Pioneer DEH-P1Y manual

Operation Manual Multi-CD control High power CD/MP3/WMA player with FM/AM tuner DEH-P1Y English P ortuguês (B) Español[...]

Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these oper ating instructions so you will know how to operate your model prope rly . A fter you have finished r eading the instr uctions, k eep this man- ual in a safe pla ce for futu re r efer ence. Before Y ou Start About this manual 5 P recautions 5 F eatures 5 About WMA 5 Resetting[...]

Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/ WA V disc 27  When playing back an MP3/WMA disc 27  When playing back a WA V disc 27 Scrolling text information in the display 28 Selecting tracks from the file name list 28 Multi-CD Player Playing a CD 29 Selecting a track directly 29 50-disc multi-CD player 30 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player [...]

Using nonfading output 46  Adjusting nonfading output level 47 Using the high pass filter 47 Adjusting source levels 47 Using automatic sound levelizer 48 Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings 49 Setting the clock 49 Setting the FM tuning step 49 Setting the AM tuning step 50 Switching the warning tone 50 Switching the auxiliar y setting 5[...]

About this manual This unit features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and op- eration. All the functions have been designed for the easiest possible use, but many are not self-explanator y . This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this unit  s potential and to maximize your listening enjoyment. W e r[...]

The Windows Media " logo printed on the box indicates that this unit can play back WMA data. WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology that is developed by Microsof t Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 or later . Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo ar[...]

Removing the front panel 1 Press EJECT to open the front panel. 2 Slide and remove the front panel to- ward you. T ake care not to grip it too tightly or to drop the front panel and protect it from contact with water or other fluids to prevent perma- nent damage. 3 Put the front panel into the protective case provided for safe keeping. Attaching th[...]

Use and care of the remote control Installing the battery Slide the tray out on the back of the remote control and insert the batter y with the plus (+) and minus (  ) poles pointing in the proper di- rection. ! When using for the first time, pull out the film protruding from the tray . WARNING Keep the batter y out of the reach of children. Sho[...]

AUDIO button operation % Press AUDIO to select the desired mode. P ress AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following modes: Fad (balance adjustment)  EQ (equalizer cur ve adjustment)  Bass (bass and treble level adjustment)  Loud (loudness)  Sub-W1 (subwoofer on/off setting)/ NonFad (nonfading output on/off setting)  Sub-W2 (subw[...]

Head unit 1 A TT button P ress to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%. Press once more to return to the original volume level. 2 CLOCK button P ress to change to the clock display . 3 DISPLA Y button P ress to select differ ent displays. 4 LIST button P ress to display the disc title list, track title list, folder list, file list or preset[...]

Remote control Operation is the same as when using the but- tons on the head unit. d VOLUME buttons P ress to increase or decrease the volume. e AUDIO button P ress to select various sound quality con- trols. f FUNCTION button P ress to select functions. g Joystick Move to do manual seek tuning, fast for- ward, reverse and track search controls. Al[...]

T urning the unit on % Press SOURCE to turn the unit on. When you select a source the unit is turned on. Selecting a source Y ou can select a source you want to listen to. T o switch to the built-in CD player , load a disc in the unit (refer to page 18). % When using the head unit, press SOURCE to select a source. P ress SOURCE repeatedly to switch[...]

! There is sometimes a delay between starting up CD playback and the sound being issued. When being read in, Format Read is dis- played. ! If you cannot insert a disc completely or if after you insert a disc the disc does not play , check that the label side of the disc is up. P ress EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for damage before ins[...]

Listening to the radio 1 2 3 4 5 These are the basic steps necessar y to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. Important If you are using this unit in North, Central or South America, reset the AM tuning step (see Setting the AM tuning step on page 50). 1 Band indicator Shows which band the radio i[...]

Introduction of advanced tuner operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display . 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. T urn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The function name appears on the display . 3 T urn Multi-Control to select the[...]

% Push Multi-Control up or down to recall radio station frequencies. P ushing Multi-Control up or down selects the preset tuning number . P1  P6 is displayed as the preset tuning number is selected. The radio station frequency assigned to the preset tuning number is recalled from mem- or y . # If you do not operate the list within about 8 second[...]

