JVC KD-LX3J User manual

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LVT0289-001A
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ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
CD RECEIVER KD-LX3
RECEPTOR CON CD KD-LX3
RECEPTEUR CD KD-LX3
For customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and
Serial No. which are located on
the top or bottom of the cabinet.
Retainthisinformationforfuture
reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS
SEL OFF/0FUNC
1 7 2 8
RPT
3 9
RND
4 10
INT
5 11
MONO
6 12
LOSOUND SSM
KD-LX3R
DISPMODE BANDBBE
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
Para la instalación y las conexiones, refiérase al manual separado.
Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.
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INFORMATION (For U.S.A.)
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
particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor 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 theequipment into anoutlet on acircuit different from thatto which thereceiver
is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Identification and
Certification labels IMPORTANT FOR LASER
PRODUCTS (For U.S.A. only)
Precautions:
1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when
openandinterlockfailedor defeated.Avoid
direct exposure to beam.
3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover.
Thereare no user-serviceableparts inside.
Leave all servicing to qualified service
personnel.
4. CAUTION: This CD player uses invisible
laser radiation, however, is equipped with
safety switches to prevent radiation
emission when unloading CDs. It is
dangerous to defeat the safety switches.
5. CAUTION:Useofcontrols, adjustmentsor
performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
BEFORE USE
* For safety....
• Do not raise the volume level too much, as this
will block outside sounds, making driving
dangerous.
• Stop the car before 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 becomes normal before operating the unit.
Bottom of the main unit
Notes:
*1 The date of manufacture.
*2 The ID code of manufacturing plant.
*3 Marking of country origin.
NAME/RATING PLATE
US JVC CORP.41 SLATER DRIVE
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. 07407
MANUFACTURED AT
MADE IN
Product complies with DHHS Rules 21
CFR Subchapter J in effect at date of
manufacture.
MANUFACTURED
*2
*3
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Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to
ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best possible performance from the unit.
CONTENTS
BASIC OPERATIONS .................................................... 5
RADIO OPERATIONS ...................................................6
Listening to the radio ..................................................................... 6
Searching a station automatically: Auto search ........................... 6
Searching a station manually:Manual search ............................. 7
Storing stations in memory ............................................................8
FM station automatic preset: SSM...............................................8
Manual preset.............................................................................. 9
Tuning into a preset station ......................................................... 10
CD OPERATIONS.......................................................11
Playing a CD ................................................................................. 11
Playing a CD Text .........................................................................12
Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD ..................... 13
Selecting CD playback modes......................................................14
Prohibiting CD ejection ............................................................... 15
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................16
Adjusting the sound......................................................................16
Turning on/off the BBE function................................................. 17
Selecting preset sound modes ......................................................18
Storing your own sound adjustments ......................................... 19
OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS .........................................20
Setting the clock ............................................................................20
Controlling the volume automatically (Audio Cruise) ..............21
Changing the general settings (PSM) ......................................... 23
Assigning names to the sources ...................................................27
How to Reset your unit
After installing the unit or when you have
troubles with operations, reset the
microcomputer built in this unit.
Press the reset button on the front panel
using a ball-point pen or a similar tool.
• REMEMBER your preset adjustments such
as preset channels or sound adjustments will
also be erased from memory.
To be continued on the next page
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REMOTE OPERATIONS............................................... 30
Installing the battery ....................................................................30
Using the remote controller .........................................................31
CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ......................................32
Playing CDs ...................................................................................32
Selecting CD playback modes......................................................34
EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS ..................... 36
Playing an external component ...................................................36
Using a subwoofer.........................................................................36
MAINTENANCE......................................................... 37
Handling CDs................................................................................37
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................. 38
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................39
To activate “DEMO” (Demonstration)
While holding DISP, press ¢until “DEMO” appears on the
lower part of the display.
Various functions and display illumination modes equipped for
this unit will be demonstrated repeatedly in sequence.
• The DEMO mode will turn off automatically after 1 hour.
To turn off the DEMO mode, press ¢again while holding
DISP until “DEMO”disappears from the lower part of the display.
How to use the number buttons:
After pressing MODE (while “MODE”remains on the display), the number buttons work
as other different function buttons.
