REI VR-3000 Installation & Operation Manual

AM/FM/DVD/CD/MP3 Receiver with USB/SD & Auxiliary Inputs

3 Built-in Microphone inputs for PA Announcements

Installation/Operation Manual

50W x 4 VR-3000

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Th a nk you for p urchas i ng the VR-3000 AM/FM/DVD/CD/MP3/USB/SD Recei ver
from REI. This product is designed and tested to withstand temperature and vibration
extremes. Please r ead the owner’s manua l careful ly befor e attem p ting to install.

If you have an installation question or need installation as sistan ce, pl ease call the:

SERVICE HOT LINE

1-877-726-4617 Toll Free USA & CANADA

1-402-339-2200

Your player will only play comm ercia l DV Ds with regi on co d e l a bels on th em.

FEATURES:
Electronic AM/FM Stereo Tuner w/RBDS
Anti-skip DVD/CD M e chani s m
Front-panel USB type-A input
Front-panel SD/SDHC CARD input
Plays MP3/W M A/ AAC file format s
Independent front panel 3.5mm Audio Input jack
Independent rear RCA A/V AUX 2 input jacks w/ automatic trigger
Wireless Remo te Control
Non-Volatil e m e mory ba ck -up
50W x 4 Output powe r
USA/EURO Radio Frequency bands
Radio Station Lock-Out
Green LE D ba ck l i ghti ng
Displays ID3 tag information
Composite Video Output via locking BNC connection
3 Micr ophone inp ut jacks for PA announce ments

IF ADDITIONAL INS TALLATION COMPONENTS ARE NECESSARY, CONTACT YOUR REI
SA LES REP FOR:
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** ANTENNAS & ANTENNA A DAPTERS
** SPEAKERS & GRILLS

Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.

6534 “L” Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68117

www.radioeng.com

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CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS

(1) Power Butt on
(2) Volume/Select Knob
(3) Band/Enter Button
(4) Mode Button
(5) Rese t Button
(6) Scan/Setup Button
(7) Pres et Memory/ Menu Scroll Buttons
(8) EQ/Language Button
(9) Radio Station Tune/Seek, Track Control Buttons
(10) Front Auxiliary Input Jack
(11) SD C a rd Input s lot
(12) Display Button
(13) Menu Bu t ton
(14) USB I np ut Slot

(15) Eject Button

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OPERATION

1) Power Button

Press the Power Butt on to turn ON or OFF the unit. A red light means the unit is in
standby, a Blue light means the radio is on.

2) Volume/Select Knob

Rot ate t he knob left o r righ t to change the volu me level .
Press t he knob to sel e c t one of the fol lowin g fun c tions :
VOL---BASS---TREB---BAL---FAD
Rotate t he knob to adjust t he desired settin g.

3) Band/Enter Button

Press this button to change radio bands as follows:
FM1—FM2—FM3—AM1—AM2
Press this button to confirm changes in the SETUP menu

4) Mode Button

Pres s th is button to select sour ce mode (RADIO/DISC/USB/CARD/AUX1/AUX2)
*USB and SD card must be insert ed to activate these modes

5) Reset Button

If there is a malfunction of the unit, pressing the RESET button will clear the system

6) Scan/Setup Button

Press a nd h old this button for 2 sec ond s to auto prog ram avail abl e stations into all the
preset memory buttons. This function will erase previous memorized stations and store
the n ewly searched stations. Once com p leted, the rad io will scan for 5 seconds through
each of the pres e t stations of e i ther the AM or FM band.

Press this button to automatically preview all radio stations in that band for 5 seconds
Setup Button

During video playback operation only, th e Setup button can be pressed to access the
radio’s SETUP MENU. Doing so will PAUSE the source mater ial until the user
exits.

**The SETUP options can only be seen with a mon itor connec ted t o the
composi te video output. The radio will displa y PAUSE, cont in ue to press SE T UP
to e xit this menu.

7) Preset Memory, Scroll, Recall Buttons

Press these buttons momen tarily to select the pr eset stations.
Press and holding a button will preset the current station to the button being pr essed.

While in video SETUP, use these buttons to scroll through
availabl e options. Press or BAND/ENTER to confirm the desir ed selection.
The Button selects th e d esired fi le forma t for playback ie. MUSIC, PHOTO, or
MOVIE when mu ltiple formats are av ailable on the source media(CD/DVD /USB/SD) .

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Press this button to PAUSE/PLAY the m edia (CD/DVD/SD/USB)
Press and hold this butt on to select INT RO ON/OFF on CD p l aybac k

Press and hold this button to change REPEAT from Track, Folder, All

Press and hold this button to turn RANDOM ON/OFF

8) EQ/Language Button

Press this button to apply preset sound effects to the units audio output signal. Pressing
this button selects E Q POP, EQ CLASS, EQ ROCK, & EQ CUST. When any of the
soun d modes ot her th an EQ CUST is sel ected, the BASS & TREBLE contr ol s are
disabled on the volume sele c t kn ob.

Langu age Butt on

Press and hold this bu tton dur i ng DVD playbac k to select one of the optional subtitle
languages available on multi-language DVD discs.

