Pioneer DVH-P4100UB manual

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    Operation Manual D VD RDS RECEIVER D VH-P4100UB English[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product. Please read through this manual before usi ng the product for the first time, to en- sure proper use. After reading, please keep the manual in a safe and accessi ble place for future r eference . Be sure to read this ! DVD video disc region numbers 6 ! When an operation is prohibited 7 ! Handling guide[...]

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    – Introduction to advanced operations 26 – Selecting a repeat play range 26 – Playing tracks/files in random order 27 – Scanning folders and tracks 27 – Selecting audio output 28 – P ausing playback 28 – Selecting the play mode 28 – Using advanced sound retriever 28 – Rotating the displayed picture 29 – Switching the information[...]

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    – Setting the display connection on or off 48 – Correcting distorted sound 48 – Resetting the audio functions 48 Other F unctions 49 – Using the AUX source 49 – Switching between digital and analog 50 – Using the external unit 50 – Using the PGM button 51 Available accessories Bluetooth adapter 52 Digital Signal Processor 52 – Intro[...]

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    T o ensure safe driving WARNING ! T o avoid the risk of accident and the potential violation of applicable laws, the front DVD or TV (sold separately) feature should never be used while the vehicle is being driven. Also, rear displays should not be in a location where they are visibly distracting to the driver . ! In some countries or states the vi[...]

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    This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. T o ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain ac- cess to the inside of the product. Refer all ser- vicing to qualified personnel. ! The P ioneer CarStereo-P ass is for use only in Germany . ! Keep this manual handy as a reference for op- erating procedures and p[...]

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    AAC file playback Y ou can play back AAC files recorded on CD- R/RW/ROM (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 stan- dard), DVD-R/RW/ROM (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2 standard, UDF 1.02) and USB storage device (F A T 16, FA T 32). DivX ® video compatibility Refer to DivX compatibility on page 73. JPEG picture file playback Y ou can play back JPEG picture files recor[...]

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    Removing the front panel 1 Press to open the front panel. 2 Grip the left side of the front panel and pull it gently outward. 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 provided protective case for safe keeping.[...]

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    What ’ s what Head unit 1 SRC/OFF button This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all the available sources. 2 MUL TI-CONTROL T urn to increase or decrease the volume. Press to select a menu on the DVD menu. Also used for controlling functions. 3 LIST/ button Press to display the track title list, folder list or file l[...]

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    — Pressing c is the same function as pressing DISP/BACK/SCRL . — Pressing and holding c is the same function as pressing and holding DISP/BACK/SCRL . — Pressing d is the same function as pressing MUL TI-CONTROL . ! When operating lists — Pressing a is the same function as turning MUL TI-CONTROL lef t. — Pressing b is the same function as [...]

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    Remote control                                               Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode 1 SOURCE button Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source off . 2A T[...]

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    9 CM BACK / CM SKIP but- tons Press to skip progressively backward/for ward through the video playing. 10 DIRECT button Press to select channels directly . Not used. 11 A.MENU button Press to select various sound quality controls. 12 FUNC button Press to select functions. 13 0 to 10 buttons, CLEAR button Press 0 to 9 to input numbers. Buttons 1 to [...]

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    ! The thumb pad on the remote control can per form the same operations as MUL TI-CONTROL on the head unit. DVD mode operation If you switch the mode to DVD , the thumb pad and 0 to 10 operations are changed for the DVD player . % When you want to operate the follow- ing functions, switch the mode to DVD: ! When operating the DVD menu by using the t[...]

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    c (AF) indicator Appears when AF (alternative frequencies search) function is on. d 5 (stereo) indicator Appears when the selected frequency is being broadcast in stereo. e (repeat) indicator Shows when track repeat is turned on. Also, shows when folder repeat is on. f (random) indicator Shows when random play is on. Appears when shuffle function i[...]

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    ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such as ones available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions with this unit. T wo external units can be controlled with this unit. When two external units are connected, the external unit is automatically allocated to external unit 1 or external unit 2[...]

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    % When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory , press one of pre- set tuning buttons 1/S.Rtrv to 6/ and hold until the preset number stops flash- ing. The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit. The selected radio station frequency has been stored in memor y . The next time you press the[...]

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    3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the function. BSM (best stations memor y) — REGION (regio- nal) — LOCAL (local seek tuning) — TA (traffic announcement standby) — AF (alternative fre- quencies search) Notes ! Y ou can also select the function by pressing FUNCTION on the remote control. ! T o return to the previous display , press DISP/BACK[...]

