Boss Audio Systems RDS738BI User Manual Download

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CONTENTS LIST

PAGE CONTENTS

NOTE OF DISCS

ACCESSORY INCLUDED

INSTALLATION

DETACHABLE CONTROL PANEL

WIRING DIAGRAM

CONTROL PANEL FUNCTION

BASIC OPERATIONS

MENU OPERATION

AUDIO OPERATION

TUNER OPERATION

RDS OPERATION

CD /MP3/WMA OPERATION

USB OPERATION

MEMORY CARD OPERATION

MUSIC FILES COPYING / TRANSFERRING

MUSIC FILES TRANSFERRING

FILES MANAGER

iPod OPERATION

BLUETOOTH HAND FREE OPERATION

REMOTE FUNCTION

SPECIFICATIONS

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Summary of Contents for RDS738BI

Page 1: ...ON 9 BASIC OPERATIONS 10 MENU OPERATION 11 AUDIO OPERATION 12 TUNER OPERATION 13 RDS OPERATION 14 CD MP3 WMA OPERATION 17 USB OPERATION 18 MEMORY CARD OPERATION 19 MUSIC FILES COPYING TRANSFERRING 21 MUSIC FILES TRANSFERRING 23 FILES MANAGER 24 iPod OPERATION 26 BLUETOOTH HAND FREE OPERATION 38 REMOTE FUNCTION 39 SPECIFICATIONS 40 TROUBLE SHOOTING ...

Page 2: ... stick paper or tape on the disc P 2 Before playing clean the discs with an optional cleaning cloth Wipe each disc from the centre out P 4 Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or antistatic spray intended for analog discs Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight where the...

Page 3: ...s below If something is missing contact the store where you purchased the player Remote control Lithium Battery 3V Half Sheeve Insert Key 1 Dashboard 2 Nut 5mm 3 Spring washer 4 Screw 4X12mm 5 Screw 6 Support Strap 7 Plain washer 1 7 4 2 3 5 6 Owner s manual Owner s Manual Warranty Card Warranty Card Lithium Cell CR2025 SC5 ...

Page 4: ...ight or from hot air from heater or where it would be subject to dust dirt or excessive vibration Be sure to remove the front panel before installing the unit DIN FRONT REAR MOUNT This unit can be property installed either from Front conventional DIN Front mount or Rear DIN Rear mount installation utilizing threaded screw holes at the sides of the unit chassis For details refer to the following il...

Page 5: ...g and half sleeve are not used for method B installation 5 2 4 3 2 5 a Frame b Insert fingers into the groove in the front of frame and pull out to remove the frame When re attaching the frame point the side with a groove down wards and attach it c Insert the levers supplied with the unit into the grooves at both sides of the unit as shown in figure until they click Pulling the levers makes it pos...

Page 6: ...se and be careful not to drop it or subject it to strong shocks When the release button is pressed and the D C P is unlocked the car s vibrations may cause it to fall To prevent damage to the D C P always store it in a protective case after detaching it The rear connector that connects the main unit and the D C P is an extremely important part Be careful not to damage it by pressing on it with fin...

Page 7: ...16 BLACK 15 YELLOW 20 WHITE 19 BLACK 14 BLUE CHASSIS GROUND 1 GREY BLACK 7 GREEN BLACK 4 VIOLET BLACK 12 WHITE BLACK 8 RED 6 GREEN 2 GREY 3 VIOLET 11 WHITE 10 RED 9 BLACK 5 13 IGNITION ACC WIRE COLOR PIN ISO CONNECTOR 4PIN 8PIN FEMALE WITH MALE TERMINAL RIGHT REAR SPEAKER B2 VIOLET BLACK GREEN BLACK GREY BLACK WHITE BLACK GREEN GREY WHITE B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 LEFT REAR SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER LEF...

Page 8: ...MP3 WMA Short Press Long Press Eject Enter File Folder Search ID3 Pause Play Intro Folder Intro Repeat Folder Repeat Random Folder Random Folder Down Folder Up Track File Up Fast Forward Track File Down Fast Backward File Erase Bluetooth 22 23 Mute Short Press Phone Answer Reject Call End Call Audio Menu iPod Album Repeat Album Shuffle Long Press Fast Forward Fast Backward Long Press Call Transfer...

Page 9: ...When volume is adjusted the volume level will be shown on the display panel as a number ranging from 0 lowest to 46 highest 5 SOURCE BUTTON SOURCE Press SOURCE button to select a different mode of operation as indicated on the display panel Available modes include Tuner CDP USB Host SD MMC iPod Built in memory and Aux Line In 9 This unit features AUX IN line input jacks on both the front headphone...

Page 10: ...he default Program the current time by rotating the volume control clockwise to adjust the minutes and counterclockwise to adjust the hours AREA TUNER FREQUENCY SPACING This option allows the selection of the frequency spacing appropriate for your area AREA U S A is the default setting Rotate the volume control to select the U S A Latin America Europe or Oirt options Local Distance Select This fea...

