Planet Audio PA400UA User Manual

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Thankyouforpurchasingthiscaraudioproduct.
Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeoperatingthiscaraudioproduct.
Pleasekeepthismanualforfutureuse.Itwillbehelpfultoyouifyouareencounterany
operationalproblem.

Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotusetheunitintherainormoisture
environment.

Topreventdirectexposuretolaserbeam,donottryopentheenclosure.
Visibleandinvisiblelaserradiationwhenopenandinterlocksdefeated.

Toprotectourenvironment,donotdisposeofelectricalequipmentinthedomesticwaste.
Pleasereturnanyelectricalequipmentthatyouwillnolongerusetothecollectionpoints
providedfortheirdisposal.
Thishelpsavoidthepotentialeffectsofincorrectdisposalontheenvironmentandhuman
health.Thiswillcontributetotherecyclingandotherformsofreutilizationofelectricaland
electronicequipment.Informationconcerningwheretheequipmentcanbedisposedofcan
beobtainedfromyourlocalauthority.

WARNING!

Selectingfineaudioequipmentisonlythestartofyourmusicalenjoyment.
Nowitistimetoconsiderhowtomaximizetheenjoymentyouwillgetfrom
knowinghowtoworkyournewcarstereoreceiver.

Wehopeyouenjoyusingthisproductandencourageyoutoalwayslistenat
amoderate,safesoundleveltoavoidanypossiblehearingdamageorloss.
Ifyoulistentoexcessivelyloudsoundovertime,yourhearingcanadaptto
highervolumesandwhatsounds"normal"toyoumaybequiteharmfuland
cancauseyoutohavepermanenthearingloss.Sopleasepractice"safesound"
andalwayslistenatmoderate soundlevelsonly.

Startwithyourvolumecontrolatthelowestsetting,andslowlyincreasethelevel
untilyoucanhearitcomfortablyandclearly,freefromdistortion.
Onceyouhaveestablishedthiscomfortablesoundlevel,leaveitthere.

Preface

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LOCATIONANDFUNCTIONOFCONTROLS

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PresstheOPENbuttontoflipdownthefrontcontrolpanel.
ThenadisccanbeinsertedintothediscslotorejectedbypressingtheEJbutton.
Afterflippingdownthefrontpanel,pushitleftwards,thenpulltherightsideofthe
paneloutwardstoremoveitfromtheunitchassis.

a)PresstheSELbuttonbriefly,itisactivatedasselectingeachmodeofE.VOL.

->VOLUME->BASS->TREBLE->BALANCE->FADER->
Whenselectingadesiredaudiomode,rotatetheVOLknobtoadjusttheaudio
effect.
Ineachmode,thewaitingtimeisabout5seconds,andthetimewaitingtime
isover,itreturnstothelastdisplaymodeoftunerorCDPmode.
ThecontrolmodeofE.VOLisoperatedwithfollowingnumericdisplay.

-VOL:(MIN)00,01,......46,47(MAX).

-BASS/TRE:-07,-06,...,00,...+06,+07

-BAL:0LR9,1LR9,...,9LR9,...,9LR1,9LR0

-FAD:0FR9,1FR9,...,9FR9,...,9FR1,9FR0

1.OPENBUTTON

2.SELBUTTON(Select)ANDVOLKNOB

SPECIFICATION

GENERAL
SupplyVoltageDC12V.NegativeGround
CurrentConsumptionMax.10A
PowerOutput4X60W
Numberofchannels2STEREOchannels.
UnitDimensions(LXWXH):7"X6.46"X1.97"

178X164X50mm

FMSECTION
Frequencyrange87.5MHz-107.9MHz
Effectivesensitivity3uV.
I.FFrequency10.7MHz.

