Contents Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. Please read through this manual before using the product for the first time, to en- sure proper use. After reading, please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future reference.
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Contents – Introduction to advanced – Changing the screen mode 37 – Information display 37 operations 26 – Selecting a repeat play range 26 Audio Adjustments 37 – Playing tracks/files in random – Introduction of audio adjustments 37 – Using balance adjustment 38 order 27 –...
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Contents – Setting the display connection on or Handling guideline of discs and player 68 off 48 DVD discs 68 – Correcting distorted sound 48 DVD-R/DVD-RW discs 68 – Resetting the audio functions 48 AVCHD recorded discs 69 Other Functions 49 CD-R/CD-RW discs 69 –...
Section Before You Start To ensure safe driving These symbols on the products, packa- ging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic WARNING ! To avoid the risk of accident and the potential products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
® ® DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX When using this unit with a Pioneer multi- media files channel processor, you can enjoy the atmo- sphere and excitement provided by DVD movie and music software featuring 5.1 channel re- When an operation is cordings.
Section Before You Start Removing the front panel Press to open the front panel. Grip the left side of the front panel and pull it gently outward. Take care not to grip it too tightly or to drop the front panel and protect it from contact WARNING with water or other fluids to prevent perma- Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
Pioneer CD-U50E USB cable is also avail- Press to select a menu on the DVD menu. able. For details, consult your dealer. Also used for controlling functions.
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Section Operating this unit — Pressing c is the same function as pressing DISP/BACK/SCRL. — Pressing and holding c is the same function as pressing and holding DISP/BACK/SCRL. — Pressing d is the same function as pressing MULTI-CONTROL. ! When operating lists —...
Section Operating this unit Remote control Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source SOURCE button off. Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90%. Press once more to return ATT button to the original volume level.
Section Operating this unit CM BACK/CM SKIP but- Press to skip progressively backward/forward through the video playing. tons DIRECT button Press to select channels directly. Not used. A.MENU button Press to select various sound quality controls. FUNC button Press to select functions. Press 0 to 9 to input numbers.
Section Operating this unit ! Built-in DVD player, USB, iPod ! The thumb pad on the remote control can perform the same operations as Elapsed playback time and literal infor- MULTI-CONTROL on the head unit. mation are displayed. (artist) indicator DVD mode operation Appears when the disc (track) artist name is If you switch the mode to DVD, the thumb pad...
Section Operating this unit (AF) indicator Basic Operations Appears when AF (alternative frequencies Power ON/OFF search) function is on. Turning the unit on d 5 (stereo) indicator % Press SRC/OFF to turn the unit on. Appears when the selected frequency is being broadcast in stereo.
Section Operating this unit ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such Tuner as ones available in the future) that, although Basic Operations incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions with this unit. Two external % Selecting a band units can be controlled with this unit.
Section Operating this unit % When you find a frequency that you JAZZ Jazz want to store in memory, press one of pre- COUNTRY Country music set tuning buttons 1/S.Rtrv to 6/ hold until the preset number stops flash- NAT MUS National music ing.
Section Operating this unit Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the Use MULTI-CONTROL to select LOCAL in function. the function menu. BSM (best stations memory)—REGION (regio- Refer to Introduction to advanced operations nal)—LOCAL (local seek tuning)—TA (traffic on the previous page. announcement standby)—AF (alternative fre- Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the quencies search) setting mode.
Section Operating this unit ! During AF search, sound may be temporarily Receiving traffic announcements interrupted. TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you re- ! AF can be turned on or off independently for ceive traffic announcements automatically, no each FM band. matter what source you are listening to.
Section Operating this unit # You can also skip back or forward to another Built-in DVD player chapter/track/file by pressing o or p. Basic Operations # During PBC playback, a menu may be dis- played if you perform these operations. % Opening the front panel Press % Fast forwarding or reversing...
Section Operating this unit ! When playing back files recorded as VBR Switching the media file type (variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be When playing a disc containing a mixture of correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse various media file types such as DivX and operations are used.
Section Operating this unit % When PBC menu is displayed, press 0 to stricts playback of content to specific, 9 corresponding to a menu number to start registered devices. playback. % If the message is displayed after load- # When the menu is two or more pages long, ing a disc containing DivX VOD content, press o or p to switch between displays.
Section Operating this unit % During playback, press BOOKMARK at ! To select 3, press 3. ! To select 10, press 10 and 0 in that order. the point you want to resume playback ! To select 23, press 10, 10 and 3 in that next time.
Section Operating this unit Press AUDIO during playback. Notes The audio selection icon is displayed for ! With some DVDs, switching between subtitle eight seconds. languages may only be possible using a menu Press AUDIO while the audio selection display. ! You can also switch between subtitle lan- icon is displayed.
