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Head unit

DISPLAY button

Press to turn the information display on or
off when the video is displayed.

PGM button

Press to operate the preprogrammed func-
tions for each source. (Refer to

Using the

PGM button

on page 113.)

FLIP DOWN button

Press to turn the LCD panel horizontal tem-
porarily from upright position.

Ambient light sensor

Senses ambient light. This system automati-
cally adjusts the brightness of the display to
compensate for ambient light.

OPEN/CLOSE button

Press to open or close the LCD panel.

BAND/ESC button

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

ATT button

Press to quickly lower the volume level, by
about 90%. Press once more to return to the
original volume level.
Press and hold to switch the demonstration
mode ON or OFF. (Refer to

Feature demo

mode

on page 13.)

Joystick

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

EJECT button

Press to eject a disc from this unit.
Press and hold to open or close the front
panel.

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Summary of Contents for AVH-P7900DVD

Page 1: ...Operation Manual DVD AV RECEIVER AVH P7900DVD English ...

Page 2: ...ay 22 Touch panel key basic operation 23 Opening and closing the LCD panel 24 Protecting your unit from theft 25 Built in DVD player basic operations 26 Tuner Listening to the radio 28 Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies 28 Introduction of advanced tuner operation 29 Tuning in strong signals 29 Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies 29 Playing DVD discs Watching a DVD 30 Selecting tit...

Page 3: ...ation on DivX JPEG disc 49 Frame by frame playback 49 Slow motion playback 49 Searching for the part you want to play 49 Changing audio language during playback Multi audio 50 Changing the subtitle language during playback Multi subtitle 50 Introduction of advanced built in DVD player DivX JPEG operation 51 Repeating play 51 Playing files in random order 51 Multi CD Player Listening to a CD 52 Pau...

Page 4: ...isc 74 Turning the DVD player on or off 75 Selecting a disc 75 Introduction of advanced DVD player operation 76 Repeating play 76 Playing tracks in random order 76 Scanning tracks of a CD and compressed audio 76 Selecting audio output 77 Audio Adjustments Introduction to built in DSP features 78 Introduction of audio adjustments 80 Using balance adjustment 80 Adjusting source levels 81 Using the d...

Page 5: ...muting attenuation 107 Switching the automatic disc playback 107 Resetting the audio functions 108 Switching the DSP setting mode 108 Setting the optical input 108 Setting the TV signal 108 Entering PIN code for Bluetooth wireless connection 109 Setting the security indicator 109 Selecting the display language 109 Other Functions Switching the button illumination 110 Switching the display on the s...

Page 6: ...hones while driving 9 To promote safety certain functions are disabled unless the parking brake is on and the vehicle is not in motion 10 Never set the volume of your display so high that you cannot hear outside traffic and emergency vehicles WARNING Do not attempt to install or service your display by yourself Installation or servi cing of the display by persons without training and experience in...

Page 7: ...a location that enables the driver to watch the DVD or TV while driving To avoid battery exhaustion Be sure to run the vehicle engine while using this unit Using this unit without running the engine can result in battery drainage When no power is supplied to this unit be cause of a replacement of the vehicle bat tery or for some similar reason the microcomputer of this unit is returned to its init...

Page 8: ... this unit from moisture If the battery is disconnected or discharged the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed If this unit does not operate properly contact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Ser vice Station Playable discs DVD Video CD and CD discs that display the logos shown below can be played back on this player DVD audio DVD video Video CD CD Notes is a trademark of ...

Page 9: ...ey DVD audio playback It is possible to play back DVD audio DVD R RW compatibility It is possible to play back DVD R RW discs re corded with the video format and Video Re cording format Refer to DVD R DVD RW discs on page 120 Video CDs featuring PBC compatibility It is possible to play back Video CDs featuring PBC playback control CD playback Music CD CD R RW playback is possible MP3 file playback...

Page 10: ...ratories DTS and DTS ES Neo 6 are registered trademarks of DTS Inc 96 24 is a trade mark of DTS Inc Multi aspect Switching between wide screen letterbox and panscan display is possible Multi audio You can switch between multiple audio sys tems recorded on a DVD as desired Multi subtitle You can switch between multiple subtitle lan guages recorded on a DVD as desired Multi angle You can switch betw...

Page 11: ...e version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed There may be a slight delay when starting playback of WMA files encoded with image data About AAC AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression technology standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Several applications can be used to encode AAC file...

Page 12: ...e playing For details concerning operation refer to Changing the wide screen mode on page 110 Changing the picture adjustment You can make the best adjustment to the pic ture display by changing BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR and HUE You can also dim or enlight the overall picture image using DIMMER For details concerning operation refer to Changing the picture adjustment on page 111 What the marks on ...

Page 13: ...gnition switch to ACC ON before pressing RESET Feature demo mode The feature demo automatically starts when you select the source OFF The demo con tinues while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON To cancel the feature demo press and hold ATT To restart the feature demo press and hold ATT again Remember that if the fea ture demo continues operating when the car engine is turned off it may drain...

Page 14: ...letely clean and install a new battery When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or en vironmental 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 h...

Page 15: ... light 5 OPEN CLOSE button Press to open or close the LCD panel 6 BAND ESC button Press to select among three FM bands and to cancel the control mode of functions 7 ATT button Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90 Press once more to return to the original volume level Press and hold to switch the demonstration mode ON or OFF Refer to Feature demo mode on page 13 8 Joystick Move to pe...

Page 16: ...ate it to increase or decrease the vo lume f V ADJUST button Press to display the picture adjustment menu g ENTERTAINMENT button Press to display the entertainment menu h WIDE button Press to select a desired mode for enlarging a 4 3 picture to a 16 9 one Sub display 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 Source display Shows the status of selected source 2 Stereo 5 indicator Shows when the s...

