Pioneer DEH-P6600 User Manual

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

Syntoniseur FM/AM et lecteur de CD, Puissance éle­vée, avec contrôleur pour lecteur de CD à chargeur

DEH-P6600

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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

Information to User 5
For Canadian model 5
About this unit 5
About this manual 5
After-sales service for Pioneer products 5
Product registration 5
Precautions 6
Use and care of the remote control 6

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Installing the battery 6

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Using the remote control 6
About the XM READY mark 7
Protecting your unit from theft 7

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Removing the front panel 7

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Attaching the front panel 8
About the demo mode 8

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Reverse mode 8

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Feature demo 8
About the operation mode 8

Whats What

Head unit 9
Remote control 10

Power ON/OFF

Turning the unit on 11
Selecting a source 11
Turning the unit off 11

Tuner

Listening to the radio 12
Introduction of advanced tuner

operation 13

Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 13

Tuning in strong signals 13
Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 14

Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD 15
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

operation 16
Repeating play 16
Playing tracks in a random order 16
Scanning tracks of a CD 16
Pausing CD playback 17
Using disc title functions 17

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Entering disc titles 17

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Displaying disc titles 18

Using CD TEXT functions 18

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 18

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Scrolling titles in the display 18

Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 19
50-disc multi-CD player 19
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player

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

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Creating a playlist with ITS
programming 21

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Playback from your ITS playlist 22

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Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist 22

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Erasing a CD from your ITS
playlist 22

Using disc title functions 23

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Entering disc titles 23

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Displaying disc titles 24

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Selecting discs from the disc title
list 24

Using CD TEXT functions 24

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 24

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Scrolling titles in the display 24

Using compression and bass emphasis 25

Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments 26
Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-

EX) 26

Setting the sound focus equalizer

(SFEQ) 26
Using balance adjustment 27
Using the equalizer 27

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Recalling equalizer curves 27

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Adjusting equalizer curves 28

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Fine-adjusting equalizer curve 28

Adjusting bass and treble 29

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Adjusting bass and treble level 29

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Selecting bass frequency 29

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Selecting treble frequency 29
Adjusting loudness 30
Using subwoofer output 30

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Adjusting subwoofer settings 30
Using nonfading output 30

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Adjusting nonfading output level 31
Using the high pass filter 31
Adjusting source levels 31

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 32
Setting the clock 32
Switching the warning tone 32
Switching the auxiliary setting 32
Switching the dimmer setting 33
Adjusting the brightness 33
Setting the rear output and subwoofer

controller 33

Switching the telephone muting/

attenuation 34

Switching the Ever Scroll 34

Other Functions
Using the operation mode 2 35

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Tuner 35

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Built-in CD Player 35

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Multi-CD Player 35

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XM tuner 35

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Television 36

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DVD player and Multi-DVD player 36

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AUX 36
Turning the clock display on or off 36
Using the AUX source 36

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Selecting AUX as the source 36

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Setting the AUX title 37
Using different entertainment displays 37
Introduction of XM operation 38

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XM operation 38

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Switching the XM display 38

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Swiching the XM channel select

setting 38
Introduction of DVD operation 38

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Operation 38

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Function menu switching 39

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Using ITS playlist and disc title

functions 39

Additional Information

Understanding built-in CD player error

messages 40
CD player and care 40
CD-R/CD-RW discs 41
Specifications 42

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musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your
equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer
Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One
that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion—and, most
importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing.

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of
sound. So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing. Guard against
this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts.

To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

Once you have established a comfortable sound level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future. After
all, we want you listening for a lifetime.

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since
hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer and the
Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged
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osure to excessive noise. This list of sound levels is included for your protection

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Quiet library, soft whisper

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60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant
80 Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock at two feet

THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE

90 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower
100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill
120 Rock band concert in front of speakers, thunderclap
140 Gunshot blast, jet plane
180 Rocket launching pad

Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

iving room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffi

ht traffic, normal conversation, quiet office

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Before You Start

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without
appropriate authorization may invalidate the
users right to operate the equipment.

For Canadian model

This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.

About this unit

The tuner frequencies on this unit are allo­cated for use in North America. Use in other
areas may result in improper reception.

Important (Serial number)

The serial number is located on the bottom of
this unit. For your own security and convenience,
be sure to record this number on the enclosed
warranty card.

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 unit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 the next
page and in other sections.

After-sales service for
Pioneer products

Please contact the dealer or distributor from
where you purchased this unit for after-sales
service (including warranty conditions) or any
other information. In case the necessary infor­mation is not available, please contact the
companies listed below:
Please do not ship your unit to the companies
at the addresses listed below for repair without
advance contact.

