Pioneer DEH-P3550MP User Manual
Operation Manual
Multi-CD control High power CD/MP3 player with FM/
AM tuner
DEH-P3550MP
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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.
Before You Start
About this manual 4
Precautions 4
Features 4
Protecting your unit from theft 4
Removing the front panel 5
Attaching the front panel 5
Whats What
Head unit 6
Remote control 6
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
Selecting the search method 14
Searching every 10 track in the current
disc 14
Using disc title functions 15
Entering disc titles 15
Displaying disc titles 15
Using CD TEXT functions 15
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 15
Scrolling titles in the display 16
MP3 Player
Playing a MP3 17
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
(MP3) operation 18
Repeating play 18
Playing tracks in a random order 19
Scanning folders and tracks 19
Pausing MP3 playback 20
Selecting the search method 20
Searching every 10 track in the current
folder 20
Switching the ID3 tag display on MP3
disc 20
Displaying text information on MP3 disc 21
Scrolling text information in the display 21
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 22
50-disc multi-CD player 22
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 23
Repeating play 23
Playing tracks in a random order 23
Scanning CDs and tracks 24
Pausing CD playback 24
Using ITS playlists 24
Creating a playlist with ITS
programming 24
Playback from your ITS playlist 25
Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist 25
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Erasing a CD from your ITS
playlist 26
Using disc title functions 26
Entering disc titles 26
Displaying disc titles 27
Using CD TEXT functions 27
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 27
Scrolling titles in the display 27
Using compression and bass emphasis 27
Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 28
Using balance adjustment 28
Using the equalizer 28
Recalling equalizer curves 29
Adjusting equalizer curves 29
Fine adjusting equalizer curve 29
Adjusting loudness 30
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) 30
Adjusting source levels 31
Initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 32
Setting the clock 32
Setting the FM tuning step 32
Setting the AM tuning step 33
Switching the warning tone 33
Switching the auxiliary setting 33
CD player and care 35
CD-R/CD-RW discs 36
MP3 files 36
About folders and MP3 files 37
Terms 38
Specifications 39
Other Functions
Turning the clock display on or off 34
Using the AUX source 34
Selecting AUX as the source 34
Setting the AUX title 34
Additional Information
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 35
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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 productspotential 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.
Features
CD playback
Music CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback is possible.
MP3 file playback
It is possible to play back MP3 files recorded
on CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/
Level 2 standard recordings).
! Supply of this product only conveys a li-
cense for private, non-commercial use and
does not convey a license nor imply any
right to use this product in any commercial
(i.e. revenue-generating) 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.
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 33.
Important
! Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons tightly when removing or attaching.
! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
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! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
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.
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.
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Whats What
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d
b
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.
a
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 16 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.
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7 FUNCTION button
Press to select functions.
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Remote control
The remote control CD-R30 is sold separately.
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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.
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 playerTelevisionTuner
Multi-CD playerExternal unit 1External
unit 2AUX
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: TelevisionTunerSources off
CD: Built-in CD playerMulti-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 units blue/white lead is connected
to the cars auto-antenna relay control terminal, the cars antenna extends when this
units 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 33).
! 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-
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Listening to the radio
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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 33).
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.
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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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Introduction of advanced
tuner operation
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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.
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% When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory press a preset
tuning button 16 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 16 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 16.
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
16 you can easily store up to six broadcast
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a
button.
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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 1LOCAL 2LOCAL 3
LOCAL 4
AM: LOCAL 1LOCAL 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 16 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 16 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 16.
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Built-in CD Player
Playing a CD
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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
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.
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.
# If you select the search method to ROUGH,
pressing and holding c or d enables you to
search every ten track in the current disc. (Refer
to Selecting the search method on page 14.)
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 35.
! When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and
track titles begin to scroll to the left automatically.
3 Close the front panel.
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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)
FF/REV (search method)TAG (ID3 tag dis-
play)
# To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Notes
! When playing audio data (CD-DA), it is not ef-
fective even if you turn TAG (ID3 tag display)
on. (Refer to page 20.)
! If you do not operate the function within about
30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback 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.
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.
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.
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2 Press a to turn scan play on.
SCAN:ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track is played.
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.
Selecting the search method
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
track.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the
display.
# If the search method ROUGH has been pre-
viously selected, ROUGH will be displayed.
