JVC KD-G535 User manual

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For canceling the display demonstration, see page 6.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
INSTRUCTIONS
GET0416-001A
[U/UH]
KD-G536/KD-G535
CD RECEIVER KD-G536/KD-G535
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How to reset your unit
• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.
How to forcibly eject a disc
“PLEASE” and “EJECT” appear alternately on the display.
• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.
• If this does not work, reset your unit.
Thank you for purchasing a JVC product.
Please read all instructions carefully efore operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to o tain the est
possi le performance from the unit.
IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRO UCTS
1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user servicea le parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to
qualified service personnel.
3. CAUTION: Visi le and/or invisi le class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical
instruments.
4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.
[European Union only]
Warning:
If you need to operate the unit while driving, e
sure to look ahead carefully or you may e involved
in a traffic accident.
Caution on volume setting:
Discs produce very little noise compared with other
sources. Lower the volume efore playing a disc
to avoid damaging the speakers y the sudden
increase of the output level.
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The following marks are used to indicate...
: Built-in CD player operations.
: External CD changer operations.
: Indicator displayed for the
corresponding operation.
etaching the control panel
Attaching the control panel
How to use the M MO E button
If you press M MODE, the unit goes into functions mode,
then the num er uttons and 5/∞ uttons work as
different function uttons.
To use these buttons for their original functions
again after pressing M MO E, wait for 5 seconds
without pressing any of these uttons until the
functions mode is cleared or press M MODE again.
CONTENTS
Control panel — K -G536/K -G535 ........... 4
Remote controller — RM-RK50 ............. 5
Getting started ................................ 6
Basic operations ................................................... 6
Radio operations ............................. 7
isc operations ................................ 8
Playing a disc in the unit ..................................... 8
Playing discs in the CD changer ........................... 8
Sound adjustments .......................... 11
General settings — PSM .................. 12
Title assignment .............................. 15
iPod/ . player operations ................. 15
Other external component
operations ................................... 17
More about this unit ........................ 18
Maintenance ................................... 21
Troubleshooting .............................. 22
Specifications .................................. 25
For safety...
• Do not raise the volume level too much, as this will
lock outside sounds, making driving dangerous.
• Stop the car efore performing any complicated
operations.
Temperature inside the car...
If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold
weather, wait until the temperature in the car ecomes
normal efore operating the unit.
Ex.: When num er utton 2 works as MO (monaural)
utton.
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1 SRC (source) button
2 B BAND button
3 (standby/on attenuator) button /
Control dial
4 SEL (select) button
5 Display window
6 5 (up) / ∞ (down) buttons
7 EQ (equali er) button
8 Remote sensor
DO NOT expose the remote sensor to strong light
(direct sunlight or artificial lighting).
9 0 (eject) button
p (control panel release) button
q D DISP (display) button
w M MODE button
e Number buttons
r MO (monaural) button
t SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) button
y RPT (repeat) button
u RND (random) button
i 4 /¢ buttons
o AUX (auxiliary) input jack
; S.BASS (super bass) indicator
a Playback source indicators—
CH: Lights up only when CD-CH is selected as the
playback source.
DISC: Lights up for the built-in CD player.
s Disc information indicators—
TAG (Tag information), (folder), (track/file)
d Sound mode (iEQ: intelligent equali er) indicators
—USER, ROCK, CLASSIC, POPS, HIP HOP, JAZZ
• lights up for the selected item.
f Tuner reception indicators—MO (monaural),
ST (stereo)
g Playback mode / item indicators—RND (random),
(disc), (folder), RPT (repeat)
h EQ (equali er) indicator
j Main display
k Tr (track) indicator
l Source display / Time countdown indicator
Parts identification
Control panel — KD-G536 / KD-G535
Display window
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Remote controller — RM-RK50
Installing the lithium coin battery
(CR2025)
im the remote controller directly at the remote
sensor on the unit. Make sure there is no obstacle
in between.
Warning:
• Do not install any battery other than CR2025 or its
equivalent; otherwise, it may explode.
• Do not leave the remote controller in a place
(such as dashboards) exposed to direct sunlight
for a long time; otherwise, it may explode.
• Store the battery in a place where children cannot
reach to avoid risk of accident.
• To prevent the battery from over-heating,
cracking, or starting a fire:
– Do not recharge, short, disassemble, heat the
battery, or dispose of it in a fire.