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    ! During AF search, sound may be temporarily interrupted. ! AF can be turned on or off independently for each FM band. Using PI Seek If the tuner cannot find a suitable station, or reception status becomes bad, the unit auto- matically searches for a different station with the same programming. During the search, PI SEEK is displayed and the output[...]

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    Built-in DVD player Basic Operations % Opening the front panel Press . Disc loading slot appears. Disc loading slot h (eject) button # When loading a disc, face the label side of a disc up. # T o avoid a malfunction, make sure that no metal objects come into contact with the term- inals when the front panel is open. # When the automatic playback fu[...]

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    ! 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. ! 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.) ! If an error[...]

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    % When PBC menu is displayed, press 0 to 9 corresponding to a menu number to start playback. # When the menu is two or more pages long, press o or p to switch between displays. Notes ! Y ou can display the menu by pressing RETURN during PBC playback. For details, refer to the instructions provided with the disc. ! PBC playback of Video CD cannot be[...]

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    % During playback, press BOOKMARK at the point you want to resume playback next time. The selected scene will be bookmarked so that playback resumes from that point next time. Y ou can bookmark up to five discs. After that, the oldest bookmark is replaced by the new one. # T o clear the bookmark on a disc, press and hold BOOKMARK during playback. #[...]

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    1 Press AUDIO during playback. The audio selection icon is displayed for eight seconds. 2 Press AUDIO while the audio selection icon is displayed. The audio changes each time you press AUDIO . Notes ! With some DVDs, switching between lan- guages/audio systems may only be possible using a menu display . ! Y ou can also switch between languages/au d[...]

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    Frame-by-frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback. ! This function is available for DVD, DivX disc and Video CD. % Press r during playback. Each time you press r , you move ahead one frame. # T o return to normal playback, press f . # With some discs, images may be unclear dur- ing frame-by-frame playback. Slow mo[...]

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    For compressed audio files Play time — FLD NAME (folder name) — FILE NAME (file name) — TRACKTITLE (track title) — ARTISTNAME (artist name) — ALBUMTITLE (album title) — COMMENT (comment) — bit rate — folder and track num- bers Notes ! Y ou can scroll to the left of the title by pressing and holding DISP/BACK/SCRL . ! Audio CD that c[...]

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    # If you do not operate the list within about 30 seconds, the display automatically returns to the ordinary display. Selecting tracks from the track title list When the separately sold display is connected to this unit, the listed information will appear on it. T rack title list lets you see the list of track titles on a CD TEXT disc and select one[...]

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    F or compressed audio and DivX, play range can be selected from DISC (disc repeat), FOLDER (folder repeat) and TRACK (file re- peat). F or JPEG files, play range can be selected from DISC (disc repeat) and FOLDER (folder repeat). ! During playback of Video CDs featuring PBC (playback control), this function can- not be operated. % Press 6/ to selec[...]

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    Selecting audio output When playing DVD video discs recorded with LPCM audio, you can switch the audio output. When playing Video CD discs, you can switch between stereo and monaural audio output. ! This function is available for DVD and Video CD. ! This function is not possible when disc playback has been stopped. ! If you select Linear PCM , when[...]

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    Notes ! Y ou can also perform this operation in the menu that appears by using MUL TI-CONTROL . ! When you use this unit with a multi-channel processor (DEQ-P6600) and switch the ad- vanced sound retriever function to 1 or 2 , the volume will become slightly lower . The volume will become much lower for 2 than it will for 1 . T ake care when you in[...]

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    JPEG files: shows the repeat range and ran- dom setting. DivX: shows the audio system, subtitle setting and repeat range. CD, compressed audio: shows the repeat range, random setting and scan setting. % Press DISP/BACK/SCRL to switch the in- formation display . For DVD video Information display 1 — Information display 2 — Normal playback displa[...]

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    ! If a USB storage device contains a mixture of various media file types such as JPEG and compressed audio, you can switch between media file types to play . Refer to Switching the media file type on this page. ! If an error message is displayed, refer to Error messages on page 65. ! If folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback commences with fo[...]

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    Function name Operation REPEA T Refer to Selecting a repeat play range on page 26. However , the repeat play ranges you can select are different from that of the built-i n DVD player . The repeat play ranges of the USB por- table audio player/USB memor y are: ! TRACK – Repeat just the cur- rent file ! FOLDER – Repeat the current folder ! ALL ?[...]

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    iPod Y ou can control and play songs/videos on an iP od. ! F or details about the supported iP od, refer to iP od compatibility on page 72. ! When playing songs on an iPod, iP od Dock Connector to USB Cable is required. ! If an iP od with video capabilities is con- nected to this unit via inter face cable (e.g. CD-IU50V), which is sold separately ,[...]

