Dear customer! Thank you for purchasing our product. For safety, it is strongly recommended to read this manual carefully before connecting, operating and/or adjusting the product and keep the manual for reference in the future. Table of contents Table of contents .......................................2 Important safeguards ....................................3 Installation/Connections ....................................4 Panel controls ......................................8...
Important safeguards Using the device at temperature below -10º may cause the breakage of the device. BEFORE USING PLEASE HEAT UP THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO THE RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE! Read carefully through this manual to familiarize yourself with this high-quality sound system. Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery terminal while mounting and connecting the unit.
Installation/Connections First complete the electrical connections, and then check them for correctness. If you are not confident working with electrical wiring, removing and reinstalling interior panels, carpeting, dashboards or other components of your vehicle, please call your dealer in order to have the unit professionally installed. Before the installation IMPORTANT: Remove two screws before installation.
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3. Insert trim plate. When you prepare to insert trim plate, please check it’s direction. Once it was up side down, it cannot be fixed. NOTE: Outer trim frame, hook, and mounting sleeve are not used for this installation. This is only intended as a general guide; contact the vehicle's manufacturer for specific instructions. This method of installation uses the screw holes at the sides of the unit and the holes of the existing vehicle mounting bracket.
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Using the ISO Connector 1. If your car is equipped with the ISO connector, then connect the ISO connectors as illustrated. 2. For connections without the ISO connectors, check the wiring in the vehicle carefully before connecting, incorrect connection may cause serious damage to this unit. Cut the connector, connect the colored leads of the power cord to the car battery as shown in the colour code table below for speaker and power cable connections.
Panel controls Front panel VOLUME-UP/DOWN, SEL MENU knob Disc slot Display IR sensor AUX input POWER button UP/DOWN, MOD knob TA button APS button 10. 6/SET/PAUSE button 11. 5/ STOP/ENTER button 12. 4/DOWN/RDM button 13. 3/UP/INT button 14. 2/RIGHT/RPT button 15.
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Back of the front panel Press the button to open the panel. Disc slot: insert a disc for playback here Reset hole Panel status indicator Note: Pressing the RESET hole will erase the clock setting and stored stations. Panel status indicator lights up when you slide the panel down; flashes when you remove the panel. Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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ISO connector PLEASE USE ONLY ORIGINAL CONNECTOR THAT GOES WITH SET. Note: In spite of having any kinds of speaker system, must use 4 ohms impedance of speaker to reduce the distortion during high volume level. Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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Remote controller (RC) MODE button POWER button UP button BND/SYS button ENTER button LEFT button STOP button ST/PROGRAM button AMS/RPT button 10. SEEK - / PREVIOUS button 11. LOC/RDM button 12. OSD button 13. PBC/MENU button 14. Digit area 15. PLAY/PAUSE button 16.
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Battery information of remote controller 1. Press the catch and at the same time pull out the battery tray. 2. Insert the 1 x lithium battery, type CR 2025 3V battery with the stamped (+) mark facing upward. Insert the battery tray into the RC.
Glossary PBC (PlayBack Control) PlayBack Control is a menu recorded on the disc with SVCD or VCD2.0 format. For the discs contained PBC, it can playback interactive software with the menu displayed on TV. And if the disc contains still images, it can playback high definition of still image.
General operation Power button Press POWER button on the front panel or any other button on the panel except EJECT to turn on the unit. Press POWER to switch the set to POWER OFF. When you switch off the system or car ignition, the settings, tuner presets and the volume level will be retained in the unit’s memory.
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4. Rotate the control to set the minutes. 5. Press PTY/CLK button, or leave the unit idel. Time setting is now confirmed. Press PTY/CLK button to show the time on the display. Reset Press EJECT button to open the panel and press the RESET button to restore the unit to the original factory settings. Preset Equalizer Function Use VOLUME knob to choose the EQ sound effects.
Digital tuner Choose Radio Band Press MOD button to access the radio function. Press BND button to select the needed radio band. The unit comes with five bands- three FM Bands (FM1, FM2, and FM3) and two AM Bands (MW1, and MW2). Each of the five bands can store up to six preset stations, for a total of 30 preset memory stations.
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Press APS button to scan all preset stations in the memory of the current band and stay on each memory station about 5 seconds. To stop preset scan, press this button again. To listen to the saved station press 1-6 buttons. TA SEEK/TA ALARM To choose the TA mode, press VOLUME knob for 2 seconds, then press it repeatedly until the display shows TA seek.
DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/CD-R Discs for playback This set can play all digital audio CD, HDCD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, VCD, SVCD, DVD, DVD-ROM. The following file types are supported: Audio files: MP3 (*.mp3) WMA (*.wma) Video files: MP4 (*.avi, DIVX3.11/4.0/5.0/6.XX and XVID) MPEG 2(*.vob) MPEG 1(*.dat) Picture file: JPEG (*.jpg) ISO 9660 or ISO 9660 +Joliet format - Max.
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OSD (Display information) Press the OSD button (by pressing and holding button 1 on the front panel, or pressing the OSD button on the RC) so that the OSD will be displayed on the monitor. Details such as title, track, playtime, etc, will be shown. Press again to turn the OSD off.