– Do not leave the battery with other metallic
materials.
– Do not poke the battery with twee ers or similar
tools.
– Wrap the battery with tape and insulate when
throwing away or saving it.
Main elements and features
1 (standby/on/attenuator) button
• Turns the power on if pressed briefly or
attenuates the sound when the power is on.
• Turns the power off if pressed and held.
2 5 U (up) / D (down) ∞ buttons
• Changes the FM/AM bands with 5 U.
• Changes the preset stations with D ∞.
• Changes the folder of the MP3/WMA discs.
• While playing an MP3 disc on an MP3-compatible
CD changer:
– Changes the disc if pressed briefly.
– Changes the folder if pressed and held.
• While listening to an Apple iPod or a JVC
D. player:
– Pauses/stops or resumes playback with D ∞.
– Enters the main menu with 5 U.
(Now 5 U/D ∞/2 R/F 3 work as the menu
selecting buttons.)*
3 VOL – / VOL + buttons
• Adjusts the volume level.
4 SOUND button
• Selects the sound mode (iEQ: intelligent
equali er).
* 5 U : Returns to the previous menu.
D ∞ : Confirms the selection.
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⁄ Adjust the volume.
@ Adjust the sound as you want. (See
pages 11 and 12.)
To drop the volume in a
moment (ATT)
To restore the sound, press
the button again.
To turn off the power
Basic settings
• See also “General settings — PSM” on pages
12 – 14.
1
2
1 anceling the display demonstrations
Sele t “DEMO,” then “DEMO OFF.”
2 Setting the clock
Sele t “CLOCK H” (hour), then adjust the hour.
Sele t “CLOCK M” (minute), then adjust the
minute.
5 SOURCE button
• Sele ts the sour e.
6 2 R (reverse) / F (forward) 3 buttons
• Sear hes for stations if pressed briefly.
• Fast-forwards or reverses the tra k if pressed and
held.
• Changes the tra ks if pressed briefly.
• While listening to an iPod or a D. player (in menu
sele ting mode):
– Sele ts an item if pressed briefly. (Then, press
D ∞ to onfirm the sele tion.)
– Skips 10 items at a time if pressed and held.
Getting started
Basic operations
~ Turn on the power.
Ÿ
* You cannot select these sources if they are not
ready or not connected.
! For FM/AM tuner
Volume level appears.
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3 Finish the procedure.
To check the current clock time while the
power is turned off
Clo k time is shown on the
display for about 5 se onds. See
also page 13.
Radio operations
~
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! Start searching for a station.
When a station is re eived, sear hing stops.
To stop searching, press the same button
again.
To tune in to a station manually
In step ! above...
1
Lights up when re eiving an FM stereo
broad ast with suffi ient signal strength.
2 Select a desired station frequency.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to
receive
Re eption improves, but stereo effe t will be lost.
To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same
pro edure. “MONO OFF” appears and the MO indi ator
goes off.
Storing stations in memory
You an preset six stations for ea h band.
FM station automatic presetting —
SSM (Strong-station Sequential
Memory)
1 Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3) you want to
store into.
2
Lights up when monaural mode is a tivated.
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To check other information while listening
to the radio
* If no name is assigned to a station, “NO NAME
appears. To assign a title to a station, see page 15.
Disc operations
Playing a disc in the unit
All tra ks will be played repeatedly until you hange the
sour e or eje t the dis .
To stop play and eject the disc
• Press SRC to listen to another
playba k sour e.
Playing discs in the D changer
All dis s in the magazine will be played repeatedly until
you hange the sour e.
• Eje ting the magazine will also stop playba k.
~
* If you have changed the external input setting
to “EXT IN (see page 14), you cannot select the
CD changer.
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“SSM” flashes, then disappears when automati
presetting is over.
Lo al FM stations with the strongest signals are
sear hed and stored automati ally in the FM band.
Manual presetting
Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset number
4 of the FM1 band.
1
2
3
Listening to a preset station
1
2 Select the preset station (1 – 6) you want.
or
Preset number flashes for a while.
lock = Station name* =
Frequency = (ba k to the
beginning)
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Ÿ Select a disc.
For dis number from 01 – 06:
For dis number from 07 – 12:
About MP3 and WMA discs
MP3 and WMA “tra ks” (words “file” and “tra k” are
used inter hangeably) are re orded in “folders.”
