Clarion CZ500 User manual

Brand: Clarion

Model: CZ500

Category: Car media receivers

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

CZ500A

Owner’s manual & Installation manual

Mode d’emploi et manuel d’installation

Manual de instrucciones y de instalación

Bluetooth

CD/USB/MP3/WMA RECEIVER

LECTEUR CD/USB/MP3/WMA Bluetooth

RECEPTOR Bluetooth

CD/USB/MP3/WMA

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1. FEATURES ......................................................................................................................... 4

Expanding Systems ........................................................................................................... 4

2. PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................................................................5

Front Panel ........................................................................................................................ 6

USB Port ............................................................................................................................ 6

Remove the DCP ............................................................................................................... 7

Re-attach the DCP ............................................................................................................. 7

Storing the DCP in the DCP Case ...................................................................................... 7

3. CONTROLS ........................................................................................................................ 8

Operational Panel .............................................................................................................. 8

Names of Buttons .............................................................................................................. 8

Remote Control.................................................................................................................. 9

Using the Remote Control .................................................................................................. 9

4. CAUTIONS ON HANDLING ............................................................................................. 10

Handling Discs................................................................................................................. 10

5. OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................................11

Basic Operations ............................................................................................................. 11

Radio Operations ............................................................................................................. 12

Satellite Radio Mode ....................................................................................................... 13

HD Radio Operations ....................................................................................................... 14

iTunes

Tagging ............................................................................................................... 15

CD/MP3/WMA Operations ............................................................................................... 16

USB Operations ............................................................................................................... 18

iPod & iPhone Operations ................................................................................................ 18

AUX Operations ............................................................................................................... 18

Bluetooth Operations ....................................................................................................... 19

Audio Setup ..................................................................................................................... 21

System Setup .................................................................................................................. 21

6. TROUBLE SHOOTING .....................................................................................................22

7. ERROR DISPLAY .............................................................................................................23

8. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................24

9. INSTALLATION / WIRE CONNECTION GUIDE ..............................................................25

Thank you for purchasing this Clarion product.

• Pleasefullyreadthisowner’smanualbeforeoperatingthisequipment.

• Checkthecontentsoftheenclosedwarrantycardandstoreitinasafeplacewiththismanual.

Contents

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• HDRadio

™

and XM Radio Ready

• CompatiblewithiPod

/iPhone

™

via USB

• 6ch/4VRCAOutputwithSubwooferControlandBEAT-EQwith3BandParametric

Equalizer

• MP3/WMAcompatiblewithID3-TAGdisplay

• BuiltinBluetoothhandsfree(HFP)andaudiostreaming(A2DP&AVRCP)

• RearUSB

• IRremotecontrollerincluded

• OEMSteeringWheelRemoteReady

1. FEATURES

Expanding Systems

Note:

Items outside of the frames are commercially

available.

4-channel amplier

iPod/iPhone

USB memory

Portable player

(Connect by

AUX IN jack)

Expanding audio features

Bluetooth

cellular phone

XM tuner to be

connected

HD Radio receiver

THD300 to be connected

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2. PRECAUTIONS

Foryoursafety,thedrivershouldnotoperatethecontrolswhiledriving.

Also,whiledriving,keepthevolumetoalevelatwhichexternalsoundscanbeheard.

1. When the inside of the car is very cold and

theplayerisusedsoonafterswitching

on the heater, moisture may form on the

disc or the optical parts of the player and

properplaybackmaynotbepossible.If

moistureformsonthedisc,wipeitowith

asoftcloth.Ifmoistureformsontheoptical

parts of the player, do not use the player

foraboutonehour.Thecondensation

willdisappearnaturallyallowingnormal

operation.

2. Vibrationsresultingfromdrivingonbumpy

roads may cause the sound to skip.

3. This unit uses a precision mechanism.

Evenintheeventthattroublearises,never

openthecase,disassembletheunit,or

lubricatetherotatingparts.

4. Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand

foundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide

reasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interference in a residential installation.

Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,and

canradiateradiofrequencyenergy,and

if not installed and used in accordance

withtheinstructions,maycauseharmful

interference to radio communications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethat

interferencewillnotoccurinaparticular

installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause

harmful interference to radio or television

reception,whichcanbedeterminedby

turningtheequipmentoandon,theuser

is encouraged to consult the dealer or an

experiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

5. “Made for iPod” means that an electronic

accessoryhasbeendesignedtoconnect

specicallytoiPodandhasbeen

certiedbythedevelopertomeetApple

performance standards.

WARNING

 “WorkswithiPhone”meansthatan

electronicaccessoryhasbeendesigned

toconnectspecicallytoiPhoneandhas

beencertiedbythedevelopertomeet

Apple performance standards.

 Appleisnotresponsiblefortheoperation

ofthisdeviceoritscompliancewithsafety

and regulatory standards.

iPod and iTunes

are trademarks of Apple

Inc.,registeredintheU.S.andother

countries.

 iPhoneisatrademarkofAppleInc.

XM and all related marks and logos are

trademarksofSIRIUSXMRadioInc.and

itssubsidiaries.

All other marks, channel names and logos

arethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

7. HD Radio

™

and the HD Radio Ready logo

areproprietarytrademarksofiBiquity

Digital Corporation.

530-1710kHz 87.9-107.9MHz

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.

OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:

(1)THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND

(2)THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED,

INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN

ICES-003.

CET APPAREIL NUM ÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À

LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR

SUBCHAPTER J APPLICABLE AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE.

CLARION CO.,LTD.

