Clarion VRX925VD Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’ s manual Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones R R R All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2002: Clarion Co ., Ltd. Printed in Japan/ Imprimé en Japon / Impreso en J apón 2002/2 (D·K) QC-6810B 280-7803-00 Clarion Co., Ltd. AM/FM DVD VIDEO / VIDEO CD / CD / MP3 PLA YER / CD CHANGER CONTROLLER WITH 7" LC DISPLA Y CONTRÔLEUR DE RADIO A[...]

280-7803-00 2 VRX925VD 280-7803-00 VRX925VD 233 Thank you f or purchasing the Clarion VRX925VD . ∗ This owner’ s manual is f or the VRX925VD . ∗ Please read this owner’ s manual in its entirety bef ore operating this equipment. ∗ After reading this manual, be sure to k eep it in a handy place (e.g., glov e compar tment). ∗ Check the con[...]

280-7803-00 VRX925VD 3 8 VRX925VD 280-7803-00 280-7803-00 VRX925VD 4 English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual 5. DISPLA Y The Color LCD Display and the Inf or mation P anel on the main unit show the follo wing displays, pro vid- ing information about the mode and functions operated. Inf ormation Panel 1. When th[...]

280-7803-00 VRX925VD 7 5 VRX925VD 280-7803-00 6 VRX925VD 280-7803-00 English Français Español English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual Note: Be sure to unfold this page and ref er to the front diagrams as you read each chapter . Remarque: V euillez déplier cette page et vous référer aux schémas quand vous lisez chaque chapitre. Not[...]

VRX925VD 9 English Owner’s manual Color LCD Displa y MANU ST LD BEQ Clock time Mode name MOTION/SPRITE pattern display : PROGRAM WEST COAST (user title) • Radio/TV mode : USER TITLE SHINE (user title) • CD changer mode : DISC TITLE SHINE (disc title) : TRACK TITLE Time has come (track title) • MD changer mode : DISC TITLE SHINE (disc title)[...]

10 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual ∗ 1 ∗ 2 ∗ 3 ∗ 5 ∗ 4 ∗ 5 FUNCTION DVD PLAYER 6. OUTLINE OF BUTT ON AND T OUCHKEY OPERA TION WHEN THE DISPLA Y IS OPEN Note: • The background of some screens in the follo wing sections hav e been simplified to make it easier to see the keys in each procedure . ∗ 1: The ST AND ARD screen indication [...]

VRX925VD 11 English Owner’s manual ∗ 8 ∗ 6 ∗ 7 CLOC K 1 ∗ 6 AUDI O OUTPU T DIGI TAL PCM (ADJUST MODE menu) (D VD SETUP menu)[...]

12 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual ∗ 9 DETA IL BASS BOOST EQ L EVEL 1 0 7 ENT 9 (KEY P AD) (A UDIO MODE menu)[...]

VRX925VD 13 English Owner’s manual SPRI TE RDM 1 ∗ 10 ENT ∗ 11 ∗ 8 Notes: ∗ 8: This icon [ ] is displayed to indicate that the button should be held do wn for 1 second or longer . ∗ 9: This shows a KEY P AD selection example in the radio mode when 107.9 MHz is selected. ∗ 10: Use this button during D VD , video CD and MP-3 playbac k. [...]

14 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual 7. REMO TE CONTR OL [ CeNET ] [ MUTE ] [ VOLUME ] [ P.TIME ] [ BAND ] [ FUNC ] [ ] [ ] [ 0-9 ] [ DISC SEL ] [ SEARCH MODE ] [ MENU ] [ RTN ] [ SET UP ] [ TITLE ] [ ],[ ] [ ],[ ] [ PBC ] [ RDM ] [ SLOW ] [ ANGLE ] [ SCAN ] [ RPT ] [ AUDIO ] [ SUB TITLE ] [ ],[ ] [ ENT ] [ ],[ ] Signal transmitter Operating range:[...]

VRX925VD 15 English Owner’s manual Functions of Remote Contr ol Unit Buttons ● Shared modes [FUNC] b utton • Press and hold this button for 1 second or longer to turn on or off the power . Po wer on/ off , switches among radio , TV ,etc. [V OLUME] button • Increases and decreases volume. [MUTE] b utton • T urns mute on and off. [CeNET] sw[...]

