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® products with a watertight reputation products with a watertight reputation WATER/DUST PROOF CD MEDIA CONTROL CENTER AQ-CD-4B AQ-CD-4 OWNERS MANUAL WATER/DUST PROOF CD MEDIA CONTROL CENTER PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION...
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SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION: MOBILE CD PLAYER IS A CLASS I LASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER THIS MOBILE CD PLAYER USES A VISIBLE/INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE THE CD PLAYER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
CONTENTS Owners Manual - CD Media Control Center Main Features................Disc Notes .................. Disc Handling ................Installation .................. Connections and 12-pin Harness ..........Location of Controls ..............Function of Controls ..............Settings Menu ................Audio Menu ................Dual Zone Operation ..............Tuner Operation................
MAIN FEATURES Features FEATURES • PLL synthesizer stereo radio ● PLL Synthesizer Stereo Radio • Automatic memory storing ● Automatic Memory Storing • CD/MP3/WMA player ● CD/MP3/WMA Player • AM/FM radio ● Fold-down fascia panel • Fold-down fascia panel ● USB interface •...
DISC HANDLING Disc Cleaning DISC CLEANING Use a dry soft cloth to wipe the surface. If the disc is dirty, use a soft cloth slightly damp- ened with rubbing alcohol. Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner or conventional record cleaners as they may scratch the surface of the disc. A disc may become somewhat scratched (although not enough to make it unusable) depending on the way it is handled and conditions in the usage environment.
SYSTEM SET UP MENU GETTING STARTED INSTALLATION The AQ-CD-4 Media Center is designed for the harsh conditions of the marine environment. For easy system set-up, mount the Media Center so the front panel controls will be easily accessible. In addition, observe the following precautions: 1.
FUNCTION OF CONTROLS FUNCTION OF CONTROLS MAIN FUNCTION CONTROLS POWER ON/OFF Press the POWER button to turn the unit ON or OFF PANEL OPEN Press OPEN button to open the front panel/fascia and reveal disc slot. MUTE Short press the MUTE button to mute the audio output and “MUTE”...
SETTINGS MENU SETTINGS MENU FUNCTIONS ● VOL PGM: Max is 20 volume ● LOC/DIST: Tuner settings for Local and Distance ● STEREO/MONO: Switch from stereo to mono output ● AREA: Tuner freq. Step spacing ● BEEP TONE: ON/OFF ● CONTRAST: Adjust display contrast ●...
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SETTINGS OPERATION DESCRIPTION OF SETTING FUNCTIONS DESCRIPTION OF SETTINGS FUNCTIONS VOL PGM Allows volume level to be set when the unit is turned on. VOL PGM 20 is the default setting. Press the VOLUME +/- buttons to set to the desired VOL PGM level. If in normal operation the volume is set louder than the VOL PGM value, the unit will revert back to the set VOL PGM level when the unit is next turned on.
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SETTINGS OPERATION - RDS MENU 1) Traffic Alert (TA) RDS - TRAFFIC ALERT (TA) TA SEEK is the default setting. User now has 5 seconds to select TA SEEK or TA ALARM by pressing the VOLUME+/- buttons TA SEEK When a newly tuned station does not receive TP information for several seconds, the radio retunes to next station which has not the same station (PI) as the last station, but has the TP information.
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SETTINGS OPERATION - RDS MENU PI SOUND When above different PI sound (DIP) is heard once in a while, the DIP’s sound will be heard for a short time. PI MUTE Under above same situation, a mute sound will be heard for a short time. RDS - RETUNE 3) RETUNE RETUNE SHORT is the default setting.
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SETTINGS OPERATION - RDS MENU MASK DPI Masked only the AF which has different PI. MASK ALL Masked the AF which has different PI and NO RDS signal with high field strength. hear the wrong sound in whole RDS - EON TA 5) EON TA EON TA LOCAL is the default setting.
AUDIO MENU Short press AUDIO button to access the audio menu. User can navigate through the audio menu items by pressing the VOLUME+/- button repeatedly. Once the desired menu item ap- pears on the display, press the ENTER button to select the menu item to be adjusted and adjust using the VOLUME+/- buttons within 5 seconds.