7-2,SHINTOSHIN,CHUO-KU,SAITAMA-SHI,SAITAMA-KEN,JAPAN

MANUFACTURED:

URF

Clarion Co., Ltd.

MADE IN CHINA

PN.: 12707000XXXX

IC 419C-CZ500

Bluetooth ID: B014652

FCC IDAXRCZ500

The HD Radio Ready logo is proprietarily trademark of iBiquity Digital Corp.

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Front Panel

Foralongerservicelife,besuretoreadthe

followingcautions.

• Donotallowanyliquidsontheset.Doing

so may damage the internal circuitry.

• Donotdisassembleormodifythesetin

anyway.Doingsomayresultindamage.

• Donotletcigarettesburnthedisplay.

Doingsomaydamageordeformthebody.

• Ifaproblemshouldoccur,havetheset

inspected at your store of purchase.

• Theremotecontrolunitmaynotworkifthe

remote control sensor is exposed to direct

sunlight.

Cleaning the body

• Useasoft,dryclothandgentlywipeothe

dirt.

• Fortoughdirt,applysomeneutral

detergentdilutedinwatertoasoftcloth,

wipeothedirtgently,thenwipeagain

withadrycloth.

• Donotusebenzene,thinner,carcleaner,

etc.,asthesesubstancesmaydamage

thebodyorcausethepainttopeel.Also,

leavingrubberorplasticproductsin

contactwiththebodyforlongperiodsof

time may cause stains.

USB Port

• WhenaUSBmemorystickisused,itmay

stickoutpresentingthepossibilityofinjury.

UseaUSBextensioncabletopreventthis

hazard.

• TheUSBmemorysticksmustbe

recognizedas“USBmassstorageclass”

toworkproperly.Somemodelsmaynot

operate correctly.

 Clarionwillnotbeheldliableintheunlikely

eventoflossofordamagetomemorized

data.

 WhenusinganUSBmemorystick,we

recommendthatyoubackupyourdataon

a personal computer.

• Datalesmaybelostorbecomecorrupted

whenusingUSBmemorysticksinthe

followingsituations:WhentheUSB

memorystickisdisconnectedorthepower

isturnedoduringdatareadorwrite.

 Whenaectedbystaticelectricityor

electric noise.

When the USB memory stick is connected

ordisconnectedwhilethecontentsare

beingaccessed.

• SomeUSBmemorystickscannotbe

insertedtothemainunitbecauseoftheir

shape.Insuchcases,useacommercial

USBextensioncabletoconnectthem.

• Connectiontoacomputerisnotsupported.

• Musicles(MP3,WMA,etc.)storedinthe

USBmemorystickcannotbeplayedback.

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Storing the DCP in the DCP Case

Thecontrolpanelcanbedetachedtoprevent

theft. When detaching the control panel, store

itintheDCP(DETACHABLECONTROL

PANEL)casetopreventscratches.

WerecommendtakingtheDCPwithyou

whenleavingthecar.

1. Press the [ ]button(2sec.)toturnothe

power.

2. Depress the [OPEN]buttontounlockthe

DCP.

3. Grabtheedgethatpopsoutandremove

the DCP.

1. Hold the DCP and ensure that the panel

facestowardsyou.Settherightsideofthe

DCPintotheDCPbracket.

2. Press the left side of the DCP until it locks.

HoldtheDCP,intheorientationasshownin

thegurebelow,andputitintothesupplied

DCPcase.(EnsuretheDCPisinthecorrect

orientation.)

DCP

DCP case

CAUTION

• TheDCPcaneasilybedamagedby

shocks.Afterremovingit,becarefullynot

todropitorsubjectittostrongshocks.

• Theconnectorconnectingthesource

unit and the DCP is an extremely

important part. Be careful not to damage

itbypressingonitwithngernails,

screwdrivers,orotherhardobjects.

Note:

IftheDCPisdirty,wipeothedirtwithasoft,

dry cloth only.

Remove the DCP

Re-attach the DCP

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[

/ SRC] button

• Power/Toggletheaudiosource

[BAND / ] button

• Selecttunerband/Dial/Answer

[MENU / ] button

• Systemmenu/Terminatecall

[ ] button

• Ejectthediscintheunit.

[ , ] button

• Previous(Next)/Search

[OPEN] button

• Unlockthefrontpanel.

[PS / AS] button

• Presetscan/Automemorystore

[SOUND] button

• Soundeectsetting

[VOLUME] knob

• Adjustvolumelevel/Conrm

[ISR] button

• RecallISRstationstoredinmemoryand

storecurrentstationinISRmemory(long

press)

• iTunesTagging(whenconnectedwithHD

Radiomodule)

[1–6] button

• [1]button:Scanplay/Presetstation1.

• [2]button:Repeatplay/Presetstation2.

• [3]button:Randomplay/Presetstation3.

• [4]button:Play/Pause/Topplay(long

press)/Presetstation4.

• [5]button:Previousfolder/Presetstation5.

10tracksdown(longpress)

• [6]button:Nextfolder/Presetstation6.

