Pioneer DEH-P8650MP User Manual

Operation Manual Manual de instrucciones

Multi-CD control DSP High power CD/MP3/WMA player with FM/AM tuner

Reproductor de CD/MP3/WMA de alta potencia con sintonizador de FM/AM, DSP y control de CD múltiple

DEH-P8650MP

English Español

Contents

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man-

ual in a safe place for future reference.

Before You Start

About this manual 5 Precautions 5 Features 5 About WMA 5 Switching the DSP setting mode 6 Resetting the microprocessor 6 About the demo mode 6

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Reverse mode 7

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Feature demo 7

Use and care of the remote control 7

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Installing the battery 7

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Using the remote control 7

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FUNCTION button and AUDIO button 8

Whats What

Head unit 9 Remote control 9

Basic Operations

Turning the unit on 11 Selecting a source 11 Loading a disc 11 Adjusting the volume 12 Turning the unit off 12 Protecting your unit from theft 12

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Removing the front panel 12

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Attaching the front panel 13

Tuner

Listening to the radio 14 Introduction of advanced tuner

operation 15

Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 15

Tuning in strong signals 16 Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 16

Selecting stations from the preset channel

list 16

Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD 17 Selecting a track directly 17 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

operation 18 Repeating play 18 Playing tracks in a random order 19 Scanning tracks of a CD 19 Pausing CD playback 19 Selecting the search method 19 Searching every 10 tracks in the current

disc 19 Using compression and BMX 20 Entering disc titles 20 Using CD TEXT functions 21

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 21

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Scrolling titles in the display 21

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Selecting tracks from the track title list 21

MP3/WMA/WAV Player

Playing MP3/WMA/WAV 22 Selecting a track directly in the current

folder 23 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

(MP3/WMA/WAV) operation 24 Repeating play 24 Playing tracks in a random order 25 Scanning folders and tracks 25 Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback 25 Selecting the search method 25 Searching every 10 tracks in the current

folder 26 Switching the tag display 26 Using compression and BMX 26

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Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/

WAV disc 27

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When playing back an MP3/WMA disc 27

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When playing back a WAV disc 27 Scrolling text information in the display 27 Selecting tracks from the file name list 28

Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 29 Selecting a track directly 29 50-disc multi-CD player 30 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player

operation 30 Repeating play 31 Playing tracks in a random order 31 Scanning CDs and tracks 31 Pausing CD playback 32 Using ITS playlists 32

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Creating a playlist with ITS programming 32

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Playback from your ITS playlist 32

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Erasing a track from your ITS playlist 33

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Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 33

Using disc title functions 33

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Entering disc titles 34

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Selecting discs from the disc title list 34

Using CD TEXT functions 35

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 35

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Scrolling titles in the display 35

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Selecting tracks from the track title list 35

Using compression and bass emphasis 36

TV tuner

Watching the TV tuner 37 Storing and recalling broadcast stations 37 Storing the strongest broadcast stations

sequentially 38

Selecting stations from the preset channel

list 38

DVD Player

Playing a disc 39 Selecting a disc 39 Introduction of advanced DVD player

operation 40 Repeating play 40 Pausing disc playback 41 Playing tracks in a random order 41 Scanning tracks of a CD 41 Using ITS playlists 41 Using disc title functions 41

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Entering disc titles 41

Audio Adjustments Operation modes 42

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Operation mode marks 42

3-way network mode Standard mode

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Adjusting the audio easily 42

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Adjusting the audio finely 42 Extra functions 43 Introduction of audio adjustments 43 Using the position selector 44 Using balance adjustment Using balance adjustment Using the time alignment 45

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Adjusting the time alignment 45 About the network function

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Adjustable parameters 46

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Points concerning network

adjustments 47

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Contents

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Muting the speaker unit (filter) 47

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Adjusting network 48

Using subwoofer output

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Adjusting subwoofer settings 49

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Adjusting low pass filter attenuation slope 49

Using the high pass filter

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Muting the speaker units (filters) 50

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Setting the high pass filter for front speakers 50

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Setting the high pass filter for rear speakers 50

Using the auto-equalizer Recalling equalizer curves 51 Adjusting equalizer curves 51 Adjusting 13-band graphic equalizer 52 Using BBE sound 52 Adjusting loudness 53 Using automatic sound levelizer 53 Adjusting source levels 53 Auto TA and EQ (auto-time alignment and

auto-equalizing)

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Before operating the auto TA and EQ function 54

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Carrying out auto TA and EQ 55

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 57 Setting the clock 57 Switching the auxiliary setting 57 Switching the dimmer setting 58 Adjusting the brightness 58 Correcting distorted sound 58 Switching the sound muting/attenuation 58 Setting the FM tuning step 59 Setting the AM tuning step 59 Switching the warning tone 59 Using the feature demo 59 Using reverse mode 60

Switching the Ever Scroll 60 Switching the flap auto open 60

Other Functions

Turning the clock display on or off 61 Using the AUX source 61

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Selecting AUX as the source 61

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Setting the AUX title 61 Using different entertainment displays 62 Using the PGM button 62 Rewriting the entertainment displays 62

Additional Information

Understanding built-in CD player error

messages 64

Understanding auto TA and EQ error

messages 64

Understanding error message on rewriting

the entertainment displays 64 CD player and care 65 CD-R/CD-RW discs 65 MP3, WMA and WAV files 66

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MP3 additional information 66

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WMA additional information 67

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WAVadditional information 67 About folders and MP3/WMA/WAV files 67 DSP adjustment value record sheet 69

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3-way network mode

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Standard mode

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Equalizer curves 69 Terms 70 Specifications 72

Before You Start

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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 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 noted on this page and in other sections.

Precautions

CAUTION: USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION: THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD.

! Keep this manual handy as a reference for

operating procedures and precautions.

! Always keep the volume low enough so

that you can hear sounds from outside 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.

Features

CD playback

Music CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback is possible.

MP3 file playback

You can play back MP3 files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 standard recordings). ! Supply of this product only conveys a li-

cense for private, non-commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet, intranets and/or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit http://www.mp3licensing.com.

WMA file playback

You can play back WMA files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 standard recordings).

WAV file playback

You can play back WAV files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (Linear PCM (LPCM)/MS ADPCM recordings).

About WMA

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Before You Start

The Windows Media" logo printed on the box indicates that this unit can play back WMA data. WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 or later. Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Notes

! With some applications used to encode WMA

files, this unit may not operate correctly.

! With some applications used to encode WMA

files, album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed.

Switching the DSP setting mode

This unit features two operation modes: the 3way network mode (NW) and the standard mode (STD). You can switch between modes as desired. Initially, the DSP setting is set to the standard mode (STD).

! After switching, reset the microprocessor.

% Use a thin standard tip screwdriver to

switch the DSP switch on the side of this unit.

Resetting the microprocessor

The microprocessor must be reset under the following conditions: ! Prior to using this unit for the first time

after installation

! If the unit fails to operate properly ! When strange or incorrect messages ap-

pear on the display

% Press RESET with a pen tip or other pointed instrument.

WARNING

Do not use the unit in standard mode when a speaker system for 3-way network mode is connected to this unit. This may cause damage to the speakers.

RESET button

About the demo mode

This unit features two demonstration modes. One is the reverse mode, the other is the feature demo mode.

Before You Start

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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.

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 button 5 when power to this unit is turned off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON cancels the reverse mode. Press button 5 again to start the reverse mode. ! Some entertainment displays may not oper-

ate the reverse mode.

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 button 6 during feature demo operation cancels the feature demo mode. Press button 6 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.

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. ! When using for the first time, pull out the

film protruding from the tray.

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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 institutions rules that apply in your country/area.

Using the remote control

Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop-

erly in direct sunlight.

Important

! Do not store the remote control in high tem-

peratures or direct sunlight.

! Do not let the remote control fall onto the

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

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Before You Start

FUNCTION button and AUDIO button

You can also select the desired mode by FUNCTION button and AUDIO button on the remote control. But operation of FUNCTION button and AUDIO button on the remote control differs from the operation of MULTI-CONTROL on the head unit. When operating the remote control, switch through the modes as described below to select the mode.

FUNCTION button operation

% Press FUNCTION to select the desired mode (e.g., built-in CD player).

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following modes:

PLAY MODERANDOMSCANPAUSE SEARCH MODETAG READCOMP/BMX DISC TITLE

Note

Refer to Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation on page 18.

AUDIO button operation

% Press AUDIO to select the desired mode.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following modes:

Note

Refer to Introduction of audio adjustments on page 43.

