Contents Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man- ual in a safe place for future reference.
Section Precautions To ensure safe driving WARNING ! To avoid the risk of accident and the potential violation of applicable laws, the front DVD or TV (sold separately) feature should never be used while the vehicle is being driven. Also, rear displays should not be in a location where it is a visible distraction to the driver.
Refer all ser- vicing to qualified personnel. If you want to dispose this product, do not mix ! The Pioneer CarStereo-Pass is for use only in it with general household waste. There is a se- Germany.
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Section Before You Start Dolby Digital/DTS compatibility About WMA 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.
Section Before You Start Several applications can be used to encode Mark Meaning AAC files, but file formats and extensions dif- Indicates the number of audio sys- fer depending on the application which is tems. used to encode. Indicates the number of subtitle lan- This unit plays back AAC files encoded by guages.
Section Before You Start Removing the front panel Use and care of the remote control Press DETACH to release the front panel. Installing the battery Slide the tray out on the back of the remote Grab the front panel and remove. control and insert the battery with the plus (+) and minus (–) poles pointing in the proper di- rection.
Section Before You Start Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! 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.
Section Operating this unit 8 DETACH button What’s What Press to remove the front panel from the Head unit head unit. 1 AUDIO button 9 EQ button Press to select various sound quality con- Press to select various equalizer curves. trols.
Section Operating this unit Remote control Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode SOURCE button Press to cycle through all the available sources. Press and hold to turn the source off. Press to quickly lower the volume level, by about 90%. Press once more to return to the ori- ATT button ginal volume level.
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Section Operating this unit Button names DVH mode DVD and S-DVD mode Press to operate the preprogrammed functions Press to turn the bookmark function on BOOKMARK for each source. (Refer to Using the PGM button or off. For details, refer to Resume play- button on page 56.) back (Bookmark) on page 23.
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DVD mode operation. as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number ap- pears in the display. If Pioneer DVD player (SDV-P7) is connected to this unit as a source DVD player, remote control DVD mode operation...
AUX1 to OFF when not in use (refer to Switch- sumes from the selected point. For more de- ing the auxiliary setting on page 51). ! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such tails, refer to Resume playback (Bookmark) on page 23.
Section Operating this unit ! If you cannot insert a disc completely or if Tuner after you insert a disc the disc does not play, Basic Operations check that the label side of the disc is up. Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the When the separately sold display is connected disc for damage before inserting it again.
Section Operating this unit % When you find a frequency that you Non-RDS or MW/LW want to store in memory, press one of pre- set tuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold until the preset number stops flashing. The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit.
Section Operating this unit Storing the strongest broadcast Selecting alternative frequencies frequencies When the tuner can’t get good reception, the unit automatically search for a different sta- BSM (best stations memory) lets you automa- tion in a same network. tically store the six strongest broadcast fre- quencies under preset tuning buttons 1 to 6.
Section Operating this unit Limiting stations to regional Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume when a traffic announcement begins. programming The newly set volume is stored in memory and When AF is used, the regional function limits recalled for subsequent traffic announce- the selection of stations broadcasting regional ments.
Section Operating this unit Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts Playing DVD video discs When the emergency PTY code broadcasts, Watching a DVD video the unit receives it automatically (ALM ap- Read the precautions with discs and player on pears). When the broadcasting ends, the sys- Handling guideline of discs and player on page tem returns to the previous source.
Section Operating this unit ! You cannot operate this function by using # You can display the menu by pressing the MENU or TOP MENU while a disc is playing. NUMBER when the remote control is set to Pressing either of these buttons again lets you DVH mode.
Section Operating this unit % Press f during playback. Press r and hold during playback. The icon e is displayed and playback is The icon is displayed, forward slow motion paused, letting you view a still image. playback begins. # To resume playback at the same point that you # To return to normal playback, press f.
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Section Operating this unit ! You can also switch between subtitle lan- Notes guages using DVD setup menu. For details, ! The number in the mark on a DVD’s refer to Setting the subtitle language on page package indicates the number of recorded languages/audio systems.
Section Operating this unit Resume playback (Bookmark) CM skip/CM back The Bookmark function lets you resume play- This function skips a reproduced image for a back from a selected scene the next time the specified time. If the currently playing disc disc is loaded.
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Section Operating this unit 2 RPT indicator The title list lets you see the list of titles on a playing DVD-VR disc. The title list is displayed Shows when repeat range is selected to cur- when playing DVD-VR disc with both original rent chapter (title).
