Pioneer AVH-X8600BT User Manual

Operation ManualDVD RDS AV RECEIVERAVH-X8600BTEnglish

! In some countries the viewing of video imageon a display inside a vehicle even by personsother than the driver may be illegal. Wheresuch regulations

Using fader/balanceadjustmentYou can select a fader/balance setting thatprovides an ideal listening environment in alloccupied seats.p This function i

Each time you touch the keys, the left/rightspeaker balance moves towards the left orright.p “Left25” to “Right25” is displayed as theleft/right speak

The following AV sources are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.Required cable(sold separately)Smartphone SetupAV sourcesDev

Adjusting the filterThe following adjustments can be made dur-ing filter adjustments. Make the appropriateadjustments for the reproduced frequencyband

5 Touch the following keys to select“Subwoofer”.Selects the adjustable previous speak-er.Selects the adjustable next speaker.6 Touch [LPF] to turn on.

4 Touch the following keys to select thelistening position if necessary.Selects the listening position.! Off:Changes the listening position setting to

4 Touch [Time Alignment].The “Time Alignment” screen appears.5 Touch the following keys to select thelistening position if necessary.Selects the liste

Equaliser curveNatural is a curve in which low- and high-pitchedsounds are slightly boosted.Vocal is a curve in which the midrange, which is thehuman

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Audio” screen appears.3 Touch [Auto EQ&TA] repeatedly untilthe desired setting appears.! O

— Front speakers (left/right)— Rear speakers (left/right)— Noise— Microphone for acoustical measure-ment (sold separately)— Low batteryPerforming Auto

In case of troubleShould this product fail to operate properly,contact your dealer or nearest authorisedPioneer Service Station.Visit our websiteVisit

9 Connect the microphone for acousticalmeasurement (sold separately) with thisproduct.Plug the microphone into the microphoneinput jack on this produc

Setting the illuminationcolourThe illumination colour can be selected from 5different colours. Furthermore, the illumina-tion can be switched between

Selecting the backgrounddisplayThe background display can be selected from8 different preset displays for the AV operationscreen and 5 different prese

p You can delete the imported image and re-store the setting for the background displayto the default by touching and holding thecustom key.Selecting

Changing to the splash screenstored on the external device(USB/SD)You can change the splash screen to otherimages imported from the external device(US

p This setting is available only when you stopyour vehicle in a safe place and apply thehandbrake.CAUTION! Do not turn off the engine while importing

Setting the top-prioritylanguagesYou can assign the top-priority language to thetop-priority subtitle, audio and menu in initialplayback. If the selec

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Video Setup” screen appears.3 Touch [DVD/DivX Setup].4 Touch [Menu Language].The pop-up menu a

Makes the image in the shape of a letterboxwith black bands on the top and bottom ofthe screen.! Pan Scan:Cuts the image short on the right and leftsi

Displaying your DivX VODregistration codeIf you want to play DivX VOD (video on de-mand) content on this product, you must firstregister this product

2 Press the RESET button with a pen tipor other pointed implement.Settings and recorded contents are reset tothe factory settings.11 RESET buttonAbout

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Video Setup” screen appears.3 Touch [DVD/DivX Setup].4 Touch [DVD Auto Play] repeatedly untilt

Language code chart for DVDsTwo-lettercode, inputcodeLanguageTwo-lettercode, inputcodeLanguageTwo-lettercode, inputcodeLanguageaa, 0101 Afar ie, 0905

Registering your favourite menu items inshortcuts allows you to quickly jump to the re-gistered menu screen by a simple touch onthe “Favorites” screen

By connecting the optional Vehicle Bus adap-ter, you can display the operation status of thevehicle’s parking sensor function and climatecontrol panel

a9bc6873 45211 Displays that the rear window heating settingis on.2 Displays that the front window heating settingis on.3 Displays that the internal c

Setting the time and date1 Touch the current time on the screen todisplay the Time and date setting screen.2 Touch a or b to set the correct timeand d

