AIWA CT-X429M User Manual [fr]

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OWNER’S RECORD

For your convenience, record the model number and serial number (you will find them on the right 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. ICT-X429M Serial No. ~

Welcome

Thank you for your purchasing this AIWA product. To optimize the performance of this unit, please read through this manual carefully.

In addition to this operating instructions manual, be sure to refer to the separate installation and connections manuals as well.

PRECAUTIONS

.This unit is designed to be operated on a 12-volt

DC negative-ground electrical system only.

● To prevent short-circuiting, disconnect the

negative car battery terminal until the unit has been mounted and connected completely.

● When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one

whose amperage rating is identical. Use of a fuse of higher amperage may cause serious damage to the unit.

● Keep screwdrivers, etc. and other metallic or

magnetic objects away from the playback head.

●When your car was parked in direct sunlight

resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating it.

● Keep the volume at such a level that you can

hear outside warning sound (horns, sirens, etc.).

Notes on cassettes

Do NOT expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely high or cold temperature or moisture. Keep cassettes away from equipment with builtin magnets to avoid unwanted noise or loss of sound quality. Do NOT touch the tape of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. Be sure to remove any cassette from the unit if you are not using it.

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply wkh the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Pari 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. Ifthis equipment does cause harmful < interference to radio ortelevision 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 radto/

TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Modifications oradjustmentsto this product, which are not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may void the user’s right or authority to operate this product.

Caution on the transit protection pad

The unit isshipped with a transit protection pad in the cassette compartment. Be sure to press EJECT = to remove the pad before operating the unit.

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Transit protection pad –

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................................... 3

DETACHING AND ATTACHING THE FRONT PANEL ..................................................................... 4

SETTING THE CLOCK ...................................................................................................................... 5

RADIO OPERATION .................................................... ..................................................................... 5

PRESETTING STATIONS ............................................ ..................................................................... 6

MY INFORMATION SWITCH ....................................... ..................................................................... 8

TAPE PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................ 10

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ............................................. .................................................................. 11

CD CHANGER PLAY ........................................................................................................................ 13

CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD/MD PLAYER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT .................................... 14

SETTING THE BEEP TONE ............................................................................................................. 15

SETTING THE CONTRAST CONTROL ........................................................................................... 15

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................................................................................... 16

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 16

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 17

This unit csn be operated using the AIWA RC-SW1 or RC-CD1 remote control (sold separately).

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FRONTPANEL

Display window

@ +/- (audio control) button @ SEL (select) button @H-BASS button @ EJECT & button @Cassette compartment @ DIRECTION 44/- buttons @ BAND button @CD (CD Changer play/pause) button* @TAPE button

@ A.ME (auto memory/preset scan) button

@& (release) button

@TUNE/DISC*

@ CDIMD IN @ MUTE/POWER OFF button @Preset @ K (back skip) button*

@ W (forward skiP) button*

VIA buttons

jack (3.5-mm dia.)

station buttons 1-6

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@ INT (intro) button* @ REP (repeat) button* @ REP1 (repeat 1) button* @ RANDOM button* @ DISP (display) button @LO (local/DX) button @MY INFO (my information) button @ DRV (drivers sound stage adjustment)

button @Main display section @CD changer operation indicator* @ DSSA (drivers sound stage adjustment)

indicator @LO (local) indicator @ST (stereo) indicator @H BASS indicator @MY INFO (my information) indicator

‘Usable only when an optional CD changer is

connected.

DETACHING AND ATTACHING THE FRONT PANEL

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Attaching the front panel

You can detach the front panel from the unit and carry it with you when you leave your car unattended. When you carry the front panel out of your car, use the supplied carrying case. Before detaching the front panel, remove the cassette to prevent possible damage to the unit.

Press and hold MUTE for more than 2

seconds to turn the unit off.

While supporting the front panel with

one hand,

of the panel. Care must be taken not to drop the panel. It may suddenly eject at this point.

When the front panel is lifted from the

unit, remove it by pulling it away from the unit.

