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Owner’s Manual
VB475
1 DIN DVD/CD/AMFM RECEIVER
VB475 1
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English Thank you for purchasing this Clarion product. • Please read this owner’s manual in its entirety before operating this equipment. • After reading this manual, keep it handy, such as in your glove compartment. • Save your sales receipt. The warranty at the end of this manual and your sales receipt are essential for warranty service. FCC Approval The Clarion VB475 has been tested and found to comply within the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant of Part 15 of the FCC rules. The
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5. DVD/CD/MP3 OPERATIONS ............................................................................... 15 Regions ................................................................................................................. 15 About DVDs ........................................................................................................... 16 About video CDs, VCDs and MP3 fi les ................................................................. 16 Loading discs (DVDs and CDs) ..........
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English 1. FEATURES Features • Removable front panel with protective case for theft prevention. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. • Dolby 4.2 channel sound effects (manufactured under license from Dolby “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double- trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.) • Types of supported discs: DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, SVCD, DVCD, VCD, CD, MP3, MPEG4, etc. • TV standards supp
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vehicle. You may cause an accident. Find a place to pull over and stop before you confi gure the player. • Keep the volume lower than you might if listening at home to ensure safe driving. • Do not use the player with the ignition off, which could drain the vehicle’s battery. • Parking in direct sunlight for several hours raises the temperature in the vehicle. If the internal temperature is extremely high (over 50 degrees Celsius), start the vehicle and let the interior cool down before you us
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English Maintenance • When washing the vehicle, keep the player dry, including the speaker and any discs. • Do not disassemble or modify this player. You may damage the player, void the warranty, and suffer electric shock. All warranty service should be performed by an authorized Clarion service center. 3. CONTROLS Player with the front panel closed Audio knob LCD screen Arrows Open Power/mute DISP BAND (Display) SRC (source) Forward and reverse 2/UP Play/Pause 1/DN (down) 3/ZOOM 6/RPT (repeat
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5/RDM (random) button In radio mode, press to select the preset button 5. The station frequency displays on the LCD. Press and hold to store a radio frequency at button 5. In DVD, CD or MP3 modes, press to play back chapters, tracks or fi les randomly. 6/RPT (repeat) button In radio mode, press to select the preset button 6 The station frequency displays on the LCD. Press and hold to store a radio frequency at button 6. In DVD, CD or MP3 modes, press to alternate among repeat options. BAN
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English Player with the front panel open DVD/CD slot Eject button Front panel open Remote control Source Mute Display Power Menu Return Setup Arrows Stop/Band Play/pause Volume decrease Next Volume increase Previous Fast forward Fast reverse Slow Go to Title Repeat Random Scan Audio Zoom Subtitle Angle Folder down PAL/NTSC Clear Folder up Quick reference to controls 8 VB475 V VB475OwnersManual.indd 8 B475OwnersManual.indd 8 1/27/2007 9:34:24 PM 1/27/2007 9:34:24 PM
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Angle Changes the scene angle while playing back a DVD that includes multiple scene angles. Arrows Selects options on the DVD menu and values on On- Screen Display (OSD) menus. Audio DVD: Changes the language during playback. VCD/CD: Changes audio channel (left, right, stereo). Clear DVD: Erases incorrect input. Works in DVD mode only. Display (DISP) Displays playback information. Fast forward ( ) Speeds playback forward at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x speeds. Fast reverse ( ) Fast reverses playba
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English Title Displays the DVD’s title menu. Volume down (VOL-) Lowers the volume. Volume up (VOL+) Raises the volume. Zoom Zooms in when viewing a movie or photograph. As you press ZOOM, the player alternates among the available zoom settings: < DVD: > off > 1x > 2x > 3x > 4x > < > > VCD: off > 1x > 2x > 3x 4. BASIC OPERATIONS Turning the player on To turn on the power, press the power button ( ) on the player or on the remote. Power button Locating the power button on both the player and the
