Pioneer DEH-1300MP - Manual (Page 3)

Removing the front panel to protect your unit from
theft
1 Press the detach button to release the front
panel.
2 Push the front panel upward and pull it toward
you.
3 Always keep the detached front panel in a protec-
tion device such as a protection case.
Re-attaching the front panel
1 Slide the front panel to the left.
Make sure to insert the tabs on the left side of the
head unit into the slots on the front panel.
2 Press the right side of the front panel until it is
firmly seated.
If you cannot attach the front panel to the head
unit successfully, make sure that you are placing
the front panel onto the head unit correctly. For-
cing the front panel into place may result in da-
mage to the front panel or head unit.
Turning the unit on
1 Press SRC/OFF to turn the unit on.
Turning the unit off
1 Press SRC/OFF and hold until the unit turns off.
Selecting a source
1 Press SRC/OFF to cycle through the sources
listed below:
TUNER (tuner)
—CD (built-in CD player)—AUX
(AUX)
Adjusting the volume
1 Turn SRC/OFF to adjust volume.
CAUTION
For safety reasons, park your vehicle when remov-
ing the front panel.
Note
When this unit
’s blue/white lead is connected to
the vehicle ’s auto-antenna relay control terminal,
the vehicle ’s antenna extends when this unit’s
source is turned on. To retract the antenna, turn
the source off.
Menu operations identical
for function settings/audio
adjustments/initial settings
Returning to the ordinary display
Canceling the initial setting menu
1 Press B (BAND/ESC).
You can also cancel initial settings by holding
down
SRC/OFF until the unit turns off.
Tuner
Basic Operations
Selecting a band
1 Press B (BAND/ESC) until the desired band (F1,
F2 for FM or MW/LW) is displayed.
Manual tuning (step by step)
1 Press c or d.
Seeking
1 Press and hold c or d, and then release.
You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing c
or d.
While pressing and holding c or d, you can skip
stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you re-
lease c or d.
Storing and recalling stations
for each band
% When you find a station that you want
to store in memory, press one of the preset
tuning buttons (1 to 6) and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
Stored radio station frequency can be recalled
by pressing the preset tuning button.
# Press a or b to recall radio station frequen-
cies.
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Switching the RDS display
RDS (radio data system) contains digital infor-
mation that helps search for the radio sta-
tions.
% Press D (DISP/SCRL).
Program service name
—PTY information—
Frequency
# PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
PTY list
NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current affairs), INFO (Infor-
mation),
SPORT (Sports), WEATHER (Weather), FI-
NANCE (Finance), POP MUS (Popular music), ROCK
MUS (Rock music), EASY MUS (Easy listening), OTH
MUS (Other music), JAZZ (Jazz), COUNTRY (Country
music),
NAT MUS (National music), OLDIES (Oldies
music), FOLK MUS (Folk music), L.CLASS (Light clas-
sical), CLASSIC (Classical), EDUCATE (Education),
DRAMA (Drama), CULTURE (Culture), SCIENCE
(Science),
VARIED (Varied), CHILDREN (Children ’s),
SOCIAL (Social affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE
IN (Phone in), TOURING (Travel), LEISURE (Leisure),
DOCUMENT (Documentaries)
Selecting alternative frequencies
When the tuner cannot get a good reception,
the unit automatically searches for a different
station in the same network.
% Press and hold TA/AF to turn AF on or
off.
Using PI Seek
If the tuner cannot find a suitable station, or
the reception status deteriorates, the unit
automatically searches for a different station
with the same programming. During the
search,
PI SEEK is displayed and sound is
muted.
Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations
When preset stations cannot be recalled, as
when travelling long distances, the unit can
be set to perform PI Seek during preset recall.
! The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off.
Refer to A-PI (auto PI seek) on page 8.
Receiving traffic announcements
Regardless of the source you are listening to,
you can receive traffic announcements auto-
matically with TA (traffic announcement
standby).
1 Tune in to a TP or enhanced other net-
work ’s TP station.
2 Press TA/AF to turn traffic announce-
ment standby on or off.
3 Turn SRC/OFF to adjust the TA volume
when a traffic announcement begins.
The newly set volume is stored in the memory
and will be recalled for subsequent traffic an-
nouncements.
4 Press TA/AF while a traffic announce-
ment is being received to cancel the an-
nouncement.
The tuner returns to the original source but re-
mains in the standby mode until
TA/AF is
pressed again.
Function settings
% Press FUNC to select the function.
After selecting, perform the following proce-
dures to set the function.
! If MW/LW band is selected, only BSM or
LOCAL is available.
BSM (best stations memory)
BSM (best stations memory) automatically stores the
six strongest stations in the order of their signal
strength.
Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace
broadcast frequencies you have saved using
1 to 6.
1 Press a to turn BSM on.
The six strongest broadcast frequencies are
stored in the order of their signal strength.
To cancel the storage process, press b.
REG (regional)
When AF is used, the regional function limits the se-
lection of stations to those broadcasting regional pro-
grams.
1 Press a or b to turn the regional function on or
off.
LOCAL (local seek tuning)
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