Boss Audio Systems BV7280 User Manual

WARNING

To ensure safety while driving

and to comply with laws,

drivers should not watch video or

operate the video device while driving.

BV7280

OWNER’S MANUAL

Mobile Audio/Video System

y PLL Synthesizer Stereo Radio
y Automatic Memory Storing
y RBDS Operation
y Full Detachable Panel
y Preset Equalization
y Memory Card Interface
y USB Interface

y AV IN interface on the front panel
y Remote Control

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CONTENTS

INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 3

USING THE DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL.................................... 6

CONNECTIONS................................................................................. 7

LOCA TIONS AND FUNCTION OF THE PLAYER............................. 8

LOCA TIONS AND FUNCTION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL......... 9

OPERATION ...................................................................................... 11

BASIC OPERATION......................................................................................... 12

USB PLAY OPERATION.................................................................................. 13

MEMORY CARD OPERATION......................................................................... 16

RADIO OPERATION ........................................................................................ 17

AV IN OPERATION........................................................................................... 18

TROUBLE SHOOTING...................................................................... 19

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 20

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INSTALLATION

Notes:

y Choose the mounting location where

the unit will not interfere with the normal
driving function of the driver.

y Before finally installing the unit, connect

the wiring temporarily and make sure it
is all connected up properly and the
unit and the system work properly.

y Use only the p arts included with the

unit to ensure proper inst allation. The
use of unauthorized p arts can cause
malfunctions.

y Consult with your nearest dealer if

installation requires the drilling of holes
or other modifications of the vehicle.

y Install the unit wher e it does not get in

the driver’s way and cannot injure the
passenger if there is a sudden stop, like
an emergency stop.

y Avoid installing the unit where it would

be subject to high temperature, such as
from direct sunlight, or hot air, from the
heater, or where it would be subject to

dust, dirt or excessive vibration.

DIN FRONT/REAR-MOUNT

This unit be can properly installed either
from “Front” (conventional DIN Front-mount)
or “Rear”(DIN Rear-mount installation,
utilizing threaded screw holes at the sides
of the unit chassis). For details, refer to the
following illustrated installation methods.

DIN FRONT-MOUNT (Method A)

Installing the unit

Be sure you test all connections first, and
then follow these steps to install the unit.

1. Make sure the ignition is turned of f, and
then disconnect the cable from the
vehicle battery’s negative (-) terminal.

2. Disconnect the wire harness and the
antenna.

3. Press the release button on the front
panel and remove the control p anel
(see the step s of “T o detach the front
panel”).

4. Lift the top of the outer trim ring then pull
it out to remove it.

5. The two supplied keys release t abs
inside the unit’ s sleeve so you can
remove it. Insert the keys as far as they
will go (with the notches facing up) into
the appropriate slot s at the middle lef t
and right sides of the unit. Then slide
the sleeve off the back of the unit.

(1) Front panel; (2) Outer trim ring;

(3) Sleeve; (4) L key; (5) R key

6. Mount the sleeve by inserting it into the

Installation Opening

This unit can be installed in any dashboard
having an opening as shown below:

opening of the dashboard and bend
open the tabs located around the sleeve
with a screwdriver . Not all t abs will be
able to make contact, so examine which
ones will be most ef fective. Bending
open the appropriate tabs behind the
dashboard to secure the sleeve in
place.

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INSTALLATION

(1) Dashboard (2) Tabs

(1) Metal Strap; (2) Mounting Bolt;

(3) Hex Nut; (4) Spring Washer;

(5) Tapping Screw; (6) Plain Washer

10. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle
battery’s negative (-) terminal. Then
replace the outer trim ring and install the
unit’s front panel (see the steps of “To
Install the front panel”).

7. Reconnect the wire harness and the
antenna and be careful not to pinch any
wires or cables.

8. Slide the unit into the sleeve until it
locks into place.

9. To further secure the unit, use the
supplied metal strap to secure the back
of the unit in place. Use the supplied
hardware (Hex Nut (M5mm) and Spring
Washer) to attach one end of the strap
to the mounting bolt on the back of the
unit. If necessary, bend the metal strap

to fit your vehicle’s mounting area. Then
use the supplied hardware (Tapping
Screw and Plain Washer) to attach the
other end of metal strap to a solid metal
part of the vehicle under the dashboard.
This strap also helps ensure proper
electrical grounding of the unit.
Note to install the short threading
terminal of the mounting bolt to the back

of the unit and the other long threading
terminal to the dashboard.

