Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man- ual in a safe place for future reference.
! If the battery is disconnected or discharged, the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed. ! If this unit does not operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser- vice Station. Features The Windows Media" logo printed on the box...
Section Before You Start Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Put the front panel into the protective Notes case provided for safe keeping. ! With some applications used to encode WMA files, this unit may not operate correctly.
Section Whats What 1 1 1 d d d c c c b b b a a a 9 9 9 8 8 8 Head unit 9 BAND button Press to select among three FM bands and 1 CLOCK button one AM band and to cancel the control Press to change to the clock display.
Section Power ON/OFF Turning the unit on and 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 the unit (refer to page 9). % Press SOURCE to select a source. Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources: Built-in CD playerTuner...
Section Tuner Listening to the radio 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. # You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing either c or d.
Section Tuner Tuning in strong signals Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for good reception. % Press LOCAL/BSM repeatedly to turn local seek tuning on or off. When local seek tuning is on, LOC appears in the display.
Section Built-in CD Player Playing a CD ! Do not insert anything other than a CD into the CD loading slot. ! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis- played, refer to Understanding built-in CD player error messages on page 20. Repeating play 1 Track number indicator Repeat play lets you hear the same track over...
Section Built-in CD Player When you find the desired track press 3 Press and hold c or d to search every to turn scan play off. 10 tracks on a disc. # After scanning of a CD is finished, normal # If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing playback of the tracks will begin again.
Section Built-in CD Player 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.
Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Playing MP3/WMA/WAV current folder. (Refer to Selecting the search meth- od on the next page.) To skip back or forward to another 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.
Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Scanning folders and tracks ! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis- played, refer to Understanding built-in CD While you are using FRPT (folder repeat), the player error messages on page 20. beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for about 10 seconds.
Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player % Press 2 to select the search method. sound. Listen to each of the effects as you se- Press 2 until the desired search method ap- lect through them and use the one that best pears in the display. enhances the playback of the track or CD that you are listening to.
Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Displaying text information on WAV disc You can display text information recorded on a WAV disc. % Press DISPLAY. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Folder and track numbersTrack number and play timeFOLDER (folder name)FILE (file name)Sampling frequency # You can only play back WAV files in the fre- quencies 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz...
Section Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio Press a or b to adjust front/rear speak- er balance. adjustments FAD F15 FAD R15 is displayed as the front/ rear speaker balance moves from front to rear. # FAD 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used.
Section Audio Adjustments Press AUDIO to select BASS. Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to ad- Press a or b to adjust the bass level. just. +6 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.
Section Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 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. Initial settings lets you perform initial setup of different settings for this unit.
Section Initial Settings 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).
! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed) When you contact your dealer or your nearest surface when handling the disc. Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the ! Store discs in their cases when not in use. error message. ! Keep discs out of direct sunlight and do not expose the discs to high temperatures.
Appendix Additional Information ! Playback of discs recorded on a personal ! This unit allows playback of MP3/WMA/ computer may not be possible, depending WAV files on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW on the application settings and the environ- discs. Disc recordings compatible with ment.
Appendix Additional Information from 48 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR) or from 48 Important kbps to 384 kbps (VBR), but in order to be ! When naming an MP3/WMA/WAV file, add able to enjoy sound of a certain quality, we the corresponding filename extension (.mp3, recommend using discs recorded with a .wma or .wav).
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Appendix Additional Information 1 First level 2 Second level 3 Third level Notes ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The user can not assign folder numbers. ! It is not possible to check folders that do not include MP3/WMA/WAV files. (These folders will be skipped without displaying the folder number.) ! MP3/WMA/WAV files in up to 8 tiers of folders...
Appendix Additional Information Terms Linear PCM (LPCM)/Pulse code modulation Bit rate This stands for linear pulse code modulation, This expresses data volume per second, or bps which is the signal recording system used for units (bits per second). The higher the rate, music CDs and DVDs.
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Appendix Additional Information Packet write This is a general term for a method of writing on CD-R, etc., at the time required for a file, just as is done with files on floppy or hard discs. VBR is short for variable bit rate. Generally speaking CBR (constant bit rate) is more widely used.
Appendix Additional Information Specifications Number of channels ....2 (stereo) MP3 decoding format ... MPEG-1 & 2 Audio Layer 3 General WMA decoding format ..Ver. 7, 7.1, 8, 9 (2ch audio) WAV signal format ....Linear PCM & MS ADPCM Rated power source ....
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