Section Operating this unit % Press RETURN to return to the specified Frame-by-frame playback scene. This lets you move ahead one frame at a time # If a specified scene has not been prepro- during playback. grammed in DVD disc, this function is not possi- ! This function is available for DVD, DivX ble.
Section Operating this unit Press LIST/ to switch to the title list For compressed audio files Play time—FLD NAME (folder name)— mode. FILE NAME (file name)—TRACKTITLE (track Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the de- title)—ARTISTNAME (artist name)— sired title. ALBUMTITLE (album title)—COMMENT Turn to change the title.
Section Operating this unit # If you do not operate the list within about 30 Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the seconds, the display automatically returns to the function. ordinary display. For DVD video and Video CD REPEAT (repeat play)—LR SELECT (audio out- put)—PAUSE (pause) Selecting tracks from the track For DVD-VR discs...
Section Operating this unit Playing tracks/files in random For compressed audio and DivX, play range can be selected from DISC (disc repeat), order FOLDER (folder repeat) and TRACK (file re- Tracks/files in a selected repeat range are peat). played in random order. For JPEG files, play range can be selected Refer to Selecting a repeat play range on the from DISC (disc repeat) and FOLDER (folder...
Section Operating this unit Selecting audio output Note When playing DVD video discs recorded with You can also perform this operation in the menu LPCM audio, you can switch the audio output. that appears by using MULTI-CONTROL. When playing Video CD discs, you can switch between stereo and monaural audio output.
Section Operating this unit Notes ! You can also perform this operation in the menu that appears by using MULTI-CONTROL. ! When you use this unit with a multi-channel processor (DEQ-P6600) and switch the ad- vanced sound retriever function to 1 or 2, the volume will become slightly lower.
Section Operating this unit USB portable audio player/ JPEG files: shows the repeat range and ran- dom setting. USB memory DivX: shows the audio system, subtitle setting You can play compressed audio files and JPEG and repeat range. image files stored in a USB storage device. CD, compressed audio: shows the repeat ! For details about compatibility, refer to USB range, random setting and scan setting.
Section Operating this unit ! If a USB storage device contains a mixture of Selecting files from the file various media file types such as JPEG and name list compressed audio, you can switch between The operation is the same as that of the built- media file types to play.
Section Operating this unit Switching the information display Function name Operation The operation is the same as that of the built- Refer to Selecting a repeat play in DVD player. range on page 26. Refer to Switching the information display on However, the repeat play ranges you can select are different from page 29.
Video Playlists (video playlists)—Movies (mo- ! Read the precautions for iPod in the following vies)—Music Videos (music videos)— section. Refer to page 72. Video Podcasts (video podcasts)—Rentals ! While iPod is connected to this unit, PIONEER (rentals) (check mark)) is displayed on the iPod.
Section Operating this unit Displaying text information on List for the selected category is displayed. # You can start playback throughout the se- iPod lected category by pressing and holding When the video output is set to off in the initial MULTI-CONTROL.
Section Operating this unit ! If you do not operate functions within about Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION. 30 seconds, the display automatically returns Turn to change the menu option. Press to se- to the ordinary display. ! When CTRL is set to CTRL IPOD, only CTRL lect.
Section Operating this unit ! CTRL IPOD – This unit’s iPod function can Playing songs related to the be operated from the connected iPod. currently playing song ! CTRL AUDIO – This unit’s iPod function Songs related to the currently playing song can be operated from this unit.
Section Operating this unit 2 Power indicator Press MULTI-CONTROL to determine the selection. Appears when the power is supplied to the # Even if the menu has been canceled before iPod. 3 Song number indicator determination, operation is settled. 4 Repeat indicator 5 Play time indicator Changing the screen mode 6 Shuffle indicator...
Section Operating this unit ! If you do not operate functions within about Using the equalizer 30 seconds, the display automatically returns There are six stored equalizer settings such as to the ordinary display. DYNAMIC (dynamic), VOCAL (vocal), NATURAL (natural), CUSTOM (custom), FLAT (flat) and POWERFUL (powerful) that can ea- Using balance adjustment sily be recalled at any time.
Section Operating this unit Turn MULTI-CONTROL to adjust the Press MULTI-CONTROL to determine level. the selection. +6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased # Even if the menu has been canceled before or decreased. determination, operation is settled. Adjusting loudness Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
Section Operating this unit Setting up the DVD player Setting the subtitle language You can set a desired subtitle language. If the Introduction of DVD setup selected subtitle language is recorded on the adjustments DVD, subtitles are displayed in that language. You can use this menu to change audio, subti- Move the thumb pad up or down to se- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings.
