Norauto NS-218 DBT Universal Car Radio Instruction Manual

: June 4, 2024
: Norauto

Norauto NS-218 DBT Universal Car Radio

Safety instructions

Before using your car audio system, please read these safety precautions thoroughly and keep them for future reference. If you give this car audio system to someone else, please also give them these safety instructions.
Use this car audio system as described in this instruction manual. The manufacturer will not be held liable in the event that the unit is used incorrectly or if the instructions in this manual are not followed.
In the event that the safety and usage instructions are not followed, there may be a risk of electric shock, fire and/or personal injury.
This car audio system is intended for personal use only. Do not use it for commercial purposes.
Do not use any accessories not recommended by the manufacturer as they may damage the unit and/or cause injuries.
CHOKING HAZARD! Keep the packaging material out of the reach of children. This unit may be used by children aged 8 years or older, or by persons with diminished physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lacking experience or knowledge, provided that they are properly supervised or that the safe use of the car audio system has been explained to them and they have understood the risks. Children must not play with the car audio system. The unit must not be cleaned or maintained by unattended children.
Do not use the unit in a potentially explosive atmosphere or in the presence of inflammable liquids, gases or dust.
Do not use the unit in the presence of naked flames or sparks.
Remove any ignition sources while using the unit.
Keep the unit dry. Do not immerse it in water or any other liquids.
Do not expose the unit to water drips or splashes.
Do not use the unit in places exposed to humidity or inclement weather, or in damp locations
Objects filled with liquids, such as vases, must not be placed on EN the unit.
Do not cover the unit with newspaper, cloths, curtains or other similar objects.
Do not directly expose the unit to sunlight or heat. Ì If the car audio system or the wiring are damaged, do not use until it has been returned to the manufacturer or the after-sales service department for repair or replacement.
Do not modify the wiring yourself and ensure that you do not inflict any damage. If the wiring does not match the connections in your vehicle, have any modifications performed by a qualified technician.
Before connecting the unit, check that:
The unit and its components are undamaged. If any damage is noted, do not use the unit; return it to the vendor for inspection and repair.
The voltage indicated on the unit’s specification plate corresponds to your vehicle.
Do not disassemble the unit yourself. It must only be disassembled, repaired or inspected by a suitably qualified person.
The car audio system must be used only in vehicles with a 12 V DC supply. Do not connect the unit to other systems (e.g. 6 V DC or 24 V DC).
Local laws may restrict the use of this unit while driving and may sanction any misuse. Always abide by applicable laws and follow the highway code when using this unit.
Take care if this unit is used while driving. Do not let yourself be distracted or disturbed by this unit while driving. Lack of concentration may cause an accident. Remember that you are in control of and responsible for the vehicle that you are driving.
Do not use the unit in unsafe driving conditions (bad weather, dangerous roads, dense or difficult traffic, etc.).
Keep the volume at a suitable level. Excessive volume may prevent you from hearing noises from your surroundings, which may result in a risk of accidents.
Prolonged exposure to high volumes (especially with headphones) can damage your hearing. Avoid setting the volume too high or using the unit for too long.

Maintenance

Cleaning the unit: Wipe off the dirt on the panel with a dry silicon or soft cloth. Failure to observe this precaution may result in damage to the monitor or unit.
Cleaning the connector: Wipe off dirt on the connector of the unit and faceplate. Use a cotton swab or cloth

Preparation

How to attach/detach the faceplate

Do not expose the faceplate to direct sunlight excessive heat, or humidity. Also avoid places with too much dust or the possibility of water splashing.
Keep the faceplate in its casing while detached.
The faceplate is a precision piece of equipment and can be damaged by shocks or jolts.
To prevent deterioration, do not touch the terminals of the unit and faceplate with your fingers.

How to reset your unit

If this unit fails to operate properly, press the reset button. Ì The unit return to factory setting when the reset button is pressed.

Components

Check and identify the contents of your package:

Installing and removing the unit

Installing the unit

Removing the unit

Detach the control panel.
Engage the catch pin on the removal tools into the holes on both sides of the escutcheon, then pull it out.
Insert the disassembly tools deeply into the slots on each side, then follow the arrows instructions as shown on the right.

Installation/Connection

Basic Procedure

Remove the key from the ignition switch, then disconnect the terminal of the car battery.
Make proper input and output wire connections.
Install the unit to your car.
Reconnect the terminal of the car battery.
Reset the unit.

