CALIBER MCD 270 User Manual [fr]
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SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
Power Supply DC 11 -14V
Polarity Negative Ground
Speaker impedance 4 ohms
Power Output 4 x 55W
CD PLAYER
System Compact disc audio system
Usable disc Compact disc
Sampling frequency 44.1KHz
No of quantization bits 1bit
Frequency 5-20,000Hz
Number of channels 2 stereo
S/N Ratio 70dB
RADIO SECTION
FM
Frequency Range 87.5-108 Mhz
Usable Sensitivity Better than 15dB at S/N 30 dB
Stereo Separation 25 dB at 1KHz
S/N Ratio 50 dB
AM/MW
Frequency Range 522-1620 Khz
Intermediate Frequency 450KHz
Usable Sensitivity Better than 45dB
S/N Ratio 40 dB
REMARK :
Specifications subject to change without notice.
1. PANEL RELEASE BUTTON
2. BAND/LOUD BUTTON
3.AF BUTTON
4.TA BUTTON
5. PTY BUTTON
6. DISC EJECT
7. POWER BUTTON
8. ROTARY VOLUME KNOB
AUDIO SELECT BUTTON/ MP3 ENTER BUTTON
9. MODE BUTTON
10.AUTOMATICALLY STORE/PRESET SCAN (AS/PS)/MENU BUTTON
11. PRESET STATIONS BUTTONS (1~6)
12.PAUSE BUTTON
13. SCAN BUTTON
14. REPEAT BUTTON
15. SHUFFLE (RANDOM) BUTTON
16. PREVIOUS FOLDER BUTTON
17. NEXT FOLDER BUTTON
18. DISPLAY BUTTON/ MP3 ID3 BUTTON
19. USB COVER
20.TUNING UP/DOWN,TRACK UP/DOWN BUTTONS
21. SD/MMC CARD INPUT
22. RESET BUTTON
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DISC PLAY
PRECAUTIONS
• Use only in a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical system.
• Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery terminal while mounting and connecting the
unit.
• When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an identical amperage rating.
•Using a fuse with a higher amperage rating may cause serious damage to the unit.
•DO NOT attempt to disassemble the unit. Laser beams from the optical pickup are dangerous to the eyes.
• Make sure that pins or other objects do not get inside the unit; they may cause malfunctions, or create safety hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam exposure.
• If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather, wait until the temperature in the car become normal before operating the unit.
• Keep the volume at a level at which you can hear outside warning sounds (horns
sirens, etc.).
CD NOTES
•Playing a defective or dusty CD can cause dropouts in sound.
• Hold CDs as illustrated.
• DO NOT touch the unlabeled side.
• DO NOT attach any seal, label or data protection sheet to either side of a disc.
• DO NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive heat.
• Wipe a dirty CD from the center outward with a cleaning cloth.
• Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.
• This unit cannot play 3-inch ( 8cm ) CDs.
• NEVER insert a 3-inch CD contained in the adapter
or an irregularly shaped CD.
• The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a
malfunction.
BEFORE OPERATION
• DO NOT raise the volume level too much,as this
will block outside sounds, making driving dangerous.
• Stop the car before performing any complicated
operation.
CAUTION
DO NOT open covers and do not repair by yourself.
Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.
Installation procedures
First complete the electrical connections, and then
check them for correctness.
Anti-Theft System
This unit is equipped with a detachable panel.
Removing this panel makes the radio totally inoperable.
Removing the panel
1. Switch off the power of the unit.
2. Remove the detachable panel.
3. Gently press the button of the case and open the
cover. Place the panel into the case and take it with you
when you leave the car.
Install detachable panel
1.Fix right part of face plate in the right part of panel slot
of the unit.
2.Press down the left side of the face plate until it clicks
into the panel slot of the unit.
Remove the unit
Switch of the power of the unit.
1. Remove the panel and the trim plate.
2. Insert both T-Keys into hole in front of the set until
they lock.
