  
display.  
2
Press a to turn random play on.  
RANDOM :ON appears in the display. Tracks  
will play in a random order.  
2
Press a to turn pause on.  
PAUSE :ON appears in the display. Play of the  
current track pauses.  
3
Press b to turn random play off.  
RANDOM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks  
will continue to play in order.  
3
Press b to turn pause off.  
PAUSE :OFF appears in the display. Play will  
resume at the same point that you turned  
pause on.  
Scanning tracks of a CD  
Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of  
each track on the CD.  
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Built-in CD Player  
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Using disc title functions  
You can input CD titles and display the title.  
The next time you insert a CD for which you  
have entered a title, the title of that CD will be  
displayed.  
Entering disc titles  
Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10  
letters long and up to 48 disc titles into the  
built-in CD player.  
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Press d to move the cursor to the next  
character position.  
When the letter you want is displayed, press d  
to move the cursor to the next position and  
then select the next letter. Press c to move  
backwards in the display.  
1
Play a CD that you want to enter the  
title.  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN  
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Move the cursor to the last position by  
appears in the display.  
pressing d after entering the title.  
When you press d one more time, the entered  
title is stored in memory.  
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When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot  
switch to TITLE IN. The disc title will have already  
been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.  
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Press BAND to return to the playback  
3
Press 1 numbered button to select the  
display.  
desired character type.  
Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch  
between the following character type:  
Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  
Alphabet (lower case)  
Notes  
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Titles remain in memory, even after the disc  
has been removed from built-in CD player, and  
are recalled when the disc is reinserted.  
After data for 48 discs has been stored in  
memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the  
oldest one.  
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You can select to input numbers and symbols  
by pressing 2 numbered button.  
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Press a or b to select a letter of the al-  
If you connect a multi-CD player, you can  
input disc titles for up to 100 discs.  
phabet.  
Each press of a will display a letter of the al-  
phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym-  
bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b  
will display a letter in the reverse order, such  
as Z Y X ... C B A order.  
Displaying disc titles  
You can display the title of any disc that has  
had a disc title entered.  
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Press DISPLAY.  
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between  
the following settings:  
Play timeDISC TITLE (disc title)  
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Built-in CD Player  
When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the  
currently playing disc is shown in the display.  
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If no title has been entered for the currently  
playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed.  
Using CD TEXT functions  
Some discs have certain information encoded  
on the disc during manufacture. These discs  
may contain such information as the CD title,  
track title, artists name and playback time  
and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe-  
cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the  
functions listed below.  
Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs  
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Press DISPLAY.  
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between  
the following settings:  
Play timeDISC TITLE (disc title)D.ARTIST  
(disc artist name)TRK TITLE (track title)  
T.ARTIST (track artist name)  
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If specific information has not been recorded  
on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed  
(e.g., NO TA-NAME).  
Scrolling titles in the display  
This unit can display the first 10 letters only of  
DISC TITLE, D.ARTIST, TRK TITLE and  
T.ARTIST. When the recorded information is  
longer than 10 letters, you can scroll the text  
to the left so that the rest of the title can be  
seen.  
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Press DISPLAY and hold until the title  
begins to scroll to the left.  
The rest of the title will appear in the dis-  
play.  
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Playing a CD  
07  
3
Select a disc you want to listen to with  
the 16 buttons.  
For discs located at 1 to 6, press the corre-  
sponding number button.  
1
2
If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12,  
press and hold the corresponding numbers  
such as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number ap-  
pears in the display.  
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You can also sequentially select a disc by  
pressing a/b.  
4
To perform fast forward or reverse,  
press and hold c or d.  
3
5
To skip back or forward to another  
You can use this unit to control a multi-CD  
player, which is sold separately.  
These are the basic steps necessary to play a  
CD with your multi-CD player. More advanced  
CD operation is explained starting on the next  
track, press c or d.  
Pressing d skips to the start of the next track.  
Pressing c once skips to the start of the cur-  
rent track. Pressing again will skip to the pre-  
vious track.  
Notes  
1 Disc number indicator  
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When the multi-CD player performs the pre-  
paratory operations, READY is displayed.  
If the multi-CD player does not operate prop-  
erly, an error message such as CD ERR-11  
may be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player  
owners manual.  
If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-  
gazine, NO DISC is displayed.  
When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT  
compatible multi-CD player, the disc and track  
titles begin to scroll to the left auto-  
matically.  
Shows the disc currently playing.  
2 Track number indicator  
Shows the track currently playing.  
3 Play time indicator  
Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-  
rent track.  
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1
Press SOURCE upward or downward to  
select the multi-CD player.  
Press SOURCE until you see Multi-CD dis-  
played.  
2
Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.  
Press VOLUME on the head unit upward to in-  
crease the volume, and press downward to  
lower the volume.  
50-disc multi-CD player  
Only those functions described in this manual  
are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.  
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07  
Multi-CD Player  
Introduction of advanced  
multi-CD player operation  
Repeating play  
There are three repeat play ranges for the  
multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player re-  
peat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (disc re-  
peat).  
1 2  
1
Press FUNCTION to select REPEAT.  
Press FUNCTION until REPEAT appears in the  
display.  
2
Press c or d to select the repeat range.  
Press c or d until the desired repeat range ap-  
pears in the display.  
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MCD Repeat all discs in the multi-CD  
player  
3
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TRK Repeat just the current track  
DSC Repeat the current disc  
1 DISC indicator  
Shows when repeat range is selected to cur-  
rent disc.  
Notes  
2 REPEAT indicator  
Shows when repeat range is selected to cur-  
rent track.  
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If you select other discs during repeat play,  
the repeat play range changes to MCD.  
If you perform track search or fast forward/re-  
verse during TRK, the repeat play range  
changes to DSC.  
3 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
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Press FUNCTION to display the function  
names.  
Playing tracks in a random  
order  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following functions:  
Random play lets you play back tracks in a  
random order within the repeat range, MCD  
and DSC.  
