About the Pioneer DEH-P9600MP
The Pioneer DEH-P9600MP CD receiver's front panel motors down and out to the perfect angle for operating the controls. Behind it lurks a big, beautiful, multicolor Organic EL display, waiting to grab your attention with its amazing high-resolution animations. The 3-D setup screens provide the extra detail you need for precise adjustments. Plus, you can customize it with your own images!
System info and MP3/WMA text is easy to read on the large display, and the simple control panel gives the motorized face an uncluttered look. If you prefer having the face in the upright position, a secondary display is on-hand to enable you to see the receiver info.
The DEH-P9600MP delivers incredibly rich and detailed sound, thanks to the combination of an audiophile-grade Burr-Brown 24-bit digital-to-analog converter and a powerful MOSFET50 internal amp (22 watts RMS x 4). Pioneer's BMX digital processing restores the sharpness and depth that's often lost when music is converted to MP3 or WMA files.
If sonic perfection is your goal, Auto EQ uses an included microphone and a 13-band equalizer to measure your car's acoustics and adjust the receiver's sonic output accordingly. When you're in a hurry, make fast overall tone changes with Easy EQ's five preset tone curves; you can rely on Automatic Sound Levelizer to adjust the volume to compensate for changes in road noise.
Pioneer's Supertuner IIID has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best tuners on the road. System expansion options are endless, thanks to three sets of 4-volt preamp outputs, CD changer controls, satellite radio controls (compatible XM or SIRIUS tuner, antenna, and subscription also required), and an optional auxiliary input.
Product highlights:
- CD receiver with built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
- detachable, motorized, fold-down face with customizable, multicolor Organic EL display
- plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3/WMA discs
- Easy EQ (5 preset and 2 user EQ curves)
- BMX digital processing (for improved sound from MP3 and WMA files)
- Auto EQ (uses an included microphone and 13-band equalizer to fit the sound to your vehicle's acoustics)
- BBE sound processing
- 24-bit Burr-Brown D/A converter for rich sound
- Automatic Sound Levelizer adjusts receiver's volume automatically to compensate for changes in road noise levels
- time alignment
- built-in high-pass and low-pass filters
- XM and SIRIUS Satellite Radio-ready (you can add satellite radio for under $100, plus subscription)
- compatible with Pioneer's iPod interface adapter
- CD changer controls
- optional auxiliary input
- 4-volt front, rear, and subwoofer preamp outputs
- CD Text
- disc naming
- Supertuner IIID
- 18 FM/6 AM presets
- clock
- wireless remote
- CD frequency response: 5-20,000 Hz
- CD signal-to-noise ratio: 99 dB
- FM sensitivity: 8 dBf
- warranty: 1 year
- MFR # DEH-P9600MP
What's in the box:
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP owner's manual
- AM/FM/CD/Changer controller receiver
- Sleeve
- Face
- Hard face case
- Trim ring
- Wiring harness (has in-line noise filter/10A fuse and two 1k ohm fuse resistors)
- Preamp output harness
- CXC2665 Wireless remote control
- 1 CR2025 lithium battery
- Microphone with attached 80" cord
- 2 Extraction keys
- 1 Release pin
- 1 Metal rear support strap
- 1 Rubber bumper
- 1 Rear support stud
- 4 Pan head ISO-mount screws
- 4 Countersunk ISO-mount screws
- 1 Hex bolt
- 2 Hex nuts
- 2 Fixing screws
- Operation Manual (English/French)
- Installation Manual (English/French)
- Warranty sheet
- "About the demo mode" sheet
- "Warning" sheet
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Features & specs
Expandability | ||
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AUX Input | Optional | |
Audio/video Input | --- | |
USB Input | --- | |
USB Port Power | --- | |
Backup Camera Input | No | |
Second Camera Input | No | |
CarPlay | No | |
Android Auto | No | |
Siri Control | No | |
Alexa Voice Control | ||
Android Control | No | |
Memory Card Slot | No | |
Bluetooth Compatible | --- | |
Satellite Radio Ready | Both | |
HD Radio | Optional | |
Navigation | --- | |
iPod Compatibility | ||
Full size | --- | |
Nano | --- | |
Touch | --- | |
iPhone | --- | |
General | ||
RMS Power (CTA-2006) | 22 watts | |
RMS Power (Manufacturer) | --- | |
Peak Output | 50 watts | |
