High power CD player with FM/AM tuner
Lecteur CD de grande puissance avec syntoniseur
FM/AM
DEH-1800
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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
Information to User 3
For Canadian model 3
About this unit 3
About this manual 3
After-sales service for Pioneer products 4
Visit our website 4
Protecting your unit from theft 4
Removing the front panel 4
Attaching the front panel 4
Whats What
Head unit 5
LCD display 6
Operating this unit
Basic Operations 7
Turning the unit on and selecting a
source 7
Adjusting the volume 7
Turning the unit off 7
Tuner 7
Listening to the radio 7
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 7
Tuning in strong signals 7
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 8
Built-in CD Player 8
Playing a CD 8
Repeating play 8
Playing tracks in random order 8
Scanning tracks of a CD 8
Pausing CD playback 8
Audio Adjustments 9
Introduction of audio adjustments 9
Using balance adjustment 9
Using the equalizer 9
Adjusting equalizer curves 9
Adjusting loudness 9
Adjusting source levels 10
Other Functions 10
Setting the clock 10
Turning the clock display on or off 10
Additional Information
Error messages 11
Handling guideline of discs and player 11
Specifications 12
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Before You Start
Section
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Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without
appropriate authorization may invalidate the
users right to operate the equipment.
For Canadian model
This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
About this unit
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated for use in North America. Use in other
areas may result in poor reception.
WARNING:
Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product
may expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other
governmental entities to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm. Wash handsafter handling.
CAUTION:
USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
CAUTION:
THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE
EYE HAZARD.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat
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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.
Important (Serial number)
The serial number is located on the bottom of
this unit. For your own security and convenience,
be sure to record this number on the enclosed
warranty card.
About this manual
This unit features a number of sophisticated
functions ensuring superior reception and operation. All the functions have been designed
for the easiest possible use, but many are not
self-explanatory. This operation manual will
help you benefit fully from this units potential
and to maximize your listening enjoyment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself
with the functions and their operation by reading through the manual before you begin
using this unit. It is especially important that
you read and observe WARNINGs and CAU-
TIONs in this manual.
CAUTION
! Do not allow this unit to come into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
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Before You Start
After-sales service for
Pioneer products
Please contact the dealer or distributor from
where you purchased this unit for after-sales
service (including warranty conditions) or any
other information. In case the necessary information is not available, please contact the
companies listed below:
Please do not ship your unit to the companies
at the addresses listed below for repair without
advance contact.
U.S.A.
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. Box 1760
Long Beach, CA 90801-1760
800-421-1404
CANADA
Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT
300 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R OP2
1-877-283-5901
For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with this unit.
Visit our website
Visit us at the following site:
Protecting your unit from
theft
The front panel can be detached from the
head unit to prevent theft.
Important
! Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons too tightly when removing or attaching.
! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
Removing the front panel
1 Press DETACH to release the front
panel.
2 Grab the front panel and remove.
Attaching the front panel
% Place the front panel flat against the
face of the head unit until it is firmly
seated.
1 Register your product. We will keep the details
of your purchase on file to help you refer to
this information in the event of an insurance
claim such as loss or theft.
2 Receive updates on the latest products and
technologies.
3 Download owners manuals, order product
catalogues, research new products, and
much more.
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Head unit
1 EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
2 LOUDNESS button
Press to turn loudness on or off.
3 Disc loading slot
Insert a disc to play.
4 EJECT button
Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD
player.
5 SOURCE button
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
6 BAND button
Press to select among three FM bands and
one AM band and to cancel the control
mode of functions.
7 DETACH button
Press to remove the front panel from the
head unit.
8 c/d buttons
Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast
forward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
9 AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality controls.
a LOCAL/BSM button
Press to turn local function on or off.
Press and hold to turn BSM function on or
off.
b 16 buttons
Press for preset tuning. Also used for controlling functions.
c CLOCK button
Press to change to the clock display.
d VOLUME (+/) buttons
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
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LCD display
1 Main display section
Shows the various information such as
band, play time, and other setting.
