Clarion FB275BT User Manual

Ownerʼs manual

Mode d'emploi

Manual de instrucciones

Bluetooth® SD/MP3 RECEIVER

RÉCEPTEUR Bluetooth® SD/MP3

RECEPTOR Bluetooth® SD/MP3

All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2007: Clarion Co., Ltd.

Printed in Malaysia / Imprimé en Malaisie / Impreso en Malasia

PE-8500B

280-8556-01

Clarion Co., Ltd.

English

1. FEATURES

Built in

Bluetooth

®

Handsfree (HFP) and audio streaming

(

A2DP & AVRCP

)

.
MP3 playback via SD card slot.
728-variable color illuminated design.

1. FEATURES ........................................................................................................................... 2

2. PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................

3

3. HANDLING MEMORY CARD ...............................................................................................

4

4. CONTROLS .......................................................................................................................... 5

MAIN UNIT ............................................................................................................................ 5

5. NOMENCLATURE ................................................................................................................ 6

Names of the Buttons and Their Functions ........................................................................... 6

Display Items ......................................................................................................................... 7

LCD Screen ........................................................................................................................... 7

6. DCP

(

Detachable Control Panel

)

........................................................................................

8

7. OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................

9

Basic Operations ................................................................................................................... 9

Radio Operations ................................................................................................................ 10

MP3 Operations .................................................................................................................. 12

Introduction to

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology ................................................................... 19

Handsfree Operations ......................................................................................................... 22

Audio Streaming Operations ............................................................................................... 25

Common Operations ........................................................................................................... 26

Compatible Devices ............................................................................................................ 31

8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................

32

9. TROUBLESHOOTING

........................................................................................................ 34

10. ERROR DISPLAYS

............................................................................................................ 37

11. SPECIFICATIONS

.............................................................................................................. 38

Contents

CLARION PRODUCT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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Dear Customer:
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Be sure to unfold and read the next page.

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3. HANDLING MEMORY CARD

Do not leave the card in vehicle where

there is high temperature or direct sunlight
or where electromagnetic waves or electro­static are easily generated.

SD/MMC Memory Card

When the card is being read, do not re-

move the card.

After eject operation, always remove the

memory card from the slot; otherwise, the
flip down panel may not be closed prop

-

erly.

After usage, store the supplied memory

card in the enclosed case.

Do not allow dirt, dust or water to enter it.

Do not bend or drop the card. The card or

the recorded content may be damaged.

Do not touch the terminals on the back of

the card with your fingers.

This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a resi

-

dential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communica­tions. However, there is no guarantee that inter­ference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interfer­ence to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to consult the dealer
or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

2. PRECAUTIONS

USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS,
OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN,
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.

THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER SHOULD NOT
BE ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY ANYONE
EXCEPT PROPERLY QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
PRODUCT NOT APPROVED BY THE MANU­FACTURER WILL VOID THE WARRANTY
AND WILL VIOLATE FCC APPROVAL.

INFORMATION FOR USERS:

CAUTION

!

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6. DCP (Detachable Control Panel

)

The control panel can be detached to prevent
theft. When detaching the control panel, store it
in the DCP

(

Detachable Control Panel) case to

prevent scratches.

We recommend taking the DCP with you when
leaving the car.

2. Press in the [RELEASE] button.

3. Pull the DCP toward you and remove it.

Removing the DCP

1. Press the

[

SRC] button for 1.5 seconds or lon

-

ger to switch off the power.

∗ The flip down panel can only be opened up to

65˚, please do not forcibly push to open fur

-

ther.

The DCP can easily be damaged by shock.

After removing it, be careful not to drop it
or subject it to strong shocks.

The connector connecting the main unit

and the DCP is an extremely important
part. Be careful not to damage it by press

­ing on it with fingernails, pens, screwdriv­ers, etc.

CAUTION

!

Note:

If the DCP is dirty, wipe off the dirt with a soft, dry

cloth only.

4. Close the HOLD FLAP.

Attaching the DCP

1. Insert the right side of the DCP into the main
unit.

2. Insert the left side of the DCP to attach into
the main unit.

Storing the DCP in the DCP case

Hold the DCP, in the orientation as shown in the
figure below, and put it into the supplied DCP case.
(

Ensure the DCP is in the correct orientation.

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SD Logo is a trademark.

The

Bluetooth

®

word mark and logos are owned by the

Bluetooth

®

SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Clarion Co.,Ltd. is

under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Warning:

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
userʼs authority to operate the equipment.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1)

this device may not cause interference, and

(2)

this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

[

RELEASE] button

Deeply push in the button to unlock the flip

down panel.

[

ISR] button

Recall ISR radio station in memory.
Press and hold for 1.5 seconds or longer: Store

current station into ISR memory

(

Radio mode

only).

[

DIRECT] buttons

Store a station into memory or recall it directly

while in the Radio mode.

Store a telephone number into memory or

recall it directly while in the Telephone mode.

[

] button

Reject an incoming call or end a call.
Cancel current operation.

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4. CONTROLS / COMMANDES /
CONTROLES

MAIN UNIT / APPAREIL PRINCIPAL / UNIDAD PRINCIPAL

Note: Be sure to unfold this page and refer to the front diagrams as you read each chapter.

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Français Español

[

RPT] button

Perform track repeat play while in the SD

mode.

Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to perform folder repeat play while in the
SD mode.

[ , ]

buttons

Seek a station while in the Radio mode or

select a track when listening to a SD/BT Audio
mode.

These buttons are also being used to make

various settings.

[

DISP] button

During SD mode, switch the display indication

in the following order:

Track Name Folder Name Title Tag

Album Tag Artist Tag Track Name...

Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to enter the Adjustment mode.

5. NOMENCLATURE

SD/MMC MEMORY CARD SLOT

SD/MMC memory card insertion slot.

Notes:

Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diagrams of chapter “

4. CONTROLS” on page 5.

SD is the abbreviation of Secure Digital Card while MMC is the abbreviation of Multimedia card.

Names of the Buttons and Their Functions

[

] knob

Adjust the volume by turning the knob clockwise

or counterclockwise.

Press and hold the knob for 1.5 seconds or

longer to perform auto store in the Radio
mode.

Play or pause a track while in the SD/BT Audio

mode.

Press and hold the knob for 1.5 seconds or

longer to perform manual navigation in the SD
mode.

Perform next level adjustment or selection in

the Adjustment mode.

Perform various settings.

[

SRC] button

Press the button to turn on the power.
Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to turn off the power.

Switch the Operation mode among the Radio

mode, SD mode, BT Audio mode and AUX
mode.

[

] button

Accept an incoming call or make outgoing call.

[

BND] button

Switch the band while in the Radio mode.
Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to toggle seek/manual tuning.

Play the first track in current folder while in the

SD mode.

Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to play the first track in the memory
card.

[

RDM] button

Perform track random play while in the SD

mode.

Press the button to toggle track random/folder

random/card random/random off while in the
SD mode.

Press and hold the button for 1.5 seconds or

longer to perform quick random folder play.

[

], [ ] buttons

Select the folder in the SD mode.

With the FLIP DOWN PANEL opened / Ouvrez le PANNEAU RABATTABLE
/ Apertura del PANEL ABATIBLE

[1]

button

Restart current track in the SD mode.

INTERNAL MIC

Built-in internal microphone.

In extreme cold, the screen movement may slow down and the screen may darken, but this is normal.
The screen will recover when it returns to normal temperature.

Please take note that reflection of the screen cover may increase due to direct sunlight exposure, thus
this might decrease the visibility of the LCD screen.

Display Items

LCD Screen

∗

Some of the modes will change the whole display such as volume, Adjustment mode and file navigation.

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FENTE DE CARTE MÉMOIRE SD/MMC

RANURA PARA TARJETA DE MEMORIA SD/MMC

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Note: Be sure to read this chapter referring to the

front diagrams of chapter “4. CONTROLS

”

on page 5.

7. OPERATIONS

CAUTION

!

Basic Operations

Be sure to lower the volume before switch­ing off the unit power or the ignition key. The
unit remembers its last volume setting. If
you switch the power off with the volume up,
when you switch the power back on, the sud­den loud volume may hurt your hearing and
damage the unit.

Turning on/off the power

1. Press the [SRC] button.

2. The illumination and display on the unit light
up. The unit automatically remembers its last
Operation mode and will automatically switch
to display that mode.

3. Press and hold the

[

SRC

]

button for 1.5 sec

­onds or longer to turn off the power for the
unit.

∗

A welcome animation will be displayed at the

first time. This animation can be turned on or
off in the Adjustment mode.

Notes:

Be careful about using this unit for a long time

without running the engine. If you drain the carʼs
battery too much, you may not be able to start the
engine and this can reduce the service life of the
battery.