AMSECTION
Frequencyrange530KHz-1710KHz
Effectivesensitivity40dB.
I.FFrequency450KHz

PreampOutput:1VMax
CDPLAYER

SystemMP3AudioSystem.
SuitableCDsMP3,WMA,CD,CD-R,CD-RWDisc
Frequencycharacteristics20Hz-100Hz<5dB

10KHz-20KHz<5dB.

S/NRatiotoCD50dB[1KHz]

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b)Whenpressedandholdfor2seconds,itisactivatedascyclicalmodeof

followingfunctionsforusersselection.

->BEEP(ON/OFF)->USERSET(FLAT/CLASSIC/ROCK/POP)

->SUBW(ON/OFF)->VOL(LAST/DEFA)->CLK(ON/OFF)->CLK(12/24)mode.
Afterselectingthedesiredmode,rotatetheVOLknobtoselectonesetup
itemofthedesiredmode.

BEEPONmode:Thebeepisgeneratedwhenanykeyispressed.
BEEPOFFmode:Thebeepsoundisdisabled.

VOLLAST:Theradioswitchesonattheactualvolumeithadwhenitwaslast

switchedoff.

VOLDEFA:AfterpressingSELbutton,AVOLwillbedisplayed.Thenyou can

pre-selectaconstantswitch-onvolumebyusingtheVOLknob.

CLKON:Clockwillalwaysshowonthedisplaywhenpoweroff.
CLKOFF:Clockwilldisappearonthedisplaywhenpoweroff.

Whentheunitispoweroff,theunitcomestoONbypressinganybuttononthe
frontpanel(excepttheOPENkey).Italsocanturnontheunittoinsertadisc,
SDcardorUSBFlashDriveintotheirslotsorsocket.Whentheunitispoweron,
pressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethan0.5seconds,theunitgoesinto
poweroffmode.

a)DuringRADIOmode:

Pressthe>>|or|<<buttonshortlytomanualtuneup/downforthedesired
radiostationfrequencystepbystep.
Pressandholdthe>>|or|<<buttonforlonger0.5seconds,toautomatically
tuneup/downfortheradiostationfrequencyofstrongsignal.

b)Duringdisc,SD,MMC,USBplaybackmode:

Pressthe>>|buttonbrieflytoplaynexttrack.
Pressthe|<<buttonbrieflytoplaythecurrenttrackfromthebeginningofit
iftheplayingtimeismorethan2seconds.
Pressthe|<<buttonbrieflytoplaytheprevioustrackiftheplayingtimeis
lessthan2seconds.
Pressthe>>|or|<<buttonandholdtoskipforwardsorbackwards,release
toresumenormalplayback.

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BEEPON/BEEPOFF

VOLLAST/VOLDEFA

CLKON/OFF

3.POWERON/OFF

4.LCDDisplay
5&6.TUNE,SEEK,TRACK,SKIPUP/DOWNBUTTONS

TROUBLESHOOTING

Beforeusingthechecklistpleasemakealltheconnectionsfirst.
Ifyoustillhavequestionsaftergoingthroughthechecklist,pleaseconsult
yourlocalcustomerservicerepresentative.

CommonSymptoms

Thereisnopower.

TheCDscannot
beloaded.

Cause

Thefusehasblown.

PresenceofCDdiscinsidetheplayer

Insertingthediscinupsidedown

ThesurfaceofCDisextremelydirty
oritisdamaged.

Temperatureinsidethecaristoo
high.

Thevolumecontrolissettoolow.

Thereisnosound.

Theoperationkeys
donotwork

Thesoundofthe
CDplayerskips

Theantennacableisnotconnected. Inserttheantennacablefirmlyintothe

antennasocketofthedevice.

Noradioreception.

1.Thebuilt-inmicrocomputerisnot
operatingproperlyduetonoise

2.Frontpanelisnotproperlyfixinto
itsplace

1.Switchthedeviceoffandonagain.Orpress
theRESETbuttontoresumetheprogram.

2.Reinstallthefrontpanel

Thedevicehasnotbeencorrectly
connected.