16 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual [ w ], [ z ], [ Å ], [ Î ] b utton • Press to select menus and other items dur ing D VD video/MP-3 pla ybac k. [ENT] button • Press to confir m numerics entered in the KEY P AD operation screen. [ ] [ ] b uttons • Press to select the next higher or lower chap- ter number in D VD video mode. • Press to [...]

VRX925VD 17 English Owner’s manual 8. DCP The control panel can be detached to pre vent theft. When detaching the control panel, store it in the DCP (DET ACHABLE CONTROL P ANEL) case to pre vent scratches. W e recommend taking the DCP with you when lea ving the car . Removing the DCP 1. T ur n the power off . 2. Slide the [ RELEASE ] lev er leftw[...]

18 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual 9. CA UTIONS ON HANDLING LCD panel/Generalities For a longer service life , be sure to read the following cautions . • Be sure to store the LCD panel inside the main unit when parking the car outdoors for long period of time. The LCD panel will oper- ate properly in a temperature range of 0 to 60˚C. • Don?[...]

VRX925VD 19 English Owner’s manual D VD video is a high-quality digital video source that provides crisp and clear images. One 12 cm disc contains either one film or f our hours of mu- sic. D VD Video Features This unit provides the f ollowing functions in ad- dition to the high image quality and sound qual- ity of D VD video. Notes: • The func[...]

20 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Discs Play able discs This D VD video play er can play the f ollowing discs. TV color system This D VD pla yer pla ys NTSC discs and P AL discs only and cannot be used f or pla yback of SECAM discs. About MP3 pla yback This unit can play bac k CD-R/CD-RW discs on which MP3 music data ha ve been recorded. For a d[...]

VRX925VD 21 English Owner’s manual 11. OPERA TIONS Basic Operations Note: Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diag rams of chapter “3. CONTROLS” on page 5 (unfold). When the unit is turned on, star ting and stopping the engine with its v olume raised to the maximum level ma y harm your hearings. Be careful about adjusting the [...]

22 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Opening and turning the display 20˚ 20˚ Basic Operations W ARNING • T o prevent the battery from going dead, operate this unit with the engine running, if possible. • When the liquid crystal panel is operat- ing, be careful not to get your hand or fin- ger caught between the panel and main unit or the inst[...]

VRX925VD 23 English Owner’s manual Basic Operations T urning the liquid cr ystal panel horizontal (Air conditioner operation mode) When the wa y the liquid cr ystal panel is mounted hinders the operation of the air condi- tioner , the position of the panel can be tur ned horizontal temporarily . 1. Press and hold the [ OPEN ] button when the liqu[...]

24 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Basic Operations Adjusting the MID The MID gain, MID frequency (center fre- quency) and MID Q can be adjusted as f ollows. 1 . Press the [ A-M ] button, then touch the [ USER CUST OM ] ke y . 2. T ouch the [ DET AIL ] ke y , then touch the [ MID ] key . 3 . When the bass type selection screen is dis- pla yed, to[...]

VRX925VD 25 English Owner’s manual Basic Operations W ARNING P erf orm the setting of this function the car is stopped with the parking break applied. Changing the setting of the display bac kground 1. Press the [ DISP ] button f or 1 second or longer to show the bac kground setup menu. 2. T ouch the setting key to show the setup dis- play . ● [...]

26 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Manual tuning There are 2 wa ys availab le: Quic k tuning and step tuning. When you are in the step tuning mode , the fre- quency changes one step at a time. In quick tun- ing mode, y ou can quickly tune the desired fre- quency . 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM) ∗ If “ [...]

VRX925VD 27 English Owner’s manual Radio Operations Manual memory 1. Press the [ BAND ] button and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM) 2. Select the desired station with seek tuning, manual tuning, or preset tuning. 3. Press and hold one of the [ DIRECT ] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store the current station into preset memory . A uto st[...]

28 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Changing D VD system settings Notes: • If the SETUP operation is performed in the middle of video CD/D VD video play , the disc pla ys from the beginning. • V ar ious settings of the SETUP menu cannot be made with the remote control unit. Selecting the D VD SETUP menu 1. Press and hold the [ ADJ ] button f o[...]