The unit will automatically prevent from being

turned on the power for a few seconds after power
off for internal protection purposes.

Selecting a mode

1. Press the [SRC

]

button to change the Opera

­tion mode.

2. Each time you press the

[

SRC] button, the Op

­eration mode changes in the following order:

Radio mode SD mode

(

BT Audio mode

)

(AUX mode

)

Radio mode...

Switching the display

Press the

[

DISP] button to select the desired dis

-

play.

When the

[

DISP

]

button is pressed at the first
time, the current display type will be displayed.
Further pressing the

[

DISP

]

button will switch the

display in the following order:

Notes:

There will be screen wipe transition in between if

animation is enabled in Adjustment mode.

If the SD mode is selected when no SD memory

card is inserted, the display shows “NO CARD”.

SD mode

“TRACK” “FOLDER” “TITLE” “ALBUM”
“ARTIST” “TRACK” ...

∗

Once selected, the preferred display becomes the

display default. When a function adjustment such
as volume is made, the screen will momentarily
switch to that functionʼs display, then revert back
to the preferred display several seconds after the
adjustment.

∗

AUX mode is only available if AUX is enabled
in ADJ mode while BT Audio mode will only be
available if there is A2DP connection.

And the following title will be displayed for a

moment each time the mode changes.

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DX SEEK

When the

[ ]

button is pressed, search will be
performing in the direction of higher frequencies.
When the

[ ]

button is pressed, search will be
performed in the direction of lower frequencies.

∗

When seek tuning starts, “DX” appears in the

display.

Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1. Press the [SRC

]

button and select the Radio

mode, then the radio will be on.

2. To select a preset band, press the [BND

]

but

­ton, then select one of the preset bands such
as FM1, FM2 or FM3. Every time the [BND]
button is pressed, the display will change as:

FM1 FM2 FM3 FM1...

3. Press the

[

,

]

button to tune in the

desired station.

∗

Initial frequency display is “87.50MHz”.

Seek tuning

There are 2 types of seek tuning: DX SEEK and
LOCAL SEEK.

DX SEEK can automatically tune in to receivable
broadcast stations; LOCAL SEEK can tune in to
only broadcast stations with a good reception
sensitivity.

1. Press the

[

BND

]

button and select the desired

FM band.

∗

Press and hold the

[

BND] button for 1.5 seconds

or longer to switch to Auto Seek mode. Make
sure “SEEK TUNE” is displayed briefly.

2. Press the

[ , ]

button to start automatic

station tuning.

When the

[ ]

button is pressed, search
will be performing in the direction of higher fre­quencies. When the

[ ]

button is pressed,
search will be performed in the direction of
lower frequencies.

Basic Operations

AUX function

This system has AUX RCA input in the rear panel
where you can listen to sounds and music from
external devices connected to this unit.

1. Connect the external music player to the AUX
RCA input.

2. Enable the AUX function in Adjustment mode.
Please refer “Setting AUX function” on page
27 for more details.

3. Press the

[

SRC] button to select the AUX mode

to activate the AUX function.

Note:

Volume can be adjusted through the unit.

Please refer chapter “Common Operations” on
page 26 for more operation controls.

Adjusting the volume

Turning the

[

] knob clockwise in

­creases the volume; turning it counterclockwise
decreases the volume.

“VOLUME 0” to “VOLUME 33” will be displayed
depends on the volume level.

∗

Factory default setting for volume is “VOLUME

13”.

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LOCAL SEEK

If the button is pressed and held in position for

1.5 seconds or longer, local seek tuning will be
enabled. Broadcast stations with good reception
sensitivity are selected.

∗

When local seeking starts, “LO” appears in the

display.

Recalling a preset station

A total of 18 preset positions

(

6-FM1, 6-FM2, 6-

FM3

)

exists to store individual radio stations in

memory. Pressing the corresponding

[

DIRECT]

button recalls the stored radio frequency auto­matically.

1. Press the

[

BND

]

button and select the desired

FM band.

2. Press the corresponding [DIRECT

]

button to

recall the stored station.

∗

Press and hold one of the

[

DIRECT

]

buttons for

1.5 seconds or longer to store that station into
preset memory.

Note:

If there is no preset channel stored, “- -EMPTY- -” is

displayed briefly and reverts to previous frequency
display.

Radio Operations

Step tuning

Press the

[

,

]

button to perform manual

tuning.

Manual tuning

There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and
step tuning.

When you are in the step Tuning mode, the fre­quency changes one step at a time. In the Quick
Tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired
frequency.

1. Press the

[

BND

]

button and select the desired

FM band.

∗

Press and hold the

[

BND] button for 1.5 seconds

or longer to switch to Manual Seek mode. Make
sure “MANUAL TUNE” is displayed briefly.

2. Tune into a station.

Quick tuning

Press and hold the

[

,

]

button for 1.5 sec

­onds or longer to begin station tuning.

Manual memory function

1. Press the [BND

]

button, to select a band you

want to store in the memory.

2. Press the

[

, ] button to tune into a

desired station.

3. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT

]

buttons

for 1.5 seconds or longer to store the current
station into preset memory and “SAVED” will
be displayed briefly.

Preset memory function

Preset memory function can store up to 18 sta­tions:
Six stations for each of FM1, FM2, and FM3.

∗

Factory default setting is empty for all channels.

Auto store

Auto store is a function for storing up to 6 stron­gest stations that are automatically tuned in
sequentially. If 6 receivable stations cannot be
received, a previously stored station remains un­overwritten at the memory position.

1. Push and hold the

[

] knob for

1.5 seconds or longer. The stations with good
reception are stored automatically to the preset
channels.

Notes:

The stations are stored in FM3 even if FM1 or FM2

was chosen for storing stations.

The auto store procedure may take up to 40 sec

-

onds to complete.

Instant station recall (ISR

)

Instant station recall is a special radio preset that
instantly accesses a favorite radio station at a
touch of a button. The ISR function even oper­ates with the unit in other modes.

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MP3 Operations

What is SD/MMC card?

The MultiMediaCard (MMC

)

and Secure Digital

(SD)

are flash memory

(

non-volatile

)

card format
that are used to store large capacity of data in
a compact and slim size of media. SD memory
cards are based on the older MultiMediaCard
(

MMC

)

format with additional features such as

write protection switch.

Memory card that can be played are limited to

those recognized as SD or MMC; operation
is not guaranteed with all SD memory card
from all manufacturers. For SD/MMC memory
card compatibility, please consult your nearest
Clarion dealer for more information.

To prevent the accidental loss of data, always

back up important data to your computer.

Audio files playable on this unit are limited to

MP3 files. AAC, WMA or other audio formats
are not supported.

This unit doesnʼt support SDHC

(

Secure

Digital High Capacity) and SDIO (input/output

)

cards.

This unit supports SD memory card up to 2GB

based on SD Association standard.

What is MP3?

MP3 is an audio compression method and clas­sified into audio layer 3 of MPEG standards. This
audio compression method has penetrated into
PC users and become a standard format. This
MP3 features the original audio data compres­sion to about 12 percent of its initial size with a
high quality sound. This means that several mu­sic CDs can be recorded on a SD card to allow a
long listening time∗.

∗

Depends on the SD card storage capacity.

Recalling a station with ISR

In any mode, press the [ISR

]

button to turn on the

radio function and tune the selected radio station.
“ ” appears in the display and the “ ”
indicator lit on. Press the [ISR

]

button again to

return to the previous mode.

Notes:

ISR mode cannot be accessed during Adjustment/

Manual Navigation/Telephone mode.

If there is no station stored in ISR, “- -EMPTY- -

”

is displayed briefly and reverts to previous mode
display. “ISR” indicator will not be lit on.

Radio Operations

ISR memory

1. Select the station that you wish to store in ISR
memory during Tuner mode.

2. Press and hold the [ISR

]

button for 1.5 sec

-

onds or longer to store the current station
into memory and “SAVED” will be displayed
briefly.

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File extensions

Always add a file extension “.MP3” to MP3 file

by using single byte letters. If you add a file
extension other than specified or forget to add
the file extension, the file cannot be played.

Never simply change any file extension to

“.MP3” as this will cause unexpected result
and may damage the unit as well. Please use
appropriate audio converter to change to valid
mp3 files.

Logical format (File system

)

1. When writing MP3 file on a SD/MMC card,
please select “FAT12” or “FAT16” as the
system file format. Please be aware that the
Windows XP will format any volume of 512MB
or larger with FAT32 by default. Thus, if the disk
is using “FAT32” system file format, please
format the disk with “FAT” system file format
which is “FAT16”. All the data will be erased
during formatting. Thus, please backup your
data accordingly.

