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USER MANUAL EA1251B CLARION

by Clarion, EA1251, works by simulating the iPod as a 6 Disc CeNET CD Changer. Please consult your main unit’s Owner’s Manual for CD Changer operations before beginning to use EA1251. Clarion Multimedia Station of VRX series cannot control EA1251 through the KEY PAD screen or the list screen. If required so, please use the function buttons instead. Some EA1251 functions might not be available.

Please check your iPod Owner’s Manual for the operating temperature as leaving iPod in your vehicle might damage it due to temperature variations and moisture. Some main unit models with CD-Text function have the capability to show ID3 TAG if iPod is connected through EA1251. Please refer to Title Display Section for more details. For list of main unit compatible to EA1251, please consult your nearest Clarion dealer. For iPod operations, please refer to iPod Owner’s Manual.4 English iPod, iPod mini Sold separately To DockconnectorTo iPodterminaliPod connection cable Included To CeNETconnectorCeNET compatibleMain Unit Sold separately To CeNETconnector Sold separately CeNET compatibleCD Changer Sold separately If user want to connect CD Changertogether, please change address switchto No.2Y-adaptor forMulti-changerconnection CCA-519

Please consult your nearest Clarion dealer before attempting to connect EA1251 to your main unit and iPod. Improper connection might damage your main unit, EA1251, iPod or your vehicle wiring. Please make sure the Yellow wire

is connected on the CeNET compatible Main Unit

This wire usually has a 3 Amp Fuse inserted

connects to battery. If this wire is not connected, the iPod interface will not function. Please refer to the wiring instructions for your CeNET Main Unit or contact your Clarion Dealer. iPod, iPod mini Sold separately To DockconnectorTo iPodterminaliPod connection cable Included To CeNETconnectorCeNET cable Included CeNET compatibleMain Unit Sold separately To CeNETconnectorNote:The C-Bus conversion adaptor RCB-138 is not compatible with current system.

1. Connect the iPod to the CeNET compatible Main Unit.

2. Connect the iPod to the CeNET compatible Main Unit and CD Changer.5

There are no moving parts in EA1251. However,caution must be taken to make sure minimumdamage to the unit. Do not press, puncture ordrop the unit at anytime. Install the unit wherethere is no direct sunlight, away from air conditionducts or high moisture areas and away from othervehicle electronic components. Using Screw There are screw mounting holes in EA1251.Before drilling, make sure there are no hiddenwires and parts that might be damaged.Improper wiring might damage EA1251, mainunit and iPod. CAUTION

Using Velcro or 2-Sided Tapes Stick velcro or 2-sided tapes to the unit.Note:In case of using velcro or 2-sided tapes, make surethe unit will not fall down as this might damage theelectronic component inside.Velcro or 2-sided tapesFloor M4x14

English OK to disconnect iPod Start-up

After connecting your iPod to the EA1251, theiPod display will change to the following:To start iPod operations, change the main unitmode to CD Changer mode. Playback will startautomatically.The display changes from: Disc Check Æ Disc Repeat Æ Start Playing If the iPod is not connected, the main unit willdisplay “No Magazine”.The main unit is unable to detect the presence ofiPod if the battery of the iPod is flat.Please refer to the Playback section for detailedoperation information. Playback iPod buttons are disabled and the display is lockafter it is connected to EA1251. All operations ofthe iPod are controlled from the main unit. SomeiPod operations and features will be unavailable.Please read this manual carefully to optimize youriPod operations.To understand playback features better, pleaserefer to PLAYLIST section.By default, the playback setting will be:• Start to play from DISC1 All Songs Play

• DISC Repeat OnWhen the iPod is connected, the main unit willinitially display “DISC” and “RPT”. Songs number display Default playback setting During playback, the main unit will display thesong number in sequence. However, only amaximum of two digits are displayed. If there aremore than 99 songs in your iPod, only the lasttwo digits will be displayed. For example, songsnumber 102 and 1002 will both be displayed as“02”. Play/Pause Press Play/Pause button on the main unit to play/pause iPod playback. Disconnecting iPod automatically switches “on” after connectingto EA1251, and it’s power is charged as long asit stays connected with the vehicle ignition keyturn to ACC or ON.To switch off iPod manually, disconnect fromEA1251 adaptor.If vehicle ignition is turned to ACC off, playbackis changed to pause, and iPod will go to power offmode in a few minutes.7 English Repeat, Random and Scan By default, Repeat All is on, Shuffle (Random) is off. Scan operation is disabled. Refer to below table for Repeat and Random functions.

• Press and hold Repeat button for more than one second to toggle between Repeat All and Repeat Off.

• Short press Repeat button to toggle between Repeat On and Repeat Off.

