Caliber MCD065 User manual

CAR STEREO MP3/WMA PLAYER
WITH PLL FM STEREO RADIO
RDS
USB / SD/MMC / FRONT AUX INPUT
DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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LOCATION OF PARTS AND CONTROLS
1. POWER ON/OFF ( )
2. FUNCTION SELECT BUTTON: CONTROLS FOR BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER /
INITIAL VOLUME / CT / TA VOL / DSP
3. VOL UP/VOL DOWN BUTTON: CONTROLS FOR BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER /
INITIAL VOLUME / CT / TA VOL / DSP
4. PRESET STATIONS (1,2,3,4,5,6)
5. ‘AF’ function (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
6. ‘TA’ function (TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)
7. ‘PTY’ function (PROGRAM TYPE)
8. DISPLAY BUTTON (DISP)
9. MODE/LOUDNESS BUTTON (MD/LD)
10. BAND/ENTER BUTTON (BD/ENT)
11. AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TUNING
(FREQ UP OR FREQ DOWN )/ TRACK/SEARCH BUTTON
12. AUTO SEEK SEARCH TUNING (A/PS)
13. ‘SCAN’ AUTOMATIC TUNING CONTROL (SCAN)
14. MUTE BUTTON (MUT)
15. LCD DISPLAY
16. PANEL RELEASE BUTTON ( )
17. PAUSE BUTTON
18. REPEAT BUTTON
19. INTRO BUTTON (Preview all Tracks)
20. RANDOM BUTTON
21, 22. FOLDER DOWN/UP (MP3/WMA Files only)
23. USB PORT
24. MULTI-MEDIA CARD (MMC) / SD CARD SLOT
25. AUX IN
26. RESET BUTTON
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INSTALLATION
PRECAUTIONS
• Choose the mounting location carefully so that the unit will not interfere with the normal
driving functions of the driver.
• Avoid installing the unit where it would be subject to high temperatures, such as from direct
sunlight or hot air from the heater, or where it would be subject to dust, dirt or excessive
vibration.
• Use only the supplied mounting hardware for a safe and secure installation.
• Be sure to remove the front panel before installing the unit.
NOTE : Inclination angle for car radio installation must not
exceed 30˚ otherwise the front panel will not open.
Note: Keep the release key in the safe place as you may need it in future to remove the unit
from the car.
Bend these
claws, if necessay
WIRE CONNECTION
RCA Jack Line Out:
Red (right) White (left)
CONNECTOR A
1.
2.
3.
4. MEMORY +12V
5. AUTO ANTENNA OUTPUT
6.
7. +12V (TO IGNITION KEY)
8. GROUND
Note: (connector A no. 7) must be connected by car ignition key in order to avoid that car
battery becomes weak when the car will be not used for long period.
CONNECTOR B
1. REAR RIGHT SPEAKER (+)
2. REAR RIGHT SPEAKER (-)
3. FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER (+)
4. FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER (-)
5. FRONT LEFT SPEAKER (+)
6. FRONT LEFT SPEAKER (-)
7. REAR LEFT SPEAKER (+)
8. REAR LEFT SPEAKER (-)
Maintenance
FUSE REPLACEMENT
If the fuse blows, check the power connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after the
replacement, there may be an internal malfunction. In this case, consult your nearest repairing center.
Warning
Use the specied amperage fuse for each lead. Use of a higher amperage fuse may cause serious dam-
age.
L (WHITE)
LINE OUT
R (RED)
ANTENNA
CONNECTOR
ISO CONNECTOR
B
A
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2 4 6 8
5 7
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B
A
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7
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2
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TO SUPPORT THE UNIT
Detaching and attaching the front panel
The front panel of this unit can be detached in order to prevent the unit
from being stolen.
DETACHING THE FRONT PANEL
Before detaching the front panel, be sure to press the button to
power off rst. Then press the button and detach the panel by pulling
it towards you as illustrated
ATTACHING THE FRONT PANEL
Make sure the front panel is in the right way up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside
down. Bring side B of panel to side A of main unit.
Insert the panel in and push until it clicks. Panel is attached.
Notes:
• Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when attaching it.
It can be easily attached by pressing it lightly against the unit.
• When you carry the front panel with you, put it in the supplied front
panel case.
• Do not press hard or give excessive pressure to the display window
of the front panel when attaching it to the unit.
CLEANING THE CONNECTOR
The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the
unit and the front panel are contaminated with dirt. In order to
prevent this from happening, detach the front panel by pressing
the button and clean the connector from time to time.
Clean the connector with a cotton swab together with contact
cleaner as illustrated. Be sure to clean them carefully pin by pin
and make sure not to damage the connecting points.