BALNW 1NW 2NW 3NW 4POSI TA 1 TA 2 LOUDG.EQ 1G.EQ 2BBE ASLSLA

FAD/BALPOSITA 1TA 2LOUD G.EQ 1G.EQ 2SW 1SW 2SW 3 F-HPF 1F-HPF 2R-HPF 1R-HPF 2BBE AUTO-EQASLSLA

Whats What

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Head unit

1 EJECT button

Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD player. Press and hold to open or close the front panel.

2 SOURCE button, VOLUME

This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all the available sources. Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.

3 RESET button

Press to return to the factory settings (initial settings).

4 MULTI-CONTROL

Push up, down, left or right to do manual seek tuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions.

5 CLOCK button

Press to change to the clock display.

6 BAND/ESC button

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

7 DISPLAY button

Press to select different displays.

8 16 buttons

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

9 EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

Remote control

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

a VOLUME buttons

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

b AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality controls.

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c FUNCTION button

Press to select functions.

i ATT button

Press to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%. Press once more to return to the original volume level.

j CD button

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

k PGM button

Press to operate the preprogrammed functions for each source. (Refer to Using the PGM button on page 62.)

d Joystick

Move to do manual seek tuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions. ! You can perform same operation as

MULTI-CONTROL on the head unit, except the turning operation.

e DIRECT button

Press to directly select the desired track.

f CLEAR button

Press to cancel the input number when 09 are used.

g 09 buttons

Press to directly select the desired track, preset tuning or disc. Buttons 16 can operate the preset tuning for the tuner or disc number search for the multi-CD player.

h TUNER button

Press to select the tuner as the source.

Basic Operations

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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 the unit (refer to this page).

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

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

TunerTelevisionDVD player/MultiDVD playerBuilt-in CD playerMultiCD 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: TunerTelevisionSources off CD: DVD player/Multi-DVD playerBuilt-

in CD playerMulti-CD playerSources off

! 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.

Loading a disc

1 Press EJECT 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.

Front panel is closed automatically, and playback will start.

CD loading slot

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Notes

! In the following cases, the sound source will

not change:  When there is no unit corresponding to the

selected source connected to this unit.

 When there is no disc in the unit.  When there is no disc in the DVD player.  When there is no magazine in the multi-

CD player.

 When there is no magazine in the multi-

DVD player.

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

(refer to page 57).

# You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT.

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.

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Basic Operations

! 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 it again.

! You can eject the CD by pressing and holding

EJECT with opening the front panel when the CD loading or ejecting cannot operate properly.

! 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

64.

Adjusting the volume

% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

With the head unit, rotate VOLUME to increase or decrease the volume. With the remote control, press VOLUME to increase or decrease the volume.

Turning the unit off

% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

! You can turn off the warning tone. See

Switching the warning tone on page 59.

! You can turn off the flap auto open. See

Switching the flap auto open on page 60.

Important

! Never use force or grip the display and the

buttons too tightly when removing or attaching.

! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive

shocks.

! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and

high temperatures.

! A few seconds after turning the ignition

switch to on or off, the front panel automatically moves. When this happens, your fingers may become jammed in the panel, so keep your hands away from it.

! When removing the front panel, be sure to

hold the corrugated release button on the rear of the front panel while pulling.

Removing the front panel

1 Press and hold EJECT to open the front panel.

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 and the front panel will open.

2 Slide and remove the front panel toward you.

Take care not to grip it too tightly or to drop it.

Basic Operations

Release button

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

Attaching the front panel

1 Make sure the inner cover is closed.

2 Replace the front panel by clipping it into place.

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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.

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 59).

1 LOC indicator

Shows when local seek tuning is on.

2 Stereo (5) indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo.

3 To perform manual tuning, push MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

The frequencies move up or down step by step.

4 To perform seek tuning, push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right 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 pushing MULTI-CONTROL left or right. # If you push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right you can skip stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release MULTI-CONTROL.

3 Preset number indicator

Shows which preset has been selected.

4 Band indicator

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

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 Press BAND/ESC to select a band.

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

Tuner

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Introduction of advanced tuner operation

1 Function name tag

Shows the function currently selected in highlighted manner.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

1 Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the main menu. FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT

appear on the display.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION.

Turn to change the menu option; press to select. The function name appears on the display.