Do NOT touch the connector on the reverse side of the front panels, as doing so may contaminate the connector and cause a poor connection resulting in a malfunction.

press & to release one side

Security Lamp

When the front panel is detached, you can find an

LED lamp on the front side of the unit. This lamp is designed to deter theft, and continues to flash

when the front panel is detached. This unit is not

equipped with any other security systems such as a security alarm, so there are limitations to its

LED”lamp

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SETTING THE CLOCK

1,3

You can turn the unit on by pressing any button except a, =, + and ~ on the front panel.

With the unit on, press and hold SELfor more than 2 seconds until the clock indication appears.

Press TUNE Y to set the hour.

Press TUNE

Press SEL to start working the clock

from Osecond.

Havingtheclockdisplayedwhilein Radio, Tape

Play or CD Changer Play mode

Press DISP.

To return the unit to its former display, press

DISP again.

A to set the minute.

DISP 2

RADIO OPERATION

Press BAND to turn the radio on.

The radio frequency appears.

Press BAND

from among F1 (FM1 ), F2 (FM2), F3

(FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2).

The band indications appear cyclically in

order.

● F1, F2 and F3 share the same frequency

range.

● Al and A2 share the same frequency range.

Band indication

Press (more than 2 seconds) either

TUNE 7 or TUNE Ato tune inthe desired

station.

The unit starts scanning and tunes in a station

automatically (seek tuning).

Press TUNE 7 to decrease and TUNE

increase the frequency.

Press the button again to cancel seek tuning.

Repeat the procedure until the desired station

is tuned in.

Note

If you press (less than 0.5 second at a time) either TUNE T or TUNE decreases or increases step by step.

Adjust the volume with +/-.

again to select the band

Frequency indication

A,the frequency <

A to

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TUNE7/A

MUTE BAND LO

CD TAPE

To turn the unit off

Press and hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds.

Note

The unit turns on in the last selected mode when you turned off the unit with the exceptions of pressing the following buttons.

● Pressing TAPE turns on the unit in Tape Play

mode.

● Pressing CD turns on the unit in CD Changer

Play mode.

● Pressing BAND turns on the unit in Radio mode.

Switching modes

When the unit is in Radio or CD Changer Play mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to Tape Play mode automatically.

TheLO(local/DX)button

You can use Local mode when you wish to tune in only strong signal stations during seek tuning.

In Radio mode, press LO to select Local mode. The “LO indicator lights up. cPress LO to cancel Local mode and switch to

the DX (distance) mode.

● The “ST” (stereo) indicator lights up when the

tuned station is broadcasting in stereo and the reception condition is good.

PRESETTING STATIONS

Press BAND to select a desired band from among F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), (FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2).

Press and hold A.ME for more than 2

seconds to activate the automatic

preseting function.

The six strongest available stations will be stored in memory on the preset station buttons

1to 6 in order of their signal strength. The “A MEW indication appears while the unit is in this mode.

Use this function to automatically preset up to 6 stations each for F1, F2, F3, Al and A2 (up to a total of 30 stations).

● When auto memory is completed, the preset

stations are automatically tuned infor5 seconds each in order.

●To stop auto memory, press A.ME again.

To check the preset stations (preset scan)

● If you wish to check the preset stations, press

A.ME for less than 2 seconds. The preset stations stored in memory will be tuned in for 5 seconds each in order.

.To stop this function, press A.ME again or press

any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.

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PRESETWG STATIONS

You can manually preset stations that have not been selected by auto memory.

Press BAND to select the band from

among FI (FM1), F2(FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AMI) and A2 (AM2).

Tune in the station that you wish to

preset with TUNE Y or TUNE Press one of the preset station buttons

1 to 6 for approximately 2 seconds.

The number of the pressed preset station button appears next to the frequency indication.

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Preset number

~ Press BAND to select a desired band

from among F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2).

z Press the desired preset station button.

The number of the pressed preset station

button appears next to the frequency indication.

Aclive tuning reception control (ATRC)

This unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by varying signal strength resulting from

movement of the car.

