Goodmans GCE 7205USB3, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 873 0080 website www goodmans co uk 024290 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Model GCE 7205USB3 In Car Radio Compact Disc Player ...

Page 2: ...ine CONTENTS Accessories Page 3 Important Notes Page 4 Precautions and Maintenance Page 5 Installation Precautions Page 6 Removing and Attaching the Trim Ring Page 7 Using the Detachable Front Panel Pages 8 9 Wiring Identification Page 10 ISO Plug Connections Pages 11 12 Identification of Controls and Functions Pages 13 27 Aerials and Aerial Fitting Page 28 Radio Reception Page 28 Radio Interferen...

Page 3: ...urn it for servicing 1 1 x 1 Amp fuse spare fuse for 12 volt supply wire of the unit 1 x 15 Amp fuse spare for memory 2 2 x ISO Plug Connector For use when ISO plugs are not used on your vehicle 3 2 x Release key 15A Fuse 1A Fuse Main Unit ISO Socket P 3 Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 873 0080 website www goodmans co uk ...

Page 4: ... to it It is preferable to connect the black earthing wire directly to the negative terminal of the car battery WARNING POLARITY This model is only suitable for use in vehicles which have a negative earth system e g The negative terminal of the car battery is connected to the chassis Connecting The Speakers And Power Cables Before you wire your system disconnect your vehicle battery s positive cab...

Page 5: ...arked in the sun do not use the player until the car has been driven for a while to cool off the interior IMPORTANT After installing the unit switch on the power to the unit and press the RESET button using a pen or thin match stick P 5 Caution Vauxhall owners Vauxhall do not follow normal ISO wiring convention which may cause Goodmans radios to lose the radio preset memories each time the ignitio...

Page 6: ...re to remove the front panel before installing the unit Mounting angle adjustment Adjust the mounting angle to less than 20 MOUNTING EXAMPLE Installation in the dashboard Note Keep the release keys in a safe place as you may need them in future to remove the unit from the car Tab Bend these claws if necessary 1 2 3 182m 53m Remove trim ring Insert release keys Pull unit away from cage Insert cage ...

Page 7: ...fitted to the main unit one way only A removable label with TOP printed on it is placed on the top of the ring to indicate the correct placement of the ring Simply position the trim ring over the front of the main unit and push fit the trim ring on to the unit REMOVING THE PLAYER FROM THE DASHBOARD FIXING BRACKET Remove the front panel from the main unit Lift off the trim ring and remove from the ...

Page 8: ...t a little angle from horizontal position then first pull out the right side and then pull out the left side 3 For safekeeping store the front panel in the supplied protective case immediately after being removed Open Front Panel The left side The right side Protective Case Front Panel Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 873 0080 website www goodmans co uk ...

Page 9: ...e front panel 2 Do not put pressure on the display or control buttons when detaching or reinstalling the front panel 3 Do not touch the contacts on the front panel or on the main unit body It may result in poor electrical contact 4 If any dirt or foreign substances are adhered on the contacts remove them with a clean and dry cloth 5 Do not expose the front panel to high temperatures or direct sunl...

Page 10: ...wer amplifiers to prevent possible damage to these amplifiers please ensure 1 The vehicle chassis is not used as a loudspeaker earth ve return 2 Front and Rear loudspeaker connecting wires are not joined together 3 Any wires not used when completing a two speaker installation are fully insulated 4 The memory wire Orange is connected to a permanent 12V supply 5 The power wire Red is connected via t...

Page 11: ...lumination is not used on this player ISO PLUG A ISO PLUG B A8 A4 A7 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 CARRADIO ISO PLUG Yellow Yellow with black stripe White White with black stripe Grey Grey with black stripe Brown Brown with black stripe A4 A5 A7 A8 A6 Orange Orange White Red Black 12 Volt memory 12 Volt Auto Antenna 12 Volt Power Earth Ground Car light Illumination AERIAL SOCKET ISO Plug 1 3 5 7 2 4 ...

