Aiwa CDC-MP3 YU User manual

CDC-MP3 YU
STEREO CAR CD RECEIVER
RADIO-CD ESTEREOFONICO PARA AUTOMOVIL
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MODE D’EMPLOI
OWNER’S RECORD
For your convenience, record the model number and
serial number (you will find them on the right side of
yourset)inthespaceprovidedbelow. Pleasereferto
them when you contact your AIWA dealer in case of
difficulty.
Model No. CDC-MP3
Serial No.
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Welcome
ThankyouforyourpurchasingthisAIWAproduct.
To optimize the performance of this unit, please
read through this manual carefully.
In addition to this operating instructions manual,
be sure to refer to the separate installation and
connections manuals as well.
PRECAUTIONS
•Thisunitisdesignedtobeoperatedona12-volt
DC negative-ground electrical system only.
•To prevent short-circuiting, disconnect the
negative car battery terminal until the unit has
been mounted and connected completely.
•When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one
whose amperage rating is identical. Use of a
fuse of higher amperage may cause serious
damage to the unit.
•DoNOTattempttodisassemblethisunit. Laser
rays from the optical pickup are dangerous to
the eyes.
•Make sure that pins or other foreign objects do
not get inside the unit; they may cause
malfunctioning, or a safety hazard such as
electrical shock or exposure of laser rays.
•When your car was parked in direct sunlight
resulting in a considerable rise in temperature
inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before
operating it.
•Keep the volume at such a level that you can
hear outside warning sounds (horns, sirens,
etc.).
Notes on CDs
•A defectiveorsoiled CDinsertedin the unitcan
cause sound to drop out during playback.
•Handle a CD by holding its
inner and outer edges.
•DoNOTtouchthesurfaceoftheunlabeledside
of a CD.
•Do NOT attach any seal
or label to either side
(the labeled side or the
recorded side) of a disc.
•Do NOT expose the CD to
directsunlightorexcessive
heat.
•Clean the CD before
playback. Wipe the CD
from the center outward
with a cleaning cloth.
•NEVERusesolventssuchasbenzineoralcohol
to clean a CD.
• Smaller 3-inch (8-cm) CDs cannot be played on
this unit. And do not use an adaptor as it may
cause a malfunction. NEVER insert a 3-inch (8-
cm)CDoritsadaptor.Ifinserted,itmaynoteject.
• Do NOT use irregularly shaped CDs (example:
heart-shaped, octagonal ones). Doing so may
resultinamalfunction. NEVERinsertanirregularly
shaped CD. If inserted, it may not eject.
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to
complywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
ortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyone
or more of the following measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiver
is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
CAUTION
Modifications or adjustments to this product, which
arenotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturer,may
voidtheuser’srightorauthoritytooperatethisproduct.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PARTS AND CONTROLS .................................................................................................................. 3
DETACHING AND ATTACHING THE FRONT PANEL ...................................................................... 4
SETTING THE CLOCK ....................................................................................................................... 5
RADIO OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 5
PRESETTING STATIONS .................................................................................................................. 6
MY INFORMATION SWITCH ............................................................................................................. 8
CD PLAY........................................................................................................................................... 10
MP3 PLAY ........................................................................................................................................ 11
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................................. 14
CD CHANGER PLAY........................................................................................................................ 16
CONNECTING A PORTABLE CASSETTE/MD/MP3 PLAYER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT.............. 17
SETTING THE BEEP TONE............................................................................................................. 17
SETTING THE CONTRAST CONTROL ........................................................................................... 17
STEERING-WHEEL-MOUNTED REMOTE CONTROL UNIT .......................................................... 18
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................... 22
MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 22
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 23
DEMO (Demonstration) mode
The unit has an extra display mode (DEMO mode), which demonstrates the display of the operation
modes of the unit. The unit switches to DEMO mode automatically if you turn the unit on and leave it as
it is for 5 seconds after all the connections have been completed.
To cancel DEMO mode
During DEMO mode, press and hold DISP for more than 2 seconds.
To resume DEMO mode, press and hold DISP again for more than 2 seconds.
Before operation
Discs with the logo on the right side can be played back on this unit.
In addition, this unit can be played back a CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio
titles or MP3 files.
Notes
• Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the CD-R/RW disc itself, some CD-R/
RW discs can not be played on this unit.
• The unit can not play back the CD-R/RW discs that contains no data or different kind on formatted
data other than MP3.
For more information about MP3, see page 11.
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Display window
PARTS AND CONTROLS
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Front panel
Rear panel
Front panel
1PWR (power on/off)/MUTE button
2FUNCTION button
3TUNE i /t(forward skip) button
4TUNE k /r(back skip) button
5DISP (display) button
6OPEN button
7A.ME (Auto Memory)/PS (Preset Scan)
button
8SELECT button
9Jog Dial
0Preset station buttons 1 – 6
!ALBUM/DISC Mbutton*
@ALBUM/DISC Nbutton*
#INT (intro) button
$REP (repeat) button*
%REP1 (repeat 1) button
^RANDOM button
&AUX IN jack (3.5-mm dia.)
