Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VZ509E Clarion
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DVD MULTIMEDIA STATION WITH 7-inch TOUCH PANEL CONTROL STATION MULTIMEDIA DVD AVEC COMMANDE PAR ECRAN TACTILE 7 pouces DVD-MULTIMEDIA-STATION MIT 7-Zoll-TOUCHSCREEN-STEUERUNG STAZIONE MULTIMEDIALE DVD.
CAUTIONS: !CAUTION ADVARSEL. OBS! VAROITUS This appliance contains a laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. To use this model properly, read this Owner’s Manual carefully and keep this manual for your future reference. In case of any trouble with this player, please contact your nearest “AUTHORIZED service station”.
1 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Thank you for purchasing the Clarion VZ509E . • Please read this owner’s manual t horoughly before operating this e quipment. • After rea ding this manu al, be su re to keep it in a hand y place (e.g., glove compartment) .
2 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ■ NP509E (Hide-away Navigation) Co ntrol with Touch Panel ■ USB Direct conn ection for iPod ® ■ 7-inch Wide-Screen Color LCD To uch Panel, DVD Video/CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Player Expanding Systems 1.
3 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Playable Discs This DVD player can play the following discs: In addition, the DVD player can play CD -R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW discs on which the following media .
4 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Multi-sound function DVD video can store up to 8 languages for one film; select the language of your preference. • The languages stored on the disc are indicated by the icon shown below. Multi-angle function A DVD video that is filmed from multiple angles allows you to select the angle of choice.
5 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Liquid Crystal Panel/ Generalities For a longer service life, be sure to read the following cautions. • Be sure to house the liquid crystal panel inside the main unit when parking the car outdoors for a long period of time.
6 VZ509E English Owner’s manual • BBE MP (Minimi zed Polynomial Non-Linear Saturation) Process improves digitally compressed sound, such as MP3, by restoring and enhancing the harmonics lost through compression. BBE MP works by regenerating harmonics from the source material, effectively recovering warmth, details and nuance.
7 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Outline of Button and Touchkey Operation Turning the powe r on ∗ 1 Engine ON position System check The CeNET format utilized on this unit is provided with a system check function. When the system check function is performed under the following conditions, the power is automatically turned off.
8 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Tuner mode operation (Source screen) Switches the radio band. Seek tuning Manual tuning Selects Home/Travel modes. • Select desired station after selecting radio band. (Options scre en) (PTY Select screen) (Items screen) Preset ch.
9 VZ509E English Owner’s manual DVD Video mode operation (Source screen) (DVD Video mode screen ) * 2 (Options screen) (Setup screen) * Screen duri ng DVD Video mode when automobile movin g. Note: * 2 If you do n ot touch the scree n for about 7 seconds, a ll the keys on the sc reen will d isappear.
10 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Adjusting the General set tings (Settings screen) (General screen) (System tab screen) (Display tab screen) (Source or Mode screen).
11 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Adjusting the Audio sett ings (Settings screen) (Audio screen) (Others tab screen) (Beat EQ tab screen) (BAL/FAD tab screen) (Source or Mode screen).
12 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Remote Control Unit ❏ Names of buttons ❏ Inserting the Battery 1. Slide the rear cover in th e direction of the arrow, and remove it. 2. Insert the CR2025 battery bundled with the remote control unit in the directions sh own in the figure, then close the rear cover.
13 VZ509E English Owner’s manual [SOURCE] bu tton • Press to switch the source modes such as Tuner mode, DVD mode, etc. (in any mo de) * Only DVD, USB, and A UX modes are selectab le when 2-Zone ON. • Keep pressing more than 1 second to turn th e 2-Zone function ON/OFF.
14 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Adjusting the Volume 1. Press the [ VOL – ]/[ VOL + ] buttons to adjust the volume. [VOL –] : Decreases the volume. [VOL +] : Increases the volume. • The volume level indicated in the display is in a range from 0 (min.
15 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Adjusting the angle of the liquid crystal panel The angle of the liquid crystal panel can be adjusted depending on the mounting angle of the unit or light coming into the car. 1. Turn the power on. When the liquid crystal panel is closed, press the [ OPEN/CLOSE ] button.
