Pioneer DVH-P5850MP manual

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    Black plate (1,1) Operation Manual Multi-CD control high power D VD/Video CD/CD/MP3/ WMA player with FM/AM tuner D VH-P5850MP <CRB2123-A/U>1 English[...]

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    Black plate (2,1) <CRB2123-A/U>2 Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. A fter you have finished read ing the instructio ns, keep this man- ual in a safe place for futur e refer ence. Be sure to read this ! Playable discs 6 ! DVD video d[...]

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    Black plate (3,1) <CRB2123-A/U>3 Operating from the function display 37 Playing MP3/WMA Listening to MP3/WMA 40 Basic operation of MP3/WMA 40 Operating from the information display 42 Operating from the function display 44 Multi-CD Player Playing a CD 47 Selecting a track directly 47 50-disc multi-CD player 48 Introduction of advanced multi-C[...]

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    Black plate (4,1) <CRB2123-A/U>4 Setting the FM tuning step 79 Setting the AM tuning step 80 Switching the warning tone 80 Switching the auxiliary setting 80 Switching the dimmer setting 80 Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller 81 Switching the telephone muting/ attenuation 81 Switching the automatic disc playback 82 Correcting dis[...]

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    Black plate (5,1) <CRB2123-A/U>5 T o ensur e safe driving WARNING ! LIGHT GREEN LEAD A T POWER CON- NECTOR IS DESIGNED TO DETECT P ARKED ST A TUS AND MUST BE CON- NECTED TO THE POWER SUPPL Y SIDE OF THE P ARKING BRAKE SWIT CH. IM- PROPER CONNECTION OR USE OF THIS LEAD MA Y VIOLA TE APPLICABLE LAW AND MA Y RESUL T IN SERIOUS IN- JURY OR DAMAGE[...]

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    Black plate (6,1) <CRB2123-A/U>6 About this unit CAUTION ! Do not allow this unit to come into contact with liquids. Electrical shock could result. Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat could result from contact with liquids. !  CLASS 1 L ASER PRODUCT  This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. T o ensure continue[...]

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    Black plate (7,1) <CRB2123-A/U>7 The illustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers. About this manual 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-explanator y . This operation[...]

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    Black plate (8,1) <CRB2123-A/U>8 Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility ! Manufactured under license from Dolby La- boratories.  Dolby  ,  Pro Logic  , and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. !  DTS  is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Multi-channel processor control When using this unit[...]

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    Black plate (9,1) <CRB2123-A/U>9 What the marks on DVDs indicate The marks below may be found on DVD disc labels and packages. They indicate the type of images and audio recorded on the disc, and the functions you can use. Mark Meaning 2 Indicates the number of audio sys- tems. 2 Indicates the number of subtitle lan- guages. 3 Indicates the n[...]

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    Black plate (10,1) <CRB2123-A/U>10 Using the remote control P oint the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop- erly in direct sunlight. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem- peratures or direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto the floor , [...]

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    Black plate (11,1) <CRB2123-A/U>11 Head unit 1 DISPLA Y button This button is only available on the head unit. Press to select different displays. 2 VOLUME When you press VOLUME , it extends out- ward so that it becomes easier to turn. T o re- tract VOLUME , press it again. Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume. 3 CLOCK button This but[...]

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    Black plate (12,1) <CRB2123-A/U>12 b EQ button This button is only available on the head unit. Press to select various equalizer curves. c SOURCE button This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all the available sources. Remote control 1 Remote control selection switch Switch to change the setting of the remote con[...]

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    Black plate (13,1) <CRB2123-A/U>13 5 RETURN button Press to return to the previous display when the SET -UP MENU is displayed. Press to display the PBC (playback control) menu during PBC playback. 6 AUDIO button Press to change the audio language during DVD playback. 7 DISPLA Y button Press to change the information display while the DVD play[...]

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    Black plate (14,1) <CRB2123-A/U>14 m FORW ARD ( n ) button Press to perform fast for ward playback or seek tuning while the tuner is playing as the source. n STOP ( g ) button Press to stop playback. o NEXT ( p )/A (audio) button When the remote control is set to DVD mode, press to go to the next track (chap- ter). If the remote control is se[...]

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    Black plate (15,1) <CRB2123-A/U>15 Using the remote control operation mode switch There are two remote control operation modes on the remote control. If you want to operate this unit by remote control, turn the mode switch to DVH mode. In this case, both the head unit  s buttons and remote control can control this unit. DVH mode operation [...]

