Pioneer MVH-8200BT manual

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    Operation Manual RDS MEDIA CENTER RECEIVER MVH-8200BT MVH-8200 English[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. T o ensure proper use, please read through this manu al 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 ma nual in a safe and accessible place for future r efer- ence. Precautions IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 4 T o ensure[...]

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    Additional Information T roubleshooting 37 Error messages 37 Understanding auto EQ error messages 40 Indicator list 40 Handling guideline 41 Compressed audio/video compatibility (USB, SD) 42 iP od compatibility 43 Sequence of audio files 44 Using the display correctly 44 – Handling the display 44 – Liquid cr ystal display (LCD) screen 44 – LE[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS Please read all of these instructions regarding your display and retain them for future refer- ence. 1 Read this manual fully and carefully be- fore operating your display . 2 Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and safety informa- tion. 3 Pay close attention to all warnings in this manual and follow[...]

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    T o avoid battery exhaustion Keep the vehicle engine running when using this unit to avoid draining the batter y power . ! When no power is supplied to this unit, such as when the vehicle batter y is being replaced, the microcomputer of this unit re- turns to its initial condition. W e recom- mend that you transcribe the audio adjustment data. WARN[...]

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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, recover y and recy- cling. Private households in the member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Nor way may return their used electron[...]

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    Demo mode Important F ailure to connect the red lead (ACC) of this unit to a terminal coupled with ignition switch on/off operations may lead to batter y drain. The demo automatically starts when the igni- tion switch is set to ACC or ON while the unit is turned off . T urning off the unit does not can- cel demo mode. T o cancel the demo mode, op- [...]

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    Head unit  Part Part 1 HOME 5 AUX input jack (3.5 mm stereo/video jack) Microphone input jack for auto EQ measurement 2 SRC / OFF 6 (back/display off) 3 MUL TI-CONTROL ( M.C. ) 7 Detach button 4 USB port 8 SD memor y card slot Remove the front panel to access the SD memor y card slot. CAUTION Use an optional Pioneer USB cable (CD-U50E) to connec[...]

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    Part Operation g LIST / ENTER Press to display the list depending on the source. While in the operating menu, press to control functions. h BAND / ES- CAPE Press to select among three FM bands and MW/LW bands. When playing external storage de- vices containing a mix ture of var- ious media file types , press to switch between media file types to pl[...]

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    Basic menu operations Y ou can operate source selection, list function, audio adjustment, etc., using HOME . 1 Press HOME. 2 Push M.C. up or down to change the menu option. Home (home menu) — Custom (custom menu) — Phone (phone menu) # The phone menu is available only for MVH- 8200BT . 3 T ur n M.C. to select the menu option. After selecting, p[...]

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    About guide information This unit displays guide information on how to use M.C. for each function. 1 Display the system menu. Refer to Basic menu operations on the pre- vious page. 2 Use M.C. to select the Guide Info. T urn to change the menu option. Press to se- lect. Guide information is displayed. Operation Tu r n M.C. Pus h M.C. up or down. Pus[...]

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    Adjusting the other party ’ s listening volume 1 Pus h M.C. lef t or right while talking on the phone. T urning private mode on or off 1 Push and hold M.C. up while talking on the phone. Notes ! If private mode is selected on the cellular phone, hands-free phoning may not be avail- able. ! The estimated call time appears in the display (this may [...]

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    Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations When preset stations cannot be recalled, the unit can be set to per form PI Seek during pre- set recall. ! The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off . Refer to Auto PI (auto PI seek) on page 31. Storing and recalling stations Y ou can easily store up to six stations for each band as presets. Using the preset[...]

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    Radio T ext (display ing radio text) Radio text data transm itted by RDS stations, such as station information, the nam e of the currently broad- cast song and the name of the artist, can be displayed on this tuner . ! The tuner automatically store s the three latest radio text broadcasts received, replacing the old- est text with the newest text. [...]

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    Playing moving images Basic Operations If an iP od with video capabilities is connected to this unit using an inter face cable such as the CD -IU50V (sold separately), you can enjoy the video contents of the iP od as an iPod source. Y ou need not change the AUX setting. T e x t 16:54 2 3 4 5 7 890 T e x t 8888 ' 88" -8888 ' 88" [...]

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    ! While the iPod is connected to this unit, the iP od cannot be turned on or off unless the control mode is set to iPod . ! The iP od will turn off about two minutes af ter the ignition switch is set to OFF . ! When playing external storage devices that contain a mixture of various media file types, switch between media file types when playing diff[...]

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    Important ! In order to play DivX VOD content on this unit, you first need to register the unit with your DivX VOD content provider . For details on your registration code, refer to Displaying the DivX â VOD registration code on page 36. ! DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Di- gital Rights Management) system. This re- stricts playback of con[...]