VRX925VD 29 English Owner’s manual 2. T ouch the key to select a desired language to set it. ∗ The factory default setting is “ ENGLISH ”. 3. T ouch the [ RT N ] ke y to return previous mode. Setting up the audio language 1. Follo wing the steps 1 to 2 in “ Selecting the D VD SETUP menu ”, touch the [ A UDIO LAN- GU AGE ] k ey . 2. T ou[...]

30 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual The relationship between D VD video categor y codes and parental lev el are shown in the table below . Use this table when setting the parental lev el. D VD Video Play er Operations W ARNING • Videos may be pla yed bac k with par ticu- larly loud sound. Increase the volume gradually fr om the minimum after the[...]

VRX925VD 31 English Owner’s manual Ejecting a disc 1. Press the [ Q ] button a disc ejects . “ EJECT ” appears in the display . ∗ If a disc (12 cm) is left in the ejected position for 15 seconds , the disc is automatically re- loaded. (Auto reload) ∗ 8 cm discs are not auto reloaded. Be sure to remov e it when ejected. Note: • If you fo[...]

32 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual • In CD mode: T o display the pla ytime, touch the [ P .TIME ] key . T o perf or m tr ack repeat, touch the [ T .RPT ] key . T o perf or m track scan, touch the [ T .SCN ] key . T o perf or m track r andom, touch the [ T .RDM ] key . • In MP-3 mode: T o s witch the playtime, touch the [ P .TIME ] key . T o p[...]

VRX925VD 33 English Owner’s manual • Slow playback cannot be perf ormed in the backw ard direction. In addition, audio can- not be reproduced during slow pla yback. Skipping a chapter (sear ching) About chapter Chapter means a small segment to divide the data area of the disc. 1. Press the [ a ] or [ d ] b utton during play- back. Chapters are [...]

34 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Off Subtitle 1 Subtitle 2 Subtitle X Repeat playbac k This operation plays bac k chapters/titles re- corded on the D VD-Video repeatedly . ● Chapter repeat: Plays bac k one chapter repeatedly . 1. T ouch the screen and touch the [ SUB MODE ] ke y . 2. T ouch the [ CHAPTER REPEA T ] key , then touch the [ RTN ][...]

VRX925VD 35 English Owner’s manual Switching angles On D VD discs in which video images have been recorded in two or more angles , you can switch among the angles during playbac k. 1. Display the sub KEY P AD using the proce- dures described in the section “ KEY P AD operation ”. 2. T ouch the [ ANGLE ] key during playbac k. Each time you tou[...]

36 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual LL (Left) RR (Right) LR (Stereo) Stopping playbac k 1. Press the [ s ] button f or 1 second or longer during playbac k. Pla yback stops. ● When the PBC is turned on Resume playbac k When the Pla y/pause [ s ] button is pressed, the disc plays from the beginning. ● When the PBC is turned off T o resume pla yb[...]

VRX925VD 37 English Owner’s manual 2. T ouch the [ TRACK SCAN ] ke y , then touch the [ RTN ] k ey . T ouch the [ TRACK SCAN ] ke y again, and scan playbac k is tur ned off . ∗ If you are pla ying a disc with PBC and the PBC function is engaged, this operation may not be performed. Repeat playbac k This operation pla ys back one trac k recorded[...]

38 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Skipping a track (sear ching) 1. Press the [ a ] or [ d ] b utton during play- back. T racks are skipped, as many as the times the button is pressed, and pla yback starts. • Press the [ d ] button, and pla yback starts from the beginning of the ne xt track. • Press the [ a ] button, and pla yback starts from[...]

VRX925VD 39 English Owner’s manual What is MP3? MP3 is an audio compression method and clas- sified into audio la y er 3 of MPEG standards. This audio compression method has penetrated into PC users and become a standard f ormat. This MP3 f eatures the original audio data com- pression to about 10 percent of its initial siz e with a high sound qu[...]

40 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Fast f orward and fast rewind 1. Press and hold the [ a ] button or [ d ] b utton during playback. Press the button, and the pla yback speed becomes 4-time faster first and then 8-time f aster 3 seconds later . Release the button, and the normal speed is restored. Selecting a file (track) on the screen 1. Press [...]