REPEAT (repeat play)TITLE LIST (disc title  
list)RANDOM (random play)SCAN (scan  
play)ITS.P (ITS play)PAUSE (pause)  
COMP (compression and DBE)  
1
Select the repeat range.  
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To return to the playback display, press BAND.  
Note  
2
Press FUNCTION to select RANDOM.  
If you do not operate the function within about 30  
seconds, the display is automatically returned to  
the playback display.  
Press FUNCTION until RANDOM appears in  
the display.  
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3
Press a to turn random play on.  
Pausing CD playback  
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of  
the CD.  
RANDOM :ON appears in the display. Tracks  
will play in a random order within the pre-  
viously selected MCD or DSC ranges.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.  
4
Press b to turn random play off.  
Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the  
display.  
RANDOM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks  
will continue to play in order.  
2
Press a to turn pause on.  
PAUSE :ON appears in the display. Play of the  
current track pauses.  
Scanning CDs and tracks  
While you are using DSC, the beginning of  
each track on the selected disc plays for about  
10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the be-  
ginning of the first track of each disc is played  
for about 10 seconds.  
3
Press b to turn pause off.  
PAUSE :OFF appears in the display. Play will  
resume at the same point that you turned  
pause on.  
1
Select the repeat range.  
Using ITS playlists  
ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a  
playlist of favorite tracks from those in the  
multi-CD player magazine. After you have  
added your favorite tracks to the playlist you  
can turn on ITS play and play just those selec-  
tions.  
2
Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.  
Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the  
display.  
3
Press a to turn scan play on.  
SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10  
seconds of each track of the current disc (or  
the first track of each disc) is played.  
Creating a playlist with ITS  
programming  
4
When you find the desired track (or  
disc) press b to turn scan play off.  
SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track  
(or disc) will continue to play.  
You can use ITS to enter and playback up to 99  
tracks per disc, up to 100 discs (with the disc  
title). (With multi-CD players sold before the  
CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can  
be stored in the playlist.)  
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If the display has automatically returned to  
the playback display, select SCAN again by press-  
ing FUNCTION.  
1
Play a CD that you want to program.  
Press a or b to select a CD.  
Note  
After track or disc scanning is finished, normal  
playback of the tracks will begin again.  
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If no tracks in the current range are pro-  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN  
grammed for ITS play then ITS EMPTY is dis-  
played.  
appears in the display, then press  
FUNCTION to select ITS.  
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION  
repeatedly, the following functions appear in  
the display:  
TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS program-  
ming)  
4
Press b to turn ITS play off.  
ITS.P :OFF appears in the display. Playback  
will continue in normal order from the cur-  
rently playing track and CD.  
3
Select a desired track by pressing c or  
d.  
Erasing a track from your ITS  
playlist  
When you want to delete a track from your ITS  
playlist, you can if ITS play is on.  
If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS  
play is not already on, press FUNCTION.  
4
Press a to store the currently playing  
track in the playlist.  
ITS IN is displayed briefly and the currently  
playing selection is added to your playlist. The  
display then shows ITS again.  
1
Play a CD you want to delete a track  
5
Press BAND to return to the playback  
from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on.  
Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this  
page.  
display.  
Note  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN  
After data for 100 discs has been stored in mem-  
ory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest  
one.  
appears in the display, then press  
FUNCTION to select ITS.  
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION  
until ITS appears in the display.  
Playback from your ITS playlist  
3
d.  
Select a desired track by pressing c or  
ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you  
have entered into your ITS playlist. When you  
turn on ITS play, tracks from your ITS playlist  
in the multi-CD player will begin to play.  
4
Press b to erase a track from your ITS  
playlist.  
The currently playing selection is erased from  
your ITS playlist and playback of the next track  
from your ITS playlist begins.  
1
Select the repeat range.  
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If there are no tracks from your playlist in the  
2
Press FUNCTION to select ITS.P.  
current range, ITS EMPTY is displayed and nor-  
mal play resumes.  
Press FUNCTION until ITS.P appears in the  
display.  
5
Press BAND to return to the playback  
3
Press a to turn ITS play on.  
display.  
ITS.P :ON appears in the display. Playback be-  
gins of those tracks from your playlist within  
the previously selected MCD or DSC ranges.  
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TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS program-  
ming)  
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist  
When you want to delete all tracks of a CD  
from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is off.  
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When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT  
compatible multi-CD player, you cannot switch to  
TITLE IN. The disc title will have already been re-  
corded on a CD TEXT disc.  
1
Play a CD that you want to delete.  
Press a or b to select a CD.  
3
Press 1 numbered button to select the  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN  
desired character type.  
appears in the display, then press  
FUNCTION to select ITS.  
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION  
until ITS appears in the display.  
Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch  
between the following character type:  
Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  
Alphabet (lower case)  
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You can select to input numbers and symbols  
3
Press b to erase all tracks on the cur-  
by pressing 2 numbered button.  
rently playing CD from your ITS playlist.  
All tracks on the currently playing CD are  
erased from your playlist and ITS CLEAR is dis-  
played.  
4
Press a or b to select a letter of the al-  
phabet.  
Each press of a will display a letter of the al-  
phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym-  
bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b  
will display a letter in the reverse order, such  
as Z Y X ... C B A order.  
4
Press BAND to return to the playback  
display.  
Using disc title functions  
You can input CD titles and display the title.  
Then you can easily search for and select a de-  
sired disc for play.  
Entering disc titles  
Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10  
letters long and up to 100 disc titles (with ITS  
playlist) into the multi-CD player.  
5
Press d to move the cursor to the next  
character position.  
When the letter you want is displayed, press d  
to move the cursor to the next position and  
then select the next letter. Press c to move  
backwards in the display.  
1
Play a CD that you want to enter the  
title.  
Press a or b to select a CD.  
6
Move the cursor to the last position by  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN  
pressing d after entering the title.  
When you press d one more time, the entered  
title is stored in memory.  
appears in the display.  