Theinstallationangleismorethan
30degrees

Waituntiltheroadbecomessmootherbefore
playingtheCD.

Adjusttheinstallationangletolessthan30
degrees

Turnupthevolumeproperly.
Checkthepowerandearthconnection

accordingtothewiringdiagram.

Cooloffuntiltheambienttemperaturereturns
tonormal

CleantheCDortryanotherCD,ifthisworks
correctly,thefirstCDisproperlydamaged.

Insertthecompactdiscwiththelabelfacing
upward

Removethediscintheplayerthenputanew
upward

Replaceanotherfuseaccordingtothewiring
diagram.

Thecarignitionisswitchedoff.

Ifthepowersupplyisproperlyconnectedto
thecaraccessory,switchtheignitionkeyto

ONor"ACC""".

Solution

Thedevicedoes
notworkcorrectly
(EJECT,LOAD,

PLAY)

Inautomaticsearch
modetheradiodoes
notstopatatrans­mittingstation.

Tuneintoaradiostationmanually.Thetransmissionsignalsaretoo

weak.

TheCDsareloaded
onlyhalfwayinto
theCDtray.

Thetransportscrewshavenotbeen
removed.

Removethetransportscrewsbeforeusing.

Thesurfaceoftheroadisuneven.

ThesurfaceofCDisextremelydirty
oritisdamaged.

CleantheCDortryanotherCD,ifthisworks
correctly,thefirstCDisproperlydamaged.

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Duringradiomode,presstheBNDbuttonbrieflytoselecttheradiobroadcasting
bandyouwouldliketohear.TheAM/FMbandistoggledcyclicallythroughthe
tuningbands:->FM1->FM2->FM3->AM1->AM2->.

PresstheMODEbuttontochangeamongtuner(radio),disc(whenadiscis
loaded),SD/MMCcard(whenanSD/MMCcardisinserted),USB(whenan
USBFlashDriveisinserted)andAUXmode.

ThisbuttonservestoswitchtheMUTEDstateon/off.
PresstheMUTEbuttontosuppresstheloudspeakertemporarily,andpress
againtoresumelistening.Themutedstatewillbealsoreleasedwhenthe
MODE,SELbuttonispressedandVOLknobonthefrontpanelisused.

Duringradiomode:

1)whenlongpressingformorethan1seconds,theradiosearchesfromthe
currentfrequencyandchecksthesignalstrengthleveluntil6stationare
found.Andthenthe6stationsfrequencyarepresettothecorresponding
presetmemorynumberedbank.Theauto-storageoperationisimplemented
intheeachselectedband.Whentheauto-storageoperationisfinished,the
radioexecutethePresetScan.

2)whenshortpressing,theradiosearchesforeachpresetstationinthecurrent

bandandholdsatthatpresetnumberfor 5secondswithreleasingmute,and

thensearchagain.

7.BANDBUTTON

8.MODEBUTTON

9.MUTEBUTTON

10.INFRAREDREMOTECONTROLSENSOR

11.APSBUTTON(Auto-storage/Presetscan)

Indiscmode,MMC/SDorUSBmode,pressAPSbuttonrepeatedlytoselect
TRACKSEARCH,DIRECTORYSEARCHorFIRSTCHARACTERSEARCH
mode.
InTRACKSEARCHmode,theLCDwilldisplayTRKT000andflashthe
biggestdigit0thattheMMC/SDcard,USBorMP3disccontain.Rotatetheknob
toselectthenumberoftheflashingdigitfrom0~9.ThenpressSELbuttonto
confirmthenumberandflashnextsmallerdigit0.Withthesamemeans,select
thenumberoftheflashingdigit.Afterfinishingselectingthenumberofall
flashingdigit,pressSELbuttontoplaythetrackoftheselectedserialnumber.
InDIRECTORYSEARCHmode,theLCDwilldisplaytherootfolder(ifthereis
nottherootfolder,itwillfindarootfoldernamedROOT).Thenrotatetheknob
toselectyourdesiredfolder,FinallypressSELbuttontoplaythefirsttrackof
thefolder.
InFIRSTCHARACTERSEARCHmode,theLCDwilldisplayA-rotatetheknob
toselectfile'sfirstcharacterbytheorderofA~Zand0~9.Thenpress>>|or|<<
buttontoselectonefileitsfirstcharactersistheselectedone.FinallypressSEL
buttontoplaytheselectedfile.

