Pioneer AXM-P90RS User Manual

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Operation Manual

AUDIO MASTER UNIT

AXM-P90RS

English

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.

Before You Start

About this unit 3 Visit our website 3 In case of trouble 4 Use and care of the remote control 4 Resetting the microprocessor 5

What’s What

Display unit 6 Card remote control 6 Steering remote control 7

Basic Operations

Turning the unit on 8 Selecting a source 8 Adjusting the volume 8 Turning the unit off 8

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 9 Setting the clock 9 Setting the display appearance 10 Configure the general settings 11 Setting the menu lock 11 Setting the audio processor 11

Available accessories

Playing songs on iPod 13 Multi-CD Player 15 DVD Player 18 TV tuner 21 Auxiliary (AUX) devices 22

Connections

Connecting the power cable 27 Connecting the audio processor 28 Connecting the Pioneer IP-BUS devices 29 Connecting the AUX devices 30 Selecting the input setting switch 31 Using the speaker-RCA conversion cable 31

Installation

Installing the hide-away unit 32 Installing the display unit 33 Installing the steering remote control 37

Additional Information

Troubleshooting 39 Specifications 40

Audio unit control

Controlling the audio processor 24 Differentia of the audio function 24

Other Functions Other Functions 25

Before You Start

If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

Private households in the member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one). For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal. By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

About this unit

This unit is designed to control the Pioneer Audio Processor (e.g. RS-A9 or DEQ-P90). Using this unit converts the sound from your car audio into the high quality sound of the Pioneer audio processor without combining the Pioneer ODR series CD Player or Pioneer Reference series CD Player. Also, the supplied remote control can control the separately sold Pioneer DVD player (e.g. XDV-P6), Pioneer Multi-CD player, Pioneer iPod adaptor (e.g. CD-IB100B) and Pioneer TV tuner. ! This unit can control five devices as AUX

sources. The following devices can be connected to this unit.

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Before You Start

— Devices with RCA output; This unit con-

trols them as AUX1 Main or AUX2 AUX.

— Devices with digital output; This unit

controls it as AUX3 Digital.

— Devices with 3.5 mm mini plug; This

unit controls it as AUX4 MiniPlug.

— Devices with Pioneer IP-BUS; This unit

controls it as AUX5 IP-BUS.

! If the equipment you want to connect as an

AUX unit does not have an RCA output, the supplied speaker-RCA conversion cable can be used. For details, refer to Using the speaker-RCA conversion cable on page 31.

CAUTION

! Do not allow this unit to come into contact

with liquids. Electrical shock could result. Also, damage to this unit, smoke, and overheating could result from contact with liquids.

! Keep this manual handy as a reference for op-

erating procedures and precautions.

! Always keep the volume low enough so that

you can hear sounds from outside the vehicle.

! Protect this unit from moisture. ! If the battery is disconnected or discharged,

the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed.

Visit our website

Visit us at the following site:

! Register your product. We will keep the de-

tails of your purchase on file to help you refer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft.

! We offer the latest information about

Pioneer Corporation on our website.

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Before You Start

In case of trouble

Should this product fail to operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Use and care of the remote control

Installing the battery

Slide the tray on the back of the remote control out and insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus (–) poles pointing in the proper direction. ! When using for the first time, pull out the

film protruding from the tray.

Card remote control

Steering remote control

WARNING

Keep the battery out of the reach of children. Should the battery be swallowed, consult a doctor immediately.

CAUTION

! Use one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery.

! Remove the battery if the remote control is not

used for a month or longer.

! There is a danger of explosion if the battery is

incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

! Do not handle the battery with metallic tools. ! Do not store the battery with metallic objects. ! In the event of battery leakage, wipe the re-

mote control completely clean and install a new battery.

! When disposing of used batteries, please

comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institutions’ rules that apply in your country/area.

! Always check carefully that you are loading

the battery with its plus (+) and minus (–) poles facing the proper directions.

Using the remote control

Important

! Do not store the remote control in high tem-

peratures or direct sunlight.

! Do not let the remote control fall onto the

floor, where it may become jammed under the brake or accelerator pedal.

! If any of the following problems occur, imme-

diately stop using the unit and consult the dealer from whom you purchased it.