2 Press c or d to select the search method.
Press c or d until the desired search method
appears in the display.
! FF/REV Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH Searching every 10 track
Searching every 10 track in
the current disc
If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can
search every 10 track. When a disc contains a
lot of tracks, you can roughly search the track
you want to play.
1 Select the search method ROUGH.
Refer to Selecting the search method on this
page.
2 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 track in a disc.
# If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing
and holding d recalls the last track of a disc.
Also, if the remaining number of tracks after
searching every 10 tracks are less than 10, pressing and holding d recalls the last track of a disc.
# If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing
and holding c recalls the first track of a disc.
Also, if the remaining number of tracks after
searching every 10 tracks are less than 10, pressing and holding c recalls the first track of a
disc.
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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.
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.
# When playing a CD TEXT disc, 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, numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... > [ ] order. Each press of b will
display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z
Y X ... C B A order.
6 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
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.
! 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 timeDISC 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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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.
Using CD TEXT functions
Some discs have certain information encoded
on the disc during manufacture. These discs
may contain such information as the CD title,
track title, artists 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:
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Play timeDISC 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).
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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Playing a MP3
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These are the basic steps necessary to play an
MP3 with your built-in CD player. More advanced MP3 operation is explained starting on
the next page.
1 Folder number indicator
Shows the folder number currently playing.
2 MP3 indicator
Shows when the MP3 file is playing.
3 Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track (file).
4 Track number indicator
Shows the track (file) currently playing.
! 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.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
CD loading slot appears.
# After a CD-ROM has been inserted, press
SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.
2 Insert a CD-ROM into the CD loading
slot.
Playback will automatically start.
CD loading slot
EJECT button
# You can eject a CD-ROM 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.
4 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
5 Press a or b to select a folder.
# You cannot select a folder that does not have
an MP3 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.
6 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
# This is fast forward and reverse operation only
for the file being played. This operation is canceled when the previous or next file is reached.
# If you select the search method to ROUGH,
pressing and holding c or d enables you to
search every ten track in the current folder. (Refer
to Selecting the search method on page 20.)
7 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.
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Notes
! When playing discs with MP3 files and audio
data (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and MIXEDMODE CDs, both types can be played only by
switching mode between MP3 and CD-DA
with BAND.
! If you have switched between playback of
MP3 files and audio data (CD-DA), playback
starts at the first track on the disc.
! The built-in CD player can play back an MP3
file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer to page 36
for files that can be played back.)
! Do not insert anything other than a CD into
the CD loading slot.
! There is sometimes a delay between starting
up playback and the sound being issued. This
is particularly the case when playing back
multi-session and many folders. When being
read in, FRMTREAD is displayed.
! 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.
! Playback is carried out in order of file number.
Folders are skipped if they contain no files. (If
folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback
commences with folder 02.)
! When playing back files recorded as VBR
(variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be
correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse
operations are used.
! If inserted disc contains no files that can be
played back, NO AUDIO is displayed.
! There is no sound on fast forward or reverse.
! 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 35.
! When a MP3 disc is inserted, folder name and
file name begin to scroll to the left automatically.
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operation
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1 RPT indicator
Shows when repeat range is selected to current track (file).
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)
FF/REV (search method)TAG (ID3 tag dis-
play)
# 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.
Repeating play
For MP3 playback, there are three repeat play
ranges: FLD (folder repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (repeat all tracks).
1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.
Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.
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2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.
Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.
! FLD Repeat the current folder
! TRK Repeat just the current track
! DSC Repeat all tracks
Notes
! If you select other folder during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to DSC.
! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-
verse during TRK, the repeat play range
changes to FLD.
! When FLD is selected, it is not possible to play
back a subfolder of that folder.
Playing tracks in a random
order
Random play lets you play back tracks in a
random order within the repeat range, FLD
and DSC.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.
Press FUNCTION until RDM 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 FLD or DSC ranges.
4 Press b to turn random play off.
RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will
continue to play in order.
Note
If you turn random play on during FLD and then
return to the playback display, FRDM appears in
the display.
Scanning folders and tracks
While you are using FLD, the beginning of
each track in the selected folder plays for
about 10 seconds. When you are using DSC,
the beginning of the first track of each folder
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 folder (or
the first track of each folder) is played.