Page 12: ...ing in accordance with the power handling of the speakers fitted to your vehicle when installing connect as per the instructions given on page 10 11 If bare wires are to be used use the two supplied ISO plugs into the ISO socket of the car radio The plugs are handed and will only fit one way Connect the bare wires ends in accordance with the instructions given on page 10 Goodmans Product Informati...

Page 13: ... 11 Disc Pause Button 12 Disc Scan Button 13 Disc Repeat Button 14 Preset Buttons 15 Disc Shuffle Button 16 Mode Button 17 TUN TRK Down Button 18 TUN TRK Up Button 19 Band Loudness Button 20 TA Button 21 Reset Button 22 AF Button 23 Flashing LED 24 Disc Slot 25 Eject Button FUNCTION KEYS 23 25 24 1 2 4 7 6 3 14 18 15 16 13 12 9 8 10 21 19 20 11 17 5 22 Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 87...

Page 14: ... function is shown in the display Rotate the Volume Control Knob 3 to adjust the desired function The display will show the amount by which the function has been altered If no adjustments are made within 4 seconds of pressing the SEL button 2 the player will store the selected value and will automatically return to normal Volume setting 3 Loud ON OFF 19 Press and hold BND LOU 19 button for more th...

Page 15: ...MANUAL TUNING 1 Press the POWER button 6 to turn on the unit 2 Press BND LOU 19 to select the desired band FM1 FM2 FM3 MW or LW 3 Press and hold TUN TRK UP 18 or TUN TRK DOWN 17 for more than 2 seconds until Manual is shown in this display Then press TUN TRK UP 18 or TUN TRK DOWN 17 repeatedly to tune to your desired station Radio reception AUTOMATIC TUNING SEEK 6 18 19 17 Note The Player will ret...

Page 16: ...S data Press the TA button 20 until TA is no longer shown in the display to search for the first 6 stations irrespective of if they are broadcasting TA TP RDS data d When there are less than 6 different stations in your area then the AS PS will not memorize any stations into the remaining preset memory locations e AS PS will not operate on MW or LW band Manual Preset Memory 1 Press BND LOU button ...

Page 17: ...as the driver passes through each transmitter By using the AF function the driver can keep listening to the programme in the same broadcasting network without retuning operation while driving from the point A to B Traffic information Reception TA function Searches and stands by for a traffic information station using the TP and TA data By this function the unit automatically monitors the station a...

Page 18: ... this unit cannot be used if the received FM station is not transmitting the RDS data and may not work properly in area without RDS transmission To change the display to frequency or programme type name Press DSP Display 8 Press DSP 8 to change the display as follows Station name display Clock Frequency display Program type display If the RDS station is not transmitting the PTY program type or CT ...

Page 19: ...ndicated by a message REG ON or REG OFF Which is displayed for 4 seconds after the AF button 5 is pressed To check whether an Alternative Frequency is a real Alternative for the current station the radio compares PI codes Programme Identity Regional Mode is ON The PI codes must be exactly identical Regional Mode is OFF The Region identification code in the PI code is ignored When regional mode is ...

Page 20: ... is received 1 If the radio is in CD mode it switches temporarily to Radio mode and the display will show the Programme Service name of the received station 2 If the volume is set to a low level it will be raised to a preset level 3 The TA symbol blinks during reception of a TA broadcast At the end of the traffic announcement the original function is restored again For example CD will start again ...

Page 21: ...hile playing back a CD TA appears on the display window while playback continues When a traffic information broadcast starts TA starts flashing The CD playback stops and the traffic information will be heard 20 Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 873 0080 website www goodmans co uk ...