# T o turn local seek tuning off , press Multi-Control again . 3 Push Multi-Control left or right to set the sensitivity . There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for AM: FM: Local 1  Local 2  Local 3  Local 4 AM: Local 1  Local 2 The Local 4 setting allows reception of only the strongest stations, while lower setting[...]

Playing a CD 2 3 1 These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your built-in CD player . More ad- vanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 T rack number indicator Shows the track currently playing. 2 Disc title indicator Shows the title of the currently playing disc. ! If no title has been entered for the cur- rently[...]

Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display . 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. T urn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The function name appears on the display . 3 T urn Multi-Control [...]

Scanning tracks of a CD Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Scan. Scan appears in the display . 2 Press Multi-Control to tur n scan play on. Scan :ON appears in the display . The first 10 seconds of each track is played. 3 When you find the desired track press Multi-Control to turn sca[...]

track of the disc. Also, if the remaining number of tracks after searching ever y 10 tracks is less than 10, pushing and holding Multi-Control left re- calls the first track of the disc. Using compression and BMX Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the CD player . Each of the functions have a [...]

7 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 re- called when the disc is reinserted. ! After data for 48 discs has been stored in memor y , data for a new disc will over write the oldest one. ! If you connect a multi-CD player , you can input disc titl[...]

Playing MP3/WMA/WA V 3 1 4 5 2 These are the basic steps necessar y to play an MP3/WMA/WA V with your built-in CD player . More advanced MP3/WMA/WAV operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 MP3/WMA/W A V indicator Shows the type of file currently playing. 2 Folder number indicator Shows the number of folder currently play- ing. 3 T rack [...]

! When playing back files recorded as VBR (variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse operations are used. ! If the inserted disc contains no files that can be played back, No Audio is displayed. ! If the inserted disc contains WMA files that are protected by digital rights management (DRM) , [...]

Repeating play F or MP3/WMA/WA V playback, there are three repeat play ranges: FOLDER (folder repeat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DISC (repeat all tracks). 1 Use Multi-Control to select Repeat. Repeat appears in the display . 2 Press Multi-Control to select the repeat range. P ress Multi-Control repeatedly until the de- sired repeat range appears i[...]

Pausing MP3/WMA/WA V playback P ause lets you temporarily stop playback of the MP3/WMA/WA V . 1 Use Multi-Control to select Pause. Pause appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to tur n pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display . Play of the current track pauses. # T o turn pause off , press Multi-Control again. Selecting the search method Y[...]

Note When you turn the tag display on, the unit returns to the beginning of the current track in order to read the text information. Using compression and BMX Using the COMP (compression) and BMX functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the CD player . Each of the functions have a two-step adjustment. The COMP func- tion balances the [...]

Scrolling text information in the display This unit can display the first 17 letters only of folder name, file name, track title, artist name, album title and comment. When the recorded information is longer than 17 letters, you can scroll the text to the left so that the rest of the text information can be seen. % Press DISPLA Y and hold until the[...]

Playing a CD 1 3 2 4 Y ou can use this unit to control a multi- CD player , which is sold separately . These are the basic steps necessar y to play a CD with your multi-CD player . More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Disc number indicator Shows the disc currently playing. 2 T rack number indicator Shows the track cu[...]

Note After entering the number input mode, if you do not per form an operation within about eight sec- onds, the mode is automatically canceled. 50-disc multi-CD player Only those functions described in this manual are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players. This unit is not designed to operate disc title list functions with a 50-disc multi- CD pla[...]

! If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- turned to the playback display . Repeating play There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player re- peat), TRK (one-track repeat) and DISC (disc repeat). 1 Use Multi-Control to select Repeat. Repeat appears in the display [...]

Note After track or disc scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again. Pausing CD playback P ause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Pause. Pause appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to tur n pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display . Play of the current track pauses. # T o[...]

Erasing a track from your ITS playlist When you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, use Multi-Control . 1 Play the CD with the track you want to delete from your ITS playlist, and tur n ITS play on. Refer to Playback from your ITS playlis[...]