RMS Power Bandwidth | 50-15kHz | |
Preamp Outputs | 6-channel | |
Sub Preamp Outputs | Yes | |
Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs | --- | |
Video Screen | No | |
Navigation App Compatible (iOS) | ||
Navigation App Compatible (Android) | ||
Preamp Voltage | 4 volts | |
Screen Size | --- | |
Screen Type | --- | |
Display Color | Organic EL | |
Key Button Color | Blue | |
EQ Bands | 13 | |
Wireless Remote | Yes | |
Steering Wheel Control Compatible | --- | |
Parts Warranty | 1 Year | |
Labor Warranty | 1 Year | |
Tuner | ||
FM Sensitivity | 8 dBf | |
European Tuning | No | |
Seek/Scan | Seek | |
Radio Data System | No | |
File Playback | ||
Music File Playback | ||
High-res Playback |
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Features
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Motorized Dual Display: The motion mechanism adds a DIN-sized multicolor OEL display behind the original face of the unit. In its normal state, the rotary knob, preset buttons and LCD screen reside in a DIN face plate area. When the open button is pressed, the face plate motorizes in a slide down motion to reveal a multicolor OEL panel display with a 192 x 48 pixel resolution, doubling the display area. All music information is viewed on the bright, easy-to-read multicolor OEL display.
Multicolor Organic EL Display: The multicolor OEL display features incredible brightness, clear readability, wide-angle viewing and full-motion 3D graphics. Because OEL creates its own electroluminescent light, its brightness is resistant to washing out in sunlight.
Entertainment Display Modes: This unit is equipped with two basic display forms, Form 1 and Form 2, that are shown on the multicolor OEL display. Each display form allows you to choose from different Entertainment Display Modes:
- Form 1:
- Background Visual: In Background Visual mode, you can select one of the following 5 background visuals: Background Visual 1 (moving patterns of light), Background Visual 2 (flames), Background Visual 3 (surface of a body of water in motion), Background Visual 4 (moving clouds), or Background Visual 5 (helix in motion).
- Background Picture: In Background Picture mode, you can select one of the following 5 background pictures: Background Picture 1 (horizontal bars), Background Picture 2 (squares), Background Picture 3 (Formula 1 race car), Background Picture 4 (Sphinx with one of the Giza pyramids in the background), or Background Picture 5 (person surfing).
- Spectrum Analyzer: In Spectrum Analyzer mode, the unit displays a 13-band spectrum analyzer that moves with the music.
- Level Meter: In Level Meter mode, the unit displays two analog VU meters.
- Level Indicator: In Level Indicator mode, you can select one of the following 2 level indicator screens: Level Indicator 1 (rows of squares that pulse with the music) or Level Indicator 2 (5 horizontal lines on each side of the display that move with the music; strings of numbers scroll across the screen behind the level indicators).
- Entertainment Clock: In Entertainment Clock mode, the unit displays the clock surrounded by moving lines of light.
- Movie Screen: In Movie Screen mode, you can select one of the following 2 movie screens: Movie Screen 1 (people walking on the beach while dolphins are swimming in the ocean) or Movie Screen 2 (flying satellite and scenes of astronauts on another planet).
- Form 2:
- Wallpaper: In Wallpaper mode, you can select one of the following 3 wallpaper screens: Wallpaper 1, Wallpaper 2, or Wallpaper 3.
- Spectrum Analyzer: In Spectrum Analyzer mode, the unit displays a 13-band spectrum analyzer that moves with the music.
- Level Meter: In Level Meter mode, the unit displays two analog VU meters.
- Level Indicator: In Level Indicator mode, you can select one of the following 2 level indicator screens: Level Indicator 1 (rows of squares that pulse with the music) or Level Indicator 2 (5 horizontal lines on each side of the display that move with the music; strings of numbers scroll across the screen behind the level indicators).
- Entertainment Clock: In Entertainment Clock mode, the unit displays the clock surrounded by moving lines of light.
- Movie Screen: In Movie Screen mode, you can select one of the following 2 movie screens: Movie Screen 1 (people walking on the beach while dolphins are swimming in the ocean) or Movie Screen 2 (flying satellite and scenes of astronauts on another planet).