9) TUNE / SEEK /TRACK Buttons

Under Radio mode, pres s the desired button to manu ally tun e a station movin g upward
or downward. Press and hold button momentarily and the radio will automatically seek
or down to the next available radio st ation. Pr e s s an d hold button for 2 se c ond s a nd the
radio continuously tunes up or down until the but ton is released.

When pl aying dig ital m edi a, use thes e buttons to track UP/DOWN t o the desired
ch apt er to pla ybac k.

10) Auxiliary Input Jacks

The unit is equipped with a front pan el 3.5mm auxiliary audio input so you can
connect your extern al port a ble audi o player or portable s atel lite rad io receiver. Press
Mode to display AUX 1 for operat ion .

The r ad io is also equipped with a second Rea r AUX 2 Audio/Video RCA input for
connecting a second ary A/V device. Press Mode for AUX 2 for op erati on. When
vid eo is connected a nd the player is in AUX 2 mode , the video will output through the
main VIDE O O UT BNC connection.

When connecte d to GROUND, the Brown AUX 2 trigger wire on the rear of the
radio will automatically power the VR-3000 and switch the source to AUX 2. When
the ground is removed, the Radio will return to its previous state.

*It may be necessary to adju st the vol u me level on the auxiliary devis e to ach ieve the
optimal volume level.

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11) SD Card Input

Insert the SD card and the radio will automatically switch to the CA RD input and
begin playback .

12) DIS Button

Pres s th is button to change between Time and Mode Inform ation displa y.
Setting the Time:

Press this button momentarily to display the time. Next, press and h old this button
until the hour displ ay begins to flas h . Ro tate Volume/S elect Knob to adjus t the hour.
Press the DISP button again, and the minute display will f lash. Rotate Volume/Sele c t
Knob to adjus t th e mi nute. Press Volume/Select to s ave the desired time.

13) Menu Butt on

Press this button to go to the mai n menu of the DVD disc. This button also serves as
Root DIR access for available digital files on the source media bein g playe d.

14) USB Input

Insert a USB drive and the radio will automatically switch to USB input and be gin
playback.

**Note : Th e unit 's USB por t does n ot s upp ort the Apple iPod or iPhone.

15) Eject Button

Press this button to eject the CD/DVD

RADIO SYSTEM MENU

Press and hold the VOL/SEL button for 2 seconds. LCD will display MENU, make
the d esired selecti on below:

To chan g e d ispla y SCROLL OPTIONS, rotate VOL/SEL, then press t o c hoose :

• Scroll OFF - RDS text will not display automaticall y, must press th e DISP

key to view.

• Scrol l ONCE - RDS text will display automatically but is limited to one time.

It will update automatically when new information is received.

• Scroll ON - RDS text will display automatically and continuously.

To enable t he RDS option, rotate VOL/S EL, then press to choose:

• RDS ON

• RDS OFF

This is the firmwar e version present on th e r ad io.

• VER 001

To save and exit MENU mode, pres s and hold t he VOL /SEL but ton.
Note: Menu will exit automatically after 5 continuous seconds without saving any
selections.

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RADIO STAT IO N LOCK-OUT

Rad io station L oc k-Out gives Fleet managers the ability to restrict AM/FM
pla yba ck . To enabl e op eration, set acceptable st ations in to all th e AM & FM
pr esets. I f onl y one s tati on is allowed, pres et that same station into all pr es ets of
eith er the F M or AM band. On ce th e s t ations ar e set, Press and h ol d both the
VOL/SEL (2) and BAND (3) buttons for 3 seconds. The display will scroll
“ENTER CODE”, at which time the user can enter a personal 4 digit code using
pr esets 1-6. Once entered, the display will show “LOCKED” giving the user
confirmation. The user will have access to only the AM & FM station s found in
pr esets 1-6. If the user attempts to change t he station using the SEEK /TUNE
button s, the display will scr oll “ENTER CODE”. Entering the wrong code will
scrol l “ERR CODE”. On ce the user enters the corr ect code, the disp lay will
show “UNLOCKED” and restore the radio to normal operation.

PA OPERATION

The VR-3000 has three PA Microphone inputs, 2 Dynamic & 1 Carbon
microphone input. All microphones have pri ority over al l ot her audio modes and
MUTE th e source audio bein g played when keyed. W hen t he PA is trigg ered, the
front dis pla y wi ll show MIC 1, MIC 2 or M IC, until the trigger is un-keyed.
Once released, it wi ll r e turn to the pr evious source mode a t th e previous volume
level.

The Dyn amic MI C 1 input is the Primary, and the other input MIC 2 is the
Secon dary. When the two are keyed simultaneously, the MIC 1 microphone will
always have priority over the MIC 2.

All PA inputs operate regardless of radio power status, as long as both ACC a nd
Battery pow e r is applied to the radio. Th e volume l e vels of MIC 1 & M IC 2 can
be independently adjusted from t he r ad io’s ma in Volume/Select knob on the front
of the radio. Once released, th eir final volume levels ar e s tored into memory as
default for the next time they ar e keyed. The volume levels of MIC 1 & MIC 2
can only

be adjusted when they a re keyed. The volume of the Carbon m icrophon e
MIC is only adjustable on the micro phone itself and therefore its l evel is not saved.
A rear vi ew of the rad io’s PA pin connections ar e sh o wn b e lo w: