Planet Audio RDS235M Users Manual

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1. BUTTONS LOCATION AND FUNCTIONING

PANEL

RELEASE

BUTTON

ID3 TAG

INFORMATION

BUTTON

DISPLAY BUTTON

AUTOMATICALLY STORE / PRESET

SCAN BUTTON

MP3 MENU

BUTTON

CD EJECT

BUTTON

MUTE

BUTTON

POWER BUTTON

SOURCE

BUTTON /

SUB-WOOFER

BUTTON

VOLUME

KNOB

BUTTON

AUDIO

BUTTON

TUNING UP / DOWN TRACK UP / DOWN

BUTTONS

PRESET

EQUALIZER

BUTTON

BAND/

LOUDNESS

BUTTON

MP3 ENTER

BUTTON

REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER

PRESET MEMORY BUTTONS (M1~M6) PTY

BUTTON

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2. HANDLING COMPACT DISCS

MOISTURE CONDENSATION

On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit. Should this occur, the unit will not operate properly. In such a case, remove the disc and wait for about an hour until the moisture has evaporated.

NOTES ON CDs

A dirty or defective disc may cause sound dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum sound, handle the disc as follows. Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface (P.1).

P. 1

Do not stick paper or tape on the disc (P.2).

P. 2

Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or

heat sources such as hot air-ducts, or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight where there can be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car (P.3).

P. 3

Before playing, clean the discs with an optional cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the centre out (P.4).

NOTES ON DISCS

If you use the discs explained below, the sticky residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and may cause malfunction or ruin your discs.

Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that have a sticky residue on the surface (for example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink, or glue leaking from under the stickers).

There are paste residue. Ink is sticky (P.5).

P. 5

Do not use rental CDs with old labels that are beginning to peel off.

Stickers that are beginning to peel away, leaving a sticky residue (P.6).

P. 6

Do not use your CDs with labels or stickers attached.

Labels are attached (P.7).

Do Not Use Special Shape CDs

P. 7

Be sure to use round shape CDs only for this unit and do not use any special shape CDs. Use of special shape CDs may cause the unit to malfunction.(P.8).

P. 8

Be sure to use CDs with disc mark

*******

****

**************

*******

P. 4

Do not use solvents such as benzine,

thinner,commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs.

RECORDABLE

REWRITABLE

Only for this unit.

CD-Rs and CD-RWs which have not undergone finalization processing cannot be played. (For more information on finalization processing, refer to the manual for your CD-R/CD-RW writing software or CD-R/CD-RW recorder.) Additionally, depending on the recording status, it may prove impossible to play certain CDs record on CD-R or CD-RW.

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3. INSTALLATION

Before finally installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected up properly and the unit and system work properly. Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. The use of unauthorized parts can cause malfunctions. Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires the drilling of holes or other modifications of the vehicle. Install the unit where it does not get in the driver's way and cannot injure the passenger if there is a sudden stop, like an emergency stop. If installation angle exceeds 30° from horizontal, the unit might not give its optimum performance.

30°

Avoid installing the unit where it would be subject to high temperature, such as from direct sunlight, or from hot air, from heater, or where it would be subject to dust dirt or excessive vibration. Be sure to remove the front panel before installing the unit.

DIN FRONT/REAR-MOUNT

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

DIN FRONT-MOUNT (Method A)

Installation the unit

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1. Dashboard

2. Holder After inserting the half sleeve into the dashboard, select the appropriate tab according to the thickness of the dashboard material and bend them inwards to secure the holder in place.

3. Screw

1. Dashboard

2. Nut (5mm)

3. Spring washer

4. Screw (5x15mm)

5. Screw

6. Support Strap Be sure to use the support strap to secure the

back of the unit in place. The strap can be bent by hand to the desired angle.

7. Plain washer

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Removing the unit

Trim Plate Installation:

Push the trim plate against the chassis until it is fitted. You must do this before you install the front panel, otherwise it can't be attached.

