Black plate (2,1) 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.
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Black plate (3,1) Contents Using the high pass filter 25 Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) 25 Boosting the bass 26 Adjusting source levels 26 Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 27 Setting the clock 27 Turning the clock display on or off 27 Setting the FM tuning step 27 Setting the AM tuning step 28 Setting the rear output and subwoofer...
! If this unit does not operate properly, contact For details, please visit your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser- http://www.mp3licensing.com. vice Station. WMA file playback You can play back WMA files recorded on CD-...
Black plate (5,1) Section Before You Start WMA is short for Windows Media" Audio CAUTION and refers to an audio compression technol- ! Use only one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery. ogy that is developed by Microsoft Corpora- ! Remove the battery if the remote control is not tion.
Black plate (6,1) Section Before You Start Important ! Never use force or grip the display and the buttons too tightly when removing or attach- ing. ! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive shocks. ! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and high temperatures.
Black plate (7,1) Section Whats What 1 1 1 c c c b b b a a a 9 9 9 8 8 8 Head unit 9 SW button Press to select the subwoofer setting menu. 1 CLOCK button Press and hold to select the bass boost set- Press to change to the clock display.
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Black plate (8,1) Section Whats What e e e f f f b b b 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 7 7 h h h g g g e VOLUME button Press to increase or decrease the volume. f ATT button Press to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%.
Black plate (9,1) Section Power ON/OFF Turning the unit on % Press SOURCE to turn the unit on. When you select a source, the unit is turned 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 13).
Black plate (10,1) Section Tuner Listening to the radio To perform manual tuning, briefly press c or d. The frequencies move up or down step by step. 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 These are the basic steps necessary to operate...
Black plate (11,1) Section Tuner Introduction of advanced % When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory, press one of pre- tuner operation set tuning buttons 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.
Black plate (12,1) Section Tuner The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive progressively weaker stations. When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press b to turn local seek tun- ing off.
Black plate (13,1) Section Built-in CD Player Playing a CD Notes ! The built-in CD player plays one standard, 12- cm or 8-cm CD at a time. Do not use an adap- ter when playing 8-cm CDs. ! Do not insert anything other than a CD into the CD loading slot.
Black plate (14,1) Section Built-in CD Player Introduction of advanced ! RPT:DSC Repeat the current disc ! RPT:TRK Repeat just the current track built-in CD player operation Note If you perform track search or fast forward/re- verse during RPT:TRK, the repeat play range changes to RPT :DSC.
Black plate (15,1) Section Built-in CD Player When you find the desired track press enhances the playback of the track or CD that b to turn scan play off. you are listening to. SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track will continue to play.
Black plate (16,1) Section Built-in CD Player Searching every 10 tracks in Displaying text information on CD TEXT discs the current disc % Press DISPLAY. If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between search every 10 tracks.
Black plate (17,1) Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Playing MP3/WMA/WAV Press a or b to select a folder. # You cannot select a folder that does not have an MP3/WMA/WAV file recorded in it. # To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold BAND.
Black plate (18,1) Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Introduction of advanced ! Playback is carried out in order of file number. Folders are skipped if they contain no files. (If built-in CD player (MP3/ folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback WMA/WAV) operation commences with folder 02.) ! When playing back files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be...
Black plate (19,1) Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Press c or d to select the repeat range. Note Press c or d until the desired repeat range ap- If you turn random play on during RPT:FLD and pears in the display. then return to the playback display, FRDM ap- ! RPT:DSC Repeat all tracks pears in the display.
Black plate (20,1) Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV Selecting the search method playback You can switch the search method between fast forward/reverse and searching every 10 Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of tracks. the MP3/WMA/WAV. Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV. Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.
Black plate (21,1) Section MP3/WMA/WAV Player When playing back a WAV disc # If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding c recalls the first % Press DISPLAY. track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less the following settings:...
Black plate (22,1) Section Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio # You can select the 80 : 0 only when subwoofer output is turned on in SUB.W. adjustments # When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannnot select F.I.E. function. # When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA.
Black plate (23,1) Section Audio Adjustments BAL : L15 BAL : R15 is displayed as the left/ Adjusting equalizer curves right speaker balance moves from left to You can adjust the currently selected equalizer right. curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
Black plate (24,1) Section Audio Adjustments Adjusting loudness Fine-adjusting equalizer curve You can adjust the center frequency and the Q Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the factor (curve characteristics) of each currently low- and high-sound ranges at low volume. selected curve band (EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H). Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
Black plate (25,1) Section Audio Adjustments Press c or d to select the phase of sub- HPF (high pass filter). Only frequencies higher woofer output. than those in the selected range are outputted Press c to select reverse phase and REV ap- from the front or rear speakers.
Black plate (26,1) Section Audio Adjustments Adjusting source levels # When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannnot select F.I.E. function. SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- Press a to turn F.I.E. on. dical changes in volume when switching be- # To turn F.I.E.
Black plate (27,1) Section Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 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: HourMinute As you select segments of the clock display the segment selected will blink.
Black plate (28,1) Section Initial Settings Press c or d to select the FM tuning Initially, the unit is set for rear full-range speak- step. er connection (R-SP :FUL). When rear output is Pressing c or d will switch the FM tuning connected to full range speakers (when step between 100 kHz and 50 kHz.
! Use only CDs that have either of the two Compact Disc Digital Audio marks as When you contact your dealer or your nearest shown below. Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message. Message Cause Action...
Black plate (30,1) Appendix Additional Information ! If the heater is used in cold weather, moist- ! WMA is short for Windows Media" Audio ure may form on components inside the and refers to an audio compression tech- CD player. Condensation may cause the CD nology that is developed by Microsoft Cor- player to malfunction.
Black plate (31,1) Appendix Additional Information ! The folder selection sequence for playback ! The sound quality of MP3 files generally be- and other operations becomes the writing comes better with an increased bit rate. sequence used by the writing software. For This unit can play recordings with bit rates this reason, the expected sequence at the from 8 kbps to 320 kbps, but in order to be...
Black plate (32,1) Appendix Additional Information ! The sound quality of WAV files generally be- 2 Second level comes better with a larger number of quan- 3 Third level tization bits. This unit can play recordings with 8 and 16 (LPCM) or 4 (MS ADPCM) quantization bits, but in order to be able to Notes enjoy sound of a certain quality, we recom-...
Black plate (33,1) 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 (bits per second) units. The higher the rate, music CDs and DVDs.
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Black plate (34,1) 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.
Black plate (35,1) Appendix Additional Information Specifications Slope ........12 dB/oct Subwoofer (mono): Frequency ......50/63/80/100/125 Hz General Slope ........18 dB/oct Rated power source ....14.4 V DC Gain ........+6 24 dB (allowable voltage range: Phase ........Normal/Reverse 12.0 14.4 V DC) Bass boost: Grounding system ....
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