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION  
repeatedly, the following functions appear in  
the display:  
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Press BAND to return to the playback  
Using CD TEXT functions  
You can use these functions only with a CD  
display.  
TEXT compatible multi-CD player.  
Notes  
Some discs have certain information encoded  
on the disc during manufacture. These discs  
may contain such information as the CD title,  
track title, artists name and playback time  
and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these spe-  
cially encoded CD TEXT discs support the  
functions listed below.  
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Titles remain in memory, even after the disc  
has been removed from the magazine, and  
are recalled when the disc is reinserted.  
After data for 100 discs has been stored in  
memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the  
oldest one.  
Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs  
Displaying disc titles  
You can display the title of any disc that has  
had a disc title entered.  
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Press DISPLAY.  
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between  
the following settings:  
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Press DISPLAY.  
Play timeDISC TITLE (disc title)D.ARTIST  
(disc artist name)TRK TITLE (track title)  
T.ARTIST (track artist name)  
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between  
the following settings:  
Play timeDISC TITLE (disc title)  
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If specific information has not been recorded  
When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the  
currently playing disc is shown in the display.  
on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed  
(e.g., NO TA-NAME).  
#
If no title has been entered for the currently  
playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed.  
Scrolling titles in the display  
This unit can display the first 10 letters only of  
DISC TITLE, D.ARTIST, TRK TITLE and  
T.ARTIST. When the recorded information is  
longer than 10 letters, you can scroll the text  
to the left so that the rest of the title can be  
seen.  
Selecting discs from the disc  
title list  
Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles  
that have been entered into the multi-CD  
player and select one of them to playback.  
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Press DISPLAY and hold until the title  
1
Press FUNCTION to select TITLE LIST.  
begins to scroll to the left.  
The rest of the title will appear in the dis-  
play.  
Press FUNCTION until TITLE LIST appears in  
the display.  
2
Press c or d to scroll through the list of  
titles that have been entered.  
If no title has been entered for a disc,  
NO TITLE will be displayed.  
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3
Press a to play your favorite CD title.  
That selection will begin to play.  
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Using compression and  
bass emphasis  
You can use these functions only with a multi-  
CD player that supports them.  
Using COMP (compression) and DBE (dy-  
namic bass emphasis) functions let you adjust  
the sound playback quality of the multi-CD  
player. Each of the functions have a two-step  
adjustment. The COMP function balances the  
output of louder and softer sounds at higher  
volumes. DBE boosts bass levels to give play-  
back a fuller sound. Listen to each of the ef-  
fects as you select through them and use the  
one that best enhances the playback of the  
track or CD that you are listening to.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select COMP.  
Press FUNCTION until COMP appears in the  
display.  
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If the multi-CD player does not support  
COMP/DBE, NO COMP is displayed when you at-  
tempt to select it.  
2
Press a or b to select your favorite set-  
ting.  
Press a or b repeatedly to switch between the  
following settings:  
COMP OFFCOMP 1COMP 2ꢂ  
COMP OFFDBE 1DBE 2  
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Audio Adjustments  
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To return to the display of each source, press  
Introduction of audio  
adjustments  
BAND.  
Note  
1
2
If you do not operate the audio function within  
about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re-  
turned to the source display.  
Using balance adjustment  
You can select a fader/balance setting that  
provides an ideal listening environment in all  
occupied seats.  
3
1 SW indicator  
Shows when the subwoofer output is turned  
on.  
1
Press AUDIO to select FADER.  
Press AUDIO until FADER appears in the dis-  
play.  
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If the balance setting has been previously ad-  
2 LOUD indicator  
justed, BAL will be displayed.  
Appears in the display when loudness is  
turned on.  
2
Press a or b to adjust front/rear speak-  
er balance.  
3 Audio display  
Each press of a or b moves the front/rear  
speaker balance towards the front or the rear.  
FADER :F25 FADER :R25 is displayed as the  
front/rear speaker balance moves from front to  
rear.  
Shows the audio adjustments status.  
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Press AUDIO to display the audio func-  
tion names.  
Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between  
the following audio functions:  
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FADER : 0 is the proper setting when only two  
speakers are used.  
FADER (balance adjustment)LOUD (loud-  
ness)SUB.W (subwoofer)80Hz (subwoo-  
fer setting)SLP (subwoofer slope)F-HPF  
(front high pass filter)R-HPF (rear high pass  
filter)  
3
Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker  
balance.  
When you press c or d, BAL: 0 is displayed.  
Each press of c or d moves the left/right  
speaker balance towards the left or the right.  
BAL:L25 BAL:R25 is displayed as the left/  
right speaker balance moves from left to  
right.  
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When the RCA output setting is RCA :NON,  
SUB.W, 80Hz and SLP change to NonFAD (non  
fading) function.  
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When the front high pass filter is turned on,  
you can select F-SLP (front high pass filter slope).  
When the rear high pass filter is turned on,  
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you can select R-SLP (rear high pass filter slope).  
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Adjusting loudness  
08  
3
Press c or d to select the phase of sub-  
woofer output.  
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the  
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.  
Press c to select reverse phase and  
PHASE :REV is displayed. Press d to select  
normal phase and PHASE :NOR is displayed.  
1
Press AUDIO to select LOUD.  
Press AUDIO until LOUD appears in the dis-  
play.  
Adjusting subwoofer (low pass  
filter) settings  
2
Press a to turn loudness on.  
When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad-  
just the cut-off frequency and the output level  
of the subwoofer.  
LOUD :ON appears in the display.  
3
Press b to turn loudness off.  
LOUD :OFF appears in the display.  
1
Press AUDIO to select 80Hz.  
Press AUDIO until 80Hz appears in the dis-  
play.  
Note  
You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing  
LOUD.  
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When the subwoofer output is on, you can se-  
lect 80Hz.  
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If the subwoofer setting has been previously  
adjusted, the frequency of that previously se-  
lected will be displayed instead of 80Hz.  
Using subwoofer output  
2
Press c or d to select cut-off frequency.  