Page 17: ...ble sources Press and hold to turn the source off 3 ATT button Press to quickly lower the volume level by about 90 Press once more to return to the ori ginal volume level 4 VOLUME but tons Press to increase or decrease the volume 5 AUDIO button Press to change the audio language during DVD playback SUBTITLE but ton Press to change the subtitle language during DVD playback ANGLE button Press to cha...

Page 18: ...For details refer to Resume play back Bookmark on page 34 12 REAR SOURCE button Press to switch between the video sources such as DVD or AV on rear display 13 DISPLAY but ton Press to turn the information display on or off when the video is displayed 14 EJECT button Press to eject a disc from this unit Press and hold to bookmark a disc at the point you want to bookmark Not used 15 0 to 10 buttons ...

Page 19: ...n the DVD menu 22 MENU button Press to display the DVD menu during DVD playback TOP MENU button Press to return to the top menu during DVD playback Using the remote control operation mode switch There are three remote control operation modes on the remote control AVH mode operation When operating this unit by remote control the mode is normally switched to AVH The thumb pad on the remote control c...

Page 20: ...atching a Video CD on page 39 TV mode operation TV operations available with a Pioneer TV tuner e g GEX P5700TVP can be controled with AVH mode TV mode is not used with this unit For details concerning operation refer to the TV tuner s operation manuals When you want to operate the follow ing functions only on the rear display switch the mode to TV When performing manual or seek tuning by moving t...

Page 21: ...ch between the following sources FM FM tuner AM AM tuner TV televi sion AV1 AV 1 input AV2 AV 2 input DVD built in DVD player S DVD DVD player multi DVD player M CD multi CD player iPod iPod EXT1 external unit 1 EXT2 external unit 2 AUX1 AUX 1 AUX2 AUX 2 Telephone Bluetooth tele phone BT AUDIO Bluetooth audio player Notes In the following cases the sound source will not change When there is no uni...

Page 22: ...ress SOURCE and hold In this case press REAR ON and hold to turn the rear display output off Press REAR ON to select the video source on the rear display Press REAR ON repeatedly to switch between the following video sources F SOURCE same source as the front display DVD built in DVD player AV1 AV 1 input AV2 AV 2 input Rear display output is turned on and the illu mination color of REAR ON changes...

Page 23: ... selecting video sources Operating the menu 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 1 FUNCTION key Touch to select functions for each source 2 AUDIO key Touch to select various sound quality con trols 3 SETUP key Touch to select various setup functions 4 DVD SETUP key Touch to select various DVD setup func tions DVD SETUP appears on the display only when DVD is played back on this unit 5 ESC key Touch to canc...

Page 24: ...follows When the ignition switch is turned OFF while the LCD panel is opened the LCD panel will close after six seconds When the ignition switch is turned ON again or turned to ACC the LCD panel will be opened automatically Removing or attaching the front panel will automatically close or open the LCD panel Refer to the next page When the ignition switch is turned OFF after the LCD panel has been ...

Page 25: ...e head unit and stored in the provided protective case to prevent theft If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within four seconds of turning off the ignition a warning tone will sound You can turn off the warning tone See Switching the warning tone on page 106 You can turn off the security indicator See Setting the security indicator on page 109 Important Never use force or grip th...

Page 26: ...osed automatically and play back will start Disc loading slot When DVD DISC AUTO is off touch the source icon and then touch DVD to select the built in DVD player refer to page 21 If you are playing a DVD or Video CD a menu may appear Refer to Operating the DVD menu on page 33 and PBC playback on page 39 When the automatic playback function is on this unit will cancel the DVD menu and automati cal...

Page 27: ...does f Starts playback pauses a disc that s playing or restarts a paused disc g Stops playback o Skips to the start of the current track chapter or file then to previous tracks chapters files Performs fast reverse by touching and holding o p Skips to the next track chapter or file Performs fast forward by touching and holding p Notes You can also perform fast forward or reverse by pressing and hol...

Page 28: ...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 briefly touching either c or d If you keep touching c or d you can skip stations Seek tuning starts as soon as you re lease the key You can also perform seek tuning by holding the joystick left or right Storing and recalling broadcast frequencie...

Page 29: ...F LEVEL1 LEVEL2 LEVEL3 LEVEL4 AM OFF LEVEL1 LEVEL2 The LEVEL4 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 automa tically store the six strongest broadcast fre quencies under preset tuning keys P1 to P6 and once stored there you can tune in to ...

Page 30: ...iewing angle has been se lected 7 Subtitle language indicator Shows which subtitle language has been selected 8 Digital format indicator Shows when a signal encoded in the corre sponding format is detected 9 Audio language indicator Shows which audio language has been se lected For DVD VR only the number of the audio language is displayed a Program format indicators These change according to which...

Page 31: ...oystick left or right Fast forward fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs If this hap pens normal playback automatically resumes Notes When playing DVD video you can display the currently selected repeat range by touching INFO For information about the operations of INFO when playing DVD VR refer to Display ing information of DVD VR on this page When playing DVD video ...

Page 32: ...ting the DVD menu on the next page 2 Touch KEY to display the touch panel keys When KEY is not displayed you can display the touch panel keys by touching the screen 3 To skip back or forward to another track briefly touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next track Touching o once skips to the start of the current track Touching it again will skip to the previous track You can also skip...

Page 33: ...o operate the DVD menu Refer to page 19 You cannot operate the DVD menu from the joystick on the head unit The way to display the menu differs depending on the disc Browsing still pictures You can browse still pictures recorded on the disc during DVD audio playback You cannot operate Slideshow Refer to Sli deshow on page 133 1 Touch BROWSE to browse still pictures during playback 2 Touch PAGE or P...

