JVC KD-G161 User Manual

CD RECEIVER

RECEPTEUR CD

KD-G162/KD-G161

KD-G162

KD-G162

KD-G161

KD-G161

FRANÇAIS ENGLISH

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 5.

Pour annuler la démonstration des affichages, référez-vous à la page 5.

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.

Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

INSTRUCTIONS

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

GET0334-003A

[EX/EU]

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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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1.CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2.CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

3.CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

4.REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.

Warning:

If you need to operate the unit while driving, be sure to look ahead carefully or you may be involved in a traffic accident.

How to reset your unit

How to detach/attach the control panel

Detaching...

• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.

How to forcibly eject a disc

Attaching...

• If this does not work, reset your unit.

• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

Note: Only for [EX] model users in UK and European countries

For security reasons, a numbered ID card is provided with this unit, and the same ID number is imprinted on the unit’s chassis.

Keep the card in a safe place, as it will help the authorities to identify your unit if stolen.

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How to read this manual

•Button operations are mainly explained with the illustrations in the table below.

• is used to indicate an indicator is displayed for the correspnding operation.

•Some related tips and notes are explained in “More about this unit” (see pages 14 and 15).

Press briefly.

Press repeatedly.

Press either one.

Press and hold until your desired response begins.

Press and hold both buttons at the same time.

How to use the M MODE button

If you press M MODE, the unit goes into functions mode, then the number buttons work as different function buttons.

Ex.: When number button 2 works as MO (monaural) button.

CONTENTS

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	Control panel — KD-G162 and KD-G161	4
	Getting started.................................	5
	Basic operations....................................................	5
	Radio operations ..............................	6
	FM RDS operations............................	7
	Searching for your favorite FM RDS programme ...	7
	Disc operations.................................	9
	Playing a disc in the unit ......................................	9
	Sound adjustments...........................	10
	General settings — PSM ...................	11
	Maintenance ....................................	13
	More about this unit .........................	14
	Troubleshooting...............................	16
	Specifications...................................	17

Caution on volume setting:

Discs produce very little noise compared with other sources. Lower the volume before playing a disc to avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase of the output level.

Time countdown indicator

To use these buttons for their original functions again after pressing M MODE, wait for 5 seconds without pressing any of these buttons until the functions mode is cleared or press M MODE again.

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.

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Control panel — KD-G612/KD-G611/KD-G511 KD-G162 and KD-G161

Parts identification

Display window

1			(standby/on/attenuator) button
2	SOURCE button
3	BAND button
4	Loading slot
5	Display window
6	0(eject) button

7TP/PTY (traffic programme/programme type) button

8 ¢/4buttons

9 Control dial

p SEL (select) button q DISP (display) button w EQ (equalizer) button

e MO (monaural) button

rSSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) button

t Number buttons y RPT (repeat) button

u RND (random) button

i M MODE button

o (control panel release) button

Display window

; DISC indicator

a RND (disc random) indicator s RPT (repeat) indicator

d LOUD (loudness) indicator f EQ (equalizer) indicator

g Sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer) indicators—JAZZ, CLASSIC, HIP HOP, POPS, ROCK, USER

hSource display / Volume level indicator / Time countdown indicator

j Main display

k RDS indicators—TP, PTY, AF, REG

lTuner reception indicators—ST (stereo), MO (monaural)

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Getting started

Basic operations

~ Turn on the power.

Ÿ

*You cannot select “DISC” as the playback source if there is no disc in the unit.

!For FM/AM tuner

⁄ Adjust the volume.

Volume level appears.

Volume level indicator

@Adjust the sound as you want. (See page 10.)

To drop the volume in a moment (ATT)

To restore the sound, press it again.

To turn off the power

	Basic settings	ENGLISH
	• See also “General settings — PSM” on pages
	11 and 12.
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1 Canceling the display demonstrations

Select “DEMO,” then “DEMO OFF.”

2Setting the clock

Select “CLOCK H” (hour), then adjust the hour.

Select “CLOCK M” (minute), then adjust the minute.

Select “24H/12H,” then “24H” (hour) or “12H” (hour).

3 Finish the procedure.

To check the current clock time while...

The power is turned off

Listening to...

An FM (non-RDS) or AM station:

Frequency ÔClock

An FM RDS station:

Station name (PS) =Station Frequency = Programme type (PTY) =Clock =(back to the beginning)

Listening to a disc...

Elapsed playing time with track number Ô

Clock

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Radio operations

~

Ÿ

Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

Selected band appears.

! Start searching for a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

To stop searching, press the same button again.

To tune in to a station manually

In step ! above...

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2 Select the desired station frequencies.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive

Lights up when monaural mode is activated.

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure. “MONO OFF” appears and the MO indicator goes off.

Storing stations in memory

You can preset six stations for each band.

FM station automatic presetting— SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

1Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3) you want to store into.

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“SSM” flashes, then disappears when automatic presetting is over.

Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the FM band.

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Manual presetting

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset number 4 of the FM1 band.

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Preset number flashes for a while.

Listening to a preset station

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2Select the preset station (1 – 6) you want.

FM RDS operations

What you can do with RDS	ENGLISH
RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations
to send an additional signal along with their
regular programme signals.
By receiving the RDS data, this unit can do the
following:

•Programme Type (PTY) Search (see the following)

•TA (Traffic Announcement) and PTY Standby Receptions (see pages 8 and 12)

•Tracing the same programme automatically —Network-Tracking Reception (see page 9)

•Programme Search (see page 12)

Searching for your favorite FM RDS programme

You can tune in to a station broadcasting your favorite programme by searching for a PTY code.