This unit is equipped with a subwoofer output  
which can be turned on or off. When a sub-  
woofer is controlled with this unit, first, switch  
the RCA output setting to subwoofer, then  
turn the subwoofer output on. For more de-  
Each press of c or d selects cut-off frequen-  
cies in the following order:  
506380100125 (Hz)  
Only frequencies lower than those in the se-  
lected range are output from the subwoofer.  
3
Press a or b to adjust the output level  
of the subwoofer.  
1
Press AUDIO to select SUB.W.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the level of the subwoofer. +6 24 is dis-  
played as the level is increased or decreased.  
Press AUDIO until SUB.W appears in the dis-  
play.  
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When the RCA output setting is RCA :S/W,  
you can select SUB.W.  
Adjusting lowpass filter  
attenuation slope  
When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad-  
just the continuity of sound between speaker  
units.  
2
Press a to turn subwoofer output on.  
SUB.W :ON appears in the display. Subwoofer  
output is now on.  
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To turn subwoofer output off, press b.  
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Audio Adjustments  
1
Press AUDIO to select the slope setting.  
Adjusting high pass filter  
attenuation slope  
When the high pass filter is on, you can adjust  
the continuity of sound between speaker  
units.  
Press AUDIO until SLP appears in the display.  
When the subwoofer output is on, you can se-  
lect SLP.  
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2
Press c or d to select slope.  
Press c and 12dB is displayed. Press d and  
18dB is displayed.  
1
Press AUDIO to select the slope setting.  
Press AUDIO until F-SLP or R-SLP appears in  
the display.  
Note  
2
Press c or d to select slope.  
When slope of subwoofer and high pass filter are  
12dB, and same cut-off frequency, the phase is  
reversed 180 degrees at the cut-off frequency. In  
this case, reversing the phase assures improved  
sound continuity.  
Press c and 12dB is displayed. Press d and  
6dB is displayed.  
Using non fading output  
When the non fading output setting is on, the  
audio signal does not pass through this units  
low pass filter (for the subwoofer), but is out-  
put through the RCA output. For more details,  
Using the high pass filter  
When you do not want low sounds from the  
subwoofer output frequency range to play  
from the front or rear speakers, turn the HPF  
(high pass filter) on. Only frequencies higher  
than those in the selected range are output  
from the front or rear speakers. You can set up  
front and rear separately.  
1
Press AUDIO to select NonFAD.  
Press AUDIO until NonFAD appears in the  
display.  
#
When the RCA output setting is RCA :NON,  
1
Press AUDIO to select F-HPF or R-HPF.  
you can select NonFAD.  
Press AUDIO until F-HPF or R-HPF appears in  
the display.  
2
Press a to turn non fading output on.  
NonFAD :ON appears in the display. Non fad-  
ing output is now on.  
2
Press a to turn high pass filter on.  
F-HPF 80Hz or R-HPF 80Hz appears in the dis-  
play. High pass filter is now on.  
#
To turn non fading output off, press b.  
#
To turn high pass filter off, press b.  
Adjusting non fading output level  
When the non fading output is on, you can ad-  
just the level of non fading output.  
3
Press c or d to select cut-off frequency.  
Each press of c or d selects cut-off frequen-  
cies in the following order:  
506380100125 (Hz)  
Only frequencies higher than those in the se-  
lected range are output from the front or rear  
speakers.  
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!
Since the FM tuner volume is the control, it is  
not possible to apply source level adjustments  
to the FM tuner.  
1
Press AUDIO to select non fading out-  
put setting.  
Press AUDIO until NonFAD : 0 appears in the  
!
!
The AM tuner volume level can also be ad-  
justed with source level adjustments.  
The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player  
are set to the same source level adjustment  
volume automatically.  
External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to  
the same source level adjustment volume  
automatically.  
display.  
2
Press a or b to adjust the level of the  
non fading output.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the level of the non fading. +6 24 is dis-  
played as the level is increased or  
decreased.  
!
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.  
!
Settings are based on the volume level of  
the FM tuner, which remains unchanged.  
1
Compare the FM tuner volume level  
with the level of the source you wish to ad-  
just.  
2
Press AUDIO and hold until SLA ap-  
pears in the display.  
When selecting the FM tuner as the source,  
you cannot switch to SLA.  
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3
Press a or b to adjust the source vo-  
lume.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the source volume.  
SLA :+4 SLA :4 is displayed as the source  
volume is increased or decreased.  
Notes  
!
If you do not operate the SLA function within  
about 30 seconds, the display is automatically  
returned to the source display.  
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Digital Signal Processor  
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Press DSP to display the DSP function  
Using the digital signal  
processor  
names.  
Press DSP repeatedly to switch between the  
following functions:  
SFC (sound field control)POWER (graphic  
equalizer)50Hz (9-band graphic equalizer)  
POSI (position selector)ASL (automatic  
sound levelizer)  
1
2
#
To return to the display of each source, press  
BAND.  
Note  
If you do not operate the DSP function within  
about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re-  
turned to the source display.  
6
3
4 5  
3
The digital signal processor lets you control  
many aspects of sound output including  
equalization, sound field control and listening  
position.  
Using sound field control  
and BBE sound  
1 ASLindicator  
SFC (sound field control) incorporate three  
programs for reproducing typical sound fields  
of a studio, jazz club or club. This function  
makes it possible to reproduce the realistic  
sound fields of the three programs in your car.  
With BBE, playback very close to the original  
sound can be obtained by correction with a  
combination of phase compensation and  
high-range boost for the delay of the high-fre-  
quency components and the amplitude devia-  
tion occurring during playback. This function  
makes it possible to reproduce the dynamic  
sound field as if you are listening to a live per-  
formance.  
Shows when the automatic sound levelizer  
is turned on.  
2 Position indicator  
Shows which listening position is currently  
selected.  
3 Sound field program indicator  
Shows which sound field program is cur-  
rently selected.  
