Medion Car Audio User manual

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Before operating your car ra io, rea these instructions carefully to
familiarise yourself with this evice. We recommen keeping these
instructions in your car to refer to when you nee them.
SAFETY ON THE ROADS
Roa safety shoul be your top priority. Use your car ra io only in suitable
traffic con itions. Please ensure that you are familiar with the ra io before
setting off.
You shoul always be able to hear police, fire an other emergency service
sirens in goo time while in your vehicle. For these reasons, please play
your ra io at an appropriate volume while riving.
INSTALLATION
If you wish to install your car ra io yourself, please refer to the installation
an connection instructions at the start of this manual.
CD PLAYER
The CD player is a first class laser pro uct.
The unit has a safety system that prevents angerous laser rays from
escaping from the unit uring normal use. In or er to avoi injury to
the eyes never manipulate or amage the unit's security system.
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OVERVIEW
FRONT SLOT COVER
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10 7
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RDM
MU
VOL -
INT2 RPT34
TOP1
PTY
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5A.P
MUTE
ARTIST
FLIP DOWN DETACHABL E CD PLAYER
SEL
AF
VOL +
MOD
OPEN
EONLOUD
RPT
TRACK INT RDM MP3 MUSIC ALBUM
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
BND
TA
TP
PTY
AF TA FLAT
ROCK
CLASS
POP
EQ
PWR
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1. SEL and VOL+/VOL-: Multi-purpose buttons for audio settings/volume control
. OPEN: Opens the control panel
3. LCD DISPLAY
4. UP and DOWN buttons
5. A.P.: Automatic station storage / MP3 search
6. BND: Band selection switch
7. TA: Traffic Announcement Identification
8. PTY: Program Type Code
9. POWER: On/off switch
10. AF: Switches on RDS mode
11. MUTE: Switch off sound
1 . PRESENT STATION (1-6) and Top/INT/RPT/RDM buttons
13. MODE: Mode switch: radio / CD / MP3
14. LED: LED anti-theft protection
15. RESET: Reset to factory settings
FUNCTIONS
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CONTENTS
CONNECTION OPTIONS ................................................................................................... 5
4-speaker system ................................................................................................................ 5
2-speaker system ................................................................................................................ 5
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................... 6
Installation instructions ........................................................................................................ 6
Preparation.......................................................................................................................... 6
Assembly............................................................................................................................. 7
Inserting the control panel .................................................................................................. 7
Removing the control panel ................................................................................................ 8
Problems ue to incorrect cable connections ...................................................................... 8
OPERATION......................................................................................................................... 9
Basic operation..................................................................................................................... 9
Ra io functions ...................................................................................................................10
CD Player ............................................................................................................................12
MP3 Player..........................................................................................................................13
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................15
TECHNICAL DATA ............................................................................................................. 16
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Important!
Memory back-up
shoul be
connecte to
permanent plus
for the station
memory.
Important!
Memory back-up
shoul be
connecte to
permanent plus
for the station
memory.
CONNECTION OPTIONS
4-SPEAKER (QUADRO) SYSTEM
2-SPEAKER (DUAL) SYSTEM
An external amplifier can be connecte to the cinch cables. Please refer to your
instructions for the external amplifier.
right re
left white
RCA cable
Lou speaker
rear right
Lou speaker
Front right
green
green/black
blue
blue/black
Lou speaker
rear left
Lou speaker
Front left
yellow
Power
antenna
black
pink
re
Earth
connection
Memory
Back-up
Ignition lock
switch (B+)
Antenna connection
CAR RADIO REAR VIEW
right re
left white
RCA cable
Lou speaker
Front right
Lou speaker
Front left
yellow
Power
antenna
black
pink
re
Earth connection
(B-) (groun /earth)
Memory
Back-up
Ignition lock
switch (B+)
Antenna connection
CAR RADIO REAR VIEW
5
gray
gray/black
white
white/black

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INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
 Insert the ra io in the ISO slot for car ra ios in your vehicle, or select another location for
installation where it will not affect the river's ability to rive.
 Connect the cable shortly before finally installing the evice an check the station memory
function.
 If changes have to be ma e to the vehicle, consult a vehicle ealer or specialist workshop.
Incorrect installation can lea to malfunctions affecting the complete electrical system of the
vehicle.