CAREFORUSINGCD'S:

1.Tokeepthediscclean:

Beforeplayingadisc,wipeitoffwithaclean,dust-freecleaningcloth.
Wipethediscoutwardsfromthedisccenter.

2.Whenonehasalreadybeeninserted.Doingsomaydamagetheunit

Donotattachanystickeroradhesivetapeonthedisc.
Handlethediscbyitsedgetokeepthedisccleananddonottouchthesurface.

.Insertadisc

withlabeledsurfaceup,oritwilldamagetheunit.

3.Donotexposethedisctodirectsunlightornearbyheatsourcessuchasheating
vents,caliductwhichcancausethedisctowarp.
Donotleavediscinacarifitisparkedindirectsunlightasthatwillleadtoa
considerableriseinthetemperatureinsidethecar.

4.Donotuseanysecondhandorrenteddisc,usually,thereisglueonthesurfaceof
thosediscs,itwillstoptheunitworkinganddamageit.

5.Alwaysstorethediscinitscaseforprotection.Scratchedupdiscswillproducepoor
soundperformanceandcauseCDplayertoskip.

6.Inrainingdayorwetarea,themoisturemayformonthediscortheopticalparts,
theplaybackmaynotbepossible.Ifmoistureformsonthedisc,wipeitoffwitha
softcloth.
Ifmoistureformsontheopticalpartsoftheunit,allowtheunittositforaboutone
hourwithpoweron.

7.Donotusesolventssuchasbenzineorthinners.Commerciallyavailablecleaners

oranti-staticspraywilldamagetheunit.

AboutCD-R/CD-R/Wdiscs:
Inadditiontocommercially-recordedaudioCD's,thisunitcanplayCD-Rand
CD-R/Wdiscs.Incomecases,particularlywhenrecordedonolderCDburners,
someCD-RandCD-R/Wdiscsmaynotplay.Also,wheneveryouarerecording
aCDforplaybackinthisreceiver,itisrecommendedthatyourecordat24xor
slowerspeedforCD-Rand4xorslowerforCD-R/Wtoachievehighersignal
qualityandbetterplaybackperformance.

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a)Duringradiomode:

Gotoanypresetstationbypressingoneofthe6presetstationbuttons(1-6).
Ifoneofthesebuttonsispressedformorethan2seconds,thestationcurrently
beinglistenedtowillbememorizedintotheselectedpresetbutton.

b)Duringdisc,SD/MMCorUSBmode:

1)PresstheTOP/>||buttonbrieflytointerrupttheplaybackofthedisc,SD/MMC
orUSB.Pressagaintoresumenormalplaybackofthedisc,SD/MMCorUSB.
PresstheTOP/>||buttonandholdforapproximately0.5secondstoplaythe
firsttrackofthedisc,SD/MMCorUSB.

2)PresstheINTbuttontosamplethefirst10secondspartofeachtrack,andthe
INTONwillbevisibleontheLCDdisplay.
IntheprocessofINT,pressINTbuttonagaintostopsamplingandtocontinue
playingthecurrenttrack,andtheLCDwilldisplayINTOFF.

3)PresstheRPTbuttononcetoplaythecurrenttrackrepeatedly,andtheRPT
ONEwillbevisibleontheLCDdisplay.
DuringMP3/WMAdisc,SD/MMCorUSBmode,presstheRPTbuttontwice
continuouslytoplaythecurrentfolderrepeatedly,andtheRPTDIRwillbe
visibleontheLCDdisplay.
IntheprocessofRPT,pressRPTbuttonagaintostopplayingrepeatedly
modeandtheLCDwilldisplayRPTOFF.