16 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Turning the Monitor OFF You can turn off the mon itor screen, and change it to a black screen. 1. Touch the [ SET ] key to display the Settings screen. 2. Touch the [ Monitor Off ] key. The monitor screen is turned off.
17 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Setting a disc 1. Insert a disc into the center of the insertion slot with the label side facing u p. The disc will automatically be drawn into the DVD player.
18 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Connecting an USB media device CAUTION • For your safety, the d river should not connect or disconnect an USB media device. • Do not start t he vehicle’s engine while the USB media device is connec ted, since it may result in loss or damage to da ta on the USB media device.
19 VZ509E English Owner’s manual When the liquid crystal panel is open 1. Press th e [ SRC ] button to display the Source screen. 2. Touch the desired Source key you wish to change to.
20 VZ509E English Owner’s manual 2-Zone Function About the 2-Zo ne functio n The 2-Zone function is a function that assigns separate source output to the Main zone (this unit) and Sub zone (the optional rear monitor) by simultaneously playing two sources in this system.
21 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Radio Operations Listening to the radio 1. Press the [ SRC ] button, and touch the [ Tuner ] key. The Tuner mode screen is displayed, and the system resumes the last status of the Tuner mode. 2. Touch the [ Home Travel ] key to select the Home or Travel mode.
22 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Recalling a preset stat ion There are total of 30 preset positions (6-FM Home 1, 6-FM Home 2, 6-AM Home, 6-FM Travel, and 6-AM Travel) to store individual radio stations in memory. 1. Touch the [ Home Travel ] key to select the Home or Travel mode.
23 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ REG (Regional Program) function When the REG function is ON, the optimum regional station can be received. When this function is OFF, if the regional station area is switched as you drive, a regional station for that region is received.
24 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Selecting PTY 1. Touch the [ Options ] key. 2. Touch the [ On ] key of the PTY item to enter the PTY standby mode. 3. Touch the [ PTY Select ] key to disp lay the PTY Select screen. • If no operation is made within 7 seconds, the system will return to the Options screen.
25 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Emergency broadcas t If an emergency broadcast is received, all the function mode operations are stopped. “ Alarm ” appears on the screen and the emergency broadcast can be heard. ● Cancelin g an emergency broadcast 1.
26 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Changing the DVD System Settings Note: • If the Set up operatio n is perfor med in the mi ddle of DVD video play, th e disc will re start from beginning. Displaying the DVD Setup sc reen 1. Touch the screen to display the DVD Video mode screen.
27 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Setting up the disc menu langua ge • The factory default setting is “ English ”. Setting up the audio language • The factory default setting is “ English ”. Setting up the subtitle language • The factory default setting is “ English ”.
28 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Setting up the parental level You can change the level of parental lock (audiovisual restriction). This function allows cutting scenes that are unfavorable for children or replacing them automatically with other scenes prepared in advance.
29 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Operating a DVD video Watching a DVD Video After disc loading, the play mode is automatically engaged. • When playback is not started, touch the [ p ] key. • Operations may differ depending on the story of the disc.
30 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ● Switching Key Pad position When the menu items become difficult to view by the Key Pad buttons, you can move the Key Pad panel to the other side of the screen. Stopping playback 1. Showing the D VD Video mode screen, touch and hold the [ p ] key for more than 1 second during playback.
31 VZ509E English Owner’s manual • Touching the [ } (Cha pter)] key starts playback from the beginning of the current chapter. When touching this key again within about 4 seconds, playback starts from the beginning of the previous chapter.
32 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Switching angles On DVD discs in which video images have been recorded in two or more angles, you can switch among the angles during playback. • When the Angle function is set to “ On ”, the angle mark will appear on scenes where the angles can be switched (see page 26).
33 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Operating an audio CD Listening to an audio CD After disc loading, the play mode is automatically engaged. • When playback is not started, touch the [ p ] key. Pausing playba ck 1. Touch the [ p ] key during playback.