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    List for the selected category is displayed. # Y ou can start playback throughout the se- lected category by pressing and holding MUL TI-CONTROL . Y ou can also perform this op- eration by pressing and holding d . # Y ou can also change the category by pressing a or b . # Y ou can also select the category by pressing d . # When browsing for a video[...]

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    2 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select FUNCTION. T urn to change the menu option. Press to se- lect. 3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the function. For song REPEA T (repeat play) — SHUFFLE (shuffle) — SHUFFLEALL (shuffle all) — LINK PLA Y (link play) — CTRL (control mode) — P AUSE (pause) — AUDIO BOOK (audiobook speed) — S.RTRV (advanced sou[...]

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    Playing songs related to the currently playing song Songs related to the currently playing song are played. Y ou can play songs of the following lists. — Album list of currently playing artist — Song list of currently playing album — Album list of currently playing genre ! Depending on the number of files in the iP od, there may be a delay wh[...]

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    4 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to determine the selection. # Even if the menu has been canceled before determination, operation is settled. Changing the screen mode While video is playing, you can select the dis- play mode between widescreen (16:9) and standard (4:3) screen. 1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select WIDE in the function menu. 2 Press MUL TI-CONTROL t[...]

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    ! If you do not operate functions within about 30 seconds, the display automatically returns to the ordinary display. Using balance adjustment Y ou can change the fader/balance setting so that it can provide the ideal listening environ- ment in all occupied seats. 1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select FAD/BAL in the audio function menu. 2 Press MUL TI-CON[...]

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    4 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to adjust the level. +6 to – 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. Adjusting loudness Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low volume. 1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select LOUDNESS in the audio function menu. 2 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to display the setting mode. 3 T ur n MUL T[...]

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    Setting up the DVD player Introduction of DVD setup adjustments Y ou can use this menu to change audio, subti- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. ! T o per form this function, set the remote control to DVD mode. 1 Select DVD as the source and then press g . 2 Press MENU when the disc is stopped. The DVD setup menu is displayed. 3 Move the t[...]

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    3 Move the thumb pad up, down, left or right to select the desired audio language. 4 Click the thumb pad. The audio language is set. # P ressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- vious display . Notes ! If the selected language is not recorded on the disc, the language specified on the disc is outputted. ! Y ou can also switch the audio language du[...]

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    2 Click the thumb pad to select on or off. Each time you click the thumb pad the se- lected setting switches on or off . # P ressing RETURN takes you back to the pre- vious display . Setting the aspect ratio There are two kinds of display . A wide screen display has a width-to -height ratio (TV aspect) of 16:9, while a regular display has a TV aspe[...]

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    3 Press 0 to 9 to input a four digit code number . 4 Move the thumb pad left or right to move the cursor to the previous or next po- sition. 5 Click the thumb pad after entering the four digit code number . The code number is set, and you can now set the level. 6 Move the thumb pad left or right to se- lect the desired level. ! LEVEL8 – Playback [...]

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    Notes ! Up to 42 characters can be displayed on one line. If more than 42 characters are set, the line breaks and the characters are displayed on the next line. ! Up to 126 characters can be displayed on one screen. If more than 126 characters are set, the excess characters will not be displayed. Setting for digital output Audio which is outputted [...]

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    Initial Settings Adjusting initial settings Using the initial settings, you can customize various system settings to achieve optimal per- formance from this unit. 1 Press SRC/OFF and hold until the unit turns off. 2 Press MUL TI-CONTROL and hold until the initial setting menu appears in the dis- play . 3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select one of the i[...]

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    Switching the auxiliary 1 setting 1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select AUX1 in the initial setting menu. Refer to Adjusting initial settings on the pre- vious page. 2 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to display the setting mode. # P ress DISP/BACK/SCRL to return to the pre- vious display . 3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the de- sired setting. ! AUDIO – auxiliar[...]

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    2 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to display the setting mode. # P ress DISP/BACK/SCRL to return to the pre- vious display . 3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the de- sired setting. ! OFF – No video component connected ! EXT -VIDEO – External video unit (such as P ioneer products available in the future) ! AUX – Auxiliary device # T o watch video of AUX[...]

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    3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the lan- guage. EUROPEAN (European language) — RUSSIAN (Russian language) # Y ou can also perform the same operations by pressing a or b . 4 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to determine the selection. # Even if the menu has been canceled before determination, operation is settled. Setting the display connection on or off Y [...]