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    Black plate (16,1) <CRB2123-A/U>16  When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off (refer to page 80). ! External unit refers to a P ioneer product (such as one available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions by this unit. T wo external units can be controlled by this unit. When two exter-[...]

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    Black plate (17,1) <CRB2123-A/U>17 Protecting your unit from theft The front panel can be detached from the head unit and stored in the protective case provided to discourage theft. ! If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within five seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. ! Y ou can turn off the warnin[...]

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    Black plate (18,1) <CRB2123-A/U>18 Listening to the radio 2 1 3 5 4 4 4 These are the basic steps necessar y to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Band indicator Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM or FM. 2 Signal level indicator Shows the radio wave strength. 3 Frequency indicato[...]

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    Black plate (19,1) <CRB2123-A/U>19 Introduction of advanced tuner operation 2 1 1 1 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 LOC indicator Shows when local seek tuning is on. % Press F to display the function names. Press F repeatedly to switch between the fol- lowing functions: BSM (best stations memor y)  LOCAL (local seek tuning)[...]

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    Black plate (20,1) <CRB2123-A/U>20 4 When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press q to tur n local seek tuning off. LOCAL:OFF appears in the display . Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies BSM (best stations memor y) lets you automa- tically store the six strongest broadcast fre- quencies under NUMBER (1  6) and once stored t[...]

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    Black plate (21,1) <CRB2123-A/U>21 W atching a DVD video 1 4 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 6 6 Head unit  s display 2 2 2 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 When the separately sold display is connected to this unit, the listed information will appear on it. Information display These are the basic steps necessar y to play a DVD video with your DVD player . More ad- vanced DVD[...]

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    Black plate (22,1) <CRB2123-A/U>22 4 T o skip back or forward to another chapter , press o or p . Pressing p skips to the start of the next chapter . Pressing o once skips to the start of the current chapter . Pressing again will skip to the previous chapter . Chapter numbers are displayed for eight sec- onds. # Using NUMBER also performs the[...]

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    Black plate (23,1) <CRB2123-A/U>23 Frame-by-frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback. % Press r . Each time you press r , you move ahead one frame. # T o return to normal playback, press f . Notes ! There is no sound during frame-by-frame play- back. ! Depending on the disc and the playback loca- tion on the[...]

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    Black plate (24,1) <CRB2123-A/U>24 Notes ! The number in the 2 mark on a DVD  s pack- age indicates the number of recorded lan- guages/audio systems. ! With some DVDs, switching between lan- guages/audio systems may only be possible using a menu display . ! Y ou can also switch between languages/audio systems using SET -UP MENU . For detai[...]

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    Black plate (25,1) <CRB2123-A/U>25 Notes ! The 3 mark on a DVD  s package indicates it features multi-angle scenes. The number in the 3 mark indicates the number of angles from which scenes were shot. ! P ressing ANGLE during fast for ward/fast re- verse, pause or slow motion playback returns you to normal playback, but the viewing angle d[...]

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    Black plate (26,1) <CRB2123-A/U>26 Searching for a desired scene, starting playback from a specified time Y ou can use the search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a title or chapter , and the time search function to specif y the time on a disc at which play starts. 1 Move the joystick left or right to select a desired opti[...]

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    Black plate (27,1) <CRB2123-A/U>27 ! Y ou can also switch settings by inputting numbers with NUMBER . ! Display indications such as Dolby D and 5.1ch indicate the audio system recorded on the DVD. Depending on the setting, playback may not be with the same audio system as that indicated. Selecting repeat range Y ou can choose between repeat p[...]

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    Black plate (28,1) <CRB2123-A/U>28 Operating from the function display 1 1 1 2 The following functions can also be operated from the head unit  s display. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- rent chapter . % Press F to display the function names. Press F repeatedly to sw[...]

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    Black plate (29,1) <CRB2123-A/U>29 W atching a Video CD 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 Head unit  s display 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 When the separately sold display is connected to this unit, the listed information will appear on it. Information display These are the basic steps necessar y to play a Video CD with your DVD player . More ad- vanced Video CD op[...]