Page 11: ... volume level will be shown on the LCD display ranging from 00 lowest to 46 highest BASS Bass Level User has 5 seconds to use the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the desired Bass level range from 6 to 6 TREBLE Treble Level User has 5 seconds to use the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the desired Treble level range from 6 to 6 BALANCE User has 5 seconds to use the Volume Up or Down button to ...

Page 12: ...mber will appear in the display Automatically Store Preset Scan Automatically select 6 strong stations and store them in the current band Select a band if needed Press AS PS button for more than three seconds The new stations replace stations already stored in that band Scan stations stored in the current band Select a band if needed Press AS PS button for less than 3 seconds The unit will pause f...

Page 13: ... Alarm tone is heard and the LCD will show Lost TP TA TA seek will automatic activate and searches to another TA station 3 PTY Function Pressing PTY button 3 seconds to goes into PTY select mode PTY icon will light up on the LCD The LED around encoder volume will starts blinking The user now has 5 seconds to select the desired PTY item by using volume up down button Once selected the PTY item user...

Page 14: ...MP3 and WMA Windows Media Audio music files are audio compression format This unit can play MP3 WMA directly from files contained on a CD R RW USB Memory Stick SD or MMC Memory Card Notes on MP3 WMA Play This unit can play MP3 MPEG1 2 2 5 Audio Layer 3 However the MP3 recording media and accepted formats are limited When writing MP3 WMA pay attention to the following restrictions Acceptable Medium...

Page 15: ...32 44 1 48kHz MP3 When using a CD writer to record MP3 WMA up to the maximum disc capacity disable additional writing For recording on an empty disc up to the maximum capacity at once check disc at once Files Playing Order When selected for play Folder Search File Search or Folder Select files and folders are accessed in the order in which they were written by the PC writer Because of this the ord...

Page 16: ...Folder Files Navigate Searching Press BAND button The LCD will display Number and the illumination around the select knob will blink Rotate the knob to select the desired track number then press in on the knob to confirm and play the selected file Press BAND button twice The LCD will display Navigate and the illumination around the select knob will blink Rotate the knob to navigate through all fol...

Page 17: ...ont panel USB plug the unit will Automatically switches from present playing mode to USB HOST mode The unit will display for a while then starts the files contained on the USB Stick Once the unit read the USB Stick successfully the first audio music file on the USB stick Playback will Automatically start Press Mode button repeatedly to change to other modes or switch back to USB HOST WARNING About...

Page 18: ...rd slot Press Mode button to select Mode The unit will display for a while then starts The files contained on the Memory Card Once the unit read the MEMORYCARD successfully the first audio music file on the Memory Card will automatically start playback Press Mode Button repeatedly is allowing changing to other modes or switch back to Mode If no any Memory Card is inserted into the main unit card s...

Page 19: ...ansferring will start at the same time The following step is an example of if selected USB 6 When the transfer is processing the LCD will displayed 7 When the file transfer is completed the LCD will display for a while and automatically playback the present music file which have been transferred The transferred music file is automatically saved as a file into Folder MY_MP3 or MY_WMA by the advance...

Page 20: ... detect the selected media memory capacity is used up will be displayed on the LCD for a while then automatically resume to the previous mode 5 After pressing AUDIO button to start the transfer the playing music file will stop and the transferring will start at the same time The following step is an example of if selected USB 6 Under transfer is processing the LCD will display 7 When the file tran...

Page 21: ...RASE the present playing music file will stop and the erasing will start at the same time will display on the LCD after the music file erase is successful and the unit will automatically start playback the next music file 2 Erase under Files Number Search Mode User can select the Music file Number want to erase by file Number Search mode After selected the file number want to erase Long press the ...

Page 22: ... mode Once the is displayed on the LCD press the AUDIO button again to final confirm Erase the selected music file If want to CANCEL the erase of the present music file Rotate the encoder to Once the is display on the LCD press the AUDIO button again to cancel the erase mode After pressing AUDIO button to start the ERASE the present playing music file will stop and the erasing will start at the sa...

Page 23: ...atically self create the file name following with the Folder Name for example Music file which recorded from CD disc the file name will be automatically CD0001 MP3 MY_AUX Folder for saving all the music files source from AUX Line In MY_CD Folder for saving all the music files source from CD Disc MY_iPod Folder for saving all the music files source from iPod Player MY_WMA Folder for saving all the ...

Page 24: ...he 30 Pin Connector and as long as the vehicle s ignition is turned ON The iPod power can be turned OFF by removing the iPod from the 30 Pin Connector or if the vehicle s ignition is turned OFF Under this condition the iPod will go into pause mode and goes into sleep mode about 2 minutes later While the iPod is connected the power cannot be turned on or off from the iPod itself to disconnect will ...

Page 25: ...UP or Track DOWN button for more than 3 seconds to fast forward or fast reverse of the current song Song Repeat Repeat All play Long press the M3 button for more than 3 seconds during iPod playback mode for REPEAT ALL All songs of the current album will be kept on repeat playing until the Repeat All function is disabled To disable current Album REPEAT ALL function long press M3 button more than 3 ...

