Clarion CX501 manual

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English 3 CX501 Thank you for purchasing this Clarion product. ∗ Please read this owner’s manual in i ts entirety before operating this equipm ent. ∗ Check the contents of the enclosed warranty card and keep it caref ully with this manual. Contents 1. FEATURES ...................................................................................[...]

English 4 CX501 2. PRECAUTIONS This e qu ipment has b een tested and fo u nd to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de v ice, p u rs u ant to Part 15 of the FCC R u les. These limits are designed to pro v ide reasona b le protection against harmf u l interference in a residential installation. This e qu ipment generates, u ses, and can rad[...]

English 5 CX501 Handling Compact Discs • Compared to ordinary music CDs, CD -R and CD-RW discs are both easily affected by high temperature and humidity and some of CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be played. Therefore, do not leave them for a long time in the car. • Never stick labels on the surface of the compact disc or mark the surface with a p[...]

English 6 CX501 3. CONTROLS Names of the Buttons an d Their Main Functions [MICROPHONE] •B u ilt-in microphone for Bl u etooth telephone. [DIRECT] buttons • Store radio stations in memo ry or recall it directly while in radio mo de. [SCN] button • Perform scan play for 10 seconds of each track while in CD/MP3/ W MA/USB mode. [RPT] button • [...]

English 7 CX501 4. REMOTE CONTROL Functions of Remote Control Unit Buttons ∗ Some bu ttons on the remote control u nit ha v e different f u nc tions from the co rrespondin g bu ttons on t he main u nit. ● S hared modes [SRC] button • Press the bu tton to t u rn on the power. Press and hold the bu tton (1 sec.) to t u rn off the power. • Use[...]

English 8 CX501 ● iPod mode [ x ], [ v ] buttons • Press to mo v e the tracks u p and down. • Press and hold the bu tton (1 sec.) to perform fast-forward/fast-re v erse. [] b u t t o n •S w i t c h e s b etween play b ack and pa u se. [RPT] button • Press to perform repeat play. [RDM] button • Press to perform random play. • Press and[...]

English 9 CX501 5. OPERATIONS Note: • Be s ure to read this c hapter referrin g to the front diagrams of chapter “ 3. CONTROL S ” on page 6. Basic Operations CAUTION Be sure to lower the volume before switching off the un it power or the igniti on key. The unit remembers its last volume setting. Turning on/off the powe r 1. Press the [ SOURCE[...]

Basic Operatio ns English 10 CX501 3-1. Each time you turn the [ ROTARY ] kn ob, the tone effect changes in the following order: “ CUSTOM ” “ EXCITE ” “ IMPACT ” “ B-BOOST ” “ OFF ” CUSTOM : user custom EXCITE : bass and t reble emphasized mid emphasized IMPACT : bass and tre ble emphasized B-BOOST : bass emphasized OFF : no sou[...]

Basic Operations English 11 CX501 3-1. Each time you turn the [ ROTARY ] kn ob to select the setting, the setting changes in the following order: “ THROUGH ” “ 60 ” “ 90 ” “ 120 ” ∗ The factory default setting is “ THROUGH ”. Adjusting the subwoofer output volume You can adjust the volume output from the unit’ s subwoofer ou[...]

English 12 CX501 Radio Operations Listening to th e radio 1. Press the [ SOURCE ] bu tton and select the radio mode. 2. Press the [ BAND ] bu tton and select the radio b and. Each time the bu tton is pressed, the radio reception b and changes in the following order: FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1... Tuning There are 2 types of t u nin g mode a [...]

English 13 CX501 S IRIU S S atellite Radio Operations This f u nction is a v aila b le when this u nit is connected to the SCC1, Siri u sConnect Vehicle T u ner, (sold separately) with the SIRIUS SSP ca b le. S electing a S atellite Radio mode 1. Press the [ SOURCE ] bu tton. The system changes to the specified Satellite Radio mode. S electing a ba[...]

S IRIU S S atellite Radio Operations English 14 CX501 Receiving stations sele cted by category Satellite Radio allows yo u to select b roadcast channel category (contents). 1. Press and hold the [ BAND ] bu tton (1 sec.) to select the category selection mode. ∗ It press and ho ld once again, ret u rn to th e channel sele ction mode. 2. T u rn the[...]