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    1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 Use M.C. to d isplay the desired code. T urn to change the menu option. Press to select. Registration Code - Refer to Displaying the DivX â VOD registration code on page 36. Deactivation Code - Refer to Displaying the deac- tivation code on page 36. Audio Lang. (audio language settings) Y ou can switch t[...]

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    — Only Control Mode (control mode) and Pause (pause) functions are available. — The browse function cannot be operated from this unit. ! Y ou can select the following functions if the background setting on the entertainment menu is off . — Wide Mode (switching the wide mode) — Display (display setting) — DivX® Subtitle (DivX subtitle fil[...]

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    Playing songs on an SD memor y card 1 Remove the front panel. 2 Insert an SD memory card into the SD card slot. Insert it with the contact sur face facing down and press the card until it clicks and completely locks. 3 Re-attach the front panel. Stopping playback of file s on an SD me mory card 1 Remove the front panel. 2 Press the SD memory card u[...]

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    1 Press M.C. to turn random play on or off. Play Mode (repeat play) ! Refer to Play Mode (repeat play) on page 17. Sound Retriever (sound retriever) Automatically enhances compressed audio and re- stores rich sound. 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 Tu r n M.C. to select the desired setting. Off (off) — 1 — 2 1 is effective for low co[...]

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    ! Switching the control mode to iPod pauses song playback. Operate the iPod to resume playback. ! The following functions are still accessible from the unit even if the control mode is set to iPod . — V olume — F ast for ward/reverse — T rack up/down — P ausing ! When the control mode is set to iPod , opera- tions are limited as follows: ?[...]

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    Stopping playback of file s on an SD me mory card 1 Remove the front panel. 2 Press the SD memory card until it clicks. The SD memor y card is ejected. 3 Pull out the SD memor y card. 4 Re-attach the front panel. Selecting a folder 1 Pus h M.C. up or down. Selecting a file 1 Pus h M.C. lef t or right. Searching ever y 10 files 1 Push and hold M.C. [...]

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    A/V Format (switchi ng media file types) ! Refer to A/V Format (switching media file types) on page 17. Notes ! Operation is complete even if the menu is can- celled before being confirmed. ! Y ou can select the following functions if the background setting on the entertainment menu is off . — Captur e (capturing an image in JPEG files) — Rotat[...]

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    Bluetooth T elephone This function is available only for MVH-8200BT . F or details on basic operations after connect- ing to a cellular phone, refer to Using Blue- tooth telephone on page 11. ! PIN code is set to 0000 as the default. Y ou can change this code. Refer to PIN Code (PIN code input) on the next page. Connection menu operation Important [...]

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    Auto Connect (connectin g to a Bluetooth device automatically) 1 Press M.C. to turn automatic connection on or off . Visibility (setting the visibility of this unit) T o check the availability of this unit from other de- vices, Bluetooth visibility of this unit can be turned on. 1 Press M.C. to turn the visibility of this unit on or off . ! While s[...]

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    Y ou can set Auto Answer and Ring T one from this menu. For details , refer to Function and operation on this page. Connection (phone connection) Operate the Bluetooth telephone connection menu. Refer to Connection menu operation on page 25. Function and operation 1 Display Phone Function. Refer to Phone Function (phone function) on the previous pa[...]

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    Y ou can adjust the currently selecte d equalizer cur ve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer cur ve settings are stored in Cust om1 or Custom2 . ! A separate Custom1 cur ve can be created for each source. If you make adjustme nts when a cur ve other than Custom2 is selected, the equali- zer cur ve settings will be stored in Custom1 . ! A Custom2[...]

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    System settings 1 Display the system menu. Refer to Basic menu operations on page 10. 2 T ur n M.C. to select the system function. After selecting, per form the following proce- dures to set the system function. Guide Info (guide information) 1 Press M.C. to display the guide informatio n. Refer to About guide information on page 11. Clock ADJ (dat[...]

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    Entertainment settings 1 Display the entertainment menu. Refer to Basic menu operations on page 10. 2 T ur n M.C. to select the entertainment function. After selecting, per form the following proce- dures to set the entertainment function. Background (background display setting) 1 Press M.C. to display the setting mode. 2 Tu r n M.C. to select the [...]

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    Initial Settings 1 Press SRC/OFF and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press M.C. to display the initial setting menu. 3 T ur n M.C. to select the initial setting. After selecting, per form the following proce- dures to set the initial setting. FM step (FM tuning step) Normally, the FM tuning step employed by seek tun- ing is 50 kHz. When AF or T A [...]

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    BT V er . Info. (Bluetooth version display) This function is available only for MVH-8200BT . 1 Press M.C. to display the Bluetooth (microproces- sor) version of this unit. Software Update (updating the software) This function is available only for MVH-8200BT . This function is used to update this unit with the lat- est software. For information on [...]