Precautions when creating MP3 in SD/

MMC card

Usable sampling rates and bit rates:

Decode Format
Sampling Rate

(kHz)

Bit-rate (kbps)

MPEG 1 and 2 - Layer 3
MPEG-1 : 32, 44.1, 48

MPEG-2 : 16, 22.05, 24
MPEG-1 : 32 - 320

MPEG-2 : 8 - 160
VBR

MP3

SD/MMC
Format

FAT12 or FAT16

Folder Level limit : 8 Level

Max. Folder Support : 255

Max. Files Support : 255

Folder Name : Max. 30 Characters

File Name : Max. 30 Characters

MP3 Operations

Folder structure

1. SD card with a folder having more than 8 hi­erarchical levels will be impossible. However,
the following hierarchical structure is recom­mended.

Number of files or folders

1. Up to at least 255∗ files can be recognized
per folder.

Up to at least 255

∗

files can be played.

∗

Entries includes sub-folders and MP3 files.

2. Tracks are always sorted alphabetically and
played in that order.

(

Tracks might not always

be played in the order displayed on the PC.

)

3. Some noise may occur depending on the type
of encoder software used while recording.

Notes:

“ ” is a number of folders that are limited to

“Number of files or folders” conditions.

Please use subdirectory/subfolder as recom

­mended and avoid placing all the audio files in the
root directory.

2. The folder name and file name can be dis­played as the title during MP3 play but the
title must be within 30 single byte alphabetical
letters and numerals

(

not including a file exten

-

sion). Longer name will not be displayed.

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MP3 Operations

Never insert foreign objects into the SD/

MMC memory card slot as it may cause the
unit to break down.

Do not insert memory card other than

specify. It may be impossible to extract
these cards from the unit and such damage
will not be covered by the warranty on this
product. If the memory card is not inserted
easily, there may be another memory card
in the slot or the unit may require service.

This unit is designed for playing SD/MMC

card only.

Do not forcibly insert the memory card to

the slot with incorrect direction

(

label side
facing down or reverse direction) as this
will damage the memory card as well as
the SD/MMC MEMORY CARD SLOT.

Do not leave a memory card unattended in

an automobile. Exposure to direct sunlight
or high temperatures may cause deforma

­tion or other malfunction of the memory
card.

When the memory card is subjected to

electrostatic or electric noise, this may
result in the loss of data.

CAUTION

!

Loading a memory card

1. Press the [RELEASE

]

button to flip down the

panel.

2. Insert a memory card into the SD/MMC MEM­ORY CARD SLOT with the label side facing
up.

3. Close the flip down panel. “Loading...” appears
in the display, the memory card plays automati

-

cally after loading.

Playback will begin from the first file recorded

on the memory card.

Notes:

Sound will be muted when panel is flipped.

“FLIPPED” will be displayed.

Always insert the memory card fully by pushing it

into the slot. Incomplete insertion may cause the
memory card not be recognized and flip down panel
will not be able to close.

Depending on the number of tracks and folder

structure recorded, some amount of time may be
required until all tracks are read into the unit. Thus,
please refer chapter “Folder structure” on page
13 for recommended folder hierarchy and optimal
performance. It is best to avoid folders without MP3
files in memory card as this will increase loading
time.

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Eject function

1. Press the [RELEASE

]

button to flip down the

panel.

2. Push the memory card slowly to eject and
remove it when ejected.

3. Close the flip down panel after removing the
memory card.

Notes:

SD memory card may pop out during removal.

If you remove a memory card such as Micro/Mini SD

and leaving the SD memory card adapter attached
to the unit, it may be hard to remove the adapter
alone from the unit later. Thus, always remove both
the memory card and adapter together if you are
using a memory card adapter.

Do not remove the memory card when

the panel is not fully flipped as this may
damage the memory card as well as the
unit. Remove the card only when it is fully
flipped.

Do not drop the memory card into the space

of the flipped down panel.

CAUTION

!

MP3 Operations

Listening to a memory card already
loaded in the unit

Press the

[

SRC] button to select the SD mode.

“ ” indicater will light on.

When the unit enters the SD mode, play starts
automatically.

∗

If there is no memory card loaded, the indication

“NO CARD” appears in the display.

∗

If there is no MP3 file is detected, the indication

“NO MP3” appears in the display.

∗

The mode changes each time the

[

SRC

]

button is

presssed.

Pausing play

1. Push the

[

] knob to pause play.

“ ” appears in the display.

2. To resume track play, push the [

]

knob again. “ ” appears in the display.

Display titles

This unit can display title data for the memory
card.

1. Press the [DISP

]

button to display current title

type.

2. To select the next type, press the

[

DISP] button

again.

The arrangement is shown below.

3. Relevant information will be displayed after
showing the title type.

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3. Press the [ ,

]

button to select a track.

Notes:

Press the

[

] button while in the final folder will

shift to the first folder.

Press the

[

] button while in the first folder will

shift to the last folder.

Press the

[

] button will always play the last track

of previous folder.

Folder without a MP3 file is not selectable.

Press and hold the

[

, ] button for 1.5
seconds or longer will also perform as folder down/
up.

Folder select

This function allows you to select a folder con­taining MP3 files and start playing from the first
track in the folder.

1. Press the [ ] or [ ] button.

2. Press the

[

] button to move the next folder.
Press the [ ] button to move the previous
folder.

MP3 Operations

Notes:

If no Artist information, “NO ARTIST” will be dis-

played.

If a MP3 file encode with ID3 TAG header but not

consist of any TAG information, “

unknown” will be

displayed and change according to the following
display:

- If no Album information, the folder name will be
displayed.

- If no Title information, the filename will be dis

-

played.

Supports ID3 Tags v2.3 and v2.4. Earlier ID3 tags

version is ignored but the track is playable.

Only ASCII characters can be displayed in Tags.

UNICODE ID3

(

Chinese, Japanese and etc) is not

supported.

If ID3 TAG has Japanese, Chinese or other non-

supported characters, “∗” will be displayed as
substitution.

The folder name will be displayed as “

(

Root)” which

the file allocates in the root directory.

Track-down

1. Press the

[

] button to move to the begin

-

ning of the previous track.

2. Each time the

[

] button is pressed, play

­back proceeds to previous track in the reverse
direction.

Selecting a track

Track-up

1. Press the

[

]

button to move ahead to the

beginning of the next track.

2. Each time the

[

] button is pressed, the
track advances ahead to the beginning of the
next track.

MP3 playing order

When selected for playing folder/track up down
functions, files and folders are always accessed
in alphabetical order. Due to this, the order in
which they are expected to be played may not
match the order in which they are actually played.
If you do not want the tracks to play in alphabeti­cal order, then you can prefix them with 00, 01,
02 etc. to force them to play in a certain order.

Please refer chapter “Folder structure” on page
13 for recommended folder/file hierarchy.

Notes:

Previous track across multiple sub-folders may not

be always return to the previous song you listen as
it will return to the last valid MP3 files of the parent
folder.

Fast forward/fast backward is not supported in this

unit.

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MP3 Operations

Manual navigation

Alternatively, you can use the Manual Naviga­tion mode to select folder and files. Track will
be played directly when the specific track is se­lected.

1. Push and hold the

[

] knob for

1.5 seconds or longer in SD mode to enter
Manual Navigation mode.

2. Press the

[ ,

]

button to select folder

or track navigation.

3. Turn the

[

] knob to select folder

or track.

∗

The track play will take effect immediately.

4. Push the

[

] knob again or press

the [

]

button to exit the mode.

Folder Navigation : Search the f o l d e r s t h a t
contains tracks.

Track Navigation : S earc h tr acks wit hin the
selected folder.

Notes:

During searching next/previous folder in folder

navigation, amount of time will be required depends
on the complexity of folder structure. Animated dots

“.....” may be appeared in folder navigation during

complex folder searching. “Loading...” will be
displayed if Manual Navigation mode is exit during
this searching.

If no operation is performed for more than 10 sec

­onds, the Manual Navigation mode is cancelled
and returns to the previous display.

Restarting current track

This function allows user to play the beginning of
the current song again.

1. Press the

[1]

button to move to the beginning

of the current track.

CAUTION

!

Track will be automatically restarted after
telephone interrupt, audio streaming, DCP
flipped and power cycle.

Top function

Return to the first track of the memory card or
the folder currently being played back, and start
playing.

1. Press the [BND

]

button to play from the first

track of the current folder.

2. Press and hold

[

BND

]

button for 1.5 seconds
or longer to play the first track of the memory
card.

Note:

These operations will cancel track repeat play and

all Random modes.

Repeat mode

Track repeat play

This function allows you to play the current track
repeatedly.

1. Press the

[

RPT] button to perform track repeat

play.

2. Press the

[

RPT

]

button again to cancel track

repeat play.

The “ ” indicator lights in the display when

track repeat play is enabled.