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Confi guring audio options 1. Press the AUDIO button to select audio mode. The audio button works to adjust the volume. 2. Press the same button again and again to alternate among all audio options: < > Volume > Bass > Treble > Balance > Fader > Loud > Sound effect > 3. Stop on the attribute you want to control. Option Knob direction Description Volume Left Reduces volume. Right Increases volume. Bass and treble Left Reduces bass or treble. Right Boosts bass or treble. Balance Left to right Adju
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English The player briefl y displays, “Bye Bye!” and enters its “standby” state. The player never turns off completely. If the clock display is enabled (the default), the player displays the current time prefaced by “AM” or “PM.” Setting the time In standby, you can set the time on the clock. 1. If the player is on, press the power button ( ) to turn it off (go into standby mode). 2. Press and hold the D button on the player. The system displays the current time setting. 3. To switch between se
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Right pivot hinge Direction to disconnect the front panel 3. Pull the panel out to release and remove it from the left pivot hinge. The left pivot hinge is in the lower left Corner of the chassis Direction to remove the front panel CAUTION Do not subject the front panel to excessive shocks. Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight or high tem- peratures. Replacing the front panel 1. Line up the front panel with the opening on the player. 2. Pressing on both left and right edges, snap
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English CAUTION! Changes or modifi cations to this product not approved by the manufacturer will void the warranty and will violate FCC approval. Cleaning the remote control Use only a clean, soft, damp cloth to clean the remote control. Do not use lighter fl uid, methanol alcohol or other solvents. Cleaning discs Before playing a disc, wipe it outwards from the center with a clean, soft cloth. Changing the battery in the remote control The remote control uses one CR2025 (3V) lithium battery.
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• When disposing of used batteries, do not incinerate them. Comply with all governmental regulations in your area. • Always check carefully that you are loading the battery with its plus (+) and minus (-) poles as shown in the illustration above. 5. DVD/CD/MP3 OPERATIONS To play back DVDs, the player must be connected to a monitor, such as one of the Clarion OHM monitors. Audio output depends on the type of disc. Carefully read the audio characteristics of the disc before playing back. Regi
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English About DVDs The contents of a DVD are organized into titles and chapters. A single work, such as a movie, corresponds to a single title. Each scene corresponds to a chapter. Chapter structure on a DVD On karaoke discs, each song corresponds to a title. Some discs are organized differently. How you access the titles depends on how the disc was recorded: Playing back some DVD-video discs may not be possible for a variety of reasons. • With DVD-R discs, only recordings made in the video f
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Track structure on a music CD or video CD Read the precautions with all CD-R and CD-RW discs before you use them. In addition: • CD-Extra discs can be played back as music CDs. • Playback of CD-R and CD-RW discs, other than those recorded with a music CD recorder, may not be possible. • Even those CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded using a music CD recorder may not play back due to disc characteristics or dirt on the disc. • As with DVDs, dirt and condensation on the lens inside the player may pre
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English Open button Left side of the front panel 2. If the slot already contains a DVD or CD, press the eject button ( ) to remove the disc. DVD/CD slot Eject button Player with the front panel open The player ejects the disc and automatically returns to radio mode. NOTE Do not insert 3-inch (8 cm) discs. The player supports only 5-inch (12 cm) discs, which have the same physical dimensions as most commercial audio CDs and computer software CD-ROMs. 3. Insert your DVD or CD. CD and player Thi
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DVD playback features Pausing playback • To pause, press the play/pause button ( ) on the player or the remote. • To resume play back, press the play/pause button ( ) again. Choosing sections or chapters • To select a play time when using a CD or video CD, press the GOTO button on the remote. • To select a DVD chapter, press the number of the chapter on the remote. • To skip to the beginning of the next chapter, press the next button ( ) on the remote. • To skip to the beginning of the current
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English Selecting a dubbed language The DVD must be pre-programmed to support additional dubbed languages (audio channels). To determine the number of dubbed languages, look for this symbol on the DVD packaging: . The packaging should also indicate the languages. 1. Press AUDIO on the remote. The player displays the list of dubbed languages from which to choose. 2. Use the arrows on the remote to select the language. 3. Press AUDIO again to select the language. If you press nothing within thr