●The built-in automatic blending circuit mixes the

left and right channel signals according to the strength of the reception. At the same time, the high-cut circuit activates to maintain the sound quality.

● if the reception becomes even weaker, the unit

automatically switches to Monaural mode to reduce noise.

Repeat these procedures to preset upto6 stations each for FI, F2, F3, Al and A2.

● If you try to preset a station on a preset station

button on which another station of the same band has already been preset, the previously

preset station will be erased.

During presetting of stations, beeps are heard regardless of the beep on/off setting (page 15).

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MY INFORMATION SWITCH

You can timer-activate the radio for up to two daily radio programs. The unit turns on and off in

Radio mode at the preset time automatically.

3,5,7,9,11

With the unit off, press and hold MY INFO for more than 2 seconds.

The “PROGRAMI” or “PROGRAM2” indication flashes in the display window.

4,8,10

61,12

Press SEL.

The “BAND SEL” indication flashes,

Press SEL again.

Radio indication flashes.

Band indication

Press BAND to select the band.

Press SEL.

The “FREO” indication flashes.

Press SEL Radio indication flashes.

Tune in the station that you wish to}

preset with TUNE Y or TUNE A. Press SEL.

The “OFF TIME indication flashes.

Press SEL again.

Timer indication flashes.

again.

Frequen;y indication

The number on which no program is preset flashes.

Press either of preset station button 1

or 2 to select program 1 or 2.

Press SEL.

The “ON TIME indication flashes Press SEL

Timer indication flashes.

Set the time you wish the unit to turn on in Radio mode.

Press TUNE7 to set the hour, Press TUNEA to set the minute.

again.

~() Set the time you wish the unit to turn

off.

Press TUNE V to set the hour. Press TUNE

Press SEL.

The clock indication appears.

~z Press MY INFO.

Your setting is stored in memory and the unit turns off.

● If you preset another program, repeat all the

steps from step 1.

●To cancel a timer setting in progress, press and

hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds.

A to set the minute.

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MY INFORMATION SWITCH

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You can activate the timer for program 1 and/or program 2.

BAND CD TAPE

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2;4 1,3;5

With the unit on, press MY INFO.

The “PRG1 ON or “PRGI OFF indication (the current setting for program 1) appears.

Press TUNE 7 or TUNE A repeatedly

until the “PRG1 ON” indication flashes.

Press MY INFO.

The “PRG2 ON or “PRG2 OFF indication (the current setting for program 2) appears.

Press TUNE Y or TUNE A repeatedly

Notes

When you preset two programs, be sure that

●

they do not overlap.

● Even if the unit is in a mode other than Radio

mode, the unit switches to Radio mode and tunes in the preset radio program at the preset time automatically. When the program is over, the unit returns totheformermode automatically.

● When this function is activated, TUNE Y/A,

A.ME, LO and the preset number buttons do not work for tuning in stations.

● Even if you are listening to a radio program with

this function, pressing the following buttons switches the unit to other mode: — Pressing BAND changes the unit to Radio

mode.

— Pressing TAPE changes the unit to Tape

Play mode.

— Pressing CD changes the unit toCD Changer

Play mode.

If you switch modes with these buttons, the unit

does not turn off at the turn-off time of the timer.

To switch to CD/MD IN mode, press TAPE, CD,

or BAND before connecting a portable CD/MD player, etc. to the CD/MD IN jack.

until the “PRG2 ON” indication flashes. Press MY INFO to activate the timer.

The “MY INFO indicator lights up.

If you do not proceed to the next step within 5 seconds in steps 1 – 4, the display returns to the current source indication.

Tocancelthetimer

To cancel program 1, press TUNE 7 or TUNE A

repeatedly until the “PRG 10FF” indication flashes in step 2. To cancel program 2, press TUNE V or TUNE repeatedly until the “PRG2 OFF indication flashes in step 4.

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TAPE PLAYBACK

F’ress the following buttons to operate tape

transport.

~o do this

~Iject the cassette

Change the playback side

— Fast-forward the tape

(lJpfMr side)

Press this button

B* ~ and ~

simultaneously

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~ Insert a cassette to start playback.