*Sensor for the remote control
(INFO (My Information) button
)LO (local) button
Display window
-Main display section
=MT (mute) indicator
qCD-CH (CD changer) indicator
wCD operation indicator
eDSSA (Drivers Sound Stage Adjustment)
indicator
rMY INFO (My Information) indicator
tST (stereo) indicator
yLO (local) indicator
uH-BASS (High BASS) indicator
iLevel indicator
oCD indicator
pCD-ROM indicator
Rear panel
[Antenna jack
]REAR preout jacks
\FRONT preout jacks
aPower supply/speaker connector
sFuse
dCD changer connector
*Usable only when MP3 play or an optional CD
changer is connected.
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DETACHING AND
ATTACHING THE FRONT
PANEL
You can detach the front panel from the unit and
carry it with you when you leave your car
unattended.
When you carry the front panel out of your car,
use the supplied carrying case.
1Press and hold PWR for more than 2
seconds to turn the unit off.
2Press OPEN to open the front panel
and pull it out as illustrated 1– 3.
Notes
•Whenyouleavethefrontpanelopen,donotput
anything on the panel.
•When you carry the front panel in the carrying
case,do not dropor applymechanical shock to
the panel, and never let the panel become wet.
Attaching the front panel
1Fit the lower side of the front panel to
its hinge pegs as illustrated 1– 2.
2Close the front panel.
Notes
•DonotpressOPENbyaccidentwhenyoupush
the front panel to secure it in above procedure.
•Do not touch the connector on the reverse side
ofthefront panel, as doingsomaycontaminate
the connector and cause poor connection,
resulting in a malfunction.
Security Lamp
Whenthefrontpanelisdetached,youcanfindan
LEDlamp onthe frontside ofthe unit. This lamp
is designed to deter theft, and continues to flash
whenthefrontpanelisdetached. This unit isnot
equippedwithanyothersecuritysystem,suchas
a security alarm, so there are limitations to its
effectiveness.
LED lamp
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SETTING THE CLOCK
To turn the unit on
You can turn the unit on by pressing any
button on the front panel except OPEN and
the Jog Dial.
1Withtheuniton,pressandholdSELECT
formore than2seconds untilthe clock
indication appears.
2Press TUNE i , then rotate the Jog Dial
to set the hour.
Press TUNE
k , then rotate the Jog Dial
to set the minute.
Rotate the Jog Dial clockwise to go forward.
Rotate the Jog Dial counterclockwise to go
backward.
3Press SELECT.
The clock starts working from 0 second.
To have the clock displayed when the unit is on
Press DISP. To return the unit to its former
display, press DISP repeatedly.
RADIO OPERATION
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the band from among F1 (FM1), F2
(FM2),F3(FM3),A1(AM1)andA2(AM2).
The band indications appear cyclically in
order.
•F1, F2 and F3 share the same frequency
range.
•A1andA2sharethesamefrequencyrange.
2Press (and hold for more than 2
seconds) either TUNE
i or TUNE k to
tune in the desired station.
Theunitstartsscanningandtunesinastation
automatically (seek tuning).
Press TUNE i to increase and TUNE k to
decrease the frequency.
Pressthebuttonagaintocancelseektuning.
Repeattheprocedureuntilthedesiredstation
is tuned in.
Note
If you press (for less than 0.5 second at a
time)eitherTUNE i orTUNE k ,thefrequency
increases or decreases step by step.
3Adjust the volume with the Jog Dial.
Band
indication Frequency indication
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To turn the unit off
PressandholdPWRformorethan2seconds.
Ifyoupressthisbuttonforlessthan2seconds,
it functions as MUTE.
Note
Theunit turns onin the last mode selectedwhen
you turned off the unit.
LO (local/DX) button
You can use Local mode when you wish to tune
in only strong stations during seek tuning. In
Radiomode,pressLOtoselectLocalmode. The
“LO” indicator lights up.
•Press LO to cancel Local mode and switch to
DX (distance) mode.
•The “ST” (stereo) indicator lights up when the
tuned-in station is broadcasting in stereo and
the reception is good.
FUNCTION button
Each time you press FUNCTION, the unit
switches to one of the following modes, in
cyclic order.
* CD Play mode (available while a CD is in
the unit)
** CD Changer Play mode (available while
the optional CD changer is connected)
PRESETTING STATIONS
To preset stations automatically
(Auto Memory)
1PressFUNCTIONrepeatedlytoselecta
desired band from among F1 (FM1), F2
(FM2),F3(FM3),A1(AM1)andA2(AM2).
2Press and hold A.ME/PS for more than
2 seconds to activate the automatic
presetting function.
The 6 strongest stations found will be stored
inmemory forpreset stationbuttons 1 to6 in
order of their signal strength. The “A MEM”
indication appears while the unit is in this
mode.
Use this function to automatically preset up to 6
stations each for F1, F2, F3, A1 and A2 (up to a
total of 30 stations).
•Whentheautomemoryoperationiscompleted,
thepresetstationsareautomaticallytunedinfor
5 seconds each in order.
•Tostoptheautomemoryoperation,pressA.ME/
PS again.