 If necessary use vehicle-specific ISO a apters for installing the car ra io. These a apters
can be obtaine from specialist workshops, ealers, or specialist epartments of car equipment
warehouses.
 Install the unit in such a manner that no injury can be cause uring heavy braking or other
riving situations.
 Note that the functioning of the car ra io may
be impaire if it is installe at an angle of more
than 30% from a level position.
 Ensure that the car ra io is not expose to
excessive temperatures (e.g. from irect
sunlight or air from the in-car heating system),
ust, irt, or excessive vibration.
PREPARATION
 Before installation always remove the two transportation safety screws in the upper part
ra io casing (recognisable by their re flags)!
 Now remove the mounting frame from the casing of the car ra io.
 Remove screws before installing.
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Remove screws
before installation.
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Dashboard
Flaps
Screwdriver
Installation frame
ASSEMBLY
The car ra io can be fitte in any stan ar ISO slot for car ra ios. If you vehicle has
no ISO slot, please consult a specialist workshop, ealer, or a specialist epartment
of a car equipment warehouse.
 Insert the mounting frame in the ISO installation slot.
 Ben the flaps in the mounting frame with a screw river so that it is fixe firmly
in place in the installation slot (see iagram).
 Now connect the car ra io's ISO block to the
vehicle's two ISO plugs.
 Connect the vehicle antenna's cable
to the car ra io antenna socket.
 Push the car ra io carefully into the slot until it fits securely.
While pushing the ra io, take care to ensure that the cables are not amage uring the
process.
 Insert the control panel as escribe in the next section.
Please use the car ra io's ISO block for installation. These a apters can be obtaine from
specialist workshops, ealers, or specialist epartments of car equipment warehouses.
If the ISO block is separate from the ra io the warranty will become NULL AND VOID!
INSERT THE CONTROL PANEL
 Push the car ra io forwar into the slot until it fits securely.
 Press von below an close the control panel,
so that you can see the isplay.
Control panel
 Press the RESET BUTTON (15) using the
tip of a pen or another sharp object.
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REMOVING THE CONTROL PANEL
 Press the OPEN button (2).
 The control panel separates itself from the
housing an you can remove it.
For protection, always keep the control panel in its case.
PROBLEMS DUE TO INCORRECT CABLE CONNECTIONS
In some vehicle mo els, the stan ar arrangement of the cables [4] an [7] in the ISO block
A (see below, "ARRANGEMENT OF THE ISO BLOCK") is exchange at the factory.
If this is the case in your vehicle, certain functions may be impaire : stations may not be
store properly, for example.
To solve this, the re cable switche plus an the yellow cable (permanent plus) will nee
to be reverse in the ISO block.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE ISO BLOCK
BLOCK B  Speakers BLOCK A  Electricity supply
1  back right + 1 
2  back right - 2 
3  front right + 3 
4  front right - 4  Switche plus (permanent 12 V supply from main electrical
system)
5  front left + 5  Auto. antenna (also for external amplifiers, etc.)
6  front left - 6 
7  back right + 7  Alternating plus (alternating 12 V voltage, via ignition)
8  back right - 8  Earth/groun
A1357
2468
B1357
2468
Open
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OPERATION
BASIC OPERATION
SWITCHING ON/OFF
 Press the POWER button (9) to switch the car ra io on or off.
VOLUME/BASS/TREBLE/BALANCE/FADER
 By pressing the SEL button (1) repeate ly you can isplay the volume, bass, treble, balance
an fa er settings an a just them using the VOL+/VOL- (1) multi-keys control.
MENU FUNCTIONS
 Hol own the SEL (1) key for longer than 1 secon to call up the menu.
The in ivi ual menus are: MASK DPI/MASK ALL, DSP OFF/POP M/ROCK M/CLASS
M/FLAT M, LOUD ON/LOUD OFF, BEEP ON/BEEP OFF, SEEK 1/SEEK 2, STEREO/MONO,
LOCAL/DX, VOL LAST/ VOL ADJ.
Press the SEL (1) repeate ly to select the in ivi ual sub-menus. Choose your setting from
a sub-menu using the VOL+/VOL- (1) keys.
MODE - Ra io/CD mo e
 Press the MODE (13) key to switch between the RADIO an CD mo es
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RADIO FUNCTIONS
SELECT BAND
Press the BND button (6) to switch between FM (FM1, FM2, FM3) an me ium wave (MW1,
MW2). You can store up to 6 stations in each ban .