3. Pull out the unit.
1. Insert mounting bracket into the
dashboard, and bend the mounting
tabs out with a screwdriver. (Make
sure that lock lever is flush with
the mounting bracket. Not projecting outward)
2. Secure the rear of the unit After
fixing mounting bolt and power
connector,fix the rear of the unit
to the car body by rubber cushion.
3. Insert trimplate
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BASIC OPERATIONS
ON/OFF
Switch on the unit by pressing POWER button(7) or any other button on the radio
(except eject) when system is on, press POWER button(7) to turn off the unit.
FACEPANEL RELEASE
Press REL button (1) to remove the facepanel.
SOUND ADJUSTMENT
Press button (8) volume knob to enter the sound set up,the sound set up will change
in the following order Volume, Bass, Treble, Balance, Fader and back to Volume.
Press button (2) “BAND/LOUDNESS” longer then 3 seconds then Loudness will be
activated or disactivated.
SOURCE
Press button (9) “MODE“ to switch between CD, USB,SD/MMC and radio.
BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF
Press button (8) “VOLUME KNOB” longer then 3 seconds. Now press the volume
knob until you see “BEEP” in the display.You can rotate the volume knob to select the
following options:
BEEP 2ND Beeps only when the second function of the dual function button is selected (long press).
BEEP ALL Beeps when any button is pressed.
BEEP OFF To disable the beep option.
RADIO OPERATIONS
BAND SELECTION
At tuner mode, press button (2) shortly to select the desired band.The reception
band will change in the following order: FM1,FM2, FM3 and MW
STATION SELECTION
Press up or down button (20) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for 2
seconds until “ MANUAL” appeared on the display, the manual tuning
Mode is selected. If the buttons are not touched for more then 3 seconds it automatic goes back to “AUTO SEEK”
AUTOSTORE AS
-Automatic Memory Storing
Press func button (10) “AS/PS” longer then three seconds , activate AS.The radio searches
for the 6 strongest stations and stores them into the preset of the currently selected band.
NOTE: Any stations that were previously stored in this memory bank are replaced by
a new station.
PRESET SCAN PS
Press func button (10) “AS/PS” for less then three seconds.The unit will pause for ten
seconds at each preset station. Press button (10) “AS/PS” again to stop scanning when
the desired station is reached.
Station store and recall
Press any one of the preset buttons (12 to 17) to recall a station which had been stored in the memory.Press a preset button for 2 seconds, previous preset station is
overwritten by current tuned frequency.
RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM) OPERATIONS
The RDS data are the PI, PS,TP, PTY,TA and AF data.
PI: Program indentification code
Code for identifying program
PS: Program service name
Broadcast station name data expressed
In alphanumerically character
TP:Traffic program identification
Identification data for traffic information broadcasting station
TA :Traffic announcement identification
Identification data showing traffic information is being transmitted or not
AF:Alternative frequencies
Frequency list of broadcasting station transmitting the same program
SETTING AF MODE
Press button (3) AF for less then three seconds to select AF to be ON or OFF
Whenever AF is switched on, symbol “AF” appears on the display.
The tuner will return to Alternative Frequencies whenever the reception signals getting worse.“ALARM” will be displayed when an emergency broadcasting is
received;meanwhile sound output level will be adjusted to the preset output level
automatically when the volume control is set at minimum.
USING PTY TO SELECT PROGRAM
The PTY function allows you to search for stations with a particular program type.
To select your program type, press the button (5) “PTY” less then three seconds.
Display will show:“pop music” or “news.
Now you can select the music type or speech type using preset keys 1 to 6 for your
selection as listed table:
Preset number PTY “pop” group PTY in “news” group
1 pop m, rock m news,affairs,info
2 easy m, light m sport,educatie,drama
3 classics, other m culture, science, varied
4 jazz, country weather, finance, childeren
5 nation m, oldies social, religion, phone in
6folk m travel, leisure, document
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While selecting PTY engagement, its selection is implemented by preset button as
described in notes.When PTY is selected, the radio starts to search corresponding
PTY information is detected. If corresponding PTY information is not found ,normal
radio reception is resumed.After the text “NON PTY” is at the display for 5 seconds.