34 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Displaying MP3/WMA/AAC Tag titles Tag information (track title, artist name, and album title) can be displayed for an MP3/WMA/ AAC file containing the Tag information. This system supports the ID3 TAG version 1.x/ 2.
35 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ● Folder re presentation in the folder list • Only folders containing MP3 /WMA/AAC files or DivX files ( 1 to 4 in illustration) are displayed on the list. Folders containing no MP3/WMA/ AAC/DivX file are not displayed.
36 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Skipping the current folder 1. Touch the [ { (Folder)] or [ } (Folde r)] key during playback. The tracks of the current folder are skipped and playback starts from the first track of the next or previous folder. Selecting a folder/t rack from the list screen 1.
37 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Precautions on the Div X file • This system can play DivX version 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x files. DivX Ultra is not supported. • Files other than DivX format (such as the Xvid files) cannot be played. In addition, some files may not be played because of the encoding format.
38 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Watching DivX movies After disc loading, the play mode is automatically engaged. • When playback is not started, touch the [ p ] key. ● To pl ay a file with Authorizatio n data When a file with Authorization data is played, a message is displayed on the screen.
39 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Switching Subtitles You can switch the subtitle language if the current DivX file has one or more subtitles. 1. Showing the DivX mode screen, tou ch the [ Options ] key. 2. Touch the [ Subtitle ] key during playback or pause.
40 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Controlling the iPod Operation keys ● iPod m ode screen [Music/Videos] key: Switches the operation mode to the Video mode or Music mode. • Enabled in the Simple Control mode. List keys: Displays the corresponding list screen to select track to be played.
41 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Other vario us play fu nctions 1. Touch the [ Options ] key. 2. Touch a touch key of the function you want to play. 1-track repeat: Touch the [ One ] key of the Repeat item. • This operation pla ys back the current or selected track repeatedly.
42 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Selecting tracks t o be played fro m a list screen 1. Touch the desired Category key from the iPod mode screen to display the corresponding list screen. 2. Touch the desired item key on the screen to specify it. • Touch the [ { ] or [ } ] key to scroll the list.
43 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Selecting the Output Signal This setting is used to select the audio signal of video tracks. 1. Touch the [ Options ] key. 2. Touch the [ Digital ] or [ Analog ] key of the Output Signal item to specify the setting. [Digital]: The digital audio data via the USB will be output.
44 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Selecting the USB Memory mode 1. Connect your USB memory to the USB connector. The system will automatically detect the connected device, and change to the USB mode (USB Memory mode), and start playback after a while.
45 VZ509E English Owner’s manual AUX Operations This function is available when a VTR, etc. is connected to the AUX1 or AUX2 terminal. Note: • For your safe ty, this syst em has a sa fety functio n which turns of f the pictur e when the car i s moving, so only th e audio can be hea rd.
46 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Audio Settings ❏ Displaying the Audio screen You can customize the various audio settings of this unit from the Audio screen. 1. Touch the [ SET ] key. The Settings screen appears. 2. Touch the [ Audio ] key. The Audio screen appears.
47 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ● Adjus ting the Bass ● Adjus ting the Mid ● Adjus ting the Treble ❏ Adjusting the Balance/Fader ❏ Setting the Sub Woofer Control You can adjust the volume output to the Sub Woofer. • The factory default setting is “ 0 ”.
48 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Adjusting the Low Pass Filter You can adjust the cut-off frequency of the Low Pass Filter for the subwoofer output. • The factory default setting is “ Through ”. ❏ Setting the Amp Cancel When an external amplifier is used, using this function reduces power noises of the audio lines.
49 VZ509E English Owner’s manual General Settings ❏ Displaying the General screen You can customize the various settings of this unit from the General screen. 1. Touch the [ SET ] key. The Settings screen appears. 2. Touch the [ General ] key. The General screen appears.
50 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Setting the Blink LED You can set the unit to blink the Blink LED indication when the ACC power is turned off. • The factory default setting is “ Off ”.