= For details, refer to Using the touch panelkeys on page 40.6 Touch the touch panel key on whichsong information is displayed.The information on the

A 4:3 picture is displayed normally, givingyou no sense of disparity since its propor-tions are the same as those of the normalpicture.p This setting

Selecting the video for therear displayYou can choose either to show the sameimage as the front screen or to show the se-lected source on the rear dis

3 Touch Area1, followed by Area2, andthen touch and hold Area3.Area1 Area2 Area3The “Anti-theft Setting Menu” screen ap-pears.4 Touch [Set Password].T

Checking part names andfunctionsThis chapter gives information about the namesof the parts and the main features using the but-tons.1 2 345 6 7 8ab91

8 Touch [Go].A message indicating that the security settingis cancelled appears.Forgotten passwordContact the nearest authorised Pioneer Ser-vice Stat

TroubleshootingIf you have problems operating this product, refer to this section. The most common problems arelisted below, along with likely causes

Symptom Cause Action (Reference)Playback is not with the audiolanguage and subtitle languagesettings selected in “DVD/DivXSetup”.The DVD playing does

Symptom Cause ActionThe smartphone was notcharged.Charging stopped because the tem-perature of the smartphone rosedue to prolonged use of the smart-ph

Message Cause Action (Reference)Different Region Disc The disc does not have the same re-gion number as this product.Replace the DVD with one bearing

Message Cause Action (Reference)Incompatible SD The SD memory card is not sup-ported by this product.! Remove your device and replace it with acompati

Message Cause ActioniPod full. Tags not transferred. Memory used for tag information onthe iPod is full.Sync the iPod with iTunes and clean up thetagg

Handling and care of discsSome basic precautions are necessary whenhandling your discs.Built-in drive and care! Use only conventional, fully circular

Playable discsDVD-Video and CDDVD and CD discs that display the logosshown below generally can be played on thisbuilt-in DVD drive.DVD-VideoCDp is a t

DVD-Video discs! DVD-Video discs that have incompatible re-gion numbers cannot be played on thisDVD drive. The region number of the playercan be found

! Please make sure that the front panel is in itsoriginal position while the vehicle is in mo-tion.It is dangerous to drive with the front panelsticki

USB storage device compatibility= For details about USB storage device com-patibility with this product, refer to Specifi-cations on page 151.! Protoc

! The subtitles may not be displayed correctlyif the displayed characters in the subtitlefile include control code.! For materials that use a high tra

Media compatibility chartGeneralMedia CD-R/-RWDVD-R/-R SL/-RDL/DVD-RWUSB storage de-viceSD memory cardFile system! ISO9660 level 1! ISO9660 level 2! R

WMA compatibilityMedia CD-R/-RWDVD-R/-R SL/-RDL/DVD-RWUSB storage de-viceSD memory cardFile extension .wmaBit rate 5 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), VBRSampli

DivX compatibilityMedia CD-R/-RWDVD-R/-R SL/-RDL/DVD-RWUSB storage de-viceSD memory cardFile extension .avi/.divxDivX files on the external storage de

Video files compatibility (USB, SD)File extension .avi .mp4 .m4v .wmvFormat MPEG-4 MPEG-4 H.264 MPEG-4 WMVCompatible videocodecMPEG-4 MPEG-4 H.264 MPE

Example of a hierarchyThe following figure is an example of the tierstructure in the disc. The numbers in the fig-ure indicate the order in which fold

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: ThisDivX Certified®device must be registered inorder to play purchased DivX Video-on-De-mand (VOD) movies. To obtain your

iOSiOS is a trademark on which Cisco holds thetrademark right in the US and certain othercountries.iTunesiTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc., register

Notice regarding videoviewingRemember that use of this system for com-mercial or public viewing purposes may con-stitute an infringement on the author

! Do not operate this product until the LCDpanel has completely opened or closed. If thisproduct is operated while the LCD panel isopening or closing,

! When wiping the LCD screen, take care notto scratch the surface. Do not use harsh orabrasive chemical cleaners.LED (light-emitting diode)backlightA

SpecificationsGeneralRated power source ... 14.4 V DC(allowable voltage range:12.0 V to 14.4 V DC)Earthing system ...

