Pyle audio Plcd18mrmp User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Mobile Audio System

•PLL Synthesizer Stereo Radio

•Digital Compact Disc Player/MP3 Player

•Automatic Memory Storing

•Slide Down Detachable Panel

•Program CD Tracks

•Electronic Shockproof (ESP) Function

•CD Changer Control

•Auxiliary Input Function

PLCD18MRMP

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CONTENTS

Installation .....................................................................................................3

DIN Front-Mount....................................................................................................3

Installing the unit.............................................................................................3

Removing the unit...........................................................................................4

Using the Detachable Front Panel .............................................................5

Wiring Connection ........................................................................................6

Operation .......................................................................................................7

General Operation ..............................................................................................11

Radio Operation .................................................................................................13

CD Operation ......................................................................................................14

CD Changer Operation .......................................................................................15

MP3 Operation ....................................................................................................15

Specification................................................................................................18

Trouble Shooting.........................................................................................19

Notes:

•The unit can be installed on the vehicle

or the ships.

•Choose the mounting location where

the unit will not interfere with the normal

driving function of the driver.

•Before finally installing the unit, connect

the wiring temporarily and make sure

it is all connected up properly and the

unit and the system work properly.

•Use only the parts included with the

unit to ensure proper installation. The

use of unauthorized parts can cause

malfunctions.

•Consult with your nearest dealer if

installation requires the drilling of holes

or other modifications of the vehicle or

the ship.

•Install the unit where it does not get in

the driver’s way and cannot injure the

passenger if there is a sudden stop,

like an emergency stop.

•If installation angel exceeds 30¢Xfrom

horizontal, the unit might not give its

optimum performance.

30˚

•Avoid installing the unit where it would

be subject to high temperature, such

as from direct sunlight, or from hot air,

from the heater, or where it would be

subject to dust, dirt or excessive

vibration.

TAKE OUT SCREW BEFORE INSTALL

Before install the unit, please remove the

two screws.

NOTE: If this unit is installed on the ship,

you should use two pieces of plastic film

(30mmX20mm) supplied with the unit to

seal the two holes after remove the

screws. And this will be waterproof.

DIN FRONT-MOUNT

Installing the unit

1. Dashboard

2. Holder

After inserting the holder into the

dashboard, select the appropriate tab

according to the thickness of the

dashboard material and bend them

inwards to secure the holder in place.

3. Screw

INSTALLATION

(Fig. 1)

182

Take out screws before installation

INSTALLATION

(Fig. 2)

OPEN button

Front Panel

1. Dashboard

2. Nut (5mm)

3. Spring washer

4. Screw (5x25mm)

5. Screw

6. Strap

Be sure to use the strap to secure the

back of the unit in place. The strap can

be bent by hand to the desired angle.

7. Plain washer

Removing the unit

1. Before removing the unit, press the

OPEN button to slide down the front

panel.

2. Lever

Insert the levers supplied with the unit

into the grooves in the housing as

shown in figure until they click. Pulling

the levers makes it possible to remove

the unit from the dashboard.

Bottom

Button

Bottom

Button

Protective Case

Front Panel

USING THE DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL

To Detach the Front Panel

1. Press the OPEN button, the front panel

will slide down.

2. When the front panel slides down,

press the bottom button of the front

panel upward and pull it out from the

panel bracket.

3. For safekeeping, store the front panel

in the supplied protective case

immediately after being removed.

To Reinstall the Front Panel

1. When the panel bracket is in slide down

position, insert the front panel into the

panel bracket and push the front panel

from the middle to slide it up.

2. When the panel bracket is in slide up

position, insert a side of the front panel

to its proper position and push another

side into the panel bracket, a ‘click’

sound should be heard.

3. Note that if the front panel fails to lock

in position properly, pressing control

button may not function and LCD

display may be missing some

segments. Press the OPEN button and

then re-install the front panel again.

