Pioneer DEH-X8500BT manual

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    Operation Manual CD RDS RECEIVER DEH-X8500D AB DEH-X8500BT DEH-X7500SD English[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. T o ensure proper use, please read through this manual before using this product. It is especially important that you read and obser ve WARNING s and CAUTION si n this manual. Please keep the manual in a safe and acce ssible place for futur e refer- ence. Before you start About this unit 3 If you exper[...]

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    If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a se- parate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that re- quires proper treatment, recovery and recy- cling. Private households in the member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic[...]

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    Head unit DEH-X8500DAB and DEH-X8500BT 34 5 6 1 2 a 78 d 9 b c DEH-X7500SD 34 5 6 1 2 a 78 d 9 b c Head unit (front panel open) e Part Part 1 SRC / OFF 8 MUL TI-CONTROL ( M.C. ) 2 LEVER 9 / DISP 3 (list) a MIX (MIXTRAX) 4 Disc loading slot b / (up/down) 5 h (eject) c AUX input jack (3.5 mm stereo jack) Part Part 6 DEH-X8500DAB and DEH-X8500BT (phon[...]

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    Part Operation f Press to start talking to the caller while using the phone. g Press to end a call, reject an in- coming call, or reject a call wait- ing while on another call. h a / b / c / d Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast for ward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions. i VOLUME Press to increase or dec[...]

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    1 T urn M.C. to change the year . 2 Press M.C. to select day . 3 T urn M.C. to change the day. 4 Press M.C. to select month. 5 T urn M.C. to change the month. 6 Press M.C. to confirm the selection. Clock (setting the clo ck) 1 T urn M.C. to adjust hour . 2 Press M.C. to select minute. 3 T urn M.C. to adjust minute. 4 Press M.C. to confirm the selec[...]

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    Selecting a source 1 Press SRC / OFF to cycle between: DEH-X8500DAB DAB (digital audio broadcasti ng) — TUNER (tuner) — CD (CD player) — USB1 (USB1)/ iPod1 (iP od1) — Apps1 (Smartphone App1) — USB2 (USB2)/ iPod2 (iPod2) — Apps2 (Smartphone App2) — SD (SD memor y card) — AUX (AUX) — BT Audio (BT audio) DEH-X8500BT TUNER (tuner) —[...]

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    1 Band indicator 2 News indicator 3 T raffic Announce indicator 4 FM-LINK indicator This displays while S.FOLLOW is searching for another FM broadcast station broadcast- ing the same content. 5 P reset number indicator 6 Service availability indicator 7 Signal level indicator 8 Bit rate indicator 9 T ext information indicator a Channel indicator b [...]

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    This unit stores recent broadcasts to memor y automatically . The memor y capacity of this unit will var y depending on the bit rate of the Ser vice Component used. The approximate memor y capacity is five minutes for 192 kbps. Stored selections that are older than what can be stored in the memor y will not be available. Selecting a Service Compone[...]

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    T uner Basic operations c a b 3 6 8 1 2 9 7 4 5 RDS d a 3 6 8 1 2 9 7 4 5 Non-RDS or MW/L W 1 TA G indicator 2 T ags transferring indicator 3 Band indicator 4 News indicator 5 T raffic Announce indicator 6 5 (stereo) indicator 7 P reset number indicator 8 LOC indicator Appears when local seek tuning is on. 9 Signal level indicator a TEXT indicator [...]

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    Switching the RDS display RDS (radio data system) contains digital infor- mation that helps search for the radio sta- tions. % Press /DISP. PTY/program ser vice name (frequency) — artist name/song title Notes ! If the program ser vice name cannot be ac- quired, the broadcast frequency is displayed instead. If the program service name is de- tecte[...]

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    Using radio text Displaying radio text Y ou ca n display the currently received radio text and the three most recent radio texts. 1 Press and hold down (list) to display radio text. ! When no radio text is received, NO TEXT ap- pears in the display. 2 T urn LEVER left or right to recall the three most recent radio texts. 3 Press or to scroll. Stori[...]

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    T uning Mode (LEVER tuning setting) Y ou can assign a function to the LEVER on the unit. Select Manual (manual tuning) to tune up or down manually or select Preset (preset chan nel) to switch between preset channels. 1 Press M.C. to select Manual or Preset . CD/CD-R/CD-RW and exter nal storage devices (USB, SD) Basic operations DEH-X8500DAB and DEH[...]

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    Notes ! When playing compressed audio , there is no sound during fast forward or reverse. ! Disconnect USB storage devices from the unit when not in use. ! If there are two USB storage devices con- nected to this unit, the device connected to the input of the selected source is the one that is operated. ! Disconnect communications for the USB sto- [...]