3 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function.

Turn MULTI-CONTROL clockwise to switch be- tween the functions in the following order: BSM (best stations memory)LOCAL (local seek tuning)

# You can also switch between the functions in the reverse order by turning MULTI-CONTROL counterclockwise. # 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 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 one of preset tuning buttons 16 and hold until the preset number stops flashing.

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

Notes

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

FM bands, and six AM stations can be stored in memory.

! You can also recall radio station frequencies

assigned to preset tuning buttons 16 by pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down.

! You can also store the radio station frequency

in memory by using the preset channel list. (Refer to Selecting stations from the preset channel list on the next page.)

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Tuner

Tuning in strong signals

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

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select LOCAL. The function name tag LOCAL is highlighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn local seek tuning on.

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

# To turn local seek tuning off, press

MULTI-CONTROL again.

3 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right 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.

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 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select BSM. The function name tag BSM is highlighted.

16 in the order of their signal strength. When

finished, the preset channel list appears.

# To cancel the storage process, press

MULTI-CONTROL.

3 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the desired station.

Turn to change the station; press to select.

# You can also change the station by pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down.

Note

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

Selecting stations from the preset channel list

The preset channel list lets you see the list of preset stations and select one of them to receive.

1 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to switch to the preset channel list mode.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the desired station.

Turn to change the station; press to select.

# You can also change the station by pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down. # To store the currently received frequency in memory, press and hold MULTI-CONTROL until the selected preset number stops flashing. # To return to the frequency display, press

BAND/ESC.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn BSM on. Searching begins to flash. While Searching is

flashing the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under preset tuning buttons

Built-in CD Player

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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 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

2 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

3 Disc title indicator

Shows the title of the currently playing disc. ! If no title has been entered for the cur-

rently playing disc, nothing is displayed.

1 Press SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.

Press SOURCE until you see Compact Disc displayed.

# If no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select Compact Disc (built-in CD player). Insert a disc in the unit. (Refer to page 11.)

3 To skip back or forward to another track, push MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

Pushing MULTI-CONTROL right skips to the start of the next track. Pushing MULTI-CONTROL left once skips to the start of the current track. Pushing again will skip to the previous track.

Note

When a 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 60.

Selecting a track directly

When using the remote control, you can select a track directly by entering the desired track number.

1 Press DIRECT.

Track number input display appears.

2 Press 09 buttons to enter the desired track number.

# You can cancel the input number by pressing

CLEAR.

3 Press DIRECT.

The track of entered number will play.

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2 To perform fast forward or reverse, push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

# If you select ROUGH, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left or right enables you to

search every 10 tracks in the current disc. (Refer to Selecting the search method on page 19.)

Note

After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eight seconds, the mode is automatically canceled.

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Built-in CD Player

Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation

1 Function name tag

Shows the function currently selected in highlighted manner.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

1 Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the main menu. FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT

appear on the display.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION.

Turn to change the menu option; press to select. The function name appears on the display.

3 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function.

Turn MULTI-CONTROL clockwise to switch be- tween the functions in the following order: PLAY MODE (repeat play)RANDOM (random play)SCAN (scan play)PAUSE (pause)SEARCH MODE (search method) TAG READ (tag display)COMP/BMX (compression and BMX)DISC TITLE (disc title input)

# You can also switch between the functions in the reverse order by turning MULTI-CONTROL counterclockwise.

# To return to the playback display, press BAND/ESC.

Notes

! When playing audio data (CD-DA), tag display

is not effective even if you turn TAG READ (tag display) on. (Refer to page 26.)

! When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot

switch to DISC TITLE. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

! 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 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PLAY MODE.

The function name tag PLAY MODE is high- lighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn repeat play on. Repeat mode :ON appears in the display. The

track currently playing will play to the end and then repeat.

# To turn repeat play off, press MULTI-CONTROL again.

Note

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

Built-in CD Player

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Playing tracks in a random order

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

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select RANDOM.

The function name tag RANDOM is high- lighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn random play on. Random mode :ON appears in the display.

Tracks will play in a random order.

# To turn random play off, press MULTI-CONTROL again.

Scanning tracks of a CD

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

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select SCAN. The function name tag SCAN is highlighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn scan play on. Scan mode :ON appears in the display. The

first 10 seconds of each track is played.

