Denver CAU-420 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAR STEREO MP3/WMA PLAYER
WITH PLL FM STEREO RADIO
RDS
USB / SD/MMC / FRONT AUX INPUT
CAU-420
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LOCATION OF PARTS AND CONTROLS
1. POWER ON/OFF ( )
2. FUNCTION SELECT BUTTON: CONTROLS FOR BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER / TA/PI/RE-
TUNE/MASK/EON/BEEP/TA VOL/ADJ/DSP (SEL)
3. VOL UP/VOL DOWN BUTTON: CONTROLS FOR BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER / TA/PI/RE-
TUNE/MASK/EON/BEEP/TA VOL/ADJ/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 BUTTON (MODE)
10. BAND/LOUDNESS BUTTON (BD/LD)
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 ( )
15. LCD DISPLAY
16.PAUSEBUTTON(ForUSB,SD/MMCatMP3/WMAles)
17.REPEATBUTTON(ForUSB,SD/MMCatMP3/WMAles)
18.INTROBUTTON(PreviewallTracks)(ForUSB,SD/MMCatMP3/WMAles)
19.RANDOMBUTTON(ForUSB,SD/MMCatMP3/WMAles)
20,21.10TRACKSEARCHDOWN/UP(MP3/WMAFilesonly)
22. USB PORT
23. MULTI-MEDIA CARD (MMC) / SD CARD SLOT
24. AUX IN
25. RESET BUTTON
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WIRE CONNECTION
RCA Jack Line Out:
Red(right)White(left)
CONNECTOR A
4. MEMORY +12V
5. AUTO ANTENNA OUTPUT
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damage.
L(WHITE)
LINE OUT
R(RED)
ANTENNA
CONNECTOR
ISO CONNECTOR
B
A
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TO SUPPORT THE UNIT 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
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.
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claws,ifnecessay

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OPERATION
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 /
TA / PI / RETUNE / MASK / EON / BEEP / TA VOL / ADJ / DSP
 Pressthe SELbuttonuntilthedesiredfunctionsareshownondisplay.Figure1showshowtocontrolfunctionsthatareselected
usingtheSELbutton.
1 2 3 4 5
SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL
 Fig.1Selectionofsoundcontrolfunctions
1. VOL 2. BAS 3. TRB 4. BAL 5. FAD2. BAS 3. TRB 4. BAL 5. FAD2. BAS 3. TRB 4. BAL 5. FAD3. TRB 4. BAL 5. FAD3. TRB 4. BAL 5. FAD4. BAL 5. FAD4. BAL 5. FAD5. FAD5. 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.
TA
SEL
2 sec.
SEL
BEEP SEL
PI
SEL RETUNE MASK
SEL
SEL
DSP SEL
ADJ SEL
TA VOL
SEL EON
PressandholdSELtoadjustTA/PI/RETUNE/MASK/EON/BEEP/TAVOL/ADJ/DSP
TA SEEK/ALARM
TA SEEK mode:WhennewlyturnedstationdoesnotreceiveTPinformationfor5sec.,theradioretunestonextstationwhich
hasnotthesamestation(PI)asthelaststation,buthastheTPinformation.
 InTAseekmode,thecurrentstationcanbechangedtothecompletelydifferentstationbecausetheunitsearchesTPstation
whentheeldstrengthofthecurrentstationisveryweak,orthecurrentstationhasnoTPsignal.
TA ALARM mode: Anyautomaticretunemodeisnotactivated,justcanhearBeepsound.
PI SOUND
Actionwhen2stationswithdifferentprogrammeidentication(PI)codesareonthesamefrequency:
SOUND: Theradioswitchestothenewchannelforafewsecondsandthenswitchesbackagain
MUTE:Theradioismuted
RETUNE L/S
RETUNE L:Select90secondsastheinitialtimeofautomaticTAsearch.
RETUNE S:Select30secondsasinitialtime.
MASK DPI/ALL
MASK DPI: maskedonlytheAFwhichhasdifferentPI.
MASK ALL: maskedtheAFwhichhasdifferentPIandNORDSsignalwitheldstrength.
EON
 SelectedEONcondition,ONorOFF.
BEEP
ALL: Buttonsoundisonpermanently
2nd: Buttonsoundistriggeredbysecondarybuttonfunctions(holdbuttondownforawhile)
OFF: Buttonsoundisoff
TA VOL
TrafcAnnouncementVolume
ADJ
DigitalClock.Toadjust,turnVOLknobtorightforhoursandturnVOLknobtoleftforminutes.
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Broadcast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’ function (ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)
 Whenpressedshort,AFswitchingmodeisselected.
 WhenAFswitchingmodeisselected,theradiochecksthesignalstrengthoftheAFallthetime.
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.

