Pioneer DEH-P2550 User Manual

Operation Manual

Multi-CD control High power CD player with FM/AM tuner

DEH-P2550

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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, put them away

in a safe place for future reference.

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Before You Start

About this manual 4 Precautions 4 Use and care of the remote control 4

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Installing the battery 4

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Using the remote control 4

Protecting your unit from theft 5

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Removing the front panel 5

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Attaching the front panel 5

Whats What

Head unit 6 Remote control 7

Power ON/OFF

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

Tuner

Listening to the radio 9 Introduction of advanced tuner

operation 10

Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 10

Tuning in strong signals 10 Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 11

Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD 12 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

operation 13 Repeating play 13 Playing tracks in a random order 13 Scanning tracks of a CD 13 Pausing CD playback 14 Using disc title functions 14

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Entering disc titles 14

Displaying disc titles 15

Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 16 50-disc multi-CD player 16 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player

operation 17 Repeating play 17 Playing tracks in a random order 17 Scanning CDs and tracks 18 Pausing CD playback 18 Using ITS playlists 18

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Creating a playlist with ITS programming 18

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Playback from your ITS playlist 19

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Erasing a track from your ITS playlist 19

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Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 19

Using disc title functions 20

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Entering disc titles 20

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Displaying disc titles 20

Using CD TEXT functions 21

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 21

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Scrolling titles in the display 21

Using compression and bass emphasis 21

Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments 22 Using balance adjustment 22 Using the equalizer 22

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Recalling equalizer curves 23

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Adjusting equalizer curves 23

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Fine adjusting equalizer curve 23 Adjusting loudness 24 Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) 24 Adjusting source levels 25

Contents

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 26 Setting the clock 26 Setting the FM tuning step 26 Setting the AM tuning step 27 Switching the warning tone 27 Switching the auxiliary setting 27

Other Functions

Turning the clock display on or off 28 Using the AUX source 28

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Selecting AUX as the source 28

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Setting the AUX title 28

Additional Information

Understanding built-in CD player error

messages 29 CD player and care 29 CD-R/CD-RW discs 30 Specifications 31

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Before You Start

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 productspotential 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 precautions on this page and in other sections.

Precautions

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.

! Keep this manual handy as a reference for

operating procedures and precautions.

! Always keep the volume low enough so you

can hear sounds outside of the car.

! Protect this product from moisture. ! If the battery is disconnected or dis-

charged, the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed.

! If this unit does not operate properly, con-

tact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Use and care of the remote control

Installing the battery

Slide the tray out on the back of the remote control and insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus () poles pointing in the proper direction.

WARNING

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

CAUTION

! Use only one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery. ! Remove the battery if the remote control is not

used for a month or longer.

! Do not recharge, disassemble, heat or dispose

of the battery in fire.

! Do not handle the battery with metallic tools. ! Do not store the battery with metallic materi-

als.

! 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 institutions rules that apply in your country/area.

Using the remote control

Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate.

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Important

! Do not store the remote control in high tem-

peratures or direct sunlight.

! The remote control may not function properly

in direct sunlight.

! Do not let the remote control fall onto the

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

Protecting your unit from theft

The front panel can be detached from the head unit and stored in the protective case provided to discourage theft. ! If the front panel is not detached from the

head unit within five seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound.

! You can turn off the warning tone. See

Switching the warning tone on page 27.

Important

! Never use force or grip the display and the

buttons tightly when removing or attaching.

! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive

shocks.

! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and

high temperatures.

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3 Put the front panel into the protective case provided for safe keeping.

Attaching the front panel

% Replace the front panel by holding it upright to this unit and clipping it securely into the mounting hooks.

Removing the front panel

1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.

2 Grip the left side of the front panel and pull it gently outward.

Take care not to grip it tightly or drop it.

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Whats What

Head unit

1 CLOCK button

Press to change to the clock display.

2 DISPLAY button

Press to select different displays.

3 PAUSE button

Press to turn pause on or off.

4 AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality controls.

5 OPEN button

Press to open the front panel.