3 When you find the desired track press MULTI-CONTROL to turn scan play off. Scan mode :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 using MULTI-CONTROL.

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 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PAUSE. The function name tag PAUSE is highlighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

# To turn pause off, press MULTI-CONTROL again.

Selecting the search method

You can switch the search method between fast forward/reverse and searching every 10 tracks.

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select SEARCH MODE.

The function name tag SEARCH MODE is highlighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the search method.

Press MULTI-CONTROL until the desired search method appears in the display.

! FF/REV  Fast forward and reverse ! ROUGH  Searching every 10 tracks

Searching every 10 tracks in the current disc

If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can search every 10 tracks. When a disc contains a lot of tracks, you can roughly search for the track you want to play.

1 Select the search method ROUGH.

Refer to Selecting the search method on this page.

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2 Push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right to search every 10 tracks on a disc.

# If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL right recalls the last track of the disc. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL right recalls the last track of the disc. # If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left recalls the first track of the disc. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left re- calls the first track of the disc.

Using compression and BMX

Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the 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. BMX controls sound reverberations 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 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select COMP/BMX.

The function name tag COMP/BMX is high- lighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select your favorite setting.

Press MULTI-CONTROL repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

OFFCOMP 1COMP 2OFFBMX 1 BMX 2

Entering disc titles

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. Use the disc title input feature to store up to 48 CD titles in the unit. Each title can be up to 10 characters long. ! When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot

switch to DISC TITLE. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

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

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select DISC TITLE.

The function name tag DISC TITLE is high- lighted.

3 Press button 1 to select the desired character type.

Press button 1 repeatedly to switch between the following character types: 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 button 2.

4 Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each pushing MULTI-CONTROL up will dis- play a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each pushing MULTI-CONTROL down will dis- play a letter in the reverse order, such as ZYX ... C B A.

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5 Push MULTI-CONTROL right to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, push MULTI-CONTROL right to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Push MULTI-CONTROL left to move backwards in the display.

6 Move the cursor to the last position by pushing MULTI-CONTROL right after entering the title.

When you push MULTI-CONTROL right 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 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.

: track title : disc title and : disc artist

name



track artist name and

# If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, title or name is not displayed.

: disc artist name and : track title

: track title and : track artist name :

: track title

Scrolling titles in the display

This unit can display the first 14 (22) letters of disc title, disc artist name, track title and track artist name. When the text information is longer than 14 (22) 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 display the first 14 (22) characters of text information temporarily and scroll from the beginning, press and hold

DISPLAY. About Ever Scroll, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 60.

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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:

Selecting tracks from the track title list

Track title list lets you see the list of track titles on a CD TEXT disc and select one of them to play back.

1 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to switch to the track title list mode.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the desired track title.

Turn to change the track title; press to play.

# You can also change the track title by pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down. # To return to the playback display, press BAND/ESC.

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Playing MP3/WMA/WAV

These are the basic steps necessary to play an MP3/WMA/WAV with your built-in CD player. More advanced MP3/WMA/WAV operation is explained starting on page 24.

1 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track (file).

2 Folder number indicator

Shows the number of folder currently playing.

3 Track number indicator

Shows the track (file) currently playing.

4 File name indicator

Shows the name of file currently playing.

5 MP3/WMA/WAV indicator

Shows the type of file currently playing.

1 Press SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.

Press SOURCE until you see Compact Disc displayed.

# If no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select Compact Disc (built-in CD player). Insert a disc in the unit. (Refer to page 11.)

2 Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down to select a folder.

# You cannot select a folder that does not have an MP3/WMA/WAV file recorded in it.

# To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold BAND/ESC. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback commences with folder 02.

3 To perform fast forward or reverse, push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

# This is fast forward and reverse operation only for the file being played. This operation is canceled when the previous or next file is reached.

# If you select ROUGH, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left or right enables you to

search every 10 tracks in the current folder. (Refer to Selecting the search method on page 25.)

4 To skip back or forward to another track, push MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

Pushing MULTI-CONTROL right skips to the start of the next track. Pushing MULTI-CONTROL left once skips to the start of the current track. Pushing again will skip to the previous track.

Notes

! When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAV files

and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only by switching mode between MP3/ WMA/WAVand CD-DA with BAND/ESC.