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    Black plate (30,1) <CRB2123-A/U>30 # If the remote control is set to DVH mode, o and p are assigned to other functions. Use m and n instead for the DVD mode functions controlled by o and p . 4 T o stop playback, press g . # When you stop Video CD playback by pressing g , that location on the disc is memorized en- abling playback from that poi[...]

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    Black plate (31,1) <CRB2123-A/U>31 Slow motion playback This lets you slow down playback speed. 1 Press r and hold during playback. The icon   is displayed, for ward slow motion playback begins. # T o return to normal playback, press f . 2 Press r or q to adjust playback speed during slow motion playback. Each time you press r or q it c[...]

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    Black plate (32,1) <CRB2123-A/U>32 Searching for a desired scene, starting playback from a specified time Y ou can use the search function to search for a desired scene by specifying a track, and the time search function to specify the time on a disc at which play starts. ! During playback of Video CDs featuring PBC (playback control), this f[...]

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    Black plate (33,1) <CRB2123-A/U>33 Operating from the function display 1 1 1 2 2 2 Repeat and pause functions can also be oper- ated from the head unit  s display. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat play is turned on. % Press F to display the function names. Press F repeatedly to switch between [...]

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    Black plate (34,1) <CRB2123-A/U>34 Listening to a CD 1 1 1 3 2 2 Head unit  s display 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 When the separately sold display is connected to this unit, the listed information will appear on it. Information display These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your DVD player . More advanced CD operation is explained st[...]

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    Black plate (35,1) <CRB2123-A/U>35 Operating from the information display 1 1 1 This display lets you use the search function to specify a track to search for desired track, select the range for repat play, and switch ran- dom play and scan play on or off . 1 Information display Shows the function status. Searching for a desired track Y ou ca[...]

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    Black plate (36,1) <CRB2123-A/U>36 3 When you find the desired track, move the joystick up or down to cancel the scan play . Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play- back of the tracks will begin again. Pausing CD playback P ause lets you temporarily stop disc playback. % Press f during playback. The icon e is displayed and playb[...]

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    Black plate (37,1) <CRB2123-A/U>37 Operating from the function display 1 1 1 2 2 2 The following functions can also be operated from the head unit  s display. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat play is turned on. % Press F to display the function names. Press F repeatedly to switch between the f[...]

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    Black plate (38,1) <CRB2123-A/U>38 3 When you find the desired track press q to turn scan play off. SCAN :OFF appears in the display . The track will continue to play . # If the display has automatically returned to the playback display , select SCAN again by press- ing F . Note After scanning of a CD is finished, normal play- back of the tra[...]

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    Black plate (39,1) <CRB2123-A/U>39 6 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Notes ! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc has been removed from the unit, and are re- called 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. Displaying disc titles [...]

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    Black plate (40,1) <CRB2123-A/U>40 Listening to MP3/WMA 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 2 Head unit  s display 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 When the separately sold displ ay is connected to this unit, the listed information will appear on it. Information display These are the basic steps necessary to play an MP3/WMA with your DVD player . More ad- vanced MP3/WMA[...]

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    Black plate (41,1) <CRB2123-A/U>41 # If the remote control is set to DVH mode, o and p are assigned to other functions. Use m and n instead for the DVD mode functions controlled by o and p . 4 T o stop playback, press g . # When you stop MP3/WMA playback by press- ing g , that location on the disc is memorized en- abling playback from that po[...]

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    Black plate (42,1) <CRB2123-A/U>42 Operating from the information display 1 1 1 This display lets you use the search function to specify a track or a folder to search for de- sired track or folder , select the range for repeat play , and switch random play , scan play and pause playback on or off . 1 Information display Shows the function sta[...]

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    Black plate (43,1) <CRB2123-A/U>43 3 While the input number is displayed, click the joystick. Play of the selected folder or track starts. Selecting repeat range F or MP3/WMA playback, there are three re- peat play ranges: Folder (folder repeat), T rack (one-track repeat) and Disc (repeat all tracks). 1 Move the joystick left or right to sele[...]

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    Black plate (44,1) <CRB2123-A/U>44 Operating from the function display 1 1 1 2 2 2 The following functions can also be operated from the head unit  s display. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 2 RPT indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- rent track. % Press F to display the function names. Press F repeatedly to s[...]

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    Black plate (45,1) <CRB2123-A/U>45 Note If you turn random play on during FLD and then return to the playback display, FRDM appears in the display . Scanning folders and tracks While you are using FLD , the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using DSC , the beginning of the first track of e[...]

