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    All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2001: Clarion Co., Ltd. Printed in China / Imprimé en Chine / Impreso en China 2001/6 (D·C) QC-6800B 280-7705-00 Clarion Co., Ltd. Owner’ s manual & Installation manual Mode d’emploi et manuel d’installation Manual de instrucciones y de instalación AM/FM CD PLA YER/CD CHANGER CONTROLLER WITH 7" LC[...]

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    280-7705-00 2 VRX815 280-7705-00 VRX815 181 Thank you f or purchasing the Clar ion VRX815 . ∗ This owner’ s manual is for the VRX815 . ∗ Please read this owner’ s manual in its entirety before oper ating this equipment. ∗ After reading this manual, be sure to keep it in a handy place (e .g., glove compartment). ∗ Check the contents of t[...]

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    280-7705-00 VRX815 3 8 VRX815 280-7705-00 280-7705-00 VRX815 4 English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual 5. DISPLA Y The Color LCD Display and the Inf ormation Panel on the main unit show the f ollowing displa ys, providing information about the mode and functions operated. Inf ormation P anel 1. When the inside [...]

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    280-7705-00 VRX815 7 5 VRX815 280-7705-00 6 VRX815 280-7705-00 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. Nota: Cuan[...]

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    VRX815 9 English Owner’ s manual Color LCD Displa y : PROGRAM WEST COAST (User title) : PROGRAM BBC OXFD (Station name) ★ Displayed when DAB connection is made. DAB : DAB indication INFO : INFO (Information) indication AF : AF (Alternative frequency) indication TA : TA (Traffic announcement) indication TP : TP (Traffic programme) indication PTY[...]

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    10 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual DISPLAY ∗ 1 ∗ 2 ∗ 3 ∗ 5 ∗ 4 ∗ 5 FUNCTION CD PLAYER ∗ 1: An e xample screen indication in the radio mode ∗ 2: Press an operation button to s witch the screen. The operation b utton is [FUNC] button in the description of operation per mode. ∗ 3: T ouch the screen and the menu correspond- ing to th[...]

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    VRX815 11 English Owner’ s manual TYPE 2 Z-EN HANC ER ∗ 6 ∗ 7 VTR N/P NTSC[...]

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    12 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual 7. REMO TE CONTR OL Signal transmitter Operating range: 30˚ in all directions When the panel is open Receiver f or remote control unit 1 @ 5 4 2 8 ! 3 7 6 9 0 Remote contr ol unit 1. T ur n the remote control unit ov er , then slide the rear cov er in the direction of the arrow . 2. Inser t the AA (SUM-3, IECR-6[...]

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    VRX815 13 English Owner’ s manual Functions of Remote Contr ol Unit Buttons Notes: • Some of the corresponding buttons on the main unit and remote control unit hav e different functions . • Please use the dedicated remote control unit provided with a D VD play er in the D VD mode. ★ A vailab le only when D AB connections are made. TV Button[...]

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    14 VRX815 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 . We recommend taking the DCP with y ou when leaving the car . Removing the DCP 1. T ur n the power off . 2. Slide the [RELEASE] lev er r ightw[...]

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    VRX815 15 English Owner’ s manual 9. CA UTIONS ON HANDLING LCD panel/Generalities For a longer service life , be sure to read the f ollowing cautions. • Be sure to store the LCD panel inside the main unit when parking the car outdoors for long pe- riod of time. The LCD panel will operate prop- erly in a temperature range of 0 to 60˚C. • Don?[...]

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    16 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual 10. OPERA TIONS Basic Operations Note: Be sure to read this chapter ref erring to the front diagrams of chapter “3. CONTROLS” on page 5 (unfold). When the unit is turned on, star ting and stopping the engine with its volume raised to the maxim um level may harm y our hearings. Be careful about adjusting the v[...]

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    VRX815 17 English Owner’ s manual Showing a mode displa y When the panel is open: T ouch the menu screen switching touchk e y when the main screen is being display ed to show the menu screen. T ouch the Title List Select key (--- SELECT) on the menu screen to show the Title List display . In the Title List displa y , the titles of items stored in[...]