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    — The front, center and rear speakers will automatically be adjusted to a high pass filter setting. ! Previous settings for auto EQ will be over- written. Performing auto EQ 1 Stop the car in a place that is quiet, close all the doors, windows and sun roof, and then turn the engine off. If the engine is left running, engine noise may prevent corr[...]

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    Other Functions Using an AUX source When connecting auxiliar y device using the front A UX input ! Y ou need to activate the AUX setting in the initial setting menu. Refer to AUX Input (auxiliar y input) on page 29. ! If an iP od with video capabilities is con- nected to this unit via 3.5mm plug (4 pole) cable (such as the CD-V150M), you can enjoy [...]

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    Changing the wide screen mode Y ou can select a desired mode for enlarging a 4:3 picture to a 16:9 picture. % Display the screen mode. Refer to Wide Mode (switching the wide mode) on page 17. Full (full screen) The 4:3 picture is enlarged in the horizontal direc- tion only , giving you a 4:3 TV picture (normal pic- ture) without any omissions. Just[...]

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    ! Letter Box – The picture is the shape of a letterbox with black bands on the top and bottom of the screen ! Pan Scan – The picture is cut short on the right and lef t sides of the screen Displaying the DivX â VOD registration code In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this unit, the unit must first be re- gistered with a Div[...]

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    T roubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (Refer- ence page) The power will not turn on. The unit will not operate. Leads and con- nectors are incor- rectly connected. Confirm once mor e that all connec- tions are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the cause and then replace the fuse. Be sure to install a fuse with the same rating. Noise and/or[...]

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    External storage device (USB, SD) Message Cause Action No Device The USB storage device is not con- nected. Connect a compa- tible USB storage device. Unplayable File This type of file cannot be played on this unit. Select a file that can be played. There are no songs. T ransfer the audio files to the exte rnal storage device and connect. The conne[...]

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    Message Cause Action Video frame rate not sup- ported The external sto- rage device ’ s frame rate is more than 30 fps. Replace the exter- nal storage device. Audio Format not supported This type of file is not supported on this unit. Select a file that can be played. Unplayable File This type of file cannot be played on this unit. Select a file [...]

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    Understanding auto EQ error messages When correct measurement of the car ’ s inter- ior acoustic characteristics is not possible using auto EQ, an error message may appear on the display . In such cases, refer to the table below to see what the problem is and how it may be corrected. After checking, tr y again. Message Cause Action Error . Please[...]

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    Shows when random play is on. S.Rtrv Shows when the sound retriever function is on. T uner Local Shows when local seek tuning is on. Indicates that the selected fre- quency is being broadcast in stereo. Indicates that a radio text has bee n received. Handling guideline External storage device (USB, SD) Address any questions you have about your exte[...]

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    T o ensure proper operation, connect the dock connec- tor cable from the iPod directly to this unit. Firmly secure the iPod when driving. Do not let the iP od fall onto the floor , where it may become jammed under the brake or accelerator pedal. For details, refer to the manuals for the iPod. About iPod settings ! When an iPod is conne cted, this u[...]

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    Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 44.1 kHz Apple Lossless: No AAC file bought on the iT unes Store (.m4p file exten- sion): No DivX compatibility Compatible format: DivX video format implement ed in relation to DivX sta ndards File extensions: .avi or .divx DivX Ultra format: No DivX HD format: No DivX files without video da[...]

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    About the file/format compatibility, refer to iP od man- uals. Audio Book, Podcast: Y es CAUTION P ioneer accepts no responsibility for data lost on the iP od even if that data is lost while using this unit. Sequence of audio files The user cannot assign folder numbers and specify playback sequences with this unit. Example of a hierarchy   ?[...]

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    ! Small black dots or white dots (bright dots) may appear on the LCD screen. These are due to the characteristics of the LCD screen and do not indicate a malfunction. ! When using a cellular phone, keep the an- tenna away from the display to prevent dis- ruption of the video image by the appearance of spots, colored stripes, etc. LED (light-emittin[...]

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    WMA Windows Media and the Windows logo are tra- demarks or registered trademarks of Microsof t Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corpo ration and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsof t Licensing, Inc. SD memory card SD Logo is a trademark. iPod iP od[...]

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    Specifications General Rated powe r source ............... 14.4 V DC (allowable voltage range: 12.0 V to 14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... Negative type Maximum current consumpti on ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 178 mm × 50 mm × 162 mm Nose ..[...]

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    PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGURO-KU T OKY O 153-8654, JAP AN 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/Belgique TEL: (0) 3/570.05.11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. L TD. 253 Alexandra Road, #0[...]