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Pioneer DEH-P4800MP EN

Pioneer DEH-P4800MP EN

MAN-DEH-P4800MP-GB.fm Page 1 Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:55 AM ENGLISH

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Multi-CD control High power CD/MP3/WMA player with RDS tuner

Operation Manual

DEH-P4800MP

Visit www.pioneer.co.uk (or www.pioneer-eur.com)
to register your product

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Contents 2

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Multi-CD Player ................................... 20 Initial Settings ..................................... 28 ENGLISH
Playing a CD ............................................. 20 Adjusting initial settings ............................ 28
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your 50-disc multi-CD player ............................ 21 Setting the FM tuning step ....................... 28
model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this manual in a Introduction of advanced multi-CD Switching Auto PI Seek ............................ 29
safe place for future reference. player operation ..................................... 21 Switching the auxiliary setting .................. 29
Repeating play .......................................... 21 Setting the rear output and subwoofer
Connecting the Units ........................... 3 RDS ..................................................... 11 Playing tracks in random order ................. 21 controller ................................................ 29
Installation ............................................ 5 Introduction of RDS operation .................. 11 Scanning CDs and tracks ......................... 21 Saving the battery consumption ............... 29
Switching the RDS display ........................ 12 Pausing CD playback ............................... 22
DIN Front/Rear-mount ................................ 5 Selecting alternative frequencies .............. 12 Using ITS playlists .................................... 22 Other Functions .................................. 30
DIN Front-mount ......................................... 5 * Using PI Seek ..................................... 12 * Creating a playlist with ITS Using the AUX source .............................. 30
* Using Auto PI Seek for programming ...................................... 22 * About AUX1 and AUX2 ...................... 30
* Installation with the rubber bush ........... 5 preset stations .................................... 12 * Playback from your ITS playlist .......... 22 * Selecting AUX as the source ............. 30
* Removing the Unit ................................ 5 * Limiting stations to regional * Erasing a track from your * Setting the AUX title ........................... 30
DIN Rear-mount .......................................... 5 programming ...................................... 12 ITS playlist .......................................... 22
* Installation using the screw Receiving traffic announcements .............. 12 * Erasing a CD from your Additional Information ....................... 31
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts ............. 13 ITS playlist .......................................... 23 Understanding built-in CD player
holes on the side of the unit .................. 5 PTY list ..................................................... 13 Using disc title functions ........................... 23 error messages ...................................... 31
Fixing the front panel .................................. 6 * Entering disc titles .............................. 23 Sound muting ........................................... 31
Before You Start ................................... 6 Built-in CD Player ............................... 14 * Displaying disc titles ........................... 23 CD player and care .................................. 31
About this unit ............................................. 6 Playing a CD ............................................. 14 Using CD TEXT functions ......................... 23 CD-R/CD-RW discs .................................. 31
About this manual ....................................... 7 Introduction of advanced built-in * Displaying text information on MP3, WMA and WAV files ........................ 32
In case of trouble ........................................ 7 CD player operation ............................... 14 CD TEXT discs ................................... 24 * MP3 additional information ................. 32
Features ...................................................... 7 Repeating play .......................................... 14 * Scrolling text information * WMA additional information ............... 32
About WMA ................................................. 7 Playing tracks in random order ................. 15 in the display ...................................... 24 * WAV additional information ................ 33
Visit our website .......................................... 7 Scanning tracks of a CD ........................... 15 Using compression and bass About folders and MP3/WMA/WAV files ... 33
Protecting your unit from theft ..................... 8 Pausing CD playback ............................... 15 emphasis ................................................ 24 Terms ....................................................... 33
Using compression and BMX ................... 15 Specifications ........................................... 34
* Removing the front panel ..................... 8 Selecting the search method .................... 15 Audio Adjustments ............................. 24
* Attaching the front panel ....................... 8 Searching every 10 tracks in the Introduction of audio adjustments ............. 24
What’s What .......................................... 8 current disc ............................................. 15 Using balance adjustment ........................ 25
Head unit ..................................................... 8 Using disc title functions ........................... 16 Using the equalizer ................................... 25
Optional remote control ............................... 9 * Entering disc titles .............................. 16 * Recalling equalizer curves ................. 25
Power ON/OFF ...................................... 9 * Displaying disc titles ........................... 16 * Adjusting equalizer curves ................. 25
Turning the unit on ...................................... 9 Using CD TEXT functions ......................... 16 * Fine-adjusting equalizer curve ........... 26
Selecting a source ...................................... 9 * Displaying text information on Adjusting loudness .................................... 26
Turning the unit off ...................................... 9 CD TEXT discs ................................... 16 Using subwoofer output ............................ 26
Tuner ................................................... 10 * Scrolling text information * Adjusting subwoofer settings .............. 27
Listening to the radio ................................. 10 in the display ...................................... 16 Using the high pass filter .......................... 27
Introduction of advanced tuner Boosting the bass ..................................... 27
operation ................................................ 10 MP3/WMA/WAV Player ...................... 17 Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) ................... 27
Storing and recalling broadcast Playing MP3/WMA/WAV ........................... 17 Adjusting source levels ............................. 28
frequencies ............................................. 10 Introduction of advanced built-in CD
Tuning in strong signals ............................ 11 player (MP3/WMA/WAV) operation ........ 17
Storing the strongest broadcast Repeating play .......................................... 18
frequencies ............................................. 11 Playing tracks in random order ................. 18
Scanning folders and tracks ..................... 18
Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback .......... 18
Using compression and BMX ................... 19
Selecting the search method .................... 19
Searching every 10 tracks in the
current folder .......................................... 19
Displaying text information on
MP3/WMA/WAV disc ............................. 19
* When playing back an
MP3/WMA disc ................................... 19
* When playing back a WAV disc ......... 20
Scrolling text information in the display .... 20

MAN-DEH-P4800MP-GB.fm Page 3 Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:55 AM • When an external power amp is being used with this system, be sure not to connect the blue/
white lead to the amp’s power terminal. Likewise, do not connect the blue/white lead to the
Connecting the Units power terminal of the auto-antenna. Such connection could cause excessive current drain

Notes and malfunction.
• This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery and negative grounding. Before installing it in • To avoid short-circuiting, cover the disconnected lead with insulating tape. Insulate the

a recreational vehicle, truck, or bus, check the battery voltage. unused speaker leads without fail. There is a possibility of a short-circuiting if the leads are
• To avoid shorts in the electrical system, be sure to disconnect the - battery cable before not insulated.

beginning installation. • To prevent incorrect connection, the input side of the IP-BUS connector is blue, and the
• Refer to the owner’s manual for details on connecting the power amp and other units, then output side is black. Connect the connectors of the same colors correctly.

make connections correctly. • If this unit is installed in a vehicle that does not have an ACC (accessory) position on the
• Secure the wiring with cable clamps or adhesive tape. To protect the wiring, wrap adhesive ignition switch, the red lead of the unit should be connected to a terminal coupled with

tape around them where they lie against metal parts. ignition switch ON/OFF operations. If this is not done, the vehicle battery may be drained
• Route and secure all wiring so it cannot touch any moving parts, such as the gear shift, when you are away from the vehicle for several hours.

handbrake and seat rails. Do not route wiring in places that get hot, such as near the heater ACC position No ACC position
outlet. If the insulation of the wiring melts or gets torn, there is a danger of the wiring short-
circuiting to the vehicle body. • The black lead is ground. Please ground this lead separately from the ground of high-current
• Do not pass the yellow lead through a hole into the engine compartment to connect to the
battery. This will damage the lead insulation and cause a very dangerous short. products such as power amps.
• Do not shorten any leads. If you do, the protection circuit may fail to work when it should. If you ground the products together and the ground becomes detached, there is a risk of
• Never feed power to other equipment by cutting the insulation of the power supply lead of damage to the products or fire.
the unit and tapping into the lead. The current capacity of the lead will be exceeded, causing
overheating. • Cords for this product and those for other products may be different colors even if they have
• When replacing the fuse, be sure to only use a fuse of the rating prescribed on this product. the same function. When connecting this product to another product, refer to the supplied
• Since a unique BPTL circuit is employed, never wire so the speaker leads are directly manuals of both products and connect cords that have the same function.
grounded or the left and right - speaker leads are common.
• Speakers connected to this unit must be highpower with minimum rating of 50 W and
impedance of 4 to 8 ohms. Connecting speakers with output and/or impedance values other
than those noted here may result in the speakers catching fire, emitting smoke or becoming
damaged.
• When this product’s source is switched ON, a control signal is output through the blue/white
lead. Connect to an external power amp’s system remote control or the car’s Auto-antenna
relay control terminal (max. 300 mA 12 V DC). If the car features a glass antenna, connect
to the antenna booster power supply terminal.