10tracksup(longpress)

[D] button

• Displayswitch/Systemmenu

3. CONTROLS

Operational Panel

Names of Buttons

[BAND/ ] [MENU/ ] [ ]

[ , ]

[POWER/SRC][OPEN]

[PS/AS]

[SOUND]

[VOLUME] [D]

[ISR] [1~6]

Disc slot

AUX jack

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Remote Control

[POWER/SRC] button

• Power/Toggletheaudiosource

[ , ] button

• Previous(Next)/Search

[MUTE] button

• Muteaudiooutput

[SCN/PS/AS] button

• Scanplay/Presetscan/Auto

memory store

[BND/TOP] button

• Selecttunerband/Topplay

[ , ] button

• Volumeup/down

[ ] button

• Play/Pause

[ISR] button

• RecallISRstationstoredinmemory

(shortpress)andstorecurrent

stationinISRmemory(longpress)

• iTunesTagging(whenconnected

withHDRadiomodule)

[DISP] button

• Displayswitch

[ , ]

[ ]

SRC

POWER DISC UP

TOP

BND

MUTE DISPISR

SCN

PS/AS TV/VTR

RDMRPT

[POWER/

SRC]

[BND/TOP]

[DISP]

[ISR]

[RDM]

[RPT]

[ , ]

[MUTE]

[SCN/

PS/AS]

Using the Remote Control

1. Aim the remote control at the remote

sensor on the unit.

2. Removethebatteryfromtheremote

controlorinsertabatteryinsulatorifthe

batteryhasnotbeenusedforamonthor

longer.

3. DO NOT store the remote control under

direct sunlight or in high temperature

environment, or it may not function

properly.

4. UsebuttonshapedlithiumbatteryCR2025

(3V)only.

5. DONOTrecharge,disassemble,heator

exposethebatterytore.

6. Insertthebatteryinproperdirection

accordingtothe(+)and(-)poles.

[RDM] button

• Randomplay

[RPT] button

• Repeatplay

Insertionguide

7. Storethebatteryinaplacewherechildren

cannot reach to avoid the risk of accident.

Inserting the battery

1. Slideremotecontrolunit’srearcoverinthe

directionshown.

2. Insertbattery(CR2025)intoinsertion

guideswithprintedside(+)up.

3. Pressbatteryintocompartmentasshown.

4. Replace and slide cover until it clicks into

place.

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Handling Discs

Handling

• Newdiscsmayhavesomeroughness

aroundtheedges.Ifsuchdiscsareused,

theplayermaynotworkorthesoundmay

skip. Use a pen or similar tool to remove

any roughness from the edge of the disc.

Pen

Roughness

• Neversticklabelsonthesurfaceofthe

discormarkthesurfacewithapencilor

pen.

• Neverplayadiscwithanycellophanetape

orotherglueonitorwithpeelingomarks.

Ifyoutrytoplaysuchadisc,youmaynot

beabletogetitbackoutoftheplayerorit

may damage the player.

• Donotusediscsthathavelargescratches,

are misshapen, cracked, etc. Use of such

discs may cause misoperation or damage.

• Toremoveadiscfromitsstoragecase,

pressdownonthecenterofthecaseand

liftthediscout,holdingitcarefullybythe

edges.

• Donotusecommerciallyavailabledisc

protectionsheetsordiscsequippedwith

stabilizers,etc.Thesemaydamagethe

discorcausebreakdownoftheinternal

mechanism.

Storage

• Donotexposediscstodirectsunlightor

any heat source.

• Donotexposediscstoexcesshumidityor

dust.

• Donotexposediscstodirectheatfrom

heaters.

Cleaning

• Toremovengermarksanddust,useasoft

clothandwipeinastraightlinefromthe

center of the disc to the outer edge.

• Donotuseanysolvents,suchas

commerciallyavailablecleaners,anti-static

spray, or thinner to clean discs.

• Afterusingspecialdisccleaner,letthedisc

dryowellbeforeplayingit.

On discs

• Exerciseagoodprecautionwhenloading

adisc.Theoperationpanelwillclose

automaticallywhenleavingitopenfora

while.

• Neverturnothepowerandremovethe

unitfromthecarwithadiscloaded.

CAUTION

For your safety, the driver should not

insert or eject a disc, opening the

operation panel while driving.

4. CAUTIONS ON HANDLING

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5. OPERATIONS

Basic Operations

Note:

Be sure to read this chapter referring to the

chapter“3.CONTROLS.”

CAUTION

Before turning o the unit, return the

volume to a lower level. Restarting

playback with the volume at maximum

increases the possibility of damage to the

speakers or your hearing.

Power on/o

Notes:

• Starttheenginebeforeusingthisunit.

• Becarefulaboutusingthisunitforalong

timewithoutrunningtheengine.Ifyou

drainthecar’sbatterytoofar,youmaynot

beabletostarttheengineandthiscan

reducetheservicelifeofthebattery.

1. Starttheengine.Thepowerbuttonwilllight

up.

Engine ON position

2. Press the [ ]buttononthefrontpanelor

[POWER]buttonontheremotecontrolto

turnonthepowerwhileinstandbymode.

Theunitgoesbacktothelaststatusafter

poweron.

3. Press and hold the [ ]buttononthefront

panel or press the [POWER]buttononthe

remotecontroltoturnothepowerwhilein

workmode.

Mute

Press the [MUTE]buttonontheremote

control to mute the volume from the unit.

Note:

Pressing the [MUTE]buttonagainor

adjustingvolumewillreleasemuting.

Volume adjustment

Turn the [VOLUME]knobonthefrontpanel

or press the [ , ]buttonontheremote

control.

Theadjustablerangeofvolumeis0to40.

CAUTION

While driving, keep the volume level at

which external sounds can be heard.

Playing source selection

Press the [SRC]buttononthefrontpanel

or the remote control repeatedly to choose

desired playing source.

Notes:

1. Playing source selection means selecting

workmode,suchasDISCmode,Radio

mode, Aux mode, etc.