6 a/b/c/d buttons

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

8 BAND button

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

9 LOUDNESS button

Press to turn loudness on or off.

a 16 buttons

Press for preset tuning and disc number search when using a multi-CD player.

b SOURCE button

This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all of the available sources.

c VOLUME

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

d EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

7 FUNCTION button

Press to select functions.

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7 e

4 f

Remote control

Operation is the same as when using the button on the head unit. See the explanation of the head unit about the operation of each button with the exception of ATT, which is explained below.

e CD button

Press to select the built-in or multi-CD player as the source.

f TUNER button

Press to select the tuner as the source.

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g 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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Power ON/OFF

Turning the unit on

% Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.

When you select a source the unit is turned on.

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 this unit (refer to page 12).

1 When using the head unit, press SOURCE to select a source.

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

Built-in CD playerTelevisionTuner Multi-CD playerExternal unit 1External unit 2AUX

2 When using the remote control, press TUNER or CD to select a source.

Press each button repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

TUNER: TelevisionTunerSources off CD: Built-in CD playerMulti-CD player Sources off

nal units are connected, the allocation of them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is automatically set by this unit.

! When this units blue/white lead is connected

to the cars auto-antenna relay control terminal, the cars antenna extends when this units source is turned on. To retract the antenna, turn the source off.

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 a unit corresponding to each source

is not connected to this unit.

 When no disc is set in this unit.  When no magazine is set in the multi-CD

player.

 When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off

(refer to page 27).

! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such

as one available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions by this unit. Two external units can be controlled by this unit. When two exter-

Tuner

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Listening to the radio

These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page.

Important

If you are using this unit in North, Central or South America, reset the AM tuning step (see Setting the AM tuning step on page 27).

1 Band indicator

Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM or FM.

2 Frequency indicator

Shows to which frequency the tuner is tuned.

3 Stereo (5) indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo.

4 To perform manual tuning, press c or d with quick presses.

The frequencies move up or down step by step.

5 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 pressing either c or d with a quick press. # If you press and hold c or d you can skip broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release the buttons.

Note

When the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo the stereo (5) indicator will light.

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4 Preset number indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.

Press SOURCE until tuner is selected as the source.

2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

3 Press BAND to select a band.

Press BAND until the desired band is displayed, F1, F2, F3 for FM or AM.

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Tuner

Introduction of advanced tuner operation

1 Function display

Shows the function status.

2 LOC indicator

Shows when local seek tuning is on.

3 Preset number indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions: BSM (best stations memory)LOCAL (local seek tuning)

# To return to the frequency display, press BAND.

% When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory press a preset tuning button 16 and hold until the preset number stops flashing.

The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit. The selected radio station frequency has been stored in memory. The next time you press the same preset tuning button 16 the radio station frequency is recalled from memory.

Notes

! Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three

FM bands, and 6 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6.

Tuning in strong signals

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

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the frequency display.

Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies

If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 16 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button.

1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.

Press FUNCTION until LOCAL appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn local seek tuning on.

Local seek sensitivity (e.g., LOCAL 2) appears in the display.

3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity.

There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for AM: FM: LOCAL 1LOCAL 2LOCAL 3

LOCAL 4 AM: LOCAL 1LOCAL 2

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The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower settings let you receive progressively weaker stations.

4 When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press b to turn local seek tuning off. LOCAL:OFF appears in the display.

Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies

BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 16 and once stored there you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of a button.

1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.

Press FUNCTION until BSM appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn BSM on. BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing

the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under preset tuning buttons 16 in order of their signal strength. When finished, BSM stops flashing.

# To cancel the storage process, press b.

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Note

Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace broadcast frequencies you have saved using 16.

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Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD

These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your built-in CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page.

1 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

2 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.

CD loading slot appears.

# After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.

2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.

Playback will automatically start.

CD loading slot

4 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

5 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d.

6 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 (single) 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 you cannot insert a disc completely or if

after you insert a disc the disc does not play, check that the label side of the disc is up. Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for damage before inserting the disc again.

! If the built-in CD player does not operate prop-

erly, an error message such as ERROR-11 may be displayed. Refer to Understanding built-in CD player error messages on page

29.