1. UNIT
2. RELEASE CASE
3. DASH BOARD
4. HEX NUT
5. LOCK WASHER
6. PLAIN WASHER
7. CAR BODY
8. REAR SUPPORT STRAP
9. TAPPING SCREW
10. M5 X 15 HEX BOLT
Dashboard
B
A
B
A
Cotton Swab
Rear of
front panel Main unit

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IN VOL
SEL
2 sec.
SEL ADJ SEL TA VOL SEL DSP
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1. POWER ON/OFF ( )
Press button to turn on the unit. To turn off, press and hold button.
2,3.FUNCTION SELECT BUTTON: BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER /
INITIAL VOLUME / CT / TA VOL / DSP
Turning VOL knob (right/left) to adjust VOL/BAS/TRE/BAL/FAD. To select other functions, press the
VOL knob shortly until the desired functions are shown on the display. Figure 1 shows how to control
functions that are selected using the VOL knob.
Fig. 1 Selection of sound control functions
1. VOL 2. SEL 3. BASS 4. TRE 5. BAL 6. FAD
Increase or decrease the volume by turning VOL knob (right/left). These buttons can be used to adjust
the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and FADER.
Press and hold VOL to adjust INIT VOL /CT/TA VOL/DSP
INIT VOL: Initial Volume when the unit turns on.
CT: Digital Clock. To adjust, turn VOL knob to right for hours and turn VOL knob to left for minutes
TA VOL: Trafc Announcement Volume
DSP Modes:CLASSIC, ROCK, POP, FLAT, NONE
4. PRESET STATIONS (1,2,3,4,5,6)
When pressed short, these keys select a preset station directly. When pressed longer than 1 sec.,
current station is stored in preset memory bank
USING THE RDS FUNCTION
What is RDS?
The RDS (Radio Data System) is a digital information system developed by the EBU (European Broad-
cast Union). Piggy-backed on normal FM broadcasts, RDS offers a variety of information services and
automatic retuning functions for RDS-compatible car stereos.
In 1988, RDS became available in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Ireland and Sweden.
Test transmissions are being conducted in many other european countries. It is expected that RDS will
be available in most western european countries in the near future.
5. ‘AF/REG’ function (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
When pressed short, AF/REG switching mode is selected.
When AF/REG switching mode is selected, the radio checks the signal strength of the AF all the time.
When pressed long, it is activated as regional mode ON/OFF.
– Regional mode ON:
AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes same as current sta-
tion. REG segment is turned on, in LCD display.
– Regional mode OFF
The regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented.
6. ‘TA’ function (TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT)
When pressed short, it is activated as TA mode on or off
When TA mode is on and trafc announcement is transmitted
– If the volume level was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point.
– When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display.
7. ‘PTY’ function (PROGRAM TYPE)
When pressed momentarily, it activates the TPY ON/OFF function and start to search corresponding
PTY information. And stop if the corresponding PTY information is detected.
By pressing this key longer than 2 sec., you can select PTY mode by turning Volume UP/DOWN knob.
as below.

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NEWS--AFFAIRS--INFO--SPORT--EDUCATE--DRAMA--CULTURE--SCIENCE--VARIED--POP--
ROCK--EASY M--LIGHT M--CLASSIC--OTHER M--WEATHER--FINANCE--CHILDREN--SOCIAL-
-RELIGION--PHONE IN--TRAVEL--LEISURE--JAZZ--COUNTRY--NATION. M--OLDIES--FOLK
M--DOCUMENT--TEST--ALARM.
8. DISPLAY BUTTON (DISP)
Press DISP button to switch between display informations such as radio frequencies, clock, track and
other informations depending on the playing MODE.
9. MODE/LOUDNESS BUTTON (MD/LD)
By pressing this key, user can select. AUX/TUNER/USB or MMC/SD mode.
LOUDNESS: Press and hold this button, you can select LOUDNESS mode.
10. BAND BUTTON (BD/ENT)
Each band is toggled cyclically by pressing this key FM1---FM2---FM3.
11. AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TUNING (FREQ UP OR FREQ DOWN )
(A) RADIO MODE
When pressed short, these keys are operated as SEEK tuning mode.
When pressed longer than 1 sec., they are operated as MANUAL tuning mode.
(B) MP3/WMA PLAYER MODE
When pressed short, they are operated as TRACK UP or TRACK DOWN mode.
When pressed longer than 1 sec., they are operated as CUE or REVIEW mode.
12. AUTO SEEK SEARCH TUNING (A/PS)
By pressing shortly, the radio searches for each preset station.
When eld strength level is bigger than the threshold level of stop level, the radio is holding at that
preset number for 5 sec. with releasing mute, and then searches again.