Removing the unit

1. Make sure the ignition is turned of f, then
disconnect the cable from the vehicle
battery’s negative (-) terminal.

2. Remove the met al strap att ached the
back of the unit (if attached).

3. Press the release but ton to remove the
front panel.

4. Lift the top of the outer trim ring then pull
it out to remove it.

5. Insert both of the supplied keys into the
slots at the middle lef t and right sides of
the unit, then pull t he unit out of the
dashboard.

DIN REAR-MOUNT (Method B)

If your vehicle is a Nissan, T oyota, follow

these mounting instructions.

Use the screw holes marked T (Toyota), N

(Nissan) located on both sides of the unit to

fasten the unit to the factory radio mounting

brackets supplied with your vehicle.

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INSTALLATION

Side View showing
Screw Holes marked
T, N or S

Factory Radio
Mounting Bracket

Screw

Dashboard or Console

To fasten the unit to the factory radio

mounting brackets.

Align the screw holes on the bracket with

the screw holes on the unit, and then

tighten the screws (5x5mm) on each side.

Note: The outer trim ring, sleev e and the

metal strap are not used for method B

installation.

Screw

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USING THE DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL

To Detach the Front panel

1. Press the release button on the left-top of
the panel and pull off the control panel.

2. Keep the control panel into the case.

Precautions when handling

1. Do not drop the control panel.

2. Do not put pressure on the display or

control buttons when detaching or
re-installing the control panel.

3. Do not touch the contacts on the

control panel or on the main unit body.
It may result in poor electrical contact.

4. If any dirt or foreign substances

adhered on the contacts, they can be
removed with a clean and dry cloth.

5. Do not expose the control panel to high

temperatures or direct sunlight in
anywhere.

6. Keep away any volatile agents (e.g.

benzene, thinner, or insecticides) from
touching the surface of the control
panel

7. Do not attempt to disassemble the

control panel.

To Install the Front Panel

To install the control panel, insert the panel
into the housing and make sure the panel
is properly inst alled. Otherwise,
abnormality occurs on the display or some
keys will not function properly.

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WIRING CONNECTION

Connector A

1. N.C.

2. BRAKE (PINK)

3. REAR VIEW (BROWN)

4. MEMORY +12V (YELLOW)

5. AUTO ANTENNA OUTPUT (BLUE)

6. N.C.

7. +12V (TO IGNITION KEY) (RED)

8. GROUND (BLACK)

Connector B

1. REAR RIGHT SPEAKER (+) (VIOLET)

2. REAR RIGHT SPEAKER (-) (VIOLET/BLACK)

3. FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER (+) (GRAY)

4. FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER (-) (GRAY/BLACK)

5. FRONT LEFT SPEAKER (+) (WHITE)

6. FRONT LEFT SPEAKER (-) (WHITE/BLACK)

7. REAR LEFT SPEAKER (+) (GREEN)

8. REAR LEFT SPEAKER (-) (GREEN/BLACK)

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OPERATION

LOCATION OF KEYS

1. (Release button)

2. Volume knob (when rotated)

Push SEL (when pressed)

3. PTY/AF

4. 3.2 inch TFT display

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3 OSD

8. 4 RPT

9. 5 RDM

10. 6 SUB-T

11.

/MUT

12. BND/AMS

13. EQ/TA

14.

15.

16. MODE

17. CLOCK

18. USB/SD cover

19. USB interface

20. Memory card interface

21. Remote Sensor

22. AV IN jack

23. Reset button

Open the cover

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LOCATIONS AND FUNCTION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL

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LOCATIONS AND FUNCTION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL

1.

Press it to turn on the unit. When the unit

is on, press it to turn the unit off.

2. MODE

When the unit is on, press it to select the

different mode, such as RADIO, USB,

SD, AV IN mode.

3. BAND/SYS

In radio mode, press it shortly to select

the desired band, such as FM1, FM2,

FM3, AM1 and AM2.