EJECT button

# You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT. # To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no

metal object comes into contact with the terminals when the front panel is open.

3 Close the front panel.

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Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation

1 RPT indicator

Shows when repeat play is turned on.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:

RPT (repeat play)RDM (random play) SCAN (scan play)PAUSE (pause)

# To return to the playback display, press BAND.

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

3 Press b to turn repeat play off. RPT :OFF appears in the display. The track cur-

rently playing will continue to play and then play the next track.

Note

If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse, repeat play is automatically cancelled.

Playing tracks in a random order

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

1 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.

Press FUNCTION until RDM appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn random play on. RDM :ON appears in the display. Tracks will

play in a random order.

3 Press b to turn random play off. RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will

continue to play in order.

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Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again.

1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.

Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn repeat play on. RPT :ON appears in the display. The track cur-

rently playing will play and then repeat.

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.

Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display.

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

seconds of each track is played.

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3 When you find the desired track press b to turn scan play off. SCAN:OFF appears in the display. The track

will continue to play.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION.

Note

After scanning of a CD is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.

Pausing CD playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.

Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn pause on. PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press b to turn pause off. PAUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will re-

sume at the same point that you turned pause on.

Note

You can also turn pause on or off by pressing PAUSE.

Entering disc titles

Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 8 letters long and up to 48 disc titles into the built-in CD player.

1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display.

3 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z and numbers in 123 ... 8 9 0 order. Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B

A order.

4 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press c to move backwards in the display.

5 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title.

When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

6 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Using disc title functions

You can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed.

Notes

! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc

has been removed from built-in CD player, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted.

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! After data for 48 discs has been stored in

memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

! If you connect a multi-CD player, you can

input disc titles for up to 100 discs.

Displaying disc titles

You can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered.

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDISC TTL (disc title) When you select DISC TTL, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display.

# If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed.

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Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD

You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player, which is sold separately.

These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your multi-CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page.

1 Disc number indicator

Shows the disc currently playing.

2 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

3 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD player.

Press SOURCE until multi-CD is selected as the source.

4 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d.

5 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

! When the multi-CD player performs the pre-

paratory operations, READY is displayed.

! If the multi-CD player does not operate prop-

erly, an error message such as ERROR-11 may be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player owners manual.

! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-

gazine, NO DISC is displayed.

50-disc multi-CD player

Only those functions described in this manual are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.

2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the 16 buttons.

For discs located at 1 to 6, press the corresponding number button. If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12, press and hold the corresponding numbers such as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number appears in the display.

# You can also sequentially select a disc by pressing a/b.

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Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation

1 RPT indicator

Shows when repeat range is selected to current track.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:

RPT (repeat play)RDM (random play) SCAN (scan play)ITS-P (ITS play)PAUSE (pause)COMP (compression and DBE)

# To return to the playback display, press BAND.

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.

Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.

! MCD  Repeat all discs in the multi-CD

player

! TRK  Repeat just the current track ! DSC  Repeat the current disc

Notes

! If you select other discs during repeat play,

the repeat play range changes to MCD.

! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-

verse during TRK, the repeat play range changes to DSC.

Playing tracks in a random order

Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the repeat range, MCD and DSC.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on this page.

2 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.

Press FUNCTION until RDM appears in the display.

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Repeating play

There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (disc repeat).

1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.

Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn random play on. RDM :ON appears in the display. Tracks will

play in a random order within the previously selected MCD or DSC ranges.

4 Press b to turn random play off. RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will

continue to play in order.

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Scanning CDs and tracks

While you are using DSC, the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the beginning of the first track of each disc is played for about 10 seconds.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.

2 Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.

Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn scan play on. SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10

seconds of each track of the current disc (or the first track of each disc) is played.

4 When you find the desired track (or disc) press b to turn scan play off. SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track

(or disc) will continue to play.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION.

Note

After track or disc scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.

2 Press a to turn pause on. PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press b to turn pause off. PAUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will re-

sume at the same point that you turned pause on.

Note

You can also turn pause on or off by pressing PAUSE.