Note:

Any track/folder selection, card changing and power

cycle will cancel track repeat play.

Special playback functions

By default, all special playback functions are
turned off and “ ” will be displayed.

All the special playback functions will be memo

-

rized once activated

(

except Track repeat play

)

even after power off.

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MP3 Operations

Random mode

There are 3 types of Random mode. When the
[

RDM

]

button is pressed at the first time, the cur

­rent Random mode will be displayed. Further
pressing the [RDM

]

button will switch the Ran

­dom mode in the following order:

Folder repeat play

This function allows you to play all tracks in the
current folder repeatedly.

1. Press and hold the [RPT

]

button for 1.5 sec

-

onds or longer to perform folder repeat play.
“RPT FLDR ON” will be displayed briefly.

2. Press and hold the

[

RPT

]

button for 1.5 sec

-

onds or longer to cancel folder repeat play.
“RPT FLDR OFF” will be displayed briefly.

The “ ” indicator lights in the display when

folder repeat play is enabled.

Note:

This function will cancel other previous special play-

back functions such as track repeat and Random
mode.

“RDM TRACK”

“RDM FOLDER”

“RDM CARD”

“RDM OFF”

The “ ” indicator lights in the display.

Track random play

This function allows you to play the tracks of cur­rent folder randomly.

1. Pr ess the

[

RDM] button to select “RDM

TRACK”.

Notes:

It will go to next folder after all the tracks in that

folder have been played. However, this will depend
on folder repeat setting.

Any track/folder selection will always perform as

next random track/folder.

Quick random folder play

This function will perform a single jump to a ran­dom folder but do not affect current Random or
Folder Repeat settings.

1. Press and hold the

[

RDM] button for 1.5

seconds or longer to perform quick random
folder play.

To cancel random play

1. Pr ess the

[

RDM] button to select “RDM

OFF”.

Folder random play

This function allows you to play all the tracks al­phabetically in a random folder.

1. Press the

[

RDM] button to select “RDM

FOLDER”.

Note:

This function will require some amount of time

depends on the complexity of folder hierarchy.
Always use the folder hierarchy as recommened in
chapter “Folder structure” on page 13 for optimal
performance.

Card random play

This function allows you to play all the tracks of
all the folders in a random order.

1. Press the

[

RDM] button to select “RDM

CARD”.

Notes:

This function will require some amount of time

depends on the complexity of folder hierarchy.
Always use the folder hierarchy as recommened in
chapter “Folder structure” on page 13 for optimal
performance.

Any track/folder selection will always perform as

next random track/folder.

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What is Bluetooth® wireless
technology?

Bluetooth

®

wireless technology is a radio tech­nology that connects devices, such as mobile
phones and headsets, without wires or cords
over a short distance of approximately 10 meters
(

approx. 33 feet). Get more information at www.

bluetooth.com.

What is Bluetooth® wireless
profiles?

Bluetooth

®

wireless profiles are the different ways
that

Bluetooth

®

devices communicate with other

devices.

Bluetooth

®

phones normally support the

hands-free profile (HFP

)

. In order to support a
certain profiles, a phone manufacturer must
implement certain mandatory features within the
phoneʼs software. The followings are the current

-

ly supported profiles for the main unit:

Hands-Free Profile (HFP

)

This is commonly used to allow car hands-free
kits to communicate with mobile phones in the
car. The

Bluetooth

®

car kits allow users with Blue­tooth-equipped mobile phones to make use of
some of the phoneʼs features.

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile

(

A2DP

)

This allows you to send CD quality stereo music
from external audio player to car stereo without
wires. A2DP is able to provide crystal clear music
without the hassle of plugging cables.

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology with A2DP makes mobile
phones, pdaʼs and computers capable of stream­ing music.

Audio Video Remote Control Profile

(

AVRCP

)

This enables music from

Bluetooth

®

audio player
to be controlled remotely. AVRCP allows some
basic playback control functions such as play/
pause, volume up/down and next/previous track
to a

Bluetooth

®

audio player.

Introduction to Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology

MP3 Operations

Special playback priority

The icon will be displayed according to the se­lected special playback with the following pri­orities. It will return to previous special playback
setting after the current special playback function
is turned off.

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What is pairing?

With a mobile phone featuring

Bluetooth

®

tech-

nology, you must ʻpairʼ the main unit with the
phone/

Bluetooth

®

audio device before you use it

for the first time.

Pairing creates a unique and encrypted link be

-

tween two

Bluetooth

®

devices and lets them com­municate with each other eliminating the need
to repeat the pairing process during future use.

Bluetooth

®

devices will not work if the devices
have not been paired. This car stereo is able to
hold up to 8 devices of pairing information.

What is passkey?

Passkey or PIN is a code that you enter on your
mobile phone to pair it with the main unit. This
makes your phone/

Bluetooth

®

audio device and
the main unit recognizes each other and auto­matically works together. The default passkey for
this unit is ʻ0000ʼ.

Pairing with a mobile phone

1. Enable pairing mode in the car stereo. Please

refer “Adding a new device

(

Pairing mode

)

”

on page 29 for more details.

2. Activate

Bluetooth

®

on your mobile phone.
Please check your mobile phone ownerʼs
manual for further details.

3. Search for new

Bluetooth

®

device on the mobile

phone. The car stereoʼs name is “CLARION_
FB275”.

4. When attempting to connect to the car stereo,
the mobile phone will prompt for a passkey,
enter the PIN: “0000”.

5. Device name will be displayed for editing after
successful pairing. Please refer “Editing a
device name” step 3 onwards on page 29 for
more details.

6. The display returns to previous mode after a
few seconds.

7. Any incoming call will be automatically diverted
to the car stereo once connection is estab­lished.

Introduction to Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Notes:

Please make sure your mobile phone supports the

HFP profile.

Always make sure the

Bluetooth

®

Operation mode

in the phone is on when using this car handsfree.

Any further connection attempts by other devices

to connect as HFP partner are rejected until the
current device is disconnected. Please refer your
mobile phone ownerʼs manual for disconnecting
device.

Up to the first 8 characters of device name can

be supported. If device name is not obtained,

Bluetooth

®

address of the device will be used as

default.

Please refer chapter “Handsfree Operations” on

page 22 for telephone function.

Pairing with an external Bluetooth

®

audio player

(

A2DP support

)

1. Enable pairing mode in the car stereo. Please

refer “Adding a new device

(

Pairing mode

)

”

on page 29 for more details.

2. Set the

Bluetooth

®

audio player in Pairing
mode. Please check your audio player ownerʼs
manual for further details.

3. The display automatically switches to BT Audio
mode and start playing music upon success

­fully pairing and connection. Connection can
be established in any source mode.

Notes:

Please make sure your

Bluetooth

®

audio player

supports the A2DP and AVRCP profiles.

Any further connection attempts by other devices

to connect as A2DP/AVRCP partner are rejected
until the current device is disconnected.

You do not have to enter a dedicated pin code

for pairing these two devices

(

Only applicable to

Clarion products such as Aux

Bluetooth

®

Transmit-

ter

)

, as you do with a mobile phone. However, for

other A2DP devices, you may need to enter “0000”
for the pin code in those devices.

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The same device may connect as both A2DP/

AVRCP and HFP partner. This normally happens
to mobile phone with wireless music streaming
capability. However, using the same device will
cause the A2DP/AVRCP to be disconnected when
there is an incoming call or making a call. User may
need to manually resume playback via audio player
in phone depends on the type of phones. However,
some phones will automatically resume to BT Audio
mode after telephone interrupt.

Please refer chapter “Audio Streaming Opera

-

tions” on page 25 for music streaming functional-

ity.

Please refer “Bluetooth® adjustment” on page
29 for other

Bluetooth

®

related adjustment.

Introduction to Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Connecting Bluetooth® device

Your device/phone will normally connect auto­matically to the unit after pairing. However, some
phones will not allow automatic connection to the
unit after pairing; please use the phone to manu­ally connect to the unit.

If Automatic Connection is enabled in Adjustment
mode, the unit will try to connect to the previous­ly connected phone when entering Telephone
mode or during power up. Connection can be
established at any Source mode. If connection
is unsuccessful, automatic connection will stop.
Please refer “Automatic connection” on page
30 to enable this feature.

The “ ” indicator will light on upon successful
connection.

Notes:

Auto connection only works for HFP. User may need

to manually connect for A2DP. This will depends on
the

Bluetooth

®

audio player.

It is recommended to connect to HFP to unit be

­fore audio streaming and connect one device at a
time.

Disconnecting Bluetooth® device

1. Press and hold the

[

]

button for 1.5 sec

-

onds or longer to disconnect all

Bluetooth

®

devices.

“CLOSING CONNECTIONS” will be displayed

and “ ” indicator lights off.