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    Notes ! This unit must create an index in order to facil- itate Artists , Albums , Songs , and Genr es searches. T ypically, it will take approximat ely 70 seconds to create an index for 1 000 songs, and we recommend that up to 3 000 songs be used. Please note that certain types of file may take longer to index than others. ! Depending on the numbe[...]

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    iPod Basic operations DEH-X8500DAB and DEH-X8500BT 8 6 7 5 3 2 4 1 DEH-X7500SD 8 7 5 3 2 4 1 6 1 LINK PLA Y indicator 2 Repeat indicator 3 Song number indicator 4 Shuffle indicator 5 PLA Y / P AUSE indicator 6 S.Rtrv indicator Appears when Sound Retriever function is on. 7 Song time (progress bar) 8 Play time indicator Playing songs on an iPod 1 Co[...]

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    Playing songs related to the currently playing song Y ou can play songs from the following lists. • Album list of the currently playing artist • Song list of the currently playing album • Album list of the currently playing genre 1 Press and hold to switch to link play mode. 2 T urn M.C. to change the mode; press to select. ! Artist – Plays[...]

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    1 Press M.C. to turn shuffle all on. T o turn off Shuffle all , select Shuffle OFF in Shuf- fle mode . For details, refer to Shuffle mode (shuffle) on the previous page. Link play (link play) 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 T urn M.C. to change the mode; press to select. For details about the settings, refer to Playing songs related to [...]

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    Setting up for hands-free phoning Before you can use the hands-free phoning function you must set up the unit for use with your cellular phone. 1 Connection Use the Bluetooth telephone connection menu. Refer to Connection menu operation on this page. 2 F unction settings Use the Bluetooth telephone function menu. Refer to Phone menu operation on th[...]

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    Delete device (deleting a device from the device list) ! When no device is selected in the device list, this function is not available. 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 T urn M.C. to select the name of a dev ice you want to delete. ! Press and hold M.C. to swap between the Bluetooth device address and the device name. 3 Press M.C. to dis[...]

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    ! The contacts on your phone will normally be transferred automatically when the phone is con- nected. If it is not, use your phone menu to trans- fer the contacts. The vis ibility of this unit should be on when you use the pho ne menu. Refer to Visibility (setting the visibility of this unit) on the previous page. 1 Press M.C. to display ABC Searc[...]

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    Basic operations 6 5 3 2 1 4 1 Device name Shows the device name of the connected Bluetooth audio player . 2 T rack number indicator 3 PLA Y / P AUSE indicator 4 S.Rtrv indicator Appears when Sound Retriever function is on. 5 Song time (progress bar) 6 Play time indicator F ast forwardin g or reversing 1 T urn and hold down LEVER to the right or le[...]

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    Important Use of third party apps may involve or require the provision of personally identifiable informa- tion, whether through the creation of a user ac- count or otherwise, and for certain applications, the provision of geolocation data. ALL THIRD P ARTY APPS ARE THE SOLE RE- SPONSIBILITY OF THE PROVIDERS, INCLUD- ING WITHOUT LIMIT ATION COLLECT[...]

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    Basic operations DEH-X8500DAB and DEH-X8500BT 5 4 2 1 3 DEH-X7500SD 5 4 2 1 3 1 Application name 2 PLA Y / P AUSE indicator 3 S.Rtrv indicator Appears when Sound Retriever function is on. 4 Song time (progress bar) 5 Play time indicator Selecting a track 1 T urn LEVER . F ast forwardin g or reversing 1 T urn and hold down LEVER to the right or left[...]

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    Y ou can adjust the currently selecte d equalizer curve setting as desired. Adjusted equa lizer curve settings are stored in Cust om1 or Custom2 . ! Custom1 can be set separatel y for each source. However , each of the below combin ations are set to the same setting automatically. ! USB , iPod , SD , and Apps (iPhone) ! BT Audio , and Apps (Android[...]

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    3 T urn M.C. to select the entertainment function. Once selected, the following entertainment functions can be adjusted. Background (background setting) 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 T urn M.C. to select the desired setting. Background visual — genre — background picture 1 — background picture 2 — background picture 3 — back[...]

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    ! When Scan is selected, the system automati- cally cycles through the preset colors. ! When W arm is selected, the system automati- cally cycles through the warm colors. ! When Ambient is selected, the system auto- matically cycles through the ambient colors. ! When Calm is selected, the system automati- cally cycles through the calm colors. ! Whe[...]

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    Y ou can select areas for flashing colors. 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 T urn M.C. to select the desired setting. Key & Display (key and display) — KEY SIDE (key section) — OFF (off) ! When KEY SIDE is selected, the illuminated sec- tions on the left side on the front of this unit flash. ! When OFF is selected, the color set [...]