Using ITS playlists

ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a playlist of favorite tracks from those in the multi-CD player magazine. After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you can turn on ITS play and play just those selections.

Creating a playlist with ITS programming

You can use ITS to enter and playback up to 99 tracks per disc, up to 100 discs (with the disc title). (With multi-CD players sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.)

Pausing CD playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.

Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display.

1 Play a CD that you want to program.

Press a or b to select a CD.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display: TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)

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3 Select a desired track by pressing c or d.

4 Press a to store the currently playing track in the playlist. IN is displayed briefly and the currently playing

selection is added to your playlist. The display then shows ITS again.

5 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Note

After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

Playback from your ITS playlist

ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When you turn on ITS play, tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi-CD player will begin to play.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on page 17.

2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS-P.

Press FUNCTION until ITS-P appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn ITS play on. ITS-P:ON appears in the display. Playback be-

gins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected MCD or DSC ranges.

# If no tracks in the current range are programmed for ITS play then EMPTY is displayed.

Erasing a track from your ITS playlist

When you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, press FUNCTION.

1 Play a CD you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on.

Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this page.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.

3 Select a desired track by pressing c or d.

4 Press b to erase a track from your ITS playlist.

The currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of the next track from your ITS playlist begins.

# If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range, EMPTY is displayed and normal play resumes.

5 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist

When you want to delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is off.

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4 Press b to turn ITS play off. ITS-P:OFF appears in the display. Playback will

continue in normal order from the currently playing track and CD.

1 Play a CD that you want to delete.

Press a or b to select a CD.

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2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.

3 Press b to erase all tracks on the currently playing CD from your ITS playlist.

All tracks on the currently playing CD are erased from your playlist and CLEAR is displayed.

4 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Using disc title functions

You can input CD titles and display the title. Then you can easily search for and select a desired disc for play.

Entering disc titles

Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 8 letters long and up to 100 disc titles (with ITS playlist) into the multi-CD player.

1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title.

Press a or b to select a CD.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display.

After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display: TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)

# When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player, you cannot switch to TITLE IN. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

3 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z and numbers in 123 ... 8 9 0 order. Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B

A order.

4 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press c to move backwards in the display.

5 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title.

When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

6 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Notes

! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc

has been removed from the magazine, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted.

! After data for 100 discs has been stored in

memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

Displaying disc titles

You can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered.

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDISC TTL (disc title)

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When you select DISC TTL, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display.

# If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO TITLE is displayed.

Using CD TEXT functions

You can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player.

Some discs have certain information encoded on the disc during manufacture. These discs may contain such information as the CD title, track title, artists name and playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these specially encoded CD TEXT discs support the functions listed below.

Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDISC TTL (disc title)ART NAME (disc artist name)TRK TTL (track title) ART NAME (track artist name)

# If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO D-TTL).

Using compression and bass emphasis

You can use these functions only with a multiCD player that supports them.

Using COMP (compression) and DBE (dynamic bass emphasis) functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the multi-CD player. Each of the functions have a two-step adjustment. The COMP function balances the output of louder and softer sounds at higher volumes. DBE boosts bass levels to give playback a fuller sound. Listen to each of the effects as you select through them and use the one that best enhances the playback of the track or CD that you are listening to.

1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP.

Press FUNCTION until COMP appears in the display.

# If the multi-CD player does not support COMP/DBE, NO COMP is displayed when you attempt to select it.

2 Press a or b to select your favorite setting.

Press a or b repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

COMP OFFCOMP 1COMP 2 COMP OFFDBE 1DBE 2

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Scrolling titles in the display

This unit can display the first 8 letters only of

DISC TTL, ART NAME, TRK TTL and ART NAME. When the recorded information is

longer than 8 letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the title can be seen.

% Press DISPLAY and hold until the title begins to scroll to the left.

The rest of the title will appear in the display.

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Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments

1 CUSTOM indicator

Shows when custom equalizer curve is presently selected.

2 Equalizer curve

Shows which equalizer preset is currently selected.

3 FIE indicator

Shows when the front image enhancer is turned on.