DIN REAR-MOUNT (METHOD B)

Installation using the screw holes on the sides of the unit. Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket.

a. Frame b. Insert fingers into the groove in the front

of frame and pull out to remove the frame. (When re-attaching the frame, point the side with a groove down wards and attach it.)

c. Insert the levers supplied with the unit

into the grooves at both sides of the unit as shown in figure until they click. Pulling the levers makes it possible to remove the unit from the dashboard.

1. Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket and the screw holes of the main unit become aligned (are fitted) and tighten the screws at 2 places on each side.

2. Screw

3. Factory radio mounting bracket.

4. Dashboard or Console

5. Hook (Remove this part)

Note: the mounting box, outer trim ring, and half-sleeve are not used for method B installation.

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4. DETACHABLE CONTROL PANEL (D.C.P.)

Removing The Detachable Control Panel (D.C.P.).

1. Turn the power off

2. Press the D.C.P. release button

3. Remove the D.C.P.

PANEL RELEASE BUTTON

Attaching the DCP

1. Attach the panel at the right side first, with

CAUTION

DO NOT insert the D.C.P from the left side. Doing so may damage it. The D.C.P can easily be damaged by shocks. After removing it, place it in a protective case and be careful not to drop it or subject it to strong shocks. When the release button is pressed and the D.C.P is unlocked, the car's vibrations may cause it to fall. To prevent damage to the D.C.P, always store it in a protective case after detaching it. The rear connector that connects the main unit and the D.C.P is an extremely important part. Be careful not to damage it by pressing on it with fingernails, pens, screwdrivers, etc.

point B on the main unit touching point A on the D.C.P. (As shown on the digram).

2. Then press the left side of D.C.P. onto the main unit until a “click” sound is heard.

Socket

Note:

If the D.C.P is dirty, wipe off the dirt with soft, dry cloth only. And use a cotton swab soaked in isopropyl alcohol to clean the socket on the back of the D.C.P.

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5. WIRING DIAGRAM (20 PIN + ISO PLUG)

FUSE

20-PIN

AUDIO/POWER

HARNESS

(See Figure 1)

REAR LINE OUT

GREY

FRONT LINE OUT

BLACK

AUX IN

WHITE

RED

WHITE

RED

WHITE

L-CH

R-CH

L-CH

R-CH

L-CH

RED

R-CH

SUB WOOFER

YELLOW

RCA-TO-RCA CABLE

(not supplied)

ANTENNA SHOCKET

ANTENNA

BLUE

RCA-TO-RCA CABLE

WHITE

AMP

JACK

(not supplied)

SUB WOOFER

PIN(B8) GREEN/BLACK

PIN(B7) GREEN

CONNECTOR B

5 6

3 4

1 2

Figure 2

ISO CONNECTOR 4PIN+8PIN

FEMALE WITH MALE TERMINAL

PIN(B4) GREY/BLACK

PIN(B5) WHITE

PIN(B6) WHITE/BLACK

CONNECTOR A

ISO CONNECTOR WIRING CHART

WIRE COLOR

YELLOW

BLUE

RED

BLACK

VIOLET

VIOLET/BLACK

GREY

GREY/BLACK

WHITE

WHITE/BLACK

GREEN

GREEN/BLACK

PIN(B2) VIOLET/BLACK

PIN(B1) VIOLET

PIN(B3) GREY

PIN(A8) BLACK

CONNECTOR

(See Figure 2)

FUNCTION/LABEL

BATTERY(+)

POWER ANTENNA

IGNITION(ACC)

GROUND

RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (+)

RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (-)

RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER (+)

RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER (-)

LEFT FRONT SPEAKER (+)

LEFT FRONT SPEAKER (-)

LEFT REAR SPEAKER (+)

LEFT REAR SPEAKER (-)

PIN(A4) YELLOW

PIN(A5) BLUE

PIN(A7) RED

20-PIN AUDIO/POWER HARNESS

ISO

2 31

11 12 13

Pin View

WIRE COLOR

1 GREY/BLACK 2

GREY VIOLET

3 4

VIOLET/BLACK 5 6

GREEN

GREEN/BLACK

7 8 RED 9 BLACK 10 RED 11

WHITE 12

WHITE/BLACK

14 BLUE 15 YELLOW 16 BLACK 17

WHITE

RED

BLACK

WHITE

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Figure 1

FUNCTION/LABEL RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER (-) RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER (+) RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (+) RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (-)