LISTENING TO TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Traffic announcement can interrupt CD play or radio listening when broadcast.
Briefly press the button (4) “TA” to select the TA mode on or off.When TA mode is
on, you will hear the traffic announcement when broadcast. During traffic announcement ,you can interrupt it by short press of TA button (4).Without switching off the
TA mode. By doing so, the set will return to the previous operating mode. Long press
on TA button(4) allows ON/OFF selection of EONTA LOCAL/EONTA DX
EONTA LOCAL will only allow traffic announcement from strong station to come through.
EONTA DX selection will allow all received announcements to interrupt CD play or
radio listening.
ADVANCED RDS SETTINGS
Press the volume knob (8) for more then three seconds to enter the advanced RDS
settings menu.
A) TA SEEK or TA ALARM
- TA SEEK mode:
When TP information gets lost at the current station for retune time which is set by
RETUNE SHORT (30 sec.) or RETUNE LONG (90 sec.), the radio starts to retune
to next same PI station.
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TA ALARM mode:
When TP information gets lost at the current station beeps will be heard.
B) PI SOUND or PI MUTE
- In some countries, there is a possibility of having 2 different stations with same
frequencies but different PI.
If PI SOUND is selected, radio will switch to the new PI station for few seconds
before switch back to current PI station.
If PI MUTE is selected, radio will mute when a new PI station is received.
C) RETUNE L or RETUNE S.
When PI information is not caught for retune time, the radio starts to retune to next
same PI station.
RETUNE L mode: Retune time selected as 90 seconds.
RETUNE S mode: Retune time selected as 30 seconds.
D) MASK DPI or MASK ALL
- MASK DPI mode: Masked only the AF which has different PI.
- MASK ALL mode: Masked the AF which has different PI and any other interfering
non PI station which having the same transmitting frequency.
CD OPERATIONS
This CD player is suitable for 12cm disc, do not use irregular shaped CD.
SELECT TRACKS
During CD operations, press button (20) “ ” for next track. Press button (20)
“ ” for previous track.Tracknumber shows on display.
During CD operation, hold button (20) “ ” for fast forward. Hold button (20)
“ ” for fast reverse. Cd will starts from when you release the button.
PAUSE
Press button (12) “ ” to pause the CD player. Press it again to resume play.
REPEAT THE SAME TRACK
Press button (14) “RPT” to continuously repeat the same track. Press
it again to stop repeat.
SCAN TRACKS
Press button (13) “SCN” to play first several seconds of each track of current CD.Press
again to stop intro and listen to track.
PLAY TRACKS IN SHUFFLE
Press button (15) “SHF” to play all tracks on CD in random order. Press again to cancel the function.
EJECT
Press button (6) “ ” to stop playing and eject the CD.
PLAYING A CD-R/RW
Depending on the type of CD-R/RW CD, surface condition of the CD, as well as writer, certain CD-R/RW CD may not operate normally on this unit.
MP3 FUNCTION
How to select MP3 files
1. SEARCHING TRACK
By using volume knob. Rotate the volume knob to scroll through the numbers, then
press MP3 enter button (2) to confirm.
2. SEARCHING BY DIRECTORY AND TRACK NAME
By using volume knob (8). Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 menu button (10) twice,
the display shows “*”. Rotate the volume knob (8) for selecting the character. In this
search mode, select button (8) use as move cursor. Press band/loud button (2) use as
MP3 confrim button. The unit searches files and directories which have the same character which is inputted by the user.The unit shows these sorted files and directories
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by volume knob (8) (rotate anti-clockwise first). If the selected name is directory, the
user can go into the selected directory by press MP3 confirm button (2) and continue
to search the directory or file name in the directory by volume knob (8) (rotate anticlockwise first).The selected file can be played by pressing MP3 enter button (2).
