Caliber RCD 801 manual

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    I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L R C D 8 0 1 C D / U S B / S D P L A Y E R W I T H R D S E O N F M / A M T U N E R[...]

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    L OCA TION OF CONTROLS E - 1 DISPLAY/ ID3 TAG INFORMATION BUTTON PANEL RELEASE BUTTON CD SLOT AF BUTTON EJECT BUTTON TA BUTTON PTY BUTTON POWER BUTTON AMS/MP3 MENU BUTTON BAND/ LOUDNESS/ MP3 ENTER BUTTON PRESET MEMORY BUTTONS (M1-M6) DSP BUTTON MUTE BUTTON MODE BUTTON ENCODER VOLUME KNOB CD PAU SE BUTTON CD SCAN BUTTON CD SHUFFLE BUTTON CD REPEAT B[...]

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    HANDLING COMP ACT DISCS MOISTURE CONDENSAT ION NOTES ON CDs P. 3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NOTES ON DISCS There are paste residue. Ink is sticky (P .5). Stickers that are beginning to peel away , leaving a sticky residue (P .6). Labels are attached (P .7). On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the uni[...]

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    INSTALLATION Before finally installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected up properly and the unit and system work properly. Use only the parts included with the unit to ensure proper installation. The use of unauthorized parts can cause malfunctions. Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires [...]

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    E - 3 DIN REAR-MOUNT (METHOD B) Installation using the screw holes on the sides of the unit. Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket. DETACHABLE CONTROL P ANEL (D.C.P .) Removing The Detachable Control Panel (D.C.P .). 2 Attaching the DCP CAUTION DO NOT insert the D.C.P from the left side. Doing so may damage it. The D.C.P can easi[...]

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    E - 4 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION a. Make sure your car battery is a 12 volt (6 filler caps) negative ground system (if not, a converter will be necessary). contact. b. Before starting wiring connections, disconnect the power supply by removing the fuse from the fuse box. c. Connect the power wire to one of the extra terminals of the fuse box. d. Connect[...]

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    E - 5 AUDIO OPERATIONS ENCODER VOLUME KNOB Turn this knob to adjust desired volume level. FUNCTION SELECT BUTTON Press this button to select desired audio function. While the selected function is displayed, turn Volume Knob to adjust the level within 5 seconds, otherwise the unit will return to volume adjustment mode. MUTE BUTTON Press this button [...]

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    E - 6 AUTO MEMORY STORE/PRESET SCAN BUTTON (AMS) 1.PRESET SCAN: Press AMS button briefly enter Preset Scan mode, it will scan all the preset stations in the memories, you can hear that will stay on each station for about 5 seconds. 2.AUTO MEMORY STORE: Press AMS button long to enter Auto Store mode, this feature will automatically scan the current [...]

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    PTY BUTTON Each time when this button is pressed, the PTY mode will toggle in the following order: The current PTY code is displayed on the LCD, use the 6 preset buttons to select the other PTY code, the distribution of program type are as follow : When PTY code is seleced, the radio will search the band for the station that matches the PTY code. P[...]

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    RDS OPERATIONS OVERVIEW OF THE RDS FUNCTION Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send additional digital information along with the regular radio program signal. Your car stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are just a few: - PI (Program identification) It is a code that identified RDS stations; it i[...]

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    PROGRAMMABLE OPTIONALS To use this function keep press long SEL Button for few seconds, each time you press this button the mode will move and the functions will shown on the display, turn the encoder volume knob up/ down to set the desires functions ,the function states as following: - TA SEEK, TA ALARM To determine what action will the radio take[...]

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    MMC/SD CARD & USB DEVICE OPERATIONS START THE USB DEVICE MODE 1.The USB socket is accessible as indicated in picture 1.(P .1) 2.Plug in the USB drive / device completely as indicated in picture 2(P .2) and display will show “USB PLAY” to indicate that the USB drive / device is being plugged in correctly & the download has begun. 3.Does [...]

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    START THE SD/MMC MODE 1.Press panel release button to release the front panel.(P .4) CAUTION 2.The SD/MMC card slot is located on top of the front panel as indicated in (P .5). 3. Insert the SD/MMC card into the card slot in the correct direction until a “CLICK” sound is heard. 4.Close the front panel. 5. The display will show “SD PLAY” to [...]

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    MP3 OPERA TIONS Notes : LOADING CD NAVIGATING THROUGH DIRECTORIES AND TRACKS Insert the CD as usual, if it is an MP3 CD, the display will show “MP3 T01” then the message “READING” will appear, when disc scanning completed, the first track on the first directory will play. There are four ways to select your favorite track/directory (1) By tr[...]

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    Press DISPLAY button repeatedly to Display ID3 TAG information. If the MP3 file is available with ID3 TAG, pressing the display button repeatedly will show information in the following sequence: SONG TITLE > ARTIST> ALBUM TITLE If any of the ID3-TAG information is not available, pressing the DISPLA Y button repeatedly will show information in[...]

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    AM (MW) Frequency Range Intermediate Frequency Usable Sensitivity Stereo Separation S/N Ratio Frequency Range Intermediate Frequency Usable Sensitivity S/N Ratio 87.5 - 108 MHz 10.7 MHz Better than 15dB at S/N 30 dB 25 dB at 1KHz 50 dB 522 - 1620 KHz 450KHz Better than 45dB 40 dB SPECIFICATIONS CD PLAYER RADIO SECTION FM System Usable disc Sampling[...]

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    TROUBLE SHOOTING Before going through the check list, check wiring connection. If any of the problems persist after check list has been made, consult your nearest service dealer. Symptom Cause Solution 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 “ACC” D[...]

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