ENGLISH

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Connecting the Units 4

Note Connecting cords with RCA pin Power amp
Depending on the kind of vehicle, the function of 3* plugs (sold separately) (sold separately)
and 5* may be different. In this case, be sure to
This product Front output ENGLISH
connect 2* to 5* and 4* to 3*.

Subwoofer output or AUX jack (3.5 ø) Power amp
Rear output (sold separately)

Antenna jack Fuse (10 A) Jack for Wired Remote Control
Please see the Instruction Manual
Connect leads of the same for the Wired Remote Control (sold Note
color to each other. separately). Use a stereo mini plug
cable to connect with
Cap (1*) auxiliary equipment.
When not using this
terminal, do not remove IP-BUS input Mult-CD player
the cap. (Blue) (sold separately)

IP-BUS cable

Yellow (3*) Yellow (2*) Blue/white
Back-up (or accessory) To terminal always supplied with To system control terminal of the
power amp (max. 300 mA 12 V DC).
power regardless of ignition switch
position. Blue/white (7*)
To Auto-antenna relay control
terminal (max. 300 mA 12 V DC). System remote control

Red (5*) Red (4*) The pin position of the ISO connector will differ
Accessory (or back-up) To electric terminal controlled by depends on the type of vehicle. Connect 6* and 7*
ignition switch (12 V DC) ON/OFF. when Pin 5 is an antenna control type. In another
Blue/white (6*) type of vehicle, never connect 6* and 7*.

Black (ground) Front speaker Front speaker
To vehicle (metal) body.
Left Right

Subwoofer or Subwoofer or
Rear speaker Rear speaker

ISO connector Speaker leads Front left + Perform these connections when
using the optional amplifier.
Note Yellow/black White:
In some vehicles, the ISO connector may be If you use a cellular telephone, connect it via White/black: Front left - Note
divided into two. In this case, be sure to the Audio Mute lead on the cellular telephone. Front right + Change the initial setting of this unit (refer
connect to both connectors. If not, keep the Audio Mute lead free of any Gray: to the Operation Manual). The subwoofer
Gray/black: Front right - output of this unit is monaural.
connections. Rear left + or Subwoofer +
Green:
Green/black: Rear left - or Subwoofer -
Rear right + or Subwoofer +
Violet:
Violet/black: Rear right - or Subwoofer -

MAN-DEH-P4800MP-GB.fm Page 5 Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:55 AM Removing the Unit

Installation To remove the frame, extend top and bottom of the frame outwards in order to unlock
it. (When reattaching the frame, point the side with a groove downwards and attach it.)
Notes • It becomes easy to remove the frame if the front panel is released.
• Before making a final installation of the unit, temporarily connect the wiring to confirm that
Insert the supplied extraction keys into the unit, as shown
the connections are correct and the system works properly. in the figure, until they click into place. Keeping the keys
• Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. The use of pressed against the sides of the unit, pull the unit out.

unauthorized parts can cause malfunctions.
• Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires the drilling of holes or other

modifications of the vehicle.
• Install the unit where it does not get in the driver’s way and cannot injure the passenger if

there is a sudden stop, like an emergency stop.
• The semiconductor laser will be damaged if it overheats, so don’t install the unit anywhere

hot – for instance, near a heater outlet.
• If installation angle exceeds 60° from horizontal, the unit might not give its optimum

performance.

60°

DIN Front/Rear-mount DIN Rear-mount

This unit can be properly installed either from “Front” (conventional DIN Front-mount) Installation using the screw holes on the side of the unit
or “Rear” (DIN Rear-mount installation, utilizing threaded screw holes at the sides of 1. Remove the frame.
unit chassis). For details, refer to the following illustrated installation methods.
To remove the frame, extend top and bottom of the frame outwards in order to unlock
DIN Front-mount it. (When reattaching the frame, point the side with a groove downwards and attach it.)
• It becomes easy to remove the frame if the front panel is released.
Installation with the rubber bush

Dashboard Holder
After inserting the holder into the dashboard, then select
the appropriate tabs according to the thickness of the ENGLISH
dashboard material and bend them.
(Install as firmly as possible using the top and bottom
tabs. To secure, bend the tabs 90 degrees.)

Rubber bush

Screw

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Installation If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household ENGLISH
waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic
2. Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket. products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment,
Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket recovery and recycling.
and the screw holes of the head unit become aligned
(are fitted) and tighten the screws at 2 places on each Private households in the 25 member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway
side. Use either truss screws (5 x 8 mm) or flush may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection
surface screws (5 x 9 mm), depending on the shape of facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).
the screw holes in the bracket. For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct
method of disposal.
Screw By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary
Dashboard or Console treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the
environment and human health.
Factory radio mounting bracket
About this unit
Fixing the front panel
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated for use in Western Europe, Asia, the
If you do not operate the Removing and Attaching the Front Panel Function, use the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. Use in other areas may result in poor reception. The
supplied fixing screws and fix the front panel to this unit. RDS (radio data system) function operates only in areas with FM stations broadcasting
1. Fix the front panel to the unit using fixing screws. RDS signals.

Fixing screw ! CAUTION
• Do not allow this unit to come into contact with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat could result from contact with liquids.
• “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”
• This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. To ensure continued
safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the
product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
• The Pioneer CarStereo-Pass is for use only in Germany.
• Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and precautions.
• Always keep the volume low enough so that you can hear sounds from outside the
vehicle.
• Protect this unit from moisture.
• If the battery is disconnected or discharged, the preset memory will be erased and
must be reprogrammed.

MAN-DEH-P4800MP-GB.fm Page 7 Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:55 AM About WMA

Before You Start The Windows Media™ logo printed on the box indicates that this unit can play back
WMA data.
About this manual WMA is short for Windows Media™ Audio and refers to an audio compression
technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by
This unit features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and using Windows Media Player version 7 or later.
operation. All the functions have been designed for the easiest possible use, but many Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
are not self-explanatory. This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
unit’s potential and to maximize your listening enjoyment. Notes
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the functions and their operation by • This unit may not operate correctly depending on the application used to encode WMA files.
reading through the manual before you begin using this unit. It is especially important • Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files, album
that you read and observe WARNINGs and CAUTIONs in this manual.
names and other text information may not be correctly displayed.
In case of trouble • There may be a slight delay when starting playback of WMA files encoded with image data.

Should this product fail to operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized Visit our website
Pioneer Service Station.
Visit us at the following site:
Features
• Register your product. We will keep the details of your purchase on file to help you
CD playback refer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft.
Music CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback is possible.
• We offer the latest information about Pioneer Corporation on our website.
MP3 file playback
You can play back MP3 files recorded on CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/ ENGLISH
Level 2 standard recordings).
• Supply of this product only conveys a license for private, non-commercial use and
does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial
(i.e. revenue-generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or
any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet, intranets and/or other
networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For
details, please visit http://www.mp3licensing.com.

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

WAV file playback
You can play back WAV files recorded on CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/
Level 2 standard recordings).

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Head unit
Before You Start
Protecting your unit from theft ENGLISH

The front panel can be detached from the head unit and stored in the provided ቢ TA button ቪ SW button
protective case to prevent theft. Press to turn TA function on or off.
Important Press and hold to turn AF function Press to select the subwoofer setting
• Never use force or grip the display and the buttons too tightly when removing or on or off. menu. Press and hold to select the
bass boost setting menu.
attaching. ባ AUDIO button
• Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive shocks. Press to select various sound quality ቫ 1–6 buttons
• Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and high temperatures. controls.
Removing the front panel Press for preset tuning and disc
1. Press DETACH to release the front panel. ቤ FUNCTION button number search when using a multi-
Press DETACH and the right side of the panel is released from the head unit. Press to select functions. CD player.
2. Grab the front panel and remove.
Grab the right side of the front panel and pull away to the left. The front panel will be ብ EQ button ቭ BAND button
detached from the head unit. Press to select various equalizer
curves. Press to select among three FM
3. Put the front panel into provided protective case for safe keeping. bands and MW/LW bands and to
Attaching the front panel ቦ Disc loading slot cancel the control mode of functions.
1. Place the front panel flat against the head unit. Insert a disc to play.
2. Press the front panel into the face of the head unit until it is firmly seated. ቮ SOURCE button, VOLUME
ቧ EJECT button
Press to eject a CD from your built-in This unit is turned on by selecting a
CD player. source. Press to cycle through all the
available sources.
ቨ DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays. Rotate it to increase or decrease the
volume.
ቩ DETACH button
Press to remove the front panel from ቯ 8/2/4/6 buttons
the head unit.
Press to perform manual seek tuning,
fast forward, reverse and track search
controls. Also used for controlling
functions.