4 Push Multi-Control up or down to select a letter of the alphabet. Each pushing Multi-Control up will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z , num- bers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order . Each pushing Multi-Control down will display a let- ter in the reverse order , such as Z Y X ... C B A . 5 Push Multi-Control right to move t[...]

# If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, No XXXX will be displayed (e.g., No T -Artist Name ). Scrolling titles in the display This unit can display the first 17 letters of disc title, disc artist name, track title and track ar- tist name. When the text information is longer than 17 letters, you can scroll the display as f[...]

W atching the TV tuner 1 2 3 Y ou can use this unit to control a TV tuner , which is sold separately . F or details concerning operation, refer to the TV tuner  s operation manuals. This section provides information on TV operations with this unit which differs from that described in the TV tuner  s operation manual. 1 Band indicator Shows wh[...]

Introduction of advanced TV tuner operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display . 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. T urn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. BSSM appears on the display . # T o return to the frequency display , press [...]

2 Press Multi-Control to tur n BSSM on. BSSM begins to flash. While BSSM is flashing the 12 strongest broadcast stations will be stored in order from the lowest channel up. When finished, BSSM stops flashing. # T o cancel the storage process, press Multi-Control . 3 Use Multi-Control to select the desired station. T urn to change the station; press[...]

Playing a disc 2 4 1 3 5 Y ou can use this unit to contr ol a DVD player or multi-DVD player , which is sold separately . F or details concerning operation, refer to the DVD player  s or multi-DVD player  s operation manual. This section provides information on DVD operations with this unit which differs from that described in the DVD player [...]

Introduction of advanced DVD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display . 2 Use Multi-Control to select FUNCTION. T urn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The function name appears on the display . 3 T urn Multi-Control to select[...]

Playing tracks in a random order ! Y ou can operate this function only during CD playback. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Random. Random appears in the display . 2 Press Multi-Control to tur n random play on. Random :ON appears in the display . T racks will play in a random order . # T o turn random play off , press Multi-Con trol again. Scanning tr[...]

Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio adjustments status. 1 Press Multi-Control to display the main menu. FUNCTION and AUDIO appear on the display . 2 Use Multi-Control to select AUDIO. T urn to change the menu option; press to se- lect. The audio function name appears on the dis- play . 3 T urn Multi-Control to select[...]

Setting the sound focus equalizer (SFEQ) Clarifying the sound image of vocals and in- struments allows the simple staging of a nat- ural, pleasant sound environment. Even greater listening enjoyment will be obtained if seating positions are chosen carefully . FRT1 boosts the treble on the front output and the bass on the rear output. FRT2 boosts th[...]

Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired. Recalling equalizer curves There are six stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer cur ves: Display Equalizer curve SUPER BASS Super bass POWERFUL P ower ful NA TURAL Na[...]

1 Use Multi-Control to select frequency and the Q factor display . F requency and the Q factor (e.g., F8 0Q1 W ) appears in the display . 2 Push Multi-Control left or right to select the desired frequency . Each pushing Multi-Control left or right se- lects frequencies in the following order: Low : 40  80  100  160 (Hz) Mid: 200  500 ?[...]

3 Push Multi-Control left or right to select a desired level. Each pushing Multi-Control left or right se- lects level in the following order: LOW (low)  MID (mid)  HIGH (high) 4 T o turn loudness off, press Multi-Control again. Loud OFF appears in the display . Using subwoofer output This unit is equipped with a subwoofer output which can be[...]

Adjusting nonfading output level When the nonfading output is on, you can ad- just the level of nonfading output. 1 Use Multi-Control to select nonfading output setting. NonFad 0 appears in the display . 2 Push Multi-Control up or down to ad- just the nonfading output level. Each pushing Multi-Control up or down in- creases or decreases the level o[...]

Using automatic sound levelizer During driving, noise in the car changes ac- cording to the driving speed and road condi- tions. The automatic sound levelizer (ASL) monitors such var ying noise and automati- cally increases the volume level, if this noise becomes greater . The sensitivity (variation of volume level to noise level) of ASL can be set[...]

Adjusting initial settings 1 Initial settings lets you per form initial setup of different settings for this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function status. 1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press Multi-Control and hold until the clock appears in the display . 3 T urn Multi-Control to select one of the initial settings. T urn [...]

