AMS CT500 DAB User manual

OWNER'S MANUAL
CT500 DAB TUNER CT500

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Safety Information
Thank you for purchasing this product, please
read the manual carefully before operating,
and reserve it for future reference.
PRECAUTIONS
• 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.
• Makesurethatpins or other foreign
objects do not get inside the unit, they
may cause malfunctions, or create safety
hazards such as electrical shock.
• Ifyouhave parked thecarforalong
time in hot or cold weather, wait until the
temperature in the car becomes normal
before operating the unit.
• Keepthevolumeatalevelatwhichyou
can hear outside warning sounds (horns
sirens, etc.).
CAUTION
• DONOTopencoversanddonot
repair by yourself. Ask the dealer or an
experienced technician for help.
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.
User Safety Code
You need to enter password when power on,
theoriginalpasswordis1111.
General
Powersupply: 12VDC(10.8V-16V)
Maximumpowerspeaker: 4X40W
Suitablespeakerimpedance: 4ohm
Fusespec: 10A
Weight: 0.7kg
Dimensions(WxDxH): 188x116.3x58.5mm
FM Stereo Radio
Frequencyrange: 76-90Mhz(japanmode)
 87.5-108MHz
Signal/noiseratio: 50dB
AUTOStep: 100KHz
AM (MW) Radio
Frequencyrange: 522-1620KHz
Step: 9KHz
LW Radio(EURO)
Frequencyrange: 144-288KHz
AUTOStep: 3KHz
BT
Frequencyrange: 2402-2480MHz
EIRP power: ≤10dBm
EXT (AUX)
JackStereo3.5mm≥300mVauxiliarysource
DIGITAL RADIO (DAB)
Frequencyrange: 174.928-239.200MHz
 1452.960-1490.624MHz
Step: 20KHz
Note:
1.Accordingtomodelswithdifferentwiring
harness to connect the definition of the
speciccontent,pleaserefertothemodel
label.
2.Specificationsandthedesignare
subject to change without notice due to
improvements in technology.
Specications Contents
Safety Information ........................................1
Specications ...............................................1
Panel Controls .............................................2
Button Tips ...................................................3
Bluetooth Functions .....................................6
USB Function Summarization ......................6
DAB function ................................................7
Other functions .............................................9
Wiring Diagram........................................... 10
FCC ............................................................ 11
Troubleshooting..........................................12

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Panel Controls
(1) -Microphone
(2) - Enter Source menu
(3) - Radio/DAB mode:
Adjust volume (rotate)
Select preset station in preset mode
(rotate)
Tune in manual mode (rotate)
Conrm / Switch (press)
- MP3 / BT music mode
Adjust volume (rotate)
Play/pause (press)
- Other mode
Previous/Next option (rotate)
Conrm (press)
(4) - Power on
- Mute (short press)
- Power off (long press)
(5) - Enter Audio menu (short press)
- Enter Setup menu (long press)
(6) - Answer/Dial/Call transfer/Hang on
(short press)
- Switch to another Bluetooth device
(long press)
(7) - Hang off/Reject a call (short press)
- Disconnect the Bluetooth device (long
press)
(8) - Radio mode
Automatic search the station from high
to low.
Hold more than 2 seconds for manual
station search.
- MP3 music mode
Select the previous track
Browse folder (long press)
- BT music mode
Select the previous track
Fast backward (long press)
(9) - Radio mode
Select preset stations (short press)
Store preset stations (long press)
- MP3 music mode
Browse the list (short press)
Intro/Random/Repeat play (long
press)
(10) -Radio mode
Automatic search the station from low
to high.
Hold more than 2 seconds for manual
station search.
- MP3 music mode
Select the next track
Browse folder (long press)
- BT music mode
Select the next track
Fast forward (long press)
(11) - Back to previous menu
- Exit current menu
(12) - AUX
(13) - USB slot
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Button Tips
SETUP
DISPLAY
DAB+ DAB-F M DAB ANT
SWRC SETREMOTE
AUDIO TR VOL
BT MIC SEL AUTO ANS AUTO CON TALK VOL RING TONE CALLERID
DIM CLOCK CLK DISP TIMER
PASSWORD ON/OFF PWD SET
BEEP
PBUPDATE DEVICE
LANGUAGE
RESET
VOL START BEEP
CAN SET
CONF RST
FM/AM
SELEC T AREA
DX MODE SET FM AF TA TP
FM MW LW EON PTYMUSICRDS
AUDIO
FADER FRONT 7 TO REAR 7
BALANCE LEFT 7 TO RIGHT 7
EQ CENTER EQ OFF JAZZ CLASSIC ROCK
POP
CUSTOM
BEEP
LOUDNESS ON OFF
SUB SUB LPF OFF BEEP
SUB LPF 60HZ SUB LPF 80HZ
SUB LPF 120HZ SUB LPF 160HZ