Notes:

Turning off the uni t pow er and deleting any

Bluetooth

®

device in Adjustment mode will also

disconnect the current device.

Alternatively, user can use the phone to manually

disconnect the device. However some devices will
automatically reconnect once disconnect. Please
refer your device owner's manual for more de­tails.

Please refer “Compatible Devices” on page 31
to make sure your device is compatible.

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Incoming call

Whenever your car stereo is operating, the car
stereo is in standby mode awaiting the next call,
when an incoming call arrives the car stereo will
mute automatically and the ring tone is repro­duced through your carʼs speaker.

The Car stereo will temporarily switch to Tele­phone Interrupt mode and caller ID will be dis­played in the car stereo.

Notes:

Car stereo will be automatically set as default

speaker output everytime when there is an incom

-

ing call.

Some phones choose to present the audio despite

being told to route it to the car stereo. This duplica

­tion of audio is a device problem/feature but does
not impair functionality.

During incoming call, caller ID and “

Calling...” will

be displayed. Caller ID and CLIP

(

Calling Line

Identification Presentation

)

is dependent on mobile
phone and service provider. However, incoming call
with private telephone numbers

(

CLIR- Calling Line

Identification Restriction

)

will not be displayed.

Deleting a digit

1. During Telephone Numbers Edit mode, turn the
[

] knob to select a blank digit.

2. Push the

[

] knob to delete cur

-

rent digit.

Note:

Digits on the right side

(

if there is any) will be shifted

to the left.

Handsfree Operations

CAUTION

!

Telephone numbers edit mode

1. Press the

[

] button to enter Telephone

mode.

2. Pres s the

[

, ] b utton to select

“MEMORY 1” to “MEMORY 6”.

3. Push the

[

] knob to edit the num

­bers. A blinking cursor on current digit will be
displayed.

4. Turn the

[

] knob to select a num

­ber.

5. Push the

[

] knob to go to next

number input.

6. Push the

[

] knob at a blank or

the last 16

th

digit

(

“ ” indicator will be dis

­played

)

will store the numbers into memory.

Notes:

“

+

” can be allowed in the first digit only.

Maximum digit range: 16 digits.

Push and hold the

[

] knob for 1.5
seconds or longer at a non-blank digit will store the
numbers into memory as well.

Press the

[

] button at anytime will cancel current
operation and exit the Edit mode without saving the
numbers. If no operation is performed for more than
10 seconds, the Edit mode is cancelled and returns
to the previous display.

Storing a preset telephone numbers

This function allows you to make direct call from
the unit. There are 6 preset telephone numbers
can be stored in the unit.

Please avoid performing this operation while
you are driving as you may lose your concen­tration on the road. Always be sure to park
your vehicle and apply the parking brake in
order to perform this operation.

Clearing all digits

1. During Telephone Numbers Edit mode, turn the
[

] knob to select a blank digit.

2. Push and hold the

[

] knob for

1.5 seconds or longer to clear all digits on the
right side.

Note:

Digits on the left side will remain as it is. In order to

clear all the digits, always select the first character
and perform the above operation.

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Rejecting a call

This function allows you to reject an incoming
call directly from the car stereo.

1. Press the

[

] button to reject an incoming

call.

2. The display returns to previous mode.

Call via voice dialing

2-1. Select “VOICEDIAL”

3-1. Press th e

[

] button a gain to a ctivate

voice dialing.

3-2. Speak the contact name clearly towards the

internal/external microphone to perform voice
dialing.

Notes:

This is dependent on mobile phone. Please make

sure your mobile phone supports voice dialing in
order to use this feature. Please refer to your mobile
phone ownerʼs manual if this function is supported.

“CALL FAIL” will be displayed if it is not supported

or the call is unsuccessful.

Please use an external microphone

(

optional

)

for

better voice reception if necessary.

Ending a call

This function allows you to end a call conversa­tion directly from the car stereo.

1. Press the [ ] button to end the call.

2. The display returns to previous mode.

Note:

“CALL END” will be displayed when ending a

conversation.

Alternatively, you may also answer/reject/end the
call by using your phoneʼs keypad. However, it
is recommended to always perform those opera­tions from the main unit.

Making a call

There are few ways to make outgoing call.

If no phone is connected, the car stereo will not
be able to make an outgoing call. The car stereo
will try to reconnect to the last connected device if
Auto Connection is enabled in Adjustment mode.
This is dependent on mobile phones.

Please make sure your phone is connected with
the “ ” indicator light is on.

There are 2 display icons at the top row of dis­play when entering Telephone mode.

: Call can be activated.

: Call cannot be activated. Please connect
your phone.

1. Press the

[

] button to enter Telephone

mode.

2. Press the [ ,

]

to select the following

“

VOICEDIAL” “LN REDIAL”
“MEMORY 1” “MEMORY 2”
“MEMORY 3” “MEMORY 4”
“MEMORY 5” “MEMORY 6”

3. Press the

[

] button again to perform outgo

-

ing call.

Note:

“Dialing” will be displayed when making a call.

Telephone numbers will be displayed if using the
preset telephone numbers dialing.

Answering a call

User can answer an incoming call directly from
the car stereo.

1. Press the

[

] button to pick up an incoming

call.

2. The display switch to Telephone Interrupt mode.

Notes:

During conversation, “ ” and call time elapsed

will be displayed.

During an incoming call, some phones may auto

­matically pick up the call when it connects to this
unit.

Handsfree Operations

Call via last dialed number (Redial

)

A call can be made with the last number dialed.
When the phone is connected, redial can be
performed according to the phone last dialed
number. Each phone has its own redial number.
If thereʼs no redial number, operation will not be
performed.

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Call via preset telephone numbers

2-1. Select “MEMORY 1” to “MEMORY 6”.

3-1. Press the [ ] button again to make call.

Alternatively, user can make outgoing call directly
by pressing the corresponding preset telephone
numbers.

1. Press the

[

] button to enter Telephone

mode.

2. Press the corresponding [DIRECT

]

button to

make outgoing call.

Note:

The preset telephone numbers will be the same for

all paired devices.

Alternatively, you may also make a call by us­ing your phoneʼs keypad. However, it is recom­mended to always make a call from the main unit
as some phones may not work well using the
phoneʼs keypad with this unit.

Microphone

The unit is fitted with an internal microphone that
should provide acceptable performance when
fitted to vehicles with low levels of background
noise. For optimum performance Clarion recom­mends the use of an external microphone fitted
as near as possible to the driver.

Please refer “Selecting microphone input” on
page 30 for switching to internal/external the mi

-

crophone.

Handfree Volume

The unit implements an acoustic echo canceller
to reduce the echo heard by the remote caller.
Under normal circumstances the unit operates in
full-duplex mode meaning that both parties can
speak at the same time.

If the volume in the vehicle is set too high, the
echo canceller will revert to half-duplex mode
when only one party can talk at a time. The vol­ume should be adjusted to be just loud enough.
The unit also implements Noise Dependent Vol­ume that increases the volume as the noise in
the vehicle increases.

Adjusting the volume for handsfree

Turning the

[

] knob clockwise in

­creases the volume; turning it counterclockwise
decreases the volume.

“VOLUME 1” to “VOLUME 16” will be displayed
depends on the volume level.

∗

Factory default setting for volume is “VOLUME

8”.

When the unit is connected to a mobile phone
and a call is in progress, turning off the vehicle
ignition key (“ACC” or ACCESSORY

)

switch will

not end the call. The unit will remain active un

­til the call has ended at which point the unit will
power OFF. It is therefore safe to pull over and
stop the engine during a call without the inconve­nience of dropping the call.

Handsfree Operations

2-1. Select “LN REDIAL”

3-1. Press the

[

] button again to redial the last

dialed number.

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Audio Streaming Operations

Note:
Be sure to read the chapter “Pairing with an ex-

ternal Bluetooth

®

audio player

(

A2DP support

)

”

before proceeding.

Play/Pause a track

1. Push the

[

] knob to pause play.

“ ” appears in the display.

2. To resume track play, push the

[

]

knob again. “ ” appears in the display.

Notes:

During music streaming playback, “STREAMING...”

will be shown on the display. Information about
tracks

(

e.g. the elapsed playtime, song title, etc.

)

cannot be displayed on this unit.

When A2DP device is disconnected, “NO STREAM

”
will be shown on the display and return to Radio
mode.

Some

Bluetooth

®

audio players may not have play/
pause synchronized with this unit. Please make
sure both device and main unit are in the same
play/pause status in BT AUDIO mode.

What is audio streaming?

Audio streaming is a technique for transferring
audio data such that it can be processed as a
steady and continuous stream.

Users can stream music from their external audio
player to their car stereo wirelessly and listen to
the tracks through the carʼs speakers.