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    18 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Basic Operations T urning the liquid crystal panel horizontal (Air conditioner operation mode) When the wa y the liquid crystal panel is mounted hinders the operation of the air conditioner , the position of the panel can be turned hor izontal tem- porarily . 1. Press and hold the [OPEN] button when the liquid cr[...]

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    VRX815 19 English Owner’ s manual Basic Operations screen to return to the A UDIO-MODE screen. T ouch the [RTN] ke y on the AUDIO-MODE screen to return to the ST ANDARD displa y . ∗ T o retur n from the Z-Enhancer lev el mode dis- play to the ST AND ARD displa y , press the [A-M] button once again. Adjusting the bass and treble Notes: • This [...]

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    20 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual FM reception For enhanced FM perf or mance the ® tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, En- hanced Multi A GC, Impulse noise reduction curcuits and Multipath noise reduction circuits. Changing the reception area This unit is initially set to USA frequency inter v als of 10kHz f or AM and 200kHz f or FM. [...]

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    VRX815 21 English Owner’ s manual 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 f or 2 seconds or longer to store the current sta- tion into preset memory . A uto store Auto store is [...]

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    22 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Loading a CD 1. Inser t a CD into the centre of the inser tion slot with the label side f acing up . The CD pla ys automatically after loading. Notes: • Never insert foreign objects into the CD insertion slot. • If the CD is not inser ted easily , there may be an- other CD in the mechanism or the unit may req[...]

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    VRX815 23 English Owner’ s manual CD 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 cancelled. ∗ The scan play is useful when y ou want to select a desired track. 1. T ouch the [SUB MODE] key in the MENU dis- play to sho w SUB [...]

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    24 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual VISU AL Operations This function is av ailable when a VTR, etc. is con- nected to the visual/input or visual 2 terminal. ∗ The visual 1 mode is not av ailable when a TV tuner is connected to the visual/input. Switching the band Press the [B AND] button or touch the [B AND] key . Switching the VTR system between[...]

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    VRX815 25 English Owner’ s manual Monitoring the rear vision camera The rear vision camera can be connected to this unit. For the pow er supply of the camera, mount the power bo x sold separately (CAA-188). Notes: • This function is not available when the displa y is stored. Switching to Composite Screen ∗ The displa y panel can be switched t[...]

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    26 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Switching disc titles and trac k titles (MD) This unit can displa y disc titles and trac k titles al- ready entered on MDs. Titles up to 256 charac- ters long can be display ed by scrolling the titles. ∗ Titles cannot be entered f or MDs with this unit. When the panel is closed: 1. Press the [DISP] button to sh[...]

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    VRX815 27 English Owner’ s manual Disc scan play The disc scan pla y locates and pla ys the first 10 seconds of the first trac k on each disc in the cur- rently selected CD (MD) changer . This function continues automatically until it is cancelled or the mode is changed. ∗ The disc scan play is useful when y ou want to se- lect a desired CD (MD[...]

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    28 VRX815 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 y our safety , the driver should not watch the TV or operate the controls while driv- ing. Please note that watching and operat- ing[...]

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    VRX815 29 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 displa y (or when the panel is closed, if the indicator “ ” is not lit), press and hold the [BAND] button f or 1 second or longer . “ MANU ” in the display goes off (or when the panel i[...]

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    30 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations About D AB programmes The Digital Audio Broadcasting (hereinafter re- ferred to as “ DA B ”) system transmits se veral programmes on one frequency sim ultaneously , by compressing audio signals. ∗ The group of progr ammes , which is transmitted on a single frequency is called ?[...]

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    VRX815 31 English Owner’ s manual 3. Select right ( d ) or left ( a ) to select a station using the [SEARCH] button. ∗ The unit stops the seek tuning when it cannot find a D AB station. The displa y retur ns to the pre vious mode. Note: • Manual tuning is cancelled if you do not operate the unit for 7 seconds or longer . Recalling a preset st[...]

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    32 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual 1 2 3 4 5 6 News Information P op music Spor t Classics Easy listening music Preset number PTY item Contents ENGLISH News Info P op M Sport Classics Easy M Digital Radio/D AB Operations T A (T raffic Announcement) In T A standb y mode, when a traffic announcement broadcast star ts, the traffic announcement broad-[...]

