Pyramid CDR35FD User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

MANUALLY TUNED SYNTHESIZER STEREO RADIO

WITH COMPACT DISC PLAYER

CONTENTS

Installation.................................................................................................................. 3

Remove the Unit From the Dash Board................................................................... 4

Operation.................................................................................................................... 5

Radio Operation......................................................................................................... 6

CD Operation ............................................................................................................. 7

Wiring Connection..................................................................................................... 8

Specification .............................................................................................................. 8

2

INSTALLATION

Here is the installation diagram.

NON PULL-OUT UNIT

DASH BOARD

PULL-OUT UNIT

HEX BOLT

METAL MOUNTING STRAP

MOUNTING HOUSING

DASH BOARD

METAL MOUNTING STRAP

HEX BOLT

SLIDE BRACKET HOUSING

PLAIN WASHER

CONSOLE

CONSOLE

HEX NUT

SPRING
WASHER

TAPPING
SCREW

HEX NUT

SPRING WASHER

TAPPING SCREW

PLAIN WASHER

Precautions

1. Choose the mounting location where the
unit will not interfere with the normal
driving functions of the driver.

2. Avoid installing the unit where it would
be subject to high temperature, such as
from direct sunlight, or from hot air, from
the heater, or where it would be subject
to dust, dirt or excessive vibration.

3. For safe installation, use the mounting
hardware provided by the manufacturer.

Fire Wall

Bracket

3

REMOVE THE UNIT FROM THE DASH BOARD

FOR NON PULL-OUT VERSION

1. Remove the metal strap attached to the back of the unit.

2. Disconnect all the wires of the unit and the antenna plug.

3. Remove the handle frame from the trim plate.

4. Insert the supplied key into the slot as shown, and slide the unit out of the
dash board while holding the trim plate.

5. Remove the key from the slot.

SLOT

SLEEVE

SCREW-DRIVER

TRIM
PLATE

HANDLE FRAME

FOR PULL-OUT VERSION

1. Remove the metal strap attached to the back of the unit.

2. Disconnect all the wires of the unit and the antenna plug.

3. Lift up the handle and pull the trim plate out.

HANDLE

TRIM PLATE

SLEEVE

4

OPERATION

14 7

3

10

4 6 19 5

12

13

811 17 1615 1

92

18

GENERAL OPERATION

• ON/OFF

Press POWER button (1) to turn on the unit. Press it again to turn it off.

• BALANCE

Rotate the button (2) to left or right to adjust the sound balance between left and
right speakers.

• VOLUME

Rotate the button (3) to left or right to adjust volume level.

• TONE CONTROL

Rotate the button (4) to left or right to obtain the desired sound quality.

• FREQUENCY DISPLAY

The dial pointer (5) indicates the frequency of current reception.

• SELECT MODE

Press MODE button (6) to choose radio or CD mode.

• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

During CD mode, the LCD (17) can show the current CD work state of the unit.

• RESET

RESET button (18) must be activated with either a ballpoint pen or thin metal object.

The RESET button (18) is to be activated for the following reasons:

- Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed.

- All the function buttons do not operate.

- Error symbol on the display.

• PULL-OUT HANDLE (FOR PULL-OUT VERSION ONLY)

In case of taking away the car radio unit from car, lift up the handle (19) to pull it
out.

5

RADIO OPERATION

• BAND

Press BND button (8) to change bands as below:

FM AM

• SELECT STATION

Rotate the TUNING knob (9) clockwise or anti-clockwise to adjust the frequency
upward or downward.

• LOCAL/DISTANT

Press RPT/LOC button (10) to select between local setting for reception of strong
station and distant setting for reception of weak stations when tuning.

6

CD OPERATION

• DISC PLAY

Gently insert a compact disc with the label side facing up into the disc slot (14).
The disc is then automatically loaded into the unit and starts playing with the first
track of the disc. The digital display will indicate the track number and the time of
the track.

• EJECT

Press

(EJECT) button (13) to stop CD play and eject CD from slot. Receiver

switches to radio operation.

• PAUSE CD

During CD playing, press
Press it again to resume playback.

• SKIP TRACKS

Press TRACK

button (16) or TRACK button (15) to choose the following track

or the previous track. Track numbers show on display.

• FAST FORWARD AND FAST REVERSE

Hold TRACK

button (16) or TRACK button (15) for several seconds to fast

forward or fast reverse. Releasing the button to stop fast playing.

• REPEAT

During CD playing, press RPT/LOC button (10) to continuously repeat playing the
current track. Press it again to release this mode.

• INTRO: PREVIEW ALL TRACKS

During CD playing, press INTRO button (11) to play first several seconds of each
track. Press it again to stop introduction mode and listen to track.

button (12) to temporarily stop playing.

• RANDOM: PLAY ALL TRACKS IN THE RANDOM ORDER

During CD playing, press and hold RND button (7) for several seconds to play all
tracks in the random order. Press it again for several seconds to cancel the function.

7

WIRING CONNECTION

ANTENNA CONNECTOR

(FOR POWER ANT. VERSION ONLY)

POWER

ANTENNA

IGNITION

B(+)

BLUE

RED

FUSE

MAIN UNIT

RCA CABLE Rch RED

Lch WHITE

(FOR RCA LINE OUT VERSION ONLY)

LEFT

SPEAKER

WHITE

GROUND/SPK.COMMON

BLACK

GREY

RIGHT
SPEAKER

Note:

After ACC turn off, turn on the unit again, it will return to FM mode.

SPECIFICATION

General

Power Supply Requirements : DC 12 Volts, Negative Ground
Chassis Dimensions : 178 (W) x 163 (D) x 51 (H) mm
Maximum Output Power : 7 W x 2

CD Player

Signal to Noise Ratio : More than 50 dB
Channel Separation : More than 50 dB
Frequency Response : 100 Hz - 15 KHz

Radio Section

FM BAND (EUROPE) FM BAND (U.S.A.)

Frequency Range : 88 MHz – 108 MHz 88 MHz – 108 MHz
Intermediate Frequency : 10.7 MHz 10.7 MHz
Usable Sensitivity (Mono) : Better than 25 dBu Better than 25 dBu
Stereo Separation at 1 KHz : More than 24 dB More than 24 dB

AM BAND AM BAND

Frequency Range : 520 KHz – 1620 KHz 530 KHz – 1710 KHz
Intermediate Frequency : 455 KHz 455 KHz
Usable Sensitivity (S/N 20 dB) : Better than 42 dBu Better than 42 dBu

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