If a cassette is already inserted, press TAPE to start playback.

Playback starts in the direction that the unit played back previously.

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p Adjust the volume with +/-.

F’ast-fonvard the tape (lower side)

F{ewind the tape (upper ~ side)

tile unit off

* When you eject the cassette, the unit switches

back to the former source mode.

“ Do not press ~ or ~ all the way. Doing so

may change the direction of tape transport.

Auto reverse function

\Mhen the end of the tape is reached during

playback or fast tape transport, the direction of

the tape is automatically reversed, and playback

starts again.

Direction indications

Displayed when the upper side of

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the cassette is beina ria~ed. Displayed when the lower side of the

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cassette is being played.

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TAPEPLAYBACK

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Tape transport display

When you stari tape playback, the transport

display indicates the tape movement.

Upper side: During playback

Lower side: During playback

During fast-forwarding or rewinding, “TAPE indication flashes.

Before turning the ignition off

Be sure to eject any cassette from the unit before turning the ignition off. Otherwise, the unit may be damaged when you detach the front panel.

Switching modes

When the unit is in Radio or CD Changer Play

mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to

Tape Play mode automatically.

Toprevent tape problems

Before inserting a cassette into the unit, make sure that there is noslack inthetape. Ifnecessary, take up the slack by inserting a pencil into the spindle hole and winding. 90-minute or longer tapes are extremely thin and easily deformed or damaged. They are not

recommended.

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MUTE

Press SEL to select the mode that you

wish to adjust from: VOL

BASS (bass), TRE (treble), BAL

(balance) and FAD (fader).

The following indications are displayed in cyclic order.

If you do not proceed with step 2 within 5 seconds, the selected mode is canceled, and

the indication returns to the current source

mode.

Press +/- to adjust the level.

Press and hold either button to change the level rapidly.

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1!4s5basslevel

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MUTE button

Press this button to temporarily lower the volume. Press it again to restore the previous volume.

Decreases the

Decreases the Increases the treble level treble level

Decreases the Decreases the

level of the right speaker(s) speaker(s)

Decreases the level of the front level of the rear speakers speakers

Without selecting any mode with SEL, only

the volume level can be adjusted by pressing

+/–.

(volume),

Increases the volume level

Increases the bass level

level of the left

Decreases the

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You can adjust the position of sound stage and tone balance to best serve a particular seat just by pressing DRV.

DRV

Press DRV to change the position of sound stage. Each time you press DRV, the sound stage changes as follows.

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For the front left seat

For the front right seat

Note

When DRV is activated, you cannot adjust BAL (balance), FAD (fader), BASS (bass) and TRE

You can enjoy music with strong bass sound.

H-BASS

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Press H-BASS to obtain powerful bass.

Each time you press H-BASS, the bass sound level changes as follows.

OFF

H-BASS 1

H-BASS 2 Medium

H-BASS 3 High

LOW

when I-I-BASS is activated,the”I-BASS“ indicator

lights up.

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CD CHANGER PLAY

You can play discs with this unit by connecting the optional AIWA ADC-EX1 06, ADC-M60 CD changer. Make sure that the disc magazine

loaded with the discs is inserted in the connected CD changer. To install the unit, refer to the separate Installation and Connections manual.

1 Press CD to start playing from disc 1.

The disc and track numbers appear.

changer operation indicator

Disc number T;ack number

2 Adjust the volume with +/–.

BAND CD TAPE

m INT REP1 DISC

Press following buttons to operate the connected

CD changer.

To do this To pause

IPress this button

Y/A

Toswitch modes

To turn the unit off, press and hold MUTE for

●

more than 2 seconds.

● Even if the unit is in Radio or Tape Play mode,

pressing CD switches the unit to CD Changer Play mode.

● If you wish to switch to another mode, press the

following buttons. – Pressing TAPE switches the unit to Tape

Play mode.

– Pressing BAND switches the unit to Radio

mode.

To skip

tracks

Press* I Press and hold

Buttons

*Press for less than 0.5 second.