1 Use Multi-Control to select FM Step. FM Step appears in the display. 2 Press Multi-Control to select the FM tuning step. P ressing Multi-Control repeatedly will switch the FM tuning step between 50 kHz and 100 kHz. The selected FM tuning step will appear in the display . Note If seek tuning is per formed in 50 kHz steps, sta- tions may be tuned i[...]

Adjusting the brightness Y ou can adjust the display brightness. Initially this mode is set to 12. 1 Use Multi-Control to select Brightness. Brightness appears in the display . 2 Push Multi-Control left or right to ad- just the brightness level. Each pushing Multi-Control left or right in- creases or decreases the brightness level. 0  15 is disp[...]

! Operation returns to normal when the phone connection is ended. 1 Use Multi-Control to select T elephone. T elephone appears in the display . 2 Press Multi-Control to switch the tele- phone muting/attenuation. P ressing Multi-Control will switch between T elephone :A TT (attenuation) and T elephone :MUTE (muting) and that status will be displayed[...]

T urning the clock display on or off Y ou can turn the clock display on or off . % Press CLOCK to turn the clock display on or off. Each press of CLOCK turns the clock display on or off . # The clock display disappears temporarily when you per form other operations, but the clock display appears again af ter 6 seconds. Note Even when the sources ar[...]

Using differe nt entertainment displays Y ou can enjoy entertainment displays while lis- tening to each sound source. % Press ENTERT AINMENT. Each time you press ENTERT AINMENT the display changes in the following order: Source icon display  Back ground visual 1  Back ground visual 2  Back ground visual 3  Back ground visual 4  Back [...]

% Press PGM to tur n pause on when se- lecting built-in CD player or multi-CD player as the source. # T o turn pause off , press PGM again. % Press PGM and hold to tur n BSM on when selecting tuner as the source. P ress PGM and hold until the BSM turns on. # T o cancel the storage process, press PGM again. % Press PGM and hold to tur n BSSM on when[...]

Understanding built-in CD player error messages When problems occur during CD play an error message may appear on the display . If an error message appears, refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the sug- gested method of correcting the problem. If the error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service C[...]

! Use only normal, round CDs. If you insert ir- regular , non-round, shaped CDs they may jam in the CD player or not play properly. ! 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. ! Avoid touching the recorded (non-printed) sur face when ha[...]

! With some applications used to encode WMA files, this unit may not operate cor- rectly . ! With some applications used to encode WMA files, album names and other text in- formation may not be correctly displayed. ! This unit allows playback of MP3/WMA/ WA V files on CD -ROM, CD -R and CD-RW discs. Disc recordings compatible with level 1 and level[...]

recommend using discs recorded with a higher bit rate. ! This unit doesn  t support the following for- mats.  Windows Media Audio 9 Professional (5.1ch)  Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless  Windows Media Audio 9 V oice WA V additional information ! This unit plays back WA V files encoded in Linear PCM (LPCM) format or MS ADPCM format. ! Y o[...]

T erms Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps units (bits per second). The higher the rate, the more information is available to reproduce the sound. Using the same encoding method (such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better the sound. ID3 tag This is a method of embedding track-related information in an MP3 file. This embedded i[...]

just as is done with files on floppy or hard discs. VBR 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 compres- sion, it is possible to achieve compression- priority sound quality . WA V WA V is short for waveform. It is a sta[...]

Specifications General Rated power source ............... 1 4 . 4 V D C (allowable voltage range: 12.0  14.4 V DC) Grounding system ................... N egative type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 2 0 . 0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 1 7 8 × 5 0 × 1 5 9 m m N o s[...]

Stereo separation .................... 4 5 d B ( a t 6 5 d B f, 1 kHz) AM tuner F requency range ...................... 5 3 1  1,602 kHz (9 kHz) 530  1,640 kHz (10 kHz) Usable sensitivity ..................... 1 8 µ V ( S / N : 2 0 d B ) Signal-to-noise ratio ............... 6 5 d B ( I E C - A network) Infrared remote control W avelength ..[...]

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