Pioneer DVH-P500UB Manuel d'utilisateur Page 1

Operation ManualDVD RDS RECEIVERDVH-P500UBEnglish

Mark Meaning16 : 9 LBIndicates the picture size (aspect ratio:screen width-to-height ratio) type.5ALLIndicates the number of the regionwhere playback

2 Press RESET with a pen tip or otherpointed instrument.RESET button3 Replace the front panel by clipping itinto place.4 Turn the ignition to ACC or O

What’s WhatHead unit1 SOURCE/OFF buttonThis unit is turned on by selecting a source.Press to cycle through all the availablesources.2 MULTI-CONTROLMov

Remote controlButton names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode1 SOURCE buttonPress to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the sour

Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode8Remote control operationmode switchSwitch the operation mode between DVD, S-DVD and DVH modes. Normally, sett

Using the remote control operationmode switchThere are three remote control operationmodes on the remote control. If you want tooperate this unit by r

Display indication1 Main display sectionDisplays band, frequency, elapsed playbacktime and other settings.! TunerBand and frequency are displayed.! RD

h indicatorAppears when a DVD-VR disc is playing.When a DVD video is playing, onlyis dis-played.i 5 (stereo) indicatorAppears when the selected freque

! When this unit’s blue/white lead is connectedto the car’s auto-antenna relay control term-inal, the car’s antenna extends when thisunit’s source is

Storing and recalling broadcastfrequenciesIf you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1to 6 you can easily store up to six broadcastfrequencies for

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operateyour model properly. After y

! Storing broadcast frequencies with BSMmay replace broadcast frequencies youhave saved using buttons 1 to 6.1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select BSM inthe f

Limiting stations to regionalprogrammingWhen AF is used, the regional function limitsthe selection of stations broadcasting regionalprograms.1 Use MUL

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PTY inthe function menu.Refer to Introduction to advanced operationson page 19.2 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right tosele

General Specific Type of programOTHERS EDUCATE Educational programsDRAMA Radio plays and seri-alsCULTURE National or regionalcultureSCIENCE Nature, sc

% Fast forward or reversePush and hold MULTI-CONTROL left or right.! When DVD, DivX disc or Video CD is play-ing, if you push and hold MULTI-CONTROLle

— Compressed audio files— DivX video files! In case of DVD-R/RW/ROM, this unit doesnot allow playback of audio data (CD-DA).% Press BAND to switch bet

# If you do not want to play the DivX VOD con-tent, press g.CM skip/CM backThis function skips a reproduced image for aspecified time. If the currentl

Searching for the part youwant to playYou can use the search function to find thepart you want to play.! Chapter search and track search are notpossib

Changing the subtitle languageduring playback (Multi-subtitle)With DVDs featuring multi-subtitle recordings,you can switch between subtitle languagesd

2 Press q or r to adjust playbackspeed during slow motion playback.Each time you press q or r it changes thespeed in four steps in the following order

– Selecting files from the file namelist 30– Selecting tracks from the track titlelist 30– Introduction to advancedoperations 31– Repeating play 31– P

! When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial set-ting, text information scrolls continuously inthe display. Refer to Switching the ever scrollon pag

# If you do not operate the list within about 30seconds, the display automatically returns to theordinary display.Introduction to advancedoperationsFo

Notes! If you perform chapter search, track search orfast forward/reverse, the repeat play rangechanges to DISC.! If you select another folder during

2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the de-sired setting.This switches you to the selected setting.! L+R – left and right! L – left! R – right! MIX – mixi

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to selectTITLE INPUT in the function menu.Refer to Introduction to advanced operationson page 31.3 Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down t

82 43 51 Disc icon! When playing a disc containing variousdata format, MIXED appear on it.2 Media indicator3 Title/Folder number indicatorDVD: shows t

Playing songs on USB portableaudio player/USB memoryFor details about the supported device, refer toPortable audio player compatibility on page 8.Basi

Selecting files from the filename listThe operation is the same as that of the built-in DVD player.Refer to Selecting files from the file name liston

Playing songs on iPodFor details about the supported iPod, refer toiPod®compatibility on page 8.Basic Operations% Fast forward or reversePush and hold

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select a cate-gory.Turn to change the category. Press to select.3 Press LIST to switch to alphabet searchmode.4 Turn MULTI-CONT

– Setting the AV input 53– Selecting the illumination color 53– Setting the rear output and subwoofercontroller 54– Switching the ever scroll 54– Mult