Section Operating this unit Move the thumb pad up, down, left or Setting the on screen display right to select the desired audio language. language Click the thumb pad. You can set the preferred language for infor- The audio language is set. mation display, DVD setup menu and list dis- # Pressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- play etc.
Section Operating this unit Click the thumb pad to select on or off. Setting the slide show interval Each time you click the thumb pad the se- Slide show is possible when JPEG files are lected setting switches on or off. playing with this unit.
Section Operating this unit Press 0 to 9 to input a four digit code Move the thumb pad left or right to number. move the cursor to the previous or next po- sition. Move the thumb pad left or right to move the cursor to the previous or next po- Click the thumb pad after entering the sition.
Section Operating this unit ! Make a note of the code as you will need it Notes when you register with a DivX VOD provider. ! Up to 42 characters can be displayed on one # Pressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- line.
Section Operating this unit ! The tuning step remains at 50 kHz during Initial Settings manual tuning. Adjusting initial settings Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FM STEP Using the initial settings, you can customize in the initial setting menu. various system settings to achieve optimal per- Refer to Adjusting initial settings on this page.
Section Operating this unit ! Sound from this system returns to normal Switching the auxiliary 1 setting when the muting or attenuation is can- Use MULTI-CONTROL to select AUX1 in celed. the initial setting menu. Refer to Adjusting initial settings on the pre- Use MULTI-CONTROL to select vious page.
! EXT-VIDEO – External video unit (such as Refer to Adjusting initial settings on page 45. Pioneer products available in the future) ! AUX – Auxiliary device Press MULTI-CONTROL to display the # To watch video of AUX source, set auxiliary 2 setting mode.
Section Operating this unit — When the display connection is set to off, Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the lan- guage. you can return to the previous list (the EUROPEAN (European language)—RUSSIAN folder one level higher). (Russian language) # You can also perform the same operations by Correcting distorted sound pressing a or b.
Section Operating this unit ! Fader/balance setting (refer to Using bal- Other Functions ance adjustment on page 53) Using the AUX source ! SLA (source level adjustment) setting (refer to Adjusting source levels on page 55) Up to two auxiliary devices such as VCR or ! Dynamic range control (refer to Using the portable devices (sold separately) can be con- dynamic range control on page 55)
Turn to change the menu option. Press to se- Using the external unit lect. External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such as ones available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions with this unit. Two external...
Section Operating this unit Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select the function. FUNCTION 1 (function 1)—FUNCTION 2 (function 2)—FUNCTION 3 (function 3)— FUNCTION 4 (function 4)—AUTO/MANU (auto/manual) # You can also select the function by pressing FUNCTION on the remote control. # You can also turn FUNCTION 1 on or off by pressing BOOKMARK on the remote control.
Section Available accessories Bluetooth adapter Digital Signal Processor You can use this unit to control a Bluetooth You can use this unit to control multi-channel adapter, which is sold separately. processor (DEQ-P6600), which is sold sepa- For details concerning operation, refer to the rately.
Section Available accessories # When playing discs recorded with more than # FADER : 0 is the proper setting when only two 96 kHz sampling frequency, you cannot use audio speakers are used. functions. Also, equalizer curve setting, POSI, Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker AUTO EQ and AUTO TA will be canceled.
Section Available accessories Using the Dolby Pro Logic II Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PANO (adjusting music mode) in the audio func- Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth tion menu. output channels from two-channel sources to Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on achieve high-purity matrix surround.
Section Available accessories Use MULTI-CONTROL to select OFF difference so that you can clearly hear sounds (sound field control) in the audio function even at low volume levels. ! The dynamic range control is effective only menu. Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on on Dolby Digital sounds.
Section Available accessories Press a or b to adjust the source vo- WARNING lume. To prevent accidents, never carry out auto TA and Each time MULTI-CONTROL is pushed up or EQ while driving. When this function measures down, source volume increases or decreases. +4 to –4 is displayed as the source volume is the car interior acoustic characteristics to create an auto-equalizer curve, a loud measurement...
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Section Available accessories ! When front speaker is not connected, auto Fix the supplied microphone in the cen- TA and EQ cannot be carried out. ter of the headrest of the driver’s seat, fa- ! When this unit is connected to a power cing forward, using the belt (sold separately).
Section Available accessories Plug the microphone into the micro- an extended period, high temperatures may phone input jack on the multi-channel pro- cause distortion, color change or malfunction. cessor. Setting the speaker setting You need to make with/without (or yes/no) and size (bass reproducing capacity) selection/ad- justments depending on the installed speak- ers.