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Section Operating this unit Press c or d to select the desired set- Press d to select the desired title. ting. When you select the title, that selection will This switches you to the selected setting. begin to play. ! L+R – Left and right ! L –...
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Section Operating this unit Switching the information and For DVD video Information display 1—Information dis- title display play 2—Normal playback display When the separately sold display is connected For DVD-VR discs to this unit, the following information will ap- Information display 1—Information dis- pear on it.
Section Operating this unit Playing Video CDs tinues even if you release m or n. To resume playback at a desired point, press f. Watching a Video CD # Fast forward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs. If this hap- Read the precautions with discs and player on pens, normal playback automatically resumes.
Section Operating this unit # To resume playback at the same point that you Notes turned pause on, press f again. ! With some discs, the icon may be dis- played and operation may not be possible. Note ! With Video CD, direct search is not possible during PBC playback.
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Section Operating this unit 1/16—1/8—1/4—1/2 Repeating play Repeat play lets you play the same track over again. Notes ! During playback of Video CDs featuring ! There is no sound during slow motion play- PBC (playback control), this function can- back.
Section Operating this unit Press FUNCTION to select COMP. Playing DivX files Watching a DivX Press a or b to select your favorite set- ting. These are the basic steps necessary to play a COMP OFF—COMP 1—COMP 2 DivX with your DVD player. More advanced DivX operation is explained starting on page Switching the information display When the separately sold display is connected...
Section Operating this unit # After entering the number input mode, if you To skip back or forward to another file, press o or p. do not perform an operation within about eight Pressing p skips to the start of the next file. seconds, the mode is automatically canceled.
Section Operating this unit % Press r and hold during playback. Pausing playback The icon is displayed, forward slow motion Pause lets you temporarily stop disc playback. playback begins. # To return to normal playback, press f. % Press f during playback. The icon e is displayed and playback is Notes paused, letting you view a still image.
Section Operating this unit Selecting files from the file Introduction of advanced name list operations When the separately sold display is connected Following functions can be operated during to this unit, the listed information will appear playback. on it. File name list lets you see the list of file names (or folder names) and select one of them to playback.
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Section Operating this unit # If you select another folder during repeat play, # To return to the previous list (the folder one the repeat play range changes to disc repeat. level higher), press c. # When FLD (folder repeat) is selected, it is not Press DISPLAY to return to the ordinary possible to play back a subfolder of that folder.
Section Operating this unit Playing CDs Listening to a CD Read the precautions with discs and player on Handling guideline of discs and player on page 1 Disc icon When playing a disc containing various data format, MIXED appear on it. 2 Media indicator 1 Folder number indicator 3 Folder number indicator...
Section Operating this unit To skip back or forward to another Press 0 to 9 buttons to enter the desired track, press c or d. track number. # You can also skip back or forward to another # You can cancel the input number by pressing track by pressing o or p on the remote con- CLEAR.
Section Operating this unit % Press DISPLAY to select the desired text Press a or b to select a letter of the al- phabet. information. Each press of a will display alphabet, num- For title entered CD bers or symbols in ascending order (A B C ...). Track number—DISC TITLE (disc title) Each press of b will display a letter in des- For CD TEXT discs...
Section Operating this unit Move the joystick up or down to Track title list lets you see the list of track titles on a CD TEXT disc and select one of them to change the list of file names (or folder play back.
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Section Operating this unit # To return to the ordinary display, press BAND. Press FUNCTION to select SCAN. Press a to turn scan play on. Selecting a repeat play range The first 10 seconds of each track is played. Repeat play plays the same track/folder within the selected repeat play range.
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Section Operating this unit For WMA/MP3/AAC discs Using compression ! You can also display the list of files (or Using the COMP (compression) function let folders) by clicking the joystick. File can you adjust the sound quality of disc. also be selected by using the joystick. Refer to Selecting tracks from the file name list on Press FUNCTION to select COMP.
Section Operating this unit 6 Repeat indicator Audio Adjustments 7 Random indicator Introduction of audio adjustments 8 Scan indicator 9 Title display Shows the text information of currently play- ing disc. — For CD TEXT discs D.TITLE (disc title), D.ARTIST (disc artist name), T.TITLE (track title), T.ARTIST (track artist name) 1 Audio display...