MAN-DEH-P4800MP-GB.fm Page 13 Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:55 AM PTY list Type of program
News
RDS Specific Current affairs
NEWS General information and advice
3. Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume when a traffic announcement begins. AFFAIRS Sports
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume. INFO Weather reports/meteorological information
The newly set volume is stored in memory and recalled for subsequent traffic SPORT Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.
announcements. WEATHER Popular music
FINANCE Contemporary modern music
4. Press TA while a traffic announcement is being received to cancel the POP MUS Easy listening music
announcement. ROCK MUS Non-categorized music
The tuner returns to the original source but remains in the standby mode until TA is EASY MUS Jazz
pressed again. OTH MUS Country music
• You can also cancel the announcement by pressing SOURCE, BAND, 8, 2, 4 or JAZZ National music
6 while a traffic announcement is being received. COUNTRY Oldies, golden oldies
NAT MUS Folk music
Notes OLDIES Light classical music
• You can also turn the TA function on or off in the menu that appears with the pressing of FOLK MUS Classical music
L. CLASS Educational programs
FUNCTION. CLASSIC Radio plays and serials
• The system switches back to the original source following traffic announcement reception. EDUCATE National or regional culture
• Only TP and enhanced other network’s TP stations are tuned in during seek tuning or BSM DRAMA Nature, science and technology
CULTURE Light entertainment
when TA is on. SCIENCE Children’s
VARIED Social affairs
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts CHILDREN Religious affairs or services
SOCIAL Phone in
PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announcements regarding emergencies such as RELIGION Travel programs; not for traffic announcements
natural disasters. When the tuner receives the radio alarm code, ALARM appears on PHONE IN Hobbies and recreational activities
the display and the volume adjusts to the TA volume. When the station stops TOURING Documentaries
broadcasting the emergency announcement, the system returns to the previous LEISURE
source. DOCUMENT
• An emergency announcement can be canceled by pressing TA.
• You can also cancel an emergency announcement by pressing SOURCE, BAND,

8, 2, 4 or 6.

ENGLISH

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Built-in CD Player Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation ENGLISH

Playing a CD ቢ Function display
Shows the function status.
These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your built-in CD player. More
advanced CD operation is explained starting on this page. ባ RPT indicator
Shows when repeat play is turned
ቢ Track number indicator on.
Shows the track currently playing.
* Press FUNCTION to display the
ባ Play time indicator function names.
Shows the elapsed playing time of Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:
the current track. RPT (repeat play) – RDM (random play) – SCAN (scan play) – PAUSE (pause) –
COMP (compression and BMX) – FF/REV (search method)
1. Insert a CD into the CD loading slot. • To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Playback will automatically start.
• You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT. Note
• To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no metal object comes into contact with the • If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically
terminals when the front panel is open.
returned to the playback display.
2. Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume. Repeating play

3. To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold 4 or 6. Repeat play lets you hear the same track or disc over again.
• If you select ROUGH, pressing and holding 4 or 6 enables you to search every 10
tracks in the current disc. (Refer to “Selecting the search method” on page 15.) 1. Press FUNCTION to select RPT.
Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.
4. To skip back or forward to another track, press 4 or 6.
Pressing 6 skips to the start of the next track. Pressing 4 once skips to the start of the 2. Press 4 or 6 to select the repeat range.
current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track. This switches you to the selected setting.
• DSC – Repeat the current disc
Notes • TRK – Repeat just the current track
• The built-in CD player plays one standard, 12-cm or 8-cm CD at a time. Do not use an
Note
adapter when playing 8-cm CDs. • If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse during TRK, the repeat play range
• Do not insert anything other than a CD into the CD loading slot.
• If you cannot insert a disc completely or if after you insert a disc the disc does not play, check changes to DSC.

that the label side of the disc is up. Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for
damage before inserting it again.
• If an error message such as ERROR-11 is displayed, refer to “Understanding built-in CD
player error messages” on page 31.
• When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and track titles begin to scroll to the left
automatically.

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Built-in CD Player Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback
quality of this player. Each of the functions has a two-step adjustment. The COMP
Playing tracks in random order function balances the output of louder and softer sounds at higher volumes. BMX
controls sound reverberations to give playback a fuller sound. Listen to each of the
Random play lets you play back tracks on the CD in a random order. effects as you select through them and use the one that best enhances the playback
1. Press FUNCTION to select RDM. of the track or CD that you are listening to.

Press FUNCTION until RDM appears in the display. 1. Press FUNCTION to select COMP.
2. Press 8 to turn random play on. Press FUNCTION until COMP appears in the display.

RDM :ON appears in the display. Tracks will play in a random order. 2. Press 8 or 2 to select your favorite setting.
3. Press 2 to turn random play off. Press 8 or 2 repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
COMP OFF – COMP 1 – COMP 2 – COMP OFF – BMX 1 – BMX 2
RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will continue to play in order.
Selecting the search method
Scanning tracks of a CD
You can switch the search method between fast forward/reverse and searching every
Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD. 10 tracks.
1. Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.
1. Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display. Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the display.
2. Press 8 to turn scan play on. • If the search method ROUGH has been previously selected, ROUGH will be
displayed.
SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10 seconds of each track is played.
3. When you find the desired track press 2 to turn scan play off. 2. Press 4 or 6 to select the search method.
Press 4 or 6 until the desired search method appears in the display.
SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track will continue to play. • FF/REV – Fast forward and reverse
• If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again • ROUGH – Searching every 10 tracks

by pressing FUNCTION. Searching every 10 tracks in the current disc
Note
• After scanning of a CD is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again. If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can search every 10 tracks. When a disc contains
many tracks, you can roughly search for the track you want to play.
Pausing CD playback
1. Select the search method ROUGH.
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. Refer to “Selecting the search method” on this page.
1. Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.
2. Press and hold 4 or 6 to search every 10 tracks on a disc.
Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display. • If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding 6 recalls the last track
2. Press 8 to turn pause on. of the disc. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks
is less than 10, pressing and holding 6 recalls the last track of the disc.
PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses.
3. Press 2 to turn pause off.

PAUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will resume at the same point that you turned
pause on.

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Built-in CD Player Displaying disc titles ENGLISH
You can display the text information of any disc that has had a disc title entered.
• If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding 4 recalls the first track
of the disc. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every 10 tracks * Press DISPLAY.
is less than 10, pressing and holding 4 recalls the first track of the disc. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
Play time – DISC TITLE (disc title)
Using disc title functions When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the
display.
You can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which • If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO DISC TITLE is
you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed. displayed.

Entering disc titles Using CD TEXT functions
Use the disc title input feature to store up to 48 CD titles in the unit. Each title can be
up to 8 characters long. 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
1. Play the CD that you want to enter a title for. playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these specially encoded CD TEXT
discs support the functions listed below.
2. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display.
• When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot switch to TITLE IN. The disc title will Displaying text information on CD TEXT discs
have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.
* Press DISPLAY.
3. Press 8 or 2 to select a letter of the alphabet. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
Each press of 8 will display a letter of the Play time – DISC TITLE (disc title) – DISC ARTIST (disc artist name) – TRACK TITLE
alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and (track title) – TRACK ARTIST (track artist name)
symbols in 1 2 3 ... > [ ] order. Each • If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be
press of 2 will display a letter in the displayed (e.g., NO TRACK TITLE).
reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A
order. Scrolling text information in the display
This unit can display the first 16 letters only of DISC TITLE, DISC ARTIST, TRACK
4. Press 6 to move the cursor to the next character position. TITLE and TRACK ARTIST. When the recorded information is longer than 16 letters,
When the letter you want is displayed, press 6 to move the cursor to the next position you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the title can be seen.
and then select the next letter. Press 4 to move backwards in the display.
* Press DISPLAY and hold until the title begins to scroll to the left.
5. Move the cursor to the last position by pressing 6 after entering the title. The rest of the title will appear in the display.
When you press 6 one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

6. Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Notes
• Titles remain in memory, even after the disc has been removed from the unit, and are

recalled when the disc is reinserted.
• After data for 48 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the

oldest one.
• If you connect a multi-CD player, you can input disc titles for up to 100 discs.

