Page 2 - Contents; Touch Panel Control
280-7705-00 2 VRX815 280-7705-00 V R X 8 1 5 181 Thank you for purchasing the Clarion VRX815. ∗ This owner’s manual is for the VRX815. ∗ Please read this owner’s manual in its entirety before operating this equipment. ∗ After reading this manual, be sure to keep it in a handy place (e.g., glove comp...
Page 3 - Information Panel; WARNING; Handling Compact Discs; Handling; Caution on Handling
280-7705-00 VRX815 3 8 VRX815 280-7705-00 280-7705-00 VRX815 4 English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual 5. DISPLAY The Color LCD Display and the Information Panel on the main unit show the following displays, providinginformation about the mode and functions operated. ...
Page 4 - English; When the display open; Names of Buttons
280-7705-00 VRX815 7 5 VRX815 280-7705-00 6 VRX815 280-7705-00 English Français Español English Owner’ s manual English Owner’ s manual Note: Be sure to unfold this page and refer to the front diagrams as you read each chapter. Remarque: Veuillez déplier cette page et vous référer aux schémas quand ...
Page 5 - Owner; Color LCD Display
VRX815 9 English Owner ’s manual Color LCD Display : PROGRAM WEST COAST (User title) : PROGRAM BBC OXFD (Station name) ★ Displayed when DAB connection is made. DAB : DAB indication INFO : INFO (Information) indication AF : AF (Alternative frequency) indication TA : TA (Traffic announcement) indicati...
Page 6 - FUNCTION
10 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual DISPLAY ∗ 1 ∗ 2 ∗ 3 ∗ 5 ∗ 4 ∗ 5 FUNCTION CD PLAYER ∗ 1: An example screen indication in the radio mode ∗ 2: Press an operation button to switch the screen. The operation button is [FUNC] button in thedescription of operation per mode. ∗ 3: Touch the screen and the m...
Page 8 - Remote control unit; Turn the remote control unit over, then slide; Inserting the Batteries
12 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual 7. REMOTE CONTROL Signal transmitter Operating range: 30˚ in all directions When the panel is open Receiver for remote control unit 1 @5 42 8 ! 3 76 9 0 Remote control unit 1. Turn the remote control unit over, then slide the rear cover in the direction of the arrow...
Page 9 - Functions of Remote Control Unit Buttons
VRX815 13 English Owner ’s manual Functions of Remote Control Unit Buttons Notes:• Some of the corresponding buttons on the main unit and remote control unit have different functions.• Please use the dedicated remote control unit provided with a DVD player in the DVD mode. ★ Available only when DAB ...
Page 10 - Removing the DCP; Pull the DCP toward you and remove it.; Attaching the DCP; Insert the DCP so that the; CAUTION
14 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual 8. DCP The control panel can be detached to prevent theft.When detaching the control panel, store it in theDCP (DETACHABLE CONTROL PANEL) case toprevent scratches. We recommend taking the DCP with you whenleaving the car. Removing the DCP 1. Turn the power off. 2. S...
Page 11 - CAUTIONS ON HANDLING; LCD panel/Generalities; • Cleaning the cabinet
VRX815 15 English Owner ’s manual 9. CAUTIONS ON HANDLING LCD panel/Generalities For a longer service life, be sure to read the following cautions. • Be sure to store the LCD panel inside the main unit when parking the car outdoors for long pe-riod of time. The LCD panel will operate prop-erly in a ...
Page 12 - Basic Operations; Turning on and off the power; Switching the display; When the panel is closed:
16 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual 10. OPERATIONS Basic Operations Note: Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diagrams of chapter “3. CONTROLS” on page 5 (unfold). When the unit is turned on, starting and stoppingthe engine with its volume raised to the maximumlevel may harm your heari...
Page 13 - Showing a mode display; When the panel is open:; Opening and turning the display; • To prevent the battery from going dead,; Standing up the liquid crystal panel; To adjust the angle; Housing the liquid crystal panel
VRX815 17 English Owner ’s manual Showing a mode display When the panel is open: Touch the menu screen switching touchkey whenthe main screen is being displayed to show themenu screen. Touch the Title List Select key (--- SELECT) onthe menu screen to show the Title List display. In the Title List di...
Page 14 - The factory default setting is “Z-EHCR OFF”.; Adjusting the Z-enhancer
18 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Basic Operations Turning the liquid crystal panelhorizontal (Air conditioneroperation mode) When the way the liquid crystal panel is mountedhinders the operation of the air conditioner, theposition of the panel can be turned horizontal tem-porarily. 1. Press and hol...