Page 22: ...ect a programme type Only one programme type can be selected PTY code is always enabled The radio will always respond to a PTY message even when the PTY is not selected PTY PROGRAMME TYPE DATA RECEPTION Press Button Display will show Press Preset Button Press Once Press Twice Press Three Times PTY POP NEWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 POP M EASY M CLASSICS M JAZZ M NATION M FOLK M NEWS SPORT CULTURE WE...

Page 23: ...how disc current playtime for 5 seconds 2 CD Shuffle plays current disc in a random order Press the SHF button 15 for more than 2 seconds The display will show SFD and the tracks on the current disc will be played in a random order Press SHF button again to return player to normal mode 3 CD Repeat repeat 1 track Press the RPT button 13 to repeat one track continuously RPT will show in display Pres...

Page 24: ...for file names ID3 Tags 30 4 Maximum number of characters for folder names 28 5 Characters usable for file names A thru to Z and 0 to 9 MP3 FORMATS NOT SUPPORTED All so called Drag and Drop methods of compiling discs such as Direct CD In CD Finalised formatted CDRW discs cannot be played IMPORTANT If a mixed mode audio Wav and MP3 data files compilation discs are burned on a disc this player will ...

Page 25: ...eset button repeatedly until A shows in the display then press the SEL button press M6 button for P then press the SEL button press M6 button for P and press SEL button press M4 button repeatedly until L is shown in the display then press SEL button press M2 button repeatedly until E is shown in the display Finally press the LOUD ENTER BAND button to search for the APPLE file If found the APPLE fi...

Page 26: ...is mode is identical to MP3 WMA CD as described above USB memory stick One 64MB USB memory stick is provided with this Goodmans GCE 7205USB USB Car Radio Download MP3 WMA files by connecting the USB memory stick to a PC The USB memory stick can then be used as a removable device and files can be copied to the USB memory stick by using Windows Explorer 7 USB PLAY OPERATION Goodmans Product Informat...

Page 27: ... TA REC button 20 briefly to activate RECORD mode The unit will record files to the connected USB device The file name of the track will be displayed on the unit during recording 3 RECORD OPERATION Goodmans Product Information Helpline 0870 873 0080 website www goodmans co uk ...

Page 28: ...s are far superior in sound quality than AM Amplitude Modulated transmissions MW LW The signal can be affected by many factors such as car ignition tall buildings metal objects such as cranes or gasometers hills trees wet weather hot weather etc In general an increasing amount of noise and interference will be picked up by the radio the further away it is from the transmitter When driving through ...

Page 29: ... can be caused by many factors locating the exact cause of the problem can often be very difficult and trouble shooting is usually best left to a professional car radio installer or to the main agent of your vehicle If you decide to try and cure the problem yourself the large array of suppression kits devices currently available from high street motor factors or your vehicles main agent may be con...

Page 30: ...tch the ignition key to ACC The fuse is blown Replace the fuse with another 15A or 1A fuse Disc will You are trying to put in the Insert the compact disc with the label not play compact disc up side down side facing up The compact disc is extremely Clean the compact disc try to play dirty or defective disc a new one The temperature in the car is Cool off the inside of the car then try too high aga...

Page 31: ...isc player is not correctly Fasten the disc player securely secured Sound The compact disc is extremely Clean the compact disc try to play a skips dirty or defective disc different disc Condensation Leave the disc player off for an hour or so then try again The sound The compact disc is defective Try another disc quality is If that disc plays properly the first poor disc is defective The compact d...

Page 32: ... 15 Ampere max CD PLAYER Signal to Noise Ratio More than 55 dB Channel Separation More than 45 dB Frequency Response 40 Hz 18 KHz RADIO FM Frequency Coverage 87 5 to 108 MHz IF 10 7 MHz Sensitivity S N 30 dB 3 µV Stereo Separation 30 dB MW Frequency Coverage 522 to 1620 KHz IF 450 Khz Sensitivity S N 20 dB 32 dBu LW Frequency Coverage 144 to 288 KHz IF 450 Khz Sensitivity S N 20 dB 35 dBu Goodmans...