Radio Shack PLCDCS 200 User's Manual
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1. The most common source of noise in reception is the ignition system This is normally due to the fact that radio is placed relatively close to the ignition system engine This type of noise can be easily detected because it will vary in intensity of pitch with the speed of the engine Usually the ignition noise can be suppressed considerably by using a radio suppression type high voltage ignition wire and suppressor resistor in the ignition system Most vehicles employ this wire and resistor but it may be necessary to check them for correct operation Another method of suppression is the use of additional noise suppressors These can be obtained from most CB Amateur radio or electronic supply shops Interference Radio reception in a moving environment automobile is very different from reception in a stationary home It is very important to understand the difference AM reception will deteriorate when passing through a tunnel or when passing under high voltage lines Also noise can be picked up from passing automobiles Although AM is subject to environmental noise it has the ability to be received at great distance This is due to the fact that broadcasting signals follow the curvature of the earth and are reflected back by the upper atmosphere FM reception is just the opposite of AM It is not subject to environmental noise and it does not have the ability to be received at great distances usually 30 miles A2. than 30 degrees than 30 degrees The disc is extremely dirty or defective disc Clean the compact disc then try to play a new one The cassette is defective Try another cassette The operation keys do not work The built in microcomputer is not operating properly due to noise Press the RESET button Front panel is not properly fixed into its place The radio does not work The radio station automatic selection does not work The antenna cable is not connected Insert the antenna cable firmly The signals are too weak Select a station manually MAINTENANCE For System 3 Clean the tape head with the cotton swab The following suggestions help you care for the product so that you can enjoy it for years Emu ra WIE 1 Keep the product dry If it does get ei wet wipe it dry immediately Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits 4 Clean the capstans and the pinch 2 Keep the product away from dust and rollers with the cotton swab dirt which can cause premature wear of parts 5 Allow the tape head capstans and 3 Handle the product gently and pinch rollers to dry before operating carefully Dropping it can damage 6 Do not touch the tape with your circuit boards and cases and can fingers if it becomes lose wind it cause the product to work improperly back by twisting
3. the system AUXILIARY INPUT The unit can be connected to a portable audio player through the AUX IN jack 11 RESET RESET button 28 must be activated with either a ball point pen or thin metal object The RESET button 28 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 OPERATION RADIO OPERATION BAND SELECTION At radio mode press BAND button 13 to select the desired band The reception band will change in the following order gt FM1 gt FM2 gt FM3 gt AM1 gt AM2 STATION SELECTION Manual Tune Up Down Repeatedly press the TUNE TRACK SKIP x button 16 or TUNE TRACK SKIP 5 button 17 for manual tuning frequency downward or upward Seek Tune Up Down Press and hold the TUNE TRACK SKIP button 16 or TUNE TRACK SKIP button 17 for several seconds for auto tuning frequency downward or upward LOCAL DISTANT Press LOC button 1 shortly to select between local and distant stations Local setting for reception of strong station and a distant setting for reception of weaker stations In local mode LOC will display MONO STEREO At FM radio mode press MO ST button 8 to set the reception between mono mode and stereo mode In stereo mode when stereo broadcasting station is received the G5 indicator will appear u
4. GC 49 amp bd a9 FUNCTION KEYS amp CONTROL 1 PWR Power Button 2 MUT Mute Button 3 SEL Select Button 4 VOL Volume Up Button 5 VOL w Volume Down Button 6 BND Band Select Button 7 MOD Mode Button 8 TUNE SEEKt lt Tune Seek Down Button 9 TUNE SEEK 1 Tune Seek Up Button 10 EQ Preset Equalization Button 11 PRESET Preset Buttons 12 PAU Pause Button 13 SCN Scanning Button 14 RPT Repeat Button 15 RND Random Button SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power Supply Requirements Chassis Dimensions Loading Impedance Maximum Output Power Current Drain CD PLAYER Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation Frequency Response CASSETTE PLAYER Tape Speed Fast Forward Time Frequency Response Channel Separation Crosstalk Wow and Flutter RADIO Frequency Coverage Sensitivity S N 30 dB Image Rejection Stereo Separation Frequency Coverage Sensitivity S N 20 dB DC 12 Volts Negative Ground 200 mm W x 138 mm D x 75 mm H 4 8 Q per channel 4x 50 Watts 10 Ampere max More than 55 dB More than 50 dB 20 Hz 20 KHz 4 76 cm sec 180 seconds C 60 type 50 to 8 000 Hz gt 35 dB gt 40 dB 0 3596 WRMS FM 87 5 to 107 9 MHz 10 7 MHz 3 uV gt 45 dB 80 dB AM 530 to 1710 KHz 10 71 MHz 32 dBu TROUBLE SHOOTING Before going Kerg the check list check wiring