VRX925VD 41 English Owner’s manual Listening to files in a f older repeatedl y (Folder repeat playbac k) This operation pla ys back files in an MP3 folder repeatedly . 1. T ouch the screen and touch the [ SUB MODE ] ke y . 2. T ouch the [ FOLDER REPEA T ] key , then touch the [ RTN ] key . The monitor displays “ FOLDER RPT ” and folder repeat[...]

42 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual VISU AL Operations This function is av ailable when a VTR, etc. is connected to the visual 1 or visual 2 terminal. ∗ The visual 1 mode is not av ailable when a D VD changer is connected to the visual 1. adjust BRIGHT , HUE and COLOR. ● “BRIGHT”: Adjust the brightness of the display . ● “HUE”: Adjus[...]

VRX925VD 43 English Owner’s manual ● “WIDE”: (wide mode) The image at right and left ends in a display elongates horizontally . ● “F . WIDE”: (full wide mode) The whole image elongates horizontally . ● “CINEMA”: (cinema mode) The image at both top and bottom in a dis- play disappears . Notes: • When a nor mal 4:3 siz e image, [...]

44 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual VISU AL Operations Front image (receiver screen) Rear monitor image (separately sold) V ehicle speaker sound Image of device connected to the Visual 2 terminal ( ∗ 3) Image of device connected to the Visual 2 terminal Image of device connected to the Visual 2 terminal ( ∗ 3) Displays image of mode selected u[...]

VRX925VD 45 English Owner’s manual CD/MD Changer Operations Note: • When an optional D VD (CD/MD) changer is con- nected through the CeNET cable, this unit con- trols all D VD (CD/MD) changer functions. This unit can control a total of 2 changers (MD and/or CD and/or D VD). CD/MD changer functions Press the [ FUNC ] button and select the CD cha[...]

46 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual When the panel is open: 1. Press the [ DISP ] button. The disc title, trac k title, ar tist title and user title is display ed. 2. T ouch the [ DISC ] key , [ TRACK ] ke y , [ ARTIST ] ke y or [ USER ] key to select the desired title. The selected titles except f or the user title scroll once. 3. Press the [ DIS[...]

VRX925VD 47 English Owner’s manual ● Direct trac k selection 1. T ouch the [ SRCH ] k ey to switch the KEY P AD . 2. T ouch the [ 0 ] ~ [ 9 ] key corresponding with the track y ou desired. When you touch the wrong number([ 0 ] ~ [ 9 ] ke y), you can cancel that to touch the [ DEL ] ke y . 3. T ouch the [ ENT ] key . The specified track is selec[...]

48 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual CD/MD Changer Operations Scan play The scan pla y locates and plays the first 10 sec- onds of each trac k on a disc automatically . This function continues on the disc until it is can- celled or the mode is changed. ∗ The scan play is useful when y ou want to select a desired track. 1. T ouch the screen or pre[...]

VRX925VD 49 English Owner’s manual TV Operations TV functions When an optional TV tuner is connected through the CeNET cable , this unit controls all TV tuner functions. T o watch TV requires a TV tuner. W ARNING For your safety , the driver should not watch the TV or operate the controls while driving. Please note that watching and operating the[...]

50 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Seek tuning 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the desired TV band (TV1 or TV2). ∗ If “ MANU ” is lit in the display , press and hold the [ BAND ] b utton for 1 second or longer . “ MANU ” in the display goes off and seek tuning is now a vailable . 2. Press the [ d ] or [ a ] b utton to automatic[...]

VRX925VD 51 English Owner’s manual TV Operations Manual memory 1. Select the desired station with seek tuning, manual tuning or preset tuning. 2. Press and hold one of the [ DIRECT ] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store the current station to that preset memor y . A uto store A uto store selects 6 TV stations automatically and stores each one[...]

52 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual What is Sirius Satellite Radio? Sirius is radio the wa y it was meant to be: Up to 100 new channels of digital quality prog ramming delivered to listeners coast to coast via satellite . That means 50 channels of completely commer- cial-free music. Plus up to 50 more channels of news, sports, and entertainment fr[...]

