If you prefer the display of the CDT-300 to remain on whenever not in standby, choose the never timeout setting. The lamp in the LCD display was designed for harsh automotive environments and will give you many years of reliable operation. If you plan to leave the unit on continuously, however, we recommend that you keep the timeout delay set to less than one minute. (Note that setting the brightness to a lower setting does not increase the life of the lamp.)
The language menu offers you any of five different languages supported by the CDT-300. Classé have provided our international distributors with a software tool that makes it possible for them to customize the translations to suit their local customs and terminology, in an effort to ensure that the CDT-300’s operation is as intuitive to use in every country as it is in our home country of Canada.
The CDT-300 has the ability to change the color of the GUI menu system to either blue, red, green or silver.
When playing a DVD, the CDT-300 displays the picture information on its LCD touchscreen in a “preview” mode. This can be helpful in cueing up material before sending the picture to the main display (saving your guests from the otherwise inevitable FBI warnings). It is also a wonderful way of navigating through DVD-Audio disc menu systems without having to turn on your main video display simply to enjoy some music.
When you make use of any of the control functions of the CDT-300, the display will change from its normal preview mode to display the user interface screens. The temporary display setting determines how long this user interface remains displayed before the touchscreen reverts to its usual preview mode.