Section Operating this unit # If you do not operate the audio function within Display Equalizer curve about 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- CUSTOM 1 Custom 1 turned to the source display. CUSTOM 2 Custom 2 EQ FLAT Flat Using balance adjustment SUPER BASS (S-BASS)
Section Operating this unit +6 to –4 (or –6) is displayed as the equalizer +6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased curve is increased or decreased. or decreased. # The actual range of the adjustments are differ- # You can then select another band and adjust ent depending on which equalizer curve is se- the level.
Section Operating this unit Adjusting subwoofer settings Using the high pass filter When the subwoofer output is on, you can ad- When you do not want low sounds from the just the cut-off frequency and the output level subwoofer output frequency range to play of the subwoofer.
Section Operating this unit Setting up the DVD player Notes ! The MW/LW volume level can also be adjusted Introduction of DVD setup with source level adjustments. adjustments ! Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivX You can use this menu to change audio, subti- are set to the same source level adjustment tle, parental lock and other DVD settings.
Section Operating this unit Setting the subtitle language Setting the audio language You can set a desired subtitle language. If the You can set the preferred audio language. selected subtitle language is recorded on the Move the joystick up or down to select DVD, subtitles are displayed in that language.
Section Operating this unit Move the joystick left or right to select Setting the angle icon display the desired menu language. You can set it up so that the angle icon ap- pears on scenes where the angle can be Click the joystick.
Section Operating this unit ! LETTER BOX – The picture is the shape of a Click the joystick. letterbox with black bands at the top and Parental lock setting menu is displayed. bottom of the screen ! PANSCAN – The picture is cut short at the Press NUMBER buttons to input a four right and left of the screen digit code number.
Section Operating this unit ® Changing the level Displaying your DivX registration code You can change the set parental lock level. In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) Move the joystick up or down to select content on this unit, you first need to register PARENTAL.
Section Operating this unit Initial Settings Notes ! Up to 42 characters can be displayed on one Adjusting initial settings line. If more than 42 characters are set, the Using the initial settings, you can customize line breaks and the characters are displayed various system settings to achieve optimal per- on the next line.
Section Operating this unit Press FUNCTION to select CLOCK AJST. Switching Auto PI Seek The unit can automatically search for a differ- Press c or d to select the segment you ent station with the same programming, even wish to set. during preset recall.
You can connect AV components to the AV input with an RCA cable. CAUTION Switch the AV input setting according to the Pioneer recommends the use of a camera connected AV component. which outputs mirror reversed images, other- For more details, refer to the installation man- wise screen image may appear reversed.
Note setting. About your country TV signal, consult with your nearest Pioneer dealer. Switching the Ever Scroll When Ever Scroll is set to ON, recorded text in- Correcting distorted sound formation scrolls continuously in the display.
Section Operating this unit Other Functions Setting an equalizer level high can cause dis- tortion. If high sound is crippled or distorted, Setting the level indicator try switching to LOW. Normally, leave the set- ting at HIGH to ensure quality sound. Level indicators can be changed.
Section Operating this unit Using the AUX source Selecting AUX as the source % Press SOURCE to select AUX (AUX1 or This unit can control an auxiliary equipment such as VCR or portable device (sold sepa- AUX2) as the source. # If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX rately).
! When a call is made or received using a cellular telephone connected to this unit. ! When the voice guidance is output from a Pioneer navigation unit connected to this unit. The sound is turned off, MUTE is displayed and no audio adjustments, except volume con- trol, are possible.
Section Available accessories ! If the characters recorded on the iPod are Playing songs on iPod not compatible with this unit, those charac- Basic Operations ters will not be displayed. ! If all characters recorded on the iPod are You can use this unit to control an interface not compatible with this unit, NO INFO will adapter for iPod, which is sold separately.
Section Available accessories % Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch Displaying text information on between the following functions: iPod REPEAT (repeat play)—SHFL (random play)— % Press DISPLAY to select the desired text PAUSE (pause) information. # To return to the playback display, press BAND. Song number—SONG TITLE (song title)—...
Section Available accessories Pausing a song Playing songs on USB portable audio player/USB memory Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE. Basic Operations Press a to turn pause on. You can use this unit to control a USB adapter Playback of the current song pauses. # To turn pause off, press b.
Section Available accessories 3 RPT indicator Displaying text information of Shows when repeat range is selected to TRK an audio file or FLD. The operation is the same as that of the built- in DVD player. % Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch Refer to Displaying text information on disc on between the following functions: page 37.
