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
About WMA 3
About MP3 3
Visit our website 3
Protecting your unit from theft 4
– Removing the front panel 4
– Attaching the front panel 4
Operating this unit
What’s What 5
– Head unit 5
– LCD display 6
Basic Operations 6
– Turning the unit on and selecting a
source 6
– Adjusting the volume 6
– 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 7
Built-in Player 7
– Playing a disc 7
– Repeating play 8
– Playing tracks in random order 8
– Scanning tracks or folders 9
– Pausing disc playback 9
– Searching every 10 tracks in the current
disc or folder 9
– Using compression and BMX 9
– Displaying text information on disc 9
Audio Adjustments 10
– Introduction of audio adjustments 10
– Using balance adjustment 10
– Using the equalizer 10
Error messages 14
Handling guideline of discs and player 14
Dual Discs 15
WMA, MP3 and WAV files 15
– Example of a hierarchy 16
– Compressed audio compatibility 16
Specifications 17
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About this unit
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated for use in Europe, Asia, the Middle East,
Africa and Oceania. Use in other areas may result in improper reception.
CAUTION
! Do not allow this unit to come into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat
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.
! Should this product fail to operate properly,
contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.
About WMA
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Note
This unit may not operate correctly depending on
the application used to encode WMA files.
About MP3
Supply of this product only conveys a license
for private, non-commercial use and does not
convey a license nor imply any right to use
this product in any commercial (i.e. revenuegenerating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet, intranets and/
or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com.
Visit our website
Visit us at the following site:
The Windows Media™ logo printed on the box
indicates that this unit can play back WMA
data.
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and
refers to an audio compression technology
that is developed by Microsoft Corporation.
WMA data can be encoded by using Windows
Media Player version 7 or later.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
! 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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Protecting your unit from
theft
The front panel can be detached to deter theft.
Important
! Handle gently when removing or attaching
the front panel.
! 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.
3 Put the front panel into provided protective case for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
1 Slide the front panel to the left until it
clicks.
Front panel and the head unit are jointed on
the left side. Make sure that the front panel
has been jointed to the head unit.
2 Press the right side of the front panel
until it is firmly seated.
# If you can’t attach the front panel to the head
unit successfully, try again. Front panel may be
damaged if you attach the front panel forcedly.
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What’s What
Head unit
1 AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality controls.
2 EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
3 SOURCE button, VOLUME
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
Press and hold to recall the initial setting
menu when the sources are off.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.
4 Disc loading slot
Insert a disc to play.
5 EJECT button
Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD
player.
6 CLOCK button
Press to change to the clock display.
8 DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays.
9 LOCAL/BSM button
Press to turn local function on or off.
Press and hold to turn BSM function on or
off.
a 1 to 6 buttons
Press for preset tuning.
b a/b/c/d buttons
Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast
forward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
c BAND button
Press to select among three FM bands and
MW/LW bands and to cancel the control
mode of functions.
d LOUDNESS button
Press to turn loudness on or off.
7 DETACH button
Press to remove the front panel from the
head unit.
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LCD display
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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 (Audio CD)
Erapsed play time is displayed.
! Built-in CD Player (WMA/MP3/WAV disc)
Folder number and erapsed play time are
displayed.
! Audio and initial setup
Function names and setup status are displayed.
2 Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
3 Preset number/track number indicator
Shows the track number or preset number.
! If a track number 100 to 199 is selected,
d on the left of the track number indicator will light.
! If a track number 200 or more is selected,
d on the left of the track number indicator will blink.
4 LOUD indicator
Appears in the display when loudness is
turned on.
5 LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
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6 RPT indicator
Shows when repeat play is turned on.
7 FIE indicator
Shows when the front image enhancer is
turned on.
8 MP3/WMA indicator
Shows the type of the currently playing disc.
9 CUSTOM indicator
Shows when custom equalizer curve is currently selected.
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 player—Tuner
Notes
! When no disc has been set in the unit, the
source will not switch to the built-in CD player.
! When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected
to the vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control
terminal, the vehicle’s antenna extends when
this unit’s source is turned on. To retract the
antenna, turn the source off.
Adjusting the volume
% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
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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 is displayed, F1, F2, F3 for FM or MW/LW.