3. SEARCHING FROM DIRECTORY
By using volume knob (8). Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 menu button (10) three
times, then the first directory name is shown. Rotate volume knob (8) (rotate anticlockwise first) to navigate through the directory list, press MP3 enter button (2) to
select the desired directory.The display will show “\\”. To select the tracks under the
selected directory, by rotate volume knob (8) (rotate anti-clockwise first) then press
MP3 enter button (2) to confirm when desired track is found.
4. NAVIGATING THROUGH DIRECTORY BY USING PREVIOUS/NEXT FOLDER
(M5/M6) BUTTONS
Press next folder (M6) or previous folder (M5) buttons to skip in the current directory
.On
a multi-level directories CD, the movement will take place at the current level until
last folder is reached.At this point press previous folder (5) again,it will move to the next
level or directory
ID3 INFORMATION DISPLAY
Press display button (18) repeatedly to display ID3 TAG information. If the MP3 file is
available with ID3 TAG, pressing the display button (18) repeatedly will show information in the following sequence:
Song title -> Artist -> Album title -> Year -> Comments
If any of the ID3 TAG information is not available,pressing the display button repeatedly will show information in the following sequence:
Unknown Song title -> Unknown Artist -> No Album title -> Unknown Year -> No
Comments
If the MP3 file is without ID3 TAG, pressing the display button (18), and “NO ID3 TAG”
will be displayed on the display.The file name and track number of the MP3 file will scroll
repeatedly through the display during the playing of the MP3 file.
SD/MMC OPERATIONS
USB DRIVE OPERATIONS
Flip open the USB cover.
Plug in the USB drive.The unit
automatically starts playing.
Note: To stop USB playback, unplug the USB drive and the unit will automatically
switch to radio mode. If you want to select another source you can use button (9)
“mode” to select the desired source.You can leave the card in the unit.
Detach the control panel. Insert the SD/MMC Card
with Label up side.
Push in untill a “click”
sound is heard.
Close the control panel.
Note: If you want to select another source you can use button (9) “mode” to select
the desired source.You can leave the card in the unit.
Press button (20) “up/down” to go through the tracklist.
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Location Function
AB
1 Rear right (+) - Purple
2 Rear right (-) - Purple / Black stripe
3Front right (+) - Gray
4 Accu 12V(+) Front right (-) - Gray / Black stripe
5 Auto Antenna Front Left (+) - White
6Front Left (-) - White / Black stripe
7ACC+ Rear left (+) - Green
8Ground Rear Left (-) - Green / Black Stripe
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Cause
The car ignition switch is not on
The fuse is blown
Presence of disc inside the player
Inserting the disc in reverse direction
The disc is extremely dirty or defective
Temperature inside the car is too high
Condensation
Volume is in minimum
Wiring is not properly connected
The installation angle is more than 30 degrees
The disc is extremely dirty or defective
The built-in microcomputer
is not operating properly due to noise
The antenna cable is not connected
The signals are too weak
Mechanism error
Servo Focus error
Solution
If the power supply is properly connected to the car
accessory terminal,switch the ignition key to "ACC"
Replace the fuse
Remove the disc in the player, then insert a new one
Insert the compact disc with the label facing upward
Clean the disc or try to play a new one
Cool off or until the ambient temperature
returns to normal
Leave the player off for an hour, then try again
Adjust volume to a desired level
Check wiring connection
Adjust the installation angle less than 30 degrees
Clean the compact disc, then try to play a new one
Front panel is not properly fixed into its place
Press the RESET button.
Insert the antenna cable firmly
Select a station manually
Press the reset button to correct the problem.If the
error code does not disappear, consult your nearest service dealer.
Press the reset button to correct the problem.If the
error code does not disappear, consult your nearest service dealer.
Problem
No power
Disc cannot be
loaded or ejected
No sound
Sound skips
The operation keys do not work
The radio does not work
Error 1
Error 2
TROUBLESHOOTING
Before going through the check list,check wiring connection. If any of the problems persist after check list has been made, consult your nearest service dealer.
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