Section Available accessories ! If you perform track search or fast forward/re- Multi-CD Player verse during TRK, the repeat play range Basic Operations changes to FLD. ! When FLD is selected, it is not possible to play You can use this unit to control a multi-CD back a subfolder of that folder.
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Section Available accessories # To return to the playback display, press BAND. Notes # If you do not operate the function within about ! When the multi-CD player performs the pre- 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned paratory operations, READY is displayed. to the playback display.
Section Available accessories Play a CD that you want to program. Function name Operation Press a or b to select the CD. Refer to Using compression on page 40. Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN Multi-CD player has DBE (dynamic appears in the display, then press bass emphasis) function instead COMP...
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Section Available accessories # If no tracks in the current range are pro- Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE IN grammed for ITS play, then ITS EMPTY is dis- appears in the display, then press played. FUNCTION to select ITS. # To turn ITS play off, press b.
Section Available accessories Selecting discs from the disc title list TV tuner Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles Basic Operations that have been entered into the multi-CD You can use this unit to control a TV tuner, player and select one of them to play back.
Section Available accessories Storing and recalling broadcast Notes stations ! If you do not operate the function within about If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 1 30 seconds, the display is automatically re- to 6, you can easily store up to six broadcast turned to the channel display.
Section Available accessories Bluetooth adapter Introduction of DVD operation You can use this unit to control a Bluetooth You can use this unit with a separately sold adapter, which is sold separately. DVD player or multi-DVD player. For details concerning operation, refer to the For details concerning operation, refer to the Bluetooth adapter’s manuals.
Section Available accessories % During compressed audio playback, Digital Signal Processor press FUNCTION to display the function Introduction of DSP adjustments names. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be- You can use this unit to control multi-channel tween the following functions: processor (e.g.
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Section Available accessories # When you select MUSIC in the PLII, you can Operating the DSP menu select adjusting music mode. # When playing other than the DVD disc, you cannot switch to DRC. # When selecting the FM as the source, you cannot switch to SLA.
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Section Available accessories ! If both the center and the rear speakers are Using the position selector set to OFF, you cannot use this function. One way to assure a more natural sound is to ! Dolby Pro Logic II supports up to 48kHz accurately position the stereo image, putting sampling rate stereo source and has no ef- you right in the center of the sound field.
Section Available accessories Press d to select PANO. Note Press a or b to turn PANO on/off. If the source is a 2-channel LPCM audio or a 2- channel Dolby Digital audio and you select SFC Press d again to select DIMENSN. effects that are most applicable for 5.1-channel Each time you press a or b it moves the audio (i.e., MUSICAL, DRAMA or ACTION), we...
Section Available accessories Press a to turn the dynamic range con- Notes trol on. ! The MW/LW volume level can also be adjusted DRC ON appears in the display. Dynamic with source level adjustments. range control is now on. ! Video CD, CD, compressed audio and DivX # To turn dynamic range control off, press b.
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Section Available accessories Operating the DSP details menu Press AUDIO and hold until AT EQ ap- pears in the display. # If auto TA and EQ have not been carried out, SET A.EQ is displayed when AT EQ is selected. Press a to turn the auto-equalizer on.
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Section Available accessories ! If the microphone is placed in an unsuitable stances, so please continue to use this position the measurement tone may become value. — When the reflected sound within a vehi- loud and measurement may take a long time, resulting in a drain on battery power.
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Section Available accessories Plug the microphone into the micro- phone input jack on the multi-channel pro- cessor. Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC. If the car’s air conditioner or heater is turned on, turn it off. Noise from the fan in the air conditioner or heater may prevent correct auto TA and EQ.
Section Available accessories 12 Store the microphone carefully in the SML (small)—LRG (large)—OFF (off) # You cannot select OFF, when FRONT (front glove compartment. Store the microphone carefully in the glove speakers) have been selected. # You can select ON or OFF, when SUB.W (sub- compartment or any other safe place.
Section Available accessories Press BAND to return to the playback Note display. Selecting a cross-over frequency is to set a cross- over frequency of the subwoofer’s L.P .F. (low-pass Note filter) and that of the SML speaker H.P.F. (high- pass filter). The cross-over frequency setting has When playing a 2-channel mono source with Pro no effect if the subwoofer is set to OFF and other Logic II turned on, there may be occasions when...
Section Available accessories Press BAND to return to the playback Note display. To adjust the speaker output levels in this mode is the same as making the speaker output levels at Notes TEST TONE. Both provide the same results. ! If needed, select speakers and adjust their ‘ab- solute’...