About the D changer
It is re ommended to use a JVC MP3- ompatible CD
hanger with your unit.
• You an also onne t MP3-in ompatible CD hangers.
However, these units are not ompatible with MP3
dis s.
• You annot use the CH-X99, CH-X100, and KD-MK
series CD hangers with this unit.
• You annot play any WMA dis in the CD hanger.
• Dis text information re orded in the CD Text an be
displayed when a JVC CD Text ompatible CD hanger
is onne ted.
• For onne tion, see Installation/Conne tion Manual
(separate volume).
To fast-forward or reverse the track
To go to the next or previous tracks
To go to the next or previous folders (only for
MP3 or WMA discs)
For MP3 dis s:
For WMA dis s:
To locate a particular track (for D) or folder
(for MP3 or WMA discs) directly
To sele t a number from 01 – 06:
To sele t a number from 07 – 12:
• To use dire t folder a ess on MP3/WMA dis s, it
is required that folders are assigned with 2-digit
numbers at the beginning of their folder names—
01, 02, 03, and so on.
To sele t a parti ular tra k in a folder (for MP3 or
WMA dis s):
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Changing the display information
While playing an audio CD or a CD Text
While playing an MP3 or a WMA*2 disc
• When “TAG D SP” is set to “TAG ON” (see
page 14)
• When “TAG D SP” is set to “TAG OFF”
: Clock with the current track number
: Elapsed playing time with the current
track number
*1 If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears.
*2 Only for the built-in CD player.
*3 If an M 3/WMA file does not have Tag information,
folder name and file name appear. In this case, the
TAG indicator will not light up.
Other main functions
Skipping tracks quickly during play
Only possible on JVC
MP3-compatible CD changer
• For MP3 or WMA discs, you can skip tracks within the
same folder.
E .: To select track 32 while playing a track whose
number is a single digit (1 to 9)
1
2
Each time you press the button, you can skip 10
tracks.
• After the last track, the first track will be selected
and vice versa.
3
Prohibiting disc ejection
You can lock a disc in the loading slot.
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same
procedure.
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Sound adjustments
You an sele t a preset sound mode suitable to the
musi genre (iEQ: intelligent equalizer).
Indication (For)
BAS*1MID*2TRE*3S.BS*4
USER
(Flat sound) 00 00 00 OFF
RO K
(Ro k or dis o musi ) +03 00 +02 ON
LASSI
(Classi al musi ) +01 00 +03 OFF
POPS
(Light musi ) +02 +01 +02 OFF
HIP HOP
(Funk or rap musi ) +04 –02 +01 ON
JAZZ
(Jazz musi ) +03 00 +03 OFF
*1 : Bass
*2 : Mid-range
*3 : Treble
*4 : Super bass
Selecting the playback modes
You an use only one of the following playba k modes
at a time.
1
2 Select your desired playback mode.
7 Repeat play
Mode Plays repeatedly
TRK RPT : The urrent tra k.
FLDR RPT*1 : All tra ks of the urrent folder.
DIS RPT*2 : All tra ks of the urrent dis .
RPT OFF : Can els.
7 Random play
Mode Plays at random
FLDR RND*1 : All tra ks of the urrent folder,
then tra ks of the next folder
and so on.
DIS RND : All tra ks of the urrent dis .
MAG RND*2 : All tra ks of the inserted dis s.
RND OFF : Can els.
*1 Only while playing an MP3 or a WMA disc.
*2 Only while playing discs in the CD changer.
Preset values
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*4 This adjustment will not affect the subwoofer output.
*5 Range adjustment for super bass is adjustable only
when it is set to “S.BS ON.“
*6 Depending on the amplifier gain control setting. See
page 14 for details.)
General settings — PSM
You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items
listed in the table that follows.
1
2 Select a PSM item.
3 Adjust the PSM item selected.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other PSM
items if necessary.
5 Finish the procedure.
Adjusting the sound
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your
preference.
1
2
Indication, [Range]
AS*2 (bass), [ 06 to +06]
Adjust the bass.
MID*2 (mid-range), [ 06 to +06]
Adjust the mid-range frequencies sound level.
TRE*2 (treble), [ 06 to +06]
Adjust the treble.
FAD*3 (fader), [R06 to F06]
Adjust the front and rear speaker balance.