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7. ‘PTY’ function (PROGRAM TYPE)
 EachpressofPTYbuttonwilltogglebetween PTY Music, PTY Speech and PTY Off.
 WhenPTY Musicisselected,pressButtons (1-6)fordesiredprogramtypes.Unitautomaticallysearchforcorrespondingpro-
grams.
 1PopM,RockM 2EasyM,LightM 3Classics,OtherM
 4Jazz,Country 5NationM,Oldies 6FolkM
WhenPTY Speechisselected,pressButtons(1-6)fordesiredprogramtypes.Unitautomaticallysearchforcorrespondingpro-
grams.
 1News,Affairs,Info 2Sport,Educate,Drama 3Culture,Science,Varied
 4Weather,Finance,Children 5Social,Religion,PhoneIN 6Travel,Leisure,Document
Tips: Since each button number can store multiple program types, i.e. Button 1 stores Pop and Rock music, to switch between
Pop and Rock music, simply press button 1 repeatedly until the desired program type shows in display.
8. DISPLAY BUTTON (DISP)
 PressDISPbuttontoswitchbetweendisplayinformationssuchasradiofrequencies,clock,trackandotherinformationsdepend-
ingontheplayingMODE.
9. MODE BUTTON (MODE)
 Bypressingthiskey,usercanselect.AUX/TUNER/USBorMMC/SDmode.
10. BAND / LOUDNESS BUTTON (BD/LD)
 EachbandistoggledcyclicallybypressingthiskeyFM1---FM2---FM3.
LOUDNESS: Pressandholdthisbutton,youcanselectLOUDNESSmode.
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FASTFORWARDorFASTREWIND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)
 1. PresstheMODEbuttontoswitchtoRadiomode.
 2. PressSCANbutton.Whenastationhasbeenfound,itisplayedfor5secondsandthentheauto-scaniscontinued.Press
thebuttonagaintostoptheauto-scantolistentothecurrentlyplayedstation.
14. MUTE BUTTON ( )
 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.
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.
16. PAUSE BUTTON
 Duringplayback,press‘PAUSE’button(16)topause.Pressitagaintoresumeplay.
17. REPEAT BUTTON
 Whenthisbuttonispressed,‘RPT’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.
18. INTRO BUTTON (Preview all Tracks)
 Whenthisbuttonispressed,‘INT’indicationisdisplayedandtherstseveralsecondsofeachtrackareplayed.Pressagainto
stopintroandlistentotrack.AlltrackswillberepeatcontinuallyinINTROmode.
19. RANDOM BUTTON
Whenthisbuttonispressed,‘RDM’indicationisdisplayedandeachtrackareplayedinrandominsteadofnormalprogression.To
cancelRANDOMmode,press‘RDM’buttonagain. AlltrackswillberepeatcontinuallyinRANDOMmode.
20, 21. 10 TRACK DOWN/UP SELECT: (In case of MP3/WMA les)
M5: 10 Track down / M6: 10 Track up

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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
Sensitivity 2.8µV
Stereoseparation 30dB
Signaltonoiseratio 50dB
Channelstep 50kHz
LINE-OUT
Output 350mV
Impedance 10kOhm
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HOW TO SELECT MP3/WMA FILES
Searching by Track:
• PressA/PS.Digitstartsblinking.
• Rotate“VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
”knobuntilthedesiredtracknumbershowsthenpressSELbutton.
• Songnumberyouselectedwillstarttoplay.
Searching by Folder:
• PressA/PStwice.
• Rotate“VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
”knobtoselectfoldernamethenpressSELknob.
• Rotate“VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
”knobtoselectletoplaythenpressSELknobtostartplayback.
22,23. USB/ SD/MMC MEMORY CARD
 ThedeviceisequippedwithaUSBinterfaceandamemorycardreaderforSD/MMCcards.MP3orWMAlesstoredonthese
mediacanbeplayed.
 1. PlugyourUSBstoragemediumintotheUSBport.
 2. Ifyouuseamemorycard,insertitintothememorycardreader.
 3. Theplayerautomaticallyswitchestotheinputusedandstartsplayback.
 4. SeethesectiononoperationscommonforaudiolesonhowtocontrolUSBormemorycardplayback.
Note:
 • Due to the great variety of devices with USB and SD/MMC card interfaces that sometimes have manufacturer-specic
functions, we cannot guarantee that all media will be recognized and that all operational functions will be available with this
device.
• You cannot operate USB hard drives on the device.
24. FRONT AUX IN
 Anexternalaudiosource(e.g.portableMP3player)canbeconnectedtotheAUXINsockettobeplayedbackbythevehicle
loudspeakers.PresstheMODEbuttontoselecttheAUX INmode.
 • ConnecttheAUXINsocketwiththeaudiooutputoftheexternaldevice.
25 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.
Electric and electronic equipment contains materials, components and substances that can be hazardous to your health and
the environment, if the waste material (discarded electric and electronic equipment) is not handled correctly.
Electricandelectronicequipmentismarkedwiththecrossedouttrashcansymbol,seenbelow.Thissymbolsigniesthatelectric
and electronic equipment should not be disposed of with other household waste, but should be disposed of separately.
All cities have established collection points, where electric and electronic equipment can either be submitted free of charge
at recycling stations and other collection sites, or be collected from the households. Additional information is available at the
technical department of your city.
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.