Page 34: ... can also bookmark a disc by pressing and holding EJECT on the remote control at the point you want to bookmark Next time you load the disc playback will resume from the bookmarked point Note that you can only bookmark one disc using this method To clear the bookmark on a disc press EJECT Frame by frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback Touch during playback Eac...

Page 35: ...tc With DVDs featuring multi audio recordings you can switch between lan guages audio systems during playback Touch AUDIO during playback Each time you touch AUDIO it switches be tween audio systems Notes With some DVDs switching between lan guages audio systems may only be possible using a menu display You can also switch between languages audio systems using DVD SETUP MENU For de tails refer to ...

Page 36: ...h ANGLE it switches be tween angles Note Touching ANGLE during fast forward fast reverse pause or slow motion playback returns you to normal playback Automatic playback of DVDs When a DVD disc with DVD menu is inserted this unit will cancel the DVD menu automati cally and start playback from the first chapter of the first title This function is available for DVD video Some DVDs may not operate pro...

Page 37: ...rack Note If you perform chapter track search or fast for ward reverse the repeat play range changes to DISC Playing tracks in random order Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the current group during DVD audio playback Touch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on Tracks will play in a random order within the current group To turn random play off touch RANDOM...

Page 38: ...e desired audio output appears in the display L R left and right LEFT left RIGHT right MIX mixing left and right Note Depending on the disc and the playback location on the disc the function may not be selectable indicating that operating this function is not pos sible Playing DVD discs En 38 Section 06 ...

Page 39: ...hing o once skips to the start of the current track Touching it again will skip to the previous track You can also skip back or forward to another track by moving the joystick left or right During PBC playback a menu may be dis played if you perform these operations 4 To perform fast forward or reverse keep touching o or p If you keep touching o or p for five sec onds the icon m or n is highlighte...

Page 40: ...st playback speed by pressing q or r on the remote control during slow mo tion playback To return to normal playback touch f Notes There is no sound during slow motion play back With some discs images may be unclear dur ing slow motion playback Reverse slow motion playback is not possi ble Searching for a desired scene starting playback from a specified time You can use the search function to sear...

Page 41: ...operated Touch REPEAT on the function menu to select the repeat range Touch REPEAT repeatedly until the desired re peat range appears in the display DISC Repeat the current disc TRACK Repeat just the current track Note If you perform track search or fast forward re verse the repeat play range changes to DISC Selecting audio output You can switch between stereo and monaural audio output This functi...

Page 42: ...r forward to another track by moving the joystick left or right 3 To perform fast forward or reverse keep touching o or p You can also perform fast reverse fast forward by holding the joystick left or right Selecting tracks from the track title list Track title list lets you see the list of tracks on a disc and select one of them to play back When playing a CD TEXT disc track titles are displayed ...

Page 43: ...lay DISC Repeat the current disc TRACK Repeat just the current track Note If you perform track search or fast forward re verse the repeat play range changes to DISC Playing tracks in random order Random play lets you play back tracks on the CD in a random order Touch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on Tracks will play in a random order To turn random play off touch RANDOM again Sca...

Page 44: ...up or down To return to folder 01 ROOT press and hold BAND ESC However if folder 01 ROOT con tains no files playback commences with folder 02 You cannot select a folder that does not have a compressed audio file recorded in it 3 To skip back or forward to another track briefly touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next track Touching o once skips to the start of the current track Touch...

Page 45: ...T artist name GENRE genre YEAR year When playing back WMA files lists of album title genre and year appear in blank When playing back AAC files lists of genre and year appear in blank If specific information has not been recorded on a compressed audio file No xxxx will be dis played in the list e g No Data Depending on the version of ID3 tag or Windows Media Player the information may not be displ...

Page 46: ...to FOLDER When FOLDER is selected it is not possible to play back a subfolder of that folder Playing tracks in 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 this page 2 Touch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on Tracks will play in a random order within the previously s...

Page 47: ...older You can also select a folder by moving the joy stick up or down To return to folder 01 ROOT press and hold BAND ESC However if folder 01 ROOT con tains no files playback commences with folder 02 You cannot select a folder that does not have a DivX JPEG file recorded in it 4 To skip back or forward to another file touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next file Touching o once ski...

Page 48: ... content Some DivX VOD video on demand content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero ...

Page 49: ...me by frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during DivX playback Press r on the remote control during playback Each time you press r you move ahead one frame To return to normal playback touch f With some discs images may be unclear dur ing frame by frame playback Slow motion playback When playing DivX video file this lets you slow down playback speed Press r on the remote co...

Page 50: ...guage during playback Touch AUDIO during playback Each time you touch AUDIO it switches be tween audio systems Note Touching AUDIO during fast forward fast reverse pause or slow motion playback returns you to normal playback Changing the subtitle language during playback Multi subtitle When playing a DivX video disc recorded with subtitles in one or more languages you can switch subtitle language ...

Page 51: ...l the desired re peat range appears in the display DISC Repeat all files FOLDER Repeat the current folder FILE Repeat just the current file 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 FILE the repeat play range changes to FOLDER When FOLDER is selected it is not possible to play back a subfo...

Page 52: ...er 2 Touch any of 01 to 06 to select a disc you want to listen to If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12 touch PREV or NEXT to display 07 to 12 When 01 to 06 and 07 to 12 are not displayed you can display them by touching LIST You can also sequentially select a disc by using a b when DISC LIST is not displayed 3 To skip back or forward to another track briefly touch o or p Touching p skip...

Page 53: ...t selection will begin to play Displaying text information on CD TEXT discs You can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi CD player Some discs have certain information encoded on the disc during manufacture These discs may contain such information as the CD title track title artist s name and playback time and are called CD TEXT discs Text information recorded on a CD TEXT disc ...