WMA decoding format ... WMA10 Std , WMA10 Pro,WMA9 LosslessAAC decoding format ... MPEG-2 AAC-LC, MPEG-4AAC-LCWAVE signal format ...

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3 Insert an SD memory card into the SDcard slot.Insert it with the label surface face-up andpress the card until it clicks and completelylocks.4 Press

1 Start the engine to boot up the system.After a short pause, the splash screen comeson for a few seconds.The “Select Program Language” screen ap-pear

How to use the screensSwitching screens using the touch panel keys123478956Engb18Chapter02Basic operation

Switching screens using the hardware buttons89171 Top menu screenThis is the starting menu to access the de-sired screens and operate the various func

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.Please read through these instructions so you will know how to operate your modelproperly. After you have fi

! Aha Radio! Bluetooth audio! AV input (AV)! AUX! HDMIDisplaying the AVoperation screen1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch t

Selecting a rear sourceYou can select a source output to the rear dis-play.= For details of the operations, refer to Select-ing the video for the r ea

Using the common touch panelkeys1 21 Returns to the previous screen.2 Closes the screen.Operating list screens3121 Touching an item on the list allows

If your devices feature Bluetooth®technology,this product can be connected to your deviceswirelessly. This section describes how to setup a Bluetooth

6 Wait until your Bluetooth device ap-pears in the list.p If you cannot find the Bluetooth device thatyou want to connect, check that the deviceis wai

1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Bluetooth” screen appears.3 Touch [Auto

3 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Bluetooth” screen appears.4 Touch [Connection].5 Touch the name of the device that youwant to

CAUTIONNever turn this product off while the Bluetoothmemory is being cleared.1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the follow

CAUTIONFor your safety, avoid talking on the phone asmuch as possible while driving.If your mobile phone features Bluetooth tech-nology, this product

Making a phone callYou can make a phone call in many differentways.Direct dialling1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the fo

– Pairing from your Bluetoothdevices 24– Connecting to a Bluetooth deviceautomatically 24– Deleting a registered device 25Connecting a registered Blue

Selecting a number by alphabetsearch modeIf a lot of numbers are registered in the phonebook, you can search for the phone number byalphabet search mo

3 Touch the desired entry on the list tomake a call.The dial screen appears.4 Dialling starts.p To cancel the call, touch .5 Touch the following key.E

Answering an incoming callThis product informs you that it is receiving acall by displaying a message and producing aring sound.p You can set the syst

1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Bluetooth” screen appears.3 Touch [Ring

2 Touch the following keys to start voicecontrol.The voice recognition function launches andthe voice control screen appears.You can use the voice rec

! Depending on the mobile phone, this pro-duct may not display the phone book cor-rectly. (Some characters may be garbled, orthe order of first and la

When using an iPod / iPhone or a smartphonewith this product, configure the settings ofthis product according to the device to be con-nected.This sect

p You can connect and control an iPod com-patible with this product by using sepa-rately sold connector cables.p Operation methods may vary depending

Information on the connections and functions for each deviceThe settings and cables required for connecting each device, and the available sources are

iPod / iPhone with a Lightning connectorRemarks ——iPod is not available.Please use the Car-MediaPlayer to playmusic or videos inAppRadio Mode.(*1)(*1)

Using the touch panel keys (for video) 47Reading the screen (for audio) 48Reading the screen (for video) 49Starting procedure 49Selecting files from t

You can listen to the radio using this product.This section describes operations for theradio.Using the touch panel keys12 4365798a1 Displays the sour

Shows the status of the song informationstored in this product.p The icon is displayed on all operationscreens of AV sources.Indicator MeaningAppears

Selecting a preset channelfrom the preset channel listOnce you have stored broadcast channels,you can easily recall preset channels frommemory with a