Open

WIRING CONNECTION

FRONT Lch

SPEAKER

GREEN

GREEN/BLACK

MEMORY

BACK-UP

MAIN UNIT

Rch RED

Lch WHITE

AUX IN

IGNITION

SWITCH (B+)

POWER

ANTENNA

RED

GROUND (B–)

YELLOW

BLACK

BLUE

REAR RCA CABLE

(YELLOW)

ANTENNA SOCKET

(GREY) Rch RED

Lch WHITE

WHITE

WHITE/BLACK

REAR Lch

SPEAKER

CD CHANGER

CONNECTOR

SOCKET

(BLACK)

VIOLET

VIOLET/BLACK

GREY

GREY/BLACK

FRONT Rch

SPEAKER

REAR Rch

SPEAKER

WIRING

REMOTE

CONNECTOR

SOCKET

(BLACK)

CONTROL & FUNCTIONS KEYS

This unit is a marine rated wired remote control made using a modified controller or

similar layout. It is capable of operation specified functions on the marine AM/FM/CD

receiver and the marine AM/FM/Cassette receiver. The body, buttons, controls and

display need to be UV and water-resistant. It includes and LCD and an illumination

circuit. The flat body should be watertight and the circuit board clear coated.

1 Power button

Press the button (1) shortly to turn on/off the head unit.

Press button (1) for more than 3 seconds, the button is operated to initial volume

control button. When system power turns on, the volume is set to initial volume

level.

2 MUTE button

In RADIO/AUX IN mode, press MUTE / button (2) to activate mute function and

“MUTE”will appear on the display. Press the button once again to release mute

function and return the volume to the last position before it was muted.

In CD (or CASSETTE)/CDC mode, press / MUTE button (2) to pause CD (or

CASSETTE)/CDC player. Press it again to resume play.

3 VOLUME +/- buttons

Press VOL / buttons (3) to increase/decrease volume level.

1 8 56

2 3 4 7

OPERATION

4 MODE SELECTION button

Press the MODE button (4) to step sequentially through the following sources:

e.g. radio mode to CD mode (or cassette mode) to CDC mode to AUX in mode.

5 BAND SELECTION button

FOR WEATHER BAND VERSION ONLY:

Press the BAND button (5) to step sequentially through the following bands: FM1,

FM2, AM, WX.

6 TRACK/SEARCH/TUNE buttons

•STATION SELECTION (FOR RADIO OPERATION)

Press /buttons (6) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for

more than 3 seconds until “MAN”appears on the display, the manual tuning

mode is selected. If both buttons have not pressed for several seconds, they

will return to seek tuning mode and “AUTO”appears on the display.

•STATION SELECTION (FOR WEATHER BAND OPERATION)

Press /buttons (6) shortly to select channel forward or backward. The range

of selecting forward or backward is CH1~CH7 Channels.

•CASSETTE REWIND/FORWARD (FOR CASSETTE OPERATION)

Press /buttons (6) to activate the cassette fast forward or rewind.

•SELECT TRACKS (FOR CD OR CDC OPERATION)

Press the /buttons (6) shortly to move to the following track or the previous

track.

Press the /buttons (6) for more than 3 seconds to activate fast forward or

rewind of the disc. Disc play starts from when you release the button.

7 SHIFT/SCAN button (FOR WITH CDC VERSION ONLY)

•SCAN (FOR RADIO OPERATION)

Press SHIFT/SCAN button (7) to scan through strong stations in the current

band. Radio pauses for five seconds at each strong station. At each time the

frequency is flashing on the display. Press SHIFT/SCAN button (7) again to

listen to current station.

•SELECT DISC

During CDC operation, press SHIFT/SCAN button (7) to shift mode. And then

“SHIFT”will appear on the display. At shift mode, press /buttons (6) to

select next disc or previous disc. If there is not any operation for several seconds,

it will exit shift mode automatically.

8 Liquid Crystal Display

Exhibit the number, the current disc and the current track, and other activated

functions on the display (8).

OPERATION

1. First insert the hooks on the base into the slots of the holder to install the base to

the holder.

2. Select the proper object, then place the remote mounting bracket on the base and

let the object go through the base and the mounting bracket.

INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION HARDWARE

HOLDER BASE

REMOTE

MOUNTING BRACKET

SCREW (ø4X50) NUT

X1X1X1

X2 X2

INSTALLATION DIAGRAM

3. Align the screw holes on the holder with the screw holes on the base and the screw

holes on the bracket, then use the two screws (ø4X50) and nuts to fix the bracket,

the base and holder to the proper location.

4. Last install the remote control to the holder. See below, align the four hooks on the

holder with the four slots on the remote control.

WIRE

INSTALLATION

GENERAL OPERATION

•ON/OFF

Switch on the unit by pressing PWR

button (9). When system is on, press

PWR button (9) again to turn off the

unit.

•FACEPLATE RELEASE

Press OPEN button (7) to slide down

the removable faceplate.

•SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Press SEL/MENU button (10) shortly

to change audio mode through volume,

bass, treble, balance, and fader mdoes,

Press VOL button (11) or VOL

button (12) to adjust the selected mode.

When the currently displayed function

has not been adjusted for several

seconds, the mode shall return to

volume position and display will return

to normal radio, CD or CDC display.

•MENU SELECTION FUNCTION

Hold press SEL/MENU (10) for several

seconds to enter menu select function,

then step short press SEL/MENU (10)

to select different set mode and

separately to press VOL button (11)

or VOL button (12) to select your

requisite as following order.

OPERATION

1419

1312

119 1

22 2320 21 246

16 1710

2 7

1518

5 25

Volume Bass Treble Balance Fader

LOCATION OF KEYS

BEEP ON/OFF PROGRAM POWER ON VOLUME LEVEL

CLOCK ON/OFF WHILE POWER OFF USA/EUR

FREQ/CLOCK/NO PRI PRIORITY 12 HOURS/24 HOURS

For detailed operations, please see

below:

BEEP ON/OFF

When beep on, the beep in generated

when every button is pressed.

When beep off, the beep is disabled

when press any button.

Program power on volume level

In this mode, you can set the desired

volume level when the unit turns on.

USA/EUR

In this mode, you can select USA or

European radio frequency spacing.

- USA radio spacing is 200k for FM and

10k for AM. This is the default

frequency spacing.

- European radio spacing is 50k for FM

and 9k for AM.

CLOCK ON/OFF while power off

In this mode, you can select if the clock

is to be displayed while power off.

FREQ/CLOCK/NO PRI priority

- When select Frequency Priority:

The frequency will appear on the unit

all the while. Pressing DISP button (1)

while in Frequency Priority will

temporarily display clock and then

returns to frequency display.

- When select Clock Priority:

The clock will appear on the unit all

the while. Pressing DISP button (1)

while in Clock Priority will temporarily

display selected station frequency (in

RADIO mode) or track number (in

CD/CDC mode) and then returns to

clock display.

- When select No Priority:

When the frequency appears on the

unit, pressing DISP button (1) will

display clock and it will not return to

frequency display until DISP button

(1) pressed again. When the clock

appears on the unit, pressing DISP

button (1) will display frequency

information.

12hours/24hours

In this mode, you can set 24 hours

mode or 12 hours mode.

- When the currently displayed function

has not been adjusted for several

seconds, it will exit menu set mode.

- When you have set CLOCK ON during

power off state, LCD backlight will be

turn on together.

OPERATION

•LOUDNESS

Press LOUD (DIM) button (15) shortly

to reinforce the bass output and display

will show “LOUD”. Press it again to

release this function.

•ILLUMINATION

Press LOUD (DIM) button (15) for more

than 2 seconds to adjust the brightness

of the LCD display backlight.

•MUTE

In radio/AUX IN mode, press

/MUTE button (3) to mute audio level.

Press the button again to release mute

function.

•SELECT MODE

Press MODE button (6) to choose

desired listening mode. (e.g. radio mode

to CD (MP3) mode to CDC mode to

AUX IN mode.

•SET THE CLOCK

Press DISP button (1) for more than 2

seconds until the clock is shown on the

display and flashes. Then press the

button (17) to change minutes or

button (16) to change hours.

•LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

Exhibit current frequency and activated

functions on the display (8).

•ESP FUNCTION

If the unit has the electronic shockproof

function, it can be shockproof about

several tens of seconds.

