Pioneer KEH-P4025 User Manual

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

Operation Manual

KEH-P4025

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Before You Start

About this manual 2
Precautions 2
What’s what 3
Optional remote control 4
Protecting your unit from theft 5

• Removing the front panel 5

• Attaching the front panel 5

Power ON/OFF

Turning the unit on 6
Selecting a source 6
Turning the unit off 6

Tuner

Listening to the radio 7
Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 8
Tuning in strong signals 8
Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 8

Cassette Player

Playing a tape 9
Repeating play 10
Skipping blank tape sections 10
Radio intercept 10

Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 10
50-disc multi-CD player 11
Repeating play 11
Playing tracks in a random order 12
Scanning CDs and tracks 12
Pausing CD playback 12

Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments 13
Using balance adjustment 13
Using the equalizer 14

• Recalling equalizer curves 14

• Adjusting equalizer curves 14
Adjusting loudness 14
Front image enhancer (FIE) 15
Adjusting source levels 15

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 16
Setting the time 16
Setting the FM tuning step 16
Setting the AM tuning step 17
Switching the auxiliary setting 17

Additional Information

Setting the time display on or off 17
Using the AUX source 17

• Selecting AUX as the source 17
Cassette tapes 18
Cleaning the playback head 18
Music search and repeat functions 18
Specifications 19

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.

Contents

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About this manual

This unit features a number of sophisticated
functions ensuring superior reception and oper­ation. All the functions have been designed for
the easiest possible use, but many are not self­explanatory. This operation manual will help you
benefit fully from this product’s potential and to
maximize your listening enjoyment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself
with the functions and their operation by read­ing through the manual before you begin using
this unit. It is especially important that you read
and observe precautions on this page and in
other sections.
This manual explains head unit operation. You
can perform the same operations with the
remote control (CD-R30).

Precautions

• Keep this manual handy as a reference for
operating procedures and precautions.

• Always keep the volume low enough so you
can hear sounds outside of the car.

• Protect this product from moisture.

• If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the preset memory will be erased and must be
reprogrammed.

• Should this product fail to operate properly,
contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.

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What’s what

1 VOLUME button

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

2 LOCAL button (tuner)

Press to switch local function on or off.

PAUSE/SCAN

button

Press to switch pause function on or off.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
scan function on or off.

3

BSM button (tuner)

Press and hold for two seconds to switch
BSM function on or off.

REPEAT/RANDOM button

Press to switch repeat function on or off.
Press and hold for two seconds to switch
random function on or off.

4 OPEN button

Press to open the front panel.

5

AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality con­trols.

6 5/∞/2/3 buttons

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

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LOUDNESS

button

Press to switch loudness function on or off.

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BAND button

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

9 1–6 (PRESET TUNING) buttons

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

0 SOURCE button

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

- EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

= CLOCK button

Press to switch clock display on or off.

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Optional remote control

The remote control CD-R30 is sold separately.
Operation is the same as when using the button
on the head unit. See the explanation of the
head unit about the operation of each button
with the exception of ATT , which is explained
below.

~ +/– button

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

! FUNCTION button

Not used.

@ CD button

Press once to select a CD.

# Cassette button

Press once to select a cassette.

$ TUNER button

Press once to select a tuner.

% 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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Before You Start

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.

• Keep the front panel closed while driving.

Important

• Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons tightly when removing or attaching.

• Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.

• Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.

Removing the front panel

1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.

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

Take care not to grip it tightly or drop it.

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

Attaching the front panel

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

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 cassette player, load a cassette
tape in this unit (refer to page 9).

Press SOURCE to select a source.

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:

Tuner—Cassette player—Multi-CD player

—External unit—AUX

Notes

• In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
— When a product corresponding to each

source is not connected to this unit.
— When no cassette is set in this unit.
— When no magazine is set in the multi-CD

player.
— When the AUX (external input) is set to off

(refer to page 17).

• 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 product.
Only one External Unit can be controlled by
this product.

• When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected
to the car’s auto-antenna relay control termi­nal, the car’s antenna extends when this
unit’s source is switched on. To retract the
antenna, switch the source off.

Turning the unit off

Press SOURCE and hold for at least one sec­ond to turn the unit off.

Tuner

Listening to the radio

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 17).

1 BAND indicator

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

2 FREQUENCY indicator

Shows to which frequency the tuner is
tuned.

3 PRESET NUMBER indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

4 STEREO () indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being
broadcast in stereo.

1 Press

SOURCE to select the tuner.

2Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.

3 Press BAND to select a band

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Press BAND until the desired band is displayed,

F1, F2, F3 for FM or AM.

4 To perform manual tuning, press 2 or 3
with quick presses.

The frequencies move up or down step by step.

5 To perform seek tuning, press and hold 2
or 3 for about one second and release.

The tuner will scan the frequencies until a
broadcast strong enough for good reception is
found.

• You can cancel seek tuning by pressing either

2 or 3 with a quick press.

• If you press and hold 2 or 3 you can skip
broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as
soon as you release the buttons.

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• When the frequency selected is being broad­cast in stereo the STEREO () indicator will
light.

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Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies

If you press any of the PRESET TUNING buttons
you can easily store up to six broadcast frequen­cies for later recall with the touch of a button.

When you find a frequency that you want to
store in memory press a PRESET TUNING but­ton and hold until the preset number stops
flashing.

The number you have pressed will flash in the

PRESET NUMBER indicator and then remain lit.

The selected radio station frequency has been
stored in memory.
The next time you press the same PRESET TUN-

ING button the radio station frequency is

recalled from memory.