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    VRX815 33 English Owner’ s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations PTY seek 1. T ouch the [PTY SELECT] key in the MENU display and touch the [ITEM SELECT] key . The PTY select mode is turned on. 2. Select a desired PTY . 3 . Press the right ( d ) or left ( a ) side of [SEARCH] button. If you press the right side, the unit seeks a PTY broadcast movin[...]

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    34 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations Switching the PTY displa y language Note: • This function is enab led only when the panel is open. Y ou can select one of 2 languages (English or F rench) for the PTY displa yed in the display . ∗ The factory default setting is “ ENGLISH ”. 1. Press the [ADJ] button to show t[...]

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    VRX815 35 English Owner’ s manual 3. T ouch the [TITLE INPUT] ke y in the MENU displa y . T ouch the [INPUT] ke y in the USER TITLE dis- play , the displa y switches to the title input mode displa y . 4. T ouch the characters, symbols, etc. shown in the display to input titles . “ ← , → ” : Center ing “ BS ” : Backspace “ ” : Spac[...]

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    36 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Other Functions Adjusting the dimmer level Y ou can adjust the reduced illumination lev el of the dimmer . When driving at night with the inside of the car , the auto dimmer function can reduce the displa y illumination linked “ to the illumination power suppl y of the car ” in this unit in order to pre vent [...]

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    VRX815 37 English Owner’ s manual DSP control function If the DSP (DPH910), sold separately , is connected to this unit using the CeNET cable, all the func- tions of the DSP can be controlled. ∗ DSP control can all be operated only when the panel is open. DSP functions There are 2 modes av ailable in DPH910, stan- dard mode and professional mod[...]

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    38 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual DSP operations W oofer level adjustment Y ou can adjust an output sound lev el of subwoof er . 1. Press the [A-M] button to show the A UDIO- MODE displa y . 2. T ouch the [WOOFER V OL] key to sho w the woof er le vel adjusting displa y . 3. T ouch the [ w ] or [ z ] k ey to adjust the le vel (0 to 14) 4. After ad[...]

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    VRX815 39 English Owner’ s manual DSP operations Calling G.EQ BASIC P attern/USER P attern 1. Press the [A-M] button to show the A UDIO- MODE display . 2. T ouch the [G.EQ BASIC] and [G.EQ USER] ke y to show BASIC pattern selecting display or USER pattern selection/memor y display . 3. In the pattern selecting display , touch the one of pattern k[...]

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    40 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Calling DSF B ASIC P attern/USER P attern 1. Press the [A-M] button to show the A UDIO- MODE displa y . 2. T ouch the [ z ] ke y to select DSF mode. T ouch the [DSF BASIC1] , [DSF B ASIC2] and [DSF USER] ke y to show BASIC pattern selecting displa y or USER pattern selection/memor y dis- play . 3. In the pattern [...]

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    VRX815 41 English Owner’ s manual ∗ T ouch the [EDIT] key to sho w VSE adjusting dis- play , in which the proper ties of currently selected pattern can be adjusted. ∗ By pressing the [B AND] button in BASIC pat- tern selecting display or USER pattern selec- tion/memory display you can s witch between the two patterns, BASIC and USER. 4. After[...]

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    42 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual Setting and storing P .EQ Properties/Memory into USER P attern 1. In the Basic adjustment display or in the User setting display , press the [A-M] button to show the A UDIO-MODE display . 2. T ouch the [EDIT] key to sho w the P .EQ adjust- ing displa y . 3. Select an item to be adjusted by touching [ITEM] ke y in[...]

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    VRX815 43 English Owner’ s manual 11. IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY GENERAL Prob lem Cause Measure CD 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. Compact disc cannot be loaded. Sound skips or is noisy . Sound is bad directly after power is turned[...]

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    44 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual TV Problem Cause Measure The image is not displa yed. The displa y is dark. The color of the displa y 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 sp[...]

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    VRX815 45 English Owner’ s manual 12. ERROR DISPLA YS If an error occurs, one of the f ollowing displays is displa yed. T ak e the measures described to eliminate the problem. CD Error Displa y 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 c[...]