U.S.A.

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. Box 1760
Long Beach, CA 90801-1760
800-421-1404

CANADA

Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT
300 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R OP2
[phone]
1-877-283-5901

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

Product registration

Visit us at the following site:

1 Register your product. We will keep the details

of your purchase on file to help you refer to
this information in the event of an insurance
claim such as loss or theft.

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Before You Start

2 Receive updates on the latest products and

technologies.

3 Download owners manuals, order product

catalogues, research new products, and
much more.

Precautions

WARNING:

Handling the cord on this product or cords asso­ciated with accessories sold with the product will
expose you to lead, a chemical known to the
State of California and other governmental enti­ties to cause cancer and birth defects or other re­productive harm. Wash hands after handling.

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 unit 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.

About the XM READY mark

The XM READY mark printed on the front
panel indicates that the Pioneer XM tuner
(sold separately) can be controlled by this unit.
Please inquire to your dealer or nearest
authorized Pioneer service station regarding
the XM tuner that can be connected to this
unit. For XM tuner operation, please refer to
the XM tuner owners manual.

Notes

! XM Satellite Radio is developing a new band

of radio in the U.S.A.

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 32.

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 to drop it.

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The system will use direct satellite-to-receiver
broadcasting technology to provide listeners
in their cars and at home with crystal-clear
sound seamlessly from coast to coast. XM will
create and package up to 100 channels of di­gital-quality music, news, sports, talk and chil­drens programming.

! The XM name and related logos are trade-

marks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.

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 unit features two demonstration modes.
One is the reverse mode, the other is the fea­ture demo mode.
! You cannot cancel a demo mode when the

front panel is open.

Important

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

Feature demo

The feature demo automatically starts when
power to this unit is turned 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
turned off, it may drain battery power.

About the operation mode

This unit features two operation modes, opera­tion mode 1 and 2. Operation mode 1 enables
you to operate all the functions of this unit.
Operation mode 2 enables you to operate the
basic functions for each source easily. This
manual explains operation mode 1. Please
refer to Using the operation mode 2 on page 35
for operation mode 2.

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 unit is turned 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.

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Head unit

1 CLOCK button

Press to change to the clock display.

2 VOLUME

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

3 DISPLAY button

Press to select different displays.

4 PAUSE button

Press to turn pause on or off.

5 FUNCTION button

Press to select functions.

6 AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality con­trols.

7 a/b/c/d buttons

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

8 OPEN button

Press to open the front panel.

9 BAND button

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

a ENTERTAINMENT button

Press to change to the entertainment dis­play.

b EQ-EX button

Press and hold to switch between EQ-EX
and SFEQ functions. Press to operate each
function.

c 16 buttons

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

d EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

e SOURCE button

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

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Remote control

Operation is the same as when using the but­ton on the head unit.

f VOLUME button

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

g CD button

Press to select the built-in or multi-CD

player as the source.

h TUNER button

Press to select the tuner as the source.

i 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

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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 15).

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

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:

XM tunerTunerTelevisionDVD
player/Multi-DVD playerBuilt-in CD
player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: XM tunerTunerTelevision
Sources off
CD: DVD player/Multi-DVD playerBuilt-
in CD playerMulti-CD playerSources
off

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

(refer to page 32).

! 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 turned on. To retract the an­tenna, turn the source off.

Turning the unit off

% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.

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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 disc is set in the DVD player.
 When no magazine is set in the multi-CD

player.

 When no magazine is set in the multi-DVD

player.

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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 the next page.

1 Stereo (ST) indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being

broadcast in stereo.

2 LOC indicator

Shows when local seek tuning is on.

3 Band indicator

Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM

or FM.

4 Preset number indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

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 (ST) indicator will light.

5 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 to select a band.

Press BAND until the desired band is dis­played, FM1, FM2, FM3 for FM or AM.

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Tuner

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Introduction of advanced
tuner operation

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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.

Note

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

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.

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.

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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.

% 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.

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
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.

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Tuner

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.

Note

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

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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 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 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

3 Close the front panel.

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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 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 40.

! When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and

track titles automatically begin to scroll in the
display. When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the
initial setting, the disc and track titles scroll
continuously. About Ever Scroll, refer to
Switching the Ever Scroll on page 34.

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.

EJECT button

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Built-in CD Player

Introduction of advanced
built-in CD player operation

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1 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be­tween the following functions:

Repeat (repeat play)Random (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.
Repeat :OFF appears in the display. The track

currently 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 Random.

Press FUNCTION until Random appears in
the display.