In video play mode, press to change the
TV system between AUTO, NSTC and
PAL.

4. / , /
In case of menu mode, the buttons

served as cursor buttons to select item

left/right, up/down.

5. ENTER

Press to confirm your selection.

6. /

In USB/SD mode, press it once to

pre-stop play, press it twice to stop the

play and return to the logo.

7. AMS/RPT

In radio mode, press to activate auto

seek/preset store function.

In media play mode, press to switch
the repeat mode of programs.

8. ST/PROG
In media play mode, press to enter into

program mode to play the track in your

desired sequence.
In radio mode press to set the
reception between mono mode or
stereo mode.

9. LOC/RDM
In radio mode, press it to select between
local and distant stations.

In audio file play mode, press to play all

tracks in random order.

10. VOL+/VOL-

Press to increase/decrease the volume

level.

11. AUDIO

In video play mode, press shortly to

display the audio information of the file.

In video play mode, press and hold it to

enter into EQ setting, such as POP,

CLAS, ROCK and OFF. In radio mode,

pressing the button is EQ function.

12. OSD

In media play mode, press to display

OSD (the on-screen display) information.

13. 0-9

Numeric buttons.

14.

Press to play/pause the playback.

15. MUTE

Press to mute the sound, press it again

to resume the sound.

16. 10+

Digital selecting button for track,

cooperatively used with numeric

buttons.

17. SUB-T

Press to display the subtitle information

of the video file.

18. SETUP

In media play mode, press to enter into

the setup menu.

19. GO TO

“GO TO” (Search button) used in

media play mode, cooperatively

used with numeric buttons.

20. SLOW

For some video files, press to start slow

forward function.

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LOCATIONS AND FUNCTION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL

21. ZOOM

Press to allow the picture to be increased

in size.

22. SELECT

Press to enter into the system setup

menu.

23. SEEK- / SEEK+

Press shortly to skip to the previous/next

track.

Press and hold it to activate fast

reverse/forward function.

In radio mode, press it shortly to search

the frequency backward/forward

manually. Press and hold it to seek the

frequency automatically.

Preparing the Remote Control

Inserting the Batteries

1. Open the battery compartment cover.

2. Insert the new batteries. Make sure that

the positive and negative terminals of the

batteries are oriented as indicated.

3. Close the cover.

y Battery: One button cell lithium

battery (CR2025).

Using the Remote Control

Point the remo te control towards the

remote control signal receiver on the player

front face.

Operation angle: About ±30 degree in each

the direction of the front of the remote

sensor.

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OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION

◆ Turn the unit on/off

When all the connection is finished,

press MUT button on the front panel or

on the remote control will turn the unit

on. When the unit is on, hold press

MUT button or press to turn the unit

off.

◆ Faceplate release

Press the release button on the
front panel to release the front panel.

◆ System menu

Press the volume button on the front
panel of the unit or SELECT button on

the remote control to enter into the setup
menu.

BASS 0
TREB 0
BALA L= R
FADE F= R
TIME
TIME
SUBWOOF
STEREO ON
TAVOL 35
REG OFF

Then press / buttons on the front
panel or on the remote control to select
the item up or down, then use the volume

knob on the front p anel or VOL+/-

buttons on the remote control to adjust
the selected item.
* TIME --- ON or OFF
When TIME OFF, the CLOCK

will disappear.
* STEREO --- ON or MONO
* REG --- ON or OFF
* SUBWOOF --- ON or OFF

The subwoofer output jack is on the

back of the unit.

NOTE: In video play mode, press the

SELECT button, you can see another

more interface:

00:05

OFF

OFF

BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
SHARTPNESS
COLOR
HUE
RESET

Then press / buttons on the front
panel or on the remote control to select
the item up or down, then use the volume

knob on the front p anel or VOL+/-

buttons on the remote control to adjust
the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness,
Color and Hue.

◆ Remote sensor

There is a remote sensor on the front
panel. You can point the remote control
to the remote sensor and press functions
keys on the remote control to control the
unit.