Page 54: ... play range changes to MULTI CD If you perform track search or fast forward re verse during TRACK the repeat play range changes to DISC Playing tracks in random order Random play lets you play back tracks in ran dom order within the repeat range MULTI CD and DISC 1 Select the repeat range Refer to Repeating play on this page 2 Touch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on Tracks will pl...

Page 55: ...ks per disc from up to 100 discs with the disc titles With multi CD players sold be fore the CDX P1250 and CDX P650 up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist 1 Play a CD that you want to program 2 Touch ITS MEMORY on the function menu 3 Touch or to select the desired track 4 Touch MEMORY to store the currently playing track in the playlist MEMORY is displayed briefly and the cur rently playing...

Page 56: ...he currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of the next track from your ITS playlist begins If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range ITS EMPTY is displayed and nor mal play resumes Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist You can delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist if ITS play is off 1 Play the CD that you want to delete 2 Touch ITS ME...

Page 57: ...cannot select the iPod as a source 2 To skip back or forward to another song touch o or p Touching p skips to the start of the next song Touching o once skips to the start of the current song Touching it again will skip to the previous song 3 To perform fast forward or reverse keep touching o or p Browsing for a song The operation of this unit to control an iPod is designed to be as close to the o...

Page 58: ...the status bar Touch to display information on the song you are currently playing Song information is displayed Status bar shows the remaining playback time The bar is filled up from the left to the right as the playback time is consumed Repeating play For playback of the songs on the iPod there are two repeat play ranges ONE repeat one song and ALL repeat all songs in the list While this unit is ...

Page 59: ...a number of Bluetooth audio players available on the market operations with your Bluetooth audio player using this unit vary in great range Please refer to the in struction manual that came with your Blue tooth audio player as well as this manual while operating your player on this unit Information about songs e g the elapsed playing time song title song index etc can not be displayed on this unit...

Page 60: ... holding the joystick left or right 5 To stop playback touch g Note Depending on the Bluetooth audio player you connected to this unit operations on this unit to control the player may differ from those explained in this manual Introduction of advanced BT Audio operation 1 1 1 1 Function display Shows the function names 1 Touch AV MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The func...

Page 61: ...ection on page 109 Disconnecting a Bluetooth audio player Touch DISCONNECT on the function menu After the disconnection is completed No Connection is displayed Displaying BD Bluetooth Device address Touch DEVICE INFO on the function menu to display the BD address Various information regarding the Bluetooth wireless technology are displayed BD ADDRESS system address SYSTEM NAME system name SYSTEM V...

Page 62: ...ar phone 5 Phone number Shows the phone number you selected 6 Automatic answering Automatic reject ing indicator Shows when the automatic answering func tion is on for more details refer to Setting the automatic answering on page 70 Shows when the automatic rejecting func tion is on for more details refer to Setting the automatic rejecting on page 70 7 Battery strength indicator Shows the battery ...

Page 63: ... refer to Connecting a cellular phone on the next page Your phone should now be temporarily con nected however to make best use of the technol ogy we recommend you register the phone to this unit 2 Registration To register your temporarily connected phone refer to Registering connected cellular phone on page 65 3 Volume adjustment Adjust the earpiece volume on your cellular phone for comfort When ...

Page 64: ...ld To end the call both you and your caller need to hang up the phone While your callers hold the line touching switches between callers Rejecting a call waiting Touch to reject a call waiting Introduction of advanced hands free phoning operation 1 1 1 1 Function display Shows the function names 1 Touch AV MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The function names are displayed ...

Page 65: ...ECT on the function menu 2 Touch DISCONNECT to disconnect the currently connected cellular phone from this unit After the disconnection is completed No Connection is displayed Registering connected cellular phone 1 Touch PHONE REGISTER on the function menu Registration assignments appear on the dis play From the top to the third assignment are for User phone 1 2 and 3 The rest two assign ments are...

Page 66: ...e Phone Book Transferring entries to the Phone Book The Phone Book can hold a total of 500 en tries 300 from User 1 150 from User 2 and 50 from User 3 1 Touch PHONEBOOK TRANSFER on the function menu 2 Touch START to turn the Phone Book Transfer function on The Phone Book Transfer is now on standby 3 Use cellular phone to perform phone book transfer Perform phone book transfer using the cellu lar p...

Page 67: ...uch one you want to call The display returns to the normal display and the Phone Book entry you selected is dis played on the information bar 7 Touch to make a call For an international call touch add to add to the phone number 8 To end the call touch The estimated call time appears in the display this may differ slightly from the actual call time Editing the name of a Phone Book entry Important T...

Page 68: ...ete the Phone Book entry A confirmation display appears Touch YES to delete the entry If you do not want to clear a Phone Book entry that you have selected touch NO Using the Call History Important To perform this operation be sure to park your ve hicle and apply the parking brake The 12 most recent calls made dialled re ceived and missed are stored in the Call His tory You can browse the Call His...

Page 69: ...eping touching the assign ment Recalling preset numbers 1 Touch one of preset assignments The selected phone number should now be displayed on the information bar When P1 to P6 are not displayed you can dis play them by touching LIST 2 Touch to make a call 3 To end the call touch The estimated call time appears in the display this may differ slightly from the actual call time Making a call by ente...

Page 70: ...e automatic answer off touch AUTO ANSWER again Setting the automatic rejecting Touch REFUSE ALL CALLS on the func tion menu to turn the automatic call rejec tion on To turn the automatic call rejection off touch REFUSE ALL CALLS again Switching the ring tone Touch RING TONE on the function menu to turn the ring tone on To turn the ring tone off touch RING TONE again Echo canceling and noise reduct...

Page 71: ... to select the TV 2 Touch the screen to display the touch panel keys 3 Touch BAND to select a band Touch BAND repeatedly until the desired band is displayed BAND 1 or BAND 2 4 To perform manual tuning briefly touch c or d The channels move up or down step by step You can also perform manual tuning by mov ing the joystick left or right 5 To perform seek tuning keep touching c or d for about one sec...