— Smoke is coming from the unit. — Abnormal odor is coming from the unit. — A foreign object has entered the unit. — Liquid has been spilled on or into the unit.

If you continue to use this unit without finding a remedy, the unit may be damaged badly, resulting in a serious accident or fire.

! Do not disassemble or modify this unit. To do

so may cause a malfunction.

! Do not operate this unit while manipulating

the steering wheel as it might result in a traffic accident.

Before You Start

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Before You Start

! If you need to operate this unit while driving,

look ahead carefully to avoid being involved in a traffic accident.

! Do not leave this steering remote control free

(unattached). When stopping the car or turning, the unit might drop on the floor. If the unit rolls under the brake pedal, it might prevent the driver from braking properly, causing serious problems. Be sure to fix the steering remote control to the steering wheel.

Card remote control

! Point the remote control in the direction of

the remote control sensor to operate.

! The remote control may not function prop-

erly in direct sunlight.

Steering remote control

! Key assignment can be changed by select-

ing the DIP switch.

DIP switch

! Key assignment conversion chart

DIP switch

7 SOURCE SOURCE

8 VOLUME (+) VOLUME (–)

1-3 1-4

2-3 2-4

! If DIP switch is selected to 1-3 or 2-3, the

steering remote control controls this unit.

! If DIP switch is selected to 1-4 or 2-4, this

steering remote control can be used as a general purpose for Pioneer unit.

Resetting the microprocessor

The microprocessor must be reset under the following conditions: ! Prior to using this unit for the first time

after installation

! If the unit fails to operate properly ! When strange or incorrect messages ap-

pear on the display

% Press RESET with a pen tip or other pointed instrument.

DIP switch

1 cd

2 ba

3 da

4 ab

5 ATT ATT

6 VOLUME (–) VOLUME (+)

1-3 1-4

2-3 2-4

RESET button

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What’s What

Display unit

1 Display off indicator

Lights up when the display indication is turned off.

2 Information display

Display information for each connectedsource and its settings.

Card remote control

1 CD/DVD button

Press to select a iPod (iPod), Multi CD (CD player) or DVD (DVD player) source .

2 TV button

Press to select a TV (TV) source.

3 AUX/EXT button

Press to select an AUX (AUX) or External (external) source.

4 SOURCE button

Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source off.

5 PAUSE button

Press to turn pause on or off.

6 BAND button

Press to select among two TV bands and to cancel the control mode of functions.

7 Thumb pad

Move to perform manual seek tuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions. Click and hold to change between normal playback display and menu setting display. ! Clicking and holding thumb pad corre-

sponds to the opening or closing operation of the remote control cover described in the audio processor’s manual. For details, refer to audio processor ’s owner’s manual.

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What’s What

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8 DISPLAY button

Press to display different information on the selected channel. Press and hold to switch the scroll setting.

9 DISPLAY OFF button

Press and hold to turn the display indication off or on to reduce noise.

a FUNC 1 to FUNC 6 buttons

Press to select and control functions.

b RETURN button

Press to change to the menu setting display from the detail setting display.

c SHIFT button

Press to change to the detail setting display from the menu setting display.

d VOLUME buttons

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

Steering remote control

g a/b/c/d buttons

Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions.

What’s What

e MENU button

Press to cycle through audio menus; Main (main menu), Equalizer (equalizer menu) or Network (network menu).

f ATT button

Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90%. Press once more to return to the original volume level.

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Basic Operations

Turning the unit on

% Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.

When you select a source, the unit is turned on.

Selecting a source

% Press SOURCE to select a source.

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources: TV (television)—S-DVD (DVD player/multiDVD player)—Multi CD (multi-CD player)—

iPod (iPod)—External (external unit 1)— External (external unit 2)—AUX1 Main

(AUX1)—AUX2 AUX (AUX2)—AUX3 Digital (AUX3)—AUX4 MiniPlug (AUX4)— AUX5 IP-BUS (AUX5)

% Press CD/DVD, TV or AUX/EXT to select a source.