DUAL ZONE OPERATION DUAL ZONE - AV INPUT The unit can be connected to a portable audio player through the audio input cable on the back of the unit. You can press MODE button to change the mode to audio input mode. The unit is equipped with Dual Zone operation.
TUNER OPERATION FM BAND OPERATION Press BAND to change between FM bands and AM (MW) bands. The reception band will change in the following order: FM1--FM2--FM3--AM1(MW1) --AM2(MW2) TUNING UP / DOWN MANUAL TUNING Press and hold the TUNING up or TUNING down button for more than 3 seconds to active the manual tuning mode.
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TUNER OPERATION RDS FUNCTION AF BUTTON ON is the default setting for AF mode. “AF” icon is displayed on the LCD. AF search is acti- vated when reception is bad. Press the AF button for more than 3 seconds to turn OFF AF mode and the “AF” icon will disappear.
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TUNER OPERATION Press PTY button then press the VOLUME+/- buttons to navigate to PTY SPEECH and “PTY SPEECH” will be displayed for 5 seconds Press ENTER button to access the PTY SPEECH program menu and use VOLUME+/- but- tons to navigate the desired program types detailed below. Press ENTER button to select the desired speech type.
CD OPERATION CD OPERATION PLAYING & CONTROLLING CDs PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON Press to pause playback. Press again to resume the playback. FAST FORWARD & FAST REVERSE Press and hold FAST FORWARD for 3 seconds to fast forward through the disc. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
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CD OPERATION PREVIEW/INTRO BUTTON Press INT button to play first ten seconds of each track. “INTRO ALL” will appear on the LCD. Press INT again to stop intro and listen to the track and “INTRO ALL” will no longer be displayed.
MP3/WMA OPERATION PLAYING & CONTROLLING MP3/WMA FILES TRACK SELECT The player plays the first track automatically. When the track is finished the second track will begin playing and the displayed track number will be updated. Press the TRACK UP or TRACK DOWN button for less than one second to skip to the next or previous track on the CD.
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MP3/WMA OPERATION RANDOM PLAYBACK BUTTON Press RDM button to active random playback function and all songs on the USB will be played in random mode. Press RDM a second time to active the RANDOM DIR function. All the songs in the cur- rent folder will be played in random mode.
Please refer to page 23. If important files are stored on the USB device do not connect it to the AQ-CD-4 unit to play as operation could result in file loss. Aquatic AV assumes no responsibility for any loss of data.
The iPod/iPhone power can be turned OFF by removing the iPod from the 30 Pin Connector or if the AQ-CD-4 is turned OFF. Under this condition the iPod/iPhone will initially go into AQ-CD-4B pause mode and then into sleep mode approximately two minutes later.
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While connected to the unit the iPod/iPhone will automatically start re-charging, so long as re-charging, so long as the AQ-CD-4B has power switch ON. Enough battery must be the AQ-CD-4 has power ON. Enough battery power must be available to turn ON on the available to turn on the iPod/iPhone in order to allow charging.
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iPod & iPhone OPERATION PAUSE/PLAY BUTTON Press to pause playback. Press again to resume normal playback. PREVIEW/INTRO BUTTON Press INT button to play first ten seconds of each file and “INTRO ALL” will appear on the LCD. Press INT button again to exit this mode. REPEAT PLAYBACK BUTTON Press RPT button to repeat play the current song.
SPECIFICATIONS CD Section SPECIFICATIONS CD/iPod/iPhone/USB/MP3/AM/FM Media Center Supported Media:......Compatible Disc/Format..See page 5 for more detailed description See page 5 for detailed description Compatible Disc/Format:....Yes - via AQ-USBIP-6 cable (included) iPod/iPhone Ready:....... CD Section Signal to Noise Ratio....﹥80 dB Yes - via AQ-USBIP-6 cable (included) iPod/iPhone Charging:....
If scratches or blemishes are present refer to Disc Handling section of this user manual. Verify the songs are the apprioiate format If any of the problems persist after checklist has been made consult your nearest Aquatic AV service dealer. www.aquaticav.com...
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FCC STATEMENT FCC ID: FCC ID: MADE IN CHINA MADE IN CHINA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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