Operation Manual
Manual de instrucciones
Multi-CD/DAB control DSP High power CD/MP3/
WMA player with RDS tuner
Reproductor de CD/MP3/WMA de alta potencia con
sintonizador RDS,DSP y control de CD múltiple/DAB
DEH-P8600MP
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man-
ual in a safe place for future reference.
Before You Start
About this unit 6
About this manual 6
Precautions 6
In case of trouble 6
Features 6
About WMA 7
Switching the DSP setting mode 7
Resetting the microprocessor 7
About the demo mode 8
Reverse mode 8
Feature demo 8
Use and care of the remote control 8
Installing the battery 8
Using the remote control 9
FUNCTION button and AUDIO
button 9
Whats What
Head unit 10
Remote control 10
Basic Operations
Turning the unit on 12
Selecting a source 12
Loading a disc 12
Adjusting the volume 13
Turning the unit off 13
Protecting your unit from theft 13
Removing the front panel 13
Attaching the front panel 14
Tuner
Listening to the radio 15
Introduction of advanced tuner
operation 16
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 16
Tuning in strong signals 17
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 17
Selecting stations from the preset channel
list 17
RDS
Introduction of RDS operation 18
Switching the RDS display 18
Selecting alternative frequencies 19
Using PI Seek 19
Using Auto PI Seek for preset
stations 19
Limiting stations to regional
programming 19
Receiving traffic announcements 20
Using PTY functions 20
Searching for an RDS station by PTY
information 20
Using news program interruption 21
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts 21
Using radio text 21
Displaying radio text 21
Storing and recalling radio text 22
PTY list 23
Built-in CD Player
Playing a CD 24
Selecting a track directly 24
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
operation 25
Repeating play 25
Playing tracks in a random order 26
Scanning tracks of a CD 26
Pausing CD playback 26
Selecting the search method 26
Searching every 10 tracks in the current
disc 26
Using compression and BMX 27
Entering disc titles 27
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Using CD TEXT functions 28
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 28
Scrolling titles in the display 28
Selecting tracks from the track title
list 28
MP3/WMA/WAV Player
Playing MP3/WMA/WAV 29
Selecting a track directly in the current
folder 30
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
(MP3/WMA/WAV) operation 31
Repeating play 31
Playing tracks in a random order 32
Scanning folders and tracks 32
Pausing MP3/WMA/WAV playback 32
Selecting the search method 32
Searching every 10 tracks in the current
folder 33
Switching the tag display 33
Using compression and BMX 33
Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/
WAV disc 34
When playing back an MP3/WMA
disc 34
When playing back a WAV disc 34
Scrolling text information in the display 34
Selecting tracks from the file name list 35
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 36
Selecting a track directly 36
50-disc multi-CD player 37
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 37
Repeating play 38
Playing tracks in a random order 38
Scanning CDs and tracks 38
Pausing CD playback 39
Using ITS playlists 39
Creating a playlist with ITS
programming 39
Playback from your ITS playlist 39
Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist 40
Erasing a CD from your ITS
playlist 40
Using disc title functions 40
Entering disc titles 41
Selecting discs from the disc title
list 41
Using CD TEXT functions 42
Displaying titles on CD TEXT
discs 42
Scrolling titles in the display 42
Selecting tracks from the track title
list 42
Using compression and bass emphasis 43
DAB tuner
Listening to the DAB 44
Introduction of advanced DAB tuner
operation 45
Switching the DAB display 45
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 45
Setting the announcement support
interruption 46
Receiving the road traffic flash and
transport flash 46
Receiving news flash 46
Switching the service follow 46
Switching primary or secondary service
component 46
Searching for service by available PTY
information 47
Using dynamic label 47
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Displaying dynamic label 47
Storing and recalling dynamic
label 47
Selecting services from the preset service
list 47
TV tuner
Watching the TV tuner 48
Storing and recalling broadcast stations 48
Storing the strongest broadcast stations
sequentially 49
Selecting stations from the preset channel
list 49
DVD Player
Playing a disc 50
Selecting a disc 50
Introduction of advanced DVD player
operation 51
Repeating play 51
Pausing disc playback 52
Playing tracks in a random order 52
Scanning tracks of a CD 52
Using ITS playlists 52
Using disc title functions 52
Entering disc titles 52
Audio Adjustments
Operation modes 53
Operation mode marks 53
3-way network mode
53
Standard mode
53
Adjusting the audio easily 53
Adjusting the audio finely 53
Extra functions 54
Introduction of audio adjustments 54
Using the position selector 55
Using balance adjustment
55
Using balance adjustment
56
Using the time alignment 56
Adjusting the time alignment 56
About the network function
57
Adjustable parameters 57
Points concerning network
adjustments 58
Muting the speaker unit (filter) 58
Adjusting network 59
Using subwoofer output
60
Adjusting subwoofer settings 60
Adjusting low pass filter attenuation
slope 60
Using the high pass filter
61
Muting the speaker units (filters) 61
Setting the high pass filter for front
speakers 61
Setting the high pass filter for rear
speakers 61
Using the auto-equalizer
62
Recalling equalizer curves 62
Adjusting equalizer curves 62
Adjusting 13-band graphic equalizer 63
Using BBE sound 63
Adjusting loudness 64
Using automatic sound levelizer 64
Adjusting source levels 64
Auto TA and EQ (auto-time alignment and
auto-equalizing)
65
Before operating the auto TA and EQ
function 65
Carrying out auto TA and EQ 66
InitialSettings
Adjusting initial settings 68
Setting the clock 68
Switching the auxiliary setting 68
Switching the dimmer setting 69
Adjusting the brightness 69
Correcting distorted sound 69
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Switching the sound muting/attenuation 69
Setting the FM tuning step 70
Switching Auto PI Seek 70
Switching the warning tone 70
Switching the hands-free telephoning 70
Switching the telephone standby 70
Using the feature demo 71
Using reverse mode 71
Switching the Ever Scroll 71
Switching the flap auto open 71
Other Functions
Using the AUX source 72
Selecting AUX as the source 72
Setting the AUX title 72
Using the telephone muting/attenuation and
hands-free telephoning function 72
Telephone muting/attenuation
function 72
Hands-free telephoning function 73
Using different entertainment displays 73
Using the PGM button 73
Rewriting the entertainment displays 74
AdditionalInformation
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 75
Understanding auto TA and EQ error
messages 75
Understanding error message on rewriting
the entertainment displays 75
CD player and care 76
CD-R/CD-RW discs 76
MP3, WMA and WAV files 77
MP3 additional information 77
WMA additional information 78
WAV additional information 78
About folders and MP3/WMA/WAV files 78
DSP adjustment value record sheet 80
3-way network mode
80
Standard mode
80
Equalizer curves 80
Terms 81
Specifications 83
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