Pioneer DEH-P6450 User Manual

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Multi-CD control High power CD play er with FM/AM tuner

Reproductor de CD de alta potencia con control de múltiples CD con sintonizador FM/AM

Operation Manual

DEH-P6450

Manual de Operación

Before You Start

About this manual 5 Precautions 5 Use and care of the remote control 5

• Installing the battery 5

• Using the remote control 6

Protecting your unit from theft 6

• Removing the front panel 6

• Attaching the front panel 7

About the demo mode 7

• Reverse mode 7

• Feature demo 7

What’s what 8

• Head Unit 8

• Remote control 9

Power ON/OFF

Turning the unit on 10 Selecting a source 10 Turning the unit off 10

Tuner

Listening to the radio 11 Introduction of advanced tuner

operation 12

Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 12

Tuning in strong signals 13 Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 13

Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD 14 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

operation 15 Repeating play 15 Playing tracks in a random order 15 Scanning tracks of a CD 16 Pausing CD playback 16 Using disc title functions 16

• Entering disc titles 16

• Displaying disc titles 17

Using CD TEXT functions 17

• Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 17

• Scrolling titles in the display 17

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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Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 18 50-disc multi-CD player 18 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player

operation 19 Repeating play 19 Playing tracks in a random order 20 Scanning CDs and tracks 20 Pausing CD playback 20 Using ITS playlists 21

• Creating a playlist with ITS

programming 21

• Playback from your ITS playlist 21

• Erasing a track from your ITS

playlist 22

• Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 22

Using disc title functions 22

• Entering disc titles 22

• Displaying disc titles 23

• Selecting discs from the disc

title list 23

Using CD TEXT functions 24

• Displaying titles on CD TEXT disc 24

• Scrolling titles in the display 24

Using compression and bass emphasis 24

AudioAdjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments 25 Setting the sound focus equalizer 25 Using balance adjustment 26 Using the equalizer 26

• Recalling equalizer curves 26

• Adjusting equalizer curves 27

• Fine adjusting equalizer curve 27 Adjusting bass 28 Adjusting treble 28 Adjusting loudness 28 Using subwoofer output 28

• Adjusting subwoofer settings 29 Adjusting source levels 29

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 30 Setting the time 30 Setting the FM tuning step 30 Setting the AM tuning step 31 Switching the warning tone 31 Switching the auxiliary setting 31 Switching the dimmer setting 31 Selecting the brightness 32 Switching the rear output setting 32 Switching the Telephone

Muting/Attenuation 32

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Other Functions

Setting the time display on or off 33 Using different entertainment displays 33 Using the AUX source 33

• Selecting AUX as the source 33

• Setting the AUX title 33

Using the telephone muting/attenuation 34

Additional Information

CD player and care 34 CD-R/CD-RW discs 35 Understanding built-in CD player error

messages 35

Specifications 36

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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 selfexplanatory. This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this product’s potential and to maximize your listening enjoyment. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the functions and their operation by reading through the manual before you begin using this unit. It is especially important that you read and observe precautions on this page and in other sections. This manual explains head unit operation. You can perform the same operations with the remote control.

Precautions

• 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 discharged, the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed.

• If this unit does not operate properly, contact 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 (3V) lithium battery.

• Remove the battery if the remote control is not to be used for a month or longer.

• Do not recharge, disassemble, heat or dispose of battery in fire.

• Do not handle the battery with metallic tools.

• Do not store the battery with metallic materials.

• In the event of battery leakage, wipe the remote 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.

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.

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Before You Start

Using the remote control

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

Important

• Do not store the remote control in high temperatures 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 pedals.

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 31.

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.

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.

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Attaching the front panel

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

About the demo mode

This product features two demonstration modes. one is the reverse mode, the other is the feature demo mode.

Reverse mode

If you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, screen indications start to reverse, and then continue reversing every 10 seconds. Pressing 5 numbered button when power to this product is switched off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON cancels the reverse mode. Pressing 5 numbered button again to start the reverse mode.

Feature demo

The feature demo automatically starts when power to this product is switched off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing 6 numbered button during feature demo operation cancels the feature demo mode. Pressing 6 numbered button again to start the feature mode. remember that if the feature demo continues operating when the car engine is switched off, it may drain battery power.

Notes

• You cannot cancel a demo mode when the front panel is open.

• The red lead (ACC) of this product should be connected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle battery may be drained.

What’s what

Head Unit

1 ENTERTAINMENT button

Press to change to the entertainment display.

2 VOLUME

When you press the VOLUME, it extends outward so that it becomes easier to turn. To retract the VOLUME, press it again. Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

3 CLOCK button

Press to change to the clock display.

4 DISPLAY button

Press to select different displays.

5 PAUSE button

Press to pause play.

FUNCTION button

Press to select functions.

OPEN button

Press to open the front panel.

8 AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality controls.

9 5/∞/2/3 buttons

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

0 SFEQ button

Press to select a natural sound with presence.