•RESET

Reset button (25) must be activated

with either a ballpoint pen or thin metal

object. The reset button is to be

activated for the following reasons:

- Initial installation of the unit when all

wiring is completed.

- All the function buttons do not operate.

- Error symbol on the display.

Note: If press reset button (25), the

unit can’t work yet, please use a cotton

swab soaked in isopropyl alcohol to

clean the socket on the front panel.

•RECOVERING INITIAL VALUE

In radio (AM/FM/WB) mode, press

MODE button (6) for more than three

seconds, the display will appear “EEP

INIT”, and all settings recover factory

value.

OPERATION

RADIO OPERATION

•BAND SELECTION

At tuner mode, press BAND button (18)

shortly to select the desired band.

The reception band will change in the

following order:

•SELECTING STATION

Press button (16) or button (17)

shortly to activate automatic seek

function. Press for more than 3 seconds

until “MANUAL”appears on the display,

the manual tuning mode is selected.

If both buttons have not been pressed

for several seconds, they will return to

seek tuning mode and “AUTO”appears

on the display.

FOR WEATHER BAND OPERATION:

Press button (16) or button (17)

shortly to choose channel backward or

forward. And the range of selecting

backward or forward is CH1~CH7. And

you can also press M1~M6 buttons

(19~24) shortly to select CH1~CH6

directly.

•AUTOMATIC MEMORY STORING &

PROGRAM SCANNING

- Automatic memory storing

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) for

more than 2 seconds, the radio

searches the strongest stations and

stores them into the corresponding

preset number button. When all

completed, it will change to scan

preset station automatically.

- Program scanning

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2)

shortly to scan all station presets saved

in memory.

•STATION STORING

The preset buttons (14) can be used to

store 6 stations in each band (FM 1,

FM 2, FM 3 and AM1, AM2) for

convenient access to your favorite

stations.

- Programming stations

1. Select the desired band, then tune

in the station you want to store in

memory.

2. Press and hold one of the preset

buttons (14) for more than 2

seconds until the corresponding

preset button number appears.

Repeat steps 1. and 2. to program

additional stations.

- Quick tuning

Select the desired band, then press

one of the six preset buttons (14).

•SCAN

Press SCAN button (13) to scan through

strong stations in the current band.

Radio pauses for five seconds at each

strong station. At each time the

frequency is flashing on the display.

Press SCAN button (13) again to listen

to current station.

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM1 AM2 W.B

OPERATION

CD OPERATION

•SELECT TRACKS

Press button (16) or button (17) to

move to the previous track or the

following track. Track number shows

on display.

Hold press button (16) or button (17)

to fast reverse or fast forward. Disc

play starts from when you release the

button.

•PAUSE PLAYING

Press / MUTE button (3) to pause

CD player. Press it again to resume

play.

•REPEAT THE SAME TRACK

Press RPT button (21) to continuously

repeat the same track. Press it again

to stop repeat.

•PREVIEW ALL TRACKS

Press SCN button (23) to play first

several seconds of each track on current

disc. Press it again to stop intro scan

and listen to track.

•PLAY ALL TRACKS IN RANDOM

Press SHF button (22) to play all tracks

on the current disc in random. Press it

again to cancel the function.

•PROGRAM CD TRACKS

Use Program function to select up to

32 tracks to play in any order. Program

works by allowing you to select a track

number for each spot in the playing

sequence. A CD must be inserted and

in CD playing mode to use Program.

- How to program CD tracks

1. Press MEM button (19) to enter

Program mode, then “PGM”stars

flashing and “P-01”icon appears on

the display.

2. Press button (16) or button (17)

to choose track number. For

example, select track 6, then press

MEM button (19) to memorize it and

“P-02”will appear on the display.

So track 6 will be played first. Thus,

you can also press / buttons (17)

and (16) to choose track number 10

and press MEM button (19) shortly,

then “P-03”will appear. So track 10

will be secondly played. Repeat

these operations and you can

program CD tracks to your need. If

you completed program setting,

press PGM button (20) to play CD

in programmed order.