Please consult your nearest Clarion dealer for
more information on the product of wireless au

-

dio streaming transmitter offered.

Selecting a track

Track-up

1. Press the

[ ]

button to move to the begin-

ning of the next track.

2. Each time the

[ ]

button is pressed, play­back proceeds to another track in the advanc­ing direction.

Track-down

1. Press the

[ ]

button to move the to begin-

ning of the previous track.

2. Each time the

[

] button is pressed, play

­back proceeds to previous track in the reverse
direction.

Notes:

Playing order will depend on

Bluetooth

®

audio

player.

When

[

] button is pressed, some A2DP de

-

vices will restart the current track depends on the
duration of playback.

Please avoid operating your connected

mobile phone while audio streaming as this
may cause noise or sound choppy on the
song playback.

Audio streaming may or may not resume

after telephone interrupt as this is depen

-

dent on mobile phone.

System will always return to Radio mode if

audio streaming is disconnected.

CAUTION

!

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Adjusting the fader

2 - 1 .

Select “FADER”.

3 - 1 .

Turn the

[

] knob clockwise em

-

phasizes the sound from the front speakers;
turning it counterclockwise emphasizes the
sound from the rear speakers.

The display changes as follows:
“FRONT XX” will be displayed where “XX” is

the value from 1 to 12.

“REAR XX” will be displayed where “

XX” is

the value from 1 to 12.

Notes:

When Fader is 0, “CENTER” will be displayed

instead.

The factory default setting is “

CENTER”.

Adjusting the balance

2 - 1 .

Select “BALANCE”.

3 - 1 .

Turn the

[

] knob clockwise

emphasizes the sound from the right speak

-

er; turning it counterclockwise emphasizes
the sound from the left speaker.

The display changes as follows:

“RIGHT XX” will be displayed where “XX” is
the value from 1 to 12.

“LEFT XX” will be displayed where “XX” is

the value from 1 to 12.

Notes:

When Balance is 0, “CENTER” will be displayed

instead.

The factory default setting is “

CENTER”.

Common Operations

Audio mode

Adjusting the bass

2 - 1 .

Select “BASS”.

3 - 1 .

Turn the

[

] knob clockwise

emphasizes the bass; turning it counterclock

-

wise attenuates the bass.

Adjustment mode

There are 5 categories of Adjusment mode:

Audio mode

(

Bass, Treble, Balance, Fader and Loudness

)

Additional Source mode

(

AUX Input

)

Clock

∗

Adjustment mode

Display

∗

Adjustment mode

Bluetooth

®

∗

Adjustment mode

∗

Item that has 2nd level adjustment

During Telephone Interrupt mode, only Balance
and Fader can be adjusted. Adjustment mode is
unaccessible during Telephone mode and vice
versa.

1 . Press and hold the [DISP

]

button for 1.5 sec

­onds or longer to enter the adjustment selection
display.

2 . Press the

[ , ]

button to select the “item

name”.

“BASS” “TREBLE” “BALANCE”

“FADER” “LOUDNESS”
“AUX INPUT” “CLOCK”
“DISPLAY” “BLUETOOTH”

3 . Push the

[

] knob to enter 2

nd

level adjustment or turn the

[

]

knob to select the “desired setting value”
depends on the selected item.

Notes:

A

“

” will be displayed and “ ”

will light on

when an item has 2nd level adjustment.

After completing settings, press and hold the

[

]
button for 1.5 seconds or longer to return to the
previous mode.

If no operation is performed for more than 10

seconds, the Adjustment mode is cancelled and
returns to the previous display.

Notes:

The factory default setting is “0”.

The value range is -7 to +7.

Adjusting the treble

2 - 1 .

Select “TREBLE”.

3 - 1 .

Turn

[

] knob clockwise empha

­sizes the treble; turning it counterclockwise
attenuates the treble.

Notes:

The factory default setting is “0”.

The value range is -7 to +7.

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Adjusting the loudness

The loudness effect does not adjust the low
sound area like the normal sound adjustment
function, but emphasizes the deep bass sound
area to provide you with a dynamic sound.

2 - 1 .

Select “LOUDNESS”.

3 - 1 .

Turn the

[

] knob to select

“ON”

or “OFF”.

ON : Loudness effect enabled.
OFF : Loudness effect disabled.

Note:

The factory default setting is “

OFF”.

Common Operations

Setting the clock mode

This setting allows user to select either 12 or 24
hour system.

1. Select “CLK MODE”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select the

options.

“CLK EN”

“CLK MODE”

“CLK SET”

Clock adjustment

2 - 1 .

Select “CLOCK”.

3 - 1 .

Push the [ ] knob.

3 - 2 .

Press the

[

, ] button to select the

“item name”.

3 - 3 .

Push or turn the

[

] knob de

-

pends on selected item.

Setting AUX function

This option allows user to enable or disable the
AUX function. AUX function will be available in
source mode selection if turned on. Otherwise, it
will be hidden from the Source mode selection.

2 - 1 .

Select “AUX INPUT”.

3 - 1 .

Turn the

[

] knob to select

“ON”

or “OFF”.
ON : Aux function is turned on.
OFF : Aux function is turned off.

Note:

The factory default setting is “OFF”.

ON : Clock is enabled and manually set by

user.

OFF : Clock is disabled.

Note:

The factory default setting is “OFF”.

“12 HR” “24 HR”

12 HR : 12 hour mode.
24 HR : 24 hour mode.

Note:
The factory default setting is “12 HR”.

Adjusting the clock

This adjustment allows the clock to be set by
user.

1. Select “CLK SET”.

2. Push the

[

] knob.

3. Press the

[

, ] button to select the

hour or the minute.

4. Turn the

[

] knob to set the cor

-

rect time.

5. Press the [ ] button to exit the setting.

Notes:

The factory default setting is “00:00” for 24 hour

mode.

The clock is updated in realtime.

Setting the clock enable

This setting allows the clock to be displayed at
the bottom of display in all Source modes.

1. Select “CLK EN”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select

“ON”

or “OFF”.

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Common Operations

Setting user color mode

1. Select “USER COL”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to enter the

setting.

3. Press the

[

, ] button to mo ve the
cursor for adjusting the R, G or B value. The
value of R is adjustable by default.

4. Turn the

[

] knob to select from 0

to 8. Adjustment will be updated in realtime.

Note:

The factory default setting for user color R, G and

B (R: red, G: green, B: blue) are “8”.

Setting the animation effect

You can turn on or off the animation effect in this
unit.

1. Select “ANIMATION

”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select “

ON”

or “OFF”.

Adjusting the display contrast

You can adjust the display contrast to match the
angle of installation of the unit.

∗

The factory default setting is “

9”.

(

Adjustment level: 0 to 14

)

1. Select “CONTRAST”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to adjust the

contrast.

Setting the method for title scroll

Set how to scroll in MP3 title.

∗ The factory default setting is “ON”.

1. Select “SCROLL”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select “

ON”

or “OFF”.

ON : To scroll continunously.
OFF : Scroll function is disabled. It will only

scroll for once.

Setting the color line illumination

1. Select “COLOR”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select the

color, the type changes in the following or

-

ders:

COL. SCAN OFF BLUE

SURF BLUE WHITE AQUA
GREEN LIME ORANGE RED
PINK PALE PINK VIOLET
PURPLE USER COL. COL. SCAN ...

“SCROLL”

“CONTRAST”

“ILLUM”

“COLOR”

“USER COL.”

“ANIMATION”

3 - 3 .

Push or turn the

[

] knob de

-

pends on selected item.

Adjusting the display and line illumination

You can adjust the display illuminations (Display
backlight intensity

)

at night (key illumination on

)

.

The adjustment level is from 1 to 9.

∗ The factory default setting for key illumination on

is “3”.

1. Select “ILLUM”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to adjust the

illumination.

Notes:

The new settings will be stored in memory.

Display illumination is fixed at “

9” for key illumination

off

(

Daytime). “N/A” will be displayed.

Display adjustment

2 - 1 .

Press the

[

, ] button and select

“DISPLAY”.

3 - 1 .

Push the

[

] knob to enter next

level adjustment.

3 - 2 .

Press the

[

, ] button to select the

“item name”.

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Bluetooth® adjustment

2 - 1 .

Press the

[

,

]

button and select

“BLUETOOTH”.

3 - 1 .

Push the [ ] knob.

3 - 2 .

Press the

[

, ] button to select the

“item name”.

ON : Welcome animation and screen wipe
transition at Source mode are enabled.

OFF : Animation effect is disabled.

Common Operations

Deleting a device

1. Select “DEL. DEV.”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select a device

to be deleted.

3. Push the

[

] knob. A delete con

-

firmation is prompted.

4. Turn the

[

] knob to select “

YES”

or “NO”.