4 Audio display

Shows the audio adjustments status.

5 LOUD indicator

Appears in the display when loudness is turned on.

% Press AUDIO to display the audio function names.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following audio functions:

FAD (balance adjustment)EQ-L (equalizer) LOUD (loudness)FIE (front image enhan- cer)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.

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Note

If you do not operate the audio function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the source display.

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. Press AUDIO until FAD appears in the display.

# If the balance setting has been previously adjusted, BAL will be displayed.

2 Press a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance.

Each press of a or b moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the rear. FAD :F15  FAD :R15 is displayed as the front/ rear speaker balance moves from front to rear.

# FAD : 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used.

3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker balance.

When you press c or d, BAL 0 is displayed. Each press of c or d moves the left/right speaker balance towards the left or the right. BAL L9  BAL R9 is displayed as the left/right speaker balance moves from left to right.

Using the equalizer

The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired.

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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:

Display Equalizer curve

SPR-BASS Super bass

POWERFUL Powerful

NATURAL Natural

VOCAL Vocal

CUSTOM Custom

EQ FLAT Flat

! CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve

that you create.

! A separate CUSTOM curve can be created

for each source. (The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player are set to the same equalizer adjustment setting automatically.) If you make adjustments, the equalizer curve settings will be memorized in CUSTOM.

! When EQ 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

EQ FLAT and a set equalizer curve.

1 Press AUDIO to select the equalizer curve adjustment.

Press AUDIO until EQ-L appears in the display.

# If the equalizer band has been previously adjusted, the band of that previously selected will be displayed instead of EQ-L.

2 Press c or d to select the equalizer band to adjust.

Each press of c or d selects equalizer bands in the following order:

EQ-L (low)EQ-M (mid)EQ-H (high)

3 Press a or b to adjust the level of the equalizer band.

Each press of a or b increases or decreases the level of the equalization band. +6  6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.

# You can then select another band and adjust the level.

Note

If you make adjustments when a curve other than CUSTOM is selected, the newly adjusted curve will replace the previous curve. Then a new curve with CUSTOM appears on the display while selecting the equalizer curve.

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% Press EQ to select the equalizer.

Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizer:

SPR-BASSPOWERFULNATURAL VOCALCUSTOMEQ FLAT

Adjusting equalizer curves

You can adjust the currently selected equalizer curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.

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

Frequency (Hz)

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Audio Adjustments

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.

LowMidHigh

3 Press c or d to select the desired frequency.

Press c or d until the desired frequency appears in the display. Low: 4080100160 (Hz) Mid: 2005001k2k (Hz) High: 3k8k10k12k (Hz)

4 Press a or b to select the desired Q factor.

Press a or b until the desired Q factor appears in the display.

2N1N1W2W

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3 Press c or d to select a desired level.

Each press of c or d selects level in the following order:

LOW (low)MID (mid)HI (high)

4 Press b to turn loudness off. LOUD :OFF appears in the display.

Note

You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing LOUDNESS.

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.

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.

Adjusting loudness

Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.

1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.

Press AUDIO until LOUD appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn loudness on.

Loudness level (e.g., LOUD MID) appears in the display.

1 Press AUDIO to select FIE. Press AUDIO until FIE appears in the display.

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.

Each press of c or d selects frequency in the following order: 100160250 (Hz)

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Notes

! After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the bal-

ance adjustment (refer to page 22) 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 volume level of

the FM tuner, which remains unchanged.

1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to adjust (e.g., built-in CD player).

2 Press AUDIO to select SLA. Press AUDIO until SLA appears in the display.

3 Press a or b to adjust the source volume.

Each press of a or b increases or decreases the source volume. SLA: +4  SLA: 4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased.

! External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to

the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

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Notes

! Since the FM tuner volume is the control, it is

not possible to apply source level adjustments to the FM tuner.

! The AM tuner volume level can also be ad-

justed with source level adjustments.

! The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player

are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

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Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings

Initial settings lets you perform initial set up of different settings for this unit.

1 Function display

Shows the function status.

1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until the clock appears in the display.