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “System” screen appears.3 Touch [AV Source Settings].4 Touch [Radio settings].5 Touch [Local].T

p Only TP stations and other enhanced net-works’ TP stations are tuned in during seektuning or BSM when the TA function ison.Using news programmeinter

Limiting stations toregional programmingp This function can only be used on the FMband.When AF (alternative frequency) is used toautomatically retune

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “System” screen appears.3 Touch [AV Source Settings].4 Touch [Radio settings].5 Touch [Tuner So

You can play a normal music CD, Video-CD orDVD-Video using the built-in drive of this pro-duct. This section describes these operations.CAUTIONFor saf

9 Changes the playback point by draggingthe key.= For details, refer to Operating the timebar on page 22.a Switches the media file type.= For details,

Reading the screen (for video)Example: DVD9831765Example: Video CD31a41 Current time and date2 Playback condition indicatorIndicates the current playb

Using your iPhone or smartphoneapplicationsUsing AppRadio Mode 71– Using the touch panel keys (Appcontrol side bar) 71– Starting procedure 72– Using t

Selecting files from the filename listYou can select tracks to play back using thetrack title list which is a list of the tracks re-corded on a disc.1

Searching for the part youwant to playYou can use the search function to find thepart you want to play.p For DVD-Videos, you can select Title (title),

Switching the audio languageYou can switch the audio language while adisc is playing when the disc has multilingualdata (multi-audio).% Touch the foll

1 Touch the following keys to select thedesired menu item.Selects the left menu item.Selects the right menu item.Selects the upper menu item.Selects t

You can play compressed audio files stored ina disc or an external device (USB, SD) usingthe built-in drive of this product. This sectiondescribes how

Reading the screenExample: SD524311 Current file informationMusic Browse mode! : Song title/ : File nameShows the title of the song currentlyplaying (

Starting procedure (for Disc)1 Display the AV source selection screen.= For details of the operations, refer to Dis-playing the AV operation screen on

Selecting files from the filename listYou can find files or folders to play back usingthe file name or folder name list which is a listof the files or

Music Browse mode! (default):Repeats all files.!:Repeats just the current file.Folder Browse mode! (default):Repeats all files.!:Repeats the current f

You can play compressed video files stored ona disc or in an external device (USB, SD) usingthe built-in drive of this product. This sectiondescribes

Displaying the parking assist guidelines 93Setting guidelines on the rear viewimage 94Setting the safe mode 95Turning off the demo screen 95Selecting

Reading the screenExample: Disc3211 Current time and date2 Play time indicatorShows the elapsed playing time within thecurrent file.3 Current file inf

2 Touch a file on the list to play back.p Files are played back in file number orderand folders are skipped if they contain nofiles. (If folder 01 (ro

You can view still images stored in an externaldevice (USB, SD) using the built-in drive ofthis product. This section describes how.= For details, ref

3 Touch [USB] or [SD] on the AV sourceselection screen.The image is displayed on the screen.4 Use the touch panel keys on the screento control the ext

p This setting is available during playback ofthe JPEG files.1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the following keys in the f

For iPod with a 30-pin connector usersp Depending on your iPod, there may not beany output unless you use a USB interfacecable for iPod / iPhone (CD-I

= For details, refer to Setting the time anddate on page 125.3 Displays the Setting menu screen.4 Recalls equaliser curves.= For details, refer to Usi

2 Current time and date3 Album artworkAlbum art of the current song is displayed if itis available.4 Playback condition indicatorIndicates the current

Selecting song or videosources from the playlistscreenYou can search for the song or video you wantto play from the playlist screen.1 Touch the follow

Using this product’s iPodfunction from your iPodYou can control this product’s iPod functionfrom the connected iPod if the control mode isset to “ App

Favourite menuSelecting a shortcut 122Removing a shortcut 122Displaying the operation status ofvehicle equipmentDisplaying obstacle detectioninformati

Playing back music from amusic app other than iPodmusic, as the iPod sourceThe app name and the song information arealso displayed.Using the touch pan

