Pioneer SUPERTUNERIIID+ AVH-P7850DVD User Manual

Operation ManualMulti-CD control DSP High power DVD-A/DVD-V/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA/AAC/DivX/JPEG player with FM/AM tunerAVH-P7850DVDEnglish

NTSC/PAL compatibilityThis unit is NTSC/PAL system compatible.When connecting other components to thisunit, be sure components are compatible withthe

Notes! When playing discs that do not specifyPAN SCAN, playback is with LETTER BOXeven if you select PAN SCAN setting. Confirmwhether the disc package

If you forget your code numberRefer to Changing the level on the previouspage, and touch C 10 times. The registeredcode number is canceled, letting yo

Adjusting initial settings111Using the initial settings, you can customizevarious system settings to achieve optimal per-formance from this unit.1 Fun

% Touch DETACH WARNING on the initialmenu to turn warning tone on.# To turn warning tone off, touchDETACH WARNING again.Switching the auxiliary settin

% Touch DVD DISC AUTO on the initialmenu to turn automatic disc playback on.# To turn automatic disc playback off, touchDVD DISC AUTO again.Resetting

NoteAbout your country TV signal, consult with yournearest Pioneer dealer.Entering PIN code forBluetooth wireless connectionWith some Bluetooth audio

Switching the display onthe sub-displayYou can switch between the displays on thesub-display.% Press 2ch/MULTI-CH and hold to switchthe display.Press

! The adjustments of BRIGHT andCONTRAST are stored separately for lightambient (daytime) and dark ambient (night-time). A sunor moon is displayed toth

Selecting the backgrounddisplayYou can display the thumbnails of availablebackground pictures/movies and select one toset your background display. The

Using the AUX sourceThis unit can control an auxiliary equipmentsuch as VCR or portable device (sold sepa-rately). When connected, auxiliary equipment

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

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

Symptom Cause Action (See)The iconis displayed, and op-eration is not possible.The operation is prohibited for thedisc.This operation is not possible.

Symptom Cause Action (See)Switching the viewing angle isnot possible.The DVD playing does not featurescenes shot from multiple angles.You cannot switc

Message Cause Action (See)Track Skipped The inserted disc contains WMAfiles that are protected by DRMReplace disc.PROTECT All the files on the inserte

DVD player and care! Use only normal, round discs. If you insertirregular, non-round, shaped discs theymay jam in the DVD player or not play prop-erly

! Playback of discs recorded on a personalcomputer may not be possible, dependingon the application settings and the environ-ment. Please record with

! The folder selection sequence for playbackand other operations becomes the writingsequence used by the writing software. Forthis reason, the expecte

! The sound quality of AAC files generally be-comes better with an increased transmis-sion rate. This unit can play recordingswith transmission rates

! This unit plays back files with the filename ex-tension (.jpg, .jpeg or .jpe) as a JPEG picturefile. To prevent malfunctions, do not use theseextens

Liquid crystal display (LCD) screen! If the display is near the vent of an air con-ditioner when it is opened, make sure thatair from the air conditio

For viewing LCD comfortablyDue to its construction, the viewing angle ofthe LCD screen is limited. You can adjust it bychanging either screen size or

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

DSP adjustment value record sheetPlease make a copy of sheet below as desired.Parametric equalizer setting (PARAMETRIC EQ) (when selecting multi-chann

Speaker unit FREQUENCY SLOPE PHASETWEETER LEFT —TWEETER RIGHT —FRONT LEFTLOW —HIGH —FRONT RIGHTLOW —HIGH —REAR LEFT —REAR RIGHT —CENTER —REAR CENTER —

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

DTS 96/24DTS 96/24 is an extension of the original DTSDigital Surround which offers high quality 96kHz/24-bit audio using a DTS 96/24 decoder.This for

Linear PCM (LPCM)/Pulse codemodulationThis stands for linear pulse code modulation,which is the signal recording system used formusic CDs and DVDs. Ge

Playback control (PBC)This is a playback control signal recorded onVideo CDs (Version 2.0). Using menu displaysprovided by Video CDs with PBC lets you

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

Slope ... 0 (Pass)/–6/–12 dB/octLow HPF:Frequency ... 50/63/80/100/125/160/200HzSlope ... –

AAngle icon ...34,.99Aspect ratio ...99,.123Audio language ..

