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Pioneer Car DEHP4000UB CD Receiver with OEL Display, USB Direct Control of iPod, and 7-Way Rotary Commander

Manufacturer : Pioneer
In Stock : 32

List Price:	$185.00
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Features

CD receiver with built-in MOSFET amplifier (14 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels)
built in iPod control -- no adapter necessary, but adding Pioneer's optional connecting cable lets you leave your iPod cable at home
compatible with optional Pioneer Bluetooth adapter, satellite radio, CD changer
inputs: auxiliary input (front), USB input (for Windows Media devices, USB storage devices, and iPod)
outputs: three sets of preamp outputs

Product Description

CD receiver with built-in MOSFET amplifier (14 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels) * built in iPod control -- no adapter necessary, but adding Pioneer's optional connecting cable lets you leave your iPod cable at home * compatible with optional Pioneer Bluetooth adapter, satellite radio, CD changer * inputs: auxiliary input (front), USB input (for Windows Media devices, USB storage devices, and iPod) * outputs: three sets of preamp outputs * compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required) *

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 3.50 out of 8 reviews

Rating :
Skip this one. - B. desai, May 14, 2008

I bought this one specially b/c I wanted something that can read ThumbDrives. However, I am highly disappointed because of the Menu/rotary control. If nothing else, at least Radio Station Presets Buttons should be on Faceplate and the Remote. You have to go thru presets in sequential order - Up/Down, since presets buttons are missing.

This unit isn't a plug and play solution, like it should be for being a Car Stereo. Be prepared to spend hours going thru manual to figure out simple stuff. Even after that, you need to take you eyes off the road a whole lot of time for doing simple stuff every-time. If I hadn't brought it with me overseas, I would have returned it first day.

I can't think of any reason to recommend this to anyone. I have been trying to use it for little over a month now.

Only plus point I can give is that Pioneer included cables for IPOD and USB Drive connections.

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sounds good. - Josh W. Claybrook, May 14, 2008

I have an 05 mustang coupe with the shaker 500 stereo system. the new stereo is much more powerful than the stock one. For the record, Zunes do not work with with ipod direct control stereos. They wont even charge it. its only ipods and mass storage devices like a thumb drive that do. Anyone who swears they will are WRONG! I learned this the hard way.

All in all, its a very good stereo for the money but i cant seem to get the dimmer to work with the rest of my dash. Its very bright and annoying at night.

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Got it to work with external USB hard drive! - A. Hurst, May 11, 2008

And now my entire music collection fits in my glove box.

I've done the homework: now you can all reap the benefits. I purchased a Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB usb external hard drive, reformatted it to fat32 with the program SwissKnife v3 (check out download dot com), bought a usb power hub for my cigarette lighter, and voila! 160GB's of jams to go!

If you check the manual, the receiver only reads fat16 or fat32 file systems. The FreeAgent Go ships with NTFS installed, hence the need to reformat. The receiver alone isn't powerful enough to power the hard drive, hence the cigarette lighter adapter.

Man, I love this deck! It's stylish, has an excellent feature set, and I'll never need to buy or burn cd's ever again. Don't be intimidated by the complexity of the unit: you really just have to spend a few minutes with it.

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I dunno about everyone else but I like it great for tech junkies - R. Fennell, May 10, 2008

I have a 99 Mitsubishi galant. I purchased this radio and So far I'm enjoying it. The price was not expensive and you get alot of features. Now if you're not a tech junkie you just want to be able to slide in a cd and forget about it. This model isn't for you. but if your the guy who has I pods and junk drives full of music along with the bluetooth and like when you can combine all these toys into one and controll them with a remote.then my friend you've come to the right place. I like the fact that it plays mp3 CD's so I can burn 150 songs on 1 cd and play it in the car. it also has a usb port for ipods and flash drives. So far the only problem I have with it is the detachable face. it's difficult to reattatch it and might break it if you're not watching what you're doing. but there's a picture engraved in the radio indicating the proper way. I had some problems programing the clock but after reading the instructions (duhh!!) I had no problems and learned how to properly use the multi function knob too. which some in other reviews were having problems with it's similar to the IPod button. The remote is more user friendly but gets some velcro so you can stick it on your dash somewhere. like all remotes it will have the habit of getting away from you. I haven't taken advantage of the bluetooth technology or the preout and subwoofer but I'm looking forward to it. I've seen lower end radios go for $100 or more with less features so this is an excellent price for what your getting. a good start

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Looks Are Deceiving - Solo Goodspeed, May 06, 2008

This is my first experience with an iPod/Satellite-ready dashboard receiver, so I haven't much to compare this unit with in my review. It sure isn't much to look at, but in a way that's one of the things I like best about it. Since the Multi-Function knob does most of the work, that and the display is all you can really see, which I think would make it kind of boring to potential thieves. Using that knob to navigate all the menus and sub-menus does take a bit of getting used to (for some functions the included remote device is easier), but once I got the basics down, I found myself with a nicely streamlined though versatile device.

One key feature is the ability to burn CDs of MP3s and have them just play right away without formatting or organizing first. It can find files in folders and subfolders, and display names of everything (folders and files alike) if you're looking for a specific song. It will shuffle the files if you don't want to deal with that, and you can have music for hours that way on long trips, the main reason I replaced my previous deck. Of course, now that I have an iPod, I've done away with music CDs altogether; The Multi Function knob works similarly to the function wheel on the iPod (which surrenders its controllability over to the Pioneer when connected via USB), so I just hook it up, stow it away and effectively enjoy access to my entire music collection while driving. You can program six radio stations in, more than I'd use because I'll probably end up subscribing to Sirius soon. Note: you do need an extra satellite tuner to do this, something I didn't know when I had the Pioneer installed, because I'm still a little ignorant about this stuff.

Overall I'm pretty happy with this upgrade, a good entry level unit for the mobile music novice. And yes, you can detach the front panel, but as mentioned above, it probably won't even be necessary. This is one instance where unimpressive is a plus. Now I actually enjoy driving more than before, because it's the only chance I have these days to just listen to music....too bad about the gas prices.

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