AL*4 (balance), [L06 to R06]
Adjust the left and right speaker balance.
S. S*2 (super bass), [S.BS ON or S.BS OFF],
[01 to 05, initial: 03]*5
Maintain the richness and fullness of the bass sound
regardless of how low you set the volume.
SU .W*1 (subwoofer), [00 to 08, initial: 04]
Adjust the subwoofer output level.
VOL (volume), [00 to 30 or 50*6]
Adjust the volume.
*1 Displayed only when “L/O MODE” is set to “WOOFER”
see page 13).
*2 When you adjust the bass, mid-range, treble, or super
bass, the adjustment you have made is stored for the
currently selected sound mode iEQ) including “USER.”
*3 If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader
level to “00.”
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Indications Item
( : Initial)
Setting, [reference page]
DEMO
Display
demonstration
• DEMO ON
• DEMO OFF
: Display demonstration will be activated automatically if no
operation is done for about 20 seconds, [6]
: Cancels
CLK DISP*1
Clock display
• ON
• OFF
: Clock display is shown on the display even when the power is
turned off
: Cancels; pressing D DISP will show the clock time for about
5 seconds when the power is turned off, [7]
CLOCK
Hour adjustment
1 – 12 [Initial: 1 (1:00)], [6]
CLOCK M
Minute adjustment
00 – 59 [Initial: 00 (1:00)], [6]
DIMMER
Dimmer
• AUTO
• ON
• OFF
: Dims the display when you turn on the headlights
: Activates dimmer
: Cancels
SCROLL*2
Scroll
• ONCE
• AUTO
• OFF
: Scrolls the disc information once
: Repeats scrolling (at 5-second intervals)
: Cancels
• Pressing D DISP for more than one second can scroll the display
regardless of the setting
L/O MODE
Line output mode
• REAR
• WOOFER
: Select if the REAR LINE OUT terminals are used for connecting
the speakers (through an external amplifier)
: Select if the REAR LINE OUT terminals are used for connecting a
subwoofer (through an external amplifier)
WOOFER*3
Subwoofer cutoff
frequency
• LOW
• MID
• IG
: Frequencies lower than 90 Hz are sent to the subwoofer
: Frequencies lower than 135 Hz are sent to the subwoofer
: Frequencies lower than 180 Hz are sent to the subwoofer
*1 If the power supply is not interrupted by turning off the ignition key of your car, it is recommended to select “OFF” to
save the car’s battery.
*2 ome characters or symbols will not be shown correctly (or will be blanked) on the display.
*3 Displayed only when “L/O MODE” is set to “WOOFER.”
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Indications Item
( : Initial)
Setting, [reference page]
EXT IN*4
External input
• CHANGER
• EXT IN
: To use a JVC CD changer, [8], an Apple i od or a JVC D. player,
[15].
: To use any other external component than the above, [17].
AUX A J
Auxiliary input
level adjustment
A.A J 00 — A.A J 05 : Adjust the auxiliary input level to avoid the sudden increase
of the output level when changing the source from external
component connected to the AUX input jack on the control
panel.
TAG ISP
Tag display
• TAG ON
• TAG OFF
: Shows the Tag information while playing M 3/WMA tracks,
[10].
: Cancels.
AMP GAIN
Amplifier gain
control
• LOW PWR
• HIGH PWR
: VOL 00 – VOL 30 (Select this if the maximum power of the
speaker is less than 50 W to prevent damaging the speaker.)
: VOL 00 – VOL 50
IF BAN
Intermediate
frequency band
• AUTO
• WI E
: Increases the tuner selectivity to reduce interference noises
between close stations. (Stereo effect may be lost.)
: Subject to interference noises from adjacent stations, but
sound quality will not be degraded and the stereo effect will
remain.
*4 Displayed only when one of the following sources is selected—FM, AM, CD, or AUX IN.
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Title assignment
You can assign names to 30 station frequencies (FM and
AM) and up to 8 characters for each station name.
1 Select FM/AM.
2 Show the title entry screen.
3 Assign a title.
1 Select a character.
2 Move to the next (or previous) character
position.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you finish
entering the title.
4 Finish the procedure.
Continued on the next page
To erase the entire title
In step 2 on the left...
iPod / D. player operations
This unit is read for operating an Apple iPod or a JVC
D. pla er from the control panel.
Before operating our iPod or D. pla er:
Connect either one of the following (separatel
purchased) to the CD changer jack on the rear of this
unit.