TUNING IN STATIONS
Press the tuning buttons (4). You can search forwar s or backwar s by hol ing own one
of these buttons.
STORING STATIONS
After the tuning function has locate a station, keep one of the number buttons 1-6 (12) hel
own for a few secon s. A beep will soun to in icate that the station has been store .
FINDING STORED STATIONS
By pressing a number button 1-6 (12) you can locate the stations you have store .
STORING STATIONS AUTOMATICALLY (AP)
By pressing the AP button (5) all stations that can be picke up will be store in or er.
REGIONAL PROGRAMME MODE
Some stations broa cast regional programmes. So that only these alternative frequencies
for the require regional programmes are selecte , hol own the AF button (10) until you
hear a signal tone.
PTY (Program Type Co e)
To activate the menu, press the PTY button (8).
You can now search for or select your preset stations by the following categories:
-> PTY MUSIC -> PTY SPEECH -> PTY OFF
Please note that this information will epen on the region, the broa caster
an the station.
Key Type of music Type of speech programmes
1 POP M NEWS, AFFAIRS (current affairs),
INFO (information)
2 EASY M, LIGHT M SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA
3 CLASSICS CULTURE, SCIENCE,
OTHER M (other music) VARIED
4 JAZZ, COUNTRY WEATHER , FINANCE ,
CHILDREN
5 NATION M, OLDIES SOCIAL, RELIGION
6 FOLK M TRAVEL, LEISURE,
DOCUMENT
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RADIO (CONT.)
TA ("TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT")
Hol own the TA button (7) to switch this mo e on or off.
When the TA function is active uring CDs or MP3 playback, the unit will automatically switch
back to the ra io mo e. This can be interrupte by pressing the TA button again without
switching off the TA function.
RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM)
RDS is a service provi e by ra io stations. In a ition to tra itional music an voice services
they also broa cast a itional information in the form of encrypte igital signals an these
are analyse an isplaye by the car ra io.
Press the AF button (10) to switch the RDS mo e on or off. On the isplay (3) you can now
see the programme name an other information (traffic information, the title of the track
currently being playe , etc.).
The following ifferent kin s of RDS services may be available:
 PI (Programme I entification Co e):
The PI co e is use by the ra io to i entify the station being receive .
 PS (Programme Service Name):
This service allows the station's name to be isplaye .
 AF (Alternative Frequencies):
The car ra io automatically searches for an alternative frequency for the current station with
the strongest signal.
 TP/TA (Traffic Programme / Traffic Announcement):
Traffic information
 EON (Enhance Other Network Information)
If there is a traffic announcement, then this enables the ra io to switch to the ra io station
broa casting it even if you are currently listening to another station.
PTY (Programme Type Co e)
This co e enables you to search for your selecte type of programme, for example a sport
Please note that the information isplaye will epen on the region, the broa caster an
the station.
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CD PLAYER
INSERTING AND REMOVING CDS
 To insert a CD press the OPEN button (2). Insert the CD into the slot. The CD will now be
playe . The isplay (3) will show [S-CDP].
 To remove the CD press the EJECT button, this is locate on the rear of the front panel.
The CD will be ejecte . The car ra io will change back to RADIO mo e.
SKIPPING TRACKS
 By pressing the UP an DOWN buttons (4), you can select the previous or next track on
the CD. The track number is shown on the isplay (3).
PAUSING CD PLAYBACK
 You can pause the CD by pressing the TOP button (12). Pressing the button again will restart
playback.
FAST FORWARD/REWIND
 By hol ing own the UP an DOWN buttons (4) buttons for a little longer, you can "spool"
forwar s or backwar s through the track being playe .
SCANNING ALL TRACKS
 Press the INT button (12). The first 10 secon s (approx.) of every track will be playe in
or er. Further pressing of the button will change the playback mo e back to normal.
REPEATING A TRACK
 Press the RPT button (12). The current track will be repeate . Further pressing of the button
will change the playback mo e back to normal.
RANDOM PLAY OF ALL TRACKS
 Press the RDM button (12). The player will "shuffle" through the tracks, playing them in
ran om or er. Pressing the button again will change the playback mo e back to normal.
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MP3 PLAYER
An MP3 CD will start to play automatically as soon as it is inserte in the player. Please refer
to "CD PLAYER OPERATION" for etails of the button functions.
