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Features
CD Changer Controls
Note
Features
HD
Radio: The
Panasonic CQ-CB9900U is equipped with a built-in HD Radio tuner which allows you
to listen to new digital AM and FM broadcasts from their favorite local stations
(where available), while still receiving analog broadcasts. With HD radio
technology, FM broadcasts sound as good as CDs and AM broadcasts sound as good
as FM, all without the static, hiss, pops and fading of analog radio. You can
tune the stations broadcasting in HD at the same frequencies on the dial as the
analog stations. In addition, HD Radio broadcasts will also include artist name
and song title, stock and news information, and local traffic and weather, which
appear on the receiver's display.
Digital/Analog
Reception Mode: The
receiver has a D/A button to allow you to choose between the following reception
modes:
- Auto:
When set to Auto, the receiver will display "Digital" when an HD
Radio digital broadcast is being received and output. If no digital signal
is available on the tuned frequency, "Analog" will be displayed on
the front panel and output.
- Analog:
Regardless of the availability of digital signals, the tuner will receive
and output analog signals only.
Fold-Down
Face:
This unit features a fold-down detachable face with a large bright display. The
face folds down to allow you to insert a CD. The disc eject button is also
behind the fold-down face. When the face is removed, a red LED blinks on the
front panel of the radio. The security indicator can be deactivated.
HD 3DDM Display: The
receiver is equipped with a High Definition 3-D Dot Matrix Display. The large
front panel display (approximately 3-1/2" x 1") features 20,480 dots
(pixels), providing music-synched 3D action graphics with crisp detail. Full-dot
LCD technology enables 4-level gradation for smooth, attractive images. The
display's brightness can be set to one of three settings. The contrast setting
can be adjusted from 0 to 5.
Display
Settings: The CB9900's
display menu lets you choose from seven background graphic patterns:
- A:
Formula 1 racing
- B:
Metropolis (futuristic space cityscape)
- C: Surfing
- D:
Tropical fish
- E: Space
scene
- S-A:
25-band spectrum analyzer
- All:
Sequence of patterns A-E
Once you have chosen a
graphic pattern, you can then select to display the
pattern (with or without source info), a plain background (with or without a large clock display), or completely
turn off all displays.
Day and Night
Faceplate: This unit features the Day and Night faceplate. During the day,
the face is dark gray with a silvery mirror-like finish on the ends. At night,
or whenever it's dark in the vehicle, the outside edges of the faceplate and a
"halo" around the volume knob illuminate in blue.
MP3/WMA Playback: This
unit can play MP3 and WMA files recorded on CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW discs in
ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Apple Extension to ISO9660, Joliet, and Romeo formats.
Each disc should have a maximum of 8 trees, 255 folders, and 999 files. Each
folder can have a maximum of 255 files.
SQ7: The
CQ-CB9900U features a SQ7 "Sound Quality" 7-band equalizer with 6 EQ
presets. The presets include Rock, Pop, Vocal, Jazz, Club and Flat. You can
further adjust any of the 7 EQ bands from -12dB to +12dB: 60Hz, 160Hz, 400Hz,
1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz and 16kHz.
Subwoofer Output: In addition
to front and rear preamp outputs, the CQ-CB9900U has a non-fading, two-channel
subwoofer output. You can adjust the volume of the subwoofer output from -6dB
to +6dB in 2dB increments plus "subwoofer mute". The subwoofer
output has a low-pass filter with a selectable 80Hz, 120Hz or 160Hz cutoff
frequency.
Super Bass Control Subwoofer
(SBC-SW): You can drive small subwoofers with the rear speaker outputs
with the SBC-SW. When the SBC-SW is activated, the subwoofer level and low
pass filter settings are applied to the rear speaker outputs.
High Pass Filter: This
unit has a built-in high pass filter for the front and rear speaker and preamp
outputs with a selectable crossover frequency (90Hz, 135Hz, 180Hz, 225Hz or
Off). Note: When the SBC-SW is activated, the high pass filter affects
the front outputs only.
Mute/Attenuate: This unit
allows you to choose between mute (volume at 0) or attenuate (volume decreased
by 10 steps) when you want to decrease the volume instantly.
Auxiliary Input:
A set of female RCA jacks is provided to allow the connection of a portable
audio source. Just connect your portable cassette, MD or MP3 player to this
unit, and you can listen to the audio from the portable player through the
speakers in your mobile audio system.
Alphatuner
V: The CQ-CB9900U's Alphatuner V tuner is designed to help suppress
multi-path distortion and reduce the problem of radio signal reflections in
metropolitan areas. It also features increased sensitivity for weak signal
areas. Note: The Alphatuner V tuner receives analog broadcasts, while at
the same time, the unit's built-in HD Radio tuner receives signals from stations
broadcasting in digital.
Auto Preset Memory: This unit's
APM (Auto Preset Memory) lets you automatically save stations with good
reception in preset memory. Depending upon the Digital/Analog reception mode,
the APM will search for digital and/or analog stations with the best signals and
load them into preset positions. Once the stations are set, the presets are
scanned sequentially for 5 seconds each.
Remote Control: The CQ-CB9900U
is equipped with a wireless remote control (YEFX9992663).
In addition to normal disc/tuner/audio controls, some functions are available
exclusively by remote control only. The dimensions of the remote are: W=1.583", H=0.268", L=3.412".
CD
Changer Controls
CD Changer Compatibility: The
CQ-CB9900U can control compatible 6-disc and 8-disc Panasonic CD Changers
including CX-DP880, CX-DP88, CX-DP801, CX-DP610, CX-DP601, and CX-DP600.
Dual CD Changer Control: Using
the optional CA-CD55 (item # 133CACD55) Dual CD changer adapter, you can control
two compatible CD changers with this unit.
Changer Controls:
- Disc Up/Down
- Direct Disc Selection (remote only)
- Track Up/Down
- Fast Forward/Fast Reverse
- Random (all available tracks)
- Disc Random (current disc)
- Scan Play (all available tracks)
- Disc Scan Play (1st track of all
discs)
- Repeat Play (current track)
- Disc Repeat Play (current disc)
- CD Changer Selection (1 or 2)
Note
Clock/Illumination Displays:
Pressing and
holding the Source button turns the unit off completely. After
the unit has been turned off, you can use the DISP (display) button to switch the clock
display and face/button illumination on and off. If you leave the clock display
and face/button illumination on, they are "keyed". If you turn the
clock display and face/button illumination off, they only turn on when the unit
is turned on ("unit on" operation).