• nterface adapter for iPod—KS-PD100 for
controlling an iPod.
• D. player interface adapter—KS-PD500 for
controlling a D. pla er.
• For connection, see Installation/Connection Manual
(separate volume).
• For details, refer also to the manual supplied with the
interface adapter.
Preparations:
Make sure “CHANGER” is selected for the external input
setting, see page 14.
~
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Pla back starts automaticall from where it has
been paused*1 or stopped*2 previousl .
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Selecting a track from the menu
1 Enter the main menu.
Now the 5/∞/ 4 /¢ buttons work
as the menu selecting buttons*.
* The menu selecting mode will be canceled:
– If no operations are done for about 5 seconds.
– When you confirm the selection of a track.
2 Select the desired menu.
3 Confirm the selection.
• To move back to the previous
menu, press 5.
• If a track is selected, playback starts
automatically.
• If the selected item has another layer, you will
enter the layer. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the
desired track is played.
• olding 4 /¢ can skip 10 items at
a time.
For iPod:
PLAYLIST Ô ARTISTS Ô AL UMS Ô
SONGS Ô GENRES Ô COMPOSER Ô
(back to the beginning)
For D. player:
PLAYLIST Ô ARTIST Ô AL UM Ô GENRE
Ô TRACK Ô (back to the beginning)
! Adjust the volume.
⁄ Adjust the sound as you want. (See
pages 11 and 12.)
• Make sure the equalizer on the iPod or
D. player is deactivated.
To pause*1 or
stop*2 playback
To resume playback,
press the button again.
To fast-forward or
reverse the track
To go to the next
or previous tracks
*1 For iPod
*2 For . player
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Selecting the playback modes
1
2 Select your desired playback mode.
7 Repeat play
ONE RPT
Functions the same as “Repeat One” of the iPod or
“Repeat Mode = One” for the D. player.
ALL RPT
Functions the same as “Repeat All” of the iPod or
“Repeat Mode = All” for the D. player.
RPT OFF
Cancels.
7 Random play
AL M RND*
Functions the same as “Shuffle Albums” of the
iPod.
SONG RND/RND ON
Functions the same as “Shuffle Son s” of the iPod
or “Random Play = On” of the D. player.
RND OFF
Cancels.
* For iPod: Functions only if you select “ALL” in
“ALBUMS” of the main “MENU.”
To check other information while listening
to an iPod or a D. player
Other external component
operations
You can connect an external component to...
• CD chan er jack on the rear usin the Line Input
Adapter—KS-U57 (not supplied) or AUX Input
Adapter—KS-U58 (not supplied) for any other
components (except iPod and D. player).
• AUX (auxiliary) input jack on the control panel.
For connection, see Installation/Connection Manual
(separate volume).
For listenin to the iPod or D. player, see pa es 15 – 17.
Connecting an external component to the
AUX input jack
~ For selecting the external component
connected to...
• AUX input jack
ontinued on the next page
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More about this unit
Basic operations
Turning on the power
• By pressing SRC on the unit, you can also turn on the
power. If the source is ready, playback also starts.
Turning off the power
• If you turn off the power while listening to a disc, disc
play will start from where playback has been stopped
previously, ne t time you turn on the power.
Tuner operations
Storing stations in memory
• During SSM search...
– All previously stored stations are erased and
stations are stored newly.
– Received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest
frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).
– When SSM is over, the station stored in No. 1 will
be automatically tuned in.
• When storing a station manually, the previously
preset station is erased when a new station is stored
in the same preset number.
Disc operations
Caution for DualDisc playback
• The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply
with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard.
Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on
this product may not be recommended.
General
• This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs/CD
Te ts, and CD-Rs (Recordable)/CD-RWs (Rewritable)
in audio CD (CD-DA), MP3 and WMA formats.
• CD changer jack on the rear using KS- 57
or KS- 58
If “EXT IN” does not appear, see page 14 and
select the e ternal input (“EXT IN”).
Ÿ Turn on the connected component and
start playing the source.
! Adjust the volume.
⁄ Adjust the sound as you want. (See
pages 11 and 12.)
To check other information while listening
to an external component
Clock Ô A X IN or EXT IN
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Playing an MP3/WMA disc
• This unit can play back MP3/WMA files with the
e tension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of
the letter case—upper/lower).