5. NDARD MOUNTING CONFIGURATION JA MOUNTING CONFIGURATION JZ MOUNTING CONFIGURATION WIRING CONNECTION For 4 x 50W System ANTENNA SOCKET MAIN UNIT FUSE IGNITION RED SWITCH B BLACK TV AUDIO IN UD RED MEMORY YELLOW BACK UP Lch WHITE BLACK GREY GROUND B RCA CABLE Rch RED Lch WHITE POWER BLUE ANTENNA CH GREY FRONT Lch WHITE FRONT Rch SPEAKER WHITE BLACK GREY BLACK SPEAKER GREEN VIOLET REAR Lch REAR Rch SPEAKER GREEN BLACK VIOLET BLACK ET SPESRER OPERATION OPERATION GENERAL OPERATION Note In this product design there has different sound accompanying with every button pressed and the sound is designed differently according to the customers ON OFF Switch on the unit by pressing POWER button 9 When system is on press POWER button 9 again to turn off the unit OPEN THE FRONT PANEL Press OPEN button 7 to fold down the front panel SOUND ADJUSTMENT Press PUSH SELECT button 10 to select audio mode shown in the below sequence r VOLUME BASS TREBLE BALANCE FADER 5 For Fader Version Only By rotating the knob 10 clockwise or counter clockwise it is possible to adjust the desired sound quality If adjustm
6. PYLE PLCDCS 200 OWNER S MANUAL Mobile Audio System e PLL Synthesizer Stereo Radio Digital Compact Disc Player e Cassette Player e Automatically Memory Storing Preset Equalization Auxiliary Input Function e Remote Control e Undetachable Panel CONTENTS IJ ee 3 ll Berl d EE 4 AX DOW EDUC mL 4 Operati M 5 General Operation Xo ausa e dr 6 Radio Opera OM ae ABO 7 Cassette Operations n eei Hoe Mien ee eee 7 PLE ICs C 8 Remote Control uu u u uuu uuu de nt socero 8 leen rpee 9 Trouble Shooting einen reo te nnn nt nnne inde un x Yan neni de e 10 MaI te ancg 11 xr 12 Ignition and Interference Noise 12 INSTALLATION Method A FACTORY BRACKET MOUNTING SCREW QUICKIE BOLT DASH PANEL Method B SUB PANEL QUICKIE BOLT FLANGE NUT MOUNTING SCREW 234 BRACKET DASH PANEL MOUNTING SCREW 2 BRACKET 2 BRACKET 2 1 BRACKET 2 BRACKET 2 BRACKETL STA
7. a six sided pencil in 4 Wipe the product with a dampened EE cloth occasionally to keep it looking new Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the product 5 Use and store the product only in normal temperature environments High temperature can shorten the life of electronic devices damage batteries and distort or melt plastic parts For Tape Player Periodic cleaning of the tape head and capstan shaft will ensure good reproduction of music and trouble free operation Cleaning of the tape head should be done every 20 to 30 hours of operation or when the high tones have become less clear 1 Use a cassette cleaning cartridge if available If one is not available use a cotton swab soaked in isopropyl rubbing alcohol 2 While holding the tape door open locate tape head to the right of the opening and in the centre of the unit CAUTION 1 This unit is designed to operate on 12 volts DC negative ground electrical system only Do not attempt to install this unit in a vehicle having a positive ground system 2 You should not touch the high polished playback head with any metallic or magnetic tools 3 Your unit has built in filtering to eliminate most of the noise that might come through the power source However with some vehicles particularly older models some clicking or other unwanted noise might be present IGNITION AND INTERFERENCE NOISE Ignition
8. connection If any of the problems persist after chec Symptom No power Disc cannot be loaded or ejected The car ignition switch is not on ist has been made consult your nearest service dealer Solution If the power supply is properly connected to the car accessory circuits but the engine is not moving Switch the ignition key to ACC The fuse is blown Replace the fuse Presence of CD disc inside the player Inserting the disc in reverse direction Remove the disc in the player then put a new one Insert the compact disc with the label facing upward Compact disc is extremely dirty or defective disc Clean the disc or try to play a new one Temperature inside the car is too high Condensation Cool off or until the ambient temperature return to normal Leave the player off for an hour or so then try again Cassette tape Presence of a cassette Remove the cassette tape in the quality is poor cannot be tape in the player player then put in the new one loaded or ejected The temperature in the car Cool off the inside of the car then try is too high again Condensation Leave the cassette player off for an hour or so then try again No sound Volume is in minimum Adjust volume to a desired level Wiring is not properly connected Check wiring connection Sound skips The installation angle is Adjust the installation angle to less or sound more