! If you have switched between playback of

MP3/WMA/WAV files and audio data (CD-DA), playback starts at the first track on the disc.

! The built-in CD player can play back an MP3/

WMA/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer to page 66 for files that can be played back.)

! There is sometimes a delay between starting

up CD playback and the sound being issued. When being read in, Format read is displayed.

! Playback is carried out in order of file number.

Folders are skipped if they contain no files. (If folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback commences with folder 02.)

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! When playing back files recorded as VBR

(variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse operations are used.

! If the inserted disc contains no files that can

be played back, No audio is displayed.

! If the inserted disc contains WMA files that

are protected by digital rights management (DRM) , Track skipped is displayed while the protected file is skipped.

! If all the files on the inserted disc are secured

by DRM, Protect is displayed.

! There is no sound on fast forward or reverse. ! When an MP3/WMA/WAV disc is inserted,

folder name and file name automatically begin to scroll in the display. When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting, folder and file name scroll continuously. About Ever Scroll, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page

60.

Selecting a track directly in the current folder

When using the remote control, you can select a track directly by entering the desired track number.

Note

After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eight seconds, the mode is automatically canceled.

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1 Press DIRECT.

Track number input display appears.

2 Press 09 buttons to enter the desired track number.

# You can cancel the input number by pressing

CLEAR.

3 Press DIRECT.

The track of entered number will play.

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Introduction of advanced built-in CD player (MP3/ WMA/WAV) operation

1 Function name tag

Shows the function currently selected in highlighted manner.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

1 Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the main menu. FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT

appear on the display.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION.

Turn to change the menu option; press to select. The function name appears on the display.

3 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function.

# You can also switch between the functions in the reverse order by turning MULTI-CONTROL counterclockwise.

# 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

For MP3/WMA/WAV playback, there are three repeat play ranges: Folder (folder repeat), Track (one-track repeat) and Disc (repeat all tracks).

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PLAY MODE.

The function name tag PLAY MODE is high- lighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the repeat range.

Press MULTI-CONTROL repeatedly until the desired repeat range appears in the display.

! Folder  Repeat the current folder ! Track  Repeat just the current track ! Disc  Repeat all tracks

Notes

! If you select another folder during repeat play,

the repeat play range changes to Disc.

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

verse during Track, the repeat play range changes to Folder.

! When Folder is selected, it is not possible to

play back a subfolder of that folder.

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Playing tracks in a random order

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

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select RANDOM.

The function name tag RANDOM is high- lighted.

3 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn random play on. Random mode :ON appears in the display.

Tracks will play in a random order within the previously selected Folder or Disc ranges.

# To turn random play off, press MULTI-CONTROL again.

Scanning folders and tracks

While you are using Folder, the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using Disc, the beginning of the first track of each folder is played for about 10 seconds.

4 When you find the desired track (or folder) press MULTI-CONTROL to turn scan play off. Scan mode :OFF appears in the display. The

track (or folder) will continue to play.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again by using MULTI-CONTROL.

Note

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

Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the MP3/WMA/WAV.

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PAUSE. The function name tag PAUSE is highlighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

# To turn pause off, press MULTI-CONTROL again.

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1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select SCAN. The function name tag SCAN is highlighted.

3 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn scan play on. Scan mode :ON appears in the display. The

first 10 seconds of each track of the current folder (or the first track of each folder) is played.

Selecting the search method

You can switch the search method between fast forward/reverse and searching every 10 tracks.

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select SEARCH MODE.

The function name tag SEARCH MODE is highlighted.

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2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the search method.

Press MULTI-CONTROL until the desired search method appears in the display.

! FF/REV  Fast forward and reverse ! ROUGH  Searching every 10 tracks

Searching every 10 tracks in the current folder

If the current folder contains over 10 tracks, you can search every 10 tracks. When one folder contains a lot of tracks, you can roughly search for the track you want to play.

1 Select the search method ROUGH.

Refer to Selecting the search method on the previous page.

2 Push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right to search every 10 tracks in the current folder.

# If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL right recalls the last track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL right recalls the last track of the folder. # If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left recalls the first track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pushing and holding MULTI-CONTROL left recalls the first track of the folder.

Switching the tag display

It is possible to turn the tag display on or off, if MP3/WMA disc contains text information such as track title and artist name. ! If you turn the tag display off, time to play-

back will be shorter than when this function is turned on.

