Continental Automotive TRD7423UB OR User Manual
Continental Radios
OWNER’S MANUAL
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System Settings Items List
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Safety Information
Tha n k you for purchasi n g thi s produ c t,
please read the manual carefully before
operating, and reserve it for future reference.
Precaution
USE only in a 12-volt DC or a 24-volt DC
negative- ground electrical system according to
the right radio variant. (Refer to variants table)
Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery
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.
Make sure that pins or obstacles do not get
inside the unit, they may cause malfunctions,
or create safety hazards such as electrical
shock.
Before operation
Do not raise the volume level too high. Keep
the volume at a level at which you can hear
outside warning sounds (horns sirens, etc.).
Stop the vehicle before performing any
complicated operations.
Caution
Do not open the cover and do not repair by
Note:
1 According to models with different wiring
har n e ss to connect th e definiti on of the
specific content, please refer to the model
label.
2 Specifications and the design are subject to
change without notice due to improvements in
technology.
Contents
Safety Information ........................................ 2
Panel Controls
General Operation
Volume and Sound ........................................ 4
AM/FM Radio …............................................. 5
DAB Radio
USB/MP3/WMA
Bluetooth………............................................... 8
Dimming.............. ....................... ........10
Electrical connections...................................14
Troubleshooting
Specifications................................................17
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FCC
Variant Overview
Accessories..........
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If you have parked the vehicle for a long
time in hot or cold weather, wait until the
temperature in the vehicle becomes normal
before operating the unit.
Panel Controls
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(1) Microphone
(2) Power button
- On/Off (long press)
- Mute (short press)
- Rotate the VOL knob to adjust volume
(3) Source Button
- Select Source (short press)
- Select PTY Mode (long press)
(4) Band /AST Button
- Band select (short press)
- Auto store/DAB Service Scan (long press)
(5) Select Button
- Manual and Automatic Equalizing
- Select Menu entry in user Menu
(6) Display button
- Display System clock,
- Display PTY Information in Radio mode
- Display MP3 Information (USB Mode)
(7) << Button
Previous Station/Previous Track
(8) >> Button
Next Station/Next Track
(9) USB slot
(10 – 15) AM/FM, DAB Favorites
(10) MP3 folder ahead
Phone: Hang up
(11) MP3 folder back
Phone: Contact mode/Dial/Call transfer
(12) MP3 Random play
(13) MP3 repeat play
(14) Program intro Play (Scan)
(15) MP3/Bluetooth Play/Pause
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BALANCE, FADE and Loudness
With ignition logic activated (Default setting) the
General Operation
Power ON/OFF , Mute
To Switch on the Radio push the Power ON/OFF
button.
To switch off the Radio push the Power ON/OFF
button for more than 2 sec.
The Radio will be muted by pushing the Power
ON/OFF button for less that 2 sec.
Ignition Logic
Radio can be switched on and off manually even if
the vehicles ignition pin is not connected. To avoid
battery discharge the radio is switched off after 1h
without user operation.
System Settings
The system settings menu is entered by long
pressing the [DISP] button. To access the available
menu entries push the search buttons [ << />> ]. To
select the available options of each menu entry
rotate the [VOL] knob.
Select Source
Press the [SRC] button to switch between and
select available sources: TUNER->USB->AUX>Bluetooth->DAB. USB and Bluetooth is only
visible in the menu when connected.
Reception Area
This Radio is designed to work in different regions
with different frequency ranges.
The Reception area can be adjusted via the System
Settings menu. The default setting is “EUROPE”.
The following Areas are available:
EUROPE/ASIA/JAPAN/NORTH AFRICA/USA
Clock Setting
The clock time can be adjust manually by long
pressing the [DISP] button to set the time.
Select [CLOCK] with the search buttons [ << />> ].
Press [SEL] button and rotate [VOL] knob to adjust
the minutes.
Press search buttons [ << />> ] to select adjust
hours. Rotate [VOL] knob to adjust the hours.
Press the [SEL] button to exit the clock setting.
Volume and Sound
Volume
To adjust the Volume rotate the [VOL] knob
Predefined sound effects
The Radio provides different predefined sound
effects .
Press the [SEL] button to enter the Sound settings
menu. Rotate the [VOL] knob to select one of the
following options: EQ OFF -> POP
-> ROCK -> CLASSIC -> JAZZ -> CUSTOM.
To adjust Balance, Fader and Loudness press the
[SEL] button and then push [ << / >> ] button to
select BALANCE -> FADER -> LOUDNESS. Rotate the
[VOL] knob to adjust Balance, Fade and Loudness
according your needs.
Manual Sound Adjustment
For manual sound adjustment first select CUSTOM.
Push the [SEL] button again and then select BASS or
TREBLE with the [ << / >> ] button. Rotate the [VOL]
knob to adjust BASS and TREBLE according your
needs.
For details see chapter system settings of this
manual.
AM/FM Radio
and can switch to Radio even if an other Audio
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AM/FM Radio Selection
To access AM/FM Radio press the [SRC] button
and select Tuner
Select Band
Press the [ BAND ] Button to select one of the
available Radio Bands. The Radio bands will be
changed in the following order:
FM1 -> FM2 -> FM3 -> MW1 -> MW2 -> LW
The AM and LW Bands can be deactivated by the
user via the system settings menu.
Automatic Tuning
For Automatic tuning press the [ << / >> ] button.
The Radio will search and select the next receivable
station.
When Traffic Announcement is activated (“TA =
ON”) only stations that broadcast Traffic
announcements will be tuned.