To check the preset stations (Preset Scan)
•If you wish to check the preset stations, press
A.ME/PS for less than 2 seconds. The preset
stations stored in memory will be tuned in for 5
seconds each in order.
•To stop this function, press A.ME/PS again or
press any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.
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To tune in a preset station
1PressFUNCTIONrepeatedlytoselecta
desired band from among F1 (FM1), F2
(FM2),F3(FM3),A1(AM1)andA2(AM2).
2Pressthedesiredpresetstationbutton.
The preset station number appears to the
right of the frequency indication.
Active tuning reception control (ATRC)
This unit automatically suppresses FM noise
caused by varying signal strength resulting from
movement of the car.
•Thebuilt-inautomaticblendingcircuitmixesthe
left and right channel signals according to the
strength of the reception. At the same time, the
high-cut circuit activates to maintain sound
quality.
•If the reception becomes even weaker, the unit
automatically switches to Monaural mode to
reduce noise.
To preset stations manually
You can manually preset stations that have not
been selected by an auto memory operation.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the band from among F1 (FM1), F2
(FM2),F3(FM3),A1(AM1)andA2(AM2).
2Tune in the station that you wish to
preset with TUNE
i or TUNE k .
3Pressandholdoneofthepresetstation
buttons 1 to 6 for approximately 2
seconds.
While the station you are presetting is being
registered in memory, the unit beeps.
The preset station number appears to the
right of the frequency indication.
Preset station number
Repeattheseprocedurestopresetupto6stations
each for F1, F2, F3, A1 and A2.
•If youpreset astation ona presetstation button
on which another station of the same band has
alreadybeenpreset,thepreviouslypresetstation
will be erased.
PRESETTING STATIONS
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MY INFORMATION
SWITCH
You can timer-activate the radio for up to two
dailyradio programs. Theunitturnsonandoffin
Radio mode at the preset turn-on and turn-off
times automatically.
Setting the timer
1With the unit off, press and hold INFO
for more than 2 seconds.
The “PROGRAM1” or “PROGRAM2”
indication flashes in the display window.
The number for which no program
is preset flashes.
2Press either preset station button 1 or
2 to select program 1 or 2.
3Press SELECT.
The “ON TIME” indication flashes.
Press SELECT again.
The timer indication flashes.
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4Setthetimeyouwishtheunittoturnon
in Radio mode.
PressTUNE i ,thenrotatetheJogDialtoset
the hour.
PressTUNE k ,thenrotatetheJogDialtoset
the minute.
5Press SELECT.
The “BAND SEL” indication flashes.
Press SELECT again.
The radio indication flashes.
6Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the band.
7Tune in the station that you wish to
presetwithTUNE
i orTUNE k oroneof
the preset station buttons 1 to 6.
8Press SELECT.
The “OFF TIME” indication flashes.
Press SELECT again.
The timer indication flashes.
9Set the time you wish the unit to turn
off.
PressTUNE i ,thenrotatetheJogDialtoset
the hour.
PressTUNE k ,thenrotatetheJogDialtoset
the minute.
10 Press SELECT.
The clock indication appears.
11 Press INFO.
Yoursettingisstoredinmemory,andtheunit
turns off.
•If you preset another program, repeat all the
steps from step 1.
•To cancel a timer setting in progress, pressand
hold PWR for more than 2 seconds.
Band
indication Frequency
indication
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Activating the timer
You can activate the timer for program 1 and/or
program 2.
1With the unit on, press INFO.
The “PRG1 ON” or “PRG1 OFF” indication
(the current setting for program 1) appears.
2Press TUNE i or TUNE k repeatedly
untilthe“PRG1ON”indicationflashes.
3Press INFO.
The “PRG2 ON” or “PRG2 OFF” indication
(the current setting for program 2) appears.
4Press TUNE i or TUNE k repeatedly
untilthe“PRG2ON”indicationflashes.
5Press INFO to activate the timer.
The “MY INFO” indicator lights up.
If you do not proceed to the next step within 5
seconds in steps 1 – 4, the display returns to the
current source indication.
To cancel the timer
To cancel program 1, press INFO, then press
TUNE i or TUNE k repeatedly until the “PRG1
OFF” indication flashes in step 2.
To cancel program 2, press INFO, then press
TUNE i or TUNE k repeatedly until the “PRG2
OFF” indication flashes in step 4.
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MY INFORMATION SWITCH
Notes
•When you preset two programs, be sure that
they do not overlap.
•Even if the unit is in a mode other than Radio
mode, the unit switches to Radio mode and
tunes in the preset radio program at the preset
time automatically. When the program is over,
theunitreturnstotheformermodeautomatically.
•When this function is activated, TUNE i / k ,
A.ME/PS, LO, INFO, and the preset number
buttons do not work for tuning in stations.
• Even if the unit is turned off and on, or the front
panel is detached and attached, this function is
active until turn-off time.
•Evenifyouare listening toa radioprogram with
thisfunction,pressingFUNCTIONswitchesthe
unit to another mode. If you switch modes with
FUNCTION,theunitdoesnotturnoffattheturn-
off time of the timer.
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