Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VRX938R Clarion
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280-7899-00 2 VRX938R 280-7899-00 CA UTIONS: This appliance contains a laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. T o use this model properly , read this Owner’ s Manual carefull y and keep this manual for y our future reference.
280-7899-00 VRX938R 3 8 VRX938R 280-7899-00 280-7899-00 VRX938R 4 English Owner’s manual English Owner’s manual English Owner’s manual Thank you f or purchasing the Clarion VRX938R . ∗ This owner’ s manual is for the VRX938R . ∗ Please read this owner’ s manual in its entirety before operating this equipment.
280-7899-00 VRX938R 7 5 VRX938R 280-7899-00 6 VRX938R 280-7899-00 English Français Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Svenska Português 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 .
VRX938R 9 English Owner’s manual Color LCD Displa y DAB : DAB indication INFO : INFO (Information) indication AF : AF (Alternative frequency) indication REG : REG (Regional programme) indication TA .
10 VRX938R English Owner’s manual DISPLAY ∗ 1 ∗ 2 ∗ 3 ∗ 5 ∗ 4 ∗ 5 FUNCTION CD PLAYER ∗ 1: An example screen indication in the radio mode ∗ 2: Press an operation button to s witch the screen. The operation button is [ FUNC ] b utton in the description of operation per mode.
VRX938R 11 English Owner’s manual TYPE 2 Z-ENHANCER ∗ 6 ∗ 7 PTY LANGUAGE ENGLISH.
12 VRX938R English Owner’s manual 6. 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 Inser ting the Batteries 1. T ur n the remote control unit over , then slide the rear cov er in the direction of the arrow .
VRX938R 13 English Owner’s manual Functions of Remote Contr ol Unit Buttons Notes: • Some of the corresponding b uttons on the main unit and remote control unit hav e different functions. • Please use the dedicated remote control unit provided with a D VD pla yer in the D VD or D VD changer in the D VD changer mode.
14 VRX938R English Owner’s manual 7. DCP The control panel can be detached to prev ent theft. When detaching the control panel, store it in the DCP (DET ACHABLE CONTR OL P ANEL) case to prev ent scratches. We recommend taking the DCP with y ou when leaving the car .
VRX938R 15 English Owner’s manual 8. CA UTIONS ON HANDLING LCD panel/Generalities F or a longer ser vice 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.
16 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Handling Compact Discs Use only compact discs bearing the mark. Do not play heart-shaped, octagonal, or other specially shaped compact discs. Some CDs recorded in CD-R mode may not be usab le. Even when recorded in CD-R W mode, some CDs not be usable.
VRX938R 17 English Owner’s manual 9. OPERA TIONS Basic Operations Note: Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diag rams of chapter “ 2. 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.
18 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Showing a mode displa y When the panel is open: T ouch the menu screen s witching touchke y when the main screen is being display ed to show the menu screen. T ouch the Title List Select ke y (--- SELECT) on the menu screen to show the Title List display .
VRX938R 19 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 horizontal tem- porarily .
20 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Basic Operations Adjusting the Z-enhancer Note: • This function is enabled only when the panel is open. 1. Press the [ A-M ] button to change into the A U- DIO-MODE display . 2. T ouch the [ Z-EHCR L V ] key when the A UDIO- MODE screen is being displa yed to show the Z-ENHANCER le vel adjustment screen.
VRX938R 21 English Owner’s manual Basic Operations [ DISP ] b utton to switch to CT displa y . ∗ If CT is not being receiv ed, “ CT --:-- ” appears in the display . Note: • CT data is not transmitted in some countries and b y some broadcast stations.
22 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Manual memory 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM (MW/L W)) 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 sta- tion into preset memory .
VRX938R 23 English Owner’s manual RDS Operations RDS (Radio Data System) This unit has a built in RDS decoder system that supports broadcast stations transmitting RDS data.
24 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Manually tuning a regional station in the same network Note: • This function can be used when a regional broad- cast of the same network is received. 1. This function is valid when the AF function is ON and the REG function is OFF .
VRX938R 25 English Owner’s manual RDS Operations ● Cancelling PTY standby mode T ouch the [ RDS MODE ] k ey in the MENU displa y and the [ PTY ] ke y appears in the displa y . T ouch the [ PTY ] ke y and “ PTY ON ” switches to “ PTY OFF ” .
26 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Loading a CD 1. Inser t a CD into the centre of the inser tion slot with the label side facing up . The CD pla ys automatically after loading.
VRX938R 27 English Owner’s manual [ SEARCH ] button, the tr ack advances ahead to the beginning of the next tr ack. ● T rack-down 1. Press the left ( a ) side of [ SEARCH ] button to mov e back to the beginning of the current tr ack. 2. Press the left ( a ) side of [ SEARCH ] button twice to move to the beginning of the pre vious track.
28 VRX938R English Owner’s manual CD/MD Changer Operations CD/MD changer functions When an optional CD (MD) changer is connected through the CeNET cable , this unit controls all CD (MD) changer functions. This unit can control a total of 2 changers (MD and/or CD).
VRX938R 29 English Owner’s manual When the panel is open: 1. T ouch the screen to show the menu screen while the main screen is being shown. 2. T ouch the [ TITLE INDEX ] key to sho w the title display screen. 3. T ouch the disc title/track title displa y you w ant to show in the main screen.
30 VRX938R English Owner’s manual CD/MD Changer Operations T op function (MD) The top function plays from the first tr ack (tr ack No . 1) of the disc.
VRX938R 31 English Owner’s manual • D VD changer functions When an optional D VD changer is connected through the CeNET cab le. In this case, this unit only pro vides a par t of the D VD changer functions. As for other operations not writ- ten in this manual, oper ates with a remote control unit provided with y our D VD changer .
