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    3 M475 English Contents 1. FEATURES ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ...... 3 2. PRECAUTIONS ........ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ... 4 Handling Comp act Discs .............. .............[...]

  • Page 2

    4 M475 English 2. PRECA UTIONS 1. When it is very cold, the disc and the optical components may become fogged and not operate properly. Wipe fogged discs with a soft cloth. Fogged optical components will naturally return to normal when the unit is left for about one hour, after which it will operate normally. 2. When the boat is underway in rough w[...]

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    5 M475 English Handling Compact Discs Use only compact discs bearing the or mark. Do not play heart-shaped, octagonal, or other specially shaped compact discs. Some CDs recorded in CD-R/CD-RW mode may not be usable. Handling • Compared to ordinary music CDs, CD-R and CD-RW discs are easily affected by high temperature and humidity. Prolonged expo[...]

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    6 M475 English 3. CONTR OLS Source unit [ V OLUME ] [ RPT ] [ RDM ] [ DIRECT ] [ RELEASE ] [ o ] [ D ] [ ] [ ISR ] IR-Receiver AU X [ SCN ] [ CD SLO T ] [ SRC ] [ BND ] [] [ DIRECT ] External unit Stereo mini-plug cable M475.book Page 6 T hursday, December 21, 2006 4:08 P M[...]

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    7 M475 English Names of the Buttons and their Functions [RELEASE] button • Deeply push in [ RELEASE ] button to release the front panel. [SCN] (Scan) b utton • Play 10 seconds of each track while in the CD / MP3 mode. • Press and hold the button for 1 second o r longer to folder scan play MP3/WMA files. [RPT] (Repeat) button • Repeat play w[...]

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    8 M475 English Major button operations wh en external equipment is connected to this unit ● When the Sirius Satellite Receiver is connected * For details , see the sec tion “ Sirius Sate llite Operations ”. [DIRECT] (1 -6) buttons • Stores a station into memory or recall it directly. [] b u t t o n • Performs category scan. • Press and [...]

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    9 M475 English Display Items Display Screen In extreme cold, the screen movement may slow down and the screen may darken, but this is normal. The screen will recover when it returns to normal tempera ture. : Enter indication : Manual indication Operation Status indication * Titles, frequency, clock, etc. are displayed. : Disc number indication (1 t[...]

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    10 M475 English Optional Wired Remote Control Unit Operations ■ Following operations are enabled b y remote control with the separately sold Wired Remote Control Unit CMRC1 ( shown below) or CMRC 2. Display I tems [ ],[ ] [ PO WER / SOURCE ] [ ] [ ],[ ] [ BAND/DISC ] : Stereo indication Operation status indication * Titles, frequency, clock, etc.[...]

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    Optional Wired Remote Co ntrol Unit Operations 11 M475 English CAUTION Lower the volume level before po wering the source unit off. The source unit stores the last volume setting. If th e source unit is powered off with the volume up, when the source unit is powered back on, the s udden loud volume may harm you r hearing and/or damage the source un[...]

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    12 M475 English Wireless Remote Cont rol Unit Operations ■ Following operations are enab led by remote contro l with the Wireless Remote C ontrol Unit RCB-176-600. Inserting t he Battery 1. Turn over the remote control unit and slide the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration. 2. Insert the battery (CR2025) into the ins[...]

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    Wireless Remote Control Unit Operatio ns 13 M475 English * Some of the correspondin g buttons o n the main uni t and remote co ntrol unit ha ve different fu nctions. *1: For satellite mode, per forms category scan. When pressed and held for 2 seconds or longe r: preset scan. Mode Button Radio/Satellite CD/MP3 CD changer TV iPod [ SRC ] Switches amo[...]

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    14 M475 English 4. OPERA TIONS DCP (Detachable Control Pane l) Removing the DCP 1. Press the [ SRC ] button for 1 second or longer to switch off the power. 2. Press the [ RELEASE ] button. 3. Remove the DCP. Attaching the DCP 1. Insert the right side of the DCP into the source unit. 2. Insert the left side of the DCP into the source unit. Storing t[...]