51 VZ509E English Owner’s manual ❏ Setting the anti-theft function (CATS) “CATS” is the acronym of “Clarion Anti-Theft System”. When you set a PIN code (called as “Personal Code”), a theft is prevented by disabling the operation of the unit at the theft.
52 VZ509E English Owner’s manual Adjusting the Monitor You can customize the various monitor settings by the following operations. ❏ Setting the Screen mode The system has two screen modes: the Day mode and Night mode. Each mode has the own dimmer setting.
53 VZ509E English Owner’s manual If you have a problem with this system, check the following items to re solve it. See also our homepage (www.clarion.com) for additional information. General 8. TR OUBLESHOO TING Problem Cause Measure Power does not turn on.
54 VZ509E English Owner’s manual DVD Player Problem Cause Measure Disc cannot be loaded. Another disc is already loaded. Eject the disc before loading the new one. There is a foreign matter already in place. Eject the foreign matter forcibly. Sound skips or is noisy.
55 VZ509E English Owner’s manual USB Devices If an error occurs, one of the following displays is displa yed. Take the measures described below to solve the problem. DVD Player Problem Cause Measure USB device cannot be inserted. The USB device has been inserted with wrong direction.
56 VZ509E English Owner’s manual USB Devices If an error display other than the ones described above appears, press the Reset button. If the problem persists, turn off the power and consult your store of purchase. • The frequencies of ra dio stations, setting data, etc.
57 VZ509E English Owner’s manual FM Tuner Frequency Ra nge: 87.50 MHz to 108.00 MHz Usable Sensiti vity: 9 dBf 50dB Quieting Sensitivity: 1 5 dBf Alternate Channe l Select ivity: 70 dB Stereo Sep ar.
58 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Symbol Identification This manual uses symbols and icons to indicate safety precautions and concerns during the installation procedure. Be sure to carefully read and understand each precaution prior to beginning the installation.
59 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL Installation Notes CAUTION CAUTION • Use only the sup plied parts. If unspecified parts are used, they may cause damage. • Any holes made in the body of the vehicle should be sealed with a silicon adhesive. If exhaust fumes or water penetrates into the vehicle, this may cause an accident.
60 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL 3. GENERAL CAUTIONS • Do not open the case. There are no user- serviceable parts inside. If you drop anything into the unit during installation, consult your dealer or an authorized Clarion service center.
61 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL 5. INSTALLING THE MAIN UNIT Universal Mount 1. Place the universal mounting bracket into the instrument panel, use a screwdriver to bend each stopper of the universal mounting bracket inward, then secure the stopper as shown in Figure 6.
62 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL Fixed Mount (TOYOTA, NISSAN and ot her ISO/DIN equip ped vehicles) This unit is designed for fixed installation in th e dashboard. If the vehicle is equipped with a factory-installed radio, install the main unit with the parts and screws marked ( * 2).
63 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL 6. REMOVING THE MAIN UNIT 1. When the rear of the main unit has been secured with the method shown in Figure 6 unfasten the special screw.
64 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL 8. WIRE CONNECTION Radio antenna jack System cable (included in the NP509E) Connect to the AUX1 audio/ video input terminal. or iPod Connector cable (included in your iPod) Connector cable (CCA-723) iPod with video Refer to the following page.
65 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL Note: * 1 In certain v ehicles - Volkswagen/Opel/Vauxha ll - it is necess ary to exchang e the accessor y <<Red>> and the main power <<Yellow>> conne ction, to avoi d overload an d loss of memory.
66 VZ509E English INSTALLATION MANUAL ● Conn ecting the parking brake cord Connect the cord to parking brake lamp g round in the meter panel. Note: • Connecting the parkin g brake c ord to lamp ground all ows you to wa tch video images when the parki ng brake is engaged .
Dichiarazione di conformità: Io mandatario nell' UE: Clarion Europa GmbH Hessenring 19-21, 64546 Mörfelden- Walldorf, Germania Dichiaro che il prodotto VZ509E è conforme al DM 28-08-1995 ottemperando alle prescrizioni dei DM 25-06-1985 e DM 27-08-1987.
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