WARNINGCertain uses of an iPhone or a smartphonemay not be legal while driving in your juris-diction, so you must be aware of and obeyany such restric

p In AppRadio Mode, App control side barwill appear.p If you press the HOME button twice, theApp control side bar will disappear. Pressthe HOME button

For smartphone users1 Register your smartphone and connectit to this product via Bluetooth wirelesstechnology.p The registered device must be selected

6 Switches to a keyboard offering numericcharacters and symbols.7 Converts the case of the keyboard charac-ters.Adjusting the image size (Forsmartphon

2 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.3 Touch [APPS].A message, which notifies you that youriPhone can launch the application, appears

2 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.3 Touch [APPS].The image in your smartphone appears on thescreen.4 Launch an application on your

p Some applications may not launch depend-ing on the state of the connected device. Ifit does not launch, launch the applicationaccording to the appli

WARNINGCertain uses of an iPhone or a smartphonemay not be legal while driving in your juris-diction, so you must be aware of and obeyany such restric

Indicator MeaningTouching the key discloses thecurrent car location throughAha Radio.Touching the key retweets theselected tweets with your Twitteracc

Certain country and government laws may pro-hibit or restrict the placement and use of thisproduct in your vehicle. Please comply with allapplicable l

For iPhone with a Lightningconnector users1 Unlock your iPhone.2 Connect your iPhone.p Connect via USB, Bluetooth, or HDMI andBluetooth.= For details

You can control a Bluetooth audio player.p Before using the Bluetooth audio player,you must register and connect the deviceto this product.= For detai

a Plays files in random order.= For details, refer to Playing files in ran-dom order on page 83.b Sets a repeat play range.= For details, refer to Set

Selecting files from the filename listThe file name list lets you see the list of tracktitles for the Bluetooth audio player and letsyou select one of

You can display the video image output by thedevice connected to this product. This sectiondescribes operations for an HDMI source.p A High Speed HDMI

You can display the video image output by thedevice connected to this product. This sectiondescribes operations for an AUX source.p A Mini-jack AV cab

6 Touch [AUX] on the AV source selectionscreen.The image is displayed on the screen.7 Use the touch panel keys on the screento control the external un

You can display the video image output by thedevice connected to this product.= For details of the connection method, referto the Installation Manual.

Setting the video signalWhen you connect this product to an AVequipment, select the suitable video signalsetting.p You can operate this function only

MIXTRAX is original technology for creatingnon-stop mixes of selections from your audiolibrary, complete with DJ effects that makethem sound as if a D

! If you notice smoke, a strange noise or odourfrom this product, or any other abnormalsigns on the LCD screen, turn off the powerimmediately and cons

Selecting songs not to beplayedYou can select items or songs not to beplayed.1 Touch the following key.Displays the playback list screen.2 Touch the f

Setting the FM tuning stepDepending on the region, the tuning step canbe changed. The FM tuning step can beswitched between 100 kHz and 50 kHz.p This

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “System” screen appears.3 Touch [Input/Output settings].4 Touch [AV Input] repeatedly until the

Setting the polarity of the rearview camerap This function is available when “Back Cam-era Input” is “On”.= For details, refer to Setting rear view ca

! On:Displays the guidelines.When the gearstick is moved to the REVERSE(R) position after setting the rear view camera,the rear view image appears.11

Extends the line to the left and rightfrom the current centre point of the dis-tance guideline. The adjustment pointson the lateral coordinates at bot

2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “System” screen appears.3 Touch [System Language].The pop-up menu appears.4 Touch the desired l

Adjusting the responsepositions of the touch panel(touch panel calibration)If you feel that the touch panel keys on thescreen deviate from the actual

Adjusts the tone of colour (which colour isemphasised, red or green).! Dimmer:Adjusts the brightness of the display.! Temperature:Adjusts the colour t

! You can only update the firmware when the ve-hicle is stopped and the handbrake is en-gaged.1 Download the firmware update files.2 Connect a blank (