2. When some devices are not ready, they

cannotbeselected.

Display system time

Press the [D]buttononthefrontpanelor

[DISP]buttonontheremotecontroltoswitch

the display information, system time and

playing source.

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Select tuner as playing source

Press the [SRC]buttononceormoretoenter

radio mode.

Select one radio band

Press the [BAND]buttononthepanelor

[BND]buttonontheremotecontroltoselect

oneradiobandamongFM1,FM2,FM3,AM.

Manual tuning

Duringmanualtuning,thefrequencywillbe

changed in steps.

Press the [ ] / [ ]buttononthefront

panel or the remote control to tune in a higher/

lowerstation.

Auto tuning

Press and hold the [ ] / [ ]buttonon

the front panel or the remote control to seek a

higher/lowerstation.

Tostopsearching,repeattheoperationabove

orpressotherbuttonshavingradiofunctions.

Note:

When a station is received, searching stops

and the station is played.

Iftheunitreceivesastereobroadcast,the

indicatorlightofstereo‘ST’ontheLCD

display lights.

Auto store

Onlystationswithsucientsignalstrength

willbedetectedandstoredinthememory.

Press and hold the [PS/AS](2sec.)buttonto

start automatic station search.

Tostopautostore,pressotherbuttonshaving

radio functions.

Note:

1. After auto store, the previous stored

stationswillbeoverwritten.

2. Theunithasfourbands:FM1,FM2,

FM3andAM.FM3andAMcanstoreby

ASfunction.Eachbandscanstoresix

stations, CZ500 can store 24 stations in

total.

Manual store

While tuned into a desired radio station, press

andholdnumberbutton1–6tostoreitinthe

memory.

Radio Operations

Recall the stored stations

Pressonenumericbuttonamong1to6on

the panel or the remote control to select the

corresponding stored station.

Local seeking

WhenLOCALseekingison,onlythose

radiostationswithstrongradiosignalcanbe

received.

Press and hold the [D]buttononthe

front panel, then press the [ ]button

repeatedlyuntilLOorDXdisplaysonthe

screen,androtatetheknobtoselectLocalor

Distant mode.

Note:

Thenumberofradiostationsthatcanbe

receivedwilldecreaseafterthelocalseeking

mode is on.

Preset scan

Preset scan receives the stations stored

in preset memory in order. This function is

usefulwhensearchingforadesiredstationin

memory.

1. Press the [PS/AS]button.

2. When a desired station is tuned in, press

the [PS/AS]buttonagaintocontinue

receiving that station.

Note:

Be careful not to press and hold the [PS/AS]

buttonfortwosecondsorlonger,otherwise

the auto store function is engaged and the

unit starts storing stations.

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Satellite Radio Mode

ListenerscansubscribetoXM

Radio on

theWebbyvisitingwww.xmradio.com,orby

calling(800)967-2346.Customersshould

havetheirRadioIDready(see“Displaying

theIdentication(ID)Code”).Customers

canreceivealimitednumberoffree-to-air

channelswithoutactivation.

ListenerscansubscribetoSirius

Radio on

theWebbyvisitingwww.sirius.com,orby

calling(888)539-SIRIUS.Customersshould

havetheirSiriusIDready(SiriusIDislocated

ontheSatelliteRadioTuner,soldseparately).

Customerscanlistentomusicsamplesby

tuning to channel 184.

Accessing satellite radio mode

Press the [SRC]buttononthefrontpanel

ortheremotecontroltoswitchtotheSAT

source.

Displaying the Identication (ID)

Code

Before you listen to satellite radio, you must

subscribetotheserviceusingyourradio’s

identicationnumber.TodisplaytheradioID,

use the [ ]tuningbuttontotunetochannel

“000”.ThescreendisplaystheradioIDwhere

the channel name is usually displayed.

Check XM tuner

IfXMtunerisnotconnected,“XMTUNER”

willappearontheLCD.

Select a band

Press the [BAND]buttontochangebetween

threeSATbands(SAT1,SAT2andSAT3).

Eachbandstoresuptosixpresetstations.

Selecting a station

Press the [ ] or [ ]tuningbuttontotune

to another station.

Preset mode

Sixnumberedpresetbuttonsstoreandrecall

stationsforeachband.

Preset scan

Short press the [PS/AS]buttontostart

category scaning.

Longpressthe[PS/AS]buttontostartpreset

station scaning for 10 seconds each.

Storing a station

1. Selectaband(ifneeded),thenselecta

station.

2. Pressandholdapresetbutton(numbers

1–6)onthefrontpanel.

3. Thepresetnumberandstationisdisplayed

and highlighted.

Recalling a station

1. Selectaband(ifneeded).

2. Pressafrontpanelpresetbutton(numbers

1–6)toselectthecorrespondingstored

station.

Channel search

To access Channel Search mode, press the

[MENU]buttononthefrontpanel.

1. Rotate the [VOLUME]knobonthefront

panel to select the desired channel, and

presstheknobtoconrmtheselection.

2. Rotate the [VOLUME]knobonthepanel

orpresstheup/downarrowbuttonson

the remote control to select the channel

name,andpresstheknobtoconrmthe

selection.

Category search

To access Category Search mode, press the

[MENU]buttononthefrontpanel.

1. Rotate the [VOLUME]knobonthepanelto

select the desired category, and press the

knobtoconrmtheselection.

2. Thelistofavailablecategoriesappears

on the screen. Rotate the [VOLUME]knob

onthepanelorpresstheup/downarrow

buttonsontheremotecontroltoselectand

presstheknobtoconrm.