Page 72: ... tuning keys P01 to P12 when P01 to P12 are not displayed Introduction of advanced TV tuner operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names 1 Touch AV MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names The function names are displayed and oper able ones are highlighted 2 Touch ESC to return to the TV picture To return to the previous display touch BACK Storing the strongest broadca...

Page 73: ...01 to P12 Selecting the area group Touch COUNTRY on the function menu to select the area group Touch COUNTRY repeatedly until the desired area group appears in the display COUNTRY 1 CCIR channel COUNTRY 2 Italy channel COUNTRY 3 U K channel COUNTRY 4 OIRT channel TV tuner En 73 Section 15 TV tuner ...

Page 74: ...ws the type of the currently playing disc 3 Audio language indicator Shows which audio language has been se lected when playing DVD video 4 Disc number indicator Shows the disc number currently playing when using a multi DVD player 5 Title Folder number indicator Shows the title when playing DVD video or folder when playing compressed audio of the selection currently playing 6 Chapter track number...

Page 75: ... video or Video CD Turning the DVD player on or off Only the remote control can operate this function To perform this function switch the remote control operation mode to DVD Refer to page 19 Press REAR SOURCE to turn the DVD player on To turn the DVD player off press REAR SOURCE again Selecting a disc You can operate this function only when a multi DVD player is connected to this unit Touch any o...

Page 76: ...he current track Notes If you select other discs during repeat play the repeat play range changes to DISC When playing back Video CD or CD if you per form track search or fast forward reverse dur ing TRACK the repeat play range changes to DISC When playing back compressed audio if you select another folder during repeat play the repeat play range changes to DISC When playing back compressed audio ...

Page 77: ... the audio output This function is not possible when disc playback has been stopped Touch L R SELECT on the function menu to select the audio output Touch L R SELECT repeatedly until the desired audio output appears in the display L R left and right LEFT left RIGHT right DVD Player En 77 Section 16 DVD Player ...

Page 78: ... for 2 channel mode only Parametric equalizer PARAMETRIC EQ can be used for multi channel mode only Note When selecting 2 channel mode audio does not be output from front center and rear center speakers Sound settings SETTING1 SETTING2 or SETTING3 Created acoustic sound field can be stored in this unit and called up easily Additionally this unit stores the sound setting and output chan nel informa...

Page 79: ... 2 channel mode and multi channel mode ac cording to your vehicle interior acoustic char acteristics Refer to Auto TA and EQ auto time alignment and auto equalizing on page 94 If AUTO TA and EQ has been completed sound setting is set to AUTO Basically that s all you need to do to adjust the audio setting and no other fine tuning is necessary However according to your wishes it is possi ble to cust...

Page 80: ... source levels SOURCE LEVEL ADJUSTER Using the direct control Digital Direct Listening in surround sound Dolby DTS when selecting multi channel mode only Using the dynamic range control DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL Using the down mix function DOWN MIX Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio function names 1 Touch AV MENU to display the audio function names The audio functi...

Page 81: ...lume is increased or decreased Notes Video CD CD compressed audio and DivX are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically DVD video and DVD audio are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically Using the direct control You can override audio settings to check for ...

Page 82: ...C The Music mode suitable for music playback MATRIX The Matrix mode for when FM radio reception is weak You can operate MUSIC ADJUSTMENT only when MUSIC has been selected Adjusting the Music mode You can adjust the Music mode with the fol lowing three controls Panorama PANORAMA extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wraparound ef fect Dimension DIMENSION al...

Page 83: ...speakers to 10 center channel sent to the center speaker only 1 Touch MUSIC to adjust music mode Refer to Using the DTS Neo 6 on this page 2 Touch or to adjust CENTER IMAGE center image Each time you touch or it gradually spreads the center channel sound into the front left and right speakers over a range 10 to 0 Using the dynamic range control The dynamic range refers to the difference be tween t...

Page 84: ... on page 108 When STANDARD has been selected you cannot select AUTO if Auto TA and EQ has not been carried out Switching between the multi channel output and 2 channel output You can switch the output channel between the multi channel output and 2 channel out put according to the source you are listening to Selecting 2CH changes the audio settings as below Both the front center and rear center spe...

Page 85: ... when you adjust the speaker output levels using the test tone refer to Adjusting the speaker output levels using a test tone on page 92 mut ing is canceled automatically Sound setting function display Touching the sound setting selection keys en ables you to cross refer the other adjustments Even in the adjustment screen it is possible to refer and set another setting menus 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Sound se...

Page 86: ...nd This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively between FLAT and a set equalizer curve When selecting multi channel mode Touch PARAMETRIC EQ on the sound setting menu to select the equalizer Touch PARAMETRIC EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers POWERFUL NATURAL VOCAL FLAT CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 CUSTOM3 LAST MEMORY SUPER BASS S BASS You can sele...

Page 87: ...er REAR CENTER rear center speaker You can mute the selected speaker unit by touching To cancel muting touch You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF Refer to Customizing the speaker setting on page 89 5 Touch BAND to select the equalizer band to be adjusted Each time you touch BAND it selects equalizer bands in the following order LOW low MID mid HIGH high 6 Touch or to select the cent...

Page 88: ...ct the speaker to be adjusted Touch or until the desired speaker appears in the display LEFT left speakers RIGHT right speakers If either the front or rear speakers has been muted on the setting adjustment items of the sound setting display refer to Introduction of sound settings on page 85 flashes You can mute the selected speaker units by touching When you want to cancel muting touch 5 Touch or ...

Page 89: ...t output if the subwoofer is set to OFF and the front and rear speakers set to SMALL or OFF It is imperative that non installed speakers be set to OFF Set the front or rear speaker to LARGE if the speaker is capable of reproducing bass content or if no subwoofer is installed 1 Recall the speaker setting you want to adjust Refer to Recalling speaker settings on this page 2 Touch ADJ next to SPEAKER...

