Clarion CX201 manual

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    2-DIN CD/USB/MP3/WMA RECEIVER LECT EUR CD/U SB/M P3/W MA 2 -DIN RECEPTOR 2-DIN CD/USB/MP3/WMA CX 20 1 Owner’s manual Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones CX201_EN.book Page 1 W ednesday, November 17, 2010 10:50 AM[...]

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    2 CX201 CLARION PRODUCT REGISTRA TION INFORMA TION For USA and Canada only www .clarion.com Dear Customer: Congratulations on your purchase of a Clarion mobile electronic products. We are confident that you’ll enjoy your Clarion experience. There are many benefits to registering your product. We invite you to visit our website at www .clarion.com[...]

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    English 3 CX20 1 Thank yo u for p urch asing this Clarion product. ∗ Please read this owner ’s man ual in its entirety befor e operatin g this equipme nt. ∗ Check th e contents of the e nclosed warranty card and keep it caref u lly with th is man ual. Contents 1. FEATURES ...... ........... ...... ...... ........... ...... ...... ....... ....[...]

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    English 4 CX201 2. PRECAUTIONS This e qu ipment has b een tested and fo u nd to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al de v ice, p u rs u ant to Part 15 of the FCC R u le s. These limits are des igned to pro v ide reas ona b le protection against ha rmf u l interference in a residential installation. This e qu ipment generates, u ses, and ca[...]

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    English 5 CX20 1 Handling Com pact Discs • Compar ed to ord inary m usic CD s, CD- R and CD-RW discs are both easily affec ted by high temperat ure an d humi dity and some of CD-R and CD- RW d iscs may not be p layed. Therefor e, do not leav e them fo r a long t ime in the car . • Never sti ck lab els on t he surfac e of the compact disc or m a[...]

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    English 6 CX201 3. CONTROLS Names of the Buttons and Their Main Functions [DIRECT] buttons • Store radio stations in memory or recall it directly while in radio mode. [SCN] button • Perform scan play for 10 seconds of each track while in CD/MP3/ W MA /USB mode. [RPT] button • Perform repeat play w hile in CD/MP 3/ W MA/ USB/iPod mode. [RDM] b[...]

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    English 7 CX201 4. REMOTE CONTROL Functions of Rem ote Control Un it Buttons ∗ Some bu ttons on the remot e control u nit ha v e dif ferent f u nc tions from t he corres ponding bu t tons on the main u nit. ● S hared modes [SRC] button • Press the bu tto n to t u rn on the power. Press and hold the bu tton (1 sec.) t o t u rn off the power. ?[...]

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    English 8 CX201 ● iPod mode [ x ], [ v ] bu ttons • Press to mo v e t he tracks u p and down. • Press and hold the bu tton (1 sec. ) to pe rform fast-forward/fast -re v erse. [ ] button • Switches b etween play b ack and pa u se. [RPT] button • Press t o perform rep eat play. [RDM] button • Press t o perform ran dom play. • Press and [...]

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    English 9 CX201 5. OPER ATIONS Note: • Be su re to read th is chapter referri ng to the front diag rams of chapte r “ 3. CONTROL S ” on page 6. Basic Operations CAUTION Be sure to lower the volume before switch ing off t he un it power or the igni tion key. The unit remembers its last volume setting. Turnin g on/off t he power 1. Press the [ [...]

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    Basi c Oper atio ns English 10 CX201 3-1. Each time yo u t u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b , the tone effect changes in the following order: “ CUSTOM ” ↔ “ EXCITE ” ↔ “ IMPACT ” ↔ “ B-BOOST ” ↔ “ OFF ” CUSTOM : u ser c u stom EXCITE : b ass and tre b le emphasized mid emphasized IMPACT : b ass and tre b le emphasized B-BOOST :[...]

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    Basi c Oper atio ns English 11 CX201 3-1. Each time yo u t u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to select the setting, the setting changes in the following order: “ THROUGH ” ↔ “ 60 ” ↔ “ 90 ” ↔ “ 120 ” ∗ The fact ory defa u lt setting is “ THROUGH ”. ● Adj ust ing the s ubw oo fe r out pu t volu me Yo u can adj u st t he v ol u [...]

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    English 12 CX201 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 pres sed, the radio reception b and c hanges in the following order: FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1... Tuning There are 2 types of t u ning mode a[...]

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    English 13 CX201 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 S CC1, Siri u sConnect Vehicle T u ner, (sold separ ately) with the SIRIUS SSP ca b le. S electing a S atellit e Radio mod e 1. Press the [ SOURCE ] bu tton. The system changes to the specified Satellite Radio mode. S electing [...]

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    S IRIU S S atellite R adio Operations English 14 CX201 Receiving stations select ed by categor y 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 c ategory selection mode. ∗ It pr ess and hold once agai n, ret u rn to the channel selectio n mode. 2. T u rn [...]

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    S IRIU S S atellite R adio Operations English 15 CX201 Note: • If you forget the passwor d, you can do the following operations: ∗ Input t he old and new passwo rd with “ 4356 ”, and i t w ill re turn to the fa ctory defa ult settin g “ 0000 ”. ∗ Input the o ld pa sswor d with “ 4356 ”, and t hen operate ste p 5-6. ● Locking Cha[...]

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    English 16 CX201 HD Radio Operations A b out HD R a dio™ T e c h n o l o gy HD Radio T echnology allows CD - qu ali t y digi t al 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 enc y, which is called m u lticasting. W ith m u lticasting, yo u can recei v e u p to e[...]