4 Preset equalizer indicator  
Shows which equalizer preset is currently  
selected.  
Note  
5 CUSTOM indicator  
Shows when custom equalizer curve is cur-  
rently selected.  
Manufactured under license from BBE Sound,  
Inc. The mark BBE is a trademark of BBE Sound,  
Inc.  
6 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
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Recalling sound field programs  
Here is a list of the sound field programs:  
Using the graphic equalizer  
The graphic equalizer lets you adjust the  
equalization to match car interior acoustic  
characteristics as desired.  
Button  
DisplayEffect  
STUDIO  
JAZZ CLUB  
CLUB  
1
2
3
4
Studio  
Jazz club  
Club  
Recalling equalizer curves  
There are seven stored equalizer curves which  
you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list  
of the equalizer curves:  
BBE  
BBE  
1
Press DSP to select the sound field con-  
DisplayEqualizer curve  
trol.  
Press DSP until SFC appears in the display.  
S-BASS  
Super bass  
Powerful  
Natural  
Vocal  
#
If the sound field control has been previously  
POWER  
NATURAL  
VOCAL  
set to a sound field program then the title of that  
previously selected sound field program will be  
displayed instead of SFC.  
FLAT  
Flat  
2
Select a sound field program by press-  
CUSTOM1  
CUSTOM2  
Custom 1  
Custom 2  
ing 14.  
Select the desired sound field program by  
pressing one of the numbered buttons, from  
14, which correspond to the different sound  
field programs as listed above.  
!
CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are adjusted  
equalizer curves that you create. Adjust-  
ments can be made with a 9-band graphic  
equalizer.  
#
You can also sequentially select a sound field  
program by pressing c or d.  
!
When FLAT is selected no supplement or  
correction is made to the sound. This is  
useful to check the effect of the equalizer  
curves by switching alternatively between  
FLAT and a set equalizer curve.  
Adjusting BBE sound level  
With BBE sound processing technology, you  
can adjust the level of BBE.  
1
zer.  
Press DSP to select the graphic equali-  
1
Recall BBE.  
See Recalling sound field programs on this  
page.  
Press DSP until POWER appears in the dis-  
play.  
#
If the graphic equalizer has been previously  
2
Press a or b to adjust the level of BBE.  
set to an equalizer curve other than POWER then  
the title of that previously selected equalizer  
curve will be displayed instead of POWER.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the level of BBE.  
+4 4 is displayed as the level is increased  
or decreased.  
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2
Press c or d to select an equalizer  
selected, the CUSTOM2 curve will be up-  
curve.  
dated.  
Each press of c or d selects equalizer curves  
in the following order:  
1
Recall the equalizer curve you want to  
S-BASSPOWERNATURALVOCALꢂ  
FLATCUSTOM1CUSTOM2  
adjust.  
See Recalling equalizer curves on the previous  
page.  
2
Press DSP to select 9-band graphic  
Adjusting equalizer curves  
The factory supplied equalizer curves, with the  
exception of FLAT, can be adjusted to a fine  
degree (nuance control).  
equalizer.  
Press DSP until 50Hz appears in the display.  
#
viously adjusted, the frequency of that previously  
If 9-band graphic equalizer has been pre-  
selected will be displayed instead of 50Hz.  
1
Recall an equalizer curve.  
See Recalling equalizer curves on the previous  
page.  
3
Press c or d to select the equalizer  
band to adjust.  
Each press of c or d selects equalizer bands  
in the following order:  
501002004008001.6 k3.15 kꢂ  
6.3 k12.5 k (Hz)  
2
Press a or b to adjust the equalizer  
curve.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the equalizer curve respectively.  
+6 5 (or 6) is displayed as the equalizer  
curve is increased or decreased.  
4
Press a or b to adjust the level of the  
equalizer band.  
#
The actual range of the adjustments are differ-  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the level of the equalization band.  
+6 6 is displayed as the level is increased  
or decreased.  
ent depending on which equalizer curve is se-  
lected.  
#
The equalizer curve with all frequencies set to  
0 cannot be adjusted.  
#
You can then select another band and adjust  
the level.  
Adjusting 9-band graphic equalizer  
For CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer  
curves, you can adjust the level of each band.  
Using the position selector  
!
A separate CUSTOM1 curve can be cre-  
ated for each source. (The built-in CD  
player and the multi-CD player are set to  
the same equalizer adjustment setting  
automatically.) If you make adjustments  
when a curve other than CUSTOM2 is se-  
lected, the equalizer curve settings will be  
memorized in CUSTOM1.  
One way to assure a more natural sound is to  
clearly position the stereo image, putting you  
right in the center of the sound field. The posi-  
tion selector adjusts the volume level of sound  
from each speaker to match seat positions  
and the number of people in the car and lets  
you recall settings at the touch of a button.  
Here is a list of the positions:  
!
A CUSTOM2 curve can be created com-  
mon to all sources. If you make adjust-  
ments when the CUSTOM2 curve is  
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09  
1
Press DSP to select ASL.  
Button DisplayIndicator  
Position  
Press DSP until ASL appears in the display.  
a
b
c
d
FRONT  
ALL  
Front seats  
2
Press a to turn ASLon.  
ASL: MID appears in the display.  
#
To turn ASL off, press b.  
All seats  
3
Press c or d to select the desired ASL  
level.  
Each press of c or d selects ASL level in the  
following order:  
LOW (low)MID-L (mid-low)MID (mid)  
MID-H (mid-high)HIGH (high)  
FRONT-L  
FRONT-R  
Front seat left  
Front seat  
right  
1
Press DSP to select the position selec-  
tor.  
Press DSP until POSI appears in the display.  
If the position selector has been previously set  
#
to a listening position then the title of that pre-  
viously selected listening position will be dis-  
played instead of POSI.  
2
Press c/d/a/b to select a listening po-  
sition.  
Press one of these, c/d/a/b, to select a lis-  
tening position as listed in the table.  
#
To cancel the selected listening position,  
press the same button again.  