3. The list of stations in the selected category

appears on the screen. Rotate the

[VOLUME]knobonthepanelorpress

theup/downarrowbuttonsontheremote

control to select the category name, and

presstheknobtoconrmtheselection.

Direct search

To access Direct Search mode, press the

[MENU]buttononthefrontpanel.

1. Rotate the [VOLUME]knobonthepanel

to select the desired direct, and press the

knobtoconrmtheselection.

2. Rotate the [VOLUME]knobonthepanel

orpresstheup/downarrowbuttonson

the remote control to select the direct

name,andpresstheknobtoconrmthe

selection.

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HD Radio Operations

About HD Radio

™

technology

HDRadiotechnologyallowsCD-qualitydigital

broadcastingofyourlocalAMandFMradio

stations.HDRadiobroadcastscaninclude

multiplechannelsonthesamefrequency,

whichiscalledmulticasting.Withmulticasting,

you can receive up to eight additional

multicastchannels:HD1–HD8.

With an HD Radio tuner connected, you

willreceiveHDRadiodigitalbroadcasts

automaticallywhentunedtoastationthat

oersHDRadiotechnology.

NOTE: Not all FM or AM stations oer

HD Radio (digital) broadcasting. You can

receive both analog and digital stations

with the unit.

Accessing radio mode

Press the [SRC]buttononthefrontpanelor

remotecontroltoswitchtotheRADIOsource,

andHDicomwilllightwhenaTHD300is

connected.

Select a band

Press the [BAND]buttontochangebetween

threeFMandoneAMbands.Eachband

stores up to six preset stations.

Tuning

- Seek Tuning

Press and hold the [ ] or [ ]buttonto

seek the next/previous station automatically.

- Manual Tuning

Press the [ ] or [ ]buttontomovethe

radiofrequencynumberupordownonestep.

HD radio multicast channels

To tune to an HD Radio multicast channel,

tune to the main signal and then press the

[MENU]buttononthefrontpanel.PTYis

displayed.SelectPTYorSUBCHbyrotating

the [VOLUME]knobandpresstoconrm.

• SelectPTYtypefromthecategorylistby

rotating the [VOLUME]knobandpressit.

• SelectSUBCHbyrotatingthe[VOLUME]

knobandpressit.

• Multichannelisavailablewhenadigital

signalisdetected,theDIGITALicon

willlight.Ifthedigitalsignalbecomes

unavailable,theunitwillreverttoAnalog

reception.

Preset stations

Uptosixstationsoneachbandcanbe

storedaspresets,whichcanthenbeinstantly

recalledbypressingtheassociatedpreset

button.Tostoreastation,turntheradioon

andselectthedesiredbandandstation.

Pressandholdthedesiredpresetbutton

(numberedonethroughsixonthefaceofthe

radioorremotecontrol)formorethantwo

seconds.Whenstored,thepresetnumber

willappearinthedisplay.Thestationisnow

storedandcanberecalledbypressingthe

correspondingpresetbutton.Repeatforthe

remainingvepresetsonthecurrentband

andforpresetsontheotherfourbands.

NOTE: Multicast stations can be stored as

presets, but the unit must be in Digital or

Auto reception mode to receive them.

Preset scan

Press the [PS/AS]buttontoscanandplayall

preset stations for 10 seconds each. Press

the [PS/AS]buttonagaintostopscanning

and play the current station.

Automatic store (AS)

Press and hold the [PS/AS]buttontoselect

six strong stations and store them in the

currentbandusingtheautostorefunction.

After entering the stations into memory, the

unitwillautomaticallystopateachstationfor

veseconds,allowingyoutoprevieweach

selection. When using the auto store function,

thenewstationsreplaceanystationsalready

stored in preset memory.

NOTE:

Youcanstoptheautostorefunctionatany

timebypressingthe[PS/AS]buttonagain.

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iTunes

Tagging

TheCZ500oersiTunes

Tagging,which

allowstheuserto“Tag”songsplayingonHD

Radio

™

stations for purchase later through

iTunes. When you press the [ISR]button,the

unit stores the title and artist song information

thatcanthenbetransferredtoyouriPodwhen

connectedtotheunit.Alisttitled"Tagged"will

appeariniTunes,allowingyoutheoptionto

purchase your tagged songs.

Note:

“iTunes

Tagging”functionworksby

connectingTHD300(soldseparately).

iPod compatibility

FordetailedinformationontheplayableiPod

models,seeourhomepage:www.clarion.

com

Note:

• iPhonescanalsobeconnectedtothis

system and “iPod” appearing in this manual

shouldbereferredtoas“iPod/iPhone”.

• Thissystemwillnotoperateormay

operateimproperlywithunsupported

versions.

Tagging music

Tobegintaggingmusic,tunetoanHDRadio

station.TheDIGITALiconatthedisplaymust

beilluminated,indicatingadigitalstation

isbeingreceived.TAGiconlightsupwhen

Tagging function is ready. Press the [ISR]

buttonontheunit.Propertaggingdepends

verymuchongoodradioreception.Ifthe

receptionispoor,taggingwillbeaected.

“STORE##/64”willappearinthedisplay.The

song information is saved to the unit memory

untilaniPodisconnected.Youcantagupto

64songsbeforethetagsmustbetransferred

to an iPod or deleted. When the Tag memory

reachescapacity(64tags)thebottomofthe

screendisplays“MEMOFULL”.