32 VRX938R English Owner’s manual D VD Changer Operations Chapter repeat playbac k This operation pla ys back chapters recorded on the D VD-Video repeatedly . 1. Press the [ RPT ] button. 2. Press the [ RPT ] button again and repeat play- back is turned off.
VRX938R 33 English Owner’s manual D VD Changer Operations Scan playbac k This operation pla ys back all trac ks on the disc, the first 10 seconds f or each. 1. Press the [ SCN ] button. 2. Press the [ SCN ] button again and scan pla y- back is turned off.
34 VRX938R 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 watc h the TV or operate the controls while driv- ing.
VRX938R 35 English Owner’s manual Recalling a preset station A total of 12 TV stations can be stored (6-TV1 and 6-TV2). This allows y ou to select your fa vorite TV stations and store them in memory for later recall. 1. Press the [ BAND ] b utton and select the de- sired TV band.
36 VRX938R English Owner’s manual TV Operations Adjusting the brightness and tone of color Notes: • This operation is av ailable only when the car is stopped and the parking brake is applied. • This function is not av ailable when the displa y is stored.
VRX938R 37 English Owner’s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations About D AB programmes The Digital Audio Broadcasting (hereinafter re- f erred to as “ DAB ” ) system transmits sev eral progr ammes on one frequency simultaneously , b y compressing audio signals.
38 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations Programme scan This function scans through each receivab le pro- gramme in a D AB station being receiv ed for 10 seconds sequentially . This is useful when you want to search for a desired prog ramme.
VRX938R 39 English Owner’s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations 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 Information select This function allows selecting a type of INFOR- MA TION on INFORMA TION interr upt mode .
40 VRX938R English Owner’s manual Digital Radio/D AB Operations 3 . When “ PRESET ” is selected, PTY preset memory can be called for and stored. 4. T ouch the preset No.1 to 6 k ey to call f or the preset PTY ITEM. T ouch the preset No .1 to 6 ke y for 2 seconds to store the PTY ITEM currently selected to any Preset No .
VRX938R 41 English Owner’s manual NA VI Operations NA VI functions When Clarion Navigation (hereinafter ref erred to as NA VI) is connected, the f ollowing functions are enab led: • Showing the NA VI displa y; • Operation is a vailab le by using both the panel side buttons and the touch panel k eys .
42 VRX938R English Owner’s manual RGB type or composite type images from other company ’ s equipment can be display ed on this unit Be sure to perform this setting after connecting the RGB type or composite type image equipment to the RGB terminal.
VRX938R 43 English Owner’s manual Other Functions 3. T ouch the [ TITLE INDEX ] k ey in the MENU dis- play . T ouch the [ INPUT ] ke y in the USER TITLE dis- play , the displa y switches to the title input mode display . 4. T ouch the characters, symbols, etc.
44 VRX938R English Owner’s manual 4. Press the [ ADJ ] button again to retur n to the ST ANDARD display . Anti-theft indicator The red Anti-theft indicator is a function for pre- venting theft. When the DCP is remo v ed from the unit, this indicator blinks.
VRX938R 45 English Owner’s manual DSP contr ol function If the DSP (DPH913), sold separately , is connected to this unit using the CeNET cab le, all the func- tions of the DSP can be controlled. ∗ DSP control can all be operated only when the panel is open.
46 VRX938R English Owner’s manual DSP operations turn to the ST ANDARD displa y . Entering titles Y ou can give a title to the user memory of the G.EQ, DSF , VSE and P .EQ that y ou have adjusted yourself . 1. Press the [ A-M ] button to select the adjustment mode in which you w ant to give a title .
VRX938R 47 English Owner’s manual DSP operations Calling G.EQ B ASIC 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 ] key to sho w BASIC pattern selecting display or USER pattern selection/memor y display .
48 VRX938R English Owner’s manual ∗ 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 the setting, press the [ A-M ] button again or touch the [ RTN ] ke y two times to return to the ST AND ARD display .
VRX938R 49 English Owner’s manual Setting and storing VSE Properties/ Memory into USER P attern 1. Repeat the steps 1 and 2 of the previous pro- cedure (Calling VSE BASIC P attern/USER pattern) to show BASIC patter n selecting dis- play or USER pattern selection/memory dis- play .
50 VRX938R English Owner’s manual The P .EQ adjustment contents are as f ollows: ● “ FRONT/REAR ” ● “ BAND ” Select the channel to be compensated (front or rear). ● “ FREQUENCY ” Select the center frequency that you w ant to compensate from the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
VRX938R 51 English Owner’s manual VISU AL Operations This function is a vailable when a VTR, etc. is con- nected to the visual/input or CCD/visual 2 termi- nal. ∗ The visual 1 mode is not av ailable when a TV tuner is connected to the visual/input.
52 VRX938R English Owner’s manual 10. IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY GENERAL Problem Cause Measure CD P ower does not turn on. (No sound is produced.) Nothing happens when buttons are pressed. Displa y is not accurate. The remote controller does not work. Compact disc cannot be loaded.
VRX938R 53 English Owner’s manual TV Prob lem 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 disturbed. When the TV tuner is connected, the image gets unclear .
54 VRX938R English Owner’s manual 11. ERROR DISPLA YS If an error occurs, one of the f ollowing displa ys is displayed. T ake the measures described to eliminate the problem. CD Error Display 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.
VRX938R 55 English Owner’s manual 12. SPECIFICA TIONS FM (UKW) T uner F requency range: 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz (0.05 MHz steps) AM T uner F requency range: MW: 531 kHz to 1602 kHz (9 kHz steps) L W: 15.
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