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    English 17 CX201 iTunes Tagging The CX201 offers iT u nes ® Tagging, which allows the u ser to “ Tag ” s ongs playing on HD Radio™ stations for p u rchase lat er thro u gh iT u nes. W hen yo u press and hold the [ SOUND ] bu tton (2 sec.), the u nit stores the title and artist song information that can then b e transferred to yo u r iPod whe[...]

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    English 18 CX201 CD/MP3/WMA Operatio ns MP3/WMA This u nit can play b ack M P3/ W MA files. Note: • If you play a file wi th DRM (Digital Right s Management) for WMA remainin g ON, no audio is outp ut ( The WM A in dic at or b link s). ● To dis able DRM (Digi tal Rights Managem ent) 1. W hen u sing W indows Media Player 9/10/11, click on TOOL ?[...]

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    CD/ MP3/W MA Ope rat ions English 19 CX201 Disc-In-Play f unction 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 tr y to put your hand or fi[...]

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    English 20 CX201 Fast-f orward/ 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 takes so me time u ntil the start of searching and b e tween tra cks. In a ddition, the play ing time may ha v e a margin of error . Folder S ele ct T[...]

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    English 21 CX201 Operations Common to Each Mode ● Setting the c lock 2-1. Select “ CLOCK ”. 3-1. Press the [ ROTARY ] kno b . 3-2. Press the [ x ] or [ v ] bu tton to se lec t the ho u r or the m in u te. 3-3. T u rn the [ ROTARY ] kno b to set the correct tim e. ∗ The clock is di splayed in 12-ho u r format. 3-4. Press the [ ROTARY ] kno b[...]

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    Operations Comm on to Each Mode English 22 CX20 1 • When the EN TER PERSON AL CODE screen a ppears The EN TER PE RSONA L CODE scree n will be displaye d when turning the AC C power on after performing the following operations: • The car battery was r eplaced. • The b ackup pow er was cut of f. • The [ RE SET ] bu tton wa s pres sed. Note: ?[...]

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    Operations Common to Each Mode English 23 CX201 ● Performing memory reset This f u nction allows yo u to r ese t adj u s ted settings in the mem ory. The stored settings like last operation mode, v ol u me s etting, preset channels, MAG N A BASS EX TE N D setting, adj u st mode settings and so u nd m ode settings can b e formatted b y this f u nc[...]

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    English 24 CX201 6. ACCESSORIES U S B Operations U S B memory dev ice operatio n Note: • The following ope rations are the s ame as for CD mode: ∗ Pause ∗ Track sel ection ∗ Fast-forw ard/fast-backw ard (Excep t DRM file) ∗ S can play ∗ Repeat play ∗ Random play ∗ Folder s election See “ CD/MP3/W MA Operat ions ” (pages 18-20) f[...]

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    U S B Operatio ns English 25 CX201 Connecting a U S B memory device 1. Connect the USB memory de v ice to the USB connector. Play b ack will b egin from the first file recorded on the de v ice. ∗ W hen a USB de v ice is conn ect ed, it will switch to US B mo de a u toma tical ly. If t he de v ice is not r ecognize d, press the [ SOURCE ] bu tton [...]

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    English 26 CX201 iPod/iPh one Operati ons 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 on t[...]

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    iPod/iPhone Oper ations English 27 CX20 1 Repeat play Play bac k one t rack repeat edly. 1. P ress the [ RPT ] button . Random pla y Play all albums within a s elected category , in random or der. (Co rrespo nds to “S huff le (Album s)” co mmand on iPod.) 1. P ress the [ RDM ] button . All rando m play Play all tracks within a selected category[...]

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    iPod/iPhone Operations English 28 CX201 iPod menu alphabet sear ch This f u nction searches the s ub folders for desired alpha b etical letters. 1. Press the [ BAND ] bu tton 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 displayed , depending on [...]

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    English 29 CX201 7. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Measure Genera l Power does not t u rn on. ( N o so u nd is prod u ced. ) F u se is b lown. Replace with a f u se of the sa me amperage. I f the f u se b lows agai n, cons u lt yo u r store of p u rc hase. Incorrect wiring. Cons u lt yo u r store of p u rchas e. N o so u nd o u tp u t when operat in[...]

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    English 30 CX201 CD/MP3/WMA N o so u nd hea rd MP3/ W MA files are a b sent in a disc. W rite MP3/ W MA files ont o the disc pr operly. Files are not re cognized as an MP3/ W MA file . Use MP3/ W MA file s encoded properly . File system is not correct. Use ISO9660 le v el 1, 2 or JOLIET or Romeo or APPLE ISO file system . So u nd skips or is noisy.[...]

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    English 31 CX201 8. ERROR DISPLAYS If an error oc c u rs, one of t he following displays is displaye d. Take the meas u res descri b ed b elow to eliminate the pro b lem. If an error display other than t he ones descri b ed a b o v e appears, press the reset bu tton. If the pr o b lem per sist s, t u rn off the power and cons u lt yo u r store of p[...]

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    English 32 CX201 9. SPECIFICATION S FM Tuner Fre qu ency Range: 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz Usa b le Sensiti v ity: 11 dB µV 50dB Q u ieting Sensiti v ity: 17 dBµV Alternate Channel Select i v ity: 60 dB Stereo Separation (1 kHz): 30 dB Fre qu ency Response (±3 dB): 30 Hz to 15 k Hz AM Tuner Fre qu ency Range: 530 kHz to 1710 kHz Usa b le Sensiti v it[...]

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    Clarion Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2010: Clarion Co., Ltd. Printed in China / Imprimé en Chine / Impreso en China 2010/11 PE-3419B 2 8 0-900 8 -00 CX201_EN.book Page 33 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:50 AM[...]