• Press Random button one second or longer to toggle between Random Album playback selection On or Off.

• Short press Random button to toggle between Random song selection On or Off. During Repeat Off function, playback order is DISC1 Æ DISC2 Æ DISC3 Æ... During Random mode, iPod display is different from normal CD Changer Operation. Please refer to Playlist Section for further explanation

RANDOM Short Press Random all songsRandom playback within a playlist Press and hold for more than 1 second Album Random for all songs Random Album playback selection within a playlist REPEAT Short Press Repeat a songRepeat a song Press and hold for more than 1 second Repeat all songsRepeat a playlist Fast Forward/Fast Backward Press and hold Track Up/Down button for more than one second for Fast Forward or Fast Backward functions. If Track Up button is pressed until end of a current song

Fast Forward operation

, normal playback will start for next song

If Track Down button is pressed until the beginning of current song

normal playback will restart for current song

During Fast Forward/Backward functions, time display for the song might not be accurate. Song

Up/Down Press Track Up/Down button to jump from song to song. Short press Track Down button jumps playback to the beginning of current song. Short press Track button twice within 2 to 3 seconds jumps playback to the beginning of previous song. If the last song is playing, by short press Track Up button, will enables playback to jump to the first song in the current disc. If the first song is playing, short press Track Down jumps to the last song in the current disc.8 English Changing playlist Press Disc Up button to change to next playlist. Press Disc Down button to change to previous playlist. Press Band

button to change to next playlist. Every time Disc Up, Disc Down or TOP buttons are pressed, playback will start from the first song of the playlist

Playlist EA1251 simulates iPod as a 6 Disc CD Changer. Therefore, a maximum of five acceptable playlists will be indicated as “Disc” in a 6 Disc CD Changer. Disc 1 is assigned for All Songs Play Mode. Discs 2 to Discs 6 are assigned for 5 acceptable playlists. Other playlist will not be assigned and can only be played under DISC1. EA1251 can search up to about 400 playlists. If there are more than 400, the main unit might not response to iPod and displays ER2. If so, reduce iPod playlists numbers. How to create playlist Playlist must be created in iPod prior to connection to the main unit. Main unit cannot be used to create playlist. Please consult iPod Users Manual for playlist creation. Acceptable playlist To create acceptable playlist, assign playlist name as clarion1, clarion2, clarion3, clarion4, and clarion5. Do not add any character before, after or in between the characters. Use lower case for all characters. When iPod is connected to EA1251 and main unit, main unit will search for available playlist, and automatically assign acceptable playlists to Disc 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Only a maximum of 5 playlists are recognized and assigned. If there are less than 5 acceptable playlists, unassigned Disc

will show as “ No DISC”. “DISC CHECK” is shown during loading. Playlist assignment DISC1 Æ All Songs Play Mode DISC2 Æ clarion1 DISC3 Æ clarion2 DISC4 Æ clarion3 DISC5 Æ clarion4 DISC6 Æ clarion5 Smart playlist EA1251 might not play updated songs of “Smart Playlist” properly. Direct search Direct search from the main unit is possible, depending on the main unit features. Use the feature to select file or file from playlist directly. Using Direct Search function, some limitations apply:

• Only current title of the playlist

can be displayed. Other playlist titles might be displayed as “NO TITLE”, just blank.

• File direct search function cannot be used correctly after the 99th song.

• EA1251 does not support List Screen and KEY PAD screen, as available in certain Multimedia Station models

Playback position and setting Playback position and setting will remain the same as long as the iPod stays connected to EA1251. If the iPod is disconnected, playback position will return to the default playback setting.9 English

Some main unit models with CD-Text function have the capability to show CD-Text. When iPod is connected to these models, the following text will be displayed:

• Artist Name as Artist Title

• Song Name as Track Title

• Album Name as Disc Title

Long press Title button to change text as follows: User Title Æ Disc Title Æ Artist Æ Track Title …

• If there are more than 2 bytes of UTF8 data, EA1251 will change these to space character.

• If every title data is non ASCII, the display will show “NO TITLE”.

• Disc Title will display as Album Title. Note:Some of main unit may not display title properly. Inthis case, please press “DISPLAY” key and refreshTITLE display again.

9. CHANGING MODE FROM iPod TO

OTHER If the main unit source button is continuously pressed, the main unit will change from iPod mode to other mode

depends on connections and system installed

. iPod playback is temporarily paused. iPod setting and play position is kept as long as iPod is still connected during this period.

does not apply to picture display

When EA1251 receives this command, main unit will show as “NO TITLE”.

ER 2 Error Display Corrective MeasureDisconnect iPod, reset and reconnect refer to iPod document