◆ Reset function

Press the button on the front panel
to fold down the panel, then you will see

the RST button on the housing of the

unit.
It must be activated with either a ballpoint
pen or thin metal object. The reset button
is to be activated for the following
reasons:

1.Initial installation of the unit when all
wiring is completed.

2.All the function buttons do not work.

3. Error symbol on the display.

◆ Volume level adjustment

Rotating the volume knob on the front

panel clockwise or anticlockwise or

pressing VOL+/- buttons on the remote

control to adjust the volume level.
When you adjust the volume the current
value of the volume will be displayed on
the screen.

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OPERATION

Pressing MUT button on the front
panel or MUTE button on the remote

control will mute the sound. Press it
again will resume the sound.

◆ Mode selection

Press MODE button on the front panel or
MODE on the remote control to

select the desired mode to enjoy. Such
as Radio, USB, SD, AV IN mode.

◆ Equalization

In radio mode, press AUDIO button on

the remote control or shortl y press

EQ/TA button on the front p anel to turn

on equalization function and to select
desired audio mode, such as POP, CLAS,
ROCK, JAZZ and OFF.
In media play mode, press and hold the
button is EQ function.

◆ Clock display

Repeatedly press CLOCK button on the

front panel to let the clock appear on the
screen or not.

◆ Brake function

If the brake wire (pink wire) isn’t
connected to the ground (when driving),
the picture will not be shown on the
screen in video play mode for safety
purpose. Only the audio will be heard.
Note: Only when p arking, the video
picture can be seen on the screen. When
driving, the warning information will b e
displayed.

◆ Rearview function

On the back of the unit, there is a yellow
jack for rearview video in. When backing
a car, the picture of the screen will switch
to rearview picture automatically and the
unit will play the video information that
inputted from the yellow rearview video in
jack.

◆ Power-down memory function

The unit has the power-down memory

function and some dat a will n ever lose
even when power's off. You can press the

numerical button 1, 3, 6 on the front panel

of the unit in succession then hold press

4 button to clear the power-down memory

function and “EEP INNT” will appear.

USB PLAY OPERATION

On the front of the unit, when you open the
USB cover, you will see an USB interface.
An USB device can be connected through
this interface.

When you connect an USB device through
the interface, the unit will search the
audio/video/photo files in the USB driver
and start to play automatically.

If in other mode, you can also press MODE

button to select USB mode.

NOTE:

- When in USB play mode, be sure not to
remove the USB driver from the USB
interface.
When stop USB play , you can remove
the USB drive, af ter remove USB driver
from the unit.

- When connecting an MP3 player and
there has normal battery in the player
(non rechargeable ba ttery), you should
remove the battery from the MP3 player
then connect it to the USB interface.

Otherwise, it may cause battery burst.

◆ Stopping playback

Press button on the front p anel or

on the remote control for one time to
pre-stop the playback. When
button on the front panel or on

the remote control is pressed, normal
playback will continue.
Press or button twice to stop
the playback completely.

◆ Pausing play

Shortly press on the front panel or

on the remote control during

playback to stop playback temporarily.

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OPERATION

Shortly press again will return to the
normal playback.

◆ Rapid forward / rapid reverse

Hold press / on the front panel
or hold press / on the remote
control during playback.

Each time the button is hold pressed, the
speed of rapid forward /reverse changes
as follows.

Normal play X2 X4 X8 X20

◆ Slow motion playback (for Video file
only)

Press SLOW on the remote control during

play. Each time the button is pressed, the
speed of slow forwar d (SF) changes as
follows.

Normal playÆ 1/2Æ 1/3Æ 1/4Æ 1/5 Æ1/6 Æ 1/7

In slow motion state, shortly press on

the remote control or on the front
panel to resume the normal playback.

◆ Skipping track

Pressing / buttons on the remote
control or / on the front panel during
playback will skip to the next/previous
track.
Note you can use the numeric buttons
(0-9) and 10+ button on the remote control
to select the track directly.

◆ Zoom function

Allows the picture to be increased in size.

Press ZOOM button on the

remote control to toggle scale among 1,
2, 3, 4, 1/2 , 1/3, and 1/4. When the

scale is 1/4, press ZOOM again will e xit

zoom operation.
During zoom mode, press / , /

buttons to move the picture lef t/right,

up/down.