Custom Entertainment Displays: Using the free Pioneer OEL Screensaver Studio software, you can customize your display with your own background pictures or screensavers. Once the images are created, they can be copied to a CD-R. The CD-R can then be inserted into the DEH-P9600MP and the images downloaded.
Note: The Pioneer OEL Screensaver Studio software can be downloaded from Pioneer's website.
Display Brightness: The display brightness can be adjusted from 0 to 31.
Demo Modes: This unit has a Reverse Demo Mode and a Feature Demo Mode. In Reverse Demo Mode, if you do not perform an operation for a period of 30 seconds, the display begins reversing colors. It continues reversing colors every 10 seconds until a button is pushed. When the unit is turned off, the Feature Demo Mode is activated. The Feature Demo Mode displays the unit's different features and capabilities using moving graphics.
MOSFET50 Internal Amplifier: This receiver is equipped with a 50 watts x 4 (peak) MOSFET amplifier for low distortion, high power output. The amplifier is strong enough to power small subwoofers to moderate volume levels in compact cars and pickups. For higher volume levels from subwoofers, an optional amplifier may be connected to the preamp outputs.
XM and Sirius Satellite Radio Compatible: This unit can control optional XM and Sirius receivers (sold separately). The XM and Sirius satellite radio services feature high-quality music, news, talk, sports, entertainment, and children's programming. For a monthly subscription fee, you'll be able to receive satellite radio signals in your car using an optional antenna and receiver.
Easy EQ Curves: This model has "SUPER BASS", "POWERFUL", "NATURAL", "VOCAL", "CUSTOM 1", "CUSTOM 2" and "FLAT" preset EQ curves. The "CUSTOM" curves are ones that you create and store in memory; a different "CUSTOM 1" curve may be set for each source, and the "CUSTOM 2" curve is one that will be the same for all sources.
13-Band EQ: The EQ allows you to adjust the following frequencies: 50Hz, 80Hz, 125Hz, 200Hz, 315Hz, 500Hz, 800Hz, 1.25kHz, 2kHz, 3.15kHz, 5kHz, 8kHz, and 12.5kHz. Each frequency can be adjusted from -6dB to +6dB in 1dB increments.
BBE Sound Processing: BBE sound processing technology makes the music sound live. The highs are clearer, naturally brilliant and more finely detailed. The lows are tight, well defined and harmonically rich. The BBE level can be adjusted from -4 to +4.
Position Selector: One way to assure a more natural sound is to clearly position the stereo image, putting you right in the center of the sound field. The Position Selector function lets you automatically adjust the speaker's output levels and inserts a delay time to match the number and position of occupied seats. The result is a natural sound regardless of where you are seated. You can select front seat left, front seat right, front seats, or all seats.
Time Alignment: The time alignment lets you adjust the distance between each speaker and the listening position. You can choose one of the following Time Alignment settings:
- Initial: factory supplied time alignment
- Custom: an adjusted time alignment that you can create yourself
- Auto TA: time alignment created by Auto TA and EQ
Auto-Equalizer: Using the supplied microphone, the auto-equalizer automatically measures your car's interior acoustic characteristics, and then creates the auto-equalizer curve based on that information.
Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL): During driving, road noise in the car changes according to the driving speed and road conditions. The Automatic Sound Levelizer monitors the road noise and automatically increases the unit's volume level, if the road noise becomes greater. The sensitivity of this feature can be set to one of five levels.
Adjustable Loudness: You can select "Low", "Mid" or "High" for different levels of loudness compensation.
Source Level Adjustment (SLA): This function lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources. Settings are based on the volume level of the FM tuner, which remains unchanged.
Subwoofer/Non-fading Preamp Outputs: In addition to the front and rear preamp outputs, this unit has one set of non-fading subwoofer preamp outputs. When set to "On", the subwoofer outputs may be set for normal or reverse phase, 50Hz/63Hz/80Hz/100Hz/125Hz/160Hz/200Hz low-pass output, and the level is user-selectable from +6 to -24.
High-pass Filters: When you don't want sound in the subwoofer frequency range output from the front and rear speaker and preamp outputs, you may activate the built-in high-pass filters. For the front and rear high-pass filters, you may independently select a filter frequency of 50Hz, 63Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 125Hz, 160Hz, or 200Hz.