- BAND/ESC button

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

= 1–6 (

PRESET TUNING) buttons

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

~ SOURCE button

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

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! EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

Remote control

The supplied remote control enables convenient remote operation of the head unit. Operation is the same as when using button on the head unit.

@ VOLUME button

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

# CD button

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

$ TUNER button

Press to select the tuner as source.

% 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 14).

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

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

Built-in CD player—TV—Tuner—Multi-CD player—External unit 1—External unit 2 —AUX

• When using the remote control, press

TUNER or CD to select a source.

Press each button repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

TUNER: TV—Tuner—Sources off CD: Built-in CD player—Multi-CD player— Sources off

Notes

• In the following cases, the sound source will not change: — When a product 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 31).

• 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 external 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 switched on. To retract the antenna, switch the source off.

Turning the unit off

Press

SOURCE and hold for at least one sec-

ond to turn the unit off.

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Tuner

Listening to the radio

These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on page 12.

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 31).

1 STEREO (ST) indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo.

2 BAND indicator

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

3 PRESET NUMBER indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

4 FREQUENCY indicator

Shows to which frequency the tuner is tuned.

1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.

Press SOURCE until you see Tuner displayed.

2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

3 Press BAND/ESC to select a band.

Press BAND/ESC until the desired band is dis- played, FM1, FM2, FM3 for FM or AM.

4 To perform manual tuning, press

2 or 3

with quick presses.

The frequencies move up or down step by step.

5 To perform seek tuning, press and hold 2 or 3 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

2 or 3 with a quick press.

• If you press and hold 2 or 3 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 (ST ) indicator will light.

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Tuner

Introduction of advanced tuner operation

1 FUNCTION display

Shows the function status.

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/ESC.

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 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button.

When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory press a PRESET TUNING button 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 TUN-

ING button 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 5 and ∞ to recall radio station frequencies assigned to PRESET TUNING buttons.

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Tuning in strong signals

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

1 Press

FUNCTION to select LOCAL.

Press

FUNCTION until Local appears in the

display.

2 Press 5 to turn local seek tuning on.

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

3 Press 2 or 3 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

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 ∞ 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 dis- play.

2 Press 5 to turn BSM on.

BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing the

six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under PRESET TUNING buttons in order of their signal strength. When finished, BSM stops flashing.

• To cancel the storage process, press ∞.

Note

• Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace broadcast frequencies you have saved using PRESET TUNING.

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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 page 15.

1 TRACK NUMBER indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

2 PLAY TIME

indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

1 Press

OPEN to open the front panel.

CD loading slot appears.

• After inserting a CD, 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 front panel is open.

3 After a CD has been inserted, close the front panel.

4 Use

VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

5 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold 2 or 3.

6 To skip back or forward to another track, press 2 or 3.

Pressing 3 skips to the start of the next track. Pressing 2 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 properly, an error message such as ERROR-11 may be displayed. Refer to Understanding built-in CD player error messages on page 35.

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Built-in CD Player

Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation

1 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)— T.SCAN (scan play)—PAUSE (pause)

• To return to the playback display, press

BAND/ESC.

Note

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

Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again.

1 Press

FUNCTION to select RPT.

Press

FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the

display.

2 Press 5 to turn repeat play on.

Repeat :ON appears in the display. The track

presently playing will play and then repeat.

3 Press ∞ to turn repeat play off.

Repeat :OFF appears in the display. The track

presently 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 Random appears in the display.

2 Press 5 to turn random play on.

Random :ON appears in the display. Tracks will

play in a random order.

3 Press ∞ to turn random play off.

Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will

continue to play in order.

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Built-in CD Player

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 T. S C A N .

Press

FUNCTION until Track Scan appears in

the display.

2 Press 5 to turn scan play on.

Track Scan :ON appears in the display. The first

10 seconds of each track is played.

3 When you find the desired track press ∞ to turn scan play off.

Track Scan :OFF appears in the display. The

track will continue to play.

• If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select T.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 5 to turn pause on.

Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press ∞ to turn pause off.

Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will

resume at the same point that you turned pause on.

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 10 letters long and up to 48 disc titles into the builtin CD player.

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

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

• When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot switch to TITLE. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type.

Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type:

Alphabet (upper case), Numbers and Symbols— Alphabet (lower case)

• You can select to input Numbers and Symbols by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 Press 5 or ∞ to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of 5 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 ∞ will display a

letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A order.

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

When the letter you want is displayed, press 3 to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press 2 to move backwards in the display.

6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing 3 after entering the title.

When you press 3 one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

7 Press BAND/ESC 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:

PLAYBACK MODE (play time)—Disc Title (disc

title) When you select Disc Title, 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

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

when playing a CD TEXT disc.

Press

DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between

the following settings:

PLAYBACK MODE (play time)—Disc Title (disc

title)—Disc Artist Name (disc artist name)—

Track Title (track title)—T-Artist Name (track

artist name)

• If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO Track Title).