Note: Using Program function can only

select up to 32 tracks to play in any

order. When you have selected 32

tracks to be programmed. “FULL”will

appear on the display.

- When the CD is played in programmed

order by pressing PGM button (20),

pressing it again will exit PGM mode.

- When the disc is playing in

programmed order, pressing MEM

button (19) will cancel the all

programmed content and “CLEAR”

appears on the display.

- If you don’t press MEM button (19) to

carry out program setting, then press

PGM button (20), “NO-PGM”will

appear.

•TRACK/TIME DISPLAY

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) to

show running time/remain time of track.

•EJECT

When the front panel is sliding down,

press EJ button (4) to eject the disc.

OPERATION

CD CHANGER OPERATION

•SELECT TRACKS

Press button (16) or button (17) to

move to the previous track or the

following track. Track number shows

on display.

Hold and press button (16) or button

(17) to fast reverse or fast forward. Disc

play starts from when you release the

button.

•PAUSE PLAYING

Press /MUTE button (3) to pause

CDC player. Press it again to resume

play.

•REPEAT THE SAME TRACK

Press RPT button (21) to continuously

repeat the same track. Press it again to

stop repeat.

•PREVIEW ALL TRACKS

Press SCN button (23) to play first

several seconds of each track on current

disc. Press it again to stop intro scan

and listen to track.

•PLAY ALL TRACKS IN RANDOM

Press SHF button (22) to play all tracks

on the current disc in random. Press it

again to cancel the function.

•TRACK/TIME DISPLAY

Press AS/PS (ELAPSE) button (2) to

show running time of track.

•SELECT DISC

Press SHIFT/SCAN button (13) to shift

mode and then “SHIFT”will appear on

the display. At shift mode, press button

(16) or button (17) to select previous

disc or next disc. If there isn’t any

operation for several seconds, it will

exit shift mode automatically.

MP3 OPERATION

•SELECT SONGS

Single Step Selection:

Press button (16) or button (17) to

reverse or advance the previous song

in single step.

Select By SCAN/MP3 Button:

“Searching track directly”=> “Searching

Directory or File Name”=> searching

from root by VOL / buttons (11&12)

=> searching from current directory by

VOL / buttons (11&12).

1. Searching Track Directly

Press MP3 button (13) one time to

enter into “Searching track

directly”mode. Setdesired track by

VOL / buttons (11&12), and

then press BAND/ENTER button

(18) shortly.

2. Searching Directory or File Name

Press the MP3 button (13) two

times. It enters into “Searching

Directory or File Name”mode.

The unit searches files and

directories by name which is

entered bt the user with VOL /

buttons (11&12).

-use VOL / buttons (11&12) to

select the characters A to Z, blank,

0 to 9, _, -, +.

-Press SEL/MENU button (10) to

confirm entry of each characters.

-Press BAND/ENTER button (18)

to start the title search.

In case the selected title is a

directory name, display will show

(‘‘), then

- Use the VOL / buttons (11&12)

to list all songs under this directory

and select the title.

- Press BAND/ENTER button (18)

to confirm and start the play.

- Repeat the above steps if the

newly selected title is again a

directory.

The unit searches the track after few seconds,

even if the BAND/ENTER button (18) is not

pressed.

OPERATION

Note: In this mode, you can also press

the corresponding buttons listed

on the Table 1 below to input your

desired character to select the files

or directories.

KEY Assigned IN Searching mode (Table 1)

3. Searching From Root Directory

Press MP3 button (13) three times,

the unit searches file or directory

from root by VOL / buttons

(11&12). (D-DIR icon turns on if the

name is directory). Display will list

all available directories and songs.

Select the desired directory/songs

by using VOL / buttons (11&12)

and BAND/ENTER button (18) to

confirm. If the selected title is a

song, it starts to play.

If the selected title is a directory

name, display will show (‘‘), then

- Use the VOL / buttons (11&12)

buttons to list all songs under this

directory and select the title.

- Press BAND/ENTER button (18) to

confirm and start the play.

- Repeat the above steps if the newly

selected title is again a directory.

4. Searching From Current

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