Page 90: ...equency You can select a frequency under which sounds are reproduced through the subwoo fer If the installed speakers include one whose size has been set to SMALL you can select a frequency under which sounds are repro duced through a LARGE speaker or subwoo fer 1 Recall the cut off frequency setting you want to adjust Refer to Recalling cut off frequency settings on this page 2 Touch ADJ next to ...

Page 91: ...t off frequency setting has no effect if the subwoofer is set to OFF and other speakers are set to LARGE or OFF If trying to boost the bass output of the sub woofer doesn t do much or rather makes you feel that the bass gets more murky this may indicate that the subwoofer s output and bass content you hear over other speakers cancel each other out To remove this problem try changing the phase sett...

Page 92: ...usted setting in memory by using MEMORY For details concerning opera tion refer to Storing the adjusted audio settings in memory on page 94 Adjusting the speaker output levels You can adjust the speaker output level of each speaker unit Recalling the speaker output level settings Touch SPEAKER LEVEL on the sound setting menu to select the speaker output level setting Touch SPEAKER LEVEL repeatedly...

Page 93: ...peaker output level To cancel mut ing touch the speaker icon and then MUTE If needed select speakers and adjust their ab solute output levels Refer to Adjusting the speaker output levels on the previous page You can store the adjusted setting in memory by using MEMORY For details concerning op eration refer to Storing the adjusted audio set tings in memory on the next page The adjusted speaker out...

Page 94: ...OM1 CUSTOM2 or CUSTOM3 to store the adjusted setting 3 Touch YES to store the current setting into the selected sound setting To cancel the storage process touch CANCEL Editing the name of sound settings The name displayed for sound settings SETTING1 SETTING2 and SETTING3 can be changed Each name can be up to 10 characters long 1 Touch any of SETTING1 SETTING2 or SETTING3 on the sound setting menu...

Page 95: ...ustic characteristics Be sure to carry out auto TA and EQ using the supplied microphone Using another microphone may prevent measurement or result in incorrect measurement of the car interior acoustic characteristics When front speaker is not connected auto TA and EQ cannot be carried out Auto TA and EQ is carried out depending on the speaker setting refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 89...

Page 96: ...place the microphone If desired place the microphone on the front passenger seat to carry out auto TA and EQ 3 Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC If the car s air conditioner or heater is turned on turn it off Noise from the fan in the air conditioner or heater may prevent correct auto TA and EQ 4 Press SOURCE to turn the source off if this unit is turned on 5 Touch the screen to display the to...

Page 97: ... auto TA and EQ is completed Complete is displayed When correct measurement of car interior acoustic characteristics is not possible an error message is displayed Refer to Under standing auto TA and EQ error messages on page 118 14 Touch ESC to cancel the auto TA and EQ mode 15 Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment Store the microphone carefully in the glove compartment or any ot...

Page 98: ...source Select S DVD to watch video of a con nected DVD player as S DVD source Select CAMERA to watch a rear view cam era video while you are backing your vehi cle Notes In AV INPUT1 you can select the same set ting as AV INPUT2 and vice versa If you have selected the same setting in AV INPUT1 and AV INPUT2 video of the AV component connected to VCR1 IN is output When AV component is connected to A...

Page 99: ... move the gear shift in REVERSE R and confirm if a rear view camera video can be shown on the display If the display should be switched to a rear view camera video by error while you are driving forward change the rear view cam era setting To end watching a rear view camera video and return to the source display press and hold V ADJUST 1 Touch AV INPUT2 on the setup menu to select CAMERA 2 Touch C...

Page 100: ...o source nothing is dis played on the rear display When selecting FRONT audio is not out putted from REAR DISPLAY OUT Touch REAR MODE on the setup menu to select the video on rear display Each time you touch REAR MODE it switches between the following settings FRONT Display the same source as the front display SEPARATE Display the video source on rear display independently of front dis play Switch...

Page 101: ...lected Others refer to When you select Others on this page Notes If the selected language is not recorded on the disc the language specified on the disc is displayed You can also switch the subtitle language by touching SUBTITLE during playback Refer to Changing the subtitle language during play back Multi subtitle on page 35 Even if you use SUBTITLE during playback to switch the subtitle language...

Page 102: ...up menu to turn assist subtitles on To turn the assist subtitle off touch ASSIST SUB TITLE again Setting the angle icon display You can set it up so that the angle icon ap pears on scenes where the angle can be switched Touch MULTI ANGLE on the DVD setup menu to turn angle icon display on To turn the angle icon display off touch MULTI ANGLE again Setting the aspect ratio There are two kinds of dis...

Page 103: ...ack of the entire disc is possible initial setting 7 to 2 Playback of discs for children and non adult oriented discs is possible 1 Playback of discs for children only is possible Notes We recommend to keep a record of your code number in case you forget it The parental lock level is recorded on the disc Look for the level indication written at the disc package included literature or on the disc i...

Page 104: ...a four digit pass word If you input an incorrect password touch C and then input the correct password 3 Touch ENTER Displaying your DivX VOD registration code In order to play DivX VOD video on demand content on this unit you first need to register the unit with your DivX VOD content provider You do this by generating a DivX VOD registra tion code which you submit to your provider Touch DivX VOD o...

Page 105: ...ol selection switch on the left side of the remote control to the appropriate position with a pen tip or other pointed instrument If you select AVH mode there is no need to take the following procedure If you select A B mode take the following procedure and change the code type to the appropriate type 2 Press 0 and CLEAR on the remote con trol simultaneously to change the code type Initially the c...