Notes! You can also select the function by pressingFUNCTION on the remote control.! To return to the ordinary display, press BAND.! If you do not oper

1 Press iPod and hold to switch the con-trol mode.# Each pressing and holding iPod switches thecontrol mode.# While using this function, play time and

Audio AdjustmentsIntroduction of audio adjustments1 Press MULTI-CONTROL to display themain menu.2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select AUDIO.Turn to change the

! CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curvethat you create. If you make adjustments toan equalizer curve, the equalizer curve set-ting is memorized in CUS

Low: 40HZ—80HZ—100HZ—160HZMid: 200HZ—500HZ—1KHZ—2KHZHigh: 3KHZ—8KHZ—10kHZ—12KHZ4 Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down toselect the desired Q factor.Each time

Using the high pass filterWhen you do not want low sounds from thesubwoofer output frequency range to playfrom the front or rear speakers, turn on the

Setting up the DVD playerIntroduction of DVD setupadjustmentsYou can use this menu to change audio, subti-tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. T

4 Click the thumb pad.The audio language is set.# Pressing RETURN takes you back to the pre-vious display.Notes! If the selected language is not recor

Setting the aspect ratioThere are two kinds of display. A wide screendisplay has a width-to-height ratio (TV aspect)of 16:9, while a regular display h

! LEVEL 7 to LEVEL 2 – Playback of discs forchildren and non-adult-oriented discs ispossible! LEVEL 1 – Playback of discs for childrenonly is possible

Understanding messages 83Handling guideline of discs and player 84DVD discs 84DVD-R/DVD-RW discs 84AVCHD recorded discs 85CD-R/CD-RW discs 85Dual Disc

Setting the DivX subtitle fileYou can select whether to display DivX exter-nal subtitles or not.! DivX subtitles will be displayed even whenthis setti

Initial SettingsAdjusting initial settingsUsing the initial settings, you can customizevarious system settings to achieve optimal per-formance from th

Setting the FM tuning stepNormally the FM tuning step employed byseek tuning is 50 kHz. When AF or TA is on,the tuning step automatically changes to 1

Setting the AV inputYou can connect AV components to the AVinput with an RCA cable.Switch the AV input setting according to theconnected AV component.

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select ILLUMI.Refer to Adjusting initial settings on page 51.2 Press MULTI-CONTROL to select the de-sired setting.BLUE (blue)—R

Setting the TV signalWhen this unit is connected to a TV tuner, youneed to adjust the TV signal suitable to yourcountry TV signal setting.! About your

Other FunctionsUsing the AUX sourceUp to two auxiliary devices such as VCR orportable devices (sold separately) can be con-nected to this unit. When c

1 Press SOURCE to select AUX2 as thesource.Press SOURCE until AUX2 appears in the dis-play.# If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX2cannot be

! USB – USB portable audio player/USBmemory! MULTI CD – Multi-CD player# To turn pause off, press BOOKMARK again.% Press BOOKMARK and hold to turnBSM

Playing songs on iPodBasic OperationsYou can use this unit to control an interfaceadapter for iPod, which is sold separately.% Fast forward or reverse

To ensure safe drivingWARNING! To avoid the risk of accident and the potentialviolation of applicable laws, the front DVD orTV (sold separately) featu

! ALBUMS – Play back songs from a ran-domly selected album in order.! OFF – Cancel random play.NoteYou can also perform this operation in the menuthat

For details concerning operation, refer toSearching for the part you want to play on page27.Using CD TEXT functionsYou can use these functions only wi

Using compression and bassemphasisYou can only use these functions with a multi-CD player that supports them.COMP (compression) and DBE (dynamic basse

Erasing a track from your ITS playlistYou can delete a track from your ITS playlist ifITS play is on.If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS

1 Press LIST to switch to the disc title listmode during the playback display.2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select the de-sired disc title.Turn to change the

% When you find a station that you wantto store in memory, press one of presettuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold until thepreset number stops flashing.The

DVD PlayerYou can use this unit with a separately soldDVD player or multi-DVD player.For details concerning operation, refer to theDVD player’s or mul

Digital Signal ProcessorYou can use this unit to control multi-channelprocessor (e.g. DEQ-P6600), which is sold sepa-rately.! Some functions may diffe

# You cannot select AUTO EQ if auto TA and EQhas not been carried out.# To return to the display of each source, pressBAND.# If you do not operate the

2 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right toselect the desired mode.! MOVIE – The Movie mode suitable formovie playback! MUSIC – The Music mode suitable form

DVD video disc region numbersDVD video discs that have incompatible regionnumbers cannot be played on this player. Theregion number of the player can

% Press EQ and hold to select the desiredSFC mode.MUSICAL (musical)—DRAMA (drama)—ACTION (action)—JAZZ (jazz)—HALL (hall)—CLUB (club)—OFF (off)Notes!