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

will play in a random order.

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

will continue to play in order.

Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.

Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.

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

currently playing will play and then repeat.

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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.

Entering disc titles

Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10
letters long and up to 48 disc titles into this
unit.

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)European letters,
such as those with accents (e.g. á, à, ä, ç)

# You can select to input numbers and symbols
by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 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.

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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.

5 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.

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6 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.

7 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.

Notes

! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc

has been removed from this unit, 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.

! When a multi-CD player that does not support

disc title functions is connected, you cannot
enter disc titles in this unit.

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 Title (disc title)
When you select Disc Title, the title of the cur­rently playing disc is shown in the display.

# When a CD with a disc title is inserted, the
disc title automatically begins to scroll throught
the display.
# If no title has been entered for the currently
playing disc, NO Disc 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.

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

DiscArtist Name (disc artist name)
Track Title (track title)TrackArtist 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 of

Disc Title, DiscArtist Name, Track Title and
TrackArtist Name. When the text information

is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll the dis­play as follows.

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

The titles scroll.

Note

When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting,
CD text information scrolls continuously in the
display. If you want to stop the scrolling display
for the disc loaded, press and hold DISPLAY for 2
seconds. Just the first 16 characters of the text
will be shown in the display. To switch off Ever
Scroll completely, set Ever Scroll to OFF at the in­itial setting. To turn Ever Scroll setting ON or OFF,
refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 34.

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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 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.

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

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.

! When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT

compatible multi-CD player, the disc and track
titles automatically begin to scroll in the
display. When Ever Scroll function is ON at
the initial setting, the disc and track titles
scroll continuously. About Ever Scroll, refer to
Switching the Ever Scroll on page 34.

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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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.

50-disc multi-CD player

Only those functions described in this manual
are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players.
This unit is not designed to operate disc title
list functions with a 50-disc multi-CD player.
About the disc title list funtions, please refer to
Selecting discs from the disc title list on page

24.

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Introduction of advanced
multi-CD player operation

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1 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be­tween the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Disc title listRandom
(random play)Scan (scan play)ITS Play
(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.

Repeating play

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

! MCD  Repeat all discs in the multi-CD

player

! TRACK  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.

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

verse during TRACK, the repeat play range
changes to DISC.

Playing tracks in a random
order

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

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on this page.

2 Press FUNCTION to select Random.

Press FUNCTION until Random appears in
the display.

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

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

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

will continue to play in order.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.

Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.

2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.

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

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Scanning CDs and tracks

While you are using DISC, the beginning of
each track on the selected disc plays for about
10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the be-

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ginning 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.

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.

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 the CD.

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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.

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 the desired track by pressing c
or d.

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4 Press a 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 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 20.

2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS Play.

Press FUNCTION until ITS Play appears in the
display.

3 Press a 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 or DISC ranges.

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

4 Press b 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.

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

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

3 Select the desired track by pressing c
or d.

4 Press b to erase the 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 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 a or b to select the CD.

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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 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 ITS 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 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 a or b to select the 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.

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)European letters,
such as those with accents (e.g. á, à, ä, ç)

# You can select to input numbers and symbols
by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.

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! 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 Title (disc title)
When you select Disc Title, the title of the cur­rently playing disc is shown in the display.

# When a CD with a disc title is inserted, the
disc title automatically begins to scroll throught
the display.
# If no title has been entered for the currently
playing disc, NO Disc 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 play back.

1 Press FUNCTION to select disc title list.

Press FUNCTION until disc title appears in the
display.

2 Press c or d 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.

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 Title (disc title)

DiscArtist Name (disc artist name)
Track Title (track title)TrackArtist 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 of

Disc Title, DiscArtist Name, Track Title and
TrackArtist Name. When the text information

is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll the dis­play as follows.

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

The titles scroll.

3 Press a to play your favorite CD title.

That selection will begin to play.

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When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting,
CD text information scrolls continuously in the
display. If you want to stop the scrolling display
for the disc loaded, press and hold DISPLAY for 2
seconds. Just the first 16 characters of the text

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will be shown in the display. To switch off Ever
Scroll completely, set Ever Scroll to OFF at the in­itial setting. To turn Ever Scroll setting ON or OFF,
refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 34.

Using compression and
bass emphasis

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

Using the 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.

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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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Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio
adjustments

1

1 Audio display

Shows the audio adjustments status.

