OWNER’S MANUAL

PLL SYNTHESIZER STEREO RADIO WITH

COMPACT DISC PLAYER DIGITAL

VBD 500

INSTALLATION

Notes:

• Choose the mounting location where the unit will not interfere with the normal driving function of the driver.

• Before finally installing the unit, connect the wiring temporarily and make sure it is all connected up properly and the unit and the 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 the drilling of holes or other modifications of the vehicle.

• Install the unit where it does not get in the driver’s way and cannot injure the passenger if there is a sudden stop, like an emergency stop.

• If installation angle exceeds 30˚ from horizontal, the unit might not give its optimum performance.

30˚

• Avoid installing the unit where it would be subject to high temperature, such as from direct sunlight, or from hot air, from the heater, or where it would be subject to dust, dirt or excessive vibration.

DIN FRONT/REAR-MOUNT

This unit can be properly installed either from “Front” (conventional DIN Front-mount) or “Rear” (DIN Rear-mount installation, utilizing threaded screw holes at the sides of the unit chassis). For details, refer to the following illustrated installation methods.

DIN FRONT-MOUNT (Method A)

Installation the unit

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2

53

182

(Fig. 1)

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1

1. Dashboard

2. Holder

After inserting the holder into the dashboard, select the appropriate tab according to the thickness of the dashboard material and bend them inwards to secure the holder in place.

3. Screw

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1

7

4

2

3

(Fig. 2)

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5

1. Dashboard

2. Nut (5mm)

3. Spring washer

4. Screw (5 x 25mm)

5. Screw

6. Strap

Be sure to use the strap to secure the back of the unit in place. The strap can be bent by hand to the desired angle.

7. Plain washer

Removing the unit

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1

1. Frame

2. Insert fingers into the groove in the front of frame and pull out to remove the frame. (When re-attaching the frame, point the side with a groove downwards and attach it.)

3. Lever

Insert the levers supplied with the unit into the grooves at both sides of the unit as shown in figure until they click.

Pulling the levers makes it possible to remove the unit from the dashboard.

DIN REAR-MOUNT (Method B)

Installation using the screw holes on the sides of the unit.

1 Fastening the unit to the factory radio mounting bracket.

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3

5

5

2

4

1. Select a position where the screw holes of the bracket and the screw holes of the main unit become aligned (are fitted), and tighten the screws at 2 places on each side.

Use either truss screws (5 x 6mm) or flush surface screws (4 x 6mm), depending on the shape of the screw holes in the bracket.

2. Screw

3. Factory radio mounting bracket

4. Dashboard or Console

5. Hook (Remove this part)

Note: The mounting box, outer trim ring, and half-sleeve are not used for method B installation.

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USING THE DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL

To Detach the Front Panel

1. Press the open button (open), then the front panel will be folded down.

Open

2. Remove the front panel by pulling its middle-hand outward.

Front Panel

3. For safekeeping, store the front panel in the supplied protective case immediately after being removed.

Protective case

Front panel

4. Push the front metal plate into the main body. A ‘click’ sound should be heard.

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To Reinstall the Front Panel

1. Push the front panel into the main body. A ‘click’ sound should be heard.

2. Note that if the front panel fails to lock in position properly, press control button may not function and LCD display may be missing some segments. Pushing the open button and then reinstall the front panel again.

Precautions when Handling

1. Do not drop the front panel.

2. Do not put pressure on the display or control buttons when detaching or reinstalling the front panel.

3. Do not touch the contacts on the front panel or on the main unit body. It may result in poor electrical contact.

4. If any dirt or foreign substances adhered on the contacts, they can be removed with a clean and dry cloth.

5. Do not expose the front panel to high temperatures or direct sunlight in anywhere.

6. Keep away any volatile agents (e.g. benzene, thinner, or insecticides) from touching the surface of the front panel.

7. Do not attempt to disassemble the front panel.

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WIRING CONNECTION

ANTENNA CONNECTOR

IGNITION

SWITCH (B+)

RED

MEMORY

BACK-UP

YELLOW

GROUND (B–)