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    ! F ader/balance setting (refer to Using bal- ance adjustment on page 53) ! SLA (source level adjustment) setting (refer to Adjusting source levels on page 55) ! Dynamic range control (refer to Using the dynamic range control on page 55) ! Direct control setting (refer to Using the di- rect control on page 55) ! Down-mix setting (refer to Using the[...]

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    ! When you connect AV component to the AV input with an RCA cable, you need set- ting in the initial setting menu. Refer to Set- ting the AV input on page 46. % Use the rear RCA input to connect an auxiliary device featuring RCA output. F or more details, refer to the installation man- ual. This auxiliar y device is automatically set to AUX2 . # Y [...]

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    3 T ur n MUL TI-CONTROL to select the function. FUNCTION 1 (function 1) — FUNCTION 2 (function 2) — FUNCTION 3 (function 3) — FUNCTION 4 (function 4) — AUTO/MANU (auto/manual) # Y ou can also select the function by pressing FUNCTION on the remote control. # Y ou can also turn FUNCTION 1 on or off by pressing BOOKMARK on the remote control. [...]

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    Bluetooth adapter Y ou can use this unit to control a Bluetooth adapter , which is sold separately . F or details concerning operation, refer to the Bluetooth adapter ’ s manuals. This section provides information on Bluetooth telephone/ audio operations with this unit which differs from that described in the Bluetooth adapter ’ s manual. ! In [...]

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    # When playing discs recorded with more than 96 kHz sampling frequency , you cannot use audio functions. Also, equalizer curve setting, POSI , AUTO EQ and AUTO T A will be canceled. # When playing discs recorded with more than 96 kHz sampling frequency , audio is outputted from front speakers only . # When both the center speaker and the rear speak[...]

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    Using the Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources to achieve high-purity matrix surround. ! If both the center and the rear speakers are set to OFF , you cannot use this function. ! Dolby Pro Logic II supports up to 48 kHz sampling rate stereo source and has no ef- fect on other typ[...]

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    1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select OFF (sound field control) in the audio function menu. Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on page 52. 2 Press c or d to select the desired SFC mode. MUSICAL (musical) — DRAMA (drama) — ACTION (action) — JAZZ (jazz) — HALL (hall) — CLUB (club) — OFF (off) Note If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or[...]

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    3 Press a or b to adjust the source vo- lume. Each time MUL TI-CONTROL is pushed up or down, source volume increases or decreases. +4 to – 4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased. Notes ! The MW/L W volume level can also be adjusted with source level adjustments. ! Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivX are set to the same [...]

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    ! When front speaker is not connected, auto T A and EQ cannot be carried out. ! When this unit is connected to a power amp with input level control, auto T A and EQ may not be possible if you lower power amp input level. Set the power amp ’ s input level to the standard position. ! When this unit is connected to a power amp with an LPF , turn off[...]

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    7 Plug the microphone into the micro- phone input jack on the multi-channel pro- cessor . 8 Press MUL TI-CONTROL to start the auto T A and EQ. 9 Get out of the car and close the door within 10 seconds when the 10-second count-down starts. The measurement tone (noise) is outputted from the speakers, and auto T A and EQ be- gins. # When all speakers [...]

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    Correcting the subwoofer ’ s phase If tr ying to boost the bass output of the sub- woofer doesn ’ t do much or rather makes you feel that the bass gets more murky , this may indicate that the subwoofer ’ s output and bass content you hear over other speakers cancel each other out. T o remove this problem, tr y changing the phase setting for t[...]

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    # Y ou cannot select speakers whose size is set to OFF . (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 58.) 3 Press a or b to adjust the speaker out- put level. +10 to – 10 is displayed as the level is in- creased or decreased. Note T o adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker output levels at TEST TONE . Bo[...]

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    Adjusting the time alignment Y ou can adjust the distance between each speaker and the selected position. ! An adjusted time alignment is memorized in CUSTOM . 1 Use MUL TI-CONTROL to select FL (time alignment adjustment) in the audio func- tion menu. Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on page 52. # When you select T A :OFF in INITIAL , you c[...]

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    ! The center speaker largely determines the sound image and getting the balance right isn ’ t easy . W e recommend reproducing a 2- ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting the balance right among the speakers ex- cept for the center , and then reproducing a 5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and ad- justing the center speaker output to the bal[...]

  • Page 63

    T roubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) P ower doesn ’ t turn on. The unit doesn ’ t operate. Leads and connectors are incor- rectly connected. Confirm once more that all connect ions are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse. Be ver y sure to install a fuse with the same rating. N[...]

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    A parental lock message is dis- played and playback is not pos- sible. P arental lock is on. T urn parental lock off or change the level. (P age 42) P arental lock cannot be can- celed. The code number is incorrect. Input the correct code number . (P age 42) Y ou have forgotten your code num- ber . Press CLEAR 10 times to cancel the code number . ([...]