Using automatic sound  
levelizer  
During driving, noise in the car changes ac-  
cording to the driving speed and road condi-  
tions. The automatic sound levelizer (ASL)  
monitors such varying noise and automati-  
cally increases the volume level, if this noise  
becomes greater. The sensitivity (variation of  
volume level to noise level) of ASL can be set  
to one of five levels.  
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Initial Settings  
Adjusting initial settings  
Setting the clock  
Use these instructions to set the clock.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select clock.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until clock ap-  
pears in the display.  
2
Press c or d to select the segment of  
the clock display you wish to set.  
Pressing c or d will select one segment of the  
clock display:  
1
HourMinute  
As you select segments of the clock display  
the segment selected will blink.  
Initial settings lets you perform initial set up of  
different settings for this unit.  
1 Function display  
Shows the function status.  
1
Press SOURCE upward or downward re-  
peatedly until the unit turns off.  
2
Press FUNCTION and hold until the  
clock appears in the display.  
3
Press a or b to set the clock.  
Pressing a will increase the selected hour or  
minute. Pressing b will decrease the selected  
hour or minute.  
3
Press FUNCTION to select one of the in-  
itial settings.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-  
tween the following settings:  
ClockFM STEP (FM tuning step)AM STEP  
(AM tuning step)AUX (auxiliary input)  
DIMMER (dimmer)RCA (RCA output)  
DIG.ATT (digital attenuator)CONTRAST  
(display contrast)MUTE (telephone muting/  
attenuation)  
Setting the FM tuning step  
The FM tuning step employed by seek tuning  
can be switched between 100 kHz, the preset  
step, and 50 kHz.  
Use the following instructions to operate each  
particular setting.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select FM STEP.  
#
#
To cancel initial settings, press BAND.  
You can also cancel initial settings by holding  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM STEP ap-  
pears in the display.  
down FUNCTION until the unit turns off.  
2
Press c or d to select the FM tuning  
step.  
Pressing c or d will switch the FM tuning  
step between 100 kHz and 50 kHz. The se-  
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10  
lected FM tuning step will appear in the dis-  
play.  
2
Press a or b to turn AUX on or off.  
Pressing a or b will turn AUX on or off and  
that status will be displayed (e.g.,  
AUX :ON).  
Note  
If seek tuning is performed in 50 kHz steps, sta-  
tions may be tuned in imprecisely. Tune in the sta-  
tions with manual tuning or use seek tuning  
again.  
Switching the dimmer setting  
To prevent the display from being too bright at  
night, the display is automatically dimmed  
when the cars headlights are turned on. You  
can switch dimmer on or off.  
Setting the AM tuning step  
The AM tuning step can be switched between  
9 kHz, the preset step, and 10 kHz. When  
using the tuner in North, Central or South  
America, reset the tuning step from 9 kHz (531  
1,602 kHz allowable) to 10 kHz (530 1,640  
kHz allowable).  
1
Press FUNCTION to select DIMMER.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DIMMER  
appears in the display.  
2
Press a or b to turn DIMMER on or off.  
Pressing a or b will turn DIMMER on or off  
and that status will be displayed (e.g.,  
DIMMER :ON).  
1
Press FUNCTION to select AM STEP.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AM STEP  
appears in the display.  
Note  
2
Press c or d to select the AM tuning  
When you select Custom display color (refer to  
mer is not effective.  
step.  
Pressing c or d will switch the AM tuning  
step between 9 kHz and 10 kHz. The selected  
AM tuning step will appear in the display.  
Switching the RCA output  
setting  
This units RCA output can be used for sub-  
woofer. You can select whether to use the sub-  
woofer control (low pass filter) built-in  
RCA :S/W or the auxiliary RCA :NON.  
Switching the auxiliary setting  
It is possible to use auxiliary equipment with  
this unit. Activate the auxiliary setting when  
using auxiliary equipment connected to this  
unit.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select RCA.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select AUX.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until RCA ap-  
pears in the display.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AUX ap-  
pears in the display.  
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2
Press c or d to swtch RCA output set-  
2
Press c or d to adjust the contrast.  
ting.  
Each press of c or d increases or decreases  
the contrast.  
+7 7 is displayed as the contrast is in-  
creased or decreased.  
Pressing c or d will switch between  
RCA :S/W (subwoofer) and RCA :NON (non  
fading) and that status will be displayed.  
Selecting the digital  
attenuator  
Switching the telephone  
muting/attenuation  
When listening to a CD or other source on  
which the recording level is high, setting the  
equalizer curve level to high may result in dis-  
tortion. You can switch the digital attenuator  
to low to reduce distortion.  
Sound from this system is muted or attenu-  
ated automatically when a call is made or re-  
ceived using a cellular telephone connected to  
this unit.  
!
!
1
The sound turns off, MUTE or ATT is dis-  
played and no audio adjustments, except  
volume control, are possible.  
Operation returns to normal when the  
phone call is ended.  
!
Sound quality is better at the high setting  
so this setting is usually used.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select DIG.ATT.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DIG.ATT ap-  
pears in the display.  
Press FUNCTION to select MUTE.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MUTE ap-  
2
Press c or d to switch DIG.ATT high or  
pears in the display.  
low.  
Pressing c or d will switch between  
DIG.ATT: H (high) and DIG.ATT: L (low) and  
that status will be displayed.  
2
ting.  
Press c or d to select the desired set-  
Each press of c or d selects settings in the  
following order:  
#
When the source is Cassette player, the digital  
attenuator setting is fixed at Low.  
MUTE (muting)10dB ATT (attenuation)ꢂ  
20dB ATT (attenuation)  
20dB ATT has a stronger effect than  
10dB ATT.  
Adjusting display contrast  
Display contrast adjustment lets you adjust  
the display for easier viewing when lighting  
conditions change.  
1
Press FUNCTION to select CONTRAST.  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CONTRAST  
appears in the display.  
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Other Functions  
11  
1
Press COLOR and hold until Red ap-  
Turning the clock display  
on or off  
pears in the display.  
