MCD 171 - Car stereo CALIBER - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL MCD 171 CALIBER

Frequency Range 87.5-108 Mhz Usable Sensitivity Better than 15dB at S/N 30 dB Stereo Separation 25 dB at 1KHz S/N Ratio 50 dB AM/MW Frequency Range 522-1620 Khz Intermediate Frequency 450KHz Usable Sensitivity Better than 45dB S/N Ratio 40 dB REMARK : Specifications subject to change without notice.

8. ROTARY VOLUME KNOB

• Use only in a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical system.

• Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery terminal while mounting and connecting the unit.

• When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an identical amperage rating.

• Using a fuse with a higher amperage rating may cause serious damage to the unit.

• DO NOT attempt to disassemble the unit. Laser beams from the optical pickup are dan- gerous to the eyes.

• Make sure that pins or other objects do not get inside the unit; they may cause mal- functions, or create safety hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam exposure.

• If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather, wait until the tem- perature in the car become normal before operating the unit.

• Keep the volume at a level at which you can hear outside warning sounds (horns sirens, etc.). CD NOTES

• Playing a defective or dusty CD can cause dropouts in sound.

• Hold CDs as illustrated.

• DO NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive heat.

• Wipe a dirty CD from the center outward with a cleaning cloth.

• Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.

• This unit cannot play 3-inch ( 8cm ) CDs.

• NEVER insert a 3-inch CD contained in the adapter or an irregularly shaped CD.

• The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a malfunction. BEFORE OPERATION

• DO NOT raise the volume level too much, as this will block outside sounds, making driving dangerous.

• Stop the car before performing any complicated operation. CAUTION DO NOT open covers and do not repair by yourself. Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help. Installation procedures First complete the electrical connections, and then check them for correctness. Anti-Theft System This unit is equipped with a detachable panel. Removing this panel makes the radio totally inoperable. Removing the panel

1. Switch off the power of the unit.

2. Remove the detachable panel (REL button).

3. Gently press the button of the case and open the

cover. Place the panel into the case and take it with you when you leave the car. Install detachable panel 1.Fix right part of face plate in the right part of panel slot of the unit. 2.Press down the left side of the face plate until it clicks into the panel slot of the unit. Remove the unit Switch of the power of the unit.

1. Remove the panel and the trim plate.

2. Insert both T-Keys into hole in front of the set until

3. Pull out the unit.

BASIC OPERATIONS ON/OFF Switch on the unit by pressing POWER button(7) or any other button on the radio (except eject) when system is on, press POWER button(7) to turn off the unit. FACEPANEL RELEASE Press REL button (1) to remove the facepanel. SOUND ADJUSTMENT Press button (8) volume knob to enter the sound set up,the sound set up will change in the following order Volume, Bass,Treble, Balance, Fader and back to Volume. Press button (19) “BAND/LOUDNESS” longer then 3 seconds then Loudness will be activated or disactivated. SOURCE Press button (9) “MODE“ to switch between disc, radio and Aux-in. DISPLAY Press button (21) “DISPLAY/MENU” repeatedly to select the following different Display options: Clock -> Programme Type (PTY) -> Frequency of the station AUX-IN JACK Connect the external signal to AUX in jack (18) on the frontpanel. Press button (9) “MODE” to select AUX mode. Press button (9) again to cancel AUX mode and return to previous mode. MENU OPERATIONS Press button (8) “VOLUME KNOB” longer then 3 seconds, the display will be display- ed as cyclical mode of following functions:TA SEEK or ALARM, PI SOUND or MUTE, RETUNE L or S, MASK DPI or ALL, BEEP 2’nd and ALL or OFF. TA SEEK or ALARM Rotate the knob to choose TA ALARM or TA SEEK mode,When TA is turned on and no traffic program identification code has been received during the specified time, no TA/TP is displayed and according to the MENU SELECT, alarm is set off, or TA SEEK is activated. TA ALARM mode: NO TA/TP is displayed and alarm is set off. TA SEEK mode:TA SEEK is activated. PI SOUND or MUTE PI SOUND:When above different PI sound (DIP) is heard once in a while, the DIP’s sound will be heard for less than 1 second. PI MUTE:When above different PI sound (DIP) is heard once in a while, a mute sound will be heard for less than 1 second. RETUNE L or S The initial time of automatic TA search or PI search mode is selected.When PI information is not caught for retune time, the radio start to retune to the next same PI station.When the same PI station does not catch 1 cyclic search, the radio start to retune to the next same PI station. RETUNE L mode: Selected as 90 seconds RETUNE S mode: Selected as 30 seconds MASK DPI or ALL Rotate the knob to choose MASK DPI or MASK ALL mode. MASK DPI mode: Only the AF which has different program identification is masked. MASK ALL mode:The AF which has different program identification and NO RDS sig- nal with high field strength is masked.

BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF

You can rotate the volume knob to select the following options: BEEP 2ND Beeps only when the second function of the dual function button is selec- ted (long press). BEEP ALL Beeps when any button is pressed. BEEP OFF To disable the beep option. RADIO OPERATIONS BAND SELECTION At tuner mode, press button (19) shortly to select the desired band.The reception band will change in the following order: FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM. STATION SELECTION Press up or down button (20) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for 2 seconds until “ MANUAL” appeared on the display, the manual tuning Mode is selected. If the buttons are not touched for more then 3 seconds it automatic goes back to “AUTO SEEK”. AUTOSTORE AS -Automatic Memory Storing Press func button (10) “AS/PS” longer then three seconds , activate AS.The radio searches for the 6 strongest stations and stores them into the preset of the currently selected band. NOTE: Any stations that were previously stored in this memory bank are replaced by a new station.

Press func button (10) “AS/PS” for less then three seconds.The unit will pause for ten seconds at each preset station. Press button (10) “AS/PS” again to stop scanning when the desired station is reached. Station store and recall Press any one of the preset buttons (12 to 17) to recall a station which had been sto- red in the memory. Press a preset button for 2 seconds, previous preset station is overwritten by current tuned frequency.

1. Insert mounting bracket into the

dashboard, and bend the mounting tabs out with a screwdriver. (Make sure that lock lever is flush with the mounting bracket. Not projec- ting outward)

2. Secure the rear of the unit After

fixing mounting bolt and power connector, fix the rear of the unit to the car body by rubber cushion.

EJECT Press button (6) “ ” to stop playing and eject the CD.

Depending on the type of CD-R/RW CD, surface condition of the CD, as well as wri- ter, certain CD-R/RW CD may not operate normally on this unit. MP3 FUNCTION How to select MP3 files

By using volume knob (8). Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 menu button (10) twice, the display shows “*”. Rotate the volume knob (8) for selecting the character. In this search mode, select button (8) use as move cursor. Press band/loud button (19) use as MP3 confirm button. The unit searches files and directories which have the same cha- racter which is inputted by the user.The unit shows these sorted files and directories by volume knob (8) (rotate anti-clockwise first). If the selected name is directory, the user can go into the selected directory by press MP3 confirm button (19) and continue to search the directory or file name in the directory by volume knob (8) (rotate anti- clockwise first).The selected file can be played by pressing MP3 enter button (19).

3. SEARCHING FROM DIRECTORY

By using volume knob (8). Under MP3 play mode, press MP3 menu button (10) three times, then the first directory name is shown. Rotate volume knob (8) (rotate anti- clockwise first) to navigate through the directory list, press MP3 enter button (19) to select the desired directory. The display will show “\\”. To select the tracks under the selected directory, by rotate volume knob (8) (rotate anti-clockwise first) then press MP3 enter button (19) to confirm when desired track is found.

Press next folder (M6) or previous folder (M5) buttons to skip in the current directory .On a multi-level directories CD, the movement will take place at the current level until last folder is reached.At this point press previous folder (5) again,it will move to the next level or directory

ID3 INFORMATION DISPLAY

Press display button (21) repeatedly to display ID3 TAG information. If the MP3 file is available with ID3 TAG, pressing the display button (21) repeatedly will show informa- tion 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 repeated- ly will show information in the following sequence: Unknown Song title -> Unknown Artist -> No Album title -> Unknown Year -> No Comments If the MP3 file is without ID3 TAG, pressing the display button (21), and “NO ID3 TAG” will be displayed on the display.The file name and track number of the MP3 file will scroll repeatedly through the display during the playing of the MP3 file. ENGLISH

RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH METER (RSLM) This function can be used to indicate the signal strength of current radio station bro- adcast.When you choose RADIO mode the display will show: Best reception Worst reception

RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM) OPERATIONS

The RDS data are the PI, PS,TP, PTY,TA, EON, CT and AF data. PI: Program indentification code Code for identifying program PS: Program service name Broadcast station name data expressed In alphanumerically character TP:Traffic program identification Identification data for traffic information broadcasting station TA:Traffic announcement identification Identification data showing traffic information is being transmitted or not AF:Alternative frequencies Frequency list of broadcasting station transmitting the same program