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    15 M475 English Basic Operations Note: • Be sure to rea d this chapter referring to the front diagrams of ch apter “ 3. CONTROLS ” o n page 6. CAUTION Lower the volume level before po wering the source unit off. The source unit stores the last volume setting. If th e source unit is powered off with the volume up, when the source unit is power[...]

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    Basic Operations 16 M475 English ● Setting the Z-Enhancer This unit is provided with 3 types of sound tone effects stored in memory. Select the one you prefer. 1. Press the [ ] button. 2. Press the [ E ] or [ e ] button to change the tone effect in the following order: “OFF” ➜ “B-BO OST” ➜ “IMPACT” ➜ “EXCITE” ➜ “OFF”..[...]

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    17 M475 English Radio Operations Changing the recepti on area This unit is initially set to USA frequency intervals of 10 kHz for AM and 200 kHz for FM. When using it outside the USA, the frequency reception range can be switched to the intervals below. Setting the reception area * All station preset memori es are lost when the reception area is ch[...]

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    Radio Operations 18 M475 English 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 into preset memory. Auto store Auto store is a function for storing up to 6 stations that are automatically tuned in seque[...]

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    19 M475 English CD/MP3/WMA Operations MP3/WMA What is MP3? MP3 is an audio compression method and classified into audio layer 3 of MPEG standards. This audio compression method has penetrated into PC users and become a standard format. This MP3 features the original audio data compression to about 10 percen t of its initial size with a high sound q[...]

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    CD/MP3/WMA Opera tions 20 M475 English Multi-session function When a disc contains both normal CD type tracks and MP3/WMA type tracks, you can select which type of the recorded tracks to play. ● Switching mixed mode Each time you press and hold the [ BND ] button for 1 second or longer, the mixed mode is switched between M-SESS CD and M-SESS MP3.[...]

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    CD/MP3/WMA Opera tions 21 M475 English Displayin g titles This unit can display title data for CD-text/MP3/ WMA disc with this unit. Each time you press the [ D ] button, the display changes in the following order: ● CD-text di sc T01 00:00 (Track No./Play time) ➜ TRACK (Track title) ➜ DISC (Disc title) ➜ ARTIST (Artist title) ➜ Clock Dis[...]

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    CD/MP3/WMA Opera tions 22 M475 English Repeat play This function allows you to play the current track repeatedly. 1. Press the [ RPT ] button. 2. To cancel repeat play, press the [ RPT ] button again. Folder repeat play This function allows you to play a track in the folder currently being played back in the MP3/ WMA disc repeatedly. 1. Press and h[...]

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    23 M475 English Common Operations AUX function This system has an external jack input in the front panel where you can listen to sounds and music from an external device connected to this unit. 1. Connect the external music player to the [ AUX ] input. 2. Press the [ SRC ] button and select the AUX mode to activate the AUX function. Notes: • Use [...]

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    Common Operations 24 M475 English Verifying your SIRIUS ID (Sirius mode only) 1. Press and hold the [ D ] button for 1 second or longer to switch to the adjustment selection display. 2. Press the [ R ] or [ F ] button to select “ SID DISP ”. 3. Press the [ ] button. The source unit displays the high-order 6 digits of the SIRIUS ID in the Operat[...]

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    Common Operations 25 M475 English 3. Press the [ E ] or [ e ] button to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ”. ● ON: Scrolls automatically. ● OFF: Scrolls just 1 time when the title was changed. 4. Press the [ D ] button to return to the previous mode. Amplifier canc el setting Set the internal amplifier on or off. * The factory default setti ng is [...]

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    Common Operations 26 M475 English Performing memory reset This function allows you to reset adjusted settings in the ROM. The stored settings like preset channels, adjusted areas, ISR memories, adjust mode settings and sound mode settings can be formatted by this function. Note: • The settings will r emain in the ROM even if y ou turn the po wer [...]