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Section Available accessories ! An adjusted time alignment is memorized Recalling equalizer curves in TA CUSTOM. There are seven stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list Press AUDIO and hold until FRONT ap- of the equalizer curves: pears in the display, then press AUDIO to select FL.
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Section Available accessories ! The center speaker largely determines the Press d and then press a or b to adjust sound image and getting the balance right the equalizer level. isn’t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2- Each press of a or b increases or decreases the equalizer level.
Appendix Additional Information Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesn’t turn on. Leads and connectors are incor- Confirm once more that all connections are The unit doesn’t operate. rectly connected. correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse.
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Appendix Additional Information Problems during DVD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) Playback is not possible. The loaded disc has a different re- Replace the disc with one featuring the same gion number from this unit. region number as this unit. (Page 5, Page 94) A parental lock message is dis- Parental lock is on.
(Page 71) No sounds are heard. Optical cables are incorrectly con- Connect the cables correctly. nected. Error messages When you contact your dealer or your nearest Pioneer Service Center, be sure to record the error message. Message Cause Action ERROR02-02 Dirty disc Clean disc.
Appendix Additional Information Message Cause Action PROTECT All the files on the inserted disc are Replace disc. secured by digital rights manage- ment (DRM) Error messages on the display Message Cause Action ERROR-02-XX Dirty disc Clean disc. Scratched disc Check that the disc is loaded correctly. The disc is loaded upside down Check that the disc is loaded correctly.
Appendix Additional Information Understanding messages Messages Translation Pioneer recommends the use of a camera which outputs mirror CAUTION! SCREEN IMAGE MAY APPEAR reversed images, otherwise screen image may appear re- REVERSED versed.
Appendix Additional Information ! When DVD-R/DVD-RW discs are used, Handling guideline of discs playback is possible only for discs which and player have been finalized. ! Use only conventional, fully circular discs. ! When DVD-R/DVD-RW discs are used, Do not use shaped discs. playback is possible only for discs which have been recorded with the Video format (video mode).
Appendix Additional Information ! The following logo indicates that this unit is ! Titles and other text information recorded compatible with DVD-RW discs which have on a CD-R/CD-RW disc may not be dis- been recorded with the Video Recording played by this unit (in the case of audio format (VR mode).
Appendix Additional Information ! ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2 compliant. Romeo Compressed audio compatibility and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player. ! Compatible format: WMA encoded by ! Multi-session playback is possible. Windows Media Player Ver. 7, 7.1, 8, 9 or 10 ! Compressed audio files are not compatible ! Bit rate: 5 kbps to 320 kbps (CBR), VBR with packet write data transfer.
Appendix Additional Information ! This unit corresponds to a DivX file display up to 1 590 minutes 43 seconds. Also, search operation beyond this time limit is prohibited. ! If a file contains more than 4 GB, playback is stopped on the way. ! DivX VOD file playback requires ID code of this unit to DivX VOD provider.
Appendix Additional Information Russian character chart Display Character Display Character А Б В Г Д Е, Ё Ж З И, Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш, Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э...
Appendix Additional Information Terms Dolby Digital Dolby Digital provides multi-channel audio from up to 5.1 independent channels. This is AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound refers to an audio compression technology system used in theaters.
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Appendix Additional Information ID3 tag Playlists created using the “WINAMP” soft- This is a method of embedding track-related information in an MP3 file. This embedded in- ware have a playlist file extension (.m3u). formation can include the track title, the ar- tist’s name, the album title, the music genre, the year of production, comments and other MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3.
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Appendix Additional Information Multi-subtitle Title Subtitles in up to 32 languages can be re- DVD video discs have high data capacity, en- corded on a single DVD, letting you choose as abling recording of multiple movies on a sin- desired. gle disc.
Appendix Additional Information Specifications DVD Player System .......... DVD video, DVD-VR, Video General CD, CD, WMA, MP3, AAC, Power source ......14.4 V DC (10.8 V to 15.1 V DivX system allowable) Region number ......5 Grounding system ....Negative type Usable discs ......
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Appendix Additional Information LW tuner Frequency range ...... 153 kHz to 281 kHz Usable sensitivity ..... 30 µV (S/N: 20 dB) Signal-to-noise ratio ....65 dB (IEC-A network) Note Specifications and the design are subject to pos- sible modifications without notice due to im- provements.
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