2 Press RESET with a pen tip or otherpointed instrument.RESET buttonNoteAfter completing connections or when you wantto erase all memorized settings o

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

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

Head unit1 DISPLAY buttonPress to turn the information display on oroff when the video is displayed.2 PGM buttonPress to operate the preprogrammed fun

b SOUND SETTING buttonPress to select the sound setting.c REAR ON buttonPress to switch between the video sources(such as DVD or AV) on rear display.d

Remote controlButton names AVH modeDVD mode with remote controlcode AVH1Remote controlselectionswitchSwitch to change the setting of the remote contro

Button names AVH modeDVD mode with remote controlcode AVH62ch/MULTI-CHbuttonPress to switch between the multi-channel output and 2-channel output.7 RE

Button names AVH modeDVD mode with remote controlcode AVH18PLAY/PAUSE(f) buttonPress to switch sequentially between playback and pause.REVERSE (m)butt

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

! 1–6 can perform the same operations asthe preset tuning keys P1—P6 and the discselection keys 01—06.— If you want to select a disc located at 7to 12

Turning the unit on andselecting a source1111 Source iconShows which source has been selected.You can select a source you want to listen to. IfDVD DIS

Adjusting the volume% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.With the head unit, rotate VOLUME to in-crease or decrease the volume.With the remote contr

Touch panel key basicoperationActivating the touch panel keys21111 TILT ( / ) keysTouch to adjust the LCD panel angle.2 Touch panel keysTouch to do va

3 Touch ESC to return to the display ofeach source.Operating the menu by using thejoystickYou can also perform most of the menu itemsby using the joys

# The adjusted LCD panel angle will be memor-ized and automatically returned to the next timethe LCD panel is opened.Turning the LCD panel horizontalW

2 Align the top of the front panel to theunit.3 Press the bottom of the front paneluntil it is clicked.NoteIn the following cases, remove the front pa

! There is sometimes a delay between startingup disc playback and the sound being issued.When being read, FORMAT READ is dis-played.! When the disc lo

Listening to the radio111333444666222555These are the basic steps necessary to operatethe radio. More advanced tuner operation isexplained starting on

Introduction of advancedtuner operation11 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to display the function name

PBC playback 37Frame-by-frame playback 38Slow motion playback 38Searching for a desired scene, startingplayback from a specified time 38Introduction o

Watching a DVD video111444555226663337888These are the basic steps necessary to play aDVD video with your DVD player. More ad-vanced DVD video operati

Listening to a DVD audio111444555226663337These are the basic steps necessary to play aDVD audio with your DVD player. More ad-vanced DVD audio operat

Operating the DVD menuSome DVDs allow you to select from the disccontents using a menu.! You can display the menu by touchingMENU or TOP MENU while a

Resume playback (Bookmark)When playing DVD video discs, you can use thisfunction.The Bookmark function lets you resume play-back from a selected scene

# You can also input the desired number byusing the joystick and 0-9.# In the time search function, to select 1 hour11 minutes, convert the time into

% Touch ANGLE during playback of ascene shot from multiple angles.Each time you touch ANGLE it switches be-tween angles.NoteTouching ANGLE during fast

! TRACK – Repeat just the current trackNoteIf you perform chapter/track search or fast for-ward/reverse, the repeat play range changes toDISC.Playing

Watching a Video CD1113334 44225556These are the basic steps necessary to play aVideo CD with your DVD player. More ad-vanced Video CD operation is

2 Touch 0—9 corresponding to a menunumber and then touch ENTER to startplayback.Playback starts from the selected menu item.3 Touch ESC to hide the to

Introduction of advancedVideo CD operation11 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to display the function n

Connecting a Bluetooth audio player 58Disconnecting a Bluetooth audio player 59Displaying BD (Bluetooth Device)address 59Bluetooth TelephoneHands-free

Listening to a CD111333444666222555These are the basic steps necessary to play aCD with your DVD player. More advanced CDoperation is explained starti

Introduction of advancedCD operation1111 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to display the function names

