Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AVH-P4900D Pioneer
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Operation Manual D VD A V Receiver A VH-P4900D VD English.
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IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS Please read all of these instructions regarding your display and retain them for future refer- ence. 1 Read this manual fully and carefully be- fore operating your display . 2 Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedur es and safety informa- tion.
When you attempt to watch a DVD, Video CD or TV while driving, the warning VIDEO VIEW- ING IS NOT A V AILABLE WHILE DRIVING will appear on the front display . T o watch a DVD, Video CD or TV on the front display , park your vehicle in a safe place and apply the parking brake.
Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user ’ s right to operate the equipment. For Canadian model This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. About this unit The tuner frequencies on this unit are allo - cated for use in North America.
DVD video Video CD CD Notes ! is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation . ! This player can only play back discs bearing the marks shown above. DVD video disc region numbers DVD video discs that have incompatible region numbers cannot be played on this player .
U.S.A. P ioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION P .O . Box 1760 Long Beach, CA 90801-1760 800-421-1404 CANADA P ioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility When using this unit with a Pioneer multi- channel processor , you can enjoy the atmo - sphere and excitement provided by DVD movie and music software featuring 5.1 channel re- cordings. ! Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
! Depending on the version of Windows Media Player used to encode WMA files, album names and other text information may not be correctly displayed. About the SA T RADIO READY mark The SA T RADIO READY mark printed on the front panel indicates that the Satellite Radio T uner for Pioneer (i.
When an operation is prohibited When you are watching a DVD and attempt to per form an operation, it may not be per formed because of the programming on the disc. When this happens, the icon appears on the screen. ! The icon may not appear with certain discs.
Note After completing connections or when you want to erase all memorized settings or return the unit to its initial (factor y) settings, switch your engine ON or set the ignition switch to ACC ON before pressing RESET .
What ’ s What Head unit 1 INFO button Press to turn the information bar on/off . 2 PGM button Press to operate the preprogrammed func- tions for each source. (Refer to Using the PGM button on page 44.) 3 Ambient light sensor Senses ambient light. This system automati- cally adjusts the brightness of the display to compensate for ambient light.
c BOOKMARK (BM) button Press to bookmark a scene that you want to resume playback. d BAND/ESC button Press to select among three FM bands and one AM band and to cancel the control mode of functions. e EQ button Press to select various equalizer curves.
% When using the buttons, press SOURCE to select a source. Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources: XM (XM tuner) — SIRIUS (SIRIUS tuner) — TUNER (tuner) — TV (television.
T ouch to select various setup functions. 4 BACK key T ouch to return to the previous display . 5 ESC key T ouch to cancel the control mode of func- tions. 1 Press A.MENU button to display MENU. MENU appears on the display . 2 T ouch the desired key to display the function names you want to operate.
% Press ANGLE (+/ – ) to adjust the LCD panel to an easily viewable angle. The LCD panel angle continues changing as long as you press ANGLE (+/ – ) and hold. # The adjusted LCD panel angle will be memor- ized and automatically returned to the next time the LCD panel is opened.
Changing the picture adjustment Y ou can adjust BRIGHT (brightness), CONTRAST (contrast), COLOR (color) and HUE (hue) for each source and rear view cam- era. ! The adjustments of BRIGHT and CONTRAST are stored separately for light ambient (daytime) and dark ambient (night- time).
T uner Basic Operations 1 2 4 3 6 7 5 1 Source icon 2 Band indicator 3 P reset number indicator 4 F requency indicator 5 P reset list display 6 LOCAL indicator Shows when local seek tuning is on. 7 STEREO indicator Shows when the selected frequency is being broadcast in stereo.
The next time you touch the same preset tun- ing key the radio station frequency is recalled from memor y . # When the touch panel keys are not displayed, you can display them by touching the screen. # When P1 to P6 are not displayed, you can dis- play them by touching LIST .
Built-in DVD player Basic Operations The built-in DVD player can play back DVD video, Video CD, audio CD (CD -DA) and com- pressed audio (WMA/MP3) recorded on CD- ROM. (Refer to page 75 for files that can be played back.) Read the precautions with discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 74.
# T o return to folder 001 (ROOT), press and hold BAND/ESC . However , if folder 001 (ROOT) con- tains no files, playback commences with folder 002 . # Y ou can also select a folder by pressing a or b button. 5 T o skip back or forward to another chapter/track, briefly touch o or p .
3 T ouch ENTER. Playback starts from the selected menu item. # Y ou cannot operate the DVD menu from a / b / c / d buttons on the head unit. # The way to display the menu differs depending on the disc. Operating the DVD menu with 10 key Some DVDs allow you to select from the disc contents using 10key .
