Aiwa CDC-X527M User Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MODE D’EMPLOI

CDC-X527M YU

STEREO CAR CD RECEIVER
RADIO-TOCADISCOS DE CD ESTEREOFONICO PARA
AUTOMOVIL

ENGLISH
ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS

OWNER’S RECORD

For your convenience, record the model number and
serial number (you will find them on the bottom side of
your set) in the space provided below. Please refer to
them when you contact your AIWA dealer in case of
difficulty.

Model No. CDC-X527M
Serial No.

8C-KCF-901-01
020107ATM-OX

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.

• Do NOT attempt to disassemble the unit. Laser beams
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 malfunctions, or create
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

different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

— 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THEFT PROTECTION .............................................. 2

BASIC OPERATION, AUDIO AND CLOCK

ADJUSTMENT ..................................................... 2

RADIO OPERATION ................................................. 3

CD PLAYER OPERATION ........................................ 4

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ......................................... 5

OTHER FUNCTIONS ............................................... 6

CARD REMOTE CONTROL ..................................... 6

CD CHANGER OPERATION .................................... 7

TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 7

MAINTENANCE ........................................................ 8

SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 8

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.

• Do NOT attach any seal, label or data protection sheet

to either side of CD.

• Do NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive

heat.

• Wipe a dirty CD from the center outward with a cleaning

cloth.
Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.

• This unit cannot play 3-inch (8 cm) CDs.

• NEVER insert a 3-inch CD contained in the adapter or

any irregularly shaped CD.
The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a
malfunction.

DEMO (Demonstration) mode

The unit has an extra display (DEMO) mode which
demonstrates the illumination 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

1 During DEMO mode, press and hold SRC until “ILL”

appears on the display.

2 Press i or k to select “DE”.
3 Turn AUDIO CONTROL to select “DE 0.”

To resume DEMO mode, select “DE 1” in step 3.

In addition to ordinary CDs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs can
be read by this unit. However, NEVER use a CD-R or
CD-RW that contains no data or data in the wrong
format, such as MP3 or other computer files.

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THEFT PROTECTION

Take the front panel with you when leaving the car, and
keep it in the supplied carrying case.

Detaching the front panel

Before detaching the front panel, remove the CD to
prevent possible damage to the unit.

1 Press z to remove the CD.
2 Press and hold PWR/MUTE until the unit turns off.
3 Press %. (Hold the panel with one hand to prevent

accidentally dropping it.)

4 Remove the panel.

Attaching the front panel

1 Engage the left side of the front panel to the left

catch on the unit.

2 Push the panel forward until it locks. Be sure not to

press any buttons while you are attaching the panel.

BASIC OPERATION,
AUDIO AND CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT

PWR/MUTE SEL

AUDIO CONTROL

DISP

i/k

BAND

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 unit to be turned on before starting the operation,
unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Changing the source mode

1 Press SRC.

Pressing SRC cycles through source modes in the
following order:

FM1 (FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2) → CD*→ CD-CH** → AUX

↑

* “CD” does not appear in the display when there is no

CD in the unit.

** CD Changer Play mode (available when an optional

CD Changer is connected)

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Note

Do not touch connector on the reverse side of the front
panel. This could cause a poor or faulty connection.

Adjusting the volume

1 Turn AUDIO CONTROL.

VOL (volume) indicator flashes.

Muting the sound

1 Press PWR/MUTE briefly.

MUTE indicator flashes.

To restore volume, briefly press PWR/MUTE again.

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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) , H-BASS (high bass) and
BBE(enhances the clarity of high-frequency sound).

1 Press SEL repeatedly to select the mode to be

adjusted.
Pressing SEL cycles through the modes. The
selected mode’s indicator flashes.

2 Turn AUDIO CONTROL to increase/decrease the

level or to select on/off or on1/on2/off for the
selected mode.

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.

1 Press SRC or BAND repeatedly to select the desired

mode.

2 Press DISP while pressing SEL.

“LA 0” appears on the display.

3 Turn AUDIO CONTROL to adjust the level.

Note

Adjust the level within 5 seconds, or the selected mode
will be canceled.

Restoring the factory settings

1 Turn off the unit.
2 Press and hold DISP until “LA --” appears on the

display.