Page 15 - ] key to adjust to the; Adjusting the balance and fader; To set up the motion pattern
VRX815 19 English Owner ’s manual Basic Operations screen to return to the AUDIO-MODE screen. Touch the [RTN] key on the AUDIO-MODEscreen to return to the STANDARD display. ∗ To return from the Z-Enhancer level mode dis-play to the STANDARD display, press the [A-M]button once again. Adjusting the ba...
Page 16 - For enhanced FM performance the; Setting the reception area; AM; Radio Operations; Press and hold the right (
20 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual FM reception For enhanced FM performance the ® tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, En-hanced Multi AGC, Impulse noise reductioncurcuits and Multipath noise reduction circuits. Changing the reception area This unit is initially set to USA frequency interva...
Page 17 - Manual memory; Select the desired station with seek tuning,; Auto store; Preset scan; Touch the MENU display switching touchkey; ISR memory; Select the station that you wish to store in ISR; Recalling a station with ISR
VRX815 21 English Owner ’s manual Manual memory 1. Press the [BAND] button and select the de- sired band. (FM or AM) 2. Select the desired station with seek tuning, manual tuning, or preset tuning. 3. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer to store the current sta-tion in...
Page 18 - Loading 8 cm compact discs; ] button for 1 second or longer to; ] key on the menu screen while in the; CD Operations
22 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Loading a CD 1. Insert a CD into the centre of the inser tion slot with the label side facing up. The CD playsautomatically after loading. Notes:• Never insert foreign objects into the CD insertion slot. • If the CD is not inserted easily, there may be an- other CD ...
Page 19 - Repeat play; play to show SUB MODE.; Random play; play to show SUB MODE.; Displaying CD titles
VRX815 23 English Owner ’s manual CD Operations Scan play The scan play locates and plays the first 10 sec-onds of each track on a disc automatically. Thisfunction continues on the disc until it is cancelled. ∗ The scan play is useful when you want to select adesired track. 1. Touch the [SUB MODE] k...
Page 20 - VISUAL Operations; Switching the band; “NORMAL”
24 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual VISUAL Operations This function is available when a VTR, etc. is con-nected to the visual/input or visual 2 terminal. ∗ The visual 1 mode is not available when a TV tuneris connected to the visual/input. Switching the band Press the [BAND] button or touch the [BAND]...
Page 21 - Monitoring the rear vision camera; button to switch to the composite screen.; Pausing play; ] button for 1 second or longer; second or longer again.
VRX815 25 English Owner ’s manual Monitoring the rear vision camera The rear vision camera can be connected to thisunit. For the power supply of the camera, mountthe power box sold separately (CAA-188). Notes:• This function is not available when the display is stored. Switching to Composite Screen ...
Page 22 - play. The disc title or track title is displayed.; Selecting an MD
26 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Switching disc titles and track titles(MD) This unit can display disc titles and track titles al-ready entered on MDs. Titles up to 256 charac-ters long can be displayed by scrolling the titles. ∗ Titles cannot be entered for MDs with this unit. When the panel is cl...
Page 23 - Disc scan play; When playing a disc 1 to 6; Scan play
VRX815 27 English Owner ’s manual Disc scan play The disc scan play locates and plays the first 10seconds of the first track on each disc in the cur-rently selected CD (MD) changer. This functioncontinues automatically until it is cancelled or themode is changed. ∗ The disc scan play is useful when ...
Page 24 - TV Operations
28 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual TV Operations TV functions When an optional TV tuner is connected throughthe CeNET cable, this unit controls all TV tunerfunctions. To watch TV requires a TV tuner. WARNING For your safety, the driver should not watchthe TV or operate the controls while driv-ing. Pl...
Page 26 - Digital Radio/DAB Operations; Programmes have their own names.; Normally use the TV diver with the “ON” position.
30 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Digital Radio/DAB Operations About DAB programmes The Digital Audio Broadcasting (hereinafter re-ferred to as “DAB”) system transmits severalprogrammes on one frequency simultaneously, bycompressing audio signals. ∗ The group of programmes, which is transmitted ona ...