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    Crossfade EFFECT (crossfade effect) The crossfade effect can be removed from the soun d effect. 1 Press M.C. to select the desired setting. ON (on) — OFF (off) ! When iPod is selected as the source, the cross- fade effect is disabled. System menu 1 Press M.C. to display the main menu. 2 T urn M.C. to change the menu option and press to select SYS[...]

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    When ever scroll is set to ON , recorded text informa- tion scrolls continuous ly in the display . Set to OFF if you prefer the information to scroll just once. 1 Press M.C. to turn the ever scroll on or off . BT AUDIO (Blueto oth audio activation) Y ou need to activate the BT Audio sour ce in order to use a Bluetooth audio player . 1 Press M.C. to[...]

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    Software Update (updating the sof tware) This function is used to update this unit with the lat- est Bluetooth software. For about Bluetooth software and updating, refer to our website. ! Never turn the un it off while the Bluetooth sof t- ware is being updated. 1 Press M.C. to display the data transfer mode. Follow the on-screen instructions to fi[...]

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    T roubleshooting Symptom Cause Action The display automatically returns to the ordinar y dis- play . Y ou did not per- form any opera- tion within about 30 seconds. Perform operation again. The repeat play range changes unexpectedly. Depending on the repeat play range, the se- lected range may change when an- other folder or track is being se- lect[...]

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    DAB tuner Message Cause Action ANTENNA ERROR The antenna con- nection is incor- rect. Check the antenna connection. If the message fails to disappear even after the engine is switched off/on, contact your dealer or an authorized Pioneer Service Station for assis- tance. CD player Message Cause Action ERROR-07, 11, 12, 17, 30 The disc is dirty. Clea[...]

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    Message Cause Action CHECK USB The USB connec- tor or USB cable has short- circuited. Check that the USB connector or USB cable is not caught in some- thing or damaged. CHECK USB The connected USB storage de- vice consumes more than maxi- mum allowable current. Disconnect the USB storage de- vice and do not use it. T urn the ignition switch to OFF [...]

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    Handling guidelines Discs and player Use only discs that feature either of the following two logos. Use 12-cm discs. Do not use 8-cm discs or an adapter for 8-cm discs. Use only conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use shaped discs. Do not insert anything other than a CD into the disc loading slot. Do not use cracked, chipped, warpe d, or oth[...]

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    SD memory card This unit supports only the following types of SD memor y cards. ! SD ! miniSD ! microSD ! SDHC Keep the SD memor y card out of the reach of chil- dren. Should the SD memor y card be swallowed, con- sult a doctor immediately. Do not touch the connectors of the SD memor y card directly with your fingers or wi th any metal device. Do n[...]

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    WA V File extension: .wav Quantization bits: 8 and 16 (LPCM), 4 (MS ADPCM) Sampling frequency: 16 kHz to 48 kHz (LPCM), 22.05 kHz and 44.1 kHz (MS ADPCM) AAC Compatible format: AAC encoded by iT unes File extension: .m4a Sampling frequency: 11.025 kHz to 48 kHz T ransmission rate: 16 kbps to 320 kbps, VBR Apple Lossless: Not compatible AAC file bou[...]

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    ! iP od touch 4th generation (sof tware version 5.1.1) ! iP od touch 3rd generation (software version 5.1.1) ! iP od touch 2nd generation (software ver- sion 4.2.1) ! iP od touch 1st generation (software version 3.1.3) ! iP od classic 160GB (software version 2.0.4) ! iP od classic 120GB (software version 2.0.1) ! iP od classic (software version 1.1[...]

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    Bluetooth profiles In order to use Bluetooth wireless technology, devices must be able to interpret certain pro- files. This unit is compatible with the following profiles. ! GAP (Generic Access Profile) ! OPP (Object Push P rofile) ! HFP (Hands F ree Profile) 1.5 ! HSP (Head Set Profile) ! PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) ! A2DP (Advanced Audio Di[...]

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    Specifications General P ower source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable) Grounding system ................... Negative type Maximum current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 178 mm × 50 mm × 165 mm Nose .............[...]

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    F requency range (Band C ) ..................................................... 174.928 MHz to 239.200 MHz (5A to 13F) F requency range (L Band) ... 1 452.960 MHz to 1 490.624 MHz (LA to L W) Usable sensitivity (Band C ) ..................................................... – 90 dBm Usable sensitivity (L Band) ...................................[...]

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    PIONEER CORPORA TION 1-1, Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Ka wasaki-shi, Kanagaw a 212-0031, JAP AN PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P .O . Box 1540, Long Beach, Calif ornia 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. 340 Ferrier Street, Unit 2, Mar kham, Ontario L3R 2Z5, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901 TEL: 905-479-4411 PIONEER EURO[...]