5. Push the

[

] knob to confirm the

selection.

“ADD DEV.”

“EDIT DEV.”

“DEL. DEV.”

“AUTO CONN”

“MIC”

3 - 3 .

Push or turn the

[

] knob de

-

pends on selected item.

Adding a new device (Pairing mode

)

1. Select “ADD DEV.”.

2. Push the [ ] knob.

∗

The “ ” indicator will be blinking. The display

shows “Pairing...” and the car stereo is currently
in Pairing mode.

Note:

The pairing timeout is 3 minutes.

Editing a device name

1. Select “EDIT DEV.”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select a

device name to be edited.

3. Push the

[

] knob.

∗

The display shows the device name.

Notes:

If there is no device connected, “

(

no devices)” will

be shown in the display.

“

All” option will be available if there is more than

one device connected.

Deleting pairing information in the main unit only

stops the unit from being connect to the other de

­vice. It does not stop the other device from trying
to connect to main unit. Please delete the pairing
information of the main unit from the phone/device
as well. Always make sure pairing information on
both device and main unit have been deleted before
starting a new pairing activity.

Deleting a device will disconnect any current

Bluetooth

®

connection. User will need to manually

re-connect if necessary.

4. Turn the

[

] knob to edit a char

-

acter.

5. Press the

[

] button or push [

]

knob to go to next character. Press the

[

]

button to return to previous character.

6. Push the

[

] knob at the last blank

character to store the name.

Notes:

Push and hold the

[

] knob for 1.5
seconds or longer at any position will store the
name as well.

If there is no device connected, “

(

no devices)” will

be shown in the display.

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Common Operations

Checking the unit version

2-1. Select “VERSION”.

Restoring to factory default setting

This function allows user to restore the unit to the
factory default setting.

System Menu

1. Press and hold

[

] and [ ] buttons si

-

multaneously for 1.5 seconds or longer.

2. Press the

[

, ] button to select an item.

“VERSION” “FACT. RST”

3. Press the [ ] button to exit the menu.

Selecting microphone input

1. Select “MIC”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select one of

the following:

INTERNAL : Built-in microphone will be used.
EXTERNAL : An external microphone will be

used.

Note:

The factory default setting is “

INTERNAL”.

2-1. Select “FACT. RST”.

2-2. Push the

[

] knob. A reset con

-

firmation is prompted.

2-3. Turn the

[

] knob to select “YES”

or “NO”.

2-4. Push the

[

] knob to confirm the

selection.

Notes:

All pairing information and preset memories will be

cleared. User will have to manually perform those
setting again.

Once reset, system will automatically turn off and

re-power on.

Clock time will not be reset with this operation.

The clock time reset is done with the following
steps.

1. Turn off the power.

2. Press the [RELEASE

]

button and remove the

DCP.

3. Press the reset button with a thin rod.

Automatic connection

This function allows the unit to be connected au­tomatically with previously connected device dur­ing power up or entering Telephone mode. The

Bluetooth

®

wireless function in your phone has to

be turned on to establish automatic connection.

1. Select “AUTO CONN

”.

2. Turn the

[

] knob to select “

ON”

or “OFF”.
ON : Auto connection enabled.
OFF : Auto connection disabled.

Notes:

The factory default setting is “OFF”.

Please enable this feature only if your phone is

supported.

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Compatible Devices

Supported phones with Bluetooth®
wireless technology

Make sure your mobile phone supports the fol­lowing

Bluetooth

®

profile:

- HFP

(

Handsfree for mobile phone

)

Optional profiles for audio streaming in mobile
phone:

- A2DP

(

Stereo music streaming

)

- AVRCP

(

Remote control function

)

Please check your phoneʼs specification for sup

­ported profiles. Features supported for each pro­file vary from product to product. To ensure your
device will work correctly with this unit, please
consult your nearest Clarion dealer for your
phone compatibilities.

Supported external audio player
with Bluetooth

®

wireless technology

This car stereo is compatible with Clarion

Bluetooth

®

Audio Transmitter (DGL370/373

)

and

Cradle for iPod

(

BC001N/BC002M/BC003V).
Please consult your nearest Clarion dealer for
the product offer.

Operation is not guaranteed with all the

Bluetooth

®

audio players that supports A2DP/AVRCP from
other manufacturers.

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8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Safe and efficient use

Note:

Read this information before using your car ste

-

reo.

Changes or modifications to this product not ex­pressly approved by Clarion may void the userʼs
authority to operate the equipment.

Please check for any exceptions, due to national
requirements or limitations, in usage of equip­ment with

Bluetooth

®

wirelesss technology be-

fore using this product.

Product care

Do not expose your product to liquid or mois-

ture or to humidity.

Do not expose your product to extreme high or

low temperatures.

Do not expose your product to lit candles,

cigarettes, or cigars, or to open flames etc.

Do not drop, throw or try to bend the product

as rough treatment could damage it.

Do not use any other accessories than Clarion

originals intended for use with this product. Use
of non-original accessories may result in loss
of performance, damage to the product, fire,
electric shock or injury. The warranty does not
cover product failures which have been caused
by use of non-original accessories.

Do not attempt to disassemble your product.

The product does not contain consumer ser

­viceable or replaceable components. Only
Clarion service partners should perform ser­vice.

Do not keep the product in an area prone to

dust and dirt. Only use a soft damp cloth to
clean your product.

If you will not be using the product for a while,

store it in a place that is dry, free from damp,
dust and extreme temperatures.

To reduce risk of electric shock, unplug the

unit from any power source before attempting
to clean it.

Installation

Please note that only authorized personnel
should install the car stereo. Please check with
your car dealer for recommendations on profes­sional installation engineers. Check with your car
manufacturerʼs representative to be sure that all
equipment for the car stereo, including additional
accessories, is placed in a safe location. If your
car is equipped with an air bag, check that the
handsfree equipment does not interfere with its
function.

The car stereo is made for use in cars with a 12
volt electrical system. Other supply voltages may
cause damage to the equipment.

Radio frequency exposure

Your car stereo is a radio transmitter and re­ceiver. When in operation, it communicates with
a mobile device featuring

Bluetooth

®

wireless
technology by receiving and transmitting radio
frequency (RF

)

electromagnetic fields

(

micro-

waves

)

in the frequency range 2400 to 2500
MHz. The output power of the radio transmitter
is low, 0.001 watt.

Your car stereo is designed to operate in compli

­ance with the RF exposure guidelines and limits
set by national authorities and international health
agencies when used with any compatible mobile
phone with

Bluetooth

®

wireless technology.

Driving

Check the laws and regulations on the use of
mobile phones and handsfree equipment in the
areas where you drive.

Always give full attention to driving and pull off
the road and park before making or answering a
call if driving conditions so require.

RF energy may affect some electronic systems in
motor vehicles such as car stereo, safety equip

­ment etc. Check with your vehicle manufacturerʼs
representative to be sure that your mobile phone
or car handsfree receiver will not affect the elec­tronic systems in your vehicle.

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Additional Information

Electronic equipment

Most modern electronic equipment is shielded
from RF energy. However, certain electronic
equipment is not, therefore:

Do not use your car stereo near medical equip

­ment without requesting permission. If you are
using any personal medical devices, e.g. a
pacemaker or a hearing aid, please read in your
mobile phoneʼs Userʼs Guide for further informa­tion.

Blasting areas

Turn off all your electronic devices when in a
blasting area or in areas posted turn off two-way
radio to avoid interfering with blasting operations.
Construction crews often use remote control RF
devices to set off explosives.

Potentially explosive atmospheres

Turn off your electronic device when in any area
with a potentially explosive atmosphere. It is rare,
but your electronic device could generate sparks.
Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion
or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere
are often, but not always, clearly marked.

Emergency calls

IMPORTANT!

This car stereo, and the electronic device connected
to the handsfree operate using radio signals, cellular,
bluetooth wireless technology and landline networks
as well as user-programmed functions, which cannot
guarantee connection under all conditions. Therefore
you should never rely solely upon any electronic
device for essential communications

(

e.g. medical

emergencies).

Remember, in order to make or receive calls, the
car stereo and the electronic device connected to
the handsfree must be switched on and in a service
area with adequate cellular signal strength. Emer

­gency calls may not be possible on all cellular phone
networks or when certain network services and/or
phone features are in use. Check with your local
service provider.

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9. TROUBLESHOOTING

Replace with a fuse of the same amperage.
If the fuse blows again, consult your store of
purchase.

Power does not turn on.
(

No sound is produced

)

No sound output when
operating the unit with

amplifiers or power
antenna attached.

Problem Cause Measure

Fuse is blown.

Incorrect wiring.

Power antenna lead is
shorted to ground or
excessive current is
required for remote-on
the amplifiers or power
antenna.

Nothing happens when
button are pressed.
Display is not accurate.