• This unit can show the names of albums, artists
(performer), and Tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or
2.4) for MP3 files and for WMA files.
• This unit can display only one-byte characters. No
other characters can be correctly displayed.
• This unit can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the
conditions below:
– Bit rate: 8 kbps — 320 kbps
– Sampling frequency:
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG-1)
24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)
– Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Romeo,
Joliet, Windows long file name
• The ma imum number of characters for file/folder
names vary among the disc format used (includes 4
e tension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>).
– ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters
– ISO 9660 Level 2: up to 31 characters
– Romeo: up to 128 characters
– Joliet: up to 64 characters
– Windows long file name: up to 128 characters
• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable
bit rate).
Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in elapsed
time display, and do not show the actual elapsed
time. Especially, after performing the search function,
this difference becomes noticeable.
• This unit can recognize a total of 512 files, of 200
folders, and of 8 hierarchies.
• This unit cannot play back the following files:
– MP3 files encoded with MP3i and MP3 PRO format.
– MP3 files encoded in an inappropriate format.
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• When a disc is inserted upside down, “PLEASE” and
“EJECT” appear alternately on the display. Press 0 to
eject the disc.
• While fast-forwarding or reversing on an MP3 or
WMA disc, you can only hear intermittent sounds.
Playing a CD-R or CD-RW
• Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-RWs.
• This unit can play back only files of the same type
which are first detected if a disc includes both audio
CD (CD-DA) files and MP3/WMA files.
• This unit can play back multi-session discs; however,
unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing.
• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not play back on this
unit because of their disc characteristics, or for the
following reasons:
– Discs are dirty or scratched.
– Moisture condensation occurs on the lens inside
the unit.
– The pickup lens inside the unit is dirty.
– CD-R/CD-RW on which the files are written with
“Packet Write” method.
– There are improper recording conditions (missing
data, etc.) or media conditions (stained, scratched,
warped, etc.).
• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time since the
reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than that of regular
CDs.
• Do not use the following CD-Rs or CD-RWs:
– Discs with stickers, labels, or a protective seal stuck
to the surface.
– Discs on which labels can be directly printed by an
ink jet printer.
Using these discs under high temperatures or high
humidities may cause malfunctions or damage to the
unit.
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Title assignment
• If you try to assign titles to more than 30 station
frequencies, “NAMEFULL appears. Delete unwanted
titles before assignment.
iPod or D. player operations
• When you turn on this unit, the iPod or D. player is
charged through this unit.
• While the iPod or D. player is connected, all
operations from the iPod or D. player are disabled.
Perform all operations from this unit.
• The text information may not be displayed correctly.
– Some characters such as accented letters cannot be
shown correctly on the display.
– Depends on the condition of communication
between the iPod or D. player and the unit.
• If the text information includes more than 8
characters, it scrolls on the display. This unit can
display up to 40 characters.
Notice:
When connecting an iPod or a D. player, some
operations may not be performed correctly or as
intended. In this case, visit the following JVC web
site:
For iPod users: <http://www.jvc.co.jp/english/car/
support/ks-pd100/index.html>
For D. player users: <http://www.jvc.co.jp/
english/car/support/ks-pd500/index.html>
– MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.
– WMA files encoded with lossless, professional, and
voice format.
– WMA files which are not based upon Windows
Media® Audio.
– WMA files copy-protected with DRM.
– Files which have the data such as WAVE, ATRAC3,
etc.
• The search function works but search speed is not
constant.
Changing the source
• If you change the source, playback also stops.
Next time you select “CD for the playback source,
disc play starts from where it has been stopped
previously.
Ejecting a disc
• If the ejected disc is not removed within 15 seconds,
the disc is automatically inserted again into the
loading slot to protect it from dust. Playback starts
automatically.
• After ejecting a disc, “NO DISC appears and you
cannot operate some of the buttons. Insert another
disc or press SRC to select another playback source.
General settings—PS
• “AUTO setting for “DIMMER may not work correctly
on some vehicles, particularly on those having a
control dial for dimming.
In this case, change “DIMMER setting to any other
than “AUTO.
• If you change the “AMP GAIN setting from “HIGH
PWR to “LOW PWR while the volume level is set
higher than “VOL 30, the unit automatically changes
the volume level to “VOL 30.
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