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• When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAV files and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA
MP3/WMA/WAV Player
and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only by switching mode between MP3/
Playing MP3/WMA/WAV WMA/WAV and CD-DA with BAND.
• If you have switched between playback of MP3/WMA/WAV files and audio data (CD-DA),
These are the basic steps necessary to play an MP3/WMA/WAV with your built-in CD playback starts at the first track on the disc.
player. More advanced MP3/WMA/WAV operation is explained starting on this page. • The built-in CD player can play back an MP3/WMA/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer
to page 32 for files that can be played back.)
ቢ Track number indicator • Do not insert anything other than a CD into the CD loading slot.
Shows the track (file) currently • There is sometimes a delay between starting up CD playback and the sound being issued.
playing. When being read, FORMAT READ is displayed.
• If you cannot insert a disc completely or if after you insert a disc the disc does not play, check
ባ Folder number indicator that the label side of the disc is up. Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for
Shows the number of folder damage before inserting it again.
currently playing. • Playback is carried out in order of file number. Folders are skipped if they contain no files.
(If folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback commences with folder 02.)
ቤ Play time indicator • When playing back files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be
Shows the elapsed playing time of correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse operations are used.
the current track (file). • If the inserted disc contains no files that can be played back, NO AUDIO is displayed.
• If the inserted disc contains WMA files that are protected by digital rights management
ብ WMA indicator (DRM), SKIPPED is displayed while the protected file is skipped.
Shows when a WMA file is playing. • If all the files on the inserted disc are secured by DRM, PROTECT is displayed.
• There is no sound on fast forward or reverse.
ቦ MP3 indicator • If an error message such as ERROR-11 is displayed, refer to “Understanding built-in CD
Shows when an MP3 file is playing. player error messages” on page 31.
• When an MP3/WMA/WAV disc is inserted, folder name and file name begin to scroll to the
1. Insert a CD-ROM into the CD loading slot. left automatically.
Playback will automatically start.
• You can eject a CD-ROM by pressing EJECT. Introduction of advanced built-in CD player (MP3/WMA/
• To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no metal object comes into contact with the WAV) operation
terminals when the front panel is open.
ቢ Function display
2. Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume. Shows the function status.

3. Press 8 or 2 to select a folder. ባ RPT indicator
• You cannot select a folder that does not have an MP3/WMA/WAV file recorded in it.
• To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold BAND. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) Shows when repeat range is
contains no files, playback commences with folder 02. selected to current track (file).

4. To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold 4 or 6. * Press FUNCTION to display the
• This is fast forward and reverse operation only for the file being played. function names.
• If you select ROUGH, pressing and holding 4 or 6 enables you to search every 10
tracks in the current folder. (Refer to “Selecting the search method” on page 19.) Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:

5. To skip back or forward to another track, press 4 or 6. RPT (repeat play) – RDM (random play) – SCAN (scan play) – PAUSE (pause) –
Pressing 6 skips to the start of the next track. Pressing 4 once skips to the start of the COMP (compression and BMX) – FF/REV (search method)
current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
• To return to the playback display, press BAND.

Note
• If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically

returned to the playback display.

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Repeating play While you are using FLD, the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for
about 10 seconds. When you are using DSC, the beginning of the first track of each
For MP3/WMA/WAV playback, there are three repeat play ranges: FLD (folder folder is played for about 10 seconds.
repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (repeat all tracks).
1. Select the repeat range.
1. Press FUNCTION to select RPT. Refer to “Repeating play” on this page.
Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.
2. Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.
2. Press 4 or 6 to select the repeat range. Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display.
Press 4 or 6 until the desired repeat range appears in the display.
• FLD – Repeat the current folder 3. Press 8 to turn scan play on.
• TRK – Repeat just the current track SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10 seconds of each track of the current
• DSC – Repeat all tracks folder (or the first track of each folder) is played.

Notes 4. When you find the desired track (or folder) press 2 to turn scan play off.
• If you select another folder during repeat play, the repeat play range changes to DSC. SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track (or disc) will continue to play.
• If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse during TRK, the repeat play range • If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again
by pressing FUNCTION.
changes to FLD.
• When FLD is selected, it is not possible to play back a subfolder of that folder. Notes
• When you select FLD for the repeating range and return to the playback display, FRPT is • After track or folder scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.
• If you turn scan play on during FLD and then return to the playback display, FSCN appears
displayed.
in the display.
Playing tracks in random order
Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback
Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the repeat range, FLD
and DSC. Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the MP3/WMA/WAV.

1. Select the repeat range. 1. Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.
Refer to “Repeating play” on this page. Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display.

2. Press FUNCTION to select RDM. 2. Press 8 to turn pause on.
Press FUNCTION until RDM appears in the display. PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses.

3. Press 8 to turn random play on. 3. Press 2 to turn pause off.
RDM :ON appears in the display. Tracks will play in a random order within the PAUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will resume at the same point that you turned
previously selected FLD or DSC ranges. pause on.

4. Press 2 to turn random play off.
RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will continue to play in order.

Note
• If you turn random play on during FLD and then return to the playback display, FRDM

appears in the display.

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MP3/WMA/WAV Player If the current folder contains over 10 tracks, you can search every 10 tracks. When one
folder contains a lot of tracks, you can roughly search for the track you want to play.
Using compression and BMX
1. Select the search method ROUGH.
Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback Refer to “Selecting the search method” on this page.
quality of this player. Each of the functions has a two-step adjustment. The COMP
function balances the output of louder and softer sounds at higher volumes. BMX 2. Press and hold 4 or 6 to search every 10 tracks in the current folder.
controls sound reverberations to give playback a fuller sound. Listen to each of the • If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding 6 recalls the
effects as you select through them and use the one that best enhances the playback last track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every
of the track or CD that you are listening to. 10 tracks is less than 10, pressing and holding 6 recalls the last track of the folder.
1. Press FUNCTION to select COMP. • If the current folder contains less than 10 tracks, pressing and holding 4 recalls the
Press FUNCTION until COMP appears in the display. first track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching every
2. Press 8 or 2 to select your favorite setting. 10 tracks is less than 10, pressing and holding 4 recalls the first track of the folder.
Press 8 or 2 repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
COMP OFF – COMP 1 – COMP 2 – COMP OFF – BMX 1 – BMX 2 Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/WAV disc

Selecting the search method Text information recorded on an MP3/WMA/WAV disc can be displayed.

You can switch the search method between fast forward/reverse and searching every When playing back an MP3/WMA disc
10 tracks.
1. Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV. * Press DISPLAY.
Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the display. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
• If the search method ROUGH has been previously selected, ROUGH will be Play time – FOLDER (folder name) – FILE (file name) – TRACK TITLE (track title) –
ARTIST (artist name) – ALBUM (album title) – COMMENT (comment) – Bit rate
displayed. • When playing back MP3 files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the bit rate
2. Press 4 or 6 to select the search method. value is not displayed even after switching to bit rate.
• When playing back WMA files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the average
Press 4 or 6 until the desired search method appears in the display. bit rate value is displayed.
• FF/REV – Fast forward and reverse • If specific information has not been recorded on an MP3/WMA disc, NO XXXX will
• ROUGH – Searching every 10 tracks be displayed (e.g., NO NAME).
• Depending on the version of iTunes® used to write MP3 files onto a disc, comment
information may not be correctly displayed. ENGLISH
• iTunes® is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
• Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files,
album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed.

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When playing back a WAV disc You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player, which is sold separately.
* Press DISPLAY. These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your multi-CD player. More
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: advanced CD operation is explained starting on page 21.
Play time – FOLDER (folder name) – FILE (file name) – Sampling frequency
• If specific information has not been recorded on a WAV disc, NO XXXX will be ቢ Track number indicator
displayed (e.g., NO NAME). Shows the track currently playing.
• You can only play back WAV files in the frequencies 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz,
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz (LPCM), or 22.05 kHz and 44.1 kHz (MS ADPCM). ባ Disc number indicator
The sampling frequency shown in the display may be rounded. Shows the disc currently playing.

Scrolling text information in the display ቤ Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of
This unit can display the first 16 letters only of FOLDER, FILE, TRACK TITLE, the current track.
ARTIST, ALBUM and COMMENT. When the recorded information is longer than 16
letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the text information can be 1. Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD player.
seen. Press SOURCE until you see MULTI CD displayed.
* Press DISPLAY and hold until the text information begins to scroll to the left.
The rest of the text information will appear in the display. 2. Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.
Note
• Unlike MP3 and WMA file format, WAV files display only FOLDER and FILE. 3. Select a disc you want to listen to with the 1–6 buttons.
For discs 1 to 6, press the corresponding button number.
For discs 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 8/2.

4. To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold 4 or 6.

5. To skip back or forward to another track, press 4 or 6.
Pressing 6 skips to the start of the next track. Pressing 4 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 an error message such as ERROR-11 is 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.
• When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player, the disc and

track titles begin to scroll to the left automatically.

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• If you select other discs during repeat play, the repeat play range changes to MCD.
Multi-CD Player • If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse during TRK, the repeat play range

50-disc multi-CD player changes to DSC.
• When you select DSC for the repeating range and return to the playback display, DRPT is
Only those functions described in this manual are supported by 50-disc multi-CD
players. displayed.

Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation Playing tracks in random order

ቢ Function display Random play lets you play back tracks in random order within the repeat range, MCD
Shows the function status. and DSC.