By pressing longer than 1 sec, and then 6 strongest stations are preset to the corresponding preset
number. When AS operation is nished, the radio executes the preset scan.
13. ‘SCAN’ AUTOMATIC TUNING CONTROL (SCAN)
This key is operated as RADIO SCAN. The operation is similar as normal search but different thing
is holding 5 seconds on every station detected in RADIO SCAN mode.
14. MUTE BUTTON (MUT)
Press this button, audio will disappear. Press this button again in order to hear audio newly.
15. LCD DISPLAY
The Liquid Crystal Display will display the current state of the unit.
16. PANEL RELEASE BUTTON
Press button and the right-hand part of the panel will be released.
MP3/WMA CONTROL LOCATION OF PARTS
TRACK/SEARCH BUTTON (11)
FORWARD AND REVERSE TRACK SEARCH (or changing songs)
Press the SKIP button ( or ) during play to go to the desired track(song).
....REVERSE ....FORWARD
Press and hold the SKIP button ( or ) during play to scan at high speed. When the desired music
section is found, release the button. Normal play will resume.
17. PAUSE BUTTON
During “PLAY”, press (17) ‘PAU’ button to “PAUSE”. Press it again to resume play.
18. REPEAT BUTTON
When this button is pressed, ‘RPT ON’ indication is displayed and play of the selected track will be
continually repeated until the Track repeat mode is cancelled by pressing ‘RPT’ button again.
19. INTRO BUTTON (Preview all Tracks)
When this button is pressed, ‘INT ON’ indication is displayed and the rst several seconds of each
track are played. Press again to stop intro and listen to track.

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20. RANDOM BUTTON
When this button is pressed, ‘RDM ON’ indication is displayed and each track are played in random instead
of normal progression. To cancel RANDOM mode, press ‘RDM’ button again.
21, 22. FOLDER DOWN/UP (In case of MP3/WMA les)
M5: Folder down / M6: Folder up
HOW TO SELECT MP3/WMA FILES
1. Searching by Track:
• Press “A/PS”, then search track is activated.
• With “VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob, select rst digit desired.
• Press “VOL”, then the rst digit is xed and second digit will ash.
• With “VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob, select 2’nd 3’rd respectively.
• Press “BD/ENT”, the song selected will start.
2. Searching by Character:
• Press “A/PS” twice, then character search mode is activated.
• With “VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob, you can select the desired letter.
• Press “VOL”, repeat steps above for 2’nd 3’rd character.
• The songs with the same character that you selected is displayed.
• With “VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob, you can select the desired song.
• Press ““BD/ENT”, then the song selected will start., then the song selected will start.
3. Searching by File Name:
• Press “A/PS” 3 times, then folder search is activated.
• With “VOL“VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob, you can select the desired folder.knob, you can select the desired folder.
• Press “BD/ENT”, then the folder is xed and the rst le will be played.
Connecting it to Portable MP3 Player
23. USB Port
Using USB cable to connect Your Portable MP3 Player.
24. MULTI-MEDIA CARD (MMC) / SD CARD SLOT
Support MP3/WMA ID3 format music only.
25. FRONT AUX IN
Convenient easy to use front “AUX IN” input jack, allows easy connection of Portable Media and digital
MP3 Players.
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
BECAUSE OF THE GREAT VARIETY OF PRODUCTS WITH USB,SD AND MMC CARD PORTS AND
THEIR SOMETIMES QUITE MANUFACTURER-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS WE CAN NEITHER GUARAN-
TEE THAT ALL DEVICES WILL BE RECOGNIZED NOR THAT ALL OPERATING OPTIONS THAT ARE
POSSIBLE IN THEORY WILL ACTUALLY WORK
26 RESET
Reset button is placed on the housing.
The reset button is to be activated for the following reason:
• Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed.
• All the function button do not operate.
• Error symbol on the display.
DISP
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
MP3/WMA PLAYER SECTION
Signal to Noise Ratio > 60 dB
Channel Separation > 50 dB (1kHz)
Frequency Response 20Hz - 20 kHz
TUNER (FM)
Frequency range 87.5-108 MHz
Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz
Sensitivity 2.8 µV
Stereo separation 30 dB
Signal to noise ratio 50 dB
Channel step 50 kHz
LINE-OUT
Output 1.5V (max.)
Impedance 10k Ohm
FRONT AUX IN
Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Sensitivity 775 mV
Impedance 20k Ohm
GENERAL
Power Supply 12V DC (10.8-15.6V allowable)
Speaker impedance 4 or 8 Ohm
Output power 40W x 4CH
Fuse 10A
Note: Specication and the design are subject to possible modication without notice due to improvements.