Operation Manual
AV Receiver/DVD Player with 6.5 inch Wide Display
AVH-P6500DVD
English
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! Playable discs 7
! DVD video disc region numbers 7
! When an operation is prohibited 10
Precautions
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 6
To ensure safe driving 6
To avoid battery exhaustion 6
Before You Start
About this unit 7
About this manual 8
Precautions 8
In case of trouble 8
Features 8
To protect the LCD screen 9
For viewing LCD comfortably 10
Condition memory 10
What the marks on DVDs indicate 10
Resetting the microprocessor 10
Use and care of the remote control 11
Whats What
Head unit 12
Remote control 14
Basic Operations
Turning the unit on and selecting a
source 17
Loading a disc 18
Adjusting the volume 18
Turning the unit off 18
Using the rear display 18
Displaying the navigation video 19
Touch panel key basic operation 19
Opening and closing the LCD panel 20
Changing the wide screen mode 21
Adjusting the picture adjustment 22
Protecting your unit from theft 23
Tuner
Listening to the radio 25
Introduction of advanced tuner
operation 26
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 26
Tuning in strong signals 26
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 27
RDS
Introduction of RDS operation 28
Switching the RDS display 28
Selecting alternative frequencies 28
Receiving traffic announcements 29
Using PTY functions 30
Using radio text 31
PTY list 32
Playing DVD video discs
Watching a DVD video 33
Operating the DVD menu 34
Skipping back or forward to another title 34
Stopping playback 34
Introduction of advanced DVD video
operation 35
Repeating play 35
Pausing DVD video playback 35
Frame-by-frame playback 35
Slow motion playback 36
Searching for a desired scene, starting
playback from a specified time 36
Changing audio language during playback
(Multi-audio) 37
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Changing the subtitle language during
playback (Multi-subtitle) 37
Changing the viewing angle during playback
(Multi-angle) 38
Playing Video CDs
Watching a Video CD 39
Stopping playback 40
Introduction of advanced Video CD
operation 40
Repeating play 40
Pausing Video CD playback 41
Frame-by-frame playback 41
Slow motion playback 41
Searching for a desired scene, starting
playback from a specified time 42
Selecting audio output 42
Playing CDs
Listening a CD 43
Stopping playback 43
Introduction of advanced CD operation 44
Repeating play 44
Playing tracks in a random order 44
Scanning tracks of a CD 44
Pausing CD playback 45
Searching for a desired track 45
Entering disc titles 45
Using CD TEXT functions 46
Playing MP3
Listening MP3 47
Stopping playback 48
Introduction of advanced MP3 operation 48
Repeating play 48
Playing tracks in a random order 49
Scanning folders and tracks 49
Pausing MP3 playback 49
Searching for a desired track in the current
folder 50
Displaying text information on MP3 disc 50
Scrolling text information in the display 50
Selecting folders from the folder name
list 50
Multi-CD Player
Listening a CD 51
50-disc multi-CD player 51
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 52
Repeating play 52
Playing tracks in a random order 52
Scanning CDs and tracks 53
Pausing CD playback 53
Using ITS playlists 53
Using disc title functions 54
Using CD TEXT functions 55
Using compression and bass emphasis 56
DAB tuner
Listening to the DAB 57
Introduction of advanced DAB tuner
operation 58
Switching the DAB display 58
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 59
Setting the announcement support
interruption 59
Selecting services from the available service
list 60
Searching for service by available PTY
information 60
Switching primary or secondary service
component 60
Switching the service follow 60
Using dynamic label 60
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TV tuner
Watching the TV tuner 62
Introduction of advanced TV tuner
operation 63
Storing and recalling broadcast stations 63
Storing the strongest broadcast stations
sequentially 63
Selecting the country group 64
DVD Player
Playing a disc 65
Turning the DVD player on or off 65
Selecting a disc 66
Introduction of advanced DVD player
operation 66
Repeating play 66
Pausing disc playback 67
Playing tracks in a random order 67
Scanning tracks of a CD 67
Using ITS playlists 67
Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 68
Using balance adjustment 68
Using the equalizer 69
Adjusting bass and treble 70
Adjusting loudness 70
Using subwoofer output 71
Using non fading output 71
Using the high pass filter 71
Adjusting source levels 72
Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-
EX) 72
Setting the sound focus equalizer
(SFEQ) 73
Digital Signal Processor
Introduction of DSP adjustments 74
Using the sound field control 74
Using the position selector 75
Using balance adjustment 75
Adjusting source levels 76
Using the dynamic range control 76
Using the dual mono mode 76
Using the direct control 77
Using the Dolby Pro Logic 77
Setting the speaker setting 77
Selecting a cut-off frequency 78
Adjusting the speaker output levels 79
Adjusting the speaker output levels using a
test tone 79
Adjusting the time alignment 80
Using the equalizer 80
Setting up the DVD player
Introduction of DVD setup adjustments 82
Setting the subtitle language 82
Setting the audio language 83
Setting the menu language 83
Setting assist subtitles on or off 83
Setting angle icon display 84
Setting the aspect ratio 84
Setting the parental lock 84
Setting remote control code type 85
Initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 86
Setting the FM tuning step 86
Switching Auto PI Seek 86
Switching the warning tone 86
Switching the auxiliary setting 87
Selecting the illumination color 87
Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller 87
Correcting distorted sound 88
Switching the sound muting/attenuation 88
Switching the automatic disc playback 89
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Switching the dimmer setting for sub-
display 89
Mixing navigation voice/beep and audio
sound 89
Other Functions
Introduction of setup adjustments 90
Setting the video input 90
Setting for back-up camera 90
Selecting the video of rear display 91
Setting the automatic open function 91
Setting the clock 91
Using the AUX source 92
Switching the background display 93
Additional Information
Troubleshooting 94
Error messages 96
DVD player and care 97
DVD discs 97
CD-R/CD-RW discs 97
MP3 files 98
Using the display correctly 99
Language code chart for DVD 101
Terms 102
Specifications 105
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