Note

You can restore the factory settings only for VOL, BASS,
TRE, BAL, FAD, H-BASS, and BBE, and aligned source
volume levels.

Muting button beep sounds

1 Turn off the unit.
2 Press and hold SEL until “bEEP” appears on the

display.

3 Turn AUDIO CONTROL to select on (level indicators

appear) or off (level indicators disappear).

4 Press SEL.

Setting the clock

1 Press and hold DISP until the clock indicator

flashes on the display.

2 Press i (to set hour) or k (to set minute), and

then turn AUDIO CONTROL.

3 Press DISP.

Displaying the clock

1 Press DISP.

To return to the former display, press DISP again.

RADIO OPERATION

Tuning in to a station

(Seek/Manual Tuning)

LO

BAND

i/k

Stereo indicator Local indicator

Band indicator Frequency indication

1 Press BAND repeatedly to select the desired band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, or AM2).

2* Press i (to move to higher frequencies) or k (to

move to lower frequencies) to tune in to a station.
“ST” appears on the display when an FM station is
broadcasting in stereo, and receiving conditions are
good.

*Seek Tuning and Manual Tuning

• Press and hold i or k until seek Tuning starts.
The unit locates a station automatically (Seek Tuning).

• Press i or k repeatedly to search for a desired
station while increasing or decreasing the frequency
step by step (Manual Tuning).

To stop Seek Tuning, press i or k again.

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Monaural mode

When FM signals become weak, or FM reception
becomes poor, the unit automatically switches to
Monaural mode to reduce noise.

Local mode

Local mode allows you to tune in only to strong stations
during Seek Tuning.

1 Press 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

You must preset stations before you can tune in to a
station using preset station number buttons.

i/k

PS/A.ME

BAND

Preset station buttons 1 to 6

Preset station number

Presetting stations automatically

(Auto Memory)

1 Press BAND repeatedly to select the desired band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, or AM2).

2 Press 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.

To cancel automatic presetting, press PS/A.ME again.

Checking the preset stations (Preset Scan)

1 Press 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.

Presetting stations manually

(Manual Memory)

1 Press BAND repeatedly to select the desired band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, or AM2).

2 Press i or k to tune in to a desired station (see

“Tuning in to a station” as well for another tuning
method).

3 Press and hold the desired preset station button

until the unit beeps.

Note

A newly preset station replaces the station on the same
band that was previously stored on that preset station
button.

Tuning in to a preset station

1 Press BAND repeatedly to select the desired band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).

2 Press the preset station button on which the desired

station is stored.

Active tuning reception control (ATRC)

The unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by
vehicle movement, and maintains sound quality.

CD PLAYER OPERATION

Playing a CD

You can play CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs using the
procedure described below.

SRC

r/t

1 Insert a CD.

“CD” appears on the display.
CD play starts.
If a CD is already inserted, press SRC repeatedly to
select CD play mode.
In normal play, when the last track finishes, the unit
returns to the first track and continues to play.

z

INT RNDM

REP 1

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4

Labeled-side up

Track number

CD indicator Elapsed playing time

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 r or
t until you find the

point.

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.

• A CD-R or CD-RW may take some time to start playing
back, but this is not a malfunction.

• If a CD-R or CD-RW with no data or incompatible data
is inserted, “E03” will appear on the display. The unit
cannot play such discs.

Intro Play

You can locate a desired track by monitoring the first 10
seconds of all the tracks on a CD.

1 Press INT during CD play.

“SCAN” appears on the display.

2 Press 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.

1 Press REP1 during CD play.

“REPEAT1” appears on the display.

To cancel One track Repeat Play, press REP1 again.

Random Play

You can play all the tracks in random order.

1 Press RNDM during CD play.

“RANDOM” appears on the display.

To cancel Random Play, press RNDM again.

Note

During Random Play, pressing r allows 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

You can listen to equipment connected to the unit. 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.

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AUX jack

1 Connect a cassette/MD/MP3 portable player or other

equipment to the unit’s AUX jack (3.5 mm dia.).

2 Press SRC repeatedly until “AUX” appears on the

display.
During AUX mode, the clock display appears.