Section Available accessories Correcting the subwoofer’s phase size has been set to SML, you can select a fre- quency, under which sounds are reproduced If trying to boost the bass output of the sub- through a LRG speaker or subwoofer. woofer doesn’t do much or rather makes you feel that the bass gets more murky, this may Use MULTI-CONTROL to select HPF in...
Section Available accessories # You cannot select speakers whose size is set # The test tone rotates to the next speaker after to OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on about two seconds from the last operation. page 58.) Press c to stop the test tone output.
Section Available accessories Adjusting the time alignment Display Equalizer curve You can adjust the distance between each POWERFUL Powerful speaker and the selected position. ! An adjusted time alignment is memorized NATURAL Natural in CUSTOM. VOCAL Vocal EQ FLAT Flat Use MULTI-CONTROL to select FL (time alignment adjustment) in the audio func- CUSTOM1...
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Section Available accessories ! The center speaker largely determines the Press d to select the equalizer level set- sound image and getting the balance right ting and then press a or b to adjust the isn’t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2- equalizer level.
Appendix Additional Information Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesn’t turn on. Leads and connectors are incor- Confirm once more that all connections are The unit doesn’t operate. rectly connected. correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse.
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Appendix Additional Information Parental lock is on. Turn parental lock off or change the level. (Page 42) A parental lock message is dis- played and playback is not pos- sible. Parental lock cannot be can- The code number is incorrect. Input the correct code number.
Normally, set the digital output setting to ar PCM. STREAM. (Page 44) selected, 2-channel audio is out- put. Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to have the error message recorded. Built-in DVD player Message Cause Action...
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Appendix Additional Information USB audio player/USB memory Message Cause Action NON-PLAY (UNPLAYABLE FILE) No songs Transfer the audio files to the USB portable audio player/USB memory and connect. USB memory with security enabled Follow the USB memory instructions to dis- is connected able the security.
Appendix Additional Information Understanding auto TA and EQ error messages When correct measurement of car interior acoustic characteristics is not possible using the auto TA and EQ, an error message may appear on the display. If an error message appears, refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the suggested method of correcting the problem.
Appendix Additional Information ! Check all discs for cracks, scratches or Handling guideline of discs warping before playing. Discs that have and player cracks, scratches or are warped may not ! Use only discs featuring any of following play properly. Do not use such discs. ! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed) logos.
Appendix Additional Information ! It may not be possible to play back DVD-R/ CD-R/CD-RW discs DVD-RW discs, because of disc character- ! When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, play- istics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt, back is possible only for discs which have condensation, etc.
! Compatible format: AAC encoded by iTunes CAUTION ! File extension: .m4a Pioneer accepts no responsibility for data lost on ! Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps the USB memory/USB portable audio player even ! Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 44.1 kHz if that data is lost while using this unit.
Appendix Additional Information ! Depending on the kind of USB portable Example of a hierarchy audio player/USB memory you use, this : Folder unit may not recognize the USB audio : Compressed audio file player/USB memory or audio files may not be played back properly.
3 Record the folder containing files into the USB device. CAUTION ! Pioneer accepts no responsibility for data lost However, depending on the system environ- ment, you cannot specify the file playback on the iPod even if that data is lost while sequence.
Appendix Additional Information ! EXIF format that processed by the personal DivX compatibility computer may not be played back. ! Compatible format: DivX video format im- ! There is no progressive JPEG compatibility. plemented in relation to DivX standards ! File extensions: .avi or .divx Important ! DivX Ultra format: No ! DivX HD format: No...
Appendix Additional Information Copyright and trademark Supply of this product only conveys a license notice for private, non-commercial use and does not ! This product incorporates copyright protec- convey a license nor imply any right to use tion technology that is protected by method this product in any commercial (i.e.
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Appendix Additional Information Dolby Pro Logic II Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS Digital Out Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide pa- tents issued &...
Appendix Additional Information Terms the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound system used in theaters. AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and Dolby Pro Logic II refers to an audio compression technology Dolby Pro Logic II can create five full-band- standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
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Appendix Additional Information ISO9660 format MPEG This is the international standard for the for- This stands for Moving Pictures Experts mat logic of CD-ROM folders and files. For the Group, and is an international video image ISO9660 format, there are regulations for the compression standard.
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Appendix Additional Information Packet write This is a general term for a method of writing WMA is short for Windows Media™ Audio on CD-R, etc., at the time required for a file, and refers to an audio compression technol- just as is done with files on floppy or hard ogy that is developed by Microsoft discs.
Appendix Additional Information Specifications AAC decoding format .... MPEG-4 AAC (iTunes en- coded only) (.m4a) General (Ver. 8.0 and earlier) DivX decoding format .... Home Theater Ver. 3, 4, 5.2 Power source ......14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V (.avi, .divx) allowable) Grounding system ....
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