Clarion VRX935VD manual

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280-7897-01 2 VRX935VD 280-7897-01 VRX935VD 233 Thank you f or purchasing the Clarion VRX935VD . ∗ This owner’ s manual is f or the VRX935VD . ∗ Please read this owner’ s manual in its entirety before 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 cont[...]

280-7897-01 VRX935VD 3 8 VRX935VD 280-7897-01 280-7897-01 VRX935VD 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 f ollowing displa ys, provid- ing inf ormation about the mode and functions operated. Inf ormation P anel 1. When the[...]

280-7897-01 VRX935VD 7 5 VRX935VD 280-7897-01 6 VRX935VD 280-7897-01 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 d é plier cette page et vous r é f é rer aux sch é mas quand v ous lisez chaque chapit[...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD 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 ANDARD screen indication i[...]

VRX935VD 11 English Owner’s manual (ADJUST MODE menu) (D VD SETUP menu) ∗ 8 ∗ 6 ∗ 7 CLOCK 1 ∗ 6 PARENTAL LEVEL STOP[...]

12 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual ∗ 9 DETAIL BASS BOOST EQ LEVEL 1 0 7 ENT 9 (KEY P AD) (A UDIO MODE menu)[...]

VRX935VD 13 English Owner’s manual Notes: ∗ 8: This icon [ ] is display ed to indicate that the button should be held do wn f or 1 second or longer . ∗ 9: This shows a KEY P AD selection e xample in the radio mode when 107.9 MHz is selected. ∗ 10: Use this button during D VD , video CD and MP-3 pla ybac k. ∗ 11: When the KEY P AD is diffi[...]

14 VRX935VD 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:[...]

VRX935VD 15 English Owner’s manual Functions of Remote Contr ol Unit Buttons ● Shared modes [FUNC] b utton • Press and hold this button f or 1 second or longer to turn on or off the power . P ower on/ off , switches among r adio, TV ,etc. [V OLUME] button • Increases and decreases v olume. [MUTE] b utton • T urns mute on and off. [CeNET] [...]

16 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual [ w ], [ z ], [ Å ], [ Î ] b utton • Press to select menus and other items during D VD video/MP-3 playbac k. [ENT] button • Press to confirm numerics entered in the KEY P AD operation screen. [ ] [ ] buttons • Press to select the next higher or lo wer chap- ter number in D VD video mode. • Press to sel[...]

VRX935VD 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 CONTR OL 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 urn the power off. 2. Slide the [ RELEASE ] lev er leftw[...]

18 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual 9. CA UTIONS ON HANDLING LCD panel/Generalities For a longer service life , be sure to read the follo wing 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[...]

VRX935VD 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 fun[...]

20 VRX935VD 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 play er plays NTSC discs and P AL discs only and cannot be used f or playbac k 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 de[...]

VRX935VD 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 th[...]

22 VRX935VD 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 in[...]

VRX935VD 23 English Owner’s manual Basic Operations T urning the liquid crystal 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 liqui[...]

24 VRX935VD 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[...]

VRX935VD 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 FM reception For enhanced FM perf or mance the ® tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, Enhanced Multi AGC , Impulse noise reduction curcuit[...]

26 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Manual tuning There are 2 wa ys availab le: Quick 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 “ M[...]

VRX935VD 27 English Owner’s manual Radio Operations Manual memory 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton 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 s[...]

28 VRX935VD 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 plays from the beginning. • V arious 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 or [...]

VRX935VD 29 English Owner’s manual 2. T ouch the ke y to select a desired language to set it. ∗ The factory default setting is “ ENGLISH ”. 3. T ouch the [ RTN ] 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 A GE ] key . 2. T ou[...]

30 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual The relationship between D VD video category codes and parental lev el are shown in the table below . Use this table when setting the parental lev el. D VD Video Pla yer Operations W ARNING • Videos may be played bac k with par ticu- larly loud sound. Increase the volume gradually fr om the minimum after the v[...]

VRX935VD 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. (A uto reload) ∗ 8 cm discs are not auto reloaded. Be sure to remov e it when ejected. Note: • If you f[...]

32 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual D VD Video Pla yer Operations KEY P AD KEY P AD T o perform track scan, touch the [ T .SCN ] ke y . T o perform track r andom, touch the [ T -RDM ] k ey . T o tur n on/off Pla y Back Control function, touch the [ PBC ] ke y . T o switch the language, touch the [ A UDIO ] key . • In CD mode: T o s witch the pla[...]

VRX935VD 33 English Owner’s manual Current location or or Chapter Chapter Chapter down up D VD Video Player Operations P ausing playback 1. Press the [ s ] button during pla ybac k. Pla yback pauses. 2. T o resume playbac k. Press the [ s ] button, and playbac k resumes. Slo w pla ybac k 1. Press the [ s ] button then press and hold the [ d ] but[...]

34 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Off Subtitle 1 Subtitle 2 Subtitle X 1. Display the sub KEY P AD using the proce- dures described in the section “ KEY P AD operation ” . 2. T ouch the [ A UDIO ] ke y during playback. Each time y ou touch the key , you can s witch among audio languages. • Depending on the disc, up to 8 audios ma y be reco[...]

VRX935VD 35 English Owner’s manual Switching angles On D VD discs in which video images hav e been recorded in two or more angles , you can s witch 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 ] ke y during playback. Each time you [...]

36 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual LL (Left) RR (Right) LR (Stereo) Stopping playbac k 1. Press the [ s ] button for 1 second or longer during playbac k. Playback 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 playbac[...]

VRX935VD 37 English Owner’s manual 3. T ouch the touch ke y of the function you want to play . ● [TRA CK SCAN] This operation scans and pla ys back all tracks on the disc, the first 10 seconds f or each. “ TRA CK SCN ” will appear in the screen during pla y . ● [TRA CK REPEA T] This operation pla ys back one track recorded on the video CD[...]

38 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Skipping a track (sear ching) 1. Press the [ a ] or [ d ] button during pla y- back. T racks are skipped, as man y as the times the button is pressed, and pla yback star ts. • Press the [ d ] button, and pla yback star ts from the beginning of the ne xt track. • Press the [ a ] button, and pla yback star ts [...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Fast f orward and fast re wind 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[...]

VRX935VD 41 English Owner’s manual Listening to files in a f older repeatedl y (Folder repeat playbac k) This operation pla ys bac k 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 ] ke y , then touch the [ RTN ] key . The monitor displays “ FOLDER RPT ” and folder repe[...]

42 VRX935VD 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 ” :[...]

VRX935VD 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 normal 4:3 size [...]

44 VRX935VD 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[...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual When the panel is open: 1. Press the [ DISP ] button. The disc title, trac k title, artist title and user title is display ed. 2. T ouch the [ DISC ] key , [ TRA CK ] key , [ 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 [ DISP[...]

VRX935VD 47 English Owner’s manual ● Direct trac k selection 1. T ouch the [ SRCH ] k ey to s witch the KEY P AD . 2. T ouch the [ 0 ] ~ [ 9 ] ke y 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 sel[...]

48 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual CD/MD Changer Operations Scan play The scan play locates and pla ys 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 trac k. 1. T ouch the screen or pr[...]

VRX935VD 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 op- erating [...]

50 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Seek tuning 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the de- sired 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 displa y goes off and seek tun- ing is now a vailable . 2. Press the [ d ] or [ a ] button to autom[...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD 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 progr amming 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[...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Sirius operation 3. T ouch the [ DIRECT ] key (1 to 6) to select the desired preset station. 4. T ouch the [ RT N ] ke y to retur n to the pre vius 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, pres[...]

VRX935VD 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 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual Setting the auto dimmer The brightness of the color LCD display is ad- justed automatically in propor tion to the sur- rounding light. The auto dimmer function can switch betw een ON and OFF . ON : Auto dimmer function is set. OFF : Auto dimmer function is cancelled. ∗ The factory default setting is “ ON ”[...]

VRX935VD 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 actory default is “ BEEP ON ”. 1. When the panel is open, press the [ ADJ ] but- ton to select the ADJUST MODE menu. 2. T ouch t[...]

58 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual 5.1 ch Surr ound Decoder Operations 5.1 ch Surr ound Decoder control function This function is av ailable when a 5.1 ch Sur- round Decoder (D VH920) is connected. When the 5.1 ch Surround Decoder (D VH920, sold separately) is CeNET connected, the 5.1 ch Surround Decoder Control unit (D VC920, sold separately) ca[...]

VRX935VD 59 English Owner’s manual ● SPEAKER GAIN This function sets speaker output le vel. ∗ This function is not av ailable f or speakers whose SPEAKER SEL setting is set to OFF . 3-1. T ouch the [ SPEAKER GAIN ] key to sho w the submenu. 3-2. T ouch the [ FRONT L ], [ CENTER ], [ FRONT R ], [ SURROUND R ], [ SURROUND L ] or [ SUB WOOFER ] [...]

60 VRX935VD English Owner’s manual DSF mode DSF effect ON/OFF ∗ The factory default setting is “ OFF ”. 1. Press the [ A-M ] button. 2. T ouch the [ ST A TUS ] ke y . 3. T ouch the [ DSF ] key to select “ on ” and “ off ”. 4. Each time the [ ON/OFF ] key is touched, the on and off statuses are s witched alter nately . 5. After the s[...]

VRX935VD 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 pro- duced.) Nothing happens when buttons are pressed. Display is not ac- curate. The remote con- troller does not work. Disc cannot be loaded. Sound skips or is noisy . Sound is bad di- rectly after power[...]

62 VRX935VD 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 dis- turbed. When the TV tuner is con- nected, the im- age gets unclear . The TV tuner has a double or triple image. The TV tuner h[...]

VRX935VD 63 English Owner’s manual 13. ERR OR DISPLA YS F or the D VD changer, ref er to the Owner ’ s Manual provided with the D VD changer . If an error display other than the ones described abo ve appears , press the RESET button. If the prob- lem persists, turn off the pow er and consult your store of purchase. ∗ When the reset button is [...]

64 VRX935VD 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:[...]