LEFT REAR SPEAKER (+) LEFT REAR SPEAKER (-) IGNITION(ACC) REAR PRE-AMP LINE OUT COMMON RIGHT REAR PRE-AMP LINE OUT LEFT FRONT SPEAKER (+) LEFT FRONT SPEAKER (-)

POWER ANTENNA

BATTERY(+) CHASSIS GROUND LEFT FRONT PRE-AMP LINE OUT RIGHT FRONT PRE-AMP LINE OUT

FRONT PRE-AMP LINE OUT COMMON LEFT REAR PRE-AMP LINE OUT

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1917 18

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6. BASIC OPERATIONS

1) PANEL RELEASE BUTTON (RELEASE)

Press this button to remove the control panel.

12) POWER ON/OFF BUTTON

Press this button to turn on or off the power.

5) DISPLAY BUTTON (DISP)

Press this button to view Clock, Programme Type (PTY), and Frequency of the station in listening.

16) SOURCE BUTTON (SOURCE)

Press this button to select Radio and CD or AUX modes. The available selections depends on version: Radio CD Player Radio > CD > AUX in

Subwoofer

Press SOURCE button for more than 3 seconds to activate or turn off the output.

Aux Input

Connect the external signal to the auxiliary line in jack located at the rear of the unit , then press Source button to select Aux mode. Press Source Button again to cancel Aux Mode and return to previous mode.

RESET BUTTON

The RESET button is located on the main unit (as shown on the diagram). To press it vertically with a ballpoint pen or metal object will activate it. The reset button is to be activated for the following reasons:

On/Off

Subwoofer

Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed. All the function buttons do not operate. Error symbol on the display.

Note: If the unit cannot function normally after reseting, please use a cotton swab soaked in isopropyl alcohol to clean the socket on the back of the control panel.

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7. AUDIO OPERATIONS

10) VOLUME KNOB

Turn this knob to adjust desired volume level.

4) AUDIO BUTTON

Press this button to select desired audio function.

ORDER OF FUNCTION: VOLUME(VOL) -> BASS(BAS) -> TREBLE(TRE) ->BALANCE(BAL) ->FADER(FAD)

While the selected function is displayed, turn Volume Knob to adjust the level within 5 seconds, otherwise the unit will return to volume adjustment mode.

2) MUTE BUTTON (MUTE)

Press this button to mute the sound. Press it again to resume listening.

17) PRESET EQUALIZER BUTTON (EQ)

Press this button to toggle the following EQ settings:

FLAT->CLASSICS->POP M->ROCK M->DSP OFF

At DSP OFF mode, EQ will be controlled by Bass/Treble setting.

13) BAND/LOUDNESS BUTTON (BAND/LOUD)

Press the Band/Loudness Button for couple of seconds to switch the loudness on or off. When Loudness is on, display will show 'Loud On' for a few seconds.

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8. RADIO OPERATIONS

11) AUTO MEMORY STORE/PRESET SCAN BUTTON (AS/PS)

1. PRESET SCAN: Press AS/PS button briefly to enter Preset Scan mode, it will scan all the preset

Stations in the memories, you can hear that it will stay on each station for about 5 seconds.

2. AUTO MEMORY STORE: Press AS/PS button for couple of seconds to enter Auto Store mode,

this feature will automatically scan the current band and enter up to 6 strongest stations into The 6 preset memories. To stop Auto Store & Scan, press the AS/PS button again.

7) STATION PRESET BUTTONS (M1-M6)

1. Press these buttons briefly to recall the stored stations in the selected band.

2. Presetting stations manually, Press the BAND button to select the band for the stations to be

preset. Use Tuning Up/Down to tune in the stations to be preset. Press the Preset button at which you want to store the station for at least 2 second. The preset number will appear on the display accompanied by a beep, this indicates that the station has been stored into memory.

13) BAND/LOUDNESS BUTTON (BAND/LOUD) This a dual function button. Press this button shortly to change between BAND FM1, FM2, FM3

bands. Press this button for couple of seconds to turn Loudness function on or off.