◆ Multi-subtitle language function (For

Video file)

Press SUB-T button on the remote

control or SUB-T button on the front

panel during playback. The
corresponding information will be shown
on the screen.

Each time the button is pressed, the

subtitle language changes in the

sequential order.
Note: The language is different according
to the video file. Some files only cont ain
one subtitle language.

◆ Audio function

Press AUDIO during playback to change

the audio channel among STEREO,

MONO L, MONO R, MIX MONO.

◆Repeat play

Press RPT button on the remote control

or on the front panel repeatedly to select
different repeat mode.

REP:[OFF] REP:[REP 1] REP:[REP DIR]

REP:[REP ALL]

◆ Play the tracks in random order

For audio files, when playing, press RDM

button on the front panel or on the

remote control will play the tracks in

random order. In random on mode, press

RDM button again will exit random

playing.

◆ Program play

In program play mode, you can play
the track/photo in your desired
sequence.

For audio/photo files:

a) Press PROG button on the remote

control to enter the program edit
interface.

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OPERATION

b) Press / , / cursor

buttons on the remote control to
select the items you want to program.
The items you selected will bec ome
highlight.

c) Input the number you want to

program by numeric buttons (0-9)

on the remote control.
Use cursor buttons to select

PLAY on the bottom of the
screen, or press ENTER button on

remote control to confirm. And
the unit will play the tracks you
programmed.

d) If you want to clear the program,

select CLEAR on the screen and

press ENTER on the remote control

to confirm, and the unit will cancel
the programmed play.

◆ Goto Function

Press GO TO button on the remote control,

then use the numeric bu ttons to input the

desired Track or T ime and press ENTER

to confirm. It will pla y the corresponding
program you just set.

◆ Setup Menu

In media play mode, press SETUP button

on the remote control to enter setup
menu.

a) When the cursor is on the topside, use

/ buttons to move between the

different pages, such as SYSTEM
SETUP, LANGUAGE SETUP, AUDIO
SETUP, VIDEO SETUP, SPEAKER
SETUP and DIGITAL SETUP.

b) Press

to the setup page below and then
you can use / buttons to move
between the different setup options.

c) Press

list for each setup option and then use

/ buttons and ENTER button to

change your selection.

button to move the cursor

button to display the choice

1) SYSTEM SETUP
When you open the setup menu, you
will see the system se tup page at first,
see below:

SYSTEM SETUP

TV SYSTEM
AUTO PLAY
VIDEO
TV TYPE
PASSWORD
RATING
DEFAULT

* TV SYSTEM: Change the TV SYSTEM

among NTSC, PAL and AUTO.

* AUTO PLAY: Change betwee n ON and

OFF. When AUTO PLAY ON, the unit will
skip over the menu to play automatically.

* VIDEO: Change among S-VIDEO

INTERLACE-YUV, TV-RGB, P-SCAN
YPBPR and PC-VGA.

* TV TYPE: Change the TV T YPE among

4:3 PS, 4:3 LB and 16:9.

* PASSWORD: Change the PASSWORD

lock or unlock, the default P ASSWORD
is “0000”.

* RATING: Change the p arental RATING

among 1KID SAFE, 2G , 3PG, 4PG13,
5PG-R, 6R, 7NC-17, 8ADULT.

* DEFAULT: Restore the system setup to

the default setup.

2) LANGUAGE SETUP

When you open the languag e setup
menu, you will see the langua ge setup
page:

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO LANG
SUBTITLE LANG
MENU LANG

* You can change the OSD LANGUAGE,
AUDIO LANGUAGE, SUBTITLE
LANGUAGE, MENU LANGUAGE among
different languages.
The language options are dif ferent
depending on your country or region.

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3) AUDIO SETUP

When you open the AUDIO menu,
you will see the following picture:

AUDIO OUT
KEY

*AUDIO OUT: Change among SPDIF/OFF,

SPDIF/RAW and SPDIF/PCM.

* KEY: Change the tone within a cert ain

range.

4) VIDEO SETUP
When you open the VIDEO menu, you
will see the following picture:

BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
HUE
SATURATION
SHARPNESS

You can adjust the value of the
brightness, contrast, hue, saturation
and sharpness.

