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For those whose MP3 collection has taken over for scratched-up CDs, Pioneer’s digital media receivers make a wise choice. The MVH-P8300BT features built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calls, and an easy-to-navigate three-inch display. Enjoy playback of a wide variety of digital audio, video, and image files, and direct iPod control and even deeper integration with the Pandora iPhone app. When you’re ready to grow, you can add external amplifiers, HD Radio, and more.

For those whose MP3 collection has taken over for scratched-up CDs, Pioneer’s digital media receivers make a wise choice. Click here for a larger image

Convenience

Three-Inch Display

The MVH-P8300BT features a three-inch, widescreen format, color TFT display, for enjoyment of your media and plenty of customization.

Smart Interface for Quick Access

The user interface has a minimalistic, yet powerful design, and scales to accommodate modern media sources easily. The customizable home menu allows you to set up your favorite features for instant access.

Customize with six display colors and 112 different colors of button illumination.

Simple, intuitive user interface is navigated with the rotary commander.

Customize Your Colors

The MVH-P8300BT will accommodate your taste or mood. Select from 6 display colors (Blue/Violet/Red/Amber/Green/White) and 112 colors button illumination.

Connectivity

Built-In Bluetooth

Make hands-free calls with built-in Bluetooth technology.

USB Port/SD Card Slot

Connect a USB thumb drive loaded with files, and enjoy playback of files from your digital library. Or do the same with an SD Card, for an even more portable option.

iPod Direct Control

Connect your iPod/iPhone and enjoy music directly from your device, with complete control of unit functions right from the receiver. If you’d prefer, switch over to “application mode” to control from the iPod/iPhone itself.

Pandora Integration

Fans of the Internet music service Pandora, rejoice! The MVH-P8300BT, thanks to Pioneer’s new Pandora Ready feature, can give you direct control of Pandora through your iPhone. Launch Pandora on your connected iPhone, and you’ll be able to experience Pandora through your receiver, complete with bookmarking and thumbs up/down buttons.

Ready for More

Add HD Radio, Satellite Radio, and more when you’re ready to expand with available Pioneer add-on devices.

Audio/Video

Enjoy Your Digital Media

In addition to all those tunes on your iPod, the MVH-P8300BT will play back DivX video, AAC/MP3/WMA audio, and JPEG images from SD Memory Cards or USB Devices. There’s also a front auxiliary input for connecting MP3 players and other external devices.

Sound Center Control optimizes the soundstage for different spots in the vehicle cabin.

Above–sound quality deterioration from compressed audio files. Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever restores detail, warmth, and clarity.

Auto EQ

It’s difficult to reproduce music well in a car, because speaker positioning is constrained by interior space and other conditions. These limitations can lead to sound phase distortion, as well as speaker sound reflection against glass and absorption by dashboard and seats. Pioneer’s unique Auto EQ feature tailors specific musical characteristics according to your taste, and uses a microphone (the optional CD-M20) to monitor and analyze acoustics, then automatically fine-tunes all frequency bandwidths using front and rear speaker digital parametric equalization. It’s similar to the setup feature on many home theaters, and will let you dial things in just right for your vehicle.

Sonic Center Control

More audio obsessiveness from Pioneer–unless a listener is perfectly centered in a car cabin, sound heard from some speakers will lag compared to the sound heard from other speakers. This result in unfocused soundstage and instable frequency characteristics. Sonic Center Control remedies this by adjusting frequency phase and acoustic characteristics by up to 15 steps, providing a clearer, focused soundstage.

Advanced Sound Retreiver

Hear the detail, warmth, and clarity that the artist originally wanted you to hear from compressed MP3, WMA and AAC files stored on disc, USB device, iPod/iPhone, and portable media players. Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever technology restores data (especially high-frequency data) that tends to get lost in the digital compression process.

Eight-Band EQ

With Pioneer’s eight-band graphic equalizer, you can customize the equalization levels to best match the acoustics of your car.

MOSFET Amplification

The MVH-P8300BT cranks out 4 channels of 50 Watts with efficient MOSFET amplification, and offers three 4V RCA preamp outputs for growing your system.

What’s in the Box

Pioneer MVH-P8300BT Receiver, Wiring Harness, External Microphonea With Visor Bracket, Remote Control, Installation Hardware, Documentation