% Press AUDIO to display the audio func­tion names.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between
the following audio functions:
Fad (balance adjustment)EQ (equalizer
curve adjustment)Bass (bass and treble
level adjustment)Loud (loudness)
Sub-W1 (subwoofer on/off setting)/NonFad
(non fading output on/off setting)Sub-W2
(subwoofer setting)/NonFad (non fading out­put setting)HPF (high pass filter) SLA
(source level adjustment)

# If EQ-EX function has been selected and only
when EQ-EX is turned on and CUSTOM is se­lected as the equalizer curve, you can switch to
Bass.
# When the subwoofer controller setting is only
PREOUT:FULL, you cannot switch to Sub-W1.
(Refer to page 33.)
# You can select the Sub-W2 only when sub-
woofer output is turned on in the Sub-W1.
# When the subwoofer controller setting is only
PREOUT:FULL, you can switch to the nonfading
output on/off setting. (Refer to page 33.)
# You can select the nonfading output setting
only when nonfading output is turned on in the
nonfading output on/off setting.
# When selecting the FM tuner as the source,
you cannot switch to SLA.
# To return to the display of each source, press
BAND.

Note

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

Compensating for
equalizer curves (EQ-EX)

The EQ-EX function smoothes the effects of
each equalizer curve. Furthermore, you can
adjust bass and treble for each source when
CUSTOM curve is selected.
! If SFEQ has been previously selected, press

EQ-EX and hold to switch to EQ-EX and
EQ-EX indicator appears in the display.

% Press EQ-EX to turn EQ-EX on.
EQ-EX ON appears in the display. EQ-EX is

now on.

# To turn EQ-EX off, press EQ-EX.

Setting the sound focus
equalizer (SFEQ)

Clarifying the sound image of vocals and in­struments allows the simple staging of a nat­ural, pleasant sound environment. Even
greater listening enjoyment will be obtained if
seating positions are chosen carefully. FRT1
boosts the treble on the front output and the
bass on the rear output. FRT2 boosts the treble
and the bass on the front output and the bass
on the rear output. (The bass boost is the
same for both front and rear.) For both FRT1
and FRT2, H setting provides a more pro­nounced effect than L setting.

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1 Press EQ-EX and hold to switch to SFEQ
function.

Press EQ-EX and hold until SFEQ indicator ap­pears in the display.

# To switch to EQ-EX function, press EQ-EX and
hold.

2 Press EQ-EX to select the desired SFEQ
setting.

Press EQ-EX repeatedly to switch between the
following settings:

FRT1-H (front 1-high)FRT1-L (front 1-low)
FRT2-H (front 2-high)FRT2-L (front 2-low)
CUSTOM (custom)SFEQ OFF (off)

3 Press c or d to select the desired posi­tion.

Press c or d until the desired position ap­pears in the display.
LEFT (left)CENTER (center)RIGHT (right)

Notes

! If you adjust the bass or treble, CUSTOM

memorizes an SFEQ setting in which the bass
and treble are adjusted for personal prefer­ence.

! If you switch the SFEQ setting, the HPF func-

tion is automatically turned off. By turning the
HPF function on after selecting the SFEQ set­ting, you can combine HPF function with
SFEQ function.

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 F/R 0 is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
# When the rear output setting is
REAR SP :S/W, you cannot adjust front/rear
speaker balance. Refer to Setting the rear output
and subwoofer controller on page 33.

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

When you press c or d, Bal R/L 0 is dis­played. Each press of c or d moves the left/
right speaker balance towards the left or the
right.
Bal L 9  Bal R 9 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.

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

SUPER BASS Super bass

POWERFUL Powerful

NATURAL Natural

VOCAL Vocal

CUSTOM Custom

FLAT Flat

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! 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 FLAT is selected no supplement or

correction is made to the sound. This is
useful to check the effect of the equalizer
curves by switching alternatively between
FLAT and a set equalizer curve.

% Press EQ to select the equalizer.

Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol­lowing equalizers:

SUPER BASSPOWERFULNATURAL
VOCALCUSTOMFLAT

Adjusting equalizer curves

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

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

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 Low (low)EQ Mid (mid)EQ High
(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, CUSTOM curve is up­dated.

Fine-adjusting equalizer curve

You can adjust the center frequency and the Q
factor (curve characteristics) of each currently
selected curve band (EQ Low/EQ Mid/
EQ High).

Level (dB)

Q=2W

Q=2N

Center frequency

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 band for ad­justment from among low, mid and high.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between
the following functions:
LowMidHighBass (bass adjustment)
Treble (treble adjustment)

# If EQ-EX function has been selected and only
when EQ-EX is turned on and CUSTOM is se­lected as the equalizer curve, you can switch to

Bass and Treble.

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: 3.15k8k10k12.5k (Hz)

Frequency (Hz)

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