You can turn the clock display on or off.  
2
Press c or d to select the color to ad-  
just.  
%
Press LOUD and hold until the clock ap-  
pears in the display.  
To turn off the clock display, press LOUD and  
hold until the clock disappears from the display.  
The clock display disappears temporarily  
Each press of c or d selects colors in the fol-  
lowing order:  
Red (red)Green (green)Blue (blue)  
#
#
3
Press a or b to adjust the level of color.  
when you perform other operations, but the clock  
display appears again after 25 seconds.  
Each press of a or b increases or decreases  
the level of color.  
4 0 is displayed as the level is increased or  
decreased.  
Note  
Even when the sources are off, the clock display  
appears on the display.  
4
Press BAND to return to the playback  
display.  
Switching the display color  
You can change the display color.  
Using different  
entertainment displays  
You can enjoy entertainment displays while lis-  
tening to each sound source.  
%
Press COLOR.  
Each time you press COLOR the color  
changes in the following order:  
Rainbow (default)AuroraWhiteBlueꢂ  
OceanBlueDeepBlueAquamarineꢂ  
LeafGreenPureYellowPaleOrangeCy-  
berRedActivePinkCoolVioletCustom  
!
These are different ways of displaying the  
spectrum and do not affect sound output.  
%
Press ENTERTAINMENT.  
Each time you press ENTERTAINMENT the  
display changes in the following order:  
Dynamic (default)Hyper waveOscillo-  
scopeLock-on raderASLEffect Silentꢂ  
VolcanoSymmetry  
Notes  
!
!
!
When you select Rainbow, the color changes  
continuously in the above order.  
When you select Aurora, the color changes  
according to sound.  
Custom is an adjusted color that you create.  
Using the AUX source  
An IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the  
CD-RB20/CD-RB10 (sold separately) lets you  
connect this unit to auxiliary equipment fea-  
turing RCA output. For more details, refer to  
the IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector owners man-  
ual.  
Adjusting the display color  
Setting up of a color is performed by adjusting  
the level of three colors such as red, green  
and blue.  
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Other Functions  
4
Press d to move the cursor to the next  
Selecting AUX as the source  
character position.  
%
Press SOURCE upward or downward to  
When the letter you want is displayed, press d  
to move the cursor to the next position and  
then select the next letter. Press c to move  
backwards in the display.  
select AUX as the source.  
Press SOURCE until AUX appears in the dis-  
play.  
#
If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX  
cannot be selected. For more details, see Switch-  
5
Move the cursor to the last position by  
pressing d after entering the title.  
When you press d one more time, the entered  
title is stored in memory.  
Setting the AUX title  
The title displayed for the AUX source can be  
6
Press BAND to return to the playback  
changed.  
display.  
1
After you have selected AUX as the  
source, press FUNCTION and hold until  
TITLE IN appears in the display.  
2
Press 1 numbered button to select the  
desired character type.  
Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch  
between the following character type:  
Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols  
Alphabet (lower case)  
#
You can select to input numbers and symbols  
by pressing 2 numbered button.  
3
Press a or b to select a letter of the al-  
phabet.  
Each press of a will display a letter of the al-  
phabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and sym-  
bols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b  
will display a letter in the reverse order, such  
as Z Y X ... C B A order.  
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Appendix  
Additional Information  
!
Cassette tapes exposed to high tempera-  
tures may warp and jam the cassette  
player. Keep cassettes out of direct sunlight  
or places where there are high tempera-  
tures.  
Understanding built-in CD  
player error messages  
When problems occur during CD play an error  
message may appear on the display. If an  
error message appears on the display refer to  
the table below to see what the problem is and  
the suggested method of correcting the pro-  
blem. If the error cannot be corrected, contact  
your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service  
Center.  
Message  
Cause  
Action  
!
Store unused tapes in a tape case where  
there is no danger of them becoming  
loose, dirty or dusty.  
CD ERR-11, 12, Dirty disc  
17, 30  
Clean disc.  
CD ERR-11, 12, Scratched disc  
17, 30  
Replace disc.  
CD ERR-14  
Blank disc  
Check the disc.  
CD ERR-10, 11, Electrical or me- Turn the ignition  
12, 14, 17, 30, chanical  
A0  
ON and OFF, or  
switch to a differ-  
ent source, then  
back to the CD  
player.  
Cleaning the playback head  
If the head becomes dirty, the sound quality  
will get bad and there will be sound dropouts  
and other problems. If you have any of these  
problems the head may need cleaning.  
CD ERR-44  
All tracks are  
skip tracks  
Replace disc.  
Music search and repeat  
functions during tape  
playback  
Music search and repeat functions may not  
work with these tapes:  
Cassette tapes  
!
A loose, torn or warped label on a cassette  
tape can jam the cassette player. Do not  
use cassette tapes with loose, torn or  
warped labels.  
!
!
A tape with a gap of 4 seconds or less be-  
tween songs  
A tape containing dialog or other non-musi-  
cal content, with pauses lasting 4 seconds  
or longer  
!
Cassette tapes longer than C-90 (90-minute  
tapes) can cause the tape to jam in the cas-  
sette player. Do not use tapes longer than  
C-90.  
!
A tape with an extremely quiet passage in  
the music lasting for 4 seconds or longer  
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Additional Information  
player to dry out and wipe any damp discs  
with a soft cloth to remove the moisture.  
Road shocks may interrupt CD playback.  
CD player and care  
!
Use only CDs that have either of the two  
Compact Disc Digital Audio marks as  
shown below.  
!
CD-R/CD-RW discs  
!
When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play-  
back is possible only for discs which have  
been finalized.  
!
Use only normal, round CDs. If you insert ir-  
regular, non-round, shaped CDs they may  
jam in the CD player or not play properly.  
!
It may not be possible to play back CD-R/  
CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD re-  
corder or a personal computer because of  
disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on  
the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the  
lens of this unit.  