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    Black plate (46,1) <CRB2123-A/U>46 2 Press and hold m or n to search every 10 tracks in the current folder . # If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding n recalls the last track of the folder . Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching ever y 10 tracks is less than 10, pressing and holding n recall[...]

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    Black plate (47,1) <CRB2123-A/U>47 Playing a CD 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 Y ou can use this unit to contr ol a multi-CD player , which is sold separately . These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your multi-CD player . More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Disc number indicator Shows the disc currently playin[...]

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    Black plate (48,1) <CRB2123-A/U>48 Note After entering the number input mode, if you do not per form an operation within about eight sec- onds, the mode is automatically canceled. 50-disc multi-CD player Only those functions described in this manual are supported by 50-disc multi- CD players. This unit is not desig ned to operate disc title l[...]

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    Black plate (49,1) <CRB2123-A/U>49 2 Press m or n to select the repeat range. Press m or n until the desired repeat range appears in the display. ! MCD  Repeat all discs in the multi-CD player ! TRK  Repeat just the current track ! DSC  Repeat the current disc Notes ! If you select other discs during repeat play , the repeat play ran[...]

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    Black plate (50,1) <CRB2123-A/U>50 2 Press r to turn pause on. P AUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses. 3 Press q to turn pause off. P AUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will re- sume at the same point that you turned pause on. Note P ress f on the remote control repeatedly dur- ing playback to turn pause on or o[...]

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    Black plate (51,1) <CRB2123-A/U>51 Erasing a track from your ITS playlist T o delete a track from your ITS playlist, make sure ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. 1 Play the CD that contains the track you want to delete from your ITS playlist and turn ITS play on. Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on the previous[...]

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    Black plate (52,1) <CRB2123-A/U>52 3 Press r or q to select a letter of the alphabet. Each press of r 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 q will display a letter in the reverse order , such as Z Y X ... C B A order . 4 Press n to move the cursor to the [...]

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    Black plate (53,1) <CRB2123-A/U>53 Play time  DISC TTL (disc title)  ART NAME (disc artist name)  TRK TTL (track title)  ART NAME (track artist name) # If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO T -TTL ). Scrolling text information in the display This unit can display the f[...]

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    Black plate (54,1) <CRB2123-A/U>54 Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 4 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 Preset equalizer indicator Shows which equalizer preset is currently selected. When CUSTOM is selected, equalizer cur ve does not display . 2 SFEQ indicator Appears in the display when SFEQ function can be activated. 3 EQ-EX indicator Appear[...]

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    Black plate (55,1) <CRB2123-A/U>55 Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired. There are six stored equalizer cur ves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer cur ves: Display Equalizer curve POWERFUL Powerful NA TURAL Natural VOC[...]

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    Black plate (56,1) <CRB2123-A/U>56 FRT1-H (front 1-high)  FRT1-L (front 1-low)  FRT2-H (front 2-high)  FRT2-L (front 2-low)  CUSTOM (custom)  SFEQ OFF (off) 3 Press m or n to select the desired position. Press m or n until the desired position ap- pears in the display . L (left)  C (center)  R (right) Notes ! If you adjus[...]

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    Black plate (57,1) <CRB2123-A/U>57 Fine-adjusting equalizer curve Y ou can adjust the center frequency and the Q factor (cur ve characteristics) of each currently selected cur ve band ( EQ-L / EQ-M / EQ-H ). Level (dB) Center frequency Q=2N Q=2W F requency (Hz) 1 Press A and hold until frequency and the Q factor (e.g., F- 80:Q1W) appears in t[...]

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    Black plate (58,1) <CRB2123-A/U>58 Selecting bass frequency Y ou can select the bass frequency for level ad- justment. 1 Press A and hold until frequency and the Q factor (e.g., F- 80:Q1W) appears in the display . 2 Press A to select B. Press A until B appears in the display . 3 Press m or n to select the desired frequency . Press m or n unti[...]

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    Black plate (59,1) <CRB2123-A/U>59 1 Press A to select 80: 0. Press A until 80: 0 appears in the display . # When the subwoofer output is on, you can se- lect 80: 0 . # If the subwoofer setting has been previously adjusted, the frequency of that previously se- lected will be displayed instead of 80 . 2 Press m or n to select cut-off fre- quen[...]