4)PresstheRDMbuttontoplayalltracksondiscinrandomorder,andtheRDM
ONwillbevisibleontheLCDdisplay.
IntheprocessofRDM,pressRDMbuttonagaintostopplayinginrandom
orderandtheLCDwilldisplayRDMOFF.

c)DuringthenormalplaybackofMP3/WMAdisc,SD,MMC,USB:

Presstheradiopresetbutton6and5tomoveupanddown10tracksatatime.

InFMmode,presstheSTbrieflytoselectstereoormonosoundmode.

Whenpressshortly,theLOUDmodeisturnedon,itstoenhancethebasssound
effectwhenthevolumelevelislow.Pressagaintocanceltheloudnesseffect.

RadiostationsearchmodeisdividedbythisLOC/DXswitch,thisbuttoncan
beusedtocontrolanattenuatorinthetunerduringsearch.
Inradiomode,presstheLOCbuttontochangelocalreceptionordistance
reception.Localmodeimprovesreceptioninsomeareaswherethesignal
istoostrong.
Note:ThisbuttonisonlyforFMreception.InAMmode,LOCisvoid.

PresstheCLKbuttonbrieflytodisplaytimefor5secondsonthedisplay,and
thenreturnstoitspreviousdisplayunlessthebuttonispressedagain.
ThenpresstheCLKbuttonandholdformorethan1seconduntiltherealtime
flashesonthedisplay.ThenyoucanadjustHOURorMINUTEbyrotatingthe
VOLknob.

12.PRESETSTATIONMEMORYANDTOP/>||,INT,RPT,RDMBUTTONS

13.ST/MOBUTTON

14.LOUDNESSBUTTON

15.LOC/DXBUTTON

16.CLOCKBUTTON

INSTALLATION

Toboostupthecapabilityofanti-jamming,
pleasemakesurefixtightlythesupport
strapintothemetaljointthatconnecttothe
chassisofthecar.

metal

METAL SUPPORTSTRAP

METALMOUNTINGSLEEVE

DASHBOARD

Toremovetheunitoutofthemetalmountingsleeve,
insertthetwosuppliedKEYSintotheleftandrightside
slotsofthechassisatthesametime.Thenpullthechassis
outofthemetalmountingsleeveasshownintheright
illustration.

FRONTPANEL

PLASTICTRIMRING

UNITCHASSIS

Bendthetabsonthemetalmounting
sleeveagainsttheDASHBOARDwith
ascrewdriver.

INSTALLATIONMETHOD

Thisisananti-theftinstallationmethod.
ThemainunitwearsaMETALMOUNTINGSLEEVE.
Pleaseconnectthewiring,eg,thePowerSupply,theSpeakersandtheAntenna
accordingtotherequirementsofthisInstructionManual,theninstallthemetal
mountingsleeveintothecarasperthediagramillustratedbelow.

NOTE

Beforemountingandoperating
theCDplayer,removethemetal
mountingsleeveillustratedbythe
arrows.

Removethetwoscrewsthat
fixtheCDdeckmechanismplayer
duringtransportationbefore
mountingtheplayer.

RESETBUTTON

EJECTKEY

Pushthisresetbuttonwithacuspidal
objecttorenovatethedistortedprogram
oncetheprogramisdistorted.

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PresstheSCNbuttontoscantheradiofrequency.Ifavalidsignalhasdetected,
thecurrentfrequencywillbeholdandblinkingfor5seconds,thenpressSCN
againtostopscanandremainthecurrentfrequency;otherwise,theradiowill
goontoscantheotherradiofrequency5secondslater.

Pressthemodebuttontoselectauxiliaryinputplayingmode.Thenyoucan
connectanymatchedexternalaudiodevicetothissocket.Usethevolume
knobtoadjustvolume.

