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CAR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES REVIEW – PIONEER DEH-5200SD – CD...

January 19, 2010

High power. Grand potential.

PIONEER DEH-5200SD - CD Tuner with iPod Control, Front USB, SD and 3 Hi-Volt RCA Pre-outs

This car parts and accessories review from Autoparts focuses on the DEH-5200SD. The DEH-5200SD is the perfect centrepiece from which to expand your in-car audio system. With 3 hi-volt RCA pre-outs, you can connect up to 3 additional amplifiers, add speakers or subwoofers.

The audio can be tuned to your tastes through the 5-band graphic equaliser. It allows you to adjust the equalisation to match the distinct interior acoustic characteristics of your car.

And of course, you can enjoy your entire music collection on the road.
Play audio from your CD collection, iPod, iPhone, USB device or SD card.
Or plug in your MP3 player via the front auxiliary input.

The DEH-5200SD is a versatile player that guarantees a perfected sound – no matter what you’re listening to. A direct digital signal transmission from each source ensures that the signal flow is without deterioration.

And when you’re listening to compressed music files, our Sound Retriever automatically ‘upscales’ the audio to be near CD quality.

The large, cool blue OEL (Organic Electro Luminescent) display shows moving images and 3 lines of text in 7 languages, ensuring that browsing your music libraries is quick and easy.

Main features

Max. Power Output MOSFET 50W x 4
Tuner AM, FM (24 pre-set stations)
Plays • Your CD collection (including CD-R, CD-RW)
• MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC compressed audio files on CD, USB and SD card
• Your iPod, iPhone via optional CD-IU50 cable
• Your USB device via a front USB input
• Other music devices via a front auxiliary input
Front Panel Removeable
Display Illumination Blue OEL (showing 3 lines with 160×48 dots)
Button Illumination Blue
Rotary Commander Yes
Remote Control Optional CD-R320 remote control available
Multi-Language Display Yes (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Russian)
Cellular telephone auto muting (+) Yes

This feature automatically reduces the volume of your system when an incoming call is detected or you dial an outgoing call on a cellular phone installed in your car.

Connectivity

Aux-in Front
Direct Sub Drive (+) Yes

Combine the MOSFET 50Wx4 power amp and EEQ Plus technology to get Direct Sub Drive, another unique Pioneer technology feature. It enables you to amplify your front speakers by 2 x 50 W and add a 70 W amplified filtered subwoofer (in 2 Ohm mode) in the rear to enjoy outstanding full power bass without an extra amplifier. It’s an easy solution for lovers of booming bass.
Hard-wired Remote Input Yes
High Voltage Output (+) 4V

To provide a high output to your amplifier, Pioneer has built a special High Voltage Preamp circuit yielding no less thatn 4 V non-clipping output to the preout terminal. Such a high output voltage means the power amplifier does not have to work so hard to produce sufficient gain to give high volume levels. As a result, even a low gain power amplifier can be used, giving excellent sound quality with low noise.
iPod Direct Control Yes
RCA Preout (+) 3 (F + R + SW)

Thanks to the RCA pre-outs, it is easy to expand your sound system. You can significantly improve your in-car sound quality by connecting extra amplifiers to your headunit. You could customize your sound system with separate amplifiers for the front speakers, the rear speakers and a subwoofer. Combining Pioneer ’s EEQ+ with the RCA pre-outs let you create the exact sound you want, with the focus on complete flexibility!
Sub-display Output Yes
USB Input Yes (Front)

iPod Compatibility

iPod Ready Yes, via optional CD-IU50 cable
Works with iPhone Yes

Compatible Generations (+) From September 2005 onwards

Apple Product	Generation / Release Date	Firwmare version
	iPhone 3G	September 2008	2.0
iPhone	November 2007	2.0
	iPod Touch (Generation 2)	September 2008	2.1.1
iPod Touch (Generation 1)	September 2007	1.1.5
	iPod Classic – 120GB	September 2008	2.0.0
iPod Classic – 80GB, 160GB	September 2007	1.1.2
	iPod Nano (Generation 4)	September 2008	1.0.2
	iPod Nano (Generation 3)	September 2007	1.1.3
	iPod Nano (Generation 2)	September 2006	1.3.1
	iPod Nano (Generation 1)	September 2005	1.3.1
	iPod Video (Generation 5)	October 2005	1.3.0
	iPod Click Wheel (Generation 4)	July 2004	1.2.1
	iPod Dock Connector (Generation 3)	April 2003	2.3.0
	iPod Photo	October 2004	-
	iPod Mini	January 2004	1.4.1

Supported Functions • Battery charging
• List browsing
• Music playback (track up/down, fast foward, rewind, pause, repeat and shuffle)

Tuner Features

Radio Data System (RDS) (+) Yes

RDS (Radio Data System) is a system for pro-viding information along with FM broadcasts. This inaudible information provides such fea-tures as program service name, program type, traffic announcement standby, automatic tuning and program type tuning, intended to aid radio listeners in finding and tuning in to a desired station. Note: • RDS service may not be provided by all stations. • RDS functions like AF (alternative frequencies search) and TA (traffic announcement standby) are only available when your radio is tuned in to an RDS station.
Traffic Announcement Yes
Best Stations Memory (BSM) (+) Yes

Best Stations Memory scans and memorises the six strongest, clearest stations available on each band.
Auto Alternative Frequency Search Yes
Auto/Manual Frequency Search Yes
PTY Search (+) Yes

A PTY search is performed by program type as indicated in the PTY list (the program types are: News&Inf, Popular, Classics, Others). It also provides automatic tuning to emergency broad-casts (PTY alarm).

CD Player Features

CD Text (+) Yes

CD Text allows various text information to be added to normal music CDs. By pushing the Display key, it is possible to scroll between disc title, track title and artist name (usable with compact discs featuring CD Text).
MP3 Text Display Yes
USB Text Yes
Track Search/Scan/Repeat Yes/Yes/Yes
Last Position Memory (+) Yes

Last Position Memory automatically resumes CD play from the last point if there is interruption to CD play.
Random Play Yes

Audio

Advanced Sound Retriever Yes
ASL (Automatic Sound Leveliser) (+) Yes

Compensating for additional outside noise, the automatic sound leveliser uses signal processing to automatically and electronically adjust the internal volume so that your music always sounds right.
Balance Yes
D/A Converter Digital-direct signal transmission
Fader Yes
Graphic Equaliser 5-band with 7 pre-set EQ curves
High Pass Filter (+) Yes

When the subwoofer is connected and you do not want low sound to play from the front or rear speakers, turn the high pass filter on. Only fre-quencies higher than those in the selected range will be output from the front or rear speakers.
Low Pass Filter Yes
Loudness (+) Yes

At low volume levels, low and high frequency sounds in music can be overpowered by ambient noise levels in the vehicle. Loudness control provides a one-button way to boost these frequencies and provide better overall sound at low volume levels.
Source Level Adjuster (SLA) (+) Yes