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    Black plate (60,1) <CRB2123-A/U>60 50  80  125 (Hz) Only frequencies higher than those in the se- lected range are outputted from the front or rear speakers. Note If you switch the SFEQ setting, the HPF function is automatically turned off . By turning the HPF function on after selecting the SFEQ setting, you can combine HPF function wi[...]

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    Black plate (61,1) <CRB2123-A/U>61 Introduction of DSP adjustments Important Following functions are effective only when you connected a Pioneer multi-channel processor (DEQ-P7650) to this unit. By carr ying out the following settings/adjust- ments in the order shown, you can create a fi- nely-tuned sound field effortlessly. 1 Setting the spe[...]

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    Black plate (62,1) <CRB2123-A/U>62 Operating the DSP details menu 1 2 1 DSP display Shows the DSP status. 2 PL II indicator Shows when the Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on. % Press A and hold until FRONT appears in the display , then press A to display the DSP function names. After FRONT is displayed, press A repeatedly, the following DSP func[...]

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    Black plate (63,1) <CRB2123-A/U>63 Using the position selector One way to assure a more natural sound is to accurately position the stereo image, putting you right in the center of the sound field. The position selector function lets you automati- cally adjust the speaker output levels and in- serts a delay time to match the number and positi[...]

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    Black plate (64,1) <CRB2123-A/U>64 2 Press A to select SLA. Press A until SLA appears in the display . 3 Press r or q to adjust the source vo- lume. Each press of r or q increases or de- creases the source volume. SLA : +4  SLA :  4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased. Notes ! The AM tuner volume level can also b[...]

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    Black plate (65,1) <CRB2123-A/U>65 2 Press m or n to switch the down mix settings. ! Lt/Rt  Down mix so that the surround components can be restored (decoded). ! Lo/Ro  Stereo mix the original audio that do not contain channel modes such as sur- round components. Using the Dolby Pro Logic II Only when the multi-channel processor (e.g., [...]

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    Black plate (66,1) <CRB2123-A/U>66 Setting the speaker setting Y ou need to make with/without (or yes/no) and size (bass reproducing capacity) selection/ad- justments depending on the installed speak- ers. The size needs to be set to LRG (large) if the speaker is capable of reproducing sounds of about 100 Hz or below . Otherwise select SML (s[...]

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    Black plate (67,1) <CRB2123-A/U>67 ! No audio is outputted if the center speaker setting is SML or LRG and no center speaker is installed. ! Audio is heard only over the center speaker if installed and the center speaker setting is SML or LRG . Selecting a cross-over frequency Y ou can select a frequency, under which sounds are reproduced thr[...]

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    Black plate (68,1) <CRB2123-A/U>68 Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone A convenient test tone allows you to easily get the overall balance right among the speakers. 1 Press A and hold until FRONT appears in the display , then press A to select T TONE. After FRONT is displayed, press A until T TONE appears in the display . 2 [...]

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    Black plate (69,1) <CRB2123-A/U>69 Adjusting the time alignment By adjusting the distance between each speaker and a selected listening position, you can insert delay times into the speaker output to obtain a correct sound image and overall level balance. Although this is automatically achieved when you set the listening position, the time al[...]

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    Black plate (70,1) <CRB2123-A/U>70  When speakers are incorrectly connected. (e.g., When a rear speaker is connected to a subwoofer output.)  When a speaker is connected to a power amp delivering output higher than the speaker  s maximum input power capabil- ity . ! If the microphone is placed in an unsuitable position the measuremen[...]

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    Black plate (71,1) <CRB2123-A/U>71 Carrying out auto T A and EQ 1 Stop the car in a place that is as quiet as possible, close all doors, windows and the sun roof, and then turn the engine off. If the engine is left running, engine noise may prevent correct auto T A and EQ. 2 Fix the supplied microphone in the cen- ter of the headrest of the d[...]

  • Page 72

    Black plate (72,1) <CRB2123-A/U>72 12 Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment. Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment or any other safe place. If the microphone is subjected to direct sunlight for an extended period, high temperatures may cause distortion, color change or mal- function. Using the equalizer The[...]

  • Page 73

    Black plate (73,1) <CRB2123-A/U>73 4 Press n and then press r or q to select the center frequency of selected band. Each press of r or q selects the frequency in the following order: 40Hz  50Hz  63Hz  80Hz  100Hz  125Hz  160Hz  200Hz  250Hz  315Hz  400Hz  500Hz  630Hz  800Hz  1kHz  1.2kHz  1.6kH[...]