Press button (3) AF for less then three seconds to select AF to be ON or OFF.Whenever AF is switched on, symbol “AF” appears on the display.The tuner will return to Alternative Frequencies whenever the reception signals getting worse.“ALARM” will be displayed when an emergency broadcasting is received; meanwhile sound output level will be adjusted to the preset output level automatically when the volume control is set at minimum. Pressing TA button >3 seconds to select EONTA Local (EONTA LO)/EONTA distan- ce (EONTA DX).The purpose of this key is to reduce unwanted EON TA switching, wich EON TA information was received from current station and the radio switched to that EON linked station. So the radio is switched back to the current station again. In above operation , a costumer listen to a wrong program or mute sound for a while. EONTA local mode:The radio will not switch to another station when the filed strength level of EON linked is less than treshold level. EONTA distance mode: The radio is trying to implemented by the information of current station.

USING PTY TO SELECT PROGRAM

The PTY function allows you to search for stations with a particular program type. To select your program type, press the button (5) “PTY” less then three seconds. Display will show:“PTY Music Group” -> “PTY Speech Group” -> “PTY off”. Now you can select the music type or speech type using preset keys 1 to 6 for your selection as listed table: Preset number PTY “music” group PTY in “speech” group 1 pop m, rock m news,affairs,info 2easy m, light m sport,educatie,drama 3 classics, other m culture, science, varied 4 jazz, country weather, finance, childeren 5 nation m, oldies social, religion, phone in 6folk m travel, leisure, document While selecting PTY engagement, its selection is implemented by preset button as described in notes.When PTY is selected, the radio starts to search corresponding PTY information is detected. If corresponding PTY information is not found ,normal radio reception is resumed.After the text “NON PTY” is at the display for 5 seconds.

LISTENING TO TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Traffic announcement can interrupt CD play or radio listening when broadcast. Briefly press the button (4) “TA” to select the TA mode on or off.When TA mode is on, you will hear the traffic announcement when broadcast. During traffic announce- ment ,you can interrupt it by short press of TA button (4).Without switching off the TA mode. By doing so, the set will return to the previous operating mode. Long press on TA button(4) allows ON/OFF selection of EONTA LOCAL/EONTA DX EONTA LOCAL will only allow traffic announcement from strong station to come through. EONTA DX selection will allow all received announcements to interrupt CD play or radio listening. CD OPERATIONS This CD player is suitable for 12cm disc, do not use irregular shaped CD. SELECT TRACKS During CD operations, press button (20) “ ” for next track. Press button (20) “ ” for previous track.Tracknumber shows on display. During CD operation, hold button (20) “ ” for fast forward. Hold button (20) “ ” for fast reverse. Cd will starts from when you release the button. PAUSE Press button (12) “PAU” to pause the CD player. Press it again to resume play.

REPEAT THE SAME TRACK

Press button (14) “RPT” to continuously repeat the same track. Press it again to stop repeat. SCAN TRACKS Press button (13) “INT” to play first several seconds of each track of current CD. Press again to stop intro and listen to track.

PLAY TRACKS IN SHUFFLE

Press button (15) “RDM” to play all tracks on CD in random order. Press again to cancel the function. MCD 171 manual.qxd 14-11-2007 11:38 Pagina 4ENGLISH

Cause The car ignition switch is not on The fuse is blown Presence of disc inside the player Inserting the disc in reverse direction The disc is extremely dirty or defective Temperature inside the car is too high Condensation Volume is in minimum Wiring is not properly connected The installation angle is more than 30 degrees The disc is extremely dirty or defective The built-in microcomputer is not operating properly due to noise The antenna cable is not connected The signals are too weak Mechanism error Servo Focus 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 insert 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, then try again Adjust volume to a desired level Check wiring connection Adjust the installation angle less than 30 degrees Clean the compact disc, then try to play a new one Front panel is not properly fixed into its place Press the RESET button. Insert the antenna cable firmly Select a station manually Press the reset button to correct the problem. If the error code does not disappear, consult your nearest serv- ice dealer. Press the reset button to correct the problem. If the error code does not disappear, consult your nearest serv- ice dealer. Problem No power Disc cannot be loaded or ejected No sound Sound skips The operation keys do not work The radio does not work Error 1 Error 2 TROUBLESHOOTING 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. ENGLISH

BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF

BEEPS 2ND, BEEP ALL, BEEP OFF