Pioneer DEH-P3800MP User Manual

Operation ManualMode demploiMulti-CD control High power CD/MP3/WMA playerwith FM/AM tunerSyntoniseur FM/AM et lecteur de CD/MP3/WMA,Puissance élevée

Turning the unit on% Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.When you select a source, the unit is turnedon.Selecting a sourceYou can select a source you wan

Listening to the radio3214These are the basic steps necessary to operatethe radio. More advanced tuner operation isexplained starting on the next page

Introduction of advancedtuner operation211 Function displayShows the function status.2 LOC indicatorShows when local seek tuning is on.% Press FUNCTIO

The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of onlythe strongest stations, while lower settings letyou receive progressively weaker stations.4 When you want

Playing a CD21These are the basic steps necessary to play aCD with your built-in CD player. More ad-vanced CD operation is explained starting onthe ne

Introduction of advancedbuilt-in CD player operation211 Function displayShows the function status.2 RPT indicatorShows when repeat play is turned on.%

3 When you find the desired track pressb to turn scan play off.SCAN :OFF appears in the display. The trackwill continue to play.# If the display has a

Searching every 10 tracks inthe current discIf a disc contains over 10 tracks, you cansearch every 10 tracks. When a disc containsmany tracks, you can

Displaying disc titlesYou can display the text information of anydisc that has had a disc title entered.% Press DISPLAY.Press DISPLAY repeatedly to sw

Playing MP3/WMA/WAV54321These are the basic steps necessary to play anMP3/WMA/WAV with your built-in CD player.More advanced MP3/WMA/WAV operation ise

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

! If you cannot insert a disc completely or ifafter you insert a disc the disc does not play,check that the label side of the disc is up.Press EJECT t

1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.Press FUNCTION until RPT appears in the dis-play.2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.Press c or d until the desir

Pausing MP3/WMA/WAVplaybackPause lets you temporarily stop playback ofthe MP3/WMA/WAV.1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.Press FUNCTION until PAUSE appe

# If the current folder contains less than 10tracks, pressing and holding c recalls the firsttrack of the folder. Also, if the remaining numberof trac

Playing a CD132You can use this unit to control a multi-CDplayer, which is sold separately.These are the basic steps necessary to play aCD with your m

Introduction of advancedmulti-CD player operation211 Function displayShows the function status.2 RPT indicatorShows when repeat range is selected to c

NoteIf you turn random play on during DSC and thenreturn to the playback display, DRDM appears inthe display.Scanning CDs and tracksWhile you are usin

TITLE IN (disc title input)ITS (ITS program-ming)3 Select the desired track by pressing cor d.4 Press a to store the currently playingtrack in the pl

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE INappears in the display, then pressFUNCTION to select ITS.After TITLE IN is displayed, press FUNCTIONuntil ITS

When you select DISC TITLE, the title of thecurrently playing disc is shown in the display.# If no title has been entered for the currentlyplaying dis

Multi-CD PlayerPlaying a CD 2450-disc multi-CD player 24Introduction of advanced multi-CD playeroperation 25Repeating play 25Playing tracks in random

Introduction of audioadjustments1234561 Audio displayShows the audio adjustment status.2 CUSTOM indicatorShows when custom equalizer curve is cur-rent

3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speakerbalance.When you press c or d, BAL : 0 is displayed.Each press of c or d moves the left/rightspeaker balanc

Fine-adjusting equalizer curveYou can adjust the center frequency and the Qfactor (curve characteristics) of each currentlyselected curve band (EQ-L/E

3 Press c or d to select the phase of sub-woofer output.Press c to select reverse phase and REV ap-pears in the display. Press d to select normalphase

Front image enhancer (F.I.E.)The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is asimple method of enhancing front imaging bycutting mid- and high-range fre

Adjusting initial settings1Using the initial settings, you can customizevarious system settings to achieve optimal per-formance from this unit.1 Funct

Setting the rear output andsubwoofer controllerThis units rear output (rear speaker leads out-put and RCA rear output) can be used for full-range spe

Turning the clock displayon or offYou can turn the clock display on or off.% Press CLOCK to turn the clock displayon or off.Each press of CLOCK turns

Introduction of XM operation1You can use this unit to control an XM satellitedigital tuner (GEX-P920XM), which is soldseparately.For details concernin

Introduction of SIRIUSoperation1This unit can control a SIRIUS Satellite Radiotuner (sold separately).When the SIRIUS tuner is used together withthis

Information to UserAlteration or modifications carried out withoutappropriate authorization may invalidate theusers right to operate the equipment.Fo

Understanding built-in CDplayer error messagesWhen you contact your dealer or your nearestPioneer Service Center, be sure to record theerror message.M

! If the heater is used in cold weather, moist-ure may form on components inside theCD player. Condensation may cause the CDplayer to malfunction. If

! When playing discs with MP3/WMA/WAVfiles and audio data (CD-DA) such as CD-EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both typescan be played only by switching mode

! The sound quality of WAV files generally be-comes better with a larger number of quan-tization bits. This unit can play recordingswith 8 and 16 (LPC

TermsBit rateThis expresses data volume per second, or bps(bits per second) units. The higher the rate,the more information is available to reproducet

Packet writeThis is a general term for a method of writingon CD-R, etc., at the time required for a file,just as is done with files on floppy or hardd

SpecificationsGeneralPower source ... 14.4 V DC (10.8  15.1 V al-lowable)Grounding system ... Negative type

Usable sensitivity ... 18 µV (S/N: 20 dB)Signal-to-noise ratio ... 65 dB (IEC-A network)NoteSpecifications and the desig

PIONEER CORPORATION4-1, MEGURO 1-CHOME, MEGURO-KU, TOKYO 153-8654, JAPANPIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.P.O. Box 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540

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After-sales service forPioneer productsPlease contact the dealer or distributor fromwhere you purchased this unit for after-salesservice (including wa

Note:• This unit is for vehicles with a 12-volt battery andnegative grounding. Before installing it in a recre-ational vehicle, truck or bus, check th

+≠+≠+≠+≠IP-BUS input (Blue)This productBlue/whiteTo system control terminal of the power ampor Auto-antenna relay control terminal(max. 300 mA 12 V DC

Fig. 3<ENGLISH>Subwoofer outputAntenna jackThis productFront outputFuse(10 A)IP-BUS cableMulti-CDplayer(sold separately)Left Right+≠+≠+≠+≠Yellow

InstallationNote:• Before making a final installation of the unit, tem-porarily connect the wiring to confirm that the con-nections are correct and th

Removing the Unit (Fig. 6) (Fig. 7)Fig. 6Fig. 75To remove the frame, extend top and bottomof the frame outwards in order to unlock it.(When reattachin

DIN Rear-mountInstallation using the screw holes on the side of the unit1. Remove the frame. (Fig. 8)Fig. 82. Fastening the unit to the factory radio

<ENGLISH>Fixing the Front PanelIf you do not operate the removing and attaching the front panel function, use the supplied fixing screws andhold

About WMAThe Windows Media" logo printed on the boxindicates that this unit can play back WMAdata.WMA is short for Windows Media" Audioand r

Important! Do not store the remote control in high tem-peratures or direct sunlight.! The remote control may not function properlyin direct sunlight.!

Head unit1 CLOCK buttonPress to change to the clock display. Pressand hold to change the channel selectmode when XM tuner or SIRIUS tuner is se-lected

Remote controlOperation is the same as when using the but-tons on the head unit. See the explanation ofthe head unit about the operation of each but-t