Inthepoweronstate,theloadeddisccanbeejectedbypressingtheEJkey.

WhenneedingtoplaythefileintheUSBFlashDrive,turnovertheplastic
covercaptheninserttheUSBFlashDriveintotheUSBPort.Thesystem
willchangeintotheUSBmodeautomatically,andthenplaythefirstfileinthe
USB.WhennoneedingtodoUSBoperation,pleasecovertheplasticcovercap.

WhenyouneedtoplaythefileintheSD/MMCcard,inserttheSD/MMCcard
intothecardslot.Thesystemwillchangeintothemodeautomatically,
andthenplaythefirstfileintheSD/MMC.

Whenthefrontcontrolpanelisremovedthisindicatorflashes.

Beforeoperatingtheunitforthefirsttime,orafterreplacingthecarbatteryor
changingtheconnections.Youmustresettheunit.
Pressthisbuttonwithacuspidalobject.Thisoperationwillerasetheclock
settingandsomestoredcontents.

17.SCANBUTTON

18.AUXINPUTJACK

19.EJECTKEY

20.CDSLOT

21.USBPORT

22.SD/MMCCARDSLOT

23.FLASHINGLED

24.RESETBUTTON

WIRESCONNECTION

FIXEDISOCONNECTORA

1.

2.

3.

4.CONSTANT+12VDC

5.AUTOANTENNAB+

6.

7.ACC+12VDC

8.GROUND

FIXEDISOCONNECTORB

1.REARRIGHTSPEAKER(+)

2.REARRIGHTSPEAKER(-)

3.FRONTRIGHTSPEAKER(+)

4.FRONTRIGHTSPEAKER(-)
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7.REARLEFTSPEAKER(+)

8.REARLEFTSPEAKER(-)

.FRONTLEFTSPEAKER(+)

6.FRONTLEFTSPEAKER(-)

FIXEDISOSOCKETSKETCH

ISOSOCKET

ANTENNAJACK

WHITE

WHITE

RED

RED

REARRIGHT RCAOUTPUT

REARLEFT RCAOUTPUT

FRONTRCAOUTPUTLEFT

FRONTRIGHTRCAOUTPUT

YELLOW

SUBWOOFEROUTPUT

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1.PowerOn/Off

2.MuteButton

3.

4.Level/MENUUPButton

5.SEL/MENU

LoudnessButton

Button

6.Level/MENUDownButton

7.MO/STButton

8.A.PButton

9.BandButton

10.ModeButton

11.Tune/SeekUpAndTrackSkipUp/FFButton

12.Tune/SeekDownAndTrackSkipDown/REWButton

13.SCANBUTTON

14.ClockDisplay/SettingButton

15.LOC/DXButton

16.CDTrackTOP/>||/RadioPreset1

17.CDTrackINT/RadioPreset2

18.CDTrackRPT/RadioPreset3

19.CDTrackRDM/RadioPreset4

20.RadioPreset5

21.RadioPreset6

OPERATIONOFREMOTECONTROL

Aninsulationtagwasinstalledinyourremotebythemanufacturertopreventthe
batteryfromdraining.Removingthetagfromtheremotebeforeusing.

LithiumBattery:CR20253V
BatteryLife:Approximately6months.

1)Removethebatteryholderbypressingthelockingtabwithyourthumb
andpullingitout.

2)Replacethebatterywiththesametypeandthesidefacingup.

3)Gentlypushintheholderuntilsecurelylockedintoplace.

WARNING

BATTERYINFORMATION:

ReplacingtheBatteryfromtheRemoteController:

:

“+

Donotrecharge,disassembleordisposeofinfire.
Batteryleakagemaycausedamagetotheunit.
Toavoidtheriskofaccident,keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.

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MAINTENANCEOFREMOTECONTROL

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RPT

POWER

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