Pioneer DEH-9 User Manual

Operation Manual Mode d’emploi

CD Receiver

Récepteur CD

DEH-9

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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 After-sales service for Pioneer products 3 Visit our website 4 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 6

Tuner 6

– Listening to the radio 6 – 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 of a CD 8 – Pausing disc playback 8

Audio Adjustments 8

– Using balance adjustment 8 – Using the equalizer 8 – Adjusting equalizer curves 9 – Adjusting loudness 9 – Adjusting source levels 9

Other Functions 9

– Adjusting initial settings 9 – Setting the clock 9 – Switching the auxiliary setting 10

Additional Information

Error messages 11 Handling guideline of discs and player 11 Dual Discs 11 Specifications 13

Before You Start

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s 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 hands after handling.

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.

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.

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.

CAUTION

! Do not allow this unit to come into contact

with liquids. Electrical shock could result.

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

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Before You Start

For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with this unit.

Visit our website

Visit us at the following site:

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 owner’s manuals, order product

catalogues, research new products, and much more.

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.

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.

Removing the front panel

1 Press DETACH to release the front panel.

2 Grab the front panel and remove.

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What’s What

Head unit

1 SOURCE button

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.

2 VOLUME

Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.

3 CD loading slot

Insert a disc to play.

4 EJECT button

Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD player.

5 AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality controls.

6 a/b/c/d buttons

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

8 DETACH button

Press to remove the front panel from the head unit.

9 AUX input jack (3.5 mm stereo jack)

Use to connect an auxiliary equipment.

a EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves. Press and hold to turn loudness on or off.

b PAUSE button

Press to turn pause on or off.

c 1 to 6 buttons

Press for preset tuning.

d CLOCK button

Press to change to the clock display.

e BAND button

Press to select among three FM bands and one AM band and to cancel the control mode of functions.

7 FUNCTION button

Press to recall the function menu when operating a source.

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LCD display

3 4 6

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 Preset number/track number indicator

Shows the track number or preset number. ! If a track number 100 or more is selected,

d on the left of the track number indicator will light.

3 RPT indicator

Shows when repeat play is turned on.

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:

Tuner—Built-in CD player—AUX

Notes

! In the following cases, the sound source will

not change:

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

(refer to page 10).

! AUX is set to on by default. Turn off the AUX

when not in use (refer to Switching the auxili- ary setting on page 10).

! 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.

4 LOUD indicator

Appears in the display when loudness is turned on.

5 Stereo (5) indicator

Shows when the selected frequency is being broadcast in stereo.

6 LOC indicator

Shows when local seek tuning is on.

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.

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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.

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.

# Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the three FM bands, and six AM stations can be stored in memory. # You can also use a and b to recall radio sta- tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning buttons 1 to 6.

Tuning in strong signals

Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those radio stations with sufficiently strong signals for good reception.

1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.

2 Press a or b to turn local seek tuning on or off.

3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity. FM: LOCAL 1—LOCAL 2—LOCAL 3— LOCAL 4

AM: LOCAL 1—LOCAL 2

The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only

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the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive progressively weaker stations.

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.

1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.

2 Press a to turn BSM on.

Six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored in the order of their signal strength.

# To cancel the storage process, press b.

Built-in Player

Playing a disc

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.

Notes

! Read the precautions with discs and player on

page 11.

! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-

played, refer to Error messages on page 11.

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Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again.

1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.

2 Press c or d to select the repeat range. DSC – Repeat all tracks TRK – Repeat just the current track

# If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse, repeat play is automatically cancelled. # To return to the normal display, press BAND.

Playing tracks in random order

Random play lets you play back tracks on the CD in a random order.

1 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.

2 Press a or b to turn random play on or off.

When random play is on, RDM appears in the display.

# To return to the normal display, press BAND.

Scanning tracks of a CD

Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.

Pausing disc playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the disc.

1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.

2 Press a or b to turn pause on or off.

# You can also turn pause on or off by pressing

PAUSE.

# To return to the normal display, press

BAND.

Audio Adjustments

Using balance adjustment

Fader/balance setting creates an ideal listening environment in all occupied seats.

1 Press AUDIO to select FAD.

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 L15 to BAL R15 is displayed.

# To return to the normal display, press BAND.

2 Press a to turn scan play on. SCAN appears in the display. The first 10 sec-

onds of each track is played.

3 When you find the desired track press b to tur n scan play off.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION. # After scanning of a CD is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.

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.

% Press EQ to select the equalizer.

Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:

DYNAMIC—VOCAL—NATURAL—CUSTOM —FLAT—POWERFUL

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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 a or b to adjust the level. +6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased

or decreased.

# To return to the normal display, press BAND.

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 or b to turn loudness on or off.

# You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing and holding EQ.

3 Press c or d to select a desired level. LOW (low)—HI (high)

# To return to the normal display, press BAND.

3 Press a or b to adjust the source vo-

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lume. SLA +4 to SLA –4 is displayed as the source

volume is increased or decreased.

# To return to the normal display, press BAND.

Other Functions

Adjusting initial settings

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

1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

2 Press SOURCE and hold until function name appears in the display.

3 Press FUNCTION to select one of the initial settings.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Clock—AUX (auxiliary input) Use the following instructions to operate each particular setting.

# To cancel initial settings, press BAND. # You can also cancel initial settings by holding

down SOURCE until the unit turns off.

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.

Setting the clock

Use these instructions to set the clock.

1 Press FUNCTION to select clock.

2 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: Hour—Minute

3 Press a or b to set the clock.

Turning the clock display on or off

You can turn the clock display on or off.

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! Even when the sources are off, the clock

display appears on the display.

% 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.

Switching the auxiliary setting

It is possible to use auxiliary equipment with this unit. Activate the auxiliary setting when using auxiliary equipment connected to this unit.

1 Press FUNCTION to select AUX.

2 Press a or b to turn the auxiliary setting on or off.

Additional Information

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Error messages

When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message.

Message Cause Action

ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30

ERROR-10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 30, A0

ERROR-15 The inserted disc

ERROR-22, 23 The CD format

CD-ROM CD-ROM is in-

Dirty disc Clean disc.

Scratched disc Replace disc.

Electrical or mechanical

does not contain any data

cannot be played back

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 use cracked, chipped, warped, or

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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.

! Do not attach labels, write on or apply che-

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

player’s 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.

! Text information may not be correctly dis-

played depending on the recorded environment.

! 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.

! Use 12-cm or 8-cm CD. Do not use an

adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.

! Do not insert anything other than a CD into

the CD loading slot.

Dual Discs

! Dual Discs are two-sided discs that have a

recordable CD for audio on one side and a recordable DVD for video on the other.

! Since the CD side of Dual Discs is not phy-

sically compatible with the general CD standard, it may not be possible to play the CD side with this unit.

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Additional Information

! Frequent loading and ejecting of a Dual

Disc may result in scratches on the disc. Serious scratches can lead to playback problems on this unit. In some cases, a Dual Disc may become stuck in the disc loading slot and will not eject. To prevent this, we recommend you refrain from using Dual Disc with this unit.

! Please refer to the information from the

disc manufacturer for more detailed information about Dual Discs.

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