Table 5: TAG Messages

Tag Message Reason

STORE ##/64

IftheTagsdataisready,and

the [ISR]buttonispressed

SENDING## Tags data is sending to iPod

MEMOFULL Tag storage is full

DEFFICIENT Tagdataisnotavailable

IPODFULL iPod memory is full

NOT SUPPORT

AniPodwithoutTagging

function is connected and the

[ISR]buttonispressed

Note:

TagssavedtoyouriPodcanbemanaged

usingtheiTunessoftware,availableatwww.

apple.com/itunes.

Downloading tags to your iPod

TodownloadtagstoyouriPod,pluganiPod

into the unit. All existing tags are automatically

transferred to the iPod and deleted from the

headunit’smemory.IfaniPodisconnected

whenasongistagged,theTagwillbe

immediately transferred to the iPod.

Note:

When transferring Tags to an iPod, the unit

must remain in Radio mode. To purchase

tagged songs, you must sync your iPod to

iTunes and then click the “Tagged” list on the

leftsideoftheiTunessoftwarescreen.Click

the“View”buttonforpurchasinginformation.

Note:

1. HowtoentertheiTunestaggingfunction?

 “TAG”and“DIGITAL”lightupwhenTagging

function is ready, press the [ISR]buttonto

start iTunes Tagging.

2. Whatisseenontheradio’sdisplaytolet

meknowIhavetaggedthetune?

Press the [ISR]buttontoshow

 “STORINGTAG”.AfterconnecttoaiPod,

thedisplayshows“SENDING01”.

 IfnoconnectionwithiPod,thedisplay

willshow“STORE##/64”.Youcouldsave

64 Tag into E2PROM in total. When you

connecttoaiPod,Taginformationwill

besavedintheiPod,andthedatain

E2PROMwillbecleared.

3. ThenhowdoIgetthetaggedtunefrommy

iPodtothecomputer?

 IfyouhaveinstalliTunes,connectyour

iPodtoyourcomputerandbuysongs

online.

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3. Donotaxanametoaleinsideafolder

having the same name.

Folder structure

Adiscwithafolderhavingmorethaneight

hierarchicallevelscannotbeused.

Number of les or folders

1. Upto999lescanberecognizedper

folder.

 Upto3000lescanbeplayed.

2. Tracks are played in the order that they

wererecordedontoadisc.(Tracksmight

notalwaysbeplayedintheorderdisplayed

onthePC.)

3. Some noise may occur depending on

thetypeofencodersoftwareusedwhile

recording.

Backup eject function

Just pressing the [ ]button,ejectsthedisc

evenifthepowertotheunitisnotturnedon.

Notes:

• ForcingaCDintothediscslotbeforeauto

reloading can damage the CD.

• IfaCD(12cm)isleftintheejected

position for 15 seconds, the CD is

automaticallyreloaded(Autoreload).

Listening to a disc already

loaded in the unit

Press the [SRC]buttontoselecttheCD/MP3/

WMA mode.

When the unit enters the CD/MP3/WMA

mode, play starts automatically.

Loading a CD

InsertaCDintothecenterofthediscslot

withthelabeledsidefacingup.TheCDplays

automatically after loading.

Notes:

• Neverinsertforeignobjectsintothedisc

slot.

• IftheCDisnotinsertedeasily,theremay

beanotherCDinthemechanismorthe

unitmayrequireservice.

• Discsnotbearingthe

TEXT

mark

andCD-ROMscannotbeplayedbythis

unit.

This unit can play back MP3/

WMA les

Note:

IfyouplayalewithDRM(DigitalRights

Management)forWMAremainingON,no

audioisoutput(TheWMAindicatorblinks).

To disable DRM (Digital Rights

Management)

WhenusingWindowsMediaPlayer9/10/11,

clickonTool→Options→CopyMusictab,

then under Rip settings, uncheck the Copy

ProtectMusicbox.Thenrecreatetheles.

WhenyoudisableDRM,youdosoatyour

ownresponsibility.

Precautions when creating MP3/

WMA le

Usable sampling rates and bit rates

1. MP3:Samplingrate8kHz-48kHz,Bitrate

8kbps-320kbps/VBR

2. WMA:Bitrate8kbps-320kbps

File extensions

1. Alwaysaddaleextension“.MP3”or

“.WMA”toMP3,WMAlebyusingsingle

byteletters.Ifyouaddaleextension

otherthanspeciedorforgettoaddthele

extension,thelecannotbeplayed.

2. FileswithoutMP3/WMAdatawillnotplay.

Theleswillbeplayedsoundlesslyifyou

attempttoplayleswithoutMP3/WMA

data.

 *WhenVBRlesareplayed,theplaytime

onthedisplaymaydierfromtheactual

play location.

 *WhenMP3/WMAlesareplayed,there

issilencebetweentunes.

Logical format (File system)

1. WhenwritingMP3/WMAlesonaCD-R

discorCD-RWdisc,pleaseselectISO

9660 level 1 or 2, Joliet, Romeo or Apple

ISOasthewritingsoftwareformat.Normal

playmaynotbepossibleifthediscis

recorded in another format.

2. Thefoldernameandlenamecanbe

displayed as the title during MP3/WMA

playbutthetitlemustbewithin64single

bytealphabeticallettersandnumerals

(includinganextension).

CD/MP3/WMA Operations

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CD/MP3/WMA Operations

• SomeCDsrecordedinCD-R/CD-RW

modemaynotbeusable.

Pausing play

1. Press the [ 4 / ]buttontopauseplay.

“PAUSE” appears in the display.

2. To resume CD play, press the [ 4 / ]

buttonagain.

Displaying CD titles

Youcanpressthe[D]buttontochangethe

title display ON or OFF.

WhentheSCROLLfunctionisON,theunit

can display title data for MP3/WMA disc.

MP3/WMA disc

FILE→FOLDER→TITLE/ALBUM→ARTIST

→FILE→

Notes:

• IftheCDplayingisnotaCD-textCDor

nousertitlehasbeeninput,“NOTITLE”

appears in the display.

• IfMP3/WMAdiscisnotinputTAG,“NO

TITLE”appearsinthedisplay.

• OnlyASCIIcharacterscanbedisplayedin

Tags.

Selecting a track

Track-up

1. Press the [ ]buttontomoveaheadto

thebeginningofthenexttrack.

2. Each time you press the [ ]button,the

trackadvancesaheadtothebeginningof

the next track.

3. Press and hold the [ 6]buttontomove

ahead 10 tracks.

Track-down

1. Press the [ ]buttontomovebacktothe

beginningofthecurrenttrack.

2. Press the [ ]buttontwicetomoveback

tothebeginningoftheprevioustrack.

3. Press and hold the [ 5]buttontomove

back10tracks.

Fast-forward/Fast-reverse

Fast-forward

Press and hold the [ ]button.

Fast-reverse

Press and hold the [ ]button.

* For MP3/WMA discs, it takes some time

untilthestartofsearchingandbetween

tracks.Inaddition,theplayingtimemay

have a margin of error.

Folder select

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoselectafolder

containingMP3/WMAlesandstartplaying

fromthersttrackinthefolder.

1. Press the [ 5 ] or [ 6 ]button.

Press the [ 6]buttontomovethenext

folder. Press the [ 5]buttontomovethe

previous folder.

2. To select a track, press the [

] or [ ]

button.

Top function

The top function resets the CD player to the

rsttrackofthedisc.Pressandholdthe

[TOP]buttononthefrontpanelorpressthe

[TOP]buttonontheremotecontroltoplaythe

rsttrack(trackNo.1)onthedisc.

* IncaseofMP3/WMA,thersttrackofa

folderbeingplayedwillbereturned.

Other various play functions

Scan play

Thisfunctionallowsyoutolocateandplaythe

rst10secondsofallthetracksrecordedon

a disc.

Press the [SCN]buttontoperformscanplay.

Repeat play

Thisfunctionallowsyoutorepeatplayback

of a track.

1. Press the [RPT]buttononceormoreuntil

“TRKRPT”appearsontheLCDtoperform

repeat play.

2. Press the [RPT]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“FOLDRPT”appearsontheLCDforfolder

repeat play.

3. Press the [RPT]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“RPTOFF”appearsontheLCDtocancel

repeatplayback.

Random play

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoplayalltracks

recorded on a disc in a random order.

Press the [RDM]buttontoperformrandom

play.

Randomplaystartswiththenextplayedtrack

whenRandomfunctionison.

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Press the [SRC]buttononthepanelor

remote control to select AUX.

AUXisjustforAudiocontentwith3.5mm

Jack connector plugged into audio-in socket

on the front panel.

AUX Operations

1. InsertaUSBdeviceintotheUSB

connector.

When connecting a USB device, the unit

willreadthelesautomatically.

2. ToremovetheUSBdevice,youshouldrst

select another source, in order to avoid

damaging the USB device. Then remove

the USB device.

USB Operations

Connect

Connect an iPod or iPhone to the USB using

aUSBcable.

Whenconnectingadevice,theunitwillread

thelesautomatically.Thetrackinformation

displaysonthescreenonceplaybackstarts.

Press the [MENU]buttonrepeatedlytoshow

PLAYLISTS,rotatetheknobtoshowPLAY

LISTS/ARTISTS/ALBUMS/GENRES/

SONGS/COMPOSERS,pressandrotatethe

knobtoselectadesiredoption,thenpress

theknobtoconrm.

Repeat play

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoplaythecurrent

track repeatedly or play all tracks in your iPod/

iPhone repeatedly.

iPod & iPhone Operations

1. Press the [RPT]buttononceormoreuntil

“TRKRPT”appearsontheLCDtoperform

repeat play.

2. Press the [RPT]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“ALLRPT”appearsontheLCDforall

tracks repeat play.

3. Press the [RPT]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“RPTOFF”appearsontheLCDtocancel

repeatplayback.

Random play

Thisfunctionallowsyoutoplayalltracks

recorded on a disc in a random order.

1. Press the [RDM]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“RDMALBUM”appearsontheLCDfor

albumrandomplay.

2. Press the [RDM]buttononceormoreuntil

“RDMSONG”appearsontheLCDto

perform random play.

3. Press the [RDM]buttonrepeatedlyuntil

“RDMOFF”appearsontheLCDtocancel

randomplayback.

AUX input sensitivity setting

1. Press and hold the [D]button.

2. Press the [

, ]buttontoselect“AUX

SENS”.

3. Iftheoutputlevelofconnectedexternal

audio player is “High”, rotate [VOL/SEL]

knobandchoose“AUXLOW”.Andifthe

outputlevelis“Low”,choose“AUXHIGH”.

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Bluetooth Operations

Bluetoothallowsyoutoutilizeyourcar’sbuilt-

inaudiosystemforwirelessmobilephone

or music handsfree communication. Some

Bluetoothmobilephoneshavetheaudio

features,andsomeportableaudioplayers

support Bluetooth. This system can play audio

data stored in a Bluetooth audio device. A car

stereowithBluetoothinstalledwillbeableto

retrievephonebookcontacts,receivedcalls,

dialed calls, missed calls, incoming calls,

outgoing calls and listen to music.