S IRIU S S atellite Radio Operations English 15 CX501 Note: • If you forget the pass word, you can do t he following op erations: ∗ Input the old and n ew password with “ 4356 ”, and it will retu rn to the factory default setting “ 0000 ”. ∗ Input the old passwo rd with “ 4356 ”, and then operate st ep 5-6. ● Locking Channel 1. [...]

English 16 CX501 HD Radio Operations About HD R a dio™ T ec h nology HD Radio T echnol o gy allows CD- q u ality digital b roadcasting of yo u r local AM and FM radio stations. HD Radio b roadcasts can incl u de m u ltiple channels on the same fre qu ency, which is called m u lticasting. W ith m u lticasting, yo u can recei v e u p to eight addit[...]

English 17 CX501 iTune s Tagging The CX501 offers iT u nes ® T agging, which allows the u ser to “ Tag ” songs playing on HD R a dio™ stations for p u rchase later thro u gh i T u n e s. W hen yo u p r ess and hold the [ S O U N D ] bu tton (2 sec.), the u nit stores the title and artist song information that can then b e transferred to yo u[...]

English 18 CX501 CD/MP3/WMA Operations MP3/WMA This u nit can play b ack MP3/ W MA files . Note: • If you play a file with DRM (Digita l Rights Management) for WMA re maining ON, no audi o is output (The WMA indicator blink s). ● To disable DRM (Digital R ights Management) 1. W hen u sing W indows Media Player 9/10/11, click on TOOL ➜ OPTIO N[...]

CD/MP3/WMA Operations English 19 CX501 Disc-In-Play function As long as the ignition key is t u rned to the O N or ACC position, this f u nction allows yo u to t u rn the power to the u nit and start playing the disc a u tomatically when the disc is inserted e v en if the power is not t u rned on. CAUTION • Do not try to put your h and or fingers[...]

English 20 CX501 Fast-forward/fast-reve rse ● Fast-forward 1. Press and hold the [ v ] bu tton ( 1 sec.). ● Fast-reverse 1. Press and hold the [ x ] bu tton ( 1 sec.). ∗ For MP3/ W MA discs, it ta kes some time u nt il the start of se arching and b etween tra cks. In ad dition, the playin g time may ha v e a margin of error. Folder S elec t T[...]

English 21 CX501 Bluetooth Operations The Bl u etooth allows yo u to u tilize yo u r car’s bu ilt-in a u dio system for wireless mo b ile phone or m u sic handsfree comm u nication. Some Bl u etooth mo b ile phones ha v e the a u dio feat u res, and some porta b le a u dio players s u pport Bl u etooth feat u re. This system can play a u dio data[...]

Bluetooth Operations English 22 CX501 ● Received/Dialled/Missed Call History Yo u can search any Recei v ed/Dialled/Missed Call History. 1. Press the [ BAND ] bu tton to select “ HISTORY ”. 2. Press the [ v ] bu tton to ente r the contact name mode (In this case, t u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to select the desired contact name). 3. W hen the co[...]

Bluetooth Operat ions English 23 CX501 DISCONNECT This option is used to disconnect the currently connected device. 2-1. Select “ DISCONNECT ”. 3-1. Press and hold the [ ROTARY ] kno b (1 sec.) to disconnect. ∗ Press and hold the [ SOUND ] button (2 sec.) to disconnect. ADD PHONE BOOK This option is used to add one of the phone No. 2-1. Selec[...]

Bluetooth Operations English 24 CX501 ● AUTO ANS This is a setting to determine whether any incoming call will b e a u tomatically or man u ally answered. ∗ The factory de fa u lt setting is “ OFF ”. 2-1. Select “ AUTO ANS ”. 3-1. T u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to select “ ON ” or “ OFF ”. ON: Any incoming call is a u tomatically a[...]

English 25 CX501 Operations Common to Each Mode ● Setting the clock 2-1. Select “ CLOCK ”. 3-1. Press the [ ROTARY ] kno b . 3-2. Press the [ x ] or [ v ] bu tto n to select the ho u r or the min u te. 3-3. T u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to set the correct time. ∗ The clock is displayed in 12-ho u r format. 3-4. Press the [ ROTARY ] kno b to s[...]