! Tuner
Band and frequency are displayed.
! Built-in CD Player
Erapsed play time is displayed.
! Audio and initial setup
Function names and setup status are displayed.
2 LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
3 Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
4 LOUD indicator
Appears in the display when loudness is
turned on.
5 Preset number/track number indicator
Shows the track number or preset
number.
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Operating this unit
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Basic Operations
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 the next page).
% Press SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
Built-in CD playerTuner
When you select a source, the unit is turned
on.
Notes
! When no disc has been set in the unit, the
source will not switch to the built-in CD player.
! When this units blue/white lead is connected
to the vehicles auto-antenna relay control
terminal, the vehicles antenna extends when
this units source is turned on. To retract the
antenna, turn the source off.
Adjusting the volume
% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Turning the unit off
% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
Tuner
Listening to the radio
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
2 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band (F1, F2, F3
for FM or AM) is displayed.
4 To perform seek tuning, press and hold
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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
c or d.
# If you press and hold c or d you can skip sta-
tions. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release
the button.
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies
If you press any of the preset tuning buttons
16 you can easily store up to six broadcast
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a
button.
! Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the
three FM bands, and six AM stations can
be stored in memory.
% When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory, press one of preset tuning buttons 16 and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
The selected radio station frequency is stored
in memory.
The next time you press the same preset tuning button the radio station frequency is recalled from memory.
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.
3 To perform manual tuning, briefly press
c or d.
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Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 16.
! Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM
may replace broadcast frequencies you
have saved using buttons 16.
% Press LOCAL/BSM and hold until the
BSM turns on.
BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing
the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored under preset tuning buttons 16 in the
order of their signal strength. When finished,
BSM stops flashing.
# To cancel the storage process, press
LOCAL/BSM.
Built-in CD Player
Playing a CD
1 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
# Be sure to turn up the label side of a disc.
# After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE
to select the built-in CD player.
# You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT.
2 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
3 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 current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
Notes
! The built-in CD player plays one standard, 12-
cm or 8-cm CD at a time. Do not use an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.
! 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 Error messages on page 11.
Repeating play
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.
% Press 5 repeatedly to turn repeat play
on or off.
When repeat play is on, RPT appears in the
display.
# If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse, repeat play is automatically cancelled.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play lets you play back tracks on the
CD in a random order.
% Press 4 repeatedly to turn random play
on or off.
When random play is on, RDM appears in the
display.
Scanning tracks of a CD
Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of
each track on the CD.
1 Press 3 to turn scan play on.
SCAN appears in the display. The first 10 sec-
onds of each track is played.
2 When you find the desired track press 3
to turn scan play off.
# After scanning of a CD is finished, normal
playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing CD playback
Playback of the current track pauses.
% Press 6 repeatedly to turn pause on or
off.
When pause is on, PAUSE appears in the display.
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Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments
% Press AUDIO to display the audio function names.
Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between
the following audio functions:
FAD (balance adjustment)BASS (bass ad-
justment)MID (mid-range adjustment)
TREBLE (treble adjustment)LOUD (loud-
ness)SLA (source level adjustment)
# When selecting the FM tuner as the source,
you cannot switch to SLA.
# To return to the display of each source, press
BAND.
Using balance adjustment
You can select a fader/balance setting that
provides an ideal listening environment in all
occupied seats.
1 Press AUDIO to select FAD.
# If the balance setting has been previously adjusted, BAL will be displayed.
2 Press + or to adjust front/rear speaker
balance.
FAD F15 FAD R15 is displayed as the front/
rear speaker balance moves from front to rear.
3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker
balance.
BAL L 9 BAL R 9 is displayed as the left/right
speaker balance moves from left to right.
Using the equalizer
There are six stored equalizer settings such as
DYNAMIC, VOCAL, NATURAL, CUSTOM,
FLAT and POWERFUL that can easily be re-
called at any time.
! CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve
that you create.
! When FLAT is selected no supplement or
correction is made to the sound. This is
useful to check the effect of the equalizer
curves by switching alternatively between
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FLAT and a set equalizer curve.