To use these buttons as number buttons after pressing MODE, wait for 5 seconds
without pressing any number button so that “MODE” disappears from the display.
• Pressing MODE again also erases“MODE” from the display.
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BASIC OPERATIONS
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Note:
When you use this unit for the
firsttime,setthe built-in clock
correctly, see page 20.
1
Turn on the power.
The display illuminates and the control panel comes out.
2
Select the source.
Each time you press the button, the source changes as described to
the left:
To operate the tuner, see pages 6 – 10.
To operate the CD player, see pages 11 – 15.
To operate the CD changer, see pages 32 – 35.
To operate the external component connected to the LINE IN plugs,
see page 36.
Notes:
* If a CD is not in the loading slot, you cannot select CD as the source to play.
** Without connecting the CD changer, you cannot select it as the source to play.
3
Adjust the volume.
4
Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 16 – 19).
To drop the volume in a moment
Press FUNC (function) for more than 1 second while listening to any source. “ATT” starts
flashing on the display, and the volume level will drop in a moment.
To resume the previous volume level, press the button for more than 1 second again.
To turn off the power
Press and hold OFF/ 0until “SEEYOU” appears on the display.
CD
CD
changer
FM
AM
LINE or
**
*
Volume level meter
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RADIO OPERATIONS
Listening to the radio
You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune into a particular station.
Searching a station automatically: Auto search
1
Select the band.
1Press FUNC to select the tuner as the source.
2Press BAND to select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM).
Note:
This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen
to an FM broadcast.
2
Start searching a station.
When a station is received, searching stops.
To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have pressed
for searching.
To tune in FM stations only with strong signals
This function works only while searching FM stations, including SSM preset (see page 8).
1Press MODE.
“MODE” appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons can work as
different function buttons.
2Press LO (Local), while “MODE”is still on the display, so that the LOCAL indicator lights up
on the display.
Each time you press the button, the LOCAL indicator lights up and goes off alternately.
LO MODE
To search stations of
higher frequencies
To search stations of
lower frequencies
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Level meter (see page 25)Selected band (then clock time:
see page 25) appears.
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Searching a station manually: Manual search
MODEMONO
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1
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you want.
Note:
This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3).You can use any one of them to listen
to an FM broadcast.
2
Press and hold ¢or 4until “M” (Manual)
starts flashing on the display.
3
Tune into a station you want while
“M” is flashing.
• If you release your finger from the button, the
manual mode will automatically turn off after
5 seconds.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:
1Press MODE while listening to an FM stereo broadcast (the ST indicator lights up while
receiving an FM stereo broadcast).
“MODE” appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons can work as
different function buttons.
2Press MONO (monaural), while “MODE” is still on the display, so that the MO indicator
lights up on the display.
The sound you hear becomes monaural but reception will be improved (the ST indicator
goes off).
Each time you press the button, the MO indicator lights up and goes off alternately.
To tune into stations
of higher frequencies
To tune into stations
of lower frequencies
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1
Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or FM3) you
want to store FM stations into.
2
Press and hold both buttons for more than
2 seconds.
Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the
band number you have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3).These stations are preset in the number
buttons — No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).
When automatic preset is over, the station stored in number button 1 will be automatically
tuned in.
Storing stations in memory
You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory.
• Automatic preset of FM stations:SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
• Manual preset of both FM and AM stations
FM station automatic preset: SSM
You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2 and FM3).
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“SSM” appears, then disappears when automatic
preset is over.
FM1 FM2 FM3 AM
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Manual preset
You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually.
EXAMPLE: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band
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1
Select the FM1 band.
2
Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.
See page 6 to tune into a station.
3
Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1)
for more than 2 seconds.
4
Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other
preset numbers.
Notes:
• A previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.
• Preset stations are erased when the power supply to the memory circuit is interrupted (for example,
during battery replacement). If this occurs, preset the stations again.
FM band number and “MEMO”
appears alternately for a while.
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Tuning into a preset station
You can easily tune into a preset station.
Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see pages 8
and 9.
1
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you want.
2
Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset station you want.
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When using this unit in an area other than North or South America:
You need to change the AM/FM channel intervals. See “To change the AM/FM channel
intervals” on page 26.