Page 27 - ) to select a station; to recall the stored station.; When a programme which you want to listen; Switching OFF the AF function
VRX815 31 English Owner ’s manual 3. Select right ( d ) or left ( a ) to select a station using the [SEARCH] button. ∗ The unit stops the seek tuning when it cannotfind a DAB station. The display returns to theprevious mode. Note:• Manual tuning is cancelled if you do not operate the unit for 7 seco...
Page 28 - The factory default setting is “OFF”.; Information standby mode; PTY; Selecting PTY
32 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual 1 2 3 4 5 6 News Information Pop music Sport Classics Easy listening music Presetnumber PTY item Contents ENGLISH News Info Pop M Sport Classics Easy M Digital Radio/DAB Operations TA (Traffic Announcement) In TA standby mode, when a traffic announcementbroadcast st...
Page 29 - Cancelling an emergency broadcast
VRX815 33 English Owner ’s manual Digital Radio/DAB Operations PTY seek 1. Touch the [PTY SELECT] key in the MENU display and touch the [ITEM SELECT] key. ThePTY select mode is turned on. 2. Select a desired PTY. 3. P r e s s t h e r i g h t ( d ) o r l e f t ( a ) s i d e o f [SEARCH] button. If yo...
Page 30 - The factory default setting is “ENGLISH”.
34 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Digital Radio/DAB Operations Switching the PTY display language Note:• This function is enabled only when the panel is open. You can select one of 2 languages (English orFrench) for the PTY displayed in the display. ∗ The factory default setting is “ENGLISH”. 1. Pre...
Page 31 - Title list play; Entering titles; Other Functions; CD changer mode
VRX815 35 English Owner ’s manual 3. Touch the [TITLE INPUT] key in the MENU display. Touch the [INPUT] key in the USER TITLE dis-play, the display switches to the title input modedisplay. 4. Touch the characters, symbols, etc. shown in the display to input titles. “ ← , → ” : Centering “BS” : Backs...
Page 32 - The factory default is “BEEP ON”.
36 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Other Functions Adjusting the dimmer level You can adjust the reduced illumination level ofthe dimmer. When driving at night with the insideof the car, the auto dimmer function can reducethe display illumination linked “to the illuminationpower supply of the car” in...
Page 33 - DSP control function; Operations common to each mode; DSP operations; The factory default setting is “STANDARD”.
VRX815 37 English Owner ’s manual DSP control function If the DSP (DPH910), sold separately, is connectedto this unit using the CeNET cable, all the func-tions of the DSP can be controlled. ∗ DSP control can all be operated only when the panelis open. DSP functions There are 2 modes available in DPH...
Page 34 - ] key to adjust the level; The factory default setting is “FULL SEAT”.
38 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual DSP operations Woofer level adjustment You can adjust an output sound level of subwoofer. 1. Press the [A-M] button to show the AUDIO- MODE display. 2. Touch the [WOOFER VOL] key to show the woofer level adjusting display. 3. Touch the [ w ] or [ z ] key to adjust t...
Page 35 - Standard mode/DSF operations; The factory default setting is “ON”.
VRX815 39 English Owner ’s manual DSP operations Calling G.EQ BASIC Pattern/USERPattern 1. Press the [A-M] button to show the AUDIO- MODE display. 2. Touch the [G.EQ BASIC] and [G.EQ USER] key to show BASIC pattern selecting displayor USER pattern selection/memory display. 3. In the pattern selectin...
Page 38 - DVD Operations; Operation
42 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual Setting and storing P.EQProperties/Memory into USERPattern 1. In the Basic adjustment display or in the User setting display, press the [A-M] button to showthe AUDIO-MODE display. 2. Touch the [EDIT] key to show the P.EQ adjust- ing display. 3. Select an item to be ...
Page 39 - IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY; GENERAL
VRX815 43 English Owner ’s manual 11. IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY GENERAL Problem Cause Measure CD Power does notturn on.(No sound isproduced.) Nothing happenswhen buttons arepressed. Display is notaccurate. The remotecontroller doesnot work. Compact disccannot beloaded. Sound skips or isnoisy. Sound is b...
Page 40 - TV
44 VRX815 English Owner ’s manual TV Problem Cause Measure The image is notdisplayed. The display isdark. The color of thedisplay is light ora shade of coloris not good. When the VTR isconnected, theimage isdisturbed. When the TVtuner isconnected, theimage getsunclear. The TV tuner hasa double or tr...
Page 41 - CD; CD CHANGER
VRX815 45 English Owner ’s manual 12. ERROR DISPLAYS If an error occurs, one of the following displays is displayed. Take the measures described to eliminate theproblem. CD Error Display Cause Measure ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 ERROR H ERROR 2 ERROR 3 ERROR 6 A CD is caught insi...