3 Press FUNCTION to select one of the initial settings.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following settings: ClockFM (FM tuning step)AM (AM tuning step)WARN (warning tone)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 FUNCTION until the unit turns off.

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 As you select segments of the clock display the segment selected will blink.

3 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.

Setting the FM tuning step

The FM tuning step employed by seek tuning can be switched between 100 kHz, the preset step, and 50 kHz.

1 Press FUNCTION to select FM.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM appears in the display.

2 Press c or d to select the FM tuning step.

Pressing c or d will switch the FM tuning step between 100 kHz and 50 kHz. The selected FM tuning step will appear in the display.

Setting the clock

Use these instructions to set the clock.

1 Press FUNCTION to select clock.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until clock appears in the display.

Note

If seek tuning is performed in 50 kHz steps, stations may be tuned in imprecisely. Tune in the stations with manual tuning or use seek tuning again.

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Setting the AM tuning step

The AM tuning step can be switched between 9 kHz, the preset step, and 10 kHz. When using the tuner in North, Central or South America, reset the tuning step from 9 kHz (531  1,602 kHz allowable) to 10 kHz (530  1,640 kHz allowable).

1 Press FUNCTION to select AM.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AM appears in the display.

2 Press c or d to select the AM tuning step.

Pressing c or d will switch the AM tuning step between 9 kHz and 10 kHz. The selected AM tuning step will appear in the display.

Switching the warning tone

If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within five seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. You can turn off the warning tone.

1 Press FUNCTION to select WARN.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until WARN appears in the display.

1 Press FUNCTION to select AUX.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AUX appears in the display.

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

Pressing a or b will turn AUX on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., AUX :ON).

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

Pressing a or b will turn WARN on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., WARN :ON).

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.

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Other Functions

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.

Note

Even when the sources are off, the clock display appears on the display. Pressing CLOCK turns the clock display on or off.

Using the AUX source

An IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the CD-RB20/CD-RB10 (sold separately) lets you connect this unit to auxiliary equipment featuring RCA output. For more details, refer to the IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector owners manual.

1 After you have selected AUX as the source, press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display.

2 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z and numbers in 123 ... 8 9 0 order. Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B

A order.

3 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press c to move backwards in the display.

4 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title.

When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

5 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Selecting AUX as the source

% Press SOURCE to select AUX as the source.

Press SOURCE until AUX appears in the display.

# If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. For more details, see Switch- ing the auxiliary setting on the previous page.

Setting the AUX title

The title displayed for the AUX source can be changed.

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Additional Information

Appendix

Understanding built-in CD player error messages

When problems occur during CD play an error message may appear on the display. If an error message appears on the display refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the suggested method of correcting the problem. If the error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center.

Message Cause Action

ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30

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

ERROR-22, 23 The CD format

ERROR-44 All tracks are

HEAT CD player over-

Dirty disc Clean disc.

Scratched disc Replace disc.

Electrical or mechanical

cannot be played back

skip tracks

heated

Turn the ignition ON and OFF, or switch to a different source, then back to the CD player.

Replace disc.

Turn off the CD player until the CD player cools down.

CD player and care

! Use only CDs that have either of the two

Compact Disc Digital Audio marks as shown below.

! Use only normal, round CDs. If you insert ir-

regular, non-round, shaped CDs they may jam in the CD player or not play properly.

! Check all CDs for cracks, scratches or

warped discs before playing. CDs that have cracks, scratches or are warped may not play properly. Do not use such discs.

! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed

side) surface when handling the disc.

! Store discs in their cases when not in use. ! Keep discs out of direct sunlight and do

not expose the discs to high temperatures.

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

micals to the surface of the discs.

! To clean dirt from a CD, wipe the disc with

a soft cloth outward from the center of the disc.

! If the heater is used in cold weather, moist-

ure may form on components inside the CD player. Condensation may cause the CD player to not operate properly. If you think that condensation is a problem turn off the CD player for an hour or so to allow the CD player to dry out and wipe any damp discs with a soft cloth to remove the moisture.

! Road shocks may interrupt CD playback.

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