14) TUNING / SEEK UP AND TUNING / SEEK DOWN BUTTONS

1. Press these buttons briefly, and the unit will operate in AUTO SEARCH tuning mode, the radio

will tune up or down to the next station and remain on that station.

2. Press these buttons for more than 2 seconds, operate as MANUAL SEARCH buttons, under this

mode the tuning frequency will advance up or down rapidly when the button is pressed. If the buttons are not pressed within 3 seconds, they will return to auto search mode.

8.1 RDS OPERATION

6) AF BUTTON(ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)

When pressed short, AF switching mode is selected. When AF switching mode is selected, the radio check the signal strength of the AF all the time. When pressed long, it is activated as regional mode ON/OFF.

- Regional mode ON:

AF Switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes are same as current station. REG segment is turned on, in LCD display.

- Regional mode OFF:

The Regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented.

Some broadcasting stations may change their program from normal broadcasting to regional broadcasting for a certain period. When regional mode is off, the region identification in the PI code is ignored; the radio may switch to a local variant of the current program. When region mode is on, the radio will only switch to a program carrying the exact same PI code.

Note: When AF switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will only stop at station which has RDS broadcasting.

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8) TA BUTTON(TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)

When pressed short, it is activated as TA mode on or off When TA mode is on and traffic announcement is transmittude

- When the unit is in CD mode, it will switch to radio mode temporarily.

- If the volume lever was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point.

- When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display. When pressed long, EON TA LOCAL /EON TA DISTANCE mode is selected.

- EON TA LOCAL mode When the field strength level of EON linked is less than the threshold level. The radio does not switch that station and user can hardly listen to any disturbances. “EON TA LO “ is displayed a few second.

- EON TA DISTANCE mode EON TA switching is try to implemented by the information of current station “EON TA DX” is displayed a few second this mode is selected

Note: When TA switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will only stop at station which has TA broadcasting.

9) PTY BUTTON

Each time when this button is pressed, the PTY mode will toggle in the following order:

PTY Music Group -> PTY Speech Group ->PTY Off

The current PTY code is displayed on the LCD, use the 6 preset buttons to select the other PTY code, the distribution of program type are as follow:

Button Number

Music Group

POP , ROCK

EASY, LIGHT

CLASSICS, OTHER

JAZZ, COUNTRY

NATION, OLDIES FOLK

Speech Group

NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO

SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA

CULTURE, SCIENCE, VAR IE D

WEATHER,FINANCE, CHILDREN

SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN

TRAVEL, LEISURE, DOCUMENT

When PTY code is selected, the radio will search the band for the station that matches the PTY code.

OVERVIEW OF THE RDS FUNCTION

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send additional digital information along with the regular radio program signal. Your car stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are just a few:

- PI (Program identification)

It is a code that identified RDS stations; it is unique for each station.

- PS (PROGRAM Service Name)

The name of current station, it is shown on the display.

- AF (Alternative Frequencies List)

The list(s) of Alternative Frequencies give information on the various transmitters broadcasting the same program in the same or adjacent reception area. If the main frequency should get worse, the radio will tune automatically to the strongest Alternative frequency.

- TP (Traffic Program)

If the tuned program carries Traffic Announcement, the TP indicator will turn on.

- TA (Traffic Announcement)

When an actual traffic bulletin is on air, the TA indicator will also turn on.

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- PTY (Program Type Codes)

This code is used to designate the current program material being broadcast. With this feature, you can search the programs that match the selected program type, which is chosen from a specific list of types.

- EON (Enhanced Other Networks Information)

It is a supplementary service enabling the radio to obtain information not only from the current station but also from the others.

- CT (Clock Time)

This function permits to update the clock of the receiver the nation from which the station is broadcasting (from PI). It could happen that on the display will be shown the wrong hour; this happens because in Italy the Clock Time function is not working yet.

Notes

Depending on the country or region, not all of the RDS functions are available in Italy. RDS may not work properly if the signal strength is weak or if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting RDS data.

