Thank you for purchasing this PIONEER product.
To ensure proper use, please read through this manual before using this product. It
is especially important that you read and observe WARNINGs and CAUTIONsin
this manual. Please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future refer-
ence.
Important
! DVD video disc region numbers 4
! Handling guidelines 60
Before you start
To ensure safe driving 4
In case of trouble 4
About this unit 4
– DVD video disc region numbers 4
About this manual 4
Visit our website 4
Operating this unit
Head unit 5
Head unit (front panel open) 5
Remote control 6
– Using the remote control operation
mode switch 8
– DVH mode operation 8
– DVD mode operation 8
Display indication 8
Basic Operations of this unit 9
Use and care of the remote control 10
Menu operations identical for function
settings/audio adjustments/initial settings/
lists 10
Tuner 11
– Basic operations 11
– Storing and recalling stations for each
band 11
– Function settings 11
Built-in DVD player 12
– Basic operations 12
– Basic playback controls 12
– Operating the DVD menu 13
– PBC playback 13
– Playing DivXâ VOD content 13
– Specifying title 13
– Specifying track 14
– Searching for the part you want to
play 14
– Frame-by-frame playback 14
– Slow motion playback 14
– Return to the specified scene 14
– Automatic playback of DVDs 14
– Displaying text information 15
– Selecting and playing files/tracks from
the file name/track title list 15
– Advanced operations using special
buttons 15
– Function settings 17
– Switching the information display 18
USB portable audio player/USB memory 19
– Basic operations 19
– Selecting a file directly in the current
folder 19
– Displaying text information 20
– Selecting files from the file name
list 20
– Advanced operations using special
buttons 20
– Function settings 20
– Switching the information display 20
iPod 21
– Basic operations 21
– Browsing for a song/video 21
– Displaying text information 21
– Advanced operations using special
buttons 22
– Function settings 22
– Information display 23
Audio Adjustments 24
Setting up the DVD player 25
– Introduction of DVD setup
adjustments 25
– Menu operations identical for DVD
setup adjustments 25
– Setting the subtitle language 25
– Setting the audio language 25
– Setting the menu language 26
– Setting the on screen display
language 26
– Setting the character set 26
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– Setting the angle icon display 26
– Setting the aspect ratio 26
– Setting the slide show interval 27
– Setting parental lock 27
– Setting the DivX subtitle file 28
– Setting for digital output 28
– Displaying the DivXâ VOD registration
code 28
– Setting the down sampling output 29
Initial Settings 29
Using AUX1 and AUX2 source 31
– About AUX1 and AUX2 31
– AUX1 source 31
– AUX2 source 31
Switching between digital and analog 31
Displaying the clock 31
Using an external unit 32
– Selecting the external unit as the
source 32
– Basic operations 32
– Using the functions allocated to 1 to 6
keys 32
– Advanced operations 32
Available accessories
Bluetooth adapter 33
Digital Signal Processor 33
– Introduction of DSP adjustments 33
– Using fader/balance adjustment 34
– Using the position selector 34
– Using Dolby Pro Logic II 34
– Using sound field control 35
– Using the down-mix function 36
– Using dynamic range control 36
– Using direct control 36
– Adjusting source levels 36
– Using the auto-equalizer 36
– Setting the speaker setting 37
– Selecting a cross-over frequency 37
– Adjusting the speaker output
levels 38
– Using time alignment 39
– Using the equalizer 39
– Auto TA and EQ (auto-time alignment
and auto-equalizing) 41
Connections
Power cable connection 46
When connecting to separately sold power
amp 48
When connecting with a multi-channel
processor 50
Connecting and installing the optical cable
connection box 51
– Connecting the optical cable 51
– Installing the optical cable connection
box 51
When using a display connected to video
outputs 52
When connecting the external video
component 52
Installation
DIN front/rear mount 53
– DIN Front-mount 53
– DIN Rear-mount 54
– Removing the unit 54
– Removing and re-attaching the front
panel 54
Additional Information
Troubleshooting 55
Error messages 57
Auto TA and EQ error messages 59
Handling guidelines 60
Compressed audio and DivX compatibility
(disc, USB) 62
iPod compatibility 63
Sequence of audio files 64
Copyright and trademark 64
Language code chart for DVD 66
Specifications 67
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