ባ RPT indicator 1. Select the repeat range.
Shows when repeat range is Refer to “Repeating play” on this page.
selected to current track.
2. Press FUNCTION to select RDM.
* Press FUNCTION to display the Press FUNCTION until RDM appears in the display.
function names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions: 3. Press 8 to turn random play on.
RPT (repeat play) – RDM (random play) – SCAN (scan play) – ITS-P (ITS play) – RDM :ON appears in the display. Tracks will play in a random order within the
PAUSE (pause) – COMP (compression and DBE) previously selected MCD or DSC ranges.
• To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Note 4. Press 2 to turn random play off.
• If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically RDM :OFF appears in the display. Tracks will continue to play in order.
returned to the playback display.
Note
Repeating play • If you turn random play on during DSC and then return to the playback display, DRDM

There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player appears in the display.
repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DSC (disc repeat).
1. Press FUNCTION to select RPT. Scanning CDs and tracks
Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the display.
2. Press 4 or 6 to select the repeat range. While you are using DSC, the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for
Press 4 or 6 until the desired repeat range appears in the display. about 10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the beginning of the first track of each
• MCD – Repeat all discs in the multi-CD player magazine disc is played for about 10 seconds.
• TRK – Repeat just the current track
• DSC – Repeat the current disc 1. Select the repeat range.
Refer to “Repeating play” on this page.

2. Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.
Press FUNCTION until SCAN appears in the display.

3. Press 8 to turn scan play on.
SCAN :ON appears in the display. The first 10 seconds of each track of the current
disc (or the first track of each disc) is played.

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4. When you find the desired track (or disc) press 2 to turn scan play off. 4. Press 8 to store the currently playing track in the playlist.
SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The track (or disc) will continue to play. ITS IN is displayed briefly and the currently playing selection is added to your playlist.
• If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select SCAN again The display then shows ITS again.
by pressing FUNCTION.
5. Press BAND to return to the playback display.
Notes
• After track or disc scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again. Note
• If you turn scan play on during DSC and then return to the playback display, DSCN appears • After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the

in the display. oldest one.

Pausing CD playback Playback from your ITS playlist

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When
1. Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE. you turn on ITS play, tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi-CD player will begin to
play.
Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appears in the display.
2. Press 8 to turn pause on. 1. Select the repeat range.
Refer to “Repeating play” on page 21.
PAUSE:ON appears in the display. Play of the current track pauses.
3. Press 2 to turn pause off. 2. Press FUNCTION to select ITS-P.
Press FUNCTION until ITS-P appears in the display.
PAUSE:OFF appears in the display. Play will resume at the same point that you turned
pause on. 3. Press 8 to turn ITS play on.
ITS-P:ON appears in the display. Playback begins of those tracks from your playlist
Using ITS playlists within the previously selected MCD or DSC ranges.
• If no tracks in the current range are programmed for ITS play, then EMPTY is
ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a playlist of favorite tracks from those in the displayed.
multi-CD player magazine. After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you
can turn on ITS play and play just those selections. 4. Press 2 to turn ITS play off.
ITS-P:OFF appears in the display. Playback will continue in normal order from the
Creating a playlist with ITS programming currently playing track and CD.
You can use ITS to enter and play back up to 99 tracks per disc from up to 100 discs
(with the disc titles). (With multi-CD players sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX- Erasing a track from your ITS playlist
P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.)
You can delete a track from your ITS playlist if ITS play is on.
1. Play a CD that you want to program. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, press FUNCTION.
Press 8 or 2 to select the CD.
1. Play the CD with the track you want to delete from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS
2. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press play on.
FUNCTION to select ITS. Refer to “Playback from your ITS playlist” on this page.
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions
appear in the display: 2. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press
TITLE IN (disc title input) – ITS (ITS programming) FUNCTION to select ITS.
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.

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Each press of 8 will display a letter of the
Multi-CD Player alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and
symbols in 1 2 3 ... > [ ] order. Each
3. Select the desired track by pressing 4 or 6. press of 2 will display a letter in the
4. Press 2 to erase the track from your ITS playlist. reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A
order.
The currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of the
next track from your ITS playlist begins. 4. Press 6 to move the cursor to the next character position.
• If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range, EMPTY is displayed and When the letter you want is displayed, press 6 to move the cursor to the next position
and then select the next letter. Press 4 to move backwards in the display.
normal play resumes.
5. Press BAND to return to the playback display. 5. Move the cursor to the last position by pressing 6 after entering the title.
When you press 6 one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist
You can delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist if ITS play is off. 6. Press BAND to return to the playback display.

1. Play the CD that you want to delete. Notes
Press 8 or 2 to select the CD. • Titles remain in memory, even after the disc has been removed from the magazine, and are

2. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display, then press recalled when the disc is reinserted.
FUNCTION to select ITS. • After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.
oldest one.
3. Press 2 to erase all tracks on the currently playing CD from your ITS playlist.
All tracks on the currently playing CD are erased from your playlist and ITS CLR is Displaying disc titles
displayed.
You can display the text information of any disc that has had a disc title entered.
4. Press BAND to return to the playback display.
* Press DISPLAY.
Using disc title functions Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
Play time – DISC TITLE (disc title)
You can input CD titles and display the titles. Then you can easily search for and play When you select DISC TITLE, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the
a desired disc. display.
• If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO DISC TITLE is
Entering disc titles displayed.
Use the disc title input feature to store up to 100 CD titles (with ITS playlist) into the
multi-CD player. Each title can be up to 8 characters long. Using CD TEXT functions

1. Play the CD that you want to enter a title for. You can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player.
Press 8 or 2 to select the CD. 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
2. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN appears in the display. playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these specially encoded CD TEXT
After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions discs support the functions listed below.
appear in the display:
TITLE IN (disc title input) – ITS (ITS programming)
• When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player, you
cannot switch to TITLE IN. The disc title has already been recorded on a CD TEXT
disc.

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Multi-CD Player Introduction of audio adjustments ENGLISH

Displaying text information on CD TEXT discs ቢ Audio display
Shows the audio adjustment
* Press DISPLAY. status.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
Play time – DISC TITLE (disc title) – DISC ARTIST (disc artist name) – TRACK TITLE ባ CUSTOM indicator
(track title) – TRACK ARTIST (track artist name) Shows when custom equalizer
• If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be curve is currently selected.
displayed (e.g., NO TRACK TITLE).
ቤ SW indicator
Scrolling text information in the display Shows when the subwoofer output
This unit can display the first 16 letters only of DISC TITLE, DISC ARTIST, TRACK is turned on.
TITLE and TRACK ARTIST. When the recorded information is longer than 16 letters,
you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the title can be seen. ብ Bass booster indicator
Shows when the bass boost is in
* Press DISPLAY and hold until the title begins to scroll to the left. effect.
The rest of the title will appear in the display.
ቦ Loudness indicator
Using compression and bass emphasis Appears in the display when
loudness is turned on.
You can use these functions only with a multi-CD player that supports them.
Using COMP (compression) and DBE (dynamic bass emphasis) functions lets you ቧ FIE indicator
adjust the sound playback quality of the multi-CD player. Each of the functions has a Shows when the front image
two-step adjustment. The COMP function balances the output of louder and softer enhancer is turned on.
sounds at higher volumes. DBE boosts bass levels to give playback a fuller sound.
Listen to each of the effects as you select them and use the one that best enhances * Press AUDIO to display the audio function names.
the playback of the track or CD that you are listening to. Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following audio functions:
FAD (balance adjustment) – EQ (equalizer curve adjustment) – LOUD (loudness) –
1. Press FUNCTION to select COMP. SUB W (subwoofer on/off setting) – 80: 0 (subwoofer setting) – HPF (high pass filter)
Press FUNCTION until COMP appears in the display. – BASS (bass boost) – FIE (front image enhancer) – SLA (source level adjustment)
• If the multi-CD player does not support COMP/DBE, NO COMP is displayed when • When the subwoofer controller setting is P/O :FUL, you cannot switch to SUB W.
you attempt to select it. (Refer to page 29.)
• You can select the 80: 0 only when subwoofer output is turned on in SUB W.
2. Press 8 or 2 to select your favorite setting. • When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA.
Press 8 or 2 repeatedly to switch between the following settings: • To return to the display of each source, press BAND.
COMP OFF – COMP 1 – COMP 2 – COMP OFF – DBE 1 – DBE 2
Note
• If you do not operate the audio function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically

returned to the source display.

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Audio Adjustments The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic
characteristics as desired.
Using balance adjustment
Recalling equalizer curves
You can select a fader/balance setting that provides an ideal listening environment in
all occupied seats. There are six stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is
1. Press AUDIO to select FAD. a list of the equalizer curves:
Press AUDIO until FAD appears in the display.
• If the balance setting has been previously adjusted, BAL will be displayed. Display Equalizer curve
2. Press 8 or 2 to adjust front/rear speaker balance. SUPER BASS Super bass
Each press of 8 or 2 moves the front/rear speaker balance towards the front or the POWERFUL Powerful
rear. NATURAL Natural
FAD :F15 – FAD :R15 is displayed as the front/rear speaker balance moves from front VOCAL Vocal
to rear. CUSTOM Custom
• FAD : 0 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used. EQ FLAT Flat
• When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannot adjust front/rear speaker
• CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve that you create. If you make adjustments
balance. Refer to “Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller” on page 29. to an equalizer curve, the equalizer curve setting will be memorized in CUSTOM.
3. Press 4 or 6 to adjust left/right speaker balance.
• When EQ FLAT is selected no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This
When you press 4 or 6, BAL : 0 is displayed. Each press of 4 or 6 moves the left/ is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively
right speaker balance towards the left or the right. between EQ FLAT and a set equalizer curve.
BAL : L15 – BAL : R15 is displayed as the left/right speaker balance moves from left
to right. * Press EQ to select the equalizer.

Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:

SUPER BASS – POWERFUL – NATURAL – VOCAL – CUSTOM – EQ FLAT

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

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

2. Press 4 or 6 to select the equalizer band to adjust.
Each press of 4 or 6 selects equalizer bands in the following order:
EQ-L (low) – EQ-M (mid) – EQ-H (high)

3. Press 8 or 2 to adjust the level of the equalizer band.
Each press of 8 or 2 increases or decreases the level of the equalization band.
+6 – –6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.
• You can then select another band and adjust the level.

Note
• If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve is updated.

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Audio Adjustments Adjusting loudness ENGLISH

Fine-adjusting equalizer curve Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low
You can adjust the center frequency and the Q factor (curve characteristics) of each volume.
currently selected curve band (EQ-L/EQ-M/EQ-H).
1. Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
Level (dB) Press AUDIO until LOUD appears in the display.

Q=2N Q=2W 2. Press 8 to turn loudness on.
Loudness level (e.g., LOUD :MID) appears in the display.
Center frequency Frequency (Hz)
3. Press 4 or 6 to select a desired level.
1. Press AUDIO and hold until frequency and the Q factor (e.g., F- 80:Q1W) appears Each press of 4 or 6 selects level in the following order:
in the display. LOW (low) – MID (mid) – HI (high)

2. Press AUDIO to select the band for adjustment from among low, mid and high. 4. Press 2 to turn loudness off.
Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following functions: LOUD :OFF appears in the display.
Low – Mid – High
Using subwoofer output
3. Press 4 or 6 to select the desired frequency.
Press 4 or 6 until the desired frequency appears in the display. This unit is equipped with a subwoofer output which can be turned on or off.
Low: 40 – 80 – 100 – 160 (Hz)
Mid: 200 – 500 – 1k – 2k (Hz) 1. Press SW to select SUB W.
High: 3k – 8k – 10k – 12k (Hz) SUB W appears in the display.
• You can also select the subwoofer setting menu by pressing AUDIO on the unit.
4. Press 8 or 2 to select the desired Q factor. • When the subwoofer controller setting is P/O :FUL, you cannot select SUB W.
Press 8 or 2 until the desired Q factor appears in the display.
2N – 1N – 1W – 2W 2. Press 8 to turn subwoofer output on.
SUB W:NOR appears in the display. Subwoofer output is now on.
Note • If the subwoofer output phase has been set to the reverse, SUB W:REV will be
• If you make adjustments, CUSTOM curve is updated. displayed.
• To turn subwoofer output off, press 2.

3. Press 4 or 6 to select the phase of subwoofer output.
Press 4 to select reverse phase and REV appears in the display. Press 6 to select
normal phase and NOR appears in the display.

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Audio Adjustments Bass boost function boosts the bass level of sound lower than 100 Hz. The more the
bass level is increased, the more the bass sound is emphasized and the entire sound
Adjusting subwoofer settings becomes powerful. When using this function with the subwoofer, the sound under the
When the subwoofer output is on, you can adjust the cut-off frequency and the output cut-off frequency is boosted.
level of the subwoofer.
1. Press AUDIO to select BASS.
1. Press SW to select 80: 0. Press AUDIO until BASS appears in the display.
Press SW until 80: 0 appears in the display. • You can also select the bass boost setting by pressing and holding SW.
• You can also select the subwoofer setting menu by pressing AUDIO on the unit.
• When the subwoofer output is on, you can select 80: 0. 2. Press 8 or 2 to select a desired level.
• If the subwoofer setting has been previously adjusted, the frequency of that 0 – 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.
previously selected will be displayed instead of 80.
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.)
2. Press 4 or 6 to select cut-off frequency.
Each press of 4 or 6 selects cut-off frequencies in the following order: The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a simple method of enhancing front
50 – 63 – 80 – 100 – 125 (Hz) imaging by cutting mid- and high-range frequency output from the rear speakers,
Only frequencies lower than those in the selected range are outputted from the limiting their output to low-range frequencies. You can select the frequency you want
subwoofer. to cut.

3. Press 8 or 2 to adjust the output level of the subwoofer. Precaution
Each press of 8 or 2 increases or decreases the level of the subwoofer. +6 – –24 is When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear speakers output sound of all
displayed as the level is increased or decreased. frequencies, not just bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disengaging F.I.E. to
prevent a sudden increase in volume.
Using the high pass filter
1. Press AUDIO to select FIE.
When you do not want low sounds from the subwoofer output frequency range to play Press AUDIO until FIE appears in the display.
from the front or rear speakers, turn on the HPF (high pass filter). Only frequencies • When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannnot select F.I.E. function.
higher than those in the selected range are outputted from the front or rear speakers.
1. Press AUDIO to select HPF. 2. Press 8 to turn F.I.E. on.
Press AUDIO until HPF appears in the display. • To turn F.I.E. off, press 2.
2. Press 8 to turn high pass filter on.
HPF : 80 appears in the display. High pass filter is now on. 3. Press 4 or 6 to select a desired frequency.
• If the high pass filter has been previously adjusted, the frequency of that previously Each press of 4 or 6 selects frequency in the following order:
100 – 160 – 250 (Hz)
selected will be displayed instead of HPF : 80.
• To turn high pass filter off, press 2. Notes
3. Press 4 or 6 to select cut-off frequency. • After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the balance adjustment (refer to page 25) and adjust
Each press of 4 or 6 selects cut-off frequencies in the following order:
50 – 63 – 80 – 100 – 125 (Hz) front and rear speaker volume levels until they are balanced.
Only frequencies higher than those in the selected range are outputted from the front • Turn the F.I.E. function off when using a 2-speaker system.
or rear speakers.

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Audio Adjustments Adjusting initial settings ENGLISH

Adjusting source levels Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal
performance from this unit.
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to
prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources. ቢ Function display
• Settings are based on the FM tuner volume level, which remains unchanged. Shows the function status.

1. Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to 1. Press SOURCE and hold until the
adjust. unit turns off.

2. Press AUDIO to select SLA. 2. Press SOURCE and hold again until
Press AUDIO until SLA appears in the display. function name appears in the display.

3. Press 8 or 2 to adjust the source volume. 3. Press FUNCTION to select one of the initial settings.
Each press of 8 or 2 increases or decreases the source volume. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
SLA : +4 – SLA : –4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased. FM (FM tuning step) – A-PI (auto PI seek) – AUX1 (auxiliary input1) – AUX2 (auxiliary
input2) – R-SP (rear output and subwoofer controller) – SAVE (power save)
Notes • To cancel initial settings, press BAND.
• Since the FM tuner volume is the control, it is not possible to apply source level adjustments • You can also cancel initial settings by holding down SOURCE until the unit turns off.

to the FM tuner. Setting the FM tuning step
• The MW/LW tuner volume level can also be adjusted with source level adjustments.
• The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player are set to the same source level adjustment Normally the FM tuning step employed by seek tuning is 50 kHz. When AF or TA is on,
the tuning step automatically changes to 100 kHz. It may be preferable to set the
volume automatically. tuning step to 50 kHz when AF is on.
• External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to the same source level adjustment volume
1. Press FUNCTION to select FM.
automatically. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until FM appears in the display.

2. Press 4 or 6 to select the FM tuning step.
Pressing 4 or 6 will switch the FM tuning step between 50 kHz and 100 kHz while AF
or TA is on. The selected FM tuning step will appear in the display.

Note
• The tuning step remains at 50 kHz during manual tuning.

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Initial Settings • When a subwoofer is connected to the rear output, set for subwoofer R-SP :S/W.