Skips to the next Advances track

Skips back to Reverses the beginning of rapidly the current track Release it to

rapidly Release it to resume play

resume play

To play other disc

To start playing the previous disc in the disc magazine, press DISC T. To start playing the next disc, press DISC

The number of the disc appears.

Repeat play

To repeat the current track, press REP1 (the “REPEAT 1” indication appears). To repeat the current disc, press REP (the “REPEAT indication appears). To cancel either mode, press the same button again.

Intro play

Press INT (the “SCAN indication appears).

The first 10 seconds of each track on all the discs in the disc magazine are played in sequence. To cancel Intro play, press INT

again.

To resume

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Random play (ADC-EX106, ADC-M60 only)

Press RANDOM (the “RANDOM” indication appears). All the tracks on the current disc are played in random order. To cancel Random play, press RANDOM again.

~CONNECTING A

IPORTABLE CD/MD IPLAYER OR OTHER

IEQUIPMENT

This unit is equipped with the line-level input (CD/ MD IN) jack enabling high quality of the sound.

.2 If a cassette is inserted, remove it to

prevent possible damage to the unit.

.2 Connect a portable CD/MD player, etc.

via the CD/MD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) on the unit.

,3 Start playback from the connected

equipment.

The “CD IN” indication appears.

,1For further information on the portable CD/MD

player, etc., refer to the operating instructions for the equipment.

lNotes *Connecting

Radio, Tape Play and CD Changer play mode and activates CD/MD IN mode. Disconnecting the plug cancels CD/MD IN mode and returns the unit to its former status.

*When the timer is activated (page 9), connecting

a plug to the CD/MD IN jack does not switch the unit to CD/MD IN mode. Press TAPE, CD, or BAND btafore connecting the plug to the CD/MD IN jack.

a plug to the CD/MD INjack cancels

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SETTING THE CONTRAST

The unit is preset at the factory to beep each time you press any button on the front panel except t,

4+ and ~. You can stop beeping by following

the procedure below.

lq3

With the unit off, press and hold SELfor

more than 2 seconds.

Press TUNE 7 or TUNE

select “BEEP ON” or “BEEP OFF”. Press SEL.

A repeatedly to

CONTROL

You can change the contrast of the display.

;

With the unit on, press and hold DRV

for more than 2 seconds.

The current contrast indication appears.

Press TUNE T or

select the contrast from among the

following three levels.

CONT.L

CONT.M (factory setting)

CONT.H

[

TUNE A repeatedly to

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TROUBLESHOOTING

MAINTENANCE

Error codes

In the following cases the corresponding error code indication appears. Foilowthe suggestions below to solve the problem. If the error code indication does not disappear, consult an AIWA service center.

ERROROI

ERROR02

ERROR03

ERROR04

ERROR05

The disc magazine is not properly inserted in the CD changer. Reinsert the magazine. Refer to

the instruction manual for the CD

changer. No discs are loaded in the disc magazine. Insert discs properly. Refer to the instruction manual for

the CD changer.

Focus error. Check thatthe discs are loaded properly in the disc magazine (right side up, etc.).

Problem with the CD changer.

Reset the unit by pressing the reset button. If this does not solve the problem, consult an AIWA service center. The CD changer is overheated. Allow the changer to cool off by moving the vehicle out of direct sunlight.

Reset button

The Reset button

front panel. Trypressingthis button if aconnected CD changer does not operate properly. To press this button, use the tip of a pointed object such as a pencil or toothpick.

Note that all your setting stored in memory, however, will be erased by pressing this button.

is visible when you detach the

Cleaning the front panel

When the front panel is

c~fthe panel with a dry and soft cloth.

soiled, wipe the surface

Cleaning the tape head

lJse a cleaning cassette to clean the playback

head and capstans approximately once a month.

Illthe playback head

riot be reproduced properly.

is dirty, the high tones may

Cleaning the connector

The connector on the reverse side of the front Panel needs to be cleaned occasionally. Wipe

the surface of the connector with a cotton swab slightly moistened with alcohol.

Reset button

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