Goodmans GCE7357MP3 User manual

GCE7357MP3

In-Car FM Radio with MP3/WMA CD Player

User Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing this In-Car FM Radio with MP3/WMA CD

Player. Not only can you listen to your favourite radio stations, but

you can also listen to your MP3 and WMA CDs.

It’s really simple to use: you can fully operate your car radio directly from the front

control panel. You can even connect auxiliary devices to it.

Throughout this User Guide, the In-Car FM Radio with MP3/WMA CD will be referred

to as the Car Radio.

Safety is important

Use of any electrical equipment should be undertaken with care. Please read the

warnings section on page 18 before using this Car Radio.

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In-Car FM Radio with MP3/WMA CD Player

User Guide

IMPORTANT: Please read all instructions carefully before use and keep for future reference

What’s in the box?

In-Car Radio

Release Keys

Your In-Car Radio.......................4

Getting Started..........................5

Daily Use - Radio.......................8

Advanced Settings..................10

What is RDS? ..........................12

Using the CD Player.................14

Troubleshooting.......................16

Specifications..........................17

Warnings.................................18

Guarantee ...............................19

Contents

The above images are for illustrative purposes only and may differ to the items supplied.

ISO Adapter

User Guide & Quick Start Guide

Spare Fuse

5mm Nut and Washer

Support Strap

Screw (4x12mm) and

Spring Washer

Fixing Screw

Outer Sleeve

05 10

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01 Your in-car radio

Front view

Back view

ANTENNA

Connection

FUSE

ISO CONNECTOR

SOCKET

REAR

POWER Button

RELEASE Button CD Slot

AUX IN

Connection

EJECT

Button

VOLUME Control MODE Button

Button

PLAY/PAUSE

Button

(Preset 1)

INTRO

Button

(Preset 2)

REPEAT

Button

(Preset 3)

RANDOM

Button

(Preset 4)

FOLDER

DOWN

Button

(Preset 5)

FOLDER UP

Button

(Preset 6)

TUNING/TRACK

UP/DOWN

Button

BAND/LOUD

ENTER

Button

PTY

Button

DISPLAY/ID3

Button

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LINE OUT

SOCKETS

AMS/MP3

Fitting the outer sleeve

Remove the transit

screws from the top of the

car radio.

Remove the outer sleeve

and place into the

dashboard.

Make sure that it is not

angled more than 30º.

DON’T FORGET! Bend the metal tabs on the outer sleeve outwards

and downwards to stop the sleeve from moving.

Getting started

130°

Connecting the wires

Refer to the Quick Start Guide supplied for wiring instructions.

DON’T FORGET! For additional

information and helpful tips, please

see overleaf.

ISO

CONNECTOR

REAR

Connector A

Pin 4 Yellow

Pin 5 Blue

Pin 7 Red

Pin 8 Black Ground

Connector B

Pin 1 Violet

Pin 2 Violet/Black

Pin 3 Grey

Pin 4 Grey/Black

Pin 5 White

Pin 6 White/Black

Pin 7 Green

Pin 8 Green/Black

Connect RCA cables (not supplied)

to an external amplifier (optional)

REAR LINE

OUT R-CH

REAR LINE

OUT L-CH

1 2

3 4

5 6

CONNECTOR B

CONNECTOR A

ISO CONNECTOR PIN DIAGRAM

Right Rear Speaker ( + )

Right Rear Speaker ( - )

Right Front Speaker ( + )

Right Front Speaker ( - )

Left Front Speaker ( + )

Left Front Speaker ( - )

Left Rear Speaker ( + )

Left Rear Speaker ( - )

Memory Backup (Permanent live)

Power Antenna

Power +12V (Ignition)

ANTENNA SOCKET

Connect to the factory antenna lead.

(optional extensions or adapters

may be required depending

on the make and model of

vehicle you have.)

Connect the of the supplied harness to the

corresponding socket on the rear of the unit.

male end

Connect the supplied harness to the vehicle’scar audio

wiring

REAR

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02 Getting started

Fixing Screw

Fitting the support strap

Connect the fixing screw to the

rear of the car radio.