The microprocessor has
malfunctioned due to
noise, etc.

General

1. Turn the unit off.

2. Remove all wires attached to the power
antenna lead. Check each wire for a
possible short to ground using an ohm
meter.

3. Turn the unit back on.

4. Reconnect each amplifier remote wire to
the power antenna lead one by one. If
the amplifiers turn off before all wires are
attached, use an external relay to provide
remote-on voltage (excessive current
required).

Perform factory restore. Please refer
“Restoring to factory default setting” on
page 30 for more details.

1. Turn down sound volume. Function can
also be restored by turning the power off
and on again. (Speaker volume is reduced
automatically when the speaker protection
circuit operates).

2. If the sound is muted again, consult our
service department.

No sound heard.

Consult your store of purchase.

The speaker protection
circuit is operating.

Problem Cause Measure

SD memory card

No sound heard.

Sound is cut or skipped.
Noise is generated or

noise is mixed with
sound.

SD/MMC memory card
is not readable.

MP3 files are absent in a
SD memory card.

Files are not recognized
as an MP3 file.

MP3 files are not
encoded properly.

File system format is not
correct.

Write MP3 files onto the SD memory card
properly.

Use MP3 files encoded properly.

Use MP3 files encoded properly.

Format SD memory card as FAT12 or FAT16.

Incompatible SD/MMC. Please make sure your SD/MMC is supported

or consult your nearest Clarion dealer for SD/
MMC compatibility.

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Troubleshooting

Problem Cause Measure

BT Audio

Audio streaming is
disconnected after
telephone interrupt.

I cannot perform
remote control for audio
streaming.

This is probably happen
when audio streaming
and telephone function
are from the same
device (mobile phone).
Audio streaming may or
may not resume after
interruption as this is
highly dependent on the
device/phone.

AVRCP is not connected.

Reconnect A2DP/AVRCP (Audio streaming
profiles

)

from the phone again after telephone

interrupt.
Use Clarion recommends external audio

player with

Bluetooth

®

wireless technology.

Disconnect and re-connect the device again.
If problem persists, please delete pairing

information on both device and main unit
before re-pairing.

Audio streaming
becomes choppy when
using your connected
phone.

Due to excessive

Bluetooth

®

activity on a
low bandwidth link. Some
phones will not handle
this well.

If your phone is facing this problem, please
avoid touching the phone's keypad while
audio streaming.

You may pause the audio streaming before
operating your phone.

Display is showing
“STREAMING...” but
there is no sound
output.

Some

Bluetooth

®

audio devices might
not support AVRCP.
Thus, play/pause is not
synchronized.

Check whether both device and main unit
are in play status. Change the status in the
device if necessary.

If problem persists, please power off and on
the main unit or the device.

There might be
connection links broken
between the devices.

Please delete pairing information on both
device and main unit and start re-pairing.

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Troubleshooting

Problem Cause Measure

Telephone

After pairing, car stereo
is not able to receive
and make calls.

Bluetooth

®

connection
is not established yet.
Normally it will take
several seconds to
establish the connection
after pairing.

Some phones will not
automatic connect after
pairing.

Car stereo is connected
to other device.

Use your phone to manually connect or enter
Telephone mode with Auto connection ON
(

Car stereo will try to reconnect).

Power off and on the car stereo and perform
pairing again. Always make sure pairing
information on both device and main unit
have been deleted before starting a new
pairing activity.

If the problem persists, please consult you
nearest Clarion dealer for your phone
compatibility.

Disconnect the previous device and reconnect
current device.

Unable to reconnect to
car stereo using phone.

The device pairing
information may have
been deleted from the
unit.

Please make sure the device is still in the
device list of the unit and perform the above
measure.

Callers voice sounds
distorted or is
intermittent.

Volume is too loud
(

depends on the car
environment, speakers
and microphone) and
half-duplex mode is
automatically triggered.

Caller reports poor
voice quality at remote
end.

Try reducing the telephone volume level.

Use external rather than internal microphone.
Move external microphone closer to mouth.
Try reducing the telephone volume level.

Difficulties of pairing
and connecting with
phone during another

Bluetooth

®

operation
such as audio
streaming.

Due to excessive

Bluetooth

®

activity on
a low bandwidth link, it
may result hard to get
paired and connected.

Disconnect all devices. Try pairing with phone
first and connect A2DP device later.

There is no sound
output when incoming
call is answered.

Incoming call was
answered too quickly
before you hear the
ringing tone. This can
cause the audio not
properly transferred to
the main unit by some
phones.

Please use your phone to transfer the audio
back to the phone for the current ongoing call.

Kindly answer the call only when you hear a
ringing tone next time.

If the problem persists, please reconnect the
phone or create new pairing before the next
incoming call.

There is no sound
output during
conversation.

Bluetooth

®

communication link is
lost.

Please disconnect the phone and reconnect.
If the problem persists, please create new

pairing for both phone and main unit.

Unable to receive and
make call in SD mode
when another A2DP
device is connected.

Due to excessive

Bluetooth

®

activity on
a low bandwidth link.
Some A2DP devices still
stream data to the unit.

Disconnect the A2DP device and reconnect
mobile phone (HFP). It is recommended to
connect and use one device at a time.

If the problem persists, please consult you
nearest Clarion dealer for your phone
compatibility.

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10. ERROR DISPLAYS

If an error occurs, one of the following displays is displayed.

Take the measures described below to eliminate the problem.

Replace with audio contents loaded SD/
MMC card.

If the error message persists, please check
the SD memory card compatibility or format
the memory card as FAT12 or FAT16.

Error Display Cause Measure

No audio file (MP3) is detected
in the media.

SD memory card format is not
supported.

NO MP3

SD ERROR

CALL FAIL

Call is not made successfully. Please try a few times or dial from phone if

necessary.

Voice dial feature is not
supported by the phone.

Voice dial cannot be activated.
This is dependent on phone.

Please make sure your phone supports
this feature or consult your nearest Clarion
dealer for voice dial compatibility.

The user may need to re-connect the phone
(

if auto connect is off

)

and he will need to

reconnect any A2DP stream/ HFP.

ERROR

Low level exception in

Bluetooth

®

communications.

The user may need to re-connect the phone
(

if auto connect is off

)

and he will need to

reconnect any A2DP stream/ HFP.
If problem persists, the user will need to

switch off or use an alternative A2DP source.

STREAM ERR

Low level exception when
handling A2DP streams. It is
due interoperability issues
between the unit and the
streaming source.

Open the flip down panel, eject and reinsert
the card. Close the panel and try again.

If the error message persists, please check
the SD memory card compatibility or format
the memory card as FAT12 or FAT16.

SD/MMC cannot be read,
SD memory card format is
corrupted or not supported.

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FM tuner

Frequency Range: 87.5 MHz to 107.9 MHz

Usable Sensitivity: 11 dBf

50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: 17 dBf

Alternate Channel Selectivity: 75 dB

Stereo Separation (1 kHz): 35 dB

Frequency Response

(

±

3 dB): 30 Hz to 15 kHz

Audio

Maximum Power Output: 200 W (50 W X 4 ch

)
Bass Control Action (100 Hz): ±14 dB
Treble Control Action (10 kHz): ±14 dB
Line Output

(

with A/C 1 kHz, 10 k

Ω): 1.8 V

11. SPECIFICATIONS

SD player

System: Multimedia audio system

Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 20 kHz

(

±

3 dB

)

Dynamic Range: 80 dB (1 kHz

)

Harmonic Distortion: 0.01%

Notes:

• Specifications comply with JEITA Standards.

• Specifications and design are subject to change
without notice for further improvement.

• Please make sure when connecting external power
amplifier, that you properly, to the car chassis,
ground the amplifier.

• If this is not done, severe damage to the source
unit may happen.

Power Output:

17 W RMS x 4 Channels at 4 Ω and ≤ 1%
THD+N

Signal to Noise Ratio:

87 dBA

(

reference: 1 W into 4Ω

)

General

Power Supply Voltage:
12 V DC (10.8 V to 15.6 V allowable), negative
ground

Current Consumption: Less than 15 A

Speaker Impedance: 4 Ω (4 Ω to 8 Ω allowable

)

Weight: 1.87 lb.

(

0.85 kg

)

Dimensions:
178 mm Width X 50 mm Height X 154 mm
Depth

Bluetooth® wireless technology

Compliance:

Bluetooth

®

1.2

Frequency Range: 2.40~2.4835 GHz, ISM band

RF Power: Class 2 (2.5mW)

Profiles: HFP, A2DP, AVRCP

Operating Temperature: -20ºC ~ 60ºC

Telephone Operation:
Noise reduction, echo cancellation, full duplex
telephony

Mic Input (External): 2.2k ohm, 2V electret