Aiwa CDC-Z117 User manual

CDC-Z117 YU
STEREO CAR CD RECEIVER
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Model No. CDC-Z117
Serial No.
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ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MODE D’EMPLOI

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PRECAUTIONS
• Use only in a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical
system.
• Disconnect the vehicle’s negative battery terminal
while mounting and connecting the unit.
• When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an
identical amperage rating. Using a fuse with a higher
amperage rating may cause serious damage to the
unit.
• DoNOTattempttodisassembletheunit.Laserbeams
from the optical pickup are dangerous to the eyes.
• Makesurethatpinsorother foreign objects do not get
insidetheunit;theymaycausemalfunctions,orcreate
safety hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam
exposure.
• When your vehicle has been parked in direct sunlight
resulting in a considerable rise in the temperature
inside, allow the unit to cool off before operating it.
• Keep the volume at a level at which you can hear
outside warning sounds (horns, sirens, etc.).
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, 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 used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one 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 circuit
differentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
CAUTION
Modifications or adjustments to this product, which are
not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may void
the user’s right or authority to operate this product.
In addition to ordinary CDs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs can
bereadbythisunit. However,NEVERuseaCD-Ror
CD-RW that contains no data or data in the wrong
format, such as MP3 or other computer files.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BASIC OPERATION, AUDIO AND CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT ..................................................... 2
RADIO OPERATION ................................................ 3
CD PLAYER OPERATION ....................................... 5
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ......................................... 5
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 6
MAINTENANCE ........................................................ 6
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 6
Note
Some buttons are assigned two or more functions.
For detailed descriptions, refer to the related pages.
CD Notes
• Playing a defective or dusty CD can
cause dropouts in sound.
• Hold CDs as illustrated.
• Do NOT touch the unlabeled side.
• DoNOTattachanyseal,labelordataprotectionsheet
to either side of a disc.
• Do NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive
heat.
• WipeadirtyCDfromthecenteroutwardwithacleaning
cloth.
Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.
• This unit cannot play 3-inch (8 cm) CDs.
• NEVERinserta3-inchCD containedin theadapter or
any irregularly shaped CD.
The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a
malfunction.

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BASICOPERATION,
AUDIO AND CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT
Turning the unit on/off
• Press PWR/MUTE to turn on the unit. The unit also
turns on when you insert a CD.
• Press and hold PWR/MUTE until the unit turns off.
Note
Most operations described in this manual require the
unittobeturnedonbeforestartingtheoperation,unless
explicitly stated otherwise.
Changing the source mode
1Press FNC.
Pressing FNC cycles through source modes in the
following order:
* “CD” does not appear in the display when there is no
CD in the unit.
Adjusting the volume
1Turn the Smart Jog.
VOL (volume) indicator flashes.
Muting the sound
1Press PWR/MUTE briefly.
To restore volume, briefly press PWR/MUTE again.
Smart Jog
Adjusting sound
You can select the following modes for adjusting sound
depending on the music you listen to: BASS (low
frequencies), TRE (high frequencies), BAL (left/right),
FAD (front/ rear) and H-BASS (high bass)
1Press SEL repeatedly to select the mode to be
adjusted.
Pressing SEL cycles through the modes. The
selected mode’s indicator flashes.
2TurntheSmartJogtoincreaseordecreasethelevel
for the selected mode (except for H-BASS).
InH-BASSmode,turnthe Smart Jog to select on or
off.
Note
Adjust the level or select on/off within 5 seconds, or the
selected mode will return to previous state.
Aligning the source levels
(Source Level Adjuster)
Volume may vary each time you change the source
mode. In this case, you can align each source mode’s
volume to almost the same level.
1PressFNCrepeatedlytoselectthedesiredmode.
2Press DISP while pressing SEL.
“LA 0” appears in the display.
3Turn the Smart Jog to adjust the level.
Note
Adjust the level within 5 seconds, or the selected mode
will be canceled.
Restoring the factory settings
1Turn off the unit.
2Press and hold DISP until “LA --” appears in the
display.
Note
YoucanrestorethefactorysettingsonlyforVOL,BASS,
TRE, BAL, FAD, and H-BASS, and aligned source
volume levels.
Muting button beep sounds
1Turn off the unit.
2Press and hold SEL until “bEEP” appears in the
display.
3Turn the Smart Jog to select on (level indicators
appear) or off (level indicators disappear).
4Press and hold SEL until the unit turns off.