2 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select SLA.Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments onpage 67.3 Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down toadjust the source volume.Each t

Before operating the auto TA and EQfunction! Carry out auto TA and EQ in as quiet aplace as possible, with the car engine andair conditioning switched

3 Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC.If the car’s air conditioner or heater is turnedon, turn it off. Noise from the fan in the airconditioner or h

! It is imperative that non-installed speakersbe set to OFF.! Set the front or rear speaker to LARGE ifthe speaker is capable of reproducing bassconte

2 Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right toselect the speaker to be adjusted.FRONT (front speakers)—CENTER (centerspeaker)—REAR (rear speakers)—SUB.W(subwoo

Adjusting the speaker outputlevels using a test toneThis function allows you to easily get the over-all balance right among the speakers.1 Use MULTI-C

# When you select OFF in TA, you cannot selectFRONT-L.# If a position other than FRONT-L or FRONT-Ris selected, CHECK POSITION is displayed. To setthe

1 Use MULTI-CONTROL to select PEQ-2.Refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments onpage 67.# Adjusted PEQ-2 settings are memorized inCUSTOM 1.2 Push MULTI

TroubleshootingCommonSymptom Cause Action (See)Power doesn’t turn on.The unit doesn’t operate.Leads and connectors are incor-rectly connected.Confirm

! Manufactured under license under U.S. Pa-tent #: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and world-wide patents issued & pending. DTS andDTS Digital Out are

Problems during DVD playbackSymptom Cause Action (See)Playback is not possible. The loaded disc has a different re-gion number from this unit.Replace

Problems during iPod playbackSymptom Cause ActioniPod doesn’t operate correctly. Cables are incorrectly connected. Disconnect the cable from iPod. Onc

USB audio player/USB memoryMessage Cause ActionCHECK USB The USB connector or USB cable isshort-circuited.Confirm that the USB connector or USBcable i

Message Cause ActionERROR NOISE The surrounding noise level is toohigh.! Stop your car in a place that is as quiet aspossible, and switch off the engi

Handling guideline of discsand player! Use only conventional, fully circular discs.Do not use shaped discs.! Use 12-cm or 8-cm disc. Do not use anadap

AVCHD recorded discs! This unit is not compatible with discs re-corded in AVCHD (Advanced Video CodecHigh Definition) format. Do not insertAVCHD discs

! Firmly secure the USB portable audioplayer/USB memory when driving. Do notlet the USB portable audio player/USBmemory fall onto the floor, where it

! Windows Media Audio 9 Professional, Loss-less, Voice: NoMP3! Bit rate: 8 kbps to 320 kbps! Sampling frequency: 16 kHz to 48 kHz (32,44.1, 48 kHz for

! Regardless of the length of blank sectionbetween the songs of original recording,compressed audio discs play with a shortpause between songs.! File

! This unit corresponds to a DivX file displayup to 1 590 minutes 43 seconds. Also,search operation beyond this time limit isprohibited.! If a file co

About WMAThe Windows Media™ logo printed on the boxindicates that this unit can play back WMAdata.WMA is short for Windows Media Audio andrefers to an

Language code chart for DVDLanguage (code), input code Language (code), input code Language (code), input codeJapanese (ja), 1001 Guarani (gn), 0714 P

TermsAACAAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding andrefers to an audio compression technologystandard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.Aspect ratioThis is th

ID3 tagThis is a method of embedding track-relatedinformation in an MP3 file. This embedded in-formation can include the track title, the ar-tist’s na

Multi-subtitleSubtitles in up to 32 languages can be re-corded on a single DVD, letting you choose asdesired.Optical digital output/inputBy transmitti

SpecificationsGeneralPower source ... 14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 Vallowable)Grounding system ... Negative typ

Usable sensitivity ... 8 dBf (0.7 µV/75 W, mono,S/N: 30 dB)Signal-to-noise ratio ... 75 dB (IEC-A network)MW tunerFreque

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