BLACK

POWER

ANTENNA

BLUE

FRONT Lch

SPEAKER

REAR Lch

SPEAKER

WHITE

WHITE/BLACK

GREEN

GREEN/BLACK

MAIN UNIT

SUBWOOFER CABLE

(GREEN)

RCA CABLE

(GREY)

Rch RED

Lch WHITE

GREY

GREY/BLACK

VIOLET

VIOLET/BLACK

FRONT Rch

SPEAKER

REAR Rch

SPEAKER

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OPERATION

12 7 3 2 1 8 16 20 26 9 18

13 11 10 19 21 22 23 15 24

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6 14 17

25 27 4

GENERAL OPERATION

• ON/OFF

Switch on the unit by pressing any button [except OPEN button (7) and EJECT button (4)]. When system is on, press PWR button (9) to turn off the unit.

• FACEPLATE RELEASE

Press OPEN button (7) to detach the removable faceplate.

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• SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Press SEL button (11) to select the desired adjustment mode. The adjustment mode will change in the following order:

Volume Bass Treble Balance Fader

By pressing VOLUME button (12) or VOLUME button (13), it is possible to adjust the desired sound quality.

• LOUDNESS

Press LOU/BND button (14) for several seconds to reinforce the bass output and display will show “LOUD”. Press it for several seconds again to release this function.

• SET THE CLOCK

Holding down the DSP button (16) until the clock is shown on the LCD display and flashed. Then press the MAN/SEK button (18) to change hours or MAN/SEK

button (17) to change minutes.

• SELECT MODE

Press MOD button (6) to choose desired listening mode.

(e.g. radio mode to CD mode)

• SUBWOOFER

Press MOD/SW button (6) for several seconds to toggle subwoofer output. When subwoofer on, display will show “ SW”. Press it again for several seconds to release this mode.

• MUTE

Press MUT button (10) to silence the receiver. Press it again to resume listening.

• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

Exhibit current frequency and activated functions on the display (8).

• EQUALIZATION

Press EQ button (20) to turn on equalization function and to select desired audio mode. There are five kinds of mode as below:

FLAT CLASSICS POP M ROCK M DSP OFF

• REMOTE SENSOR

Point the remote control handset to the remote sensor IR-sensor (26).

Press the function keys on the handset to control the system.

• FLASHING LED

If the front panel does not install in the unit, the LED (25) will be flashing.

• RESET

Reset button (27) is placed on the front panel and must be activated with either a ball point pen or thin metal object. The reset button is to be activated for the following reasons:

- Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed.

- All the function buttons do not operate.

- Error symbol on the display.

Note: If press RESET button (27), the unit can’t work yet, please use a cotton swab soaked in isopropyl alcohol to clean the socket on the back of the front panel.

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RADIO OPERATION

• BAND SELECTION

At tuner mode, press LOU/BND button (14) shortly to select the desired band.

The reception band will change in the following order:

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

• STATION SELECTION

Press MAN/SEK button (17) or MAN/SEK button (18) shortly to activate automatic seek function. Press for several seconds until “MANUAL” appeared on the display, the manual tuning mode is selected. If both buttons have not pressed for several seconds, they will retune to seek tuning mode and “AUTO” appeared on the display.

• LOCAL/DISTANCE

Press LOC button (2) to select between local and distant stations.

Local setting for reception of strong station, and a distant setting for reception of weaker stations. This function is effect during AUTO SEEK operation.

• AUTOMATICALLY MEMORY STORING & PROGRAM SCANNING

- Automatic Memory Storing

Press AMS button (19) the radio searches from the current frequency and checks the signal strength until one cycle search is finished. And then 6 strongest stations are stored into the corresponding preset number button.

- Program Scanning

Press AMS button (19) shortly to scan preset station. When the field strength level is more than the threshold level of stop level, the radio is holding at that preset number for several seconds with releasing mute, then searches again.

• STATION STORING

Press any one of the preset buttons (15) (M1 to M6) to select a station which had been stored in the memory. Press this button for several seconds, current station is stored into the number button.

• MONO/STEREO

Press MON button (3) to select mono or stereo mode. You can sometimes improve reception of distant stations by selection mono operation.

• SCAN

Press SCAN button (1) to set the function to scan mode, which scanning to higher frequency station with receivable signal and keep on each station for several seconds.