! The FM bands cover different frequency
ranges as below:
F1: 65 MHz to 74 MHz
F2, F3: 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz
3 To perform manual tuning, briefly press
c or d.
4 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
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.
# Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the three
FM bands, and six MW/LW stations can be stored
in memory.
# Press a or b to recall radio station frequen-
cies.
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.
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 1 to 6.
Once stored you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of button.
! Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM
may replace broadcast frequencies you
have saved using buttons 1 to 6.
% Press LOCAL/BSM and hold until the
BSM turns on.
Six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored in the order of their signal strength.
# To cancel the storage process, press
LOCAL/BSM.
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies
% When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory, press one of preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
Memorized radio station frequency can be recalled by pressing the preset tuning button.
Built-in Player
Playing a disc
1 Insert a CD (CD-ROM) into the disc loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
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# Be sure to turn up the label side of a disc.
# After a CD (CD-ROM) has been inserted, press
SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.
# You can eject a CD (CD-ROM) by pressing
EJECT.
2 Press a or b to select a folder when
playing a WMA/MP3/WAV disc.
# You cannot select a folder that does not have
a WMA/MP3/WAV file recorded in it.
# To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold
BAND. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) contains no
files, playback commences with folder 02.
3 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
# If you select ROUGH, pressing and holding c
or d enables you to search every 10 tracks in the
current disc (folder). (Refer to Searching every 10tracks in the current disc or folder on the next
page.)
4 To skip back or forward to another
track, press c or d.
Notes
! Read the precautions with discs and player on
page 14.
! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-
played, refer to Error messages on page 14.
! There is sometimes a delay between starting
up disc playback and the sound being issued.
When being read, FRMTREAD is displayed.
! When playing CD-EXTRA or MIXED-MODE
CDs, WMA/MP3/WAV and CD-DA can be
switched by pressing BAND.
! If you have switched between WMA/MP3/
WAV files and audio CD-DA, playback starts at
the first track on the disc.
! The built-in CD player can play back a WMA/
MP3/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer to
page 15 for files that can be played back.)
! When playing back VBR (variable bit rate) re-
corded files, erapsed play time may not be displayed correctly.
! When playing WMA/MP3/WAV disc, there is
no sound on fast forward or reverse.
Repeating play
Repeat play plays the same track/folder within
the selected repeat play range.
% Press 5 to select the repeat range.
Press 5 until the desired repeat range appears
in the display.
! Play time (e.g., 01’23”) – Repeat all tracks
! RPT – Repeat just the current track
! FRPT – Repeat the current folder
# If you select another folder during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to disc repeat.
# When playing CD, performing track search or
fast forward/reverse cancels the repeat play automatically.
# When playing WMA/MP3/WAV disc, performing track search or fast forward/reverse during
RPT (track repeat) changes the repeat play range
to folder repeat.
# When FRPT (folder repeat) is selected, it is not
possible to play back a subfolder of that folder.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play plays tracks in a random order
within the selected repeat range.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press 4 repeatedly to turn random play
on or off.
When random play is on, RDM appears in the
display.
# If you turn random play on during FRPT,
FRDM appears in the display.
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Scanning tracks or folders
Scan play searches the song within the selected repeat range.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.
2 Press 3 to turn scan play on.
SCAN appears in the display. The first 10 sec-
onds of each track is played.
# If you turn scan play on during FRPT, FSCN ap-
pears in the display.
3 When you find the desired track (or
folder) press 3 to turn scan play off.
# After scanning of a disc (folder) is finished,
normal playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing disc playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the disc.
% Press 6 repeatedly to turn pause on or
off.
When pause is on, PAUSE appears in the display.
Searching every 10 tracks in the
current disc or folder
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
tracks. Selecting ROUGH enables you to
search every 10 tracks.
2 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 tracks on a disc (folder).
# If the rest of track number is less than 10,
press and hold c or d recalls the first (last) one.
Using compression and BMX
Using the COMP (compression) and BMX
functions let you adjust the sound playback
quality of this unit.
% Press 1 to select your favorite setting.