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Monaural mode
When signals become weak, or reception becomes
poor,theunit automatically switches toMonauralmode
to reduce noise.
Local mode
Local mode allows you to tune in only to strong stations
during Seek Tuning.
1Press LO before you start seek tuning.
“LO” appears in the display.
To return to Distant mode, press LO again.
“LO” disappears and the unit tunes in to all receivable
stations.
Using preset stations
Youmustpresetstationsbeforeyoucantuneinastation
using preset station number buttons.
Preset station
number
Presetting stations automatically
(Auto Memory)
1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2Press and hold PS/A.ME until automatic presetting
starts.
The unit automatically stores up to 6 stations for
each band.
After completion of automatic presetting, the unit
tunes in to the station stored on preset station
button 1.
Tocancelautomaticpresetting,pressPS/A.MEagain.
Checking the preset stations (Preset Scan)
1Press PS/A.ME briefly.
Each preset station will be tuned in for 5 seconds in
order.
To cancel Preset Scan, press PS/A.ME again or any
preset station button.
Stereo indicator Local indicator
Preset station buttons 1 ~ 6
Setting the clock
1PressandholdDISPuntiltheclockindicatorflashes
in the display.
2Press TUNEi(to set hour) or TUNEk(to set
minute) and turn the Smart Jog.
3Press DISP.
Displaying the clock
1Press DISP.
To return to the former display, press DISP again.
RADIO OPERATION
Tuning in to a station
(Seek/Manual Tuning)
Band indicator Frequency indication
1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2* Press TUNEi(to move to higher frequencies) or
TUNEk(tomove tolowerfrequencies) totunein to
a station.
“ST” appears in the display when a station is
broadcastinginstereo,andreceivingconditionsare
good.
*Seek Tuning and Manual Tuning
• Press and hold TUNEior TUNEkuntil seek Tuning
starts.
Theunitlocatesastationautomatically(SeekTuning).
• Press TUNEior TUNEkrepeatedly to search for a
desired station while increasing or decreasing the
frequency step by step (Manual Tuning).
To stop Seek Tuning, press TUNEior TUNEk
again.

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Presetting stations manually
(Manual Memory)
1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2Press TUNEior TUNEkto tune in to a desired
station (see “Tuning in to a station,” page 3).
3Press the desired preset station button until the unit
beeps.
Note
Anewlypresetstationreplaces the station on the same
band that was previously stored on that preset station
button.
Tuning in to a preset station
1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2Pressthepresetstationbuttononwhichthedesired
station is stored.
Active tuning reception control (ATRC)
The unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by
vehicle movement, and maintains sound quality.
Using the timer
(My Information)
You can schedule the radio to activate for daily radio
programs. The unit automatically turns on and off in
Radio mode at the scheduled times.
Setting the timer
1Turn off the unit.
2Press and hold INFO until “PO” flashes in the
display.
3Press SEL.
4Set the time you wish the unit to turn on.
• PressTUNEiandturnthe SmartJogtoset thehour.
• Press TUNEkand turn the Smart Jog to set the
minute.
5Press SEL.
6Press FNC to select the band.
7PressTUNEi,TUNEkorthedesiredpresetstation
button to select the station.
8Press SEL.
9Setthetimeyouwishtheunittoturnofffollowingthe
same procedure used in step 4.
10 Press and hold INFO until the unit turns off, and
setting is completed.
When the unit is on, “MY INFO” appears in the
displayindicatingthat theunitis standby foratimer.
During the timer-activated tuning, “MY INFO”
continues to flash.
To cancel the timer standby, press INFO so that
“MY INFO” disappears.
Note
• Todiscontinuethe timersetting,press and holdPWR/
MUTE until the unit turns off.
• Tocheckthesetting,turnofftheunit,thenpressINFO.
The unit displays the scheduled turn-on and turn-off
times with the appropriate radio frequency.
• The unit automatically starts tuning at the scheduled
timeregardlessof thecurrentsource mode.Whenthe
scheduled program is over, the unit automatically
returns to the former source mode.
• Timer setting remains enabled even if you turn off the
unit, and then turn it on.
• However,ifyoupressFNCtochangethesourcemode
during timer-activated tuning, the scheduled program
is canceled.
MY INFO indicator
Smart Job