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CD OPERATION

• SELECT TRACKS

Press MAN/SEK button (17) or (18) to move to the previous track or the following track. Track number shows on display.

Hold MAN/SEK button (17) or (18) to fast reverse or fast forward. CD play starts from when you release the button.

• STOP PLAYING

Press PAU button (21) to pause CD player. Press it again to resume play.

• REPEAT THE SAME TRACK

Press RPT button (23) to continuously repeat the same track.

Press again to stop repeat.

• PREVIEW ALL TRACKS

Press SCN button (22) to play first several seconds of each track on the current disc. Press again to stop intro and listen to track.

• PLAY ALL TRACKS IN RANDOM

Press SHF button (24) to play all tracks on CD in random order. Press again to cancel the function.

• EJECT

Press EJECT button (4) to stop CD play and eject the disc from the slot.

NOTE ON CD-R/CD-RW DISCS

• On this unit, in addition to an audio CD, you can play your original CD-R or CD-RW that contain audio titles.

• However, depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the

CD-R/CD-RW disc itself, some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this unit.

• DO NOT stick paper or tape, etc. onto the label side or the recording side of any

CD-R/CD-RW, as it may cause a malfunction.

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REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET

3 1 2 4 5

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8

13

12

15

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7

10

14

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CONTROL & FUNCTION KEYS

1. POWER = Power ON/OFF Button

3. S (SEL)

4. DSP

5. BND

6. AMS

7. VOL +

8. VOL –

9. TUN/SEK

10. TUN/SEK

11. M1 - M6

12. PAU

13. SCN

14. RPT

15. SHF

= Select Button

= Display Button

= Band Select Button

= Automatically Memory Storing & Program Scanning Button

= Volume Up Button

= Volume Down Button

= Tune/Seek Up Button

= Tune/Seek Down Button

= Preset Buttons

= Pause Button

= Scanning Button

= Repeat Button

= Shuffle Button

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SPECIFICATION

GENERAL

Power Supply Requirements

Chassis Dimensions

Tone Controls

- Bass (at 100 Hz)

- Treble (at 10 KHz)

Maximum Output Power

Current Drain

CD PLAYER

Signal to Noise Ratio

Channel Separation

Frequency Response

RADIO

Frequency Coverage

IF

Sensitivity (S/N = 30 dB)

Stereo Separation

Frequency Coverage

IF

Sensitivity (S/N = 20 dB)

: DC 12 Volts, Negative Ground

: 178 (W) x 163 (D) x 50 (H)

: +10 dB / –10 dB

: +10 dB / –10 dB

: 50W x 4 (ch)

: 15 Ampere

: More than 60 dB

: More than 60 dB

: 20 Hz - 20 KHz

FM

: 87.5 to 107.9 MHz

: 10.7 MHz

: 3

µ

V

: > 30 dB

AM

: 530 to 1710 KHz

: 450 KHz

: 32 dBu

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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

No power.

Disc cannot be loaded or ejected.

Cause Solution

The car ignition is not on.

If the power supply is properly connected to the car accessory terminal, switch the ignition key to

“ACC”.

The fuse is blown.

Presence of CD disc inside the player.

Replace the fuse.

Remove the disc in the player, then put a new one.

Inserting the disc in reverse direction.

Insert the compact disc with the label facing upward.

Compact disc is extremely Clean the disc or try to play a new dirty or defective disc.

one.

No sound.

Temperature inside the car is too high.

Condensation.

Volume is in minimum.

Wiring is not properly connected.

Cool off or until the ambient temperature return to normal.

Leave the player off for an hour or so, then try again.

Adjust volume to a desired level.

Check wiring connection.

The operation The built-in microcomputer Press the RESET button.

keys do not is not operating properly Front panel is not properly fixed into work.

due to noise.

its place.

Sound skips.

The installation angle is more than 30 degrees.

Adjust the installation angle to less than 30 degrees.

The disc is extremely dirty Clean the compact disc. Then try to or defective disc.

play a new one.

The radio does The antenna cable is not not work. The connected.

radio station automatic The signals are too weak.

Insert the antenna cable firmly.

Select a station manually.

selection does not work.

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