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CD OPERATIONS
Playing a CD
Current track Elapsed
playing time
Total playing time of
the inserted disc
Total track number
of the inserted disc
FUNC
1
1
Open the loading slot.
The display panel moves down, and the loading slot appears.
2
Insert a disc into the loading slot.
The unit draws a CD, the display panel moves up, and CD play starts
automatically.
Notes:
• When a CD is in the loading slot, selecting “CD” as the source by pressing FUNC starts CD play.
• WhenaCDis inserted upsidedown,“DISC EJECT” appears onthedisplay and theCDautomatically
ejects.
• When you play a CD Text, the disc title and performer appear on the display. Then the current track
and elapsed playing time appears on the display. See also “Playing a CD Text” (page 12) and “To
select the scroll mode” (page 26).
If a CD Text includes much text information, some may not appear on the display.
To stop play and eject the CD
Press OFF/0briefly.
CDplaystops,thedisplaypanelmovesdown,thenthe CDautomatically ejectsfromtheloading
slot.
• If you change the source, the CD play also stops (without ejecting the CD this time).
To close the display panel, press ¢or 4.
CAUTION: NEVER insert your finger between the display
panel and the unit, as it may get caught in the
unit.
Note:
If the ejected disc is not removed for about 15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into the
loading slot to protect it from dust. (CD play will not start this time.)
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Select text display mode while playing a CD Text.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:
Notes:
• The display shows up to 12 characters at one time and scrolls if there are more than 12 characters.
See also “To select the scroll mode” on page 26.
• When you press DISP while playing a conventional CD, “NO NAME” appears for the disc title/
performer and the track title.
DISP
Disc Title / Performer Track Title
Current track no.
and Elapsed playing time
Playing a CD Text
Ina CDText, someinformationaboutthedisc(its disctitle,performerandtracktitle)isrecorded.
You can show these disc information on the display.
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To fast-forward or reverse the track
Press and hold ¢, while playing a CD, to fast-forward the track.
Press and hold 4, while playing a CD, to reverse the track.
To go to the next tracks or the previous tracks
Press ¢briefly, while playing a CD, to go ahead to the beginning of
thenext track.Eachtimeyoupressthe buttonconsecutively, thebeginning
of the next tracks is located and played back.
Press 4briefly, while playing a CD, to go back to the beginning of
the current track. Each time you press the button consecutively, the
beginning of the previous tracks is located and played back.
To go to a particular track directly
Press the number button corresponding to the track number to start its
playback.
• To select a track number from 1 – 6:
Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly.
• To select a track number from 7 – 12:
Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than 1 second.
Number buttons ¢
4
Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD
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Selecting CD playback modes
RPT RND MODE
To play back tracks at random (Random Play)
You can play back all tracks on the CD at random.
1Press MODE while playing a CD.
“MODE”appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons
can work as different function buttons.
2Press RND (Random), while “MODE” is still on the display, so that the
RND indicator lights up on the display.
Each time you press the button, CD random play mode turns on and off
alternately.
When the random mode is turned on, the RND indicator lights up on the
display and a track randomly selected starts playing.
To play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play)
You can play back the current track repeatedly.
1Press MODE while playing a CD.
“MODE”appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons
can work as different function buttons.
2Press RPT (Repeat), while“MODE”is still on the display, so that the RPT
indicator lights up on the display.
Each time you press the button, CD repeat play mode turns on and off
alternately.
When the repeat mode is turned on, the RPT indicator lights up on the
display. Track number of the currently playing track
RPT
RND
INT
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To play back only intros (Intro Scan)
You can play back the first 15 seconds of each track sequentially.
1Press MODE while playing a CD.
“MODE” appears on the lower part ofthe display, and the number buttons
can work as different function buttons.
2Press INT (Intro), while “MODE” is still on the display.
Each time you press the button, CD intro scan mode turns on and off
alternately.
When the intro scan mode is turned on,“INTRO”appears on the display
for 5 seconds and the track number flashes.
Track number of the currently playing track
Prohibiting CD ejection
FUNC OFF/0
You can prohibit CD ejection and can lock a CD in the loading slot.
Whilepressing FUNC(Function),press andholdOFF/0formorethan 2seconds.“NO EJECT”
flashes on the display for about 5 seconds, and the CD is locked and cannot be ejected.