9. ent has not been done in BAS TRE BAL FAD mode it is returned to the volume select mode initial 5 seconds later Note Only in fader version fader is effective LOUDNESS Press the LOUD button 3 to loudness function and display will show LOUD Press it again to release this function DISPLAY Press the DSP button 15 can switch between frequency or play time display and clock display To set clock hold down DSP button 15 until the clock is shown on display then press TUNE TRACK SKIP button 17 to change hours or TUNE TRACK SKIP lt button 16 to change minutes SELECT MODE Press the MODE button 6 to choose desired listening mode e g radio CDP CDC tape TV or AUX mode MUTE Press the MUTE button 2 to silence the receiver Press it again to release the mode LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY Exhibit current frequency and activated functions on the display 27 EQUALIZATION Press EQ button 12 to select SOUND EFFECT as shown in below sequence NORMAL gt CLAS gt POP gt JAZZ Press EQ button 12 over 1 second graphic display type will display on the LCD and then press TUNE TRACK SKIP button 16 TUNE TRACK SKIP 55 button 17 to select graphic display type as follows DNCO1 gt DNCO2 gt DNCO3 2 DNCO4 A DNCO5 4 REMOTE SENSOR Point the remote control handset to the remote sensor IR 23 Press the function keys on the handset to control
10. lso the FM signal can be blocked by tall buildings mountains or hills To reduce the possibility of these problems ALWAYS FINE TUNE a station and if possible set the antenna height to 30 inches www pyleaudio com 88 C1480 02
11. pon the display AUTOMATIC MEMORY STORING amp PRESET SCAN Automatic Memory Storing Press AS PS button 14 over 1 second in radio mode Auto Store is started Stations are searched automatically from next frequency and detected station is stored into the preset memory In case of LOC state the first Auto Store is done by LOC state and if 6 CH is not fully memorized the seconds Auto Store search continued by Distant state At the end of Auto Store operation mode is change to Preset Scan Preset Scan Press AS PS button 14 shortly in radio mode Preset Scan is started This operation starts from next preset number and finished at the same preset number of which last channel memory stored Frequency of preset memory is displayed with blinking for 5 seconds Press AS PS button 14 again to release this function STATION STORING Press and release any one of the preset buttons 18 1 6 shortly 1 6 preset memory is called Preset Call Press the button for several secnds current frequency is stored into preset memory and preset number 1 6 is displayed Preset Store CASSETTE OPERATION PROGRAM BUTTON These two buttons 25 perform the dual functions of changing the direction of tape playback and fast forward rewind of the tape Change Tape Playback Direction Press both buttons together to play the other side of a tape Fast Forward Rewind Press the button with the double arrows pointing
12. the same direction as the direction indicator in the LCD to fast forward press other button in the opposite direction to fast rewind EJECT Push the eject button 24 down to eject the cassette tape CASSETTE COMPARTMENT Insert a cassette tape into the cassette compartment 26 The cassette mechanism will load it in play mode OPERATION CDP OPERATION SELECT TRACKS Press TUNE TRACK SKIP x button 16 or TUNE TRACK SKIP Z button 17 to move to the previous track or the following track Track number shows on display Hold TUNE TRACK SKIP button 16 or TUNE TRACK SKIP button 17 to fast reverse or fast forward CD play starts from when you release the button PAUSE PLAYING Press PAU button 19 to pause CD player Press it again to resume play e REPEAT THE SAME TRACK Press RPT button 21 to continuously repeat the same track Press it again to stop repeat e PREVIEW ALL TRACKS Press SCN button 20 to play first several seconds of each track on the current disc Press it again to stop intro and listen to track e PLAY ALL TRACKS Press RND button 22 to play all tracks on CD in random order Press it again to cancel the function e EJECT When the front panel is folded down press eject button 4 to stop CD playing and eject the disc from the disc slot 5 REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET Z CD Qo e 35 A oto 2 OO
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