Operations Common to Each Mode English 26 CX501 • When the ENTER PERSONAL CODE screen appears The ENTER PERSONAL CODE screen will be displayed when turning the AC C power on after performing the following operations: • The car battery was replaced. • The backup power was cut off. • The [ RESET ] button was pressed. Note: • If you have los[...]

Operations Common to Eac h Mode English 27 CX501 ● Performing memory reset This f u nction allows yo u to reset adj u sted settings in the memory. The stored settings like last operation mode, v ol u me setting, preset channels, MAG N A BASS EXTE N D setting, adj u st mode settings and so u nd mode settings can b e formatted b y this f u nction. [...]

English 28 CX501 6. ACCESSORIES U S B Operations U S B memory device operat ion Note: • The following oper ations are the s ame as for CD mode: ∗ Pause ∗ Track sele ction ∗ Fast-forward /fast-ba ckward (Exce pt DRM fi le) ∗ S can play ∗ Repeat play ∗ Random play ∗ Folder select ion See “ CD/MP3/WMA Operations ” (p ages 18-20) fo[...]

U S B Operations English 29 CX501 Connecting a U S B memory device 1. Connect the USB memory de v ice to the USB connector. Play b ack wil l b egin from the first file recorded on the de v ice. ∗ W hen a USB de v ice is connected, it will sw itch to USB mode a u tomatically. If the de v ice is not recogni zed, press the [ SOURC E ] bu tton to swi[...]

English 30 CX501 iPod ® /iPhone ® Operations This section descri b es operations when connected to an Apple iPod v ia the USB ca b le. iPod can b e connected b y u sing the connector ca b le s u pplied with the iPod, bu t in this case, yo u can enjoy its a u dio so u nd only. To enjoy v ideo mo v ies stored in the iPod with v ideo displaying them[...]

iPod®/iPhone® Operations English 31 CX501 ● Repeat play Play b ack one track repeatedly. 1. Press the [ RPT ] bu tton. ● Random play Play all al bu ms within a selected category, in random order. (Corresponds to “Sh u ffle (Al bu ms)” command on iPod.) 1. Press the [ RDM ] bu tton. ● All random play Play all tracks within a selected cat[...]

iPod®/iPhone® Operations English 32 CX501 iPod menu alphabet search This f u nction searches the s ub folders for desired alpha b etical letters. 1. Press the [ BAND ] bu tto n to select the iPod men u mode. 2. T u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to switch b etween categories. 3. Press the [ ROTARY ] kno b . ∗ S ub folders may b e disp layed, depend in[...]

English 33 CX501 7. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Measure General Power does not t u rn on. ( N o so u nd is prod u ced.) F u se is b low n. Replace with a f u se of the same ampe rage. If the f u se b lows again, co ns u lt yo u r store of p u rchase. Incorrect wiring. Cons u lt yo u r store of p u rchase. N o so u nd o u tp u t when operati ng th[...]

English 34 CX501 CD/MP3/WMA N o so u nd heard MP3/ W MA files are a b sent in a disc. W rite MP3/ W MA file s onto the disc properly . Files are no t recognize d as an MP3/ W MA file. Use MP3/ W MA files e ncoded proper ly. File syste m is not correc t. Use ISO9660 le v el 1, 2 or JOLI ET or Romeo or APPLE ISO file system. So u nd skips or is noisy[...]

English 35 CX501 8. ERROR DISPLAYS If an error occ u rs, one of the following di splays is d isplayed. Take the meas u res descri b ed b elow to eliminate the pro b lem. If an error display other than the ones descri b ed a b o v e appears, press the reset bu tton. If the pro b lem persists, t u rn off the power and cons u lt yo u r store of p u rc[...]

English 36 CX501 9. SPECIFICATIONS FM Tuner Fre qu ency Range: 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz Usa b le Sensiti v ity: 11 dBµV 50dB Q u ieting Sensiti v ity: 17 dBµV Alternate Channel Selecti v ity: 60 dB Stereo Separation (1 kHz): 30 dB Fre qu ency Response (±3 dB): 30 Hz to 15 kHz AM Tuner Fre qu ency Range: 530 kHz to 1710 kHz Usa b le Sensiti v ity: 2[...]

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