Bend the support strap to suit

the dashboard aperture and

fix to the underside of the

dashboard using the screw and

washer.

Slide the car radio into the

outer sleeve and connect the

spring washer and nut to the

fixing screw.

Spring Washer

and 5mm Nut

Screw and Washer

Fitting the outer facia surround

When all the connections

have been made and

the car radio is securely

in place, fit the facia

surround by pushing it into

place.

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02Getting started

6Removing the detachable

front panel

Press the panel release button

on the front panel.

DON’T FORGET! Always

turn off the car radio

before removing the front

panel.

Panel Release

Button

5Switching on the car radio

Press the Power button to switch on the car radio.

DON’T FORGET! Pressing the Power button again will turn off the

car radio.

Power Button

Attaching the

detachable front panel

Attach the front panel at the

right hand side first, and then

push the front panel forwards

to lock it securely into place.

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Tuning to a radio station

Press the POWER button.

Press the MODE button to select

tuner mode.

Press the BAND button to select FM

or MW wavebands.

DON’T FORGET! There are 3 FM

and 1 MW wavebands.

Press the I and I buttons to

search for a radio station.

DON’T FORGET! To fine tune a

radio station, press and hold either

the I or I button to enter

manual tuning mode. “Manual”

will show in the display. Press the

I or I buttons to make fine

adjustments to the frequency.

Storing a radio station

Tune to a radio station as described

previously.

Press and hold one of the PRESET

buttons 1-6 to store the radio station

to your desired preset memory

location.

DON’T FORGET! This will

overwrite any previously stored

stations in the preset memory

location.

Listening to a stored station

Tune to a radio station as described

previously.

Press the desired preset button 1-6

to select your stored station.

Automatic preset storing (AS)

Press and hold the AS/PS button

to automatically search and store 6

radio stations with a strong signal to

the 6 preset memory locations of the

current band.

To stop the search, press the AS/PS

button again.

Preset scan

Press the AS/PS button briefly to

scan through the stations stored in

the 6 preset memory locations of the

current band.

Each stored station will play for

a few seconds before the scan

continues through the 6 presets.

To stop the preset scan, press the

AS/PS button again.

Adjusting the volume

Rotate the VOLUME control

clockwise to increase the volume

and anti-clockwise to decrease it.

Daily Use - Radio

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03Daily use - Radio

Display

Press the DISP button to view

clock, programme type (PTY) and

frequency of the current station.

Adjusting the audio settings

Press the VOLUME button to select

the following audio options: Volume,

Bass, Treble, Balance, Fader.

Rotate the VOLUME button to adjust

the settings.

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04 Advanced Settings

The advanced menu contains some

useful features to optimise the

performance of your car radio.

Press and hold the VOLUME button to

enter the advanced menu. Press the

VOLUME button repeatedly to navigate

through the menu items. When the

desired menu item is displayed, rotate

the VOLUME control to adjust the

settings.

TA seek / TA alarm

Determines the action the radio will

take if a newly tuned FM station does

not have TA information:

TA seek

The radio will retune to a different

station that has TA information

TA alarm

The radio will not retune, but will make

an audible beep sound.

PI sound / PI mute

Prevents conflicting AF and PI

information when travelling between

two transmitters.

PI sound

The different PI sounds will be heard.

PI mute

The radio will mute until a strong signal

is established.

Retune L / Retune S

Determines the time period of TA and

PI search.

Retune L = 90 seconds.

Retune S = 30 Seconds.

Mask PI / Mask All

To prevent anomalies during the AF

search caused by non RDS stations and

stations with the same AF, but different

PI codes.

Mask PI

Masks only alternative frequencies

with a different PI code to the current

station.

Mask ALL

Masks stations with a different PI code

and non RDS stations.

Beep Mode

Determines when a “beep” sound is

heard when buttons are pressed.

BEEP 2nd

Beeps only when the secondary

function of a dual function button is

pressed.

BEEP ALL

Beeps when any button is pressed.

BEEP OFF

Disables the beep function.

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