EN-4
Button Tips
MP3 Playback
Track skip
Press the [/] button to go to the previous
or next track.
Folder select
Long press the [/] buttontoselectMP3
folderback/ahead.
Audio setting
Press [ ] button, and Rotate the knob to select
FADER/BALANCE/EQ/LOUDNESS/SUB
function, rotate the knob to adjust.
System setting
Onthenontimedisplaymenu:
1.
Press and hold [ ] buttonmorethan2
seconds.
2.
Rotate the knob to select [EXPERTCONF
YES] , and press the knob to enter.
DISPLAYSETUP BTSETUP DAB+
SETUP FM/AMSETUP AUDIOSETUP
PASSWORDSETUP REMOTESETUP
RESETFACTORY LANGUAGESETUP
Waitfor1sandrotatetheknobtoadjust.
DISPLAY
1.
Press and hold [ ] buttonmorethan2
seconds.
2.
Rotate the knob to select [EXPERTCONF
YES] , Press the knob to enter.
3.
ThenpressandrotatetheknobtosetDIM/
CLOCK/CLOCKDISP/CTCLOCK/TIMER
mode.
Automatic clock setting :
WhilelisteninganFMRDSstation,transmitter
updates automatically time on the radio unit.
12/24 HOUR SET mode
Presstheknobtoenter12/24hoursetmode,
rotatetheknobtoselect12or24hourmode.
CT CLOCK ON/OFF
WhilelisteninganFMRDSstation,transmitter
updates automatically the clock on the radio
unit.
Timer ON/OFF
Timer ON: when ignition of the machine is off,
youcanturntheunitonbypressingPOWER
button,anditcanworkforabout2hours
Timer OFF: when ignition of the machine is
off,theunitcan'tworkanymore.
Radio Operation
Radio seek automatically
Press the [/]button to auto search the
stationrewind/forward.
Radio tune by step
Hold[/]buttonmorethan2
seconds,switchtotheMANUAL
mode, then short press [/]
button to step search the station rewind / forward.
AREA SETTING
AREA setting: Rotate the knob to select
EUROPE,AUSTRA,JAPAN,USA,LATINR.
DX mode
Rotate the knob to choose tuner sensitivity
URBANorRURAL.
RDS
AF (Alternative Frequency):
Whentheradiosignalstrengthisweak,
enabling the AF function will allow the unit to
automatically search another station with the
samePI,butwithstrongersignalstrength.
PS (Program Service name): The name of
station will be display instead of frequency.
Traffic Announcements
SomeRDSFMstationsperiodicallyprovide
traffic information.
TP(TrafficProgramIdentification)
Broadcastingoftrafficinformation
TA(TrafficAnnouncementsIdentification)
Radio announcements on traffic conditions
TAMode:WhenTAmodeisturnedon,theTA
indicator will blink.
Whentrafficannouncementisreceived,
the TA indicator will display. The unit will
temporarily switch to the tuner mode