Switching Auto PI Seek • When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannot operate the following
procedure.
The unit can automatically search for a different station with the same programming,
even during preset recall. 3. Press 4 or 6 to switch the subwoofer output or rear output.
1. Press FUNCTION to select A-PI. Pressing 4 or 6 will switch between P/O :S/W and P/O :FUL and that status will be
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until A-PI appears in the display. displayed.
2. Press 8 or 2 to turn A-PI on or off.
Pressing 8 or 2 will turn A-PI on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., A-PI Notes
:ON). • Even if you change this setting, there is no output unless you turn the subwoofer output on

Switching the auxiliary setting (refer to “Using subwoofer output” on page 26).
• If you change this setting, subwoofer output in the audio menu return to the factory settings.
Auxiliary equipments connected to this unit can be activated individually. Set each
AUX source to ON when using. About connecting or using auxiliary equipments, refer Saving the battery consumption
to “Using the AUX source” on page 30.
1. Press FUNCTION to select AUX1/AUX2. Even when this unit is switched off, the microcomputer inside still uses a small amount
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until AUX1/AUX2 appears in the display. of power in order to enable a quick restart. Switching on the Power Save mode will
2. Press 8 or 2 to turn AUX1/AUX2 on or off. prevent the microcomputer from running unnecessarily, thereby saving the battery in
Pressing 8 or 2 will turn AUX on or off and that status will be displayed (e.g., AUX1 your vehicle.
:ON).
• With Power Save mode on, you cannot insert or eject a disc when power to the unit
Setting the rear output and subwoofer controller is off. Press SOURCE to switch the unit on, then try again.

This unit’s rear output (rear speaker leads output and RCA rear output) can be used Important
for full-range speaker (R-SP :FUL) or subwoofer (R-SP :S/W) connection. If you If the battery in your vehicle is disconnected the Power Save mode is canceled. Turn
switch the rear output setting to R-SP :S/W, you can connect a rear speaker lead on Power Save again once the battery has been reconnected. If the ignition switch in
directly to a subwoofer without using an auxiliary amp. your vehicle doesn’t have an ACC (accessory) position, it is possible depending on the
Initially, the unit is set for rear full-range speaker connection (R-SP :FUL). When rear connection method that when Power Save is off, the unit will draw power from the
output is connected to full range speakers (when R-SP :FUL is selected), you can battery.
connect other full range speakers (P/O :FUL) or a subwoofer (P/O :S/W) to the RCA
rear output. 1. Press FUNCTION to select SAVE.
1. Press FUNCTION to select R-SP.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until R-SP appears in the display. 2. Press 8 or 2 to turn power save on or off.
2. Press 8 or 2 to switch the rear output setting.
Pressing 8 or 2 will switch between R-SP :FUL (full-range speaker) and R-SP :S/W ENGLISH
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Other Functions Setting the AUX title ENGLISH

Using the AUX source The title displayed for each AUX1 or AUX2 source can be changed.

This unit can control up to two auxiliary equipments such as VCR or portable devices 1. After you have selected AUX as the source, press FUNCTION and hold until
(sold separately). When connected, auxiliary equipments are automatically read in as TITLE IN appears in the display.
AUX sources and assigned to AUX1 or AUX2. The relationship between AUX1 and
AUX2 sources is explained below. 2. Press 8 or 2 to select a letter of the alphabet.
Each press of 8 will display a letter of the
About AUX1 and AUX2 alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and
You have two methods to connect auxiliary equipments to this unit. symbols in 1 2 3 ... > [ ] order. Each
press of 2 will display a letter in the
AUX1 source: reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A
When connecting auxiliary equipment using a stereo mini plug cable order.

* Insert the stereo mini plug into the input jack on this unit. 3. Press 6 to move the cursor to the next character position.
For more details, refer to the installation manual. When the letter you want is displayed, press 6 to move the cursor to the next position
The allocation of this auxiliary equipment is automatically set to AUX1. and then select the next letter. Press 4 to move backwards in the display.

AUX2 source: 4. Move the cursor to the last position by pressing 6 after entering the title.
When connecting auxiliary equipment using an IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector (sold When you press 6 one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.
separately)
5. Press BAND to return to the playback display.
* Use an IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the CD-RB20/CD-RB10 (sold
separetely) to connect this unit to auxiliary equipment featuring RCA output.
For more details, refer to the IP-BUS-RCA Interconnector owner's manual.
The allocation of this auxiliary equipment is automatically set to AUX2.
• You can only make this type of connection if the auxiliary equipment has RCA
outputs.

Selecting AUX as the source
* Press SOURCE to select AUX (AUX1 or AUX2) as the source.
Press SOURCE until AUX appears in the display.
• If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. For more details,
see “Switching the auxiliary setting” on page 29.

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Additional Information

Understanding built-in CD player error messages • Use only normal, round CDs. If you insert irregular, non-round, shaped CDs they
may jam in the CD player or not play properly.
When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to
record the error message. • Check all CDs for cracks, scratches or warping before playing. CDs that have
cracks, scratches or are warped may not play properly. Do not use such discs.
Message Cause Action
ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30 Dirty disc Clean disc. • Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed) surface when handling the disc.
ERROR-11, 12, 17, 30 Scratched disc Replace disc. • Store discs in their cases when not in use.
ERROR-15 The inserted disc does not Replace disc. • Keep discs out of direct sunlight and do not expose the discs to high temperatures.
contain any data • Do not attach labels, write on or apply chemicals to the surface of the discs.
ERROR-10, 11, 12, 15, Electrical or mechanical Turn the ignition ON and OFF, or • To clean a CD, wipe the disc with a soft cloth outward from the center.
17, 30, A0 switch to a different source, then
The CD format cannot be back to the CD player. • If the heater is used in cold weather, moisture may form on components inside the
ERROR-22, 23 played back Replace disc. CD player. Condensation may cause the CD player to malfunction. If you think that
The inserted disc does not condensation is a problem turn off the CD player for an hour or so to allow it to dry
NO AUDIO contain any files that can be Replace disc. out and wipe any damp discs with a soft cloth to remove the moisture.
played back
SKIPPED The inserted disc contains WMA Replace disc. • Road shocks may interrupt CD playback.
files that are protected by DRM
PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc Replace disc. CD-R/CD-RW discs
are secured by DRM
• When CD-R/CD-RW discs are used, playback is possible only for discs which have
Sound muting been finalized.

Sound from this unit is muted automatically in the following cases: • It may not be possible to play back CD-R/CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD
• When a call is made or received using a cellular telephone connected to this unit. recorder or a personal computer because of disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on
• When the voice guidance is output from a Pioneer navigation unit connected to this the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc., on the lens of this unit.

unit. • Playback of discs recorded on a personal computer may not be possible, depending
The sound is turned off, MUTE is displayed and no audio adjustments, except volume on the application settings and the environment. Please record with the correct
control, are possible. Operation returns to normal when the phone connection or the format. (For details, contact the manufacturer of the application.)
voice guidance is ended.
• Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may become impossible in case of direct exposure
CD player and care to sunlight, high temperatures, or the storage conditions in the vehicle.

• Use only CDs that have either of the two Compact Disc Digital Audio marks as • Titles and other text information recorded on a CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be
shown below. displayed by this unit (in the case of audio data (CD-DA)).

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Additional Information • Some audio CDs contain tracks that merge into one another without a pause. When ENGLISH
these discs are converted to MP3/WMA/WAV files and burned to a CD-R/CD-RW/
• If you insert a CD-RW disc into this unit, time to playback will be longer than when CD-ROM, the files will be played back on this player with a short pause between
you insert a conventional CD or CD-R disc. each one, regardless of the length of the pause between tracks on the original audio
CD.
• Read the precautions with CD-R/CD-RW discs before using them.
Important
MP3, WMA and WAV files • When naming an MP3/WMA/WAV file, add the corresponding filename extension

• MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and refers to an audio compression (.mp3, .wma or .wav).
technology standard. • This unit plays back files with the filename extension (.mp3, .wma or .wav) as an

• WMA is short for Windows Media™ Audio and refers to an audio compression MP3/WMA/WAV file. To prevent noise and malfunctions, do not use these
technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded extensions for files other than MP3/WMA/WAV files.
by using Windows Media Player version 7 or later.
MP3 additional information
• WAV is short for waveform. It is a standard audio file format for Windows®.
• This unit may not operate correctly depending on the application used to encode • Files are compatible with the ID3 Tag Ver. 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 formats for
display of album (disc title), track (track title), artist (track artist) and comments. Ver.
WMA files. 2.x of ID3 Tag is given priority when both Ver. 1.x and Ver. 2.x exist.
• Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files,
• The emphasis function is valid only when MP3 files of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed. frequencies are played back. (16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
• There may be a slight delay when starting playback of WMA files encoded with sampling frequencies can be played back.)

image data. • There is no m3u playlist compatibility.
• This unit allows playback of MP3/WMA/WAV files on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW
• There is no compatibility with the MP3i (MP3 interactive) or mp3 PRO formats.
discs. Disc recordings compatible with level 1 and level 2 of ISO9660 and with the
Romeo and Joliet file system can be played back. • The sound quality of MP3 files generally becomes better with an increased bit rate.
• It is possible to play back multi-session compatible recorded discs. This unit can play recordings with bit rates from 8 kbps to 320 kbps, but in order to
• MP3/WMA/WAV files are not compatible with packet write data transfer. be able to enjoy sound of a certain quality, we recommend using only discs recorded
• The maximum number of characters which can be displayed for a file name, with a bit rate of at least 128 kbps.
including the extension (.mp3, .wma or .wav), is 64, from the first character.
• The maximum number of characters which can be displayed for a folder name is 64. WMA additional information
• In case of files recorded according to the Romeo file system, only the first 64
characters can be displayed. • This unit plays back WMA files encoded by Windows Media Player version 7, 7.1, 8,
• When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAV files and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD- 9 and 10.
EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types can be played only by switching mode
between MP3/WMA/WAV and CD-DA. • You can only play back WMA files in the frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.
• The folder selection sequence for playback and other operations becomes the
writing sequence used by the writing software. For this reason, the expected • The sound quality of WMA files generally becomes better with an increased bit rate.
sequence at the time of playback may not coincide with the actual playback This unit can play recordings with bit rates from 48 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR) or from
sequence. However, there also is some writing software which permits setting of the 48 kbps to 384 kbps (VBR), but in order to be able to enjoy sound of a certain quality,
playback order. we recommend using discs recorded with a higher bit rate.