VRX925VD 53 English Owner’s manual T uning mode (T -MODE) There are two channel selection modes: seek mode and manual mode. ● Seek tuning Only channels that can be received are selected while channels without broadcasts and channels not cov ered by the contract are automatically skipped. 1. Press the [ a ] or [ d ] button. The receiver seeks th[...]

54 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Sirius operation 3. T ouch the [ DIRECT ] ke y (1 to 6) to select the desired preset station. 4. T ouch the [ RTN ] k ey to return to the previus mode. ● Using the [DIRECT] button 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the de- sired SIRIUS band (SR1, SR2 or SR3). 2. T o recall a stored SIRIUS station, press [...]

VRX925VD 55 English Owner’s manual Sirius operation Scan function There are two scan modes: a categor y scan mode and a preset scan mode. During scanning channels are display ed in ab- bre viated f or m and the displa y mode cannot be s witched. ● Category scanning In a category scan, broadcast channels in the same category as the current chann[...]

56 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Setting the auto dimmer The brightness of the color LCD display is adjusted automatically in propor tion to the surrounding light. The auto dimmer function can switch betw een ON and OFF . ON : Auto dimmer function is set. OFF : A uto dimmer function is cancelled. ∗ The factory default setting is “ ON ”. 1[...]

VRX925VD 57 English Owner’s manual Other Functions Setting the beep ∗ The sound heard when you mak e operations is called “ beep ”. The unit can be set up so that it does not produce this beep sound. ∗ The f actor y default is “ BEEP ON ”. 1. When the panel is open, press the [ ADJ ] button to select the ADJUST MODE menu. 2. T ouch th[...]

58 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual ● PL II Control ∗ This function is av ailable only when the MUSIC MODE is selected for Dolb y PL II . For setup details, see “ Selecting the Dolby PL II (Dolb y Pro Logic II ) type. ” 3-1. T ouch the [ PL II CONTROL ] ke y to show the submenu. 3-2. T ouch the [ P ANORAMA ], [ DIMENSION ] or [ CENTER WIDT[...]

VRX925VD 59 English Owner’s manual ● SPEAKER GAIN This function sets speaker output le vel. ∗ This function is not av ailable for speak ers whose SPEAKER SEL setting is set to OFF . 3-1. T ouch the [ SPEAKER GAIN ] ke y to show the submenu. 3-2. T ouch the [ FRONT L ], [ CENTER ], [ FR ONT R ], [ SURROUND R ], [ SURROUND L ] or [ SUB WOOFER ][...]

60 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual Multiple Channel Processor Operations Selecting t.he DSF mode or the P .EQ mode 1. Press the [ A-M ] button. 2. T ouch the [ ST A TUS ] ke y to select “ DSF ” o r “ P .EQ ”. 3. T ouch the [ DSF ] or [ P .EQ ] to select a desired mode and to set the mode thus selected. 4. After setting, touch the [ RNT ] [...]

VRX925VD 61 English Owner’s manual 12. IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY GENERAL Prob lem Cause Measure D VD Player P ower does not turn on. (No sound is produced.) Nothing happens when buttons are pressed. Display is not accurate. The remote controller does not work. Disc cannot be loaded. Sound skips or is noisy . Sound is bad directly after power is tur [...]

62 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual TV Problem Cause Measure The image is not display ed. The display is dark. The color of the display is light or a shade of color is not good. When the VTR is connected, the image is disturbed. When the TV tuner is connected, the image gets unclear . The TV tuner has a double or triple image. The TV tuner has spo[...]

VRX925VD 63 English Owner’s manual 13. ERR OR DISPLA YS Cause Measure ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 ERROR H ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 A CD is caught inside the CD deck and is not ejected. A CD cannot be pla yed due to scratches, etc. A CD is loaded upside-down inside the CD deck and does not pla y . A CD inside the CD changer is n[...]

64 VRX925VD English Owner’s manual 14. SPECIFICA TIONS FM T uner F requency Range: 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz Usable Sensitivity: 9 dBf 50dB Quieting Sensitivity: 15 dBf Alternate Channel Selecitivity: 70 dB Stereo Separation(1 kHz): 35 dB F requency Response(+/-3 dB): 30 Hz to 15 kHz AM T uner F requency Range: 530 kHz to 1710 kHz Usable Sensitivity:[...]