You can select the tracks an artists irectly. The use of this function an other MP3-specific
functions will epen to some egree on the MP3 CD itself. Please bear this in min when
pro ucing this type of CD.
TRACK SEARCH (NUMBERS)
 Press the AP button (5). The isplay (3) will show [TRK SCH]. Now enter the number using
the number keys. Confirm your selection by pressing the BAND "ENTER" button (6).
ARTIST SEARCH (LETTERS)
 Press the AP button (5) twice. The isplay (3) will show [FILE SCH]. Now enter the number
using the number keys. Confirm your selection by pressing the BAND "ENTER" button (6).
 To limit the search you can also a the letters that come after the first letter. To o this,
after entering the first letter press the SEL (1) button an enter the next letter. Confirm your
selection by pressing the BAND "ENTER" button (6).
TABLE FOR MP3 SEARCHES
Key Action
A.P. (5) Select setting
SEL (1) Confirm
BND (6) Move between characters
Multi-purpose control (1) Scroll through all available letters an numbers
When pro ucing your MP3 CDs please ensure that the tracks are liste either in ivi ually
or in fol ers. Never mix tracks an fol ers as this can lea to problems uring playback
an especially when searching. All stan ar MP3 co ings can be playe by the unit.
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MP3-PLAYER (CONT.)
ID3 TAG
This feature refers to a block of information store on an MP3 CD lying
"behin " the actual music information on the MP3. Among other things, it
inclu es the name of the artist, the name of the track, the name of the album,
the year it was release , the style of music, an in some cases notes.
The car ra io can rea this block of information an show it on the isplay
(3). This is more user-frien ly than with an au io CD, where only the title
(track) numbers are isplaye .
When pro ucing your MP3 CDs, please take care to ensure that you can input or mo ify the
ID3 tag for your MP3 CDs yourself using an ID3 tag e itor available from specialist provi ers.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SUGGESTIONS
The unit cannot be The ignition is not Activate the ignition by
switche on. switche on. turning the key.
One of the fuses Replace the fuses.
is faulty!
The CD cannot There is alrea y a Remove the CD from the unit.
be loa e or CD in the unit
taken out.
The isk is Place the CD with the
the wrong way up. label facing upwar s.
The isk is irty Clean the CD or place
efective. another CD in the unit.
The temperature in Wait until the ambient
the car is too high. temperature has stabilise .
Con ensation! Switch off the car ra io
an then try again.
No soun ! The volume is set A just the volume to the
to minimum. require level.
The cables are not Check the cable connections.
connecte properly.
Function buttons The built-in microcomputer Press the RESET button (15).
o not work! cannot function
owing to interference.
The control panel is Check that the control panel
not inserte properly. is inserte correctly.
The CD jumps The installation angle Correct the installation angle!
increases to 30°.
The CD is very irty Clean the CD or place another CD
or faulty. in the player.
Self-burne CDs Check the self-burne CD in
o not play properly. in another player.
Ra io an /or the The antenna cable is Check the antenna cable for
automatic station not correctly correct position.
memory o not connecte .
work. The transmission signals Tune in the stations manually.
are too weak.
Station storage function The stea y plus cable Check the cable connections.
oes not work. is not correctly For this, refer to the
connecte . "INSTALLATION" chapter.
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TECHNICAL DATA
GENERAL
Operating voltageDC13.8 V, negative earth connection
Fitting imensions 178 x 165 x 50 cm (W x D x H)
Output power 4 x 40 watt max.
4 x 25 watt RMS (10% THD)
Fuses 0.5 amp (re ); 15 amp (pink); 0,5 amp (yellow)
RADIO
FM WAVEBAND
Frequency range 87.5  108 MHz
MW WAVEBAND
Frequency range 522  1620 kHz
CD/MP3 PLAYER
Frequency range 40 Hz  18kHz
MPEG rate 64  320 k
MP3 Playback ISO 9660/Joliet format
SUPPORTED CD FORMATS
Au io CDs, CD-Rs an CD-RWs
can all be playe .
Please note:
These ays there are many non-stan ar CD recor ing an copy protection proce ures in
use an a wi e range of CD-R an CD-RW iscs on the market. Therefore in in ivi ual cases
there may be rea errors or elays. This oes not mean the unit is faulty.
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
ReWritable
COMPACT
Recor able
DIGITAL AUDIODIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
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