Listening to MP3/WMA/AAC111444555888222666333777These are the basic steps necessary to play anMP3/WMA/AAC with your DVD player. Moreadvanced MP3/WMA/A

Selecting tracks from thefile name listFile name list lets you see the list of file names(or folder names) and select one of them toplayback.1 Touch P

Introduction of advancedbuilt-in DVD player (MP3/WMA/AAC) operation1111 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTIO

Watching a DivX/JPEG111333444777222555666These are the basic steps necessary to play aDivX/JPEG with your DVD player. More ad-vanced DivX/JPEG operati

Notes! This DVD player can play back a DivX file re-corded on CD-R/RW/ROM and DVD-R/RW/ROM. (Refer to page 118 for files that can beplayed back.)! Thi

Selecting files from the filename listFile name list lets you see the list of file names(or folder names) and select one of them toplayback.1 Touch PR

2 Touch 0—9 to input the desired num-ber.# To cancel the inputted numbers, touch C.# To select 1 hour 11 minutes, convert the timeinto 71 minutes 00 s

Introduction of advancedbuilt-in DVD player (DivX/JPEG) operation11 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to

SetupIntroduction of setup adjustments 95Setting the AV input 95Setting the automatic open function 96Adjusting the LCD panel slide position 96Setting

Listening to a CD111333444777222555666You can use this unit to control a multi-CDplayer, which is sold separately.These are the basic steps necessary

Pausing CD playbackPause lets you temporarily stop disc playback.% Touch f to turn pause on.Playback of the current track pauses.# To turn pause off,

Introduction of advancedmulti-CD player operation1111 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to display the f

3 When you find the desired track (ordisc) touch SCAN again.# After track or disc scanning is finished, nor-mal playback of the tracks will begin agai

Erasing a track from your ITSplaylistYou can delete a track from your ITS playlist ifITS play is on.If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2.1 Play t

Listening to songs on youriPod111333444888222666777555You can use this unit to control an iPod adapter,which is sold separately.1 Source iconShows whi

# To go to the next group of list titles, touchNEXT.# To return to the previous group of list titles,touch PREV.# To return to the previous menu, touc

Listening to songs on BT Audio(Bluetooth audio player)111333444222If you connect Bluetooth adapter (e.g. CD-BTB100) to this unit, you can control Blue

1 Touch the source icon and then touchBT AUDIO to select the Bluetooth audiosource.# For this unit to control your Bluetooth audioplayer it needs to e

NoteBefore you can use audio players you may needto enter the PIN code into this unit. If your playerrequires a PIN code to establish a connection,loo

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSPlease read all of these instructions regardingyour display and retain them for future refer-ence.1 Read this manual fully and car

Hands-free phoning withcellular phones featuringBluetooth wireless technology111333444bbb222555666777888999aaaIf you use Bluetooth adapter (e.g. CD-BT

! Incoming call notice is not displayed forcalls made when your cellular phone isdisconnected from this unit.a Voice recognition indicatorShows when t

# To cancel the voice recognition function,touch VOICE again.2 Pronounce the name of your contact.Taking a phone callAnswering an incoming call1 When

# If this unit fails to find any available cellularphones, Not Found is displayed.3 Touch the device name you want toconnect.While connecting, CONNECT

2 Touch DELETE next to the device nameyou want to delete.A confirmation display appears. Touch YES todelete the phone.# To cancel deleting a registere

Calling a number in the PhoneBookImportantYou are required to park your vehicle and set theparking brake in order to perform this operation.After find

Editing phone numbersImportantYou are required to park your vehicle and set theparking brake in order to perform this operation.1 Touch PHONEBOOK to d

Using preset numbersImportantYou are required to park your vehicle and set theparking brake in order to perform this operation.Assigning preset number

2 Touch CLEAR next to the item you wantto delete from the memory.Select from the following:! PHONEBOOK (phone book)! Dialed Calls (dialed call history

Watching the television111333444666222555You can use this unit to control a TV tuner (e.g.GEX-P5750TV), which is sold separately.For details concernin

When you attempt to watch a DVD, Video CDor TV while driving, the warning Viewing offront seat video source while driving isstrictly prohibited. will