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    46 VRX815 English Owner’ s manual 13. SPECIFICA TIONS FM T uner F requency Range: 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz Usable Sensitivity: 11 dBf 50dB Quieting Sensitivity: 17 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:[...]

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    VRX815 47 English Installation and Wire connection manual VR X 8 1 5 Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Contents 1. BEFORE ST ARTING ............................................................... 47 2. P ACKA GE CONTENTS ........................................................... 47 3. GENERAL CA UTIONS ...................................[...]

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    48 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual 3. GENERAL CA UTIONS 4. CA UTIONS ON INST ALLA TION 1. Do not open the case. There are no user ser- viceable parts inside. If you drop anything into the unit during installation, consult your dealer or an authorized CLARION service centre. 2. Use a soft, dr y cloth to clean the case. Nev er [...]

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    VRX815 49 English Installation and Wire connection manual 5. INST ALLING THE MAIN UNIT ■ Universal Mount 1. Place the universal mounting br acket into the instrument panel, use a screwdriver to bend each stopper of the univ ersal mounting brack et inward, then secure the stopper as sho wn in Figure 6. 2. Wire as shown in Section 8. 3. Inser t the[...]

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    50 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual This unit is designed f or fixed installation in the dashboard. If the vehicle is equipped with a f actor y-installed radio , install the main unit with the par ts and screws marked ( ∗ ). (Figure 8) If the vehicle is not equipped with a f actor y-in- stalled radio , obtain an installation[...]

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    VRX815 51 English Installation and Wire connection manual 7. CA UTIONS ON WIRING 1. Be sure to turn the power off before wiring. 2. Be particular ly careful where you route the wires. K eep them well aw ay from the engine, and exhaust pipe , etc. Heat may damage the wires . 3. If the fuse should blow , check to see if the wir- ing is correct. If it[...]

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    52 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual & ¥ ∗ 2 $%  ∗ 6 3A Securely connect to the metal part of the car with a screw, etc. CeNET cable (Sold separately) Reset switch DSP select switch ( ∗ 3) Tuner amp unit Subwoofer output terminal L+R (RCA) Front audio output (input) terminal L+R (RCA) ∗ 4 Rear audio output (i[...]

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    VRX815 53 English Installation and Wire connection manual 2 1 8 0 7 ( ∗ 1 3 ¡ 4 ! 6 @ 5 9 # ) * Black White Y ellow Red White/Black Orange/White Glay/Blac k Grass-green Glay Brawn Green Blue/White Green/Black Purple/Black Purple ∗ 1: Connecting the PHONE MUTE T er minal The lead included with the unit must be connected to the specified posi[...]

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    54 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Connecting the Accessories • Connection to the external amplifier The e xternal amplifier cannot be connected unless the DSP is connected. F or detailed information, refer to the instruction manual of the DSP . • Connection to the security camera for vehic le The rear vision camera f[...]

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    VRX815 55 English Installation and Wire connection manual 9. SAMPLE SYSTEMS CeNET CeNET CeNET CeNET RCA (F) RCA (R) RCA (W , C) TV ANT . CCA-519-500 RDI OUT ∗ D AH 9500Z cannot be connected. D AB ANT . COMPOSITE (RCA) COMPOSITE (RCA) (D AB TUNER) D AH913 (MD CHANGER) MDC655z (CeNET TV TUNER) TTX7501z TTX7503z/TTX7504z (D VD video deck) D VS9755z [...]

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    56 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Sample System 2 AMP REMO TE CeNET CeNET CCA-519-500 RDI OUT D AB ANT . COMPOSITE (RCA) (D AB TUNER) D AH913 (MD CHANGER) MDC655z (S-TV) MAIN UNIT VRX815 ∗ When two CD changers or MD changers are connected, CCA-519-500 is required. ∗ D AH9500Z cannot be connected. ∗ DP H be c ∗ AM[...]

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    VRX815 57 English Installation and Wire connection manual OR CCA-389 CeNET RCA(F) RCA(R) RCA(SUB) TV ANT . COMPOSITE (RCA) (DIGIT AL SOUND PROCESSOR) DPH910 (CeNET TV TUNER) TTX7501z TTX7503z/TTX7504z REAR MONIT OR VTR AMP . H 7500Z cannot c onnected.[...]

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    58 VRX815 Memo[...]