Denver CAU-415 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CAR STEREO MP3/WMA PLAYER
WITH PLL FM STEREO RADIO
RDS
USB / SD/MMC / FRONT AUX INPUT
FLIP DOWN/DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL
CAU-415
AUX
IN
DISP
26 27
RESET
1 15 7 5 16 2411 910 2 3
14 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 2312 25813
(1-6)
4
AUX
IN
DISP

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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/RETUNE/MASK/EON/BEEP/TA VOL/ADJ/DSP
3. VOL UP/VOL DOWN BUTTON: CONTROLS FOR BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER /
TA/PI/RETUNE/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 (MOD)
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 (SCN)
14. MUTE BUTTON (MUTE)
15. LCD DISPLAY
16. OPEN PANEL BUTTON ( )
17. PAUSE BUTTON
18. REPEAT BUTTON
19. INTRO BUTTON (Preview all Tracks)
20. RANDOM BUTTON
21, 22. 10 TRACK SEARCH DOWN/UP (MP3/WMA Files only)
23. USB PORT
24. MULTI-MEDIA CARD (MMC) / SD CARD SLOT
25. AUX IN
26. RESET BUTTON
27. POWER INDICATOR LED
AUX
IN
DISP
26 27
RESET
1 15 7 5 16 2411 910 2 3
14 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 2312 25813
(1-6)
4
AUX
IN
DISP
AUX
IN
DISP
26 27
RESET
1 15 7 5 16 2411 910 2 3
14 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 2312 25813
(1-6)
4
AUX
IN
DISP
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.
2182mm
53mm
34
TAP
1
1
2
Bend these
claws, if necessay

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AB
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.
L (WHITE)
LINE OUT
R (RED)
ANTENNA
CONNECTOR
ISO CONNECTOR
B
A
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
5 7
4 8
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.
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 OFF button rst. Then press the button (16)
and detach the panel by pulling it towards you as illustrated.
Note: Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit.
Notes:
• Make sure that the front panel is the right way up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down.
• 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 happen-
ing, 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.
AB
10
7
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
9
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
Cotton Swab
Rear of
front panel
Main unit

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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.
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 VOL 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.
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 programs.
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 programs.
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.

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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 BUTTON (MOD)
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 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 releas-
ing 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 (SCN)
1. Press the MOD 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 (MUTE)
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. OPEN THE FRONT PANEL
Press button and the front panel will open.
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’ 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’ indication is displayed and the rst several seconds of each track are played. Press again to stop
intro and listen to track.
20. 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.
21, 22. 10 TRACK DOWN/UP SELECT (In case of MP3/WMA les)
M5: 10 Track down / M6: 10 Track up
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 VOL knob.
• 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 VOL knob.
• Rotate “VOL
VOLVOL
/ VOL
VOLVOL
” knob to select le to play then press VOL knob to start playback.
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.

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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
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.
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* IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
BECAUSE OF THE GREAT VARIETY OF PRODUCTS WITH USB,SD AND MMC CARD PORTS AND THEIR SOMETIMES QUITE MANU-
FACTURER-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS WE CAN NEITHER GUARANTEE THAT ALL DEVICES WILL BE RECOGNIZED NOR THAT ALL
OPERATING OPTIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE IN THEORY WILL ACTUALLY WORK
25. FRONT AUX IN
Convenient easy to use front “AUX IN” input jack, allows easy connection of Portable Media and digital MP3 Players.
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.
27. POWER INDICATOR LED
Flash LED when ignition is switched on.
AUX
IN
DISP
26 27
RESET
1 15 7 5 16 2411 910 2 3
14 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 2312 25813
(1-6)
4
AUX
IN
DISP