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    Problems during multi-channel processor connection Symptom Cause Action (See) No sounds are heard. The volume level will not rise. Optical cables are not connected correctly. Connect the cables correctly. Even if multi-channel audio is selected, 2-channel audio is out- put. Digital output setting is set to Line- ar PCM . Normally, set the digital o[...]

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    USB audio player/USB memory Message Cause Action NON-PLA Y (UNPLA Y ABLE FILE) No songs T ransfer the audio files to the USB portable audio player/USB memor y and connect. USB memor y with security enabled is connected Follow the USB memory instructions to dis- able the security. This type of file cannot be played by this unit. Select the playable [...]

  • Page 67

    Understanding auto T A and EQ error messages When correct measurement of car interior acoustic characteristics is not possible using the auto T A and EQ, an error message may appear on the display . If an error message appears, refer to the table below to see what the problem is and the suggested method of correcting the problem. After checking, tr[...]

  • Page 68

    Handling guideline of discs and player ! Use only discs featuring any of following logos. DVD video Video CD CD ! Use only normal, round discs. If you insert irregular , non-round, shaped discs they may jam in the DVD player or not play prop- erly . ! Check all discs for cracks, scratches or warping before playing. Discs that have cracks, scratches[...]

  • Page 69

    ! It may not be possible to play back DVD-R/ DVD-RW discs, because of disc character- istics, scratches or dirt on the disc, or dirt, condensation, etc. on the lens of this unit. ! Playback of discs recorded on a personal computer may not be possible, depending on the application settings and the environ- ment. Please record with the correct for- m[...]

  • Page 70

    ! Please refer to the information from the disc manufacturer for more detailed infor- mation about Dual Discs. Compressed audio compatibility WMA ! Compatible format: WMA encoded by Windows Media Player ! File extension: .wma ! Bit rate: 5 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), VBR ! Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 48 kHz ! Windows Media Audio 9 P rofessional, Loss-[...]

  • Page 71

    ! Depending on the kind of USB portable audio player/USB memor y you use, this unit may not recognize the USB audio player/USB memor y or audio files may not be played back properly. ! Do not leave the USB portable audio player/USB memor y in direct sunlight for extended amounts of time. Extended expo - sure to direct sunlight can result in USB por[...]

  • Page 72

    ! T o specify the playback sequence, the fol- lowing method is recommended. 1 Create the file name including numbers that specify the playback sequence (e.g., 001xxx.mp3 and 099yyy .mp3). 2 P ut those files into a folder . 3 Record the folder containing files into the USB device. However , depending on the system environ- ment, you cannot specify t[...]

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    ! EXIF format that processed by the personal computer may not be played back. ! There is no progressive JPEG compatibility. Important ! When naming a JPEG picture file, add the cor- responding filename extension (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe or .jfif). ! This unit plays back files with the filename ex- tension (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe or .jfif) as a JPEG pic- ture [...]

  • Page 74

    Language code chart for DVD Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Language (code), input code Japanese (ja), 1001 Guarani (gn), 0714 Pashto, P ushto (ps), 1619 English (en), 0514 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Quechua (qu), 1721 F rench (fr), 0618 Haus a (ha), 0801 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Spanish (es), 0519 Hindi (hi), 0809 Kirundi (rn), 1[...]

  • Page 75

    Copyright and trademark notice ! This product incorporates copyright protec- tion technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other in- tellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is i[...]

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    Dolby Pro Logic II Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby , P ro Logic, and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS Digital Out Manufactured under license under U.S. P atent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide pa- tents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks and the [...]

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    T erms AAC AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression technology standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4. Aspect ratio This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional presence and [...]

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    ISO9660 format This is the international standard for the for- mat logic of CD-ROM folders and files. For the ISO9660 format, there are regulations for the following two levels. Level 1: The file name is in 8.3 format (the name con- sists of up to 8 charac ters, half-byte English capital letters and half-byte numerals and the “ _ ” sign, with a[...]

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    Packet write This is a general term for a method of writing on CD-R, etc., at the time required for a file, just as is done with files on floppy or hard discs. Parental lock Some DVD video discs with violent or adult-or- iented scenes feature parental lock which pre- vents children from viewing such scenes. With this kind of disc, if you set the un[...]

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    Specifications General Po w e r s o u r c e ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V allowable) Grounding system ................... N e g a tive type Max. current consumption ..................................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 17 8 m m × 5 0 m m × 1 6 3 mm N o [...]

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