Manual Tuning
For manual station selection press the [ << / >> ]
button for longer than 2 sec. “MANUAL” is shown in
the display. Pressing the [ << / >> ] button again the
frequency will be incrementally
increased/decreased.
Manual Storing Favourites
There are 3 FM , 2 MW and 1 LW Favourite banks
available.
Select the favourite bank where to store the station
and tune the station that shall be stored.
Push the preset button longer than 2 sec .to store
the station
Recall Stored Favourites
To recall a stored favourite push the according
preset button
Auto Memory Store
To search for the best receivable stations and store
them as favourite press the (BAND/AST] button for
2 sec. The Radio searches the best receivable station
and stores them.
RDS
Many FM Stations in Europe transmit RDS data
(Radio Data System) in addition to their audio
program. With RDS the user has the following
benefits:
The best audible frequency (AF) of a selected
station is tuned automatically for best reception
quality.
To enable automatic selection of best audible
frequency select “AF=ON” in the Settings menu
The Radio recognizes Traffic Announcements
source is selected.
To enable automatic Traffic announcement select
“TA=ON” in the Settings menu
Some Stations provide regional specific programs.
With the regional (REG) function only those
frequencies are followed that broadcast the
selected regional program. To follow regional
programs select “REG=ON” in the Settings menu
The stations name can be displayed
For further settings see System Menu
DAB Radio
“NO PTY” is shown in the Display.
Select DAB Band
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PTY
Via the RDS System FM stations in many countries
transmit the type of program (Program Type , PTY)
that is broadcasted.
To search for a desired Program type push [SRC] for
about 2 sec. and select the Program type by rotating
the[VOL] knob.
The Radio will search for a Radio-Program with the
selected Program type when the [SEL] button is
pushed. “PTY SEEK” is shown in the Display.
If no station with the selected Program Type can be
found the last tuned station will be selected and
The following program types are available:
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE,
DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP-M,
ROCK-M, EASY-M, LIGHT-M, CLASSICS-M ,
O T H E R-M , W E AT H E R, F I N A N C E , CHILDREN,
SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE,
JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATIONAL-M, OLD IES, FO LK- M ,
DOC U M ENT, TE S T, ALARM
DAB Radio Selection
DAB/DAB+ Provides radio programs in digital
sound quality.
To access Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) press the
[SRC] button and select DAB.
DAB Service SCAN
To search for receivable DAB Services the DAB
service SCAN has to be started by pushing
[BAND/AST] for 2 sec. “SCAN” is shown in the
display.
Press the [ BAND ] Button to select one of
the available DAB Bands. The DAB bands
will be changed in the following order:
DAB1 -> DAB2 -> DAB3
Tuning a DAB Service
To tune a DAB service push [<< / >> ] to select the
next/previous DAB service. “Tuning” is shown on
the Display.
DAB Service List
To get an overview of receivable DAB services a
DAB Service List can be displayed.
Push [SEL] for 2 sec. to open the DAB Service List.
Rotate the [VOL] Button to scroll through the list
of receivable stations.
To tune a DAB service push [SEL]. “Tuning” is
shown on the display.
In the case that a Service is temporary not
receivable “No Service” will be shown on the
display.
Storing DAB Favourites
There are 3 DAB favourite banks available.
Select the favourite bank where to store the
station and tune the station that shall be
stored.
Push the preset button longer than 2 sec .to
store the station
Recall Stored Favourites
To recall a stored favourite push the according
preset button
Switching between DAB and FM
When the DAB signal quality drops significant
it is reasonable to switch and listen to the
service via FM.
Switching between DAB and FM (DABFMLNK)
can be disabled via the system settings menu
USB/MP3/WMA
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Random Play
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Note on MP3
•MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3 and refers
to an audio compression technology standard.
•This product allows playback of MP3 files.
•The unit can not read an MP3 file that has a file
extension other than ".mp3".
•If you play a non-MP3 file that has the “.mp3"
extension, you may hear some noise.
file" and "folder " in PC terminology as "track" and
"Album," respectively.
•Maximum number of directory and files is 65535,
including the root directory. Maximum number of
files per folder is 1000.
•The unit may not play tracks in the order of Track
numbers.
•Supports bit rate from 8 to 320 kbps and VBR
(Variable Bit Rate).
Note on WMA
USB Notes
USB functions (flash memory type) MP3 music play.
USB flash memory 2 in 1 support
FAT 12/FAT 16/FAT 32 format supported.
File name: 64 byte/dir name: 64 byte/tag
name: 30 byte.
Tag (id3 tag ver 2.0)
- title/artist/album: 32 byte support.
USB 1.1 support, USB 2.0 support
(For 2.0, speed performance is as USB 1.1)
Not all USB devices are compatible with the unit.
USB connector is support maximum work power
with 500 mA.
Loading/ Removal of USB Device
Insert a USB device into the USB-slot “Reading” is
shown on the Display. MP3 Playback will start
immediate afterwards.
Before removing the USB Device switch to an
other Source by pushing the [SRC] button.
MP3 Playback/Pause
To pause and resume MP3 Playback push button
[1>].
Next/Previous MP3 Track.
To select the next/previous track push the [<</>>]
button.
Fast forward/fast rewind.
To fast forward/fast rewind the current track push
the [<</>>] button longer than 2 sec.
To activate random play push the button [4 RND].
Repeat
Push the [3 RPT] button to activate repeat
Track/repeat directory/repeat all.
SCAN
To activate/stop the scan function push the button
[2 SCN]. In scan mode all titles are played for 10
sec.
Supports bit rate from 5 to 384 kbps and VBR
(Variable Bit Rate).
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