1 T ouch d until 10key appears in the dis- play . 2 T ouch 10key. 3 T ouch 0 to 9 corresponding to a desired title number when the disc is stopped. Title number is displayed for eight seconds and playback starts from the selected title. ! T o select 3, touch 3 .
Changing the viewing angle during playback (Multi-angle) With DVDs featuring multi-angle (scenes shot from multiple angles) recordings, you can switch among viewing angles during play- back. ! This function is available for DVD. ! During playback of a scene shot from mul- tiple angles, the angle icon is dis- played.
Slow motion playback This lets you slow down playback speed. ! This function is available for DVD and Video CD. 1 Keep touching r until is displayed during playback. The icon is displayed, for ward slow mo- tion playback begins. # T o return to normal playback, touch f .
# Depending on the discs, the menu may be two or more pages long. In such case, touch o or p to display the next or previous menu. # Y ou can display the menu by touching RETURN during PBC playback. For details, refer to the instructions provided with the disc.
# If specific information has not been recorded on a compressed audio file, the list appears in blank. # Depending on the version of ID3 tag or Windows Media Player , the information may not be displayed correctly . Introduction of advanced operations 1 1 F unction display Shows the function names.
1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on the previous page. 2 T ouch RANDOM on the function menu to turn random play on. T racks will play in a random order within the previously selected repeat range. # T o turn random play off, touch RANDOM again.
Entering disc titles Y ou can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed. Use the disc title input feature to store up to 48 CD titles in the unit. Each title can be up to 10 characters long.
Audio Adjustments Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio adjustment status. Important If the multi-channel processor (DEQ-P8000) is connected to this unit, the audio function will be changed to the multi-channel processor ’ s audio menu.
Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match car interior acoustic characteristics as desired. Recalling equalizer curves There are six stored equalizer cur ves which you can easily recall at any time.
6 T ouch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the desired Q factor . T ouch c or d until the desired Q factor ap- pears in the display . 2W — 1W — 1N — 2N Note If you make adjustments, CUSTOM cur ve is up- dated. Adjusting bass and treble Y ou can adjust bass and treble settings.
2 T ouch c to turn subwoofer output on. # T o turn subwoofer output off , touch d . 3 T ouch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the phase of subwoofer output. T ouch d to select normal phase and NORMAL appears in the display. T ouch c to select reverse phase and REVERSE appears in the display .
3 T ouch a to turn high pass filter on. # T o turn high pass filter off , touch b . 4 T ouch c or d to select cut-off fre- quency . Each time you touch c or d selects cut- off fre- quencies in the fol.
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. 1 1 DVD setup menu display Shows the DVD setup menu names. 1 T ouch g . SETUP will be displayed instead of MENU .
1 T ouch SETUP and LANGUAGE and then touch AUDIO LANG. Audio language menu is displayed and the currently selected language is highlighted. # T o switch to the second language select menu, touch NEXT . # T o return to the first language select menu, touch PREV .
! When using a regular display, select either LETTER BOX or P ANSCAN . Selecting 16 : 9 may result in an unnatural picture. ! If you select the TV aspect, the unit ’ s dis- play changes to the same setting. 1 T ouch SETUP and VISUAL and then touch TV ASPECT.
1 T ouch SETUP and VISUAL and then touch P ARENT AL. 2 T ouch 0 to 9 to input the registered code number . 3 T ouch ENTER. This enters the code number , and you can now change the level. # If you input an incorrect code number , the icon is displayed.
Switching the warning tone If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within five seconds of turni ng off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. Y ou can turn off the warning tone. % T ouch D. WARN on the initial menu to turn warning tone on.
1 T ouch NEXT on the initial menu. 2 T ouch D. A TT to switch the digital at- tenuator setting. T ouching D. A TT switches the digital attenua- tor settings in the following order: HIGH — LOW Switch.
Other Functions Introduction of setup adjustments 1 1 Setup menu display Shows the setup function names. % Press A.MENU button and touch SETUP to display the setup function names. The setup function names are displayed and operable ones are highlighted.
2 T ouch c to turn rear view camera set- ting on. # T o turn rear view camera setting off , touch d . 3 T ouch b and then touch c or d to se- lect an appropriate setting for polarity .
Using the AUX source An IP -BUS-RCA Interconnector such as the CD-RB20/CD-RB10 (sold separately) lets you connect this unit to auxiliar y equipment fea- turing RCA output. For more details, refer to the IP -BUS-RCA Interconnector owner ’ s man- ual.