Page 26: ...riginal Ring tone of the Mobile Phone But some Mobile Phones like Sony Ericsson do not support this feature The Ring tone will be using the standard Ring tone of the Head unit User Guide For Bluetooth Operation 13 When in telephone mode during talking it is highly recommended to set the volume to below 30 in order to achieve the best sound quality As if the volume is too high it may create unwante...

Page 27: ...tionality may be limited due to some phones own dedicated interfacing specification This list is only updated to the time this list is being printed This list gives an example of Bluetooth mobile phone available on the market if your Bluetooth mobile phone is not on the list please try it out in practice or try your phone at the local dealer or consult with the local dealer in case it is not menti...

Page 28: ...n Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call 8910 6600 6230 N90 7600 N91 Caller ID Pairing Pairing Pairing cancel Ringing In Band Ring Tone Talk Reject Audio Transfer Volume up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call 6111 6230i 7380 28 ...

Page 29: ...me up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call V3X 4 Panasonic Sharp Panasonic X88 Caller ID Pairing Pairing Pairing cancel Ringing In Band Ring Tone Talk Reject Audio Transfer Volume up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call GX T15 GX T71 29 ...

Page 30: ...me up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call 6 Dopod MIO Blackberry 818 565 A700 Caller ID Pairing Pairing Pairing cancel Ringing In Band Ring Tone Talk Reject Audio Transfer Volume up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call 8700 30 ...

Page 31: ... LG Caller ID Pairing Pairing Pairing cancel Ringing In Band Ring Tone Talk Reject Audio Transfer Volume up down Hang up Talking Audio Transfer Volume up down Dialing Features Redial last call D508 D528 KG320 31 ...

Page 32: ... Free Function PHONE AUDIO Short Press Confirm to answer an incoming call CLEAR BAND Short Press 1 Reject Incoming call 2 End a call MODE Long Press Transfer Phone Conversation back to Mobile Phone MENU Short Press Pairing Re Connection etc Note See Menu operation for more details 1 3 2 4 32 ...

Page 33: ...o Transfer back from Mobile Phone to Head unit It needs to re connect manually Once the is display on the LCD press the AUDIO button to activate the manual Re Connect mode During the Pairing only Power Clear Volume Mute are functional other function keys are disabled non operational during the pairing mode BT60 should appear in the pairing list on the Mobile Phone User need to select BT60 and then...

Page 34: ...g call has no caller number the LCD will displa user can short press the Audio button answer accept the call PHONE Always press the AUIDIO button answer accept the call the LCD display the Incoming caller telephone number PHONE after The audio output of the present mode will be muted and the ringing tones will be heard if an incoming call is not being answered User can use the volume up down to ad...

Page 35: ...e need for activating the CALL TRANSFER mode is different Like Nokia Mobile Phone usually takes 3 5 seconds after pressed the TRANSFER MODE button for audio transfer back or forth through Unit to Mobile Phone OUTGOING CALL Making An Outgoing Call User can use his her Mobile Phone to dial and make an outgoing call Once the user has completed the dialling the display should show The audio output of ...

Page 36: ...Please refer to the CONNECTING operation for more details 3 Once in the BT AUDIO mode user can use the audio device to start playback the song via Bluetooth wireless with this unit IMPORTANT To listen Bluetooth audio streaming from the audio device user MUST change the mode to BT AUDIO first Any other mode of this unit is not able to activate the Bluetooth audio streaming A2DP function If the audi...

Page 37: ... changing mode into any other mode of this unit The AVRCP operation may differ depending on the audio device all the other operation other than those listed above should be performed on the audio device Hands free Phoning While Bluetooth Audio Streaming If the connecting playback audio device is a mobile phone all the hands free function is still available under the Bluetooth audio streaming like ...

Page 38: ...M5 M6 Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Pause Play Pause Play Intro Folder Intro Repeat Folder Repeat Repeat Album Repeat Random Folder Random Shuffle Album Shuffle Folder Down Folder Up Display Menu Seek Up Track File Up Fast Forward Tune Up Seek Down Tune Down Track File Down Fast Backward USB Socket iPod information Mute Volume Down Enter Audio Menu Enter File Up File Down F...

Page 39: ... Compact disc audio system Compact disc 44 1KHz 1bit 5 20 000Hz 2 stereo 70dB MEDIA SECTION USB Host Memory Card Support Type of Memory Card SD and MMC Host 1 1 compatibles 2 0 GENERAL PowerSupply Polarity Speaker impedance Power Output DC 11 14V Negative Ground 4 ohms 4 x 60W REMARK Specifications subject to change without notice BLUE TOOTH Power Consumption Output Power Frequency Band Range Stan...

Page 40: ...bient temperature returns to normal Condensation Leave the player to off for an hour or so then try again Volume is in minimum Adjust volume to a desired level Wiring is not properly connected Check wiring connection The operation keys do not work No sound The built in microcomputer is not operating properly due to noise Press the RESET button Front panel is not properly fixed into its place Sound...

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