4 When you find the desired track (or
folder) press b to turn scan play off.
SCAN:OFF appears in the display. The track
(or folder) will continue to play.
# If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION.
Notes
! After track or folder scanning is finished, nor-
mal playback of the tracks will begin again.
! If you turn scan play on during FLD and then
return to the playback display, FSCN appears
in the display.
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Pausing MP3 playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the MP3.
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.
Selecting the search method
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
track.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the
display.
# If the search method ROUGH has been pre-
viously selected, ROUGH will be displayed.
2 Press c or d to select the search method.
Press c or d until the desired search method
appears in the display.
! FF/REV Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH Searching every 10 track
Searching every 10 track in
the current folder
If the current folder contains over 10 tracks,
you can search every 10 track. When the one
folder contains a lot of tracks, you can roughly
search the track you want to play.
1 Select the search method ROUGH.
Refer to Selecting the search method on this
page.
2 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 track in the current folder.
# If the current folder contains less than 10
tracks, pressing and holding d recalls the last
track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number
of tracks after searching every 10 tracks are less
than 10, pressing and holding d recalls the last
track of the folder.
# If the current folder contains less than 10
tracks, pressing and holding c recalls the first
track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number
of tracks after searching every 10 tracks are less
than 10, pressing and holding c recalls the first
track of the folder.
Switching the ID3 tag
display on MP3 disc
It is possible to turn the ID3 tag display on
MP3 disc on or off, if MP3 disc contains the
ID3 tag.
! ID3 tag refers to text information such as
track title and artist name.
1 Press FUNCTION to select TAG.
Press FUNCTION until TAG appears in the display.
2 Press a to turn ID3 tag display on.
TAG :ON appears in the display.
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3 Press b to turn ID3 tag display off.
TAG :OFF appears in the display.
Note
When you turn the ID3 tag on, this unit returns to
the beginning of the current track in order to read
the text information.
Displaying text
information on MP3 disc
Text information recorded on a MP3 disc can
be displayed.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeFOLDER (folder name)FILE (file
name)TRK TTL (track title)ART NAME (artist name)ALBM TTL (album title)
COMMENT (comment)Bit rate
# When playing back files recorded as VBR
(variable bit rate) files, the bit rate value is not displayed even after switching to bit rate. (VBR will
be displayed.)
# When you have turned ID3 tag display off, you
cannot switch to TRK TTL, ART NAME,
ALBM TTL and COMMENT.
# If specific information has not been recorded
on a MP3 disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g.,
NO NAME).
you can scroll the text to the left so that the
rest of the text information can be seen.
% Press DISPLAY and hold until the text
information begins to scroll to the left.
The rest of the text information will appear in
the display.
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Scrolling text information
in the display
This unit can display the first 8 letters only of
FOLDER, FILE, TRK TTL, ART NAME,
ALBM TTL and COMMENT. When the re-
corded information is longer than 8 letters,
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Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD
1
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.
2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
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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
owners manual.
! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-
gazine, NO DISC is displayed.
! When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT
compatible multi-CD player, the disc and track
titles begin to scroll to the left automatically.
50-disc multi-CD player
Only those functions described in this manual
are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.
3 Select a disc you want to listen to with
the 16 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
2
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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Note
If you turn random play on during DSC and then
return to the playback display, DRDM appears in
the display.
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.
Notes
! After track or disc scanning is finished, nor-
mal playback of the tracks will begin again.
! If you turn scan play on during DSC and then
return to the playback display, DSCN appears
in the display.
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.
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.)
1 Play a CD that you want to program.
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
repeatedly, the following functions appear in
the display:
TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)
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 23.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
1 Play a CD that you want to delete.
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
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.
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, numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... > [ ] 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.
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:
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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.
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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 timeDISC 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.
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, artists 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 timeDISC 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).
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.
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 OFFCOMP 1COMP 2
COMP OFFDBE 1DBE 2
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Introduction of audio
adjustments
1
2
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-BASSPOWERFULNATURAL
VOCALCUSTOMEQ 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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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.
LowMidHigh
3 Press c or d to select the desired frequency.
Press c or d until the desired frequency appears in the display.
Low: 4080100160 (Hz)
Mid: 2005001k2k (Hz)
High: 3k8k10k12k (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.
2N1N1W2W
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.
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.
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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:
100160250 (Hz)
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