Using the PGM button Y ou can operate the preprogrammed functions for each source by using PGM . % Press PGM to turn pause on when se- lecting the following sources: ! DVD – Built-in DVD player ! S-DVD – DVD player/multi-DVD player ! M-CD – Multi-CD player ! iPod – iP od # T o turn pause off, press PGM again.
XM tuner Basic Operations Y ou can use this unit to contr ol an XM satellite digital tuner (GEX-P920XM), which is sold separately . F or details concerning operation, refer to the XM tuner ’ s operation manuals.
The next time you touch the same preset tun- ing key P1 to P6 the station is recalled from memor y . # Y ou can also use a and b to recall stations assigned to preset tuning keys P1 to P6 . # When the touch panel keys are not displayed, you can display them by touching the screen.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio tuner Basic Operations Y ou can use this unit to contr ol a SIRIUS Satel- lite Radio tuner , which is sold separately . When the SIRIUS tuner is used together with this unit, some operations differ slightly from those described in the SIRIUS operation man- ual.
Storing and recalling br oadcast stations Y ou can easily store up to six broadcast sta- tions for later recall. ! Up to 18 stations, six for each of three SIR- IUS bands can be stored in memor y. % When you find a station that you want to store in memory keep touching a preset tuning key P1 to P6 until PCH SET is dis- played.
Playing songs on iPod Listening to songs on your iPod Y ou can use this unit to contr ol an iP od adapter , which is sold separately . 1 3 2 4 6 5 1 Source icon 2 Song number indicator 3 Play time indicator 4 Song title indicator 5 Repeat indicator Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- rent track.
Displaying text information on iPod % T ouch DISP. T ouch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings: T . Title (song title) — Artist (artist name) — Album (album title) # If the characters recorded on the iP od are not compatible with a head unit, those characters will not be displayed.
Multi-CD Player Basic Operations Y ou can use this unit to contr ol a multi-CD player , which is sold separately . ! Only those functions described in this man- ual are supported by 50-disc multi- CD players. ! This unit is not designed to operate disc title list functions with a 50-disc multi-CD player .
Function and operation REPEA T , RANDOM , SCAN , P AUSE , Compression and T . EDIT operations are basi- cally the same as that of the built-in DVD player . Function name Operation REPEA T Refer to Repeating play on page 27. But the repeat play ranges you can select are different from that of the built-in DVD player .
Playback from your ITS playlist ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When you turn on ITS play , tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi-CD player will begin to play . 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Playing tracks in random order on page 27.
Displaying disc titles % T ouch DISP. T ouch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings: DISC LIST (disc list) — D.Title (disc title) When you select D.Title , the title of the cur- rently playing disc is shown in the display. # If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO DISC TITLE is displayed.
2 T ouch the screen to display the touch panel keys. 3 T o skip back or forward to another chapter/track, briefly touch c or d . 4 T o perform fast forward or reverse, keep touching c or d . Note If you do not use the touch panel keys within 30 seconds, they will be hidden automatically.
Notes ! If you select other discs during repeat play , the repeat play range changes to DISC . ! During video CD or CD playback, if you per- form track search or fast for ward/reverse dur- ing TRACK , the repeat play range changes to DISC .
# When the list of channels is not displayed, touch LIST . 5 T o perform manual tuning, briefly touch c or d . The channels move up or down step by step. 6 T o perform seek tuning, keep touching c or d for about one second and release. The tuner will scan the channels until a broad- cast strong enough for good reception is found.
Note Storing broadcast stations with BSSM may re- place broadcast stations you have saved using P01 to P12 . Digital Signal Processor Introduction of DSP adjustm ents Y ou can use this unit to contr ol multi-channel processor (e.g. DEQ-P8000), which is sold sepa- rately .
# T o return to the previous group of function names, touch PREV . # When playing discs recorded with more than 96 kHz sampling frequency , you cannot use audio functions. Also, equalizer cur ve setting, POSITION , AUTO EQ and AUTOT A will be can- celled.
2 T ouch c / d / a / b to select a listening po- sition. T ouch one of these, c / d / a / b , to select a lis- tening position as listed in the table. Key Display Position c FRONT -L Front seat left d FRONT -R Front seat right a FRONT F ront seats b ALL All seats # T o cancel the selected listening position, touch the same key again.
! AUX (auxiliary input) and AV (AV input) are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically . Using the dyna mic range control The dynamic range refers to the difference be- tween the largest and softest sounds. The dy- namic range control compresses this difference so that you can clearly hear sounds even at low volume levels.