PROGRAMMABLE OPTIONALS

To use this function keep press long AUDIO Button for few seconds, each time you press this button the mode will move and the functions will shown on the display, turn the volume knob to set the desires functions ,the function states as following:

- TA SEEK, TA ALARM

To determine what action will the radio take if the newly tuned station does not receive TP information for 5 seconds.

TA SEEK The radio retunes to a different station which contains TP information. TA ALARM The radio does not retune but beeps will come out.

- PI SOUND, PI MUTE

When the vehicle is crossing the area where two stations with same AF but different PI code can be received at the same time, the receiver will become unstable, under this situation two modes can be selected.

PI SOUND The different PI sounds will be heard. PI MUTE Under the same situation, the radio will be muted.

- RETUNE L, RETUNE S

To determine the initial time of automatic TA Search or PI Search. RETUNE L 90 seconds RETUNE S 30 seconds

- MASK PI, MASK ALL

“PI” is referred to “Different PI with same AF”. During AF search, PI stations and non-RDS stations with strong signal will be masked, in the latter case, the non-RDS stations may cause interference, resulting the real AF to be masked due to the misjudgment of the radio under interference. There are two options to handle this situation. MASK PI to mask only the AF with different PI. MASK ALL mask both PI and strong signal non-RDS stations.

- BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF

To determine how the beep sound is generated when the keys are pressed.

BEEP 2ND Beeps only when the second function of the dual function button is selected (long

press).

BEEP ALL Beeps when any buttons is pressed.

BEEP OFF To disable the beep option.

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9.CD OPERATIONS

M1) PAUSE BUTTON (PAUSE)

Press this button to pause CD play, press again to release pause.

M2) CD SCAN BUTTON (CD SCAN)

Press this button, the first 10 seconds of each track will be played sequentially until this button is pressed again, then normal play will resume at the current track.

M3) REPEAT BUTTON (RPT)

Press this button, the current track will be played repeatedly until this button is pressed again.

M4) SHUFFLE BUTTON (SHUF)

Press this button to play all tracks on CD in random. Press again to deactivate it.

14) TRACK UP AND TRACK DOWN BUTTON

Press the Track Up Button to skip to the next track or previous track. Press the Track Down button during play will return to the beginning of the current track, press it one more time to skip to previous skip. Press and hold Track Up/Down Button to fast forward or fast reverse. CD player starts playing when you release the button.

3 ) CD EJECT BUTTON ( CD )

Press this button to eject the CD from the unit. The receiver will switch to radio mode automatically.

EJECT BUTTON

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10.MP3 OPERATIONS (ENCODER VERSION)

Notes :

- An MP3 directory is shown in this manual as “Directory”, and an MP3 file is shown as “Track”.

- Maximum length of file name : 28 characters.

- Maximum length of directory : 16 characters.

- Maximum number of tracks per disc : 254.

- Maximum number of directories per disc : 128.

- Sampling Frequencies support : 32KHz, 44 KHz, 48KHz.

- Bit Rates support : 64 - 320KHz including VBR.

- Supports Multi-Session recording.

- Supports CD, CDR and CDRW.

- Disc written by Packet Write (UDF) is not supported.

LOADING DISC

Insert the CD as usual, if it is an MP3 CD, the display will show “MP3 T01” then the message “READING” will appear, when disc scanning completed, the first track on the first directory will play.

NOTE: 1) MP3 ICON turns on when a MP3 disc is playing.

2) MP3 ICON is blinking when under directory/Files search mode.

NAVIGATING THROUGH DIRECTORIES AND TRACKS

NOTE: MP3 Directory / Track selection can be done by Volume Knob or Tune Up / Down Buttons Both

operations will be described. Please skip this description if your model is not equipped with this feature.

THERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO SELECT YOUR FAVORITE TRACK / DIRECTORY

A) SEARCHING TRACK DIRECTLY

Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 MENU BUTTON once, the display shows “MP3 T*”, enter the desired track number directly, then press MP3 ENTER BUTTON to confirm. The distribution of the number are listed as follow:

Number

Button

M3 M4

SUB

SOURCE

TUNE DN

TUNE UP

SEARCH TRACK NUMBER BY USING VOLUME KNOB Rotate the VOLUME KNOB to scroll through the numbers, then press MP3 ENTER BUTTON to confirm.