Press 1 repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
COMP OFF—COMP 1—COMP 2—
COMP OFF—BMX 1—BMX 2
Displaying text information on
disc
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
For CD TEXT discs
Play time—DISC TTL (disc title)—ART NAME
(disc artist name)—TRK TTL (track title)—ART NAME (track artist name)
For WMA/MP3 discs
Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file
name)—TRK TTL (track title)—ART NAME (artist name)—ALBM TTL (album title)—COMMENT (comment)—Bit rate
For WAV discs
Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file
name)—Sampling frequency
1 Press 2 to select ROUGH.
! FF/REV – Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH – Searching every 10 tracks
# To select FF/REV, press 2 again.
Notes
! You can scroll to the left of the title by pressing
and holding DISPLAY.
! Audio CD that contains certain information
such as text and/or number is CD TEXT.
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! If specific information has not been recorded
on a disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g.,
NO T-TTL).
! When playing back VBR-recorded WMA files,
the average bit rate value is displayed.
! When playing back VBR (variable bit rate)-re-
corded MP3 files, VBR is displayed instead of
bit rate value.
! Depending on the version of iTunes
write MP3 files onto a disc, comment information may not be correctly displayed.
— iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
! The sampling frequency shown in the display
may be abbreviated.
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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:
# When selecting the FM tuner as the source,
you cannot switch to SLA.
# If you do not operate the audio function within
about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the source display.
# To return to the display of each source, press
BAND.
Using balance adjustment
Fader/balance setting creates 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 a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance.
FAD F15 to FAD R15 is displayed.
# FAD 0 is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker
balance.
BAL L 9 to BAL R 9 is displayed.
Using the equalizer
The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization
to match car interior acoustic characteristics
as desired.
Recalling equalizer curves
There are six stored equalizer curves which
you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list
of the equalizer curves:
DisplayEqualizer curve
SPR-BASSSuper bass
POWERFUL Powerful
NATURALNatural
VOCALVoca l
CUSTOMCustom
FLATFlat
! 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
FLAT and a set equalizer curve.
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% Press EQ to select the equalizer.
Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:
SPR-BASS—POWERFUL—NATURAL—
VOCAL—CUSTOM—FLAT
Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer
curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
! If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve
is updated.
1 Press AUDIO to select EQ.
2 Press c or d to select the equalizer
band to adjust.
EQ-L (low)—EQ-M (mid)—EQ-H (high)
3 Press a or b to adjust the level of the
equalizer band.
+6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
# You can then select another band and adjust
the level.
Fine-adjusting equalizer curve
You can adjust the center frequency and the Q
factor (curve characteristics) of each currently
selected curve band (EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H).
Level (dB)
Q=2W
Q=2N
Center frequency
! If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve
is updated.
Frequency (Hz)
1 Press AUDIO and hold until frequency
and the Q factor (e.g., F- 80 Q 1W) appears
in the display.
2 Press AUDIO to select the desired band
for adjustment.
4 Press a or b to select the desired Q factor.
2N—1N—1W—2W
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
2 Press a to turn loudness on.
LOUD indicator is displayed.
# To turn loudness off, press b.
# You can also turn loudness on or off by press-
ing LOUDNESS.
3 Press c or d to select a desired level.
LOW (low)—MID (mid)—HI (high)
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.)
The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a
simple method of enhancing front imaging by
cutting mid- and high-range frequency output
from the rear speakers, limiting their output to
low-range frequencies. You can select the frequency you want to cut.
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Precaution
When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear
speakers output sound of all frequencies, not just
bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disengaging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden increase in volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select FIE.
2 Press a to turn F.I.E. on.
# To turn F.I.E. off, press b.
3 Press c or d to select a desired frequency.
100—160—250 (Hz)
Notes
! After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the bal-
ance adjustment (refer to page 10) and adjust
front and rear speaker volume levels until they
are balanced.
! Turn the F.I.E. function off when using a 2-
speaker system.
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 MW/LW tuner volume level can also be
adjusted 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 a or b to adjust the source volume.
SLA +4 to SLA –4 is displayed as the source
volume 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.
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.
Hour—Minute
As you select segments of the clock display
the segment selected will blink.
4 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.
# To cancel clock settings, press BAND.
# You can also cancel clock settings by holding
down AUDIO 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 20 seconds.
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