5) SPEAKER SETUP
When you open the SPEAKER menu,
you will see the following picture:

* DOWNMIX: to set the DOWNMIX

modes of LT/RT and STEREO.

* FRONT: to select between LARGE

and SMALL.

6) DIGITAL SETUP
When you open the DIGITAL menu,

you will see the following picture:

AUDIO SETUP

VIDEO SETUP

SPEAKER SETUP

DOWNMIX
FRONT

DIGITAL SETUP

OP MODE
DYNAMIC RANGE
DUAL MONO

* OP MODE: to set the operating

modes for Dolby Digital decoder,
there are LINE OUT and RF REMOD
to be selected.

* DYNAMIC RANGE: you can adjust

the dynamic range between OFF, 1/8,
2/8. 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, full.

* DUAL MONO: there are STEREO,

MONO L, MONO R and MIX MONO
to be selected.

Note: The displayed se tting information is
different according to different version.

◆ On-screen Display Function

Press the OSD button on the remote

control or on the unit during playback to
display the console information of the
current file on the screen, such as the
remaining time and the played time.

◆ Last Play Memory

1) During media play back, if you turn of f
the unit and then turn on the unit again,
the unit will resume playing from the point
that just interrupted.

2) During playback, if you press MODE

button to switch to other mode, then
return to media play mode again, the unit
will resume playing from the point that
just interrupted.

MEMORY CARD OPERATION

On the front of the unit, when you open the
USB cover, you will see a memory card
interface. You can insert a memory card
into the interface.
When you insert a memory card in the
memory interface, the unit will search

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OPERATION

the audio/video/photo files in the card and
start to play automatically. The operation is
the same with the USB operation described
above.

If in other mode, you can also press MODE

button to select Card mode.
The corresponding operation please refer
to the USB PLAY OPERATION.

RADIO OPERATION

◆ Switching to Radio Mode

Press MODE button on remote control or
MODE on the front panel start radio mode.

The band/frequency/station/clock and
other information will display on the
display.

RADIO ST

87.50 MHZ

BAND : FM1
STATION: M1
POP 00:03

◆ Selecting the Frequency Band

Press BND button on the remote control
or BAND/AMS button on the front

panel to select desired band. The
reception band will change in the following
order:

ÆFM1Æ FM 2Æ FM3 Æ AM1 Æ AM2

Selecting Station

◆

Press / buttons on the remote
control or press / on the front panel
shortly to adjust the frequency manually.
Hold Press / on the remote control
or hold press / on the front panel for
fast tuning. The frequency is updated
correspondingly on display.

◆ Setting Memory

Press radio preset buttons (numeric
buttons 1~6) on remote control or on the
front panel to preset stations at radio
mode. Each band can store six preset
stations. The stations might be FM1, FM2,

FM3, AM1 and AM2 band. The operation
is as below:

1) Store in Memory
Press and hold desired radio preset
buttons (numeric buttons 1~6) on the
remote control or on the front p anel for
several seconds, the memory icon will
be shown display and the current
listening station will be stored into the
number button.

2) Retrieve a Preset Station

Press any one of the radio preset

buttons (numeric but tons 1~6) on the
remote control or on the front p anel to
retrieve a station which had been stored
in the memory in advance and the
chosen frequency will be shown on
display.

◆ Automatic memory storing &
program scanning

1) Program scanning

Shortly press AMS button on remote

control to scan preset station.

2) Automatic memory storing

Press and hold press AMS button on
the remote control or BND/AMS

button on the front p anel for about
several seconds, the radio searches
from the current frequency and checks
the signal strength until one cycle
search is finished. And then st ations
are stored into the preset number
button in turn according to the strength
of the st ations. When auto search is
finished, it will e nter into preset scan
mode automatically.

Note: Press and hold 1-6 numeric

buttons on the remote control for about
several seconds, will store the current
station to the current numeric key
position.

◆ Mono/Stereo

Press ST button on remote control to

select mono or stereo mode. Y ou can
sometimes improve reception of distant
stations by selecting mono operation.

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A

◆ Local/Distant

Press LOC button on the remote control to

select between local and distant stations.
Local setting for reception of strong
station, and a distant setting for reception
of weaker stations.