Press each button repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

! CD/DVD:

S-DVD (DVD player/multi-DVD player)— Multi CD (multi-CD player)—iPod (iPod)—

Sources off

! TV:

Television (television)—Sources off

! AUX/EXT:

External (external unit 1)—External (exter- nal unit 2)—AUX1 Main (AUX1)— AUX2 AUX (AUX2)—AUX3 Digital (AUX3)

—AUX4 MiniPlug (AUX4)—AUX5 IP-BUS (AUX5)—Source off

— When there is no magazine in the multi-

CD player.

— When there is no magazine in the multi-

DVD player.

— When there is no disc in the DVD player. — When AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off

(refer to page 11).

! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such

as ones available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions with this unit. Two external units can be controlled with this unit. When two external units are connected, the allocation to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is automatically set by this unit.

Adjusting the volume

% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

Turning the unit off

% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

Notes

! In the following cases, the sound source will

not change: — When no unit corresponding to the se-

lected source is connected.

Initial Settings

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Adjusting initial settings

Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal performance from this unit.

1 Initial setting screen

Shows the function names and status.

1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

# Pressing CD/DVD, TV or AUX/EXT can also turn this unit off.

2 Press SHIFT to display the initial setting display.

Clock adjustment menu, display setting menu, general setting menu and menu lock can be selected from this screen.

3 Press FUNC 1 to FUNC 5 to select the desired setting. FUNC 1: Press to switch to the clock adjust-

ment menu. (Setting the clock on this page) FUNC 2: Press to switch to the display setting menu. (Setting the display appearance on the next page) FUNC 3: Press to switch to the general setting menu. (Configure the general settings on page

11) FUNC 4: Press to turn the menu lock on or off. (Setting the menu lock on page 11) FUNC 5: Press to switch to the audio processor setting menu. (Setting the audio processor on page 11)

Setting the clock

Use these instructions to set the clock.

Switching to clock adjustment screen

% Press FUNC 1 on the initial setting screen.

Clock adjustment screen is displayed and the clock can now be set.

Setting the clock

1 Move the thumb pad to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set.

Moving the thumb pad left or right will select one segment of the clock display: Hour—Minute

2 Move the thumb pad to set the clock.

Moving the thumb pad up will increase the selected hour or minute. Moving the thumb pad down will decrease the selected hour or minute.

Setting the clock by the time signal

% Press FUNC 2 on the clock adjustment screen.

Pressing FUNC 2 will reset the minutes segment. If 00 to 29, the minutes are rounded down. (e.g., 10:18 becomes 10:00.) If 30 to 59, the minutes are rounded up. (e.g., 10:36 becomes 11:00.)

Initial Settings

4 Press BAND to exit the initial setting display.

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Initial Settings

Turning the off clock display on or off

If the off clock display is turned on, the clock appears on the display when the sources are off.

% Press FUNC 1 on the clock adjustment screen.

Pressing FUNC 1 repeatedly will turn the clock display on or off.

Returning to the initial setting screen

% Press RETURN.

Pressing RETURN takes you back to the initial setting display.

Setting the display appearance

Switching to display setting screen

% Press FUNC 2 on the initial setting screen.

Switching the dimmer setting

To prevent the display from being too bright at night, the display is automatically dimmed when the car’s headlights are turned on. You can turn the dimmer on or off.

% Press FUNC 1 on the display setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 1 repeatedly will turn the dimmer on or off.

Selecting the wallpaper pattern

You can select a display wallpaper.

% Press FUNC 2 on the display setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 2 repeatedly will switch the display wallpaper.

Switching the reverse mode

If you do not perform an operation for about 30 seconds, screen indications start to reverse, and continue reversing every 10 seconds.

% Press FUNC 3 on the display setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 3 repeatedly will turn the reverse mode on or off.

Display setting screen is displayed. Display settings can now be set.

Adjusting the brightness

You can adjust the display brightness.

% Move the thumb pad to adjust the brightness level.

Moving the thumb pad left or right increases or decreases the brightness level.

Returning to the initial setting screen

% Press RETURN.

Pressing RETURN takes you back to the initial setting display.

Initial Settings

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Configure the general settings

Switching to general setting screen

% Press FUNC 3 on the initial setting screen.

General setting screen is displayed and general settings are now available.