  • Page 74

    Black plate (74,1) <CRB2123-A/U>74 Introduction of DVD setup adjustments 1 Y ou can use this menu to change audio, subti- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. This menu can be operated only by using the re- mote control. 1 SET -UP MENU Shows the setup menu status. 1 Press g . 2 Press MENU when the disc is stopped. SET -UP MENU is displa[...]

  • Page 75

    Black plate (75,1) <CRB2123-A/U>75 ! Y ou can also switch the subtitle language dur- ing playback with SUBTITLE (S.TITILE) . (Refer to Changing the subtitle language during play- back (Multi-subtitle) on page 24.) ! Even if you use SUBTITLE (S.TITILE) to switch the subtitle language, this does not affect the settings here. ! P ressing RETURN [...]

  • Page 76

    Black plate (76,1) <CRB2123-A/U>76 4 Click the joystick. The menu language is set. Notes ! If the selected language is not recorded on the disc, the language specified on the disc is outputted. ! P ressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- vious display . ! If you have selected GENERAL , refer to When you select GENERAL on the previous page. [...]

  • Page 77

    Black plate (77,1) <CRB2123-A/U>77 4 Click the joystick. The selected TV aspect is set. Notes ! When playing discs that do not specify P ANSCAN , playback is with LETTER BOX even if you select P ANSCAN setting. Confirm whether the disc package bears the 16 : 9 LB mark. (See page 9.) ! Some discs do not enable changing of the TV aspect. For de[...]

  • Page 78

    Black plate (78,1) <CRB2123-A/U>78 3 Press NUMBER buttons to input the re- gistered code number . 4 Click the joystick. This enters the code number , and you can now change the level. # If you input an incorrect code number , the icon is displayed. Press CLEAR and input the correct code number . # If you forget your code number , refer to If [...]

  • Page 79

    Black plate (79,1) <CRB2123-A/U>79 Adjusting initial settings 1 Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal per- formance from this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press F and hold until function name appears in the display . 3[...]

  • Page 80

    Black plate (80,1) <CRB2123-A/U>80 Note If seek tuning is per formed in 50 kHz steps, sta- tions may be tuned in imprecisely. T une in the sta- tions with manual tuning or use seek tuning again. 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 S[...]

  • Page 81

    Black plate (81,1) <CRB2123-A/U>81 Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller This unit  s rear output (rear speaker leads out- put) can be used for full-range speaker ( R-SP :FUL ) or subwoofer ( R-SP :S/W ) connec- tion. If you switch the rear output setting to R-SP :S/W , you can connect a rear speaker lead directly to a subwoofer[...]

  • Page 82

    Black plate (82,1) <CRB2123-A/U>82 Switching the automatic disc playback Y ou can turn automatic disc playback on or off when you insert a disc into the disc loading slot. When this function is on, the disc will be automatically played after it is inserted into the disc loading slot. Initially , this function is set to on. 1 Press F to select[...]

  • Page 83

    Black plate (83,1) <CRB2123-A/U>83 T ur ning the clock display on or off Y ou can turn the clock display on or off. % Press CLOCK to tur n the clock display on or off. Each press of CLOCK turns the clock display on or off . # The clock display disappears temporarily when you perform other operations, but the clock display appears again after [...]

  • Page 84

    Black plate (84,1) <CRB2123-A/U>84 4 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing n after entering the title. When you press n one more time, the en- tered title is stored in memor y. 5 Press BAND to return to the playback display . Switching between digital and analog When this unit is connected to the DEQ- P7650, you can switch to the A[...]

  • Page 85

    Black plate (85,1) <CRB2123-A/U>85 Notes ! When using this unit with multi-DVD player , you can switch to ITS-P . ! Repeat play function is different depending on the disc types.  During DVD playback, press m or n to select the repeat range.  During Video CD or CD playback, press r or q to turn repeat play on or off. Using ITS playlist [...]

  • Page 86

    Black plate (86,1) <CRB2123-A/U>86 T roubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) P ower doesn  t turn on. The unit doesn  t operate. Leads and connectors are incor- rectly connected. Confirm once more that all connect ions are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse. Be ver y sure [...]

