Pioneer MVH-S312BT is equipped with built-in Bluetooth 4.0, allowing you to make and receive phone calls wirelessly through the receiver; as well as stream music wirelessly from your smartphone to the head unit. In order to use Bluetooth wireless technology, your phone must also be Bluetooth compatible and be able to interpret certain profiles.
Stay safe and obey local hands-free laws with built-in Bluetooth (HFP). Easily pair a Bluetooth enabled phone to the MVH-S312BT without having to go through complicated settings. When a registered Bluetooth device is near the receiver, the auto connection function automatically pairs the two units.
From wireless audio streaming (A2DP profile), hands-free calling, and simple pairing, to audio control and artist, album, and song search (AVRCP profile*), Bluetooth® wireless technology has made life
in the vehicle much more convenient. The MVH-S312BT features Bluetooth Hands Free Profile 1.6 including Wideband Speech capability, which improves the sound quality of phone calls by offering double the frequency bandwidth (when compared to calls without Wideband Speech)**.
*Search functions vary by phone.
**Call quality depends on wireless provider’s support of HFP 1.6.
Spotify gives you all the music you’ll ever need. Find the songs you love instantly, or let Spotify play you something great. With support for Spotify, just connect your compatible smartphone to a Pioneer Car Stereo Receiver to fill your ride with everything from classic tracks to the latest hits. Premium subscription may apply.
Pioneer Smart Sync is a highly evolved technology that links your smartphone to Pioneer car audio and entertainment systems. By utilizing more of your smartphone’s features, it expands, evolves and furthers the enjoyment of every moment you spend in your car. With the Pioneer Smart Sync app, you can bring your smartphone’s maps, messages, and music together in the car. To learn more about the Pioneer Smart Sync app, visit www.pioneer-carglobal.com/pss.
The MVH-S312BT features buttons such as Navi, BASS Boost and a Rotary knob that are optimized with the Pioneer Smart Sync App.
Download the Pioneer Smart Sync app on the Apple® App Store and Google Play Store.
Access music on your smartphone directly from the Pioneer receiver. Search for Artist, Albums and Songs using Pioneer’s intuitive interface. With Pioneer receivers you can also access and control select music and radio apps on your smartphone.
Users of Android devices running operating system 4.0 or later can connect and listen to music stored on their device to the MVH-S312BT without the need for an app. The process is made possible using Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). MTP allows the receiver to recognize the Android smartphone as a music storage device. Users can now access music via USB stored on an Android device and operate basic operations like FF, REW, Play, Pause, Random Play, and Repeat. Metadata information such as track, artist, and album name can be displayed.
MIXTRAX® is an innovative Pioneer technology that creates a nonstop mix of your music library complete with a range of DJ-inspired effects. Drawing from Pioneer’s rich DJ heritage and our passion for music, MIXTRAX delivers a unique DJ infused listening experience to those in the car. MIXTRAX takes the music from an iPhone, or USB device, and plays it back with added transitions and effects, creating a virtual DJ inside the Pioneer receiver.
MIXTRAX makes automatic remixing of tracks extra quick and easy. Simply connect your USB compatible device and listen as tracks are joined by various random sound effects in nonstop mix play to keep the groove going in full swing.
MIXTRAX also features club-style illumination that enhances the mood with a dynamic dance club-like lighting effect. As MIXTRAX begins, lights start pulsing to the beat of the music, adding an extra level of entertainment. Choose among multiple patterns of lighting variations from sound pressure level or low-pass synchronization modes.
The receiver also includes the USB Auto Switch feature so when the phone is connected via USB the listener has the option to choose whether the receiver uses the phone as a source, or just charges the device.
Pioneer Car Stereo Receivers upgrade in-car audio with amazing sound reproduction with their ability to play FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files, which are 50-60% smaller than WAV files yet retain the integrity of the original sound sources. FLAC playback at up to 44.1khz sampling frequency and 16-bit bitrate for files stored on a USB thumb drive.