Switching the auxiliary setting

This unit can control up to five auxiliary devices. Each auxiliary device’s setting must be activated independently in order to connect and use with this unit. Before using auxiliary devices, be sure to configure this setting.

1 Press FUNC 1 on the general setting screen.

AUX setting screen is displayed and AUX settings are now available.

2 Press the button (FUNC 1 to FUNC 5) that has auxiliary device assigned.

Pressing the button (FUNC 1 to FUNC 5) repeatedly will turn the auxiliary device on or off independently.

Setting the confirmation sound

The short beep that sounds when operating this unit can be turned on or off. ! This function is effective only when the re-

mote control sensor is installed.

% Press FUNC 3 on the general setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 3 repeatedly will turn the confirmation beep sound on or off.

Returning to the initial setting screen

% Press RETURN.

Pressing RETURN takes you back to the initial setting display.

Setting the menu lock

Menu lock avoids the readjusting of audio settings. If menu lock is turned on, all audio adjustment are turned off.

Setting the menu lock

% Press FUNC 4 on the initial setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 4 repeatedly will turn the menu lock on or off.

Initial Settings

Setting the battery voltage indication

Shows the battery voltage. ! Voltage indicator may differ from the actual

voltage level.

% Press FUNC 2 on the general setting screen.

Pressing FUNC 2 repeatedly will turn the battery voltage indication on or off.

Setting the audio processor

In order to use this system correctly, this unit needs to be adapted to the connected audio processor. Before using this system, set this function correctly.

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Initial Settings

Setting the audio processor

1 Press FUNC 5 on the initial setting screen.

Audio processor setting screen is displayed and audio processor settings are now available.

2 Press FUNC 1 to FUNC 4 to select the connected audio processor.

! DEQ: When DEQ-P90 is connected. ! A9: When RS-A9 is connected. ! P90: When RS-P90 is connected. ! P70: When RS-P70x (

— RS-P70x (

) is connected.

) is only available in Japan.

Available accessories

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Playing songs on iPod

Listening to songs on your iPod

You can use this unit to control an interface adapter for iPod, which is sold separately.

1 2

1 Song number indicator

Shows the number of the song playing.

2 Play time indicator 3 Text information

1 Press SOURCE to select the iPod.

While connected to this unit, PIONEER (or (check mark)) is displayed on the iPod.

# Pressing CD/DVD can also select iPod.

2 To perform fast forward or reverse, hold the thumb pad left or right.

3 To skip back or forward to another track, move the thumb pad left or right.

Moving the thumb pad right skips to the start of the next song. Moving it left once skips to the start of the current song. Moving it left again will skip to the previous song.

Notes

! If an error message is displayed, refer to the

interface adapter for iPod owner’s manual.

! When the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON,

the iPod’s battery is charged while the iPod is connected to this unit.

! While the iPod is connected to this unit, the

iPod cannot be turned on or off.

! Before connecting the dock connector to the

iPod, disconnect the headphones.

! The iPod is turned off about two minutes after

the ignition switch is set to OFF.

Browsing for a song

Operations to control an iPod with this unit is designed to be as close to the iPod to make operation and song search easy. ! If the characters recorded on the iPod are

not compatible with this unit, those characters will not be displayed.

1 Move the thumb pad up or down to select a category.

Moving the thumb pad up or down selects the category in the following order:

PLAYLIST (playlists)—ARTIST (artists)— ALBUM (albums)—SONG (songs)—GENRE

(genres) List for the selected category is displayed.

2 Move the thumb pad right to determine the category.

List for the selected category is displayed.

# You can start playback throughout the selected category by holding the thumb pad right.

3 Move the thumb pad up or down to select a playlist, song list, album list, artist list or genre list from the lists.

Moving the thumb pad up or down switches the list.

4 Move the thumb pad right to determine the list.

Lists for the selected list are displayed.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to find a song you want to listen to.

# When you selected GENRE, ARTIST, ALBUM or SONG, you can start playback throughout the selected list. To do this, hold the thumb pad right. # To return to the previous group of list titles, move the thumb pad left. # To return to the category select display, hold the thumb pad left.

Selecting a playlist

You can select a playlist from your iPod. ! If the characters recorded on the iPod are

not compatible with this unit, those characters will not be displayed.

Available accessories

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