!
Playback of discs recorded on a personal  
computer may not be possible depending  
on the application settings and the environ-  
ment. Please record with the correct for-  
mat. (For details, contact the manufacturer  
of the application.)  
Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be-  
come impossible in case of direct exposure  
to sunlight, high temperatures, or the sto-  
rage conditions in the car.  
Titles and other text information recorded  
on a CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be dis-  
played by this unit (in the case of audio  
data (CD-DA)).  
This unit conforms to the track skip func-  
tion of the CD-R/CD-RW disc. The tracks  
containing the track skip information are  
skipped automatically (in case of audio  
data (CD-DA)).  
!
!
Check all CDs for cracks, scratches or  
warped discs before playing. CDs that have  
cracks, scratches or are warped may not  
play properly. Do not use such discs.  
Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed  
side) surface when handling the disc.  
Store discs in their cases when not in use.  
Keep discs out of direct sunlight and do  
not expose the discs to high temperatures.  
Do not attach labels, write on or apply che-  
micals to the surface of the discs.  
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
To clean dirt from a CD, wipe the disc with  
a soft cloth outward from the center of the  
disc.  
!
!
If you insert a CD-RW disc into this unit,  
time to playback will be longer than when  
you insert a conventional CD or CD-R disc.  
Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW  
discs before using them.  
!
If the heater is used in cold weather, moist-  
ure may form on components inside the  
CD player. Condensation may cause the CD  
player to not operate properly. If you think  
that condensation is a problem turn off the  
CD player for an hour or so to allow the CD  
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Additional Information  
Specifications  
Cassette player  
Tape ................................................ Compact cassette tape (C-  
30 C-90)  
General  
Rated power source ............... 14.4 V DC  
(allowable voltage range:  
Tape speed .................................. 4.8 cm/sec  
Fast forward/rewinding time  
12.0 14.4 V DC)  
Grounding system ................... Negative type  
Max. current consumption  
..................................................... Approx. 100 sec (C-60)  
Wow & flutter ............................. 0.09 % (WRMS)  
Frequency response:  
..................................................... 10.0 A  
Dimensions (W × H × D):  
Chassis ............................... 178 × 100 × 160 mm  
Nose ..................................... 169 × 94 × 15 mm  
Weight .......................................... 2.5 kg  
Metal ................................... 30 19,000 Hz (±3 dB)  
Stereo separation .................... 45 dB  
Signal-to-noise ratio:  
Metal:  
Dolby B NR IN ....... 67 dB (IEC-A network)  
Dolby NR OUT ....... 61 dB (IEC-A network)  
Audio/DSP  
FM tuner  
Continuous power output is 22 W per channel minimum  
into 4 ohms, both channels driven 50 to 15,000 Hz with  
no more than 5% THD.  
Frequency range ...................... 87.5 108.0 MHz  
Usable sensitivity ..................... 8 dBf (0.7 µV/75 W, mono,  
S/N: 30 dB)  
Maximum power output ....... 50 W × 4  
Load impedance ...................... 4 W (4 8 W allowable)  
Preout max output level/output impedance  
..................................................... 1.8 V/1 kW  
Loudness contour ................... +10 dB (100 Hz), +7 dB (10  
kHz) (volume: 30 dB)  
50 dB quieting sensitivity ..... 10 dBf (0.9 µV/75 W, mono)  
Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 75 dB (IEC-A network)  
Distortion ..................................... 0.3 % (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz,  
stereo)  
0.1 % (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz,  
Equalizer (9-Band Graphic Equalizer):  
Frequency .......................... 50/100/200/400/800 Hz  
1.6/3.15/6.3/12.5 kHz  
mono)  
Frequency response ............... 30 15,000 Hz (±3 dB)  
Stereo separation .................... 45 dB (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz)  
Equalization range ........ ±12 dB  
Network:  
AM tuner  
HPF (Front/rear):  
Frequency range ...................... 531 1,602 kHz (9 kHz)  
530 1,640 kHz (10 kHz)  
Frequency ................ 50/63/80/100/125 Hz  
Slope .......................... 6 dB/oct, 12 dB/oct  
Subwoofer:  
Usable sensitivity ..................... 18 µV (S/N: 20 dB)  
Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 65 dB (IEC-A network)  
Frequency ................ 50/63/80/100/125 Hz  
Slope .......................... 12 dB/oct, 18 dB/oct  
Gain ............................ +6 ꢀ ꢀ24 dB  
Infrared remote control  
Wavelength ................................. 940 nm ±50 nm  
Output ........................................... typ; 12 mw/sr per Infrared  
LED  
Phase ........................ Normal/Reverse  
CD player  
System .......................................... Compact disc audio system  
Usable discs .............................. Compact disc  
Signal format:  
Note  
Specifications and the design are subject to pos-  
sible modifications without notice due to im-  
provements.  
Sampling frequency ..... 44.1 kHz  
Number of quantization bits  
........................................... 16; linear  
Frequency characteristics ... 5 20,000 Hz (±1 dB)  
Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 94 dB (1 kHz) (IEC-A net-  
work)  
Dynamic range ......................... 92 dB (1 kHz)  
Number of channels .............. 2 (stereo)  
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PIONEER CORPORATION  
4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGURO-KU, TOKYO 153-8654, JAPAN  
PIONEER ELECTRONICS(USA) INC.  
P.O. Box 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A.  
TEL: (800) 421-1404  
PIONEER EUROPE NV  
Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium  
TEL: (0) 3/570.05.11  
PIONEER ELECTRONICSASIACENTRE PTE. LTD.  
253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936  
TEL: 65-6472-1111  
PIONEER ELECTRONICSAUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.  
178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia  
TEL: (03) 9586-6300  
PIONEER ELECTRONICSOF CANADA, INC.  
300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada  
TEL: (905) 479-4411  
PIONEER ELECTRONICSDE 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  
Published by Pioneer Corporation.  
Copyright © 2002 by Pioneer Corporation.  
All rights reserved.  
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