! P anorama ( P ANORAMA ) extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “ wraparound ” ef- fect. ! Dimension ( DIMENSION ) allows you to gradually adjust the sound field either to- wards the front or the rear .
4 T ouch c or d to select the correct size for the selected speaker . Each time you touch c or d selects the size in the following order: OFF (off) — SMALL (small) — LARGE (large) # Y ou cannot select OFF , when FRONT (front speakers) have been selected.
Note Selecting a cross-over frequency is to set a cross- over frequency of the subwoofer ’ s L.P .F . (low-pass filter) and that of the SMALL speaker H.P .F . (high- pass filter). The cross-over frequency setting has no effect if the subwoofer is set to OFF and other speakers are set to LARGE or OFF .
! If needed, select speakers and adjust their ‘ ab- solute ’ output levels. (Refer to Adjusting the speaker output levels on the previous page.) ! T o adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker out- put levels at SP LEVEL .
Display Equalizer curve CUSTOM1 Custom 1 CUSTOM2 Custom 2 SUPER BASS Super bass ! CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are adjusted equalizer cur ves. ! When FLA T is selected no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer cur ves by switching alternatively between FLA T and a set equalizer cur ve.
7 T ouch b and then touch c or d to ad- just the equalizer level. Each time you touch c or d increases or de- creases the equalizer level. +06 to – 06 is dis- played as the level is increased or decreased. 8 T ouch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the desired Q factor .
Before operating the auto T A and EQ function ! Carr y out auto T A and EQ in as quiet a place as possible, with the car engine and air conditioning switched off. Also cut power to car phones or portable telephones in the car , or remove them from the car be- fore carr ying out auto T A and EQ.
# P ress SOURCE to turn the source on if this unit is turned off . 4 Select the position for the seat on which the microphone is placed. Refer to Using the position selector on page 59. # If no position is selected before you start auto T A and EQ, FRONT -L is selected automatically .
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.
Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) Playback is not possible. The loaded disc has a different re- gion number from this unit. Replace the disc with one featuring the same region number as this unit. (Page 6, P age 81) A parental lock message is dis- played and playback is not pos- sible.
Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Ser vice Center , be sure to record the error message. Message Cause Action (See) ERROR-02 Dirty disc Clean disc. Scratched disc Replace disc. ERROR-05 Electrical or mechanical Press RESET .
Understanding messages Messages T ranslation VIDEO VIEWING IS NOT AV AILABLE WHILE DRIVING Video viewing is not available when driving. YOU CANNOT USE THIS FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING Y ou cannot use this function while driving. Please source unit off Hold EQ button 2 sec, Set Auto EQ&T A Please source unit off.
Handling guideline of discs and player ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs. Do not use shaped discs. ! Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged discs as they may da- mage the player . ! Do not touch the recorded sur face of the discs.
! This unit conforms to the track skip func- tion of the CD -R/CD-RW disc. The tracks containing the track skip information are skipped automatically (in case of audio data (CD-DA)). ! If you insert a CD -RW disc into this unit, time to playback will be longer than when you insert a conventional CD or CD-R disc.
Example of a hierarchy : F older : Compressed audio file 1 2 3 4 5 6 L e v e l 1 L e v e l 2 L e v e l 3 L e v e l 4 ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The user cannot assign folder numbers. ! F older hierarchy is allowed up to eight tiers. However , practical hierarchy of folder is less than two tiers.
! Do not place anything on the display when it is opened. Also, do not attempt to carr y out angle adjustment, or open/close the display by hand. Applying strong force to the display may damage it. ! Do not push the LCD screen with much force as this may scratch it.
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 Guj.
T erms 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 atmosphere. Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps (bits per second) units.
Linear PCM (LPCM)/Pulse code modulation This stands for linear pulse code modulation, which is the signal recording system used for music CDs and DVDs. Generally, DVDs are re- corded with higher sampling frequency and bit rate than CDs. Therefore, DVDs can provide higher sound quality .
Region number DVD players and DVD discs feature region numbers indicating the area in which they were purchased. Playback of a DVD is not pos- sible unless it features the same region num- ber as the DVD player . This unit ’ s region number is displayed on the bottom of the unit.
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 .
Dynamic range ......................... 9 5 d B ( 1 k H z ) (CD: 94 dB (1 kHz)) Distortion ..................................... 0.008 % (1 kHz) Output level: V i d e o .................................... 1 . 0 V p - p / 7 5 W (±0.2 V) Audio .......
A Angle icon ................................................. . 24, . 36 Aspect ratio .............................................. . 36, . 79 Audio language ........................................ . 23, . 35 B Bookmark ............................
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