Scrolling titles in the display

This unit can display the first 16 letters only of

Disc Title, Disc Artist Name, Track Title and TArtist Name. When the recorded information is

longer than 16 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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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 page 19.

1 DISC NUMBER

indicator

Shows the disc currently playing.

TRACK NUMBER indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

3 PLAY TIME

indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD player.

Press

SOURCE until you see Multi-CD displayed.

2 Use

VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the

1 to 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 5/∞.

4 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold 2 or 3.

5 To skip back or forward to another track, press 2 or 3.

Pressing 3 skips to the start of the next track. Pressing 2 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 preparatory operations, Ready is displayed.

• If the multi-CD player does not operate properly, 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 magazine, NO DISC is displayed.

50-disc multi-CD player

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

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Introduction of advanced multiCD player operation

1 FUNCTION display

Shows the function status.

Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:

PMODE (repeat play)—T.LIST (disc title list)— RDM (random play)—SCAN (scan play)—ITS-P

(ITS play)—PAUSE (pause)—COMP (compres- sion and DBE)

• To return to the playback display, press

BAND/ESC.

Note

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

Repeating play

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

1 Press

FUNCTION to select PMODE.

Press

FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the

display.

2 Press 2 or 3 to select the repeat range.

Press 2 or 3 until the desired repeat range appears in the display.

• MCD — Repeat all discs in the multi-CD player

• TRK — Repeat just the current track

• DISC — Repeat the current disc

Notes

• If you select other discs during repeat play, the repeat play range changes to MCD (multiCD player repeat).

• If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse during TRK (one-track repeat), the repeat play range changes to

DISC (disc repeat).

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Multi-CD Player

Playing tracks in a random order

Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the repeat range, RANDOM (multi-CD player repeat) and D.RANDOM (disc repeat).

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on page 19.

2 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.

Press FUNCTION until Random appears in the display.

3 Press 5 to turn random play on.

Random :ON appears in the display. Tracks will

play in a random order within the previously selected RANDOM (multi-CD player repeat) or

D.RANDOM (disc repeat) ranges.

4 Press ∞ to turn random play off.

Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will

continue to play in order.

Scanning CDs and tracks

While you are using T.SCAN (disc repeat), the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using

D.SCAN (multi-CD player repeat), 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 page 19.

2 Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.

Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the dis- play.

3 Press 5 to turn scan play on.

Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10

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

4 When you find the desired track (or disc) press ∞ 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.

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 5 to turn pause on.

Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press ∞ to turn pause off.

Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will

resume at the same point that you turned pause on.

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Multi-CD Player

Using ITS playlists

ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a playlist of favorite tracks from those in the multiCD 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 5 or ∞ to select a CD.

2 Press

FUNCTION and hold until TITLE

appears in the display, then press

FUNCTION

to select ITS

After

TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION

repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display:

TITLE (disc title input)—ITS (ITS programming)

3 Select a desired track by pressing 2 or 3.

4 Press 5 to store the currently playing track in the playlist.

ITS Input is displayed briefly and the currently

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

5 Press BAND/ESC 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 19.

2 Press FUNCTION to select

ITS-P.

Press

FUNCTION until ITS Play appears in the

display.

3 Press 5 to turn ITS play on.

ITS Play :ON appears in the display. Playback

begins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected MCD (multi-CD player repeat) or DISC (disc repeat) ranges.

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

4 Press ∞ to turn ITS play off.

ITS Play :OFF appears in the display. Playback

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

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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 page

21.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until

TITLE

appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION until

ITS appears in the display.

3 Select a desired track by pressing 2 or 3.

4 Press ∞ 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, ITS Empty is displayed and normal play resumes.

5 Press BAND/ESC 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.

1 Play a CD that you want to delete.

Press 5 or ∞ to select a CD.

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

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION until

ITS appears in the display.

3 Press ∞ 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 ITS Clear is displayed.

4 Press BAND/ESC

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 10 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 5 or ∞ to select a CD.

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

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display:

TITLE (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. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

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3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type.

Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type:

Alphabet (Upper case), Numbers and Symbols— Alphabet (Lower case)

• You can select to input Numbers and Symbols

by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 Press 5 or ∞ to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of 5 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 ∞ will display a

letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A order.

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

When the letter you want is displayed, press 3 to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press 2 to move backwards in the display.

6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing 3 after entering the title.

When you press 3 one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

7 Press

BAND/ESC 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:

PLAYBACK MODE (play time)—Disc Title (disc

title) When you select Disc Title, 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.

Selecting discs from the disc title list

Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles that have been entered into the multi-CD player and select one of them to playback.

1 Press FUNCTION to select T.LIST.

Press FUNCTION until disc title appears in the display.

2 Press 2 or 3 to scroll through the list of titles that have been entered.

• If no title has been entered for a disc, NO

D-TITLE will be displayed.

3 Press 5 to play your favorite CD title.

That selection will begin to play.

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