Page 106: ...witched between 100 kHz the preset step and 50 kHz Touch FM STEP on the initial menu to select the FM tuning step Touching FM STEP will switch the FM tuning step between 50 kHz and 100 kHz The se lected FM tuning step will appear in the dis play Note If seek tuning is performed in 50 kHz steps sta tions may be tuned in imprecisely Tune in the sta tions with manual tuning or use seek tuning again S...

Page 107: ...inimize distortion sound Switching the sound muting attenuation Sound from this system is muted or attenu ated automatically when the signal from the equipment with mute function is received Sound from this system returns to normal when the muting or attenuation is can celed Touch MUTE on the initial menu to se lect any of the muting attenuation or off Touch MUTE until the desired setting appears ...

Page 108: ...hing the DSP mode erases the cur rent adjusting audio settings LAST MEMORY If needed memorize it into custom settings CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 or CUSTOM3 1 Touch DSP MODE on the initial menu 2 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode STANDARD Standard mode NETWORK Network mode 3 Touch CHANGE to change the mode To cancel changing the mode touch CANCEL Setting the optical inp...

Page 109: ...e initial menu PIN code input display appears 2 Touch 0 to 9 to input the PIN code of your Bluetooth audio player To cancel the inputted numbers touch C 3 After inputting PIN code up to 16 di gits touch ENTER The PIN code you entered is stored in this sys tem Setting the security indicator The LED indicator security indicator will flash when front panel is detached from the head unit You can turn ...

Page 110: ... tion only giving you a 4 3 TV picture normal pic ture without any omissions JUST just The picture is enlarged slightly at the center and the amount of enlargement increases horizontally to the ends enabling you to enjoy a 4 3 picture without sensing any disparity even on a wide screen CINEMA cinema The picture is enlarged by the same proportion as FULL or ZOOM in the horizontal direction and by a...

Page 111: ... color red is em phasized or green is emphasized DIMMER Adjust the brightness of display REAR VIEW CAMERA SOURCE Switch the picture adjustment modes You can adjust the picture adjustment for rear view camera only when CAMERA is turned on Refer to When rear view camera is connected to AV input 2 on page 99 If you are viewing image from the rear view camera you cannot adjust picture adjustment for t...

Page 112: ...ust the response po sitions of the touch panel There are two ad justment methods 4 point adjustment in which you touch four corners of the screen and 16 point adjustment in which you make fine adjustments on the entire screen Make sure to use the supplied pen for ad justment and gently touch the screen If you press the touch panel forcefully the touch panel may be damaged Do not use a sharp pointe...

Page 113: ...D RB20 sold separetely to connect this unit to auxiliary equipment featuring RCA output For more details refer to the IP BUS RCA Inter connector owner s manual You can only make this type of connection if the auxiliary equipment has RCA outputs Selecting AUX as the source Touch the source icon and then touch AUX1 AUX2 to select AUX as the source If the auxiliary setting is not turned on AUX cannot...

Page 114: ...electing FM or AM as the source Press PGM and hold until the BSM turns on To cancel the storage process press PGM again Press PGM and hold to turn BSSM on when selecting TV as the source Press PGM and hold until the BSSM turns on To cancel the storage process press PGM again Other Functions En 114 Section 21 ...

Page 115: ...ded disc is a type this unit cannot play Check what type the disc is Non compatible video system disc is loaded Change to a disc compatible to your video system No sounds are heard The volume level will not rise Cables are not connected correctly Connect the cables correctly The unit is performing still slow mo tion or frame by frame playback There is no sound during still slow motion or frame by ...

Page 116: ... 99 Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action See Playback is not possible The loaded disc has a different re gion number from this unit Replace the disc with one featuring the same region number as this unit Page 8 Page 133 A parental lock message is dis played and playback is not pos sible Parental lock is on Turn parental lock off or change the level Page 103 Parental lock cannot be can...

Page 117: ...ee The PBC playback control menu display cannot be called up The Video CD playing does not fea ture PBC This operation is not possible with Video CDs not featuring PBC Repeat play and track time search are not possible The Video CD playing features PBC This operation is not possible with Video CDs featuring PBC Problems during Bluetooth audio telephone Symptom Cause Action The audio of the Bluetoo...

Page 118: ...tains WMA files that are protected by DRM Play an audio file not protected by DRM Replace disc PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc are secured by DRM Replace disc 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...

Page 119: ...oise The surrounding noise level is too high Stop your car in a place that is as quiet as possible and switch off the engine air condi tioner or heater Set the microphone correctly Additional Information En 119 Appendix Additional Information ...

Page 120: ...iscs it may not be possible to use certain functions It may not be possible to play back some DVD video discs It is not possible to play back DVD ROM DVD RAM discs DVD R DVD RW discs Unfinalized DVD R RW discs which have been recorded with the Video format video mode cannot be played back It may not be possible to play back DVD R DVD RW discs because of disc character istics scratches or dirt on t...

Page 121: ...d on a CD R CD RW disc may not be dis played by this unit in the case of audio data CD DA Read the precautions with CD R CD RW discs before using them Dual Discs Dual Discs are two sided discs that have a recordable CD for audio on one side and a recordable DVD for video on the other Playback of the DVD side is possible with this unit However since the CD side of Dual Discs is not physically compa...

Page 122: ...owever there also is some writing software which per mits setting of the playback order Some audio CDs contain tracks that merge into one another without a pause When these discs are converted to compressed audio and burned to a CD R RW ROM or a DVD R RW ROM the files will be played back on this player with a short pause be tween each one regardless of the length of the pause between tracks on the...

Page 123: ...on This unit plays back AAC files encoded by iTunes version 6 0 5 and earlier Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 44 1 kHz The sound quality of AAC files generally be comes better with an increased transmis sion rate This unit can play recordings with transmission rates from 8 kbps to 320 kbps but in order to be able to enjoy sound of a certain quality we recommend using discs recorded with a higher trans...