% Press EQ to select the equalizer.
Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:
DYNAMICVOCALNATURALCUSTOM
FLATPOWERFUL
Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer
curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
Adjusting bass/mid/treble
You can adjust the bass/mid/treble level.
1 Press AUDIO to select BASS/MID/
TREBLE.
2 Press + or to adjust the level.
+6 6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
2 Press + to turn loudness on.
LOUD indicator is displayed.
# To turn loudness off, press .
# You can also turn loudness on or off by press-
ing LOUDNESS.
3 Press c or d to select a desired level.
LOW (low)HI (high)
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Adjusting source levels
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources.
! Settings are based on the FM tuner volume
level, which remains unchanged.
! The AM tuner volume level can also be ad-
justed with source level adjustments.
1 Compare the FM tuner volume level
with the level of the source you wish to adjust.
2 Press AUDIO to select SLA.
3 Press + or to adjust the source volume.
SLA +4 SLA 4 is displayed as the source vo-
lume is increased or decreased.
Other Functions
Setting the clock
Use these instructions to set the clock.
1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
Turning the clock display on or
off
You can turn the clock display on or off.
% Press CLOCK to turn 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 25 seconds.
2 Press AUDIO and hold until clock appears in the display.
3 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.
4 Press + or to set the clock.
Pressing + will increase the selected hour or
minute. Pressing will decrease the selected
hour or minute.
# To cancel clock settings, press BAND.
# You can also cancel clock settings by holding
down AUDIO until the unit turns off.
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Additional Information
Appendix
Error messages
When you contact your dealer or your nearest
Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the
error message.
MessageCauseAction
ERROR-11, 12,
17, 30
ERROR-11, 12,
17, 30
ERROR-10, 11,
12, 15, 17, 30,
A0
CD-ROMCD-ROM is in-
Dirty discClean disc.
Scratched discReplace disc.
Electrical or mechanical
serted
Turn the ignition
ON and OFF, or
switch to a different source, then
back to the CD
player.
Replace disc.
Handling guideline of discs
and player
! Use only discs featuring following logo.
! Do not attach labels, write on or apply che-
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micals to the surface of the discs.
! To clean a CD, wipe the disc with a soft
cloth outward from the center.
! Condensation may temporarily impair the
players performance. Leave it to adjust to
the warmer temperature for about one
hour. Also, wipe any dump discs with a soft
cloth.
! Playback of discs may not be possible be-
cause of disc characteristics, disc format,
recorded application, playback environment, storage conditions and so on.
! It is possible to play back up to 99 tracks on
one disc.
! Road shocks may interrupt disc playback.
! Read the precautions with discs before
using them.
! Use only conventional, fully circular discs.
Do not use shaped discs.
! Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or
otherwise damaged discs as they may damage the player.
! Unfinalized CD-R/CD-RW disc playback is
not possible.
! Do not touch the recorded surface of the
discs.
! Store discs in their cases when not in use.
! Avoid leaving discs in excessively hot envir-
onments including under direct sunlight.
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Appendix
Additional Information
Specifications
General
Power source .............................14.4 V DC (10.8 15.1 V al-
lowable)
Grounding system ................... Negative type
Max. current consumption
..................................................... 10.0 A
Dimensions (W × H × D):
DIN
Chassis ..................... 178 × 50 × 157 mm
(7 × 2 × 6-1/8 in.)
Nose ........................... 188 × 58 × 20 mm
(7-3/8 × 2-1/4 × 3/4 in.)
D
Chassis ..................... 178 × 50 × 162 mm
(7 × 2 × 6-3/8 in.)
Nose ........................... 170 × 48 × 15 mm
(6-3/4 × 1-7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Weight ..........................................1.3 kg (2.9 lbs)
Audio
Continuous power output ...22 W × 4 (50 15 000 Hz,
5% THD, 4 W load, both
channels driven)
Maximum power output .......50 W × 4
Load impedance ...................... 4 W (4 8 W allowable)