  • Page 87

    Black plate (87,1) <CRB2123-A/U>87 Symptom Cause Action (See) When the ignition switch is turned ON (or turned to ACC), the motor sounds. The unit is confirming whether a disc is loaded or not. This is a normal operation. Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) Playback is not possible. The loaded disc has a different re- gion[...]

  • Page 88

    Black plate (88,1) <CRB2123-A/U>88 Symptom Cause Action (See) Repeat play and track/time search are not possible. The Video CD playing features PBC. This operation is not pos sible with Video CDs featuring PBC. DSP Symptom Cause Action Speakers are not availabl e to be adjusted. Their size settings is at OFF . Make the correct size settings. [...]

  • Page 89

    Black plate (89,1) <CRB2123-A/U>89 Message Cause Action (See) NON-PLA Y The disc does not have the same re- gion number as this unit Replace the DVD video with one bearing the correct region number . This type of disc cannot be played by this unit Replace the disc with one this unit can play. The disc is loaded upside down Check that the disc[...]

  • Page 90

    Black plate (90,1) <CRB2123-A/U>90 Message Cause Action ERR_FSP , ERR_FLSP , ERR_FRSP , ERR_CSP , ERR_RLSP , ERR_RRSP , ERR_SW The microphone cannot pick up the measuring tone of a speaker . ! Confirm that the speakers are connected correctly. ! Correct the input level setting of the power amp connected to the speakers. ! Set the microphone c[...]

  • Page 91

    Black plate (91,1) <CRB2123-A/U>91 ! It may not be possible to play back DVD-R/ DVD-RW discs which have been recorded with the Video format (video mode), be- cause of disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the lens of this unit. ! It is not possible to play back DVD-ROM/ DVD-RAM discs. ! Playback o[...]

  • Page 92

    Black plate (92,1) <CRB2123-A/U>92 ! In case of files recorded according to the Romeo file system, only the first 64 charac- ters can be displayed. ! When playing discs with MP3/WMA files and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD -EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only by switching mode between MP3/WMA and CD-DA. ! The folder selecti[...]

  • Page 93

    Black plate (93,1) <CRB2123-A/U>93 About folders and MP3/ WMA files ! An outline of a CD-ROM with MP3/WMA files on it is shown below . Subfolders are shown as folders in the folder currently se- lected. 3 1 2 1 First level 2 Second level 3 Third level Notes ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The user cannot assign folder numbers. ! It is not[...]

  • Page 94

    Black plate (94,1) <CRB2123-A/U>94 Language code chart for DVD Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Japanese (ja), 1001 Guarani (gn), 0714 Pashto, P ushto (ps), 1619 English (en), 0514 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Quechua (qu), 1721 F rench (fr), 0618 Haus a (ha), 0801 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Spanish (e[...]

  • Page 95

    Black plate (95,1) <CRB2123-A/U>95 T erms Aspect ratio This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional presence and atmosphere. Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps (bits per second) u[...]

  • Page 96

    Black plate (96,1) <CRB2123-A/U>96 MP3 MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is an audio compression standard set by a working group (MPEG) of the ISO (International Stan- dards Organization). MP3 is able to compress audio data to about 1/10th the level of a con- ventional disc. MPEG This stands for Moving Pictures Experts Group, and is an [...]

  • Page 97

    Black plate (97,1) <CRB2123-A/U>97 Title DVD video discs have high data capacity, en- abling recording of multiple movies on a sin- gle disc. If , for example, one disc contains three separate movies, they are divided into title 1, title 2 and title 3. This lets you enjoy the convenience of title search and other func- tions. VBR VBR is short[...]

  • Page 98

    Black plate (98,1) <CRB2123-A/U>98 Specifications General Rated power source ............... 14.4 V DC (allowable voltage range: 12.0  14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... Negative type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ....................[...]

  • Page 99

    Black plate (99,1) <CRB2123-A/U>99 FM tuner F requency range ...................... 87.5  108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity ..................... 8 d B f (0.7 µV/75 W , mono, S/N: 30 dB) 50 dB quieting sensitivity ..... 1 0 d B f (0.9 µV/75 W , mono) Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 7 5 dB (IEC -A network) Distortion ....................[...]

  • Page 100

    Black plate (100,1) PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGUR O-KU, T OKY O 153-8654, JAP AN PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P .O. Bo x 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087, K eetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: (0) 3/570.05.11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. L TD. 253 Ale[...]