Notes:

• DonotplacetheBluetoothhandsfree

microphonewhereitwillbedirectly

aectedbyblowingairsuchasinfrontof

air conditioning vents. This may cause a

malfunction.

• Leavingitexposedtohightemperatures

or direct sunlight can cause distortion

ordiscolorationwhichmayresultina

malfunction.

• Thissystemwillnotoperateormay

operateimproperlywithsomeBluetooth

audio players.

• Clarioncannotguaranteethecompatibility

ofallmobilephonestogetherwithCZ500.

• Audioplaybackwillbesettothesame

volume level as set during telephone calls.

Thismightcauseproblems,ifextreme

volume level is set during a telephone call.

Handsfree Operations

Pairing

1. TurnonBluetoothfunctionofyourmobile

phone.

2. Enterthemobilephone’sBluetoothsetup

menu.

3. SearchfornewBuetoothdevices.

4. Select CZ500 from the pairing list on the

mobilephone.

5. Enter“0000”asthepassword.

6. Afterpairingsuccessfully,theunitwill

enter Bluetooth mode automatically, and

“BLUETOOTHCONNECTED”willappear

ontheLCD.

Make a call

Direct Number Call

Press the [ ] and [MENU]buttontoselect

DIALNUM.

1. Press the [

] or [MENU]button.

2. Press the [VOLUME]knobonthefront

panel or press the [ ] / [ ]buttonon

theremotecontroltoswitch:DIALLED

CALL/MISSEDCALL/RECEIVED

CALL/MEMORYPHONEBOOK/SIM

PHONEBOOK

3. Press the [VOLUME]knobtoconrmthe

selection,“WAITING”willappearonthe

LCD.

4. Press the [ ] to dial.

5. Press [ ] to terminate call.

Operation from Bluetooth menu

Press the [SRC]buttontoswitchthesource

to“BLUETOOTHMUSIC”.Pressthe[MENU]

buttontoselectawaytomakeoutgoingcall:

• Dial Number

Sameoperationas“DirectNumberCall”.

• Dialled/Missed/Received Call History

YoucansearchanyDialled/Missed/Received

Call History.

1. Rotatetheknobtoselect“DIALLED”,

“MISSED”or“RECEIVED”.

2. Press the [VOLUME]knobtoenterthe

selected call history.

3. Use the [ ] / [ ]buttonsontheremote

control or rotate the [VOLUME]knobto

scroll the contacts.

4. Whenthecontactnameormobilephone

No. is displayed, press the [ ]buttonto

callthemobilephoneNo.ofthatcontact.

* Press the [ ]buttontoendthecall.

• Call from Phonebook

User can search the contact name in the

phonebookandmakecall.

1. Rotatetheknobtoselect“SIMPHONE

BOOK”,“MEMORYPHONEBOOK“or

“TETEPHONE BOOK” .

2. Press the [VOLUME]knobtoenterthe

selectedphonebook.

3. Use the [ ] / [ ]buttonsontheremote

control or rotate the [VOLUME]knobto

scroll the contacts.

4. When the contact name is displayed, press

the [ ]buttontocallthemobilephone

No. of that contact.

* Press the [ ]buttontoendthecall.

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Bluetooth Operations

• Answering a call

Youcanansweranincomingcallbypressing

the [ ]button.

* Press the [ ]buttontorejectanincoming

call.

Audio Streaming Operations

What is audio streaming?

Audiostreamingisatechniquefortransferring

audiodatasuchthatitcanbeprocessedas

a steady and continuous stream. Users can

stream music from their external audio player

totheircarstereowirelesslyandlistentothe

tracksthroughthecar’sspeakers.Please

consult your nearest Clarion dealer for more

informationonwirelessaudiostreaming

transmitterproductsoered.

CAUTION

Please avoid operating your connected

mobile phone while audio streaming as

this may cause noise or sound choppy

during the song playback.

Audio streaming may or may not resume

after telephone interrupt as this is

dependent on mobile phone.

System will always return to Radio mode

if audio streaming is disconnected.

Note:

Besuretoreadthesection“Pairing”before

proceeding.

Play/Pause a track

1. Press the [ 4 / ]buttontopauseaudio

playback.

2. Toresumeaudioplayback,pushthe[4 /

]buttonagain.

Selecting a track

Track-up

1. Press the [ ]buttontomovetothe

beginningofthenexttrack.

2. Each time the [ ]buttonispressed,

playbackproceedstoanothertrackinthe

advancing direction.

Track-down

1. Press the [

]buttontomovetothe

beginningoftheprevioustrack.

2. Each time the [

]buttonispressed,

playbackproceedstoprevioustrackinthe

reverse direction.

Notes:

PlayingorderwilldependontheBluetooth

audio player. When the [ ]buttonis

pressed,someA2DPdeviceswillrestart

the current track depends on the duration of

playback.

Duringmusicstreamingplayback,“A2DP”will

beshownonthedisplay.Informationabout

tracks(e.g.theelapsedplaytime,songtitle,

etc.)cannotbedisplayedonthisunit.

When A2DP device is disconnected, “BT

DISCONNECT”willbeshownonthedisplay

and return to previously selected audio

source. Some Bluetooth audio players may

nothaveplay/pausesynchronizedwiththis

unit.Pleasemakesurebothdeviceandmain

unit are in the same play/pause status in BT

MUSICmode.

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Clarion CZ500 User manual

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Model: CZ500

Category: Car media receivers

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