% When you find a station that you wantto store in memory, keep touching one ofpreset tuning keys P01—P12 until the beepsounds.The next time you touch

NoteStoring broadcast stations with BSSM may re-place broadcast stations you have saved usingP01—P12.Selecting the area group% Touch COUNTRY on the fu

Playing a disc111444666aaa222777333999555888You can use this unit to control a DVD player ormulti-DVD player, which is sold separately.For details con

When using the joystick on the remote control,switch the remote control operation mode toAVH. (Refer to page 19.)4 To perform fast forward or reverse,

Introduction of advancedDVD player operation11 Function displayShows the function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touchFUNCTION to display the function

Selecting audio outputWhen playing DVD video discs recorded withLPCM audio, or video CD discs, you canswitch the audio output.! This function is not p

Introduction to built-in DSPfeaturesImportantWe recommend that you record the settings inthe sheet on page 121 after you have completedaudio adjustmen

! DVD audio (VOB: video object)! DVD video! Video CD! CD (CD-DA)! DTS-CD! Compressed audio (MP3/WMA/AAC) files! DivX video filesNoteExternal unit 1 an

! Adjusting the time alignment(TIME ALIGNMENT)! Adjusting the speaker output levels(SPEAKER LEVEL)! Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer(PARAMETRIC E

2 Touch or to adjust front/rearspeaker balance.Each time you touchor it moves thefront/rear speaker balance towards the front orthe rear.FRONT 25 to R

About this unitCAUTION! Do not allow this unit to come into contactwith liquids. Electrical shock could result.Also, this unit damage, smoke, and over

! When selecting 2CH (2-channel mode), youcannot use this function. (Refer to Switch-ing between the multi-channel output and2-channel output on page

3 is the default and it’s recommended formost recordings. 0 places all center sound inthe center speaker. 7 places all center soundequally in the left

Switching the sound settingsYou can switch the acoustic sound field storedin this unit according to the source you are lis-tening to. For detailed ins

Introduction of sound settings1111 Sound setting displayShows the sound setting function names.1 Touch AV MENU to display the audiofunction names.The

# To cancel the selected listening position,touch OFF.NoteWhen you make adjustments to the listening po-sition, the speaker outputs are automatically

! The center speaker largely determines thesound image and getting the balance rightisn’t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2-ch. audio (a CD for examp

# You can adjust parameters for each band ofthe other speakers in the same way.NoteYou can store the adjusted setting in memory byusing MEMORY. For de

Setting the speaker settingYou can make a fine adjustment on eachspeaker installed in your vehicle. You canchange the size of each speaker according t

Recalling cut-off frequencysettings% Touch CUT OFF on the sound settingmenu to select the cut-off frequency set-ting.Touch CUT OFF repeatedly to switc

ParameterWhat it doesSelects slopes in the following order:+18— +12— +6 (dB/oct.)To switch the filter of the front speaker between LPF andHPF, touch H

The illustration below shows the regions andcorresponding region numbers.About this manualThis unit features a number of sophisticatedfunctions ensuri

3 Touch or to adjust the distance be-tween each speaker and the listening posi-tion.Each time you touchor it increases or de-creases the distance. 0.0

# The test tone rotates to the next speaker afterabout two seconds from the last operation.4 Touch STOP to stop the test tone out-put.Notes! If needed

3 Touch YES to store the current settinginto the selected sound setting.# To cancel the storage process, touch NO.Editing the name of soundsettingsThe

Before operating the auto TAand EQ function! 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

Introduction of setupadjustments1111 Setup menu displayShows the setup function names.1 Touch AV MENU and then touch SETUPto display the setup functio

! After you set up the rear view camera set-ting, move the gear shift in REVERSE (R)and confirm if a rear view camera videocan be shown on the display

Setting the video of reardisplayYou can select either showing the samesource as the front display or showing thevideo source on rear display independe

Introduction of DVD setupadjustments111You can use this menu to change audio, subti-tle, parental lock and other DVD settings.! When watching a DVD/Vi

Notes! If the selected language is not recorded onthe disc, the language specified on the disc isoutputted.! You can also switch the audio language by