Supertuner IIID AM/FM Tuner: The Supertuner IIID features Feed Forward Control, which avoids multi-path interference. This pre-detection of interference enables quick filter control and results in less distortion. In addition, the Supertuner IIID creates enhanced stereo during multi-path interference, unlike conventional tuners that collapse to mono.
MP3/WMA Playback: This unit can play MP3/WMA files recorded on CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW discs in ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, and Romeo formats. MP3 files with a bit rate from 8-320 kbps, WMA files with a constant bit rate from 48-320 kbps, and WMA files with a variable bit rate from 48-384 kbps are supported.
Compression and BMX Functions: Using the "COMP" (compression) and "BMX" functions, you can adjust the playback quality of the CD player. Each function may be set to one of two levels or off. The "COMP" function compresses the audio signal to eliminate distortion caused by the imbalances between the loudest and softest sounds when played at high volumes. The "BMX" function controls sound reverberations to give playback a fuller sound.
CD-R/CD-RW Skip Function: Some CD-R/W recorders allow you to assign skip ID tags to tracks that you never want to hear. When a track has been assigned a track skip ID, compatible units will recognize the skip ID information and skip over that track. This player recognizes track skip IDs, so CD-R and CD-RW discs with skip ID information will be played back as intended.
Disc Title Memory: Titles of up to 10 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 48 discs. When a compatible changer is connected, titles of up to 10 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 100 discs in the changer.
Optional Aux Input: When used with item 130CDRB10 (sold separately) or item 130CDRB20 (sold separately), this unit can accept input from an auxiliary source, such as a portable CD or MD player. When item 130CDRB10 is used, a CD changer cannot be connected to this unit. Item 130CDRB20 allows you to connect an optional Pioneer CD changer and an auxiliary source to this unit.
Dimmer Feature: When the illumination wire of this unit receives power and the dimmer feature has been turned on in the "Initial Setting" menu, the display will dim to a preset level. When the power and constant wires are connected and the illumination wire is supplied with voltage (when you turn your lights on), the button illumination remains on even if the unit is turned off completely.
Cellular Mute: This feature mutes or attenuates the unit's audio output when a cellular call is received, then restores the level once the call is over. To use this feature, you must have a cellular phone with a muting output that can be connected to the muting input wire (yellow/black lead) of this unit.
Warning Tone: If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within 5 seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. This feature can be turned On or Off.
ITS (Instant Track Selection) Programming: The ITS function can be used to program automatic playback of up to 99 tracks per disc for up to 100 discs. With changers sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.
Disc Title Memory: Titles of up to 10 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 100 discs.
Disc Title List: This feature allows you to display disc titles that you have entered. From the list, you can select a disc for playback.
CD Text Display: When used with a CD Text compatible Pioneer CD changer, this unit will display the titles of CD Text encoded discs that are played in the changer. When playing a CD Text disc on a CD Text compatible changer, you cannot switch to the Disc Title Input mode. CD Text disc titles, artist names and track titles longer than 22 characters may be scrolled to reveal the entire string of text.
CD Sound Quality Adjustment: Using the "COMP" (compression) and "DBE" (dynamic bass emphasis) functions, you can adjust the playback quality of the changer. Each function may be set to one of two levels or off. The "COMP" function compresses the audio signal to eliminate distortions caused by the imbalances between the loudest and softest sounds when played at high volumes. The "DBE" function boosts bass frequencies to give your music a more full sound.
Note: For these functions to work, they must be supported by the Pioneer CD changer.
DVD Operation: This unit can control an optional Pioneer DVD player or DVD changer.
Display Illumination/Clock Display: When the Time Display has been turned on, pressing and holding the source button turns off audio output, but the clock display and face illumination remain on. When the Time Display has not been turned on, pressing and holding the source button turns the unit off completely. This unit's face illumination and clock are "keyed" only when the Time Display has been turned on. When power is supplied to both power wires and the illumination wire is not receiving voltage, nothing illuminates if the Time Display has not been turned on and the unit is off.
Note: When the power and constant wires are connected and the illumination wire is supplied with voltage (when you turn your lights on), the button illumination remains on even if the unit is turned off completely.
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I ordered and installed the Pioneer DEH-P9600MP in a 2002 RAM 2500 w/infinity sound. In four hours I had great sound and easy install. Other techs said it could not be done without spending over a $1,000.00. Crutchfield was right, it worked great w/o speaker replacement.
Tom from Atlanta