◆ RBDS OPERATION

1) In FM mode, hold press TA button on

the front panel to switch TA on or of f.
When TA on, the unit will s earch
Traffic Announcement automatically.

When received a Traffic
Announcement station, the unit will
change to the Traffic Announcement

station automatically. Hold press TA

again to exit TA mode.

2) Using PTY to Select Program
Press PTY/AF button on the front panel

to start the station search.

Use VOL+/- buttons on the remote
control or volume knob on the front

panel to change the items, when you
choose the desired items.

When PTY is selected, the radio st arts
to search corresponding PT Y
information, and stop s if the
corresponding PTY information is
detected.
If corresponding PTY information is not
existed any more, PTY engaging is
automatically exit to normal mode.

NOTE: When you set AREA EUR, hold

pressing PTY/AF button can switch on or

off RDS mode.

◆ Switching Area USA/EUR

In radio mode, press and hold the
volume button on the front p anel of the

unit or SELECT button on the remote

control, then you can use the volume

knob on the unit or VOL+/- buttons on

the remote control to set AREA USA or
AREA EUR frequency spacing.

V IN OPERATION

On the front panel of the unit, there is an
AV IN jack. When you connected the
audio/video device from the jack, press

MODE button on the remote control or
MODE on the front panel to select AV IN

mode.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING

If it appears that your unit is faulty, first
consult this checklist. It may be that
something simple has been overlooked.

Under no circumstances should you try
to repair the player yourself, as this will
invalidate the warranty. Only qualified
service personnel can remove the cover
or service this player.

The power does not turn on.

¾ The lead wires are not connected

properly to the connectors.
 Make sure the connection is

correct.

¾ The fuse has blown.

 After checking for short circuits in

the wires, replace the fuse with one
having the same rating.

¾ The internal processor is not working

due to noise or other factors.
 Press the reset button to reset the

unit to factory defaults.

The remote control does not work. The
unit does not operate even when the
correct buttons on the remote control
are pressed.

¾ Battery capacity is low.

 Install new batteries.

¾ Some operations are disabled in

specific states.
 Enter the correct mode.

The file can not play.

¾ The file is not supported by the unit.

 Examine the file format.

The desired source is not selected
although you press the MODE button.

¾ An optional unit required to listen to

each source is not connected yet.

 Connect the optional unit correctly.

¾ The reset button is not pressed yet

although the optional unit has been
connected to the unit.
 Press the reset button.

Nothing happens when the button are
pressed.

¾ An optional unit required to listen to

each source is not connected yet.

 Connect the optional unit correctly.

¾ The computer chip in the unit is not

functioning normally.
 Press the reset button on the

housing of the unit.

The sound quality is poor or distorted.

¾ One of the speaker wires is being

pinched by a screw in the car.

 Check the speaker wiring.

¾ The speakers are not wired correctly.

 Reconnect the speaker wires so

that each output terminal is
connected to a different speaker.

Radio reception is poor.

¾ The car antenna is not extended.

 Pull the antenna out all the way.

¾ The antenna control wire is not

connected.
 Connect the wire correctly.

A track will not play.

¾ Random play has been selected.

 Turn off random play.

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SPECIFICATION

GENERAL

Power Supply Requirements : DC 12 Volts, Negative Ground

Maximum Output Power : 4x80 watts
Current Drain : 15 Ampere (max.)
Monitor Screen Size : 3.2” TFT

RADIO
FM

Frequency Coverage 87.5 to 107.9 MHz (USA)

87.5 to 108 MHz (Europe/Asia)

Sensitivity (S/N=30dB) 10 dBu

Image Rejection >45dB

Stereo Separation >25dB

AM

Frequency Coverage 530 to 1710 KHz (USA)

522 to 1620 KHz (Europe/Asia)

Sensitivity (S/N=20dB) 36 dBu

Image Rejection >45 dB

SUPPORTED FILE TYPE

VIDEO: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, VOB, AVI, XVID, DAT, 3GP

AUDIO: MP3, ID3, WMA
PHOTO: JPEG

Note:
Specifications and design are subject to modification, without notice, due to
improvements in technology.

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