B) SEACRCHING BY DIRECTORY OR TRACK NAME

(1) SEARCH DIRECTORY / TRACK NAME BY USING TUNE UP / DOWN BUTTON Under MP3 Play Mode, press MP3 MENU BUTTON twice, the display shows “ * “ , enter the character directly. The unit searches files and directories which have the same character which is inputted by the user. The unit shows these sorted files and directories by TUNE UP / DOWN Button (TUNE DOWN First). If the selected name is directory, the user can go into the selected directory by press MP3 ENTER BUTTON and continue to search the directory or file name in the directory by TUNE UP / DOWN Button (TUNE DOWN First). The selected file can be played by pressing MP3 Enter Button

The distribution of alphabetical characters are listed as follow :

Button

Character

A,B,C

D,E,F

G,H,I

J,K,L

M,N,O

P,Q,R

SUB

SOURCE

S,T,U

TUNE DN

V,W,X

TUNE UP

Y,Z, Space

ID3

SEL VOL UP/DN

DISPLAY

_,-,+

Move Cursor

Next/Previous Character

ID3

DISP

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(2) SEARCH DIRECTORY / TRACK NAME BY USING VOLUME KNOB Under MP3 Play Mode, press MP3 MENU BUTTON twice, the display shows “ * “. Rotate the VOLUME KNOB for selecting the character. In this Encoder Search mode, SELECT button use as move cursor. Press BAND/LOUDNESS button use as MP3 CONFIRM BUTTON. The unit searches files and directories which have the same character which is inputted by the user. The unit shows these sorted files and directories by VOLUME KNOB (ROTATE ANTI-CLOCKWISE First). If the selected name is directory, the user can go into the selected directory by press MP3 CONFIRM BUTTON and continue to search the directory or file name in the directory by VOLUME KNOB (ROTATE ANTI-CLOCKWISE First ) The selected file can be played by pressing MP3 ONFIRM BUTTON.

(1) SEARCH DIRECTORY BY USING TUNE UP / DOWN BUTTON. Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 MENU BUTTON three times, Then the first Directory name is shown. Press TUNE UP/DOWN (TUNE DOWN FIRST ) to navigate through the directory list, press MP3 ENTER BUTTON to select the desired directory. The display will show “ \\ “. To select the tracks under the selected directory, by pressing TUNE UP/DOWN Buttons (TUNE DOWN FIRST) then press MP3 ENTER BUTTON to confirm when desired track is found.

(2) SEARCH DIRECTORY BY USING VOLUME KNOB Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 MENU BUTTON three times, Then the first Directory name is shown.

Rotate VOLUME

BUTTON to select the desired directory. The display will show “ \\ “. To select the tracks under the selected directory, by Rotating VOLUME KNOB counter-clockwise first, then press MP3 ENTER BUTTON to confirm when desired track is found.

KNOB counter-clockwise first to navigate through the directory list, press MP3 ENTER

(D) NAVIGATING THROUGH DIRECTORY BY USING M5/M6 BUTTON

Press directory up (M6) or directory down (M5) buttons to skip the current directory forward or backward by one position. In a multi-level directories disc, the movement will take place at the current level until the last directory is reached. At this point press directory down (M5) again , it will move to the next level of directory.

ID3 TAG

Press DISPLAY button repeatedly to Display ID3 TAG information. If the MP3 file is available with ID3 TAG, pressing the display button repeatedly will show information in the following sequence: SONG TITLE > ARTIST> ALBUM TITLE > YEAR> COMMENTS If any of the ID3-TAG information is not available, pressing the DISPLAY button repeatedly will show information in the following sequence: UNKNOWN SONGNAME> UNKNOWN ARTIST> NO ALBUM TITLE > UNKNOWN YEAR > NO COMMENTS If the MP3 file is without ID3 TAG, pressing the DISPLAY button, & “NO ID3 TAG” will be displayed. The file name & track number of the MP3 file will scroll repeatedly through the display during the playing of the MP3 file.