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Intro Play
Youcan locate adesired track bymonitoring thefirst10
seconds of all the tracks on a CD.
1Press INT during CD play.
“SCAN” appears in the display.
2Press INT again when the desired track is played.
The unit returns to normal CD play.
One track Repeat Play
You can play a track repeatedly.
1Press REP1 during CD play.
“REPEAT1” appears in the display.
To cancel One track Repeat Play, press REP1 again.
Random Play
You can play all the tracks in random order.
1Press RNDM during CD play.
“RANDOM” appears in the display.
To cancel Random Play, press RNDM again.
Note
During Random Play, pressing rallows you to skip
only to the beginning of the current track, not to the
previous track.
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Listening to a cassette/MD/MP3 portable
player or other equipment
Youcanlistentoequipmentconnectedtotheunit.Refer
to the operating instructions for the corresponding
equipment for more detailed information.
Be sure to remove inserted CDs to prevent possible
damage to the unit before connecting the equipment.
1Connectacassette/MD/MP3portableplayerorother
equipment via the unit’s AUX IN jack (3.5 mm).
2Press FNC repeatedly until “AUX” appears in the
display.
During AUX mode, the clock display appears.
To
Eject a CD
Skip to the next track
Go back to the beginning
of the current track
Each extra press skips
backward one extra track
Locate a specific point in
a track
Press
z
t
r
Press and hold ror
tuntil you find the
point.
CD PLAYER OPERATION
Playing a CD
You can play CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs using the
procedure described below.
1Insert a CD.
“CD” appears in the display.
CD play starts.
IfaCDis already inserted, press FNC repeatedlyto
select CD play mode.
In normal play, when the last track finishes, the unit
returns to the first track and continues to play.
Note
• When you play a CD that is already inserted, CD play
starts at the point where it stopped the previous time.
A newly inserted CD starts from the first track.
• ACD-RorCD-RWmaytakesometimetostartplaying
back, but this is not a malfunction.
• IfaCD-R or CD-RW withnodataor incompatible data
is inserted, “E03” will appear in the display. The unit
cannot play such discs.
Labeled-side up
CD indicator Track number
Elapsed playing time
AUX IN jack

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Error code
In the following cases the corresponding error code
indication appears. Follow the suggestions below to
solve such problems. If the error code indication does
not disappear, consult an AIWA service center.
E03 Focuserror.CheckthattheCDisloadedproperly
(right side up, etc.), and the CD contains valid
data.
Reset button
IfaCDdoesnotoperateproperly,presstheresetbutton
with a pointed object such as a pencil, etc. Note that all
your settings will be erased if this button is pressed.
Reset button
MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the front panel
Wipe the surface with a soft, dry cloth.
SPECIFICATIONS
RADIO SECTION
(FM)
Frequency Range: 87.5 MHz – 108 MHz (100-kHz
steps)* or 87.5 MHz – 108 MHz (50-kHz steps)*
Usable Sensitivity: 12.7 dBf
50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: 17.2 dBf
IF Rejection: 80 dB
Frequency Response: 30 Hz – 15,000 Hz
S/N Ratio: 63 dB
Stereo Separation: 35 dB at 1 kHz
Alternate Channel Selectivity: 70 dB
Capture Ratio: 3 dB
(AM)
Frequency Range: 530 kHz – 1,710 kHz (10-kHz
steps)* or 531 kHz – 1,602 kHz (9-kHz steps)*
Usable Sensitivity: 30 µV (30 dB)
* Set the frequency increment for your area using
the switch on the bottom of the unit. (The switch
is factory-set to the 10k position [for the U.S.A.])
CD SECTION
Frequency Response: 17 Hz – 20 kHz +0/–3 dB
Dynamic Range: More than 80 dB
Channel Separation: More than 65 dB
S/N Ratio: More than 85 dB
Wow/Flutter: Not applicable
AUDIO SECTION
Max. Power Output: 45 W ×4 channels
AUX IN input
Input sensitivity (load impedance) AUX IN: 300 mV
(10 kΩ)
GENERAL
Power-Supply Voltage: 14.4 V (11 to 16 V
allowable), DC, negative ground
Load Impedance: 4 Ω
Tone Control:
Bass ± 10 dB at 100 Hz, Treble ± 10 dB at 10 kHz
Preamp Output Voltage (load impedance): 2.2 V
(10 kΩ)
Installed size: 182 (W) ×53 (H) ×155 (D) mm
(7 1/4(W) ×2 1/8(H) ×6 1/8(D) inches)
• Specificationsand externalappearance aresubject to
change without notice due to product improvement.
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