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select TAG READ.

The function name tag TAG READ is high- lighted.

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to turn tag display on. Tag read mode :ON appears in the display.

# To turn tag display off, press

MULTI-CONTROL again.

Note

When you turn the tag display on, the unit returns to the beginning of the current track in order to read the text information.

Using compression and BMX

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select COMP/BMX.

The function name tag COMP/BMX is high- lighted.

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2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select your favorite setting.

Press MULTI-CONTROL repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

OFFCOMP 1COMP 2OFFBMX 1 BMX 2

Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/WAV disc

Text information recorded on an MP3/WMA/ WAV disc can be displayed.

When playing back an MP3/ WMA disc

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

: file name : folder name and : file name track title and and

# When playing back MP3 files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the bit rate value is not displayed even after switching to bit rate. (VBR will be displayed.) # When playing back WMA files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the average bit rate value is displayed. # When you have turned tag display off, you cannot switch to track title, artist name, album title or comment. # If specific information has not been recorded on an MP3/WMA disc, title or name is not displayed. # With some applications used to encode WMA files, album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed.

: album title and : track title :

: artist name : artist name

: comment : comment and bit rate

When playing back a WAV disc

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

: file name : folder name and : file

namesampling frequency

# You can only play back WAV files in the frequencies 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz (LPCM), or 22.05 and 44.1 kHz (MS ADPCM). The sampling frequency shown in the display may be rounded.

Scrolling text information in the display

This unit can display the first 14 (22) letters only of folder name, file name, track title, artist name, album title and comment. When the recorded information is longer than 14 (22) letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the text information can be seen.

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

The text information scrolls.

Notes

! Unlike MP3 and WMA file format, WAV files

display only folder name and file name.

! When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial set-

ting, CD text information scrolls continuously in the display. If you want to display the first 14 (22) characters of text information temporarily and scroll from the beginning, press and hold DISPLAY. About Ever Scroll, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 60.

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Selecting tracks from the file name list

File name list lets you see the list of file names (or folder names) and select one of them to playback.

1 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to switch to the file name list mode.

Names of files and folders appear in the display.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the desired file name (or folder name).

Turn to change the name of file or folder; press to play; push right to see a list of the files (or folders) in the selected folder.

# You can also change the name of file or folder by pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down. # To return to the previous list (the folder one level higher), push MULTI-CONTROL left. # To return to the playback display, press BAND/ESC.

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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 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur-

rent track.

2 Disc number indicator

Shows the disc currently playing.

3 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

4 Disc title indicator

Shows the title of the currently playing disc.

! If no title has been entered for the cur-

rently playing disc, nothing is displayed.

1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD player.

Press SOURCE until you see Multi CD displayed.

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

For discs located at 1 to 6, press the corresponding button number. 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 pushing MULTI-CONTROL up or down.

3 To perform fast forward or reverse, push and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

4 To skip back or forward to another track, push MULTI-CONTROL left or right.

Pushing MULTI-CONTROL right skips to the start of the next track. Pushing MULTI-CONTROL left once skips to the start of the current track. Pushing 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 disc, the disc and track ti-

tles 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 60.

Selecting a track directly

When using the remote control, you can select a track directly by entering the desired track number.

1 Press DIRECT.

Track number input display appears.

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2 Press 09 buttons to enter the desired track number.

# You can cancel the input number by pressing

CLEAR.

3 Press DIRECT.

The track of entered number will play.

Note

After entering the number input mode, if you do not perform an operation within about eight seconds, the mode is automatically canceled.

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

34.

Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation

1 Function name tag

Shows the function currently selected in highlighted manner.

2 Function display

Shows the function status.

1 Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the main menu. FUNCTION, AUDIO and ENTERTAINMENT

appear on the display.

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION.

Turn to change the menu option; press to select. The function name appears on the display.

3 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function.

Turn MULTI-CONTROL clockwise to switch be- tween the functions in the following order: PLAY MODE (repeat play)RANDOM (random play)SCAN (scan play)PAUSE (pause)COMP (compression and DBE) ITS PLAY (ITS play)ITS MEMORY (ITS pro- gramming)D.TITLE INPUT (disc title input)

# You can also switch between the functions in the reverse order by turning MULTI-CONTROL counterclockwise. # To return to the playback display, press BAND/ESC.

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