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    27 M475 English 5. A CCESSORIES Sirius Satellite Operations ■ Requires add itional SIR-CL3M CeNET mod ule. What is Sirius Satellite? Sirius is radio the way it was meant to be: Up to 100 new channels of digital quality programming delivered to listeners coast to coast via satellite. That means 50 channels of completely commercial-free music. Plus[...]

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    Sirius Satel lite Operati ons 28 M475 English Switching t he displa y Each time you press the [ D ] button, the item changes as following order: Band/channel no. ➜ chan nel name ➜ category name ➜ title ➜ artist name ➜ radio text ➜ clock display ➜ band/channel no. ... Notes: • The Operation status indi cation of the source uni t disp[...]

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    Sirius Satel lite Operati ons 29 M475 English Notes: • When the cat egory selec tion mode i s entered, the category of the last rec eived chan nel is disp layed first. • The categ ory select ion mode is canceled w hen no channel with the select ed category can be foun d. • Press the [ R ] or [ F ] butt on within 7 seconds after a channe l has[...]

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    30 M475 English iPod Operations Connecting the iPod CeNET Interface (additional EA1276B CeNET interface required) allows you to operate your iPod from the operation panel of this unit. This unit has the iPod MENU mode which allows you to operate by t he same feeling as operating on the iPod. In the iPod mode, this system considers all the tracks st[...]

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    iPod Operat ions 31 M475 English Fast-forward /fast-rewind ● Fast-forward Press and hold the [ F ] button for 1 second or longer during playback. ● Fast-rewind Press and hold the [ R ] button for 1 second or longer during playback. Repeat play This repeat playback of the track currently played back. It corresponds to the iPod operation of selec[...]

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    32 M475 English CD Changer Operations CD changer functions When an optional CD ch anger (additional DCZ625 CeNET changer r equired) is connected through the CeNET cable, th is unit controls all CD changer functions. This unit can control a total of 2 changers. Press the [ SRC ] button and select the CD changer mode to start play. If 2 CD changers a[...]

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    CD Changer Operations 33 M475 English Disc repeat play After all the tracks on the current disc have been played, disc repeat play automatically replays the current disc over from the first track. This function continues automatically until it is canceled. 1. Press and hold the [ RPT ] button for 1 second or longer. 2. To cancel disc repeat play, p[...]

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    34 M475 English TV Operations TV tuner functions When an optional TV tuner (additional TTX7501Z CeNET module required) is connect ed through the CeNET cable, this unit co ntrols all TV tuner functio ns. To watch TV requires a TV tuner and monitor. Watching a TV 1. Press the [ SRC ] button and select th e TV mode. 2. Press the [ BND ] button to sele[...]

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    35 M475 English 6. TR OUBLESHOO TING Problem Cause Measure General Power does not turn on. (No sound is produced.) Fuse is blown. Replace with a fuse of the same amperage. If the fuse blows again, consult your store of purchase. Incorrect wiring. Consult your store of purchase. No sound output when operating the unit with amplifiers. Amplifier turn[...]

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    36 M475 English CD/MP3/WMA Sound is cutting out or skipping. Noise is generated or noise is mixed with sound. MP3/WMA files are not encoded properly. Use MP3/WMA files encoded properly. Sound is bad directly after power is turned on. Water droplets may form on the internal lens in a humid place. Let dry for about 1 hour with the power on. Wrong fil[...]

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    37 M475 English 7. ERR OR DISPLA YS If an error occurs, one of the following displays is displa yed. Take the measures described bel ow to eliminate the problem. If an error display other than the ones described abov e appears, press the reset button. If the problem persists, turn off the power and co nsult your store of purchase. Error Display Cau[...]

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    38 M475 English 8. SPECIFICA TIONS Source unit harness wire connections RCA Connections FM Tuner Frequency Range: U.S.A : 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz Europe : 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Australia : 87.0 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity: 9 dBf 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: 15 dBf Alternate Channel Selectivity: 70 dB Stereo Separation (1 kHz): 35 dB Frequency [...]