Warning

The unit can only be installed in a car with a 12 V DC power supply, negative ground.
If you connect the ignition wire (red) and the battery wire (yellow) to the car chassis (ground), you may cause a short circuit, that in turn may start a fire. Always connect those wires to the power source running through the fuse box.
Disconnect the battery’s negative terminal and make all electrical connections before installing the unit.
Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape or other similar material. To prevent a short circuit, do not remove the caps on the ends of the unconnected wires or the terminals.
Be sure to ground this unit to the car’s chassis again after installation.
If the power is not turned ON, the speaker wire may have a short-circuit or touched the chassis of the vehicle and the protection function may have been activated. Therefore, the speaker wire should be checked

Caution

If your car’s ignition does not have an ACC position, connect the ignition wires to a power source that can be turned on and off with the ignition key. If you connect the ignition wire to a power source with a constant voltage supply, as with battery wires, the battery may die.
Install this unit in the console of your vehicle. Make sure the faceplate will not hit the lid of the console (if any) when closing and opening.
After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, etc. on the car are working properly.
Mount the unit so that the mounting angle is 30° or less.
If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires are not touching to cause a short circuit, then replace the old fuse with one that has the same rating.
Connect the speaker wires correctly to the terminals to which they correspond. The unit may be damaged or fail to work if you share the wires or ground them to any metal part in the car.
When only two speakers are being connected to the system, connect the connectors either to both the front output terminals or to both the rear output terminals (do not mix front and rear).
Mounting and wiring this product requires skills and experience. For safety’s sake, leave this work to professionals.
If you experience problems during installation, consult your NORAUTO dealer.

Wiring Connection

ISO Connector Wiring Chart

Pin	Color and function	Pin	Color and function
A4	Yellow	Battery (+)	B1/B2

Basic Operation

When you press or hold the following button(s)…

Main unit General operation

SRC

| Select the available sources (RADIO, DAB, BT, USB, SD, AUX IN)

Rotatory Volume knob

|

Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.
Select items.

Power/ Mute

|

Turn mute or restore volume.
Turn the unit on. Press and hold again to turn the unit off.
Confirm button during song selections.

BND| Select the FM bands (FM1/FM2/FM3) or AM1 (MW1)/AM2 (MW2).
1| Pause/resumes playback of a USB/SD device.
|

Under Radio mode to enter into the Auto Seek mode, press and hold to enter into the Manual Seek mode.
Under Media playback mode to skip track/file, press and hold to fast forward/backward.

| To access into Audio Menu mode, press and hold to enter into the System Menu mode.
LOU| Press to turn On or Off dynamic bass boost sound.
|

Clock Information.
Press this button and will show the ID3 information when media playback.

EQ| To adjust the EQ (Preset Equalizer) setting.
|

To answer/accept the call.
During the talking, press and hold to transfer the call.

**| To reject/end the call.
` AS**`|

Press and hold to activate the Auto Store function.
Under media playback press to access into search mode.

Function Setting

Press to access into the [AUDIO MENU] mode, press and hold to enter into the [MENU] mode.
Press repeatedly to select the item to be adjusted.
Turn the encoder volume knob to select a value/option.

[AUDIO MENU]

Item

|

Selectable Setting

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BASS ADJUST|
BASS LEVEL| Adjust the level -7 to +7.
TREBLE ADJUST|
TREBLE LEVEL| Adjust the level -7 to +7.
BALANCE| Adjust the balance between the right and left speakers from 10R (full right) to 10L (full left).
FADER| Adjust the fader between the front and rear speakers from 10R (full rear) to 10F (full front).

[MENU] Mode Setting

Press and hold to enter into the [MENU] mode.
Press repeatedly to select the item to be adjusted.
Turn the encoder volume knob to select a value/option.

Item

|

Selectable Setting

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Radio data system On/Off| Turn On or Off the Radio data system function.
PTY (Program Type)| Once into the PTY mode, press the “button Power/Mute” get into program type item, and rotating encoder volume knob to selected category.

Available Program Type:

POP M; ROCK M; EASY M; LIGHT M; CLASSICS; OTHER M; JAZZ M; COUNTRY; NATION M; OLDIES M; FOLK M; NEWS; AFFAIRS; INFO;

SPORT; EDUCATE; DRAMA; CULTURE; SCIENCE; VARIED; WEATHER; FINANCE; CHILDREN; SOCIAL; RELIGION; PHONE IN; TRAVEL; LEISURE; DOCUMENT

AF (Alternate Frequencies)|

ON: The unit will be searches for another station with stronger signal, but with the same program identification as the current station automatically.
OFF: Cancel

TA (Traffic Announcement)|

ON: When there is traffic announcement, the unit switches to the tuner mode (regardless of the current mode) and begins to broadcast the announcement on traffic conditions. When the traffic announcement is over, it returns to the previous mode.
OFF: Traffic announcement does not cut in.