To cancel the prohibition and unlock the CD, press and hold OFF/0for more than 2
secondsagain,whilepressing FUNC.“EJECT OK”flashes on thedisplay forabout5 seconds,
and the CD is unlocked.
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SOUND ADJUSTMENTS
Adjusting the sound
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.
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1
Select the item you want to adjust.
Indication To do: Range
BASS Adjust the bass –06 (min.) — +06 (max.)
TREBLE Adjust the treble –06 (min.) — +06 (max.)
FADER* Adjust the front and rear speaker R06(Rear only)— F06 (Frontonly)
balance
BALANCE Adjust the left and right speaker L06 (Left only) — R06 (Right only)
balance
WOOFER Adjust the subwoofer output level 00 — 08
VOLUME Adjust the volume 00 (min.) — 50 (max.)
Note:
*If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.”
2
Adjust the level.
Note:
Normally + / – button works as the volume control. So you do not
have to select “VOLUME” to adjust the volume level.
TREBLEBASS FADER
BALANCEWOOFERVOLUME
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Turning on/off the BBE function
The BBE* function restores the brilliance and clarity of the original live sound in recording,
broadcasts, etc.
Whena speakerreproducessound, it introducesfrequency-dependent phase shifting,causing
high-frequency sounds to take longer to reach the ear than low frequency sounds.The BBE
function adjusts the phase relationship between the low, mid and high frequencies by adding
a progressively longer delay time to the low and mid frequencies, so that all frequencies
reach the listener’s ears at the proper time.
In addition, the BBE function boosts low and high frequencies, which loudspeakers tend to be
lessefficientin reproducing, throughdynamic,program-driven augmentation.Whencombined
with the phase compensation feature, the resulting sound has a clearer, more finely detailed
“live” presence.
*Under license from BBE Sound, Inc.
is a trademark of BBE Sound, Inc.
Each time you press BBE, the BBE function turns on and off alternately.
BBE
BBE
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Selecting preset sound modes
You can select a preset sound adjustment suitable to the music genre.
1
Light “MODE” on the lower part of the display.
The number buttons can work as different function buttons.
2
Select the sound control mode (SCM) you want.
Each time you press SOUND, the sound control mode (SCM) changes
as follows.
SCM BEAT SCM SOFT SCM POP SCM OFF
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Indication For: Preset values
Bass Treble BBE
SCM OFF (Flat sound) 00 00 On
SCM BEAT Rock or disco music +02 00 On
SCM SOFT Quiet background music +01 –03 Off
SCM POP Light music +04 +01 Off
Notes:
• You can adjust the preset sound control mode to your preference, and store in memory.
If you want to adjust and store your original sound control mode, see “Storing your own sound
adjustments” on page 19.
• To adjust only the bass/treble reinforcement levels and BBE to your preference, see “Adjusting the
sound” on page 16 and “Turning on/off the BBE function” on page 17.
Within
5 seconds
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Storing your own sound adjustments
You can adjust the sound control modes (BEAT, SOFT, POP:see page 18) to your preference
and store your own adjustments in memory.
1
Light “MODE” on the lower part of the display.
The number buttons can work as different function buttons.
REMEMBER you must finish the following steps while “MODE”
is still on the display. Otherwise, the setting will be canceled.
2
Select the sound control mode (SCM) you want.
For details, see page 18.
3
To adjust the bass or treble level
1Select “BASS” or “TREBLE.”
2Adjust the bass or treble level.
To turn on or off the BBE function
See page 17.
4
Press and hold SOUND.
Your adjustment made for the selected sound control mode is stored in
memory.
5
Repeat the same procedure to adjust other items.
To reset to the factory settings
Repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the table on page 18.
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3- 2
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BBE
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OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS
Setting the clock
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1, 4
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1
Press and hold SEL (Select) for more than 2 seconds
so that one of the PSM items appears on the display.
2
Set the hour.
1Select “CLOCK HOUR” if not
shown on the display.
2Adjust the hour.
3
Set the minute.
1Select “CLOCK MINUTE.”
2Adjust the minute.
4
Finish the setting.
To check the current clock time while the unit is turned off, press + or –.
The power turns on, the clock time is shown for 5 seconds, then the power turns off.
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