• This unit doesn’t support the following formats.
– Windows Media Audio 9 Professional (5.1ch)
– Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless
– Windows Media Audio 9 Voice

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Additional Information Bit rate

WAV additional information This expresses data volume per second, or bps (bits per second) units. The higher the
rate, the more information is available to reproduce the sound. Using the same
• This unit plays back WAV files encoded in Linear PCM (LPCM) format or MS encoding method (such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better the sound.
ADPCM format.
ID3 tag
• You can only play back WAV files in the frequencies 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz,
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz (LPCM), or 22.05 kHz and 44.1 kHz (MS ADPCM). This is a method of embedding track-related information in an MP3 file. This
The sampling frequency shown in the display may be rounded. embedded information can include the track title, the artist’s name, the album title, the
music genre, the year of production, comments and other data. The contents can be
• The sound quality of WAV files generally becomes better with a larger number of freely edited using software with ID3 Tag editing functions. Although the tags are
quantization bits. This unit can play recordings with 8 and 16 (LPCM) or 4 (MS restricted as to the number of characters, the information can be viewed when the
ADPCM) quantization bits, but in order to be able to enjoy sound of a certain quality, track is played back.
we recommend using discs recorded with the larger number of quantization bits.
ISO9660 format
About folders and MP3/WMA/WAV files
This is the international standard for the format logic of CD-ROM folders and files. For
• An outline of a CD-ROM with MP3/ the ISO9660 format, there are regulations for the following two levels.
WMA/WAV files on it is shown below. Level 1:
Subfolders are shown as folders in the The file name is in 8.3 format (the name consists of up to 8 characters, half-byte
folder currently selected. English capital letters and half-byte numerals and the “_” sign, with a file-extension of
three characters).
Notes Level 2:
• This unit assigns folder numbers. The user The file name can have up to 31 characters (including the separation mark “.” and a
file extension). Each folder contains less than 8 hierarchies.
cannot assign folder numbers. Extended formats
• It is not possible to check folders that do not Joliet: File names can have up to 64 characters.
Romeo: File names can have up to 128 characters.
include MP3/WMA/WAV files. (These
folders will be skipped without displaying the Linear PCM (LPCM)/Pulse code modulation
folder number.)
• MP3/WMA/WAV files in up to 8 tiers of This stands for linear pulse code modulation, which is the signal recording system
folders can be played back. However, there used for music CDs and DVDs.
is a delay in the start of playback on discs
with numerous tiers. For this reason we m3u
recommend creating discs with no more
than 2 tiers. Playlists created using the “WINAMP” software have a playlist file extension (.m3u).
• It is possible to play back up to 99 folders on
one disc.

ቢ First level
ባ Second level
ቤ Third level

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Additional Information Specifications

MP3 General Subwoofer: ENGLISH
MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is an audio compression standard set by a Frequency ........................... 50/63/80/100/125 Hz
working group (MPEG) of the ISO (International Standards Organization). MP3 is able Power source ..... 14.4 V DC (10.8 – 15.1 V allowable) Slope .................................................. –18 dB/oct
to compress audio data to about 1/10th the level of a conventional disc. Grounding system .................................. Negative type Gain .................................................. +6 – –24 dB
Max. current consumption ................................. 10.0 A Phase ......................................... Normal/Reverse
MS ADPCM Dimensions (W x H x D):
This stands for Microsoft adaptive differential pulse code modulation, which is the Bass boost:
signal recording system used for the multimedia software of Microsoft Corporation. DIN Gain .................................................... +12 – 0 dB
Chassis ................................. 178 x 50 x 157 mm
Multi-session Nose ....................................... 188 x 58 x 19 mm CD player
Multi-session is a recording method that allows additional data to be recorded later.
When recording data on a CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW, etc., all data from beginning to D System ............................. Compact disc audio system
end is treated as a single unit or session. Multi-session is a method of recording more Chassis ................................. 178 x 50 x 162 mm Usable discs ........................................... Compact disc
than 2 sessions on one disc. Nose ....................................... 170 x 48 x 14 mm Signal format:

Number of quantization bits Weight ................................................................ 1.3 kg Sampling frequency ............................... 44.1 kHz
The number of quantization bits is one factor in the overall sound quality; the higher Number of quantization bits ................... 16; linear
the “bit-depth”, the better the sound quality. However, increasing the bit-depth also Audio Frequency characteristics ........ 5 – 20 000 Hz (±1 dB)
increases the amount of data and therefore storage space required. Signal-to-noise ratio ............................... 94 dB (1 kHz)
Maximum power output ................................. 50 W x 4
Packet write 50 W x 2/4 $ + 70 W x 1/2 $ (IEC-A network)
This is a general term for a method of writing on CD-R, etc., at the time required for a (for subwoofer) Dynamic range ....................................... 92 dB (1 kHz)
file, just as is done with files on floppy or hard discs. Number of channels ..................................... 2 (stereo)
Continuous power output .............................. 27 W x 4 MP3 decoding format ....... MPEG-1 & 2 Audio Layer 3
VBR (DIN 45324, +B=14.4 V) WMA decoding format .................. Ver. 7, 7.1, 8, 9, 10
VBR is short for variable bit rate. Generally speaking CBR (constant bit rate) is more
widely used. But by flexibly adjusting the bit rate according to the needs of audio Load impedance ........................................ 4 – 8 $ x 4 (2ch audio)
compression, it is possible to achieve compression-priority sound quality. 4–8$x2+2$x1 (Windows Media Player)
WAV signal format ............ Linear PCM & MS ADPCM
WAV Preout max output level/
WAV is short for waveform. It is a standard audio file format for Windows®. output impedance ................................ 2.2 V/1 k$ FM tuner

WMA Equalizer (3-Band Parametric Equalizer): Frequency range ............................. 87.5 – 108.0 MHz
WMA is short for Windows Media™ Audio and refers to an audio compression Low Usable sensitivity .......................... 8 dBf (0.7 µV/75 $,
technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by Frequency ................................ 40/80/100/160 Hz
using Windows Media Player version 7 or later. Q Factor ................................. 0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15 mono, S/N: 30 dB)
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of (+6 dB when boosted) 50 dB quieting sensitivity ..................... 10 dBf (0.9 µV/
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Gain .......................................................... ±12 dB
Mid 75 $, mono)
Frequency ................................. 200/500/1k/2k Hz Signal-to-noise ratio ................. 75 dB (IEC-A network)
Q Factor ................................. 0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15 Distortion ................... 0.3 % (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz, stereo)
(+6 dB when boosted)
Gain .......................................................... ±12 dB 0.1 % (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz, mono)
High Frequency response .............. 30 – 15 000 Hz (±3 dB)
Frequency ......................... 3.15k/8k/10k/12.5k Hz Stereo separation .................. 45 dB (at 65 dBf, 1 kHz)
Q Factor ................................. 0.35/0.59/0.95/1.15 Selectivity ......................................... 80 dB (±200 kHz)
(+6 dB when boosted)
Gain .......................................................... ±12 dB MW tuner

Loudness contour: Frequency range ................... 531 – 1 602 kHz (9 kHz)
Low ................. +3.5 dB (100 Hz), +3 dB (10 kHz) Usable sensitivity .......................... 18 µV (S/N: 20 dB)
Mid ................ +10 dB (100 Hz), +6.5 dB (10 kHz) Signal-to-noise ratio ................. 65 dB (IEC-A network)
High ............... +11 dB (100 Hz), +11 dB (10 kHz)
(volume: –30 dB) LW tuner

HPF: Frequency range .................................. 153 – 281 kHz
Frequency ........................... 50/63/80/100/125 Hz Usable sensitivity .......................... 30 µV (S/N: 20 dB)
Slope .................................................. –12 dB/oct Signal-to-noise ratio ................. 65 dB (IEC-A network)

Note
• Specifications and the design are subject to possible modifications without notice due to

improvements.

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