Audiovox P963ESP manual

128-6981 1 of 20 Released 2-17-04 OWNER'S MANUAL P-963ESP AM/FM/MPX RADIO WITH FOLD-DOWN DET ACHABLE FRONT P ANEL, COMP ACT DISC PLA YER, MP3 CD PLA YBACK, CD CHANGER CONTROLS, REMOTE CONTROL AND QUARTZ CLOCK CAR CD-R/RWMP3 PLAYBACK 5 CD- CD+ 6 P-963ESP RPT 3 4 SHF PAU 1 SCN 2 MP3 ENTER MONO JAZZ LOC REG LOUD ST CLAS POP TP ME/CR AF TA PTY EON[...]

128-6981 2 of 20 -2- INDEX Pag e Operating Instructions ............................................................... 3 - 8 Setting the Clock .......................................................................... 8 CD Pla y er Error Codes ................................................................. 9 Care and Maintenance ................[...]

128-6981 3 of 20 -3- OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS 1 ON - OFF POWER BUTTON ( ) Press the power button in the center of the MULTI JOG volume control knob to turn the unit on and off when the ignition switch is on. If the radio is off when the ignition switch is turned off, the POWER button must be pressed to turn on the radio after the ignition switch is [...]

128-6981 4 of 20 -4- 4 BASS CONTROL T o adjust the bass level, first select the Bass mode by pressing the SEL button 3 so the BAS indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Bass mode, rotate the V olume control 2 CCW or CW to adjust the bass response as desired. The level will be shown on the display panel from a mini[...]

128-6981 5 of 20 -5- bm AUT OMA TIC UP/DOWN TUNING ( / ) T o select a radio station in the automatic mode, momentarily press the Up Tuning ( ) button to advance the unit to the next available station, or the Down Tuning ( ) button to tune downward to the next available station. The radio will automatically seek the next strongest station. If the Lo[...]

128-6981 6 of 20 -6- bs EQUALIZER (P . EQ) BUTT ON The P . EQ button applies preset sound effects to the unit’ s audio output signal. The P . EQ button, when pressed, will activate one of the following operating modes ( CLASSICS , POP M , ROCK M , DSP OFF or FLA T ). If the Sound Equalizer function is active, as displayed on the panel, and the ba[...]

128-6981 7 of 20 -7- Shuffle Play mode, pressing the Forward Track Select ( ) or Backward Track Select ( ) will also select tracks in a random order instead of the normal progression. Additional presses will select tracks in random order . The Shuffle Play mode can be cancelled by pressing the button again ( S--SHF ) indication w ill disappear from[...]

128-6981 8 of 20 -8- NOTES ON USE OF FRONT P ANEL 1. Make sure the front panel is oriented correctly when sliding it into the front mounting plate, as it cannot be attached when up- sid e down. Use moderate pressure to fully seat the panel into position. 2. T o verify correct panel installation, swing the panel assembly up into position until it lo[...]

128-6981 9 of 20 -9- If a problem should develop while operating the CD player , an error code ( ER-1 , ER-2 , ER-3 , etc .) may appear on the display panel. This can indicate a number of problems with the unit, including a mechanical error or an error in the microprocessor control of the player . If an error code should appear , try ejecting and r[...]

128-6981 10 of 20 -10- 2. The unit cannot play a CD-R or CD-RW that is not finalized. (Please refer to the manual of your CD-R/CD-RW software for more information on the finalization process.) 3. Depending on the recording status, conditions of the disc and the equipment used for the recording, some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not be played on this unit. RELI[...]

128-6981 11 of 20 -1 1- SPECIFICA SPECIFICA SPECIFICA SPECIFICA SPECIFICA T T T T T IONS IONS IONS IONS IONS Size: 7” W x 2 ” H x 6.49” D 178 mm x 50 mm x 165 mm Operating V oltage: 12 volts DC, negative ground Output Power: 160 watts maximum (40 watts x 4 channels) Output Wiring: Floating-ground type designed for 4 speaker use. The amplifier[...]

128-6981 12 of 20 el TRACK SCAN SELECTOR (SCN) When the SCN button is momentarily pressed, the SCN indication will replace the CDC indication on the display panel, and the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc will be played in order . When a desired track is reached, press the SCN button again and play of the selected track will continue ( SC[...]

128-6981 13 of 20 -13- em TRACK REPEA T PLA Y SELECTOR (RPT) When the RPT button is momentarily pressed, the RPT indication will replace the CDC indication on the display panel and play of the current track will be continually repeated until the Track Repeat mode is canceled by pressing the RPT button again or by activating the Track Select, Random[...]

128-6981 14 of 20 -14- WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION The wireless remote control supplied with this model is capable of operating most of the features of the unit from a remote location. Each button on the remote control functions in the same way as the referenced button on the main unit. For optimal operation of the remote control, always aim[...]

128-6981 15 of 20 -15- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 PLA YING MP3 MUSIC FILES MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group, Layer 3) are digital audio files that are compressed to about 1/10th the size of a CD recording. As a result, you can compress a CD song that has 50 megabytes of data into an MP3 that has only 4 or 5 megabytes. The P-963ESP c[...]

128-6981 16 of 20 -16- 3. Preset 1: During MP3 disc play , pressing this button in conjunc- tion with the MP3 button, will select track number 1, or a track number containing this numeral. When a Directory or song title search is being made, this button also represents alphanumerical characters A, B, C, 1 . Pressing the button con- secutively scrol[...]

128-6981 17 of 20 -17- NOTE: The ID T AG can specify the Songname , Artist , Album , Y ear , and/or Comments. 2. If no ID T AG is available, --NO ID3 will appear on the display follow- ing Comments. SELECTING THE TRACK NUMBER DIRECTL Y T o select a desired track number directly , proceed as follows: 1. With the MP3 CD in the play mode, press the MP[...]

128-6981 18 of 20 -18- TR TR TR TR TR OUBLESHOO OUBLESHOO OUBLESHOO OUBLESHOO OUBLESHOO T T T T T ING ING ING ING ING SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY No Power The car ignition is not on. If the power supply is properly connected to the car accessory terminal, switch the ignition key to the ACC position. The fuse is blown Replace the fuse. Disc cannot be loade[...]

128-6981 19 of 20 AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reco[...]

128-6981 20 of 20 -20- © 2004 Audiovox Electronics Corp., Hauppauge, NY 11788 128-6981 Printed in China[...]