Page 124: ...andards This unit cannot play back DivX Ultra for mat DivX files without video data cannot be re cognized as DivX file Compatible audio codecs are MP2 MP3 and Dolby Digital There is no compatibility with LPCM This unit can play audio recordings with bit rates from 8 kbps to 320 kbps CBR and VBR This unit can play audio recordings with sampling frequencies from 8 kHz to 48 kHz Compatible file exten...

Page 125: ...ect sunlight The display should be used within the tem perature ranges shown below Storage temperature range 20 C to 80 C At temperatures higher or lower than the operating temperature range the display may not operate normally The LCD screen of this unit is exposed in order to increase its visibility within the ve hicle Please do not press strongly on it as this may damage it Do not place anythin...

Page 126: ...pe with the supplied cloth When wiping the screen take care not to scratch the surface Do not use harsh or abrasive chemical cleaners Small fluorescent tube A small fluorescent tube is used inside the display to illuminate the LCD screen The fluorescent tube should last for ap proximately 10 000 hours depending on operating conditions Using the display at low temperatures reduces the service life ...

Page 127: ...14 Sesotho st 1920 Azerbaijani az 0126 Kashmiri ks 1119 Sundanese su 1921 Bashkir ba 0201 Kurdish ku 1121 Swahili sw 1923 Byelorussian be 0205 Kirghiz ky 1125 Tamil ta 2001 Bulgarian bg 0207 Latin la 1201 Telugu te 2005 Bihari bh 0208 Lingala ln 1214 Tajik tg 2007 Bislama bi 0209 Laothian lo 1215 Thai th 2008 Bengali bn 0214 Lithuanian lt 1220 Tigrinya ti 2009 Tibetan bo 0215 Latvian lv 1222 Turkm...

Page 128: ...MID HIGH FRONT RIGHT LOW MID HIGH REAR LEFT LOW MID HIGH REAR RIGHT LOW MID HIGH FRONT CENTER LOW MID HIGH REAR CENTER LOW MID HIGH Graphic equalizer setting GRAPHIC EQ when selecting 2 channel mode only Speaker unit 50 80 125 200 315 500 800 1 25k 2k 3 15k 5k 8k 12 5k LEFT RIGHT Speaker setting SPEAKER SETTING Speaker unit Front center Front Rear Rear center Subwoofer Setting Additional Informati...

Page 129: ...T LEFT standard mode only FRONT RIGHT standard mode only REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT FRONT CENTER REAR CENTER SUBWOOFER Time alignment setting TIME ALIGNMENT and speaker level setting SPEAKER LEVEL Speaker unit TIME ALIGNMENT SPEAKER LEVEL Tweeter left Tweeter right Front center Front left Front right Rear left Rear right Rear center Subwoofer Tweeters are available on the network mode only Additional In...

Page 130: ...te audio tracks Many DivX media files are available for down load online and you can create your own using your personal content and easy to use tools from DivX com DivX Certified DivX Certified products are officially tested by the creators of DivX and guaranteed to play all versions of DivX video including DivX 6 Dolby Digital Dolby Digital provides multi channel audio from up to 5 1 independent...

Page 131: ...turers use this compressed file format which carries date time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data Group A collection of tracks on a DVD audio disc Equivalent to a DVD video title ID3 tag This is a method of embedding track related information in an MP3 file This embedded in formation can include the track title the ar tist s name the album title the music genre the year of produ...

Page 132: ...dialog Some DVDs feature dialog recorded in multi ple languages Dialog in up to 8 languages can be recorded on a single disc letting you choose as desired Multi session Multi session is a recording method that al lows additional data to be recorded later When recording data on a CD ROM CD R or CD RW etc all data from beginning to end is treated as a single unit or session Multi ses sion is a metho...

Page 133: ...o discs have high data capacity en abling recording of multiple movies on a sin gle disc If for example one disc contains three separate movies they are divided into title 1 title 2 and title 3 This lets you enjoy the convenience of title search and other func tions VBR VBR is short for variable bit rate Generally speaking CBR constant bit rate is more widely used But by flexibly adjusting the bit...

Page 134: ... W Decoder Linear PCM Dolby Digital Dolby Digital EX Dolby EX Dolby Pro Logic II DTS DTS CD DTS ES matrix discrete DTS 96 24 DTS Neo 6 AAC Sound setting Position Front left Front right Front All Off Parametric equalizer multi channel mode Band 3 band Frequency 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315 400 500 630 800 1k 1 25k 1 6k 2k 2 5k 3 15k 4k 5k 6 3k 8k 10k 12 5k Hz Q Factor 1 2 3 6 Gain 12dB 2 dB ...

Page 135: ...uency 192 kHz Signal to noise ratio 102 dB 1 kHz IEC A net work CD 102 dB 1 kHz IEC A network Dynamic range 100 dB 1 kHz CD 98 dB 1 kHz Distortion 0 008 1 kHz Output level Video 1 0 Vp p 75 W 0 2 V Audio 1 1 V 1 kHz 0 dB Number of channels 2 stereo Digital 6 ch MP3 decoding format MPEG 1 2 Audio Layer 3 WMA decoding format Ver 7 7 1 8 9 10 2ch audio Windows Media Player AAC decoding format MPEG 4 ...

Page 136: ... 130 DTS 96 24 130 DTS Neo 6 131 DTS ES 10 131 Dynamic range control 131 E EXIF 131 G Group 131 H Hue 111 J JPEG 131 L Language code chart 127 Linear PCM LPCM 132 M Menu language 102 MPEG 132 Multi angle 36 132 Multi audio 35 50 132 Multi subtitle 35 50 132 P Packed PCM 132 Parental lock 103 132 PBC playback control 39 Playback control PBC 133 R Region number 8 133 S Slideshow 133 Subtitle languag...

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