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11.REMOTE CONTROL

OPERATIONS:

Key

( )

1. Power

2. Volume Up/Down

3. ID3/DISP

4.TA

5. Tuning Up/Down

6. AF

7. PTY

8. Mute

9. Audio

10. (SUB)/

Subwoofer

Source

11. Band/Loud/ Enter

12. AS/PS/Menu

13. EQ

14. Numeric Key(1) (2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

3 4

13 14

Radio Mode

Power On/Off

Adjust Vol,Bas, Tre,Fad,Bal

Display Clock

TA Function

Tuning/Seek Up/Down

AF Function

PTY Function

Mute

Select Vol, Bas, Tre, Fad, Bal

Subwoofer/

Change to CD/MP3 or AUX IN

Band/Loudness

Auto Store/Preset Scan

Preset EQ Preset EQ

Preset station 1

Preset station 2

Preset station 3

Preset station 4

Preset station 5

Preset station 6

CD Player Mode

Power On/Off

Adjust Vol,Bas, Tre,Fad,Bal

Display Clock

No Function No Function

Track Up/Down

No Function

Mute

Select Vol, Bas, Tre, Fad, Bal

Subwoofer/

Change to Radio or AUX IN

Loudness

No function

Preset EQ

Pause

CD scan

Repeat

Shuffle

No Function

MP3 Mode

Power On/Off

Adjust Vol,Bas, Tre,Fad,Bal

ID3 tag information Display Clock, Numeric key 0*

Track Up/Down/ Numeric key 8*9*

No Function

Mute

Select Vol, Bas, Tre, Fad, Bal,

Subwoofer/

Change to Radio or AUX IN/ Numeric key 7*

Loudness/ MP3 Enter

Menu function

Pause

CD scan

Repeat

Shuffle

Folder Down

Folder Up

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12.SPECIFICATIONS

CD PLAYER

System Usable disc Sampling frequency No of quantization bits Frequency Number of channels S/N Ratio

RADIO SECTION FM

Frequency Range Intermediate Usable Sensitivity Stereo Separation S/N Ratio

Frequency

GENERAL

Power Supply Polarity Speaker impedance Power Output

REMARK : Specifications subject to change without notice.

Compact disc audio system Compact disc

44.1KHz 1bit 5-20,000Hz 2 stereo 70dB

87.5-108MHz

10.7 MHz Better than 15dB at S/N 30 dB 25 dB at 1KHz 50 dB

DC 11 -14V Negative Ground 4 ohms 4x 50 Watts

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13.TROUBLE SHOOTING

Before going through the check list, check wiring connection. If any of the problems persist after check list has been made, consult your nearest service dealer.

Symptom

No power

Disc cannot be loaded or ejected

No sound

The operation keys do not work

Sound skips.

The radio does not work. The radio station automatic selection does not work.

ERROR 1

ERROR 2

Cause

The car ignition is not on.

The fuse is blown.

Presence of CD disc inside the player.

Inserting the disc in reverse direction.

Compact disc is extremely dirty or defective disc.

Temperature inside the car is too high.

Condensation.

Volume is in minimum.

Wiring is not properly connected.

The built-in microcomputer is not operating properly due to noise.

The installation angle is more than 30 degrees.

The disc is extremely dirty or a defective disc.

The antenna cable is not connected.

The signals are too weak.

Mechanism Error

Servo Error

Solution

If the power supply is properly connected to the car accessory terminal, switch the ignition key to “ACC”

Replace the fuse.

Remove the disc in the player, then put a new one.

Insert the compact disc with the label facing upward.

Clean the disc or try to play a new one.

Cool off or until the ambient temperature returns to normal.

Leave the player off for an hour or so, then try again.

Adjust volume to a desired level.

Check wiring connection.

Press the RESET button. Front panel is not properly fixed into its place

Adjust the installation angle to less than 30 degrees.

Clean the compact disc or try to play a new one.

Insert the antenna cable firmly.

Select a station manually.

Press the reset button if the error code does not disappear, consult your nearest service dealer.

If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note

that Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste.

Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for

recycling advice.(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive)

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