Notes

• Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three
FM bands, and 6 AM stations can be stored in
memory.

• You can also use 5 and ∞ to recall radio sta­tion frequencies assigned to PRESET TUNING
buttons.

Tuning in strong signals

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

1 Press

LOCAL to turn local seek tuning on.

Local seek sensitivity (

LOC) appears in the dis-

play.

2 When you want to return to normal seek
tuning, press LOCAL to turn local seek tuning
off.

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.

Press and hold BSM for about two seconds to
turn BSM on.

BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing the

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

• To cancel the storage process, press BSM.

Note

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

PRESET TUNING.

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Cassette Player

Playing a tape

1 TAPE DIRECTION indicator

Shows the direction of the tape transport.

2 PLAY TIME indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur­rent side of the tape.

1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.

Cassette loading slot appears.

2 Insert a cassette tape into the cassette
loading slot.

Playback will automatically start.

Cassette loading slot

TAPE EJECT button

• You can eject a cassette tape by pressing

TAPE EJECT.

3 Close the front panel.

• After a cassette tape has been inserted, press

SOURCE to select the Cassette player.

4Use

VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.

5 To perform fast forward or rewind, press 2
or 3.

FF or REW appears in the display.

• To cancel fast forward or rewind and return to
playback, press BAND.

• You can cancel fast forward or rewind by
pressing 2 or 3 in the same direction twice.

6 To perform forward or rewind music
search, press 2 or 3 twice.

F-MS (forward music search) or R-MS (rewind

music search) appears in the display. The cas­sette player will fast forward or rewind to the
next or previous blank spot on the tape and
begin to play.

• To cancel music search and return to play­back, press BAND.

• You can cancel music search by pressing 2
or 3 in the same direction again.

7 To change the direction of the tape trans­port, press BAND

.

Notes

• Do not insert anything other than a cassette
tape into the cassette loading slot.

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PLAY TIME indicator starts from 00’00” in the

following cases:
— When a tape is inserted
— When the tape direction is changed
— When you rewind the tape to the beginning

• PLAY TIME indicator is halted when fast for­ward, rewind or music search is operating.

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Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.

1 Press

REPEAT/RANDOM to turn repeat play

on.

RPT appears in the display. The track presently

playing will play and then repeat.

2 Press REPEAT/RANDOM to turn repeat play
off.

The track presently playing will continue to play
and then play the next track.

Skipping blank tape sections

Blank skip automatically fast forwards to the
next song if there is a long period of silence (12
seconds or longer) between songs.

1 Press 5 to turn blank skip on.

BS ON appears in the display. Long periods of

silence between songs will be skipped.

2 Press 5 to turn blank skip off.

BS OFF appears in the display. The complete

cassette tape will play.

Radio intercept

This function allows you to listen to the radio
during tape fast-forwarding/rewinding.

1 Press 6 to turn radio intercept on.

RI ON appears in the display.

2 Press 6 to turn radio intercept off.

RI OFF appears in the display.

Playing a CD

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

1 TRACK NUMBER indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

2 PLAY TIME indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the cur­rent track.

3 DISC NUMBER indicator

Shows the disc currently playing.

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Multi-CD Player

1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD
player.

2Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

When you press VOLUME up/+, the volume is
raised and when pressed down/–, the volume is
lowered.

3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the

1 to 6 buttons.

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

• You can also sequentially select a disc by
pressing 5/∞.

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

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

Pressing 3 skips to the start of the next track.
Pressing 2 once skips to the start of the current
track. Pressing again will skip to the previous
track.

Notes

• When the multi-CD player performs the
preparatory operations, READY is displayed.

• If the multi-CD player does not operate prop­erly, an error message such as ERROR-14 may
be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player
owner’s manual.

• If there are no discs in the multi-CD player
magazine, NO DISC is displayed.

50-disc multi-CD player

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

Repeating play

There are three repeat play ranges for the multi­CD player: Multi-CD player repeat, one-track
repeat, and disc repeat.

Press REPEAT/RANDOM to select the repeat
range.

Press REPEAT/RANDOM until the desired
repeat range appears in the display.

• Nothing’s displayed — Repeat all discs in
the multi-CD player

• RPT — 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 multi-CD
player repeat.

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

DISC (disc repeat).

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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, multi-CD
player repeat and disc repeat.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on page 11.

2 Press and hold REPEAT/RANDOM for about
two seconds to turn random play on.

DRDM (random playing in a disc) or RDM (ran-

dom playing in a magazine) appears in the dis­play. Tracks will play in a random order within
the previously selected multi-CD player repeat
or disc repeat ranges.

3 Press and hold REPEAT/RANDOM for about
two seconds to turn random play off.

Tracks will continue to play in order.

Scanning CDs and tracks

While you are using DISC (disc repeat), the
beginning of each track on the selected disc
plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using
multi-CD player repeat, the beginning of the first
track of each disc is played for about 10 sec­onds.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on page 11.

2 Press and hold PAUSE/SCAN for about two
seconds to turn scan play on.

DSCN (scanning tracks) or SCAN (scanning

discs) appears in the display. The first 10 sec­onds of each track of the present disc (or the
first track of each disc) is played.

3 When you find the desired track (or disc)
press and hold

PAUSE/SCAN for about two

seconds to turn scan play off.

The track (or disc) will continue to play.

Note

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

Pausing CD playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the
CD.

1 Press PAUSE/SCAN to turn pause on.

PAUSE appears in the display. Play of the cur-

rent track pauses.

2 Press

PAUSE/SCAN

to turn pause off.

Play will resume at the same point that you
turned pause on.