•To store your favorite programme types, see page 8.

~	The last selected PTY
	code appears.

ŸSelect one of your favorite programme types.

or

Select one of the PTY codes (see page 15).

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		! Start searching for your favorite
	ENGLISH	programme.
		If there is a station
		broadcasting a programme
		of the same PTY code as you
		have selected, that station is
		tuned in.

Storing your favorite programme types

You can store six favorite programme types.

Preset programme types in the number buttons (1 to 6):

1 Select a PTY code (see page 7).

2Select the preset number (1 – 6) you want to store into.

Using the standby receptions

TA Standby Reception

TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any source other than AM.

The volume changes to the preset TA volume level if the current level is lower than the preset level (see page 12).

To activate TA Standby Reception

The TP (Traffic Programme) indicator either lights up or flashes.

•If the TP indicator lights up, TA Standby Reception is activated.

•If the TP indicator flashes, TA Standby Reception is not yet activated. (This occurs when you are listening to an FM station without the RDS signals required for TA Standby Reception.)

To activate TA Standby Reception, tune in to another station providing these signals. The TP indicator will stop flashing and remain lit.

To deactivate the TA Standby Reception

The TP indicator goes off.

Ex.: When “ROCK M” is selected

3Repeat steps 1 and 2 to store other PTY codes into other preset numbers.

4 Finish the procedure.

PTY Standby Reception

PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to your favorite PTY programme from any source other than AM.

To activate and select your favorite PTY code for PTY Standby Reception, see page 12.

The PTY indicator either lights up or flashes.

•If the PTY indicator lights up, PTY Standby Reception is activated.

•If the PTY indicator flashes, PTY Standby Reception is not yet activated.

To activate PTY Standby Reception, tune in to another station providing these signals. The PTY indicator will stop flashing and remain lit.

To deactivate the PTY Standby Reception, select “OFF” for the PTY code (see page 12). The PTY indicator goes off.

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Tracing the same programme— Network-Tracking Reception

When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to another FM RDS station of the same network, possibly broadcasting the same programme with stronger signals (see the illustration on page 15).

When shipped from the factory, NetworkTracking Reception is activated.

To change the Network-Tracking Reception setting, see “AF-REG” on page 11.

To locate a particular track

To select a number from 01 – 06:

To select a number from 07 – 12:

Prohibiting disc ejection

You can lock a disc in the loading slot.

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Disc operations

Playing a disc in the unit

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc.

To stop play and eject the disc

To fast-forward or reverse the track

To go to the next or previous tracks

To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.

Selecting the playback modes

You can use only one of the following playback modes at a time.

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2 Select your desired playback mode.

7 Repeat play

Mode Plays repeatedly

TRK RPT	: The current track.
RPT OFF	: Cancels.

7 Random play

Mode	Plays at random

DISC RND : All tracks of the current disc.

RND OFF : Cancels.

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Sound adjustments

You can select a preset sound mode suitable to the music genre (C-EQ: custom equalizer).

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Adjusting the sound

You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.

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2

Ex.: When “ROCK” is selected

	Preset values	BAS	TRE	LOUD
	Indication (For)	(bass)	(treble)	(loudness)
	USER (Flat sound)	00	00	OFF
	ROCK	+03	+01	ON
	(Rock or disco music)
	CLASSIC	+01	–02	OFF
	(Classical music)
	POPS (Light music)	+04	+01	OFF
	HIP HOP	+02	00	ON
	(Funk or rap music)
	JAZZ (Jazz music)	+02	+03	OFF

Indication, [Range]

BAS*1 (bass), [–06 to +06]

Adjust the bass.

TRE*1 (treble), [–06 to +06]

Adjust the treble.

FAD*2 (fader), [R06 to F06]

Adjust the front and rear speaker balance.

BAL (balance), [L06 to R06]

Adjust the left and right speaker balance.

LOUD*1 (loudness), [LOUD ON or LOUD OFF] Boost low and high frequencies to produce a well-balanced sound at low volume level.

VOL (volume), [00 to 30 or 50*3]

Adjust the volume.

*1 When you adjust the bass, treble, or loudness, the adjustment you have made is stored for the currently selected sound mode (C-EQ) including “USER.”

*2 If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.”

*3 Depending on the amplifier gain control setting. (See page 12 for details.)

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General settings — PSM

You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode)	3	Adjust the PSM item selected.
items listed in the table below.
1
2 Select a PSM item.	4	Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other
		PSM items if necessary.
	5	Finish the procedure.

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Indications	Selectable settings, [reference page]
DEMO	DEMO ON : [Initial]; Display demonstration will be activated
Display demonstration		automatically if no operation is done for about
		20 seconds, [5].
	DEMO OFF : Cancels.
CLOCK H	0 – 23 (1 – 12), [5]
Hour adjustment	[Initial: 0 (0:00)]
CLOCK M	00 – 59, [5]
Minute adjustment	[Initial: 00 (0:00)]
24H/12H	12H O 24H, [5]
Time display mode	[Initial: 24H]
CLK ADJ	AUTO	: [Initial]; The built-in clock is automatically adjusted
Clock adjustment		using the CT (clock time) data in the RDS signal.
	OFF	: Cancels.
AF-REG	When the received signals from the current FM RDS station become
Alternative frequency/	weak...	: [Initial]; Switches to another station (the programme
regionalization reception	AF
		may differ from the one currently received), [9].
		• The AF indicator lights up.
	AF REG	: Switches to another station broadcasting the same
		programme.
		• The AF and REG indicators light up.
	OFF	: Cancels.

To be continued...

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