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Press the No.3 button to navigate the setup menu upward. Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to play the first 10 seconds of each track. “INT” will appear on the display. Press this button again to resume playback. Button 4: Down + Random Press the No.4 button to navigate the setup menu downward.
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Zoom +/- Press the ZOOM button on the RC to perform the zoom function. The zoom range is from 1/4 up to 4 (total 7 stages), according to the zooming intensity. Slow Motion Press SLOW button on the RC to perform slow motion of the video play. SF 1/2 up to 1/7 will be shown, according to the slowness.
Mixed-disc operation While you are playing mixed disc, which contains MP3, WMA, JPG or DIVX formats, just insert the disc into the CD slot and the menu on the right hand side will be prompted. The unit will directly play the audio files. However, you can use the navigation and Enter keys to select the format that you would like to view/listen to.
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VCD/CD operation Insert/Eject CD Insert a disc into CD slot with label side up. The disc will be automatically loaded into the unit, even when it is off or at radio mode. The word “LOAD” will show on the display and the disc will play automatically. Press the EJECT Button to eject the disc from the slot.
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Electronic Shock Protection Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) is ideal for driving on rough roads. This unit is programmed with Electronic Shock Protection so that the music will play smoothly on the road. Electronic Shock Protection time depends on the media that is being played.
AUX IN, RCA OUT, SUB OUT & Video OUT Auxiliary Input The Auxiliary Input Jack is on the rear of unit. Insert the RCA plugs into the AUX IN jack on the front of the unit. Route the other end of the RCA to the any external audio device such as MP3. Press and hold the MOD button to choose AUX.
System setup Press SETUP button on the RC to display setup screen, use , ENTER buttons to select the desired item: System, Language, Audio, Video, Digital. System setup TV system Select the TV system in the setting menu. Screen saver The screen saver appears if disc stop last more than 3 minutes.
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Language setup Setting the on-screen display language Select the language to be used for the on-screen display. Setting the audio language Select the language to be used for the audio. You can select a preferred audio from those included on the DVD video disk. (The screen on your player may have difference with the screen shown here) Setting the subtitle language Select the language to be used for the Subtitles.
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Video setup Brightness. Set the brightness of the video output with Contrast Set the contrast of the video output with Hue. Set the hue of the video output with Saturation. Set the saturation of the video output with Sharpness. Set the sharpness of the video output with Speaker setup Choose downmix mode Digital setup...
Anti-theft system Removing the panel 1. Press POWER button to switch off the power of the unit. 2. Press EJECT button to flip down the panel. 3. Hold the middle of the panel. Take off one end, and then take off the other end. 4.
Handling discs Dirty, scratched or warped discs may cause skip ping or noise. Handle the disc only by the edges. To keep clean do not touch its surface. Discs should be stored in their cases after use to avoid scratches. Do not expose discs to direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperature or dust.
Troubleshooting guide Cause Solution Symptom General The car ignition is not on. If the power supply is properly connected to the No power car accessory switch the ignition key to “ACC”. The fuse is blown. Replace the fuse. Disc Presence of disc inside the player. Remove the disc in the player then put a new Disc cannot be loaded.
Specification General. Power supply: 12V DC Current consumption/Fuse: 10A & 1A Maximum power output: 50Wx4 channels Dimensions (W x H x D) 178 x 51 x 178 mm Working temperature range: -20º - +60º FM Stereo Radio. Frequency range: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity/ I.F.
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VOLUME-UP/DOWN, SEL MENU POWER UP/DOWN, MOD 6/SET/PAUSE 5/ STOP/ENTER 4/DOWN/RDM 3/UP/INT 2/RIGHT/RPT 1/LEFT/OSD PTY/CLK BND/NP/SUB OPEN EJECT Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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MODE POWER UP ( BND/SYS ENTER LEFT ( STOP ST/PROGRAM AMS/RPT SEEK-/PREVIOUS LOC/RDM PBC/MENU PLAY/PAUSE MUTE TITLE SUB_T RIGHT ( SETUP ANGLE SLOW VOLUME+ ZOOM SELECT SEEK+/NEXT VOLUME- AUDIO GOTO Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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POWER EJECT, POWER, MODE – RADIO ( ), DISC PLAY ( ), AUX. VOLUME VOLUME-UP/DOWN/SEL, VOL/BAS/TRE/BAL/FAD, VOLUME VOL. BASS ( TREBLE ( BALANCE FADER MUT, PTY/CLK Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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VOLUME, VOLUME, PTY/CLK PTY/CLK. EJECT, RESET, VOLUME : CLASS – POP – ROCK– FLAT – OFF Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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– FM (FM1, FM2 FM3) AM (MW1 MW2). SEEK+/- SEEK+/- ST/PROG SEL, VOLUME LOC/RDM Downloaded from Caradio-Manual.com Manuals...
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(1-6). TA SEEK/TA ALARM VOLUME, TA SEEK TA ALARM ( VOLUME). TA SEEK TA ALARM, MASK DPI/MASK ALL MASK DPI/MASK ALL, VOLUME, MASK DPI MASK ALL ( VOLUME). MASK DPI - RDS, PI ( MASK ALL - RDS. RETUNE S/L - SHORT/LONG RETUNE-S RETUNE-L –...
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