Page 43 - BEFORE STARTING
VRX815 47 English Installation and Wire connection manual VRX815 Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Contents 1. BEFORE STARTING ............................................................... 472. PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................... 473. GENERAL CAUTIO...
Page 44 - GENERAL CAUTIONS; Figure 2; Figure 4
48 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual 3. GENERAL CAUTIONS 4. CAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION 1. Do not open the case. There are no user ser- viceable parts inside. If you drop anything intothe unit during installation, consult your dealeror an authorized CLARION service centre. 2. Use a...
Page 45 - INSTALLING THE MAIN UNIT; Universal Mount; Place the universal mounting bracket into the; Figure 6
VRX815 49 English Installation and Wire connection manual 5. INSTALLING THE MAIN UNIT ■ Universal Mount 1. Place the universal mounting bracket into the instrument panel, use a screwdriver to bendeach stopper of the universal mounting bracketinward, then secure the stopper as shown inFigure 6. 2. Wi...
Page 46 - Remove the screws from both side of the main; Figure 7; Figure 8
50 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual This unit is designed for fixed installation in thedashboard. If the vehicle is equipped with a factory-installedradio, install the main unit with the par ts andscrews marked ( ∗ ). (Figure 8) If the vehicle is not equipped with a factory-in-...
Page 47 - CAUTIONS ON WIRING; REMOVING THE MAIN UNIT; Figure 9; Note: There are various types of fuse holder. Do not
VRX815 51 English Installation and Wire connection manual 7. CAUTIONS ON WIRING 1. Be sure to turn the power off before wiring. 2. Be particularly careful where you route the wires. Keep them well away from the engine, andexhaust pipe, etc. Heat may damage the wires. 3. If the fuse should blow, chec...
Page 48 - Tuner amp unit; WIRE CONNECTION
52 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual & ¥ ∗ 2 $ % ∗ 6 3A Securely connect to the metal part of the car with a screw, etc. CeNET cable (Sold separately) Reset switch DSP select switch ( ∗ 3) Tuner amp unit Subwoofer output terminal L+R (RCA) Front audio output (input) terminal...
Page 49 - : Connecting the PHONE MUTE Terminal
VRX815 53 English Installation and Wire connection manual 2 1 8 0 7 ( ∗ 1 3 ¡ 4 ! 6 @ 5 9 # ) * Black White Yellow Red White/Black Orange/White Glay/Black Grass-green Glay Brawn Green Blue/White Green/Black Purple/Black Purple ∗ 1: Connecting the PHONE MUTE Terminal The lead included with the unit m...
Page 50 - Connecting the Accessories
54 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Connecting the Accessories • Connection to the external amplifier The external amplifier cannot be connected unless the DSP is connected. For detailed information,refer to the instruction manual of the DSP. • Connection to the security came...
Page 51 - SAMPLE SYSTEMS; CeNET; External amplifier; AMP REMO; Sample System 1
VRX815 55 English Installation and Wire connection manual 9. SAMPLE SYSTEMS CeNET CeNET CeNET CeNET RCA (F) RCA (R) RCA (W , C) TV ANT. CCA-519-500 RDI OUT ∗ DAH 9500Z cannot be connected. DAB ANT. COMPOSITE (RCA) COMPOSITE (RCA) (DAB TUNER) DAH913 (MD CHANGER) MDC655z (CeNET TV TUNER) TTX7501z TTX7...
Page 52 - Sample System 2; MAIN UNIT
56 VRX815 English Installation and Wire connection manual ■ Sample System 2 AMP REMO TE CeNET CeNET CCA-519-500 RDI OUT DAB ANT. COMPOSITE (RCA) (DAB TUNER) DAH913 (MD CHANGER) MDC655z (S-TV) MAIN UNIT VRX815 ∗ When two CD changers or MD changers are connected, CCA-519-500 is required. ∗ DAH9500Z ca...
Page 53 - OR; REAR
VRX815 57 English Installation and Wire connection manual OR CCA-389 CeNET RCA(F) RCA(R) RCA(SUB) TV ANT. COMPOSITE (RCA) (DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSOR) DPH910 (CeNET TV TUNER) TTX7501z TTX7503z/TTX7504z REAR MONITOR VTR AMP. H7500Z cannot connected.
Page 54 - Memo