**** CT (Clock Time)|

ON: When the Radio data system clock is on, the Radio data system station automatically correct the system clock of car radio.
OFF: Turn off this function

DX/LOCAL

| To receive more radio stations or only stations with strong signal, you can adjust the radio sensitivity.
AREA| Select suitable country region of the radio: USA; LATIN; JAPAN; EUROPE; ASIA;
MID-EAST; AUST (Australia)
RE-CON| After Bluetooth pairing is successful, you can disconnect or reconnect Bluetooth.
RGB COLOR| When seeing the words of “RGB COLOR”. the default color is “LED AUTO”, rotating encoder volume knob to select the color, the color will change in the following order: “AUTO”-“GREEN”-“BLUE”-“RED”-
“YELLOW”-“CYAN”-“PURPLE”-“WHITE”.
CLOCK SET| Adjust the Hours and Minutes
CLOCK FORMAT| Select the time format 12H or 24H
BEEP TONE| Turn On or Off this beep sound

Listening to the Radio

NS-218 DBT Universal Car Radio Function Setting

Press BND repeatedly to a band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 (MW1) or AM2 (MW2).
Press to search for a station.

Listening to a USB/SD card device

Playing a USB device

Slide the USB socket cover market to the left.
Insert the USB device into the USB socket. The unit starts playing from the USB device automatically.

Playing a SD card device

Insert the SD card into the SD card slot. Press “SRC” button to select SD mode and then the unit will play the SD card automatically

Listening to the other external components

Press the SRC to select AUDIO IN mode.
Turn on the external component and start playing.

Bluetooth Operation

You can make or receive phone calls with Bluetooth-enabled phones through the unit. You can also listen to music from a Bluetooth-enabled device.

Getting Started

Before use the Bluetooth device, you need to pair the device to the unit. Pairing needs only to be done once.

Pairing the Bluetooth devices

Open your mobile phone and switch bluetooth on.
Search for other bluetooth device with your device
Select “NS-218 DBT” in the pairing list.
[PAIRED] will be displayed on the panel if pairing is successful, and the paired device will connect to the car audio system automatically.

Making a Call

You can dial number through the mobile phone.

Use the Mobile Phone to dial and make an outgoing call.
Once completed the dialing, [CALLING] is displayed.

To redial number

Press on front panel to redial.
The unit will display [CALLING], and the unit starts dialing the number dialed last time.

Remark:

To make an outgoing call on this unit, the bluetooth connection between the unit and the phone must be active.

Receiving a Call

If there is incoming call, the phone number is displayed. If the incoming call has no phone number, [PHONE IN] is displayed.
Press to answer/accept the call.
When conversation ends, press to terminate the call.

Call Transfer
You can transfer voice from loudspeaker to mobile phones during call.
During talking, press and hold voice transfers from loudspeaker to mobile phone.

Bluetooth Audio Streaming A2DP

If the connected Bluetooth device supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), you can listen to the music stored on the device through the unit. If the device also supports Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) profile, you can use the control on the unit or its remote control to play music stored on the device.

Press SRC repeatedly to select [BT AUDIO].
Press to start play, press it again to pause.
To track up/down, press / .

DAB Operation

Browse through the programme sources with the SRC button to DAB.
Press the menu button repeatedly when the product is in DAB mode to browse through the menu options: SCAN=>12V
ON / OFF=PRUNE(DAB RESET)=RE-CON= RGB COLOR =CLK=BEEP
The number of stations found is shown in the display and first station found is played. Press the button for about 2 seconds to save the station in the station memory under the required shortcut button (M1-M6). Tap the required shortcut button to set the station.
Press / repeatedly until the required station / frequency is shown.

Antenna amplification On / Off

Select ON if a DAB antenna with 12V antenna amplification is used.
Select OFF if a passive DAB antenna or DAB antenna with an external power supply is used.

Product Information

General
Power Supply: 12V DC (10.5-14.4V), negative ground
Fuse: 15A
Suitable Speaker Impedance: 4-8Ω
MP3-Link level: 500mV

Audio Section
Maximum Power Output: 50W x 4 Channels
Continous Power Output: 28W x 4 RMS

FM tuner section

Frequency Range: 87.5-108.0 MHz
Usable Sensitivity: Better than 15dB at S/N 30dB

AM tuner section

Frequency Range: 522-1620 KHz
Usable Sensitivity: Better than 45dB at S/N 26dB

DAB tuner section

Frequency Range: 174.928 -239.200 MHz

BT tuner section

Frequency Range: 2402-2480 MHz
Radio frequency output power: 3.75dBm

USB devices

USB Flash Memory: USB 1.1 & 2.0 Compatible

About Audio file

USB or memory file system: FAT16, FAT32
MP3/WMA bit rate: 32-320kbps and varible bit rate
MP3 sampling frequencies: 8-48 KHz
WMA sampling frequencies: 32 KHz, 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz
Id3 tag v1.0 or later
Support WAV, ACC, FLAC, WMA, MP3

Disposal of the product

This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed of with other household wastes throughout EU. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. To return your used device, please use the return and collection systems or contact the retailer where the product ws purchased.They can take this product for environmentally safe recycling. Separate collection of used products and packaging allows materials to be recycled and used again. Re-use of recycled materials helps prevent environmental pollution and reduces the demand for raw materials. Local regulations may provide for separate collection of electrical products from the household, at municipal waste sites or by the retailer from whom you purchased a new product.