Aiwa CT-Z110 User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MODE D’EMPLOI

CT-Z110 YU

STEREO CAR CASSETTE RECEIVER
RADIO-CASSETTE 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 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. CT-Z110
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 sounds (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 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.

Caution on the transit protection pad

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PARTS AND CONTROLS .................................................................................................................. 3

SETTING THE CLOCK ....................................................................................................................... 4

RADIO OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 4

PRESETTING STATIONS .................................................................................................................. 5

MY INFORMATION SWITCH ............................................................................................................. 7

TAPE PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................... 8

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................................... 9

CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD/MD/MP3 PLAYER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT ........................... 11

SETTING THE BEEP TONE ............................................................................................................. 12

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 12

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 13

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PARTS AND CONTROLS

Front panel

Display window

Front panel

1 FUNC (function) button
2 PWR (power on/off)/MUTE button
3 Jog Dial
4 z (eject) button
5 TUNE i button
6 TUNE k button
7 Cassette compartment
8 DIRECTION REW/FF button
9 A.ME (Auto Memory)/PS (Preset Scan)

button

0 LO (local) button
! SEL (select) button
@ Preset station buttons (1 – 6)
# AUX IN jack (3.5-mm dia.)
$ DISP (display) button
% INFO (My Information) button

Rear panel

Display window

^ Band indicator
& VOL (volume) indicator
* BASS (bass) indicator
( TRE (treble) indicator
) BAL (balance) indicator

- FAD (fader) indicator
= MUTE indicator
q MY INFO (My Information) indicator
w AUX indicator
e H-BASS (High BASS) indicator
r Main display section
t AM/PM (clock) indicator
y ST (stereo) indicator
u Subdisplay section
i LO (local) indicator
o Beep on/off indicator

Rear panel

p Antenna jack
[ Power supply/speaker connector
] Fuse

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SETTING THE CLOCK

RADIO OPERATION

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press DISP to have the clock displayed.

If the clock indication is already displayed,
skip this step.

3 Press and hold DISP for more than 2

seconds.

4 Press TUNE

to set the hour.
Press TUNE
to set the minute.

Rotate the Jog Dial clockwise to go forward.
Rotate the Jog Dial counterclockwise to go
backward.

i

, then rotate the Jog Dial

k

, then rotate the Jog Dial

5 Press DISP.

The clock starts working from 0 second.

To have the clock displayed when the unit is on

Press DISP. To return the unit to its former
display, press DISP again.

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press FUNC repeatedly to select the

band from among FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1,
and AM2.

The band indicators appear cyclically in order.

•FM1, FM2 and FM3 share the same
frequency range.

• AM1 and AM2 share the same frequency
range.

Band indicator Frequency indication

3 Press (and hold for more than 2

i

seconds) either TUNE
tune in the desired station.

The unit starts scanning and tunes in a station
automatically (seek tuning).
Press TUNE i to increase and TUNE k to
decreases the frequency.
Press the button again to cancel seek tuning.
Repeat the procedure until the desired station
is tuned in.

Note

If you press (for less than 0.5 second at a
time) either TUNE i or TUNE k, the frequency
increase or decreases step by step.

or TUNE k to

4 Adjust the volume with the Jog Dial.

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RADIO OPERATION

To turn the unit off

Press and hold PWR for more than 2 seconds.
If you press this button for less than 2 seconds,
it functions as MUTE.

Note

The unit turns on in the last mode selected when
you turned off the unit.

LO (local/DX) button

You can use Local mode when you wish to tune
in only strong stations during seek tuning. In
Radio mode, press LO to select Local mode. The
“LO” indicator lights up.

• Press LO to cancel Local mode and switch to
DX (distance) mode.

• The “ST” (stereo) indicator lights up when the
tuned-in station is broadcasting in stereo and
the reception is good.

FUNC (function) button

Each time you press FUNC, the unit switches
to one of the following modes, in cyclic order.

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM1

AM2

* Tape Play mode (available while a cassette is in

the unit)

PRESETTING STATIONS

To preset stations automatically
(Auto Memory)

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press FUNC repeatedly to select a

desired band from among FM1, FM2,
FM3, AM1, and AM2.

3 Press and hold A.ME/PS for more than

2 seconds to activate the automatic
presetting function.

This unit can store up to 6 stations in memory
for the preset station buttons 1 to 6 (with the
“LO” (local) indicator lit).
If the unit could not find strong stations, the
“LO” (local) indicator goes off, and a search
begins for weaker stations.

Use this function to automatically preset up to 6
stations each for FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2
(up to a total of 30 stations).

• When the auto memory operation is completed,
the station assigned to preset station button 1 is
tuned in.

• To stop the auto memory operation, press A.ME/
PS again.

To check the preset stations (preset scan)

• If you wish to check the preset stations, press
A.ME/PS 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/PS again or
press any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.

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To preset stations manually

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

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press FUNC repeatedly to select the

band from among FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1,
and AM2.

3 Tune in the station that you wish to

preset with TUNE

i

or TUNE k.

4 Press and hold one of the preset station

buttons 1 to 6 for approximately 2
seconds.

While the station you are presetting is being
registered in memory, the unit beeps.
The preset station number appears to the
right of the frequency indication.

Frequency
indication

Preset station
number

To tune in a preset station

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press FUNC repeatedly to select a

desired band from among FM1, FM2,
FM3, AM1, and AM2.

3 Press the desired preset station button.

The preset station number appears to the
right of the frequency indication.

Active 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 sound
quality.

• If the reception becomes even weaker, the unit
automatically switches to Monaural mode to
reduce noise.

Repeat these procedures to preset up to 6 stations
each for FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2.

• If you 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.

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MY INFORMATION

4 Press SEL.

The radio indication flashes.

SWITCH

You can timer-activate the radio for a daily radio
program. The unit turns on and off in Radio mode
at the preset turn-on and turn-off times
automatically.

Setting the timer

1 With the unit off, press and hold INFO

for more than 2 seconds.

The “PO” indication flashes in the display
window.

2 Press SEL.

The timer indication flashes.

Band indicator

5 Press FUNC to select the band.
6 Tune in the desired station by pressing

i

TUNE
station buttons 1 to 6.

or TUNE k or one of the preset

7 Press SEL.

The timer indication flashes.

8 Set the time you wish the unit to turn

off.

Press TUNE i, then rotate the Jog Dial to set
the hour.
Press TUNE k, then rotate the Jog Dial to set
the minute.

9 Press and hold INFO for more than 2

seconds.

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

• To cancel a timer setting in progress, press
and hold PWR for more than 2 seconds.

3 Set the time you wish the unit to turn on

in Radio mode.

Press TUNE i, then rotate the Jog Dial to set
the hour.
Press TUNE k, then rotate the Jog Dial to set
the minute.

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Activating the timer

TAPE PLAYBACK

1 With the unit on, press INFO.

The “MY INFO” indicator lights up and the
timer is activated.
The “MY INFO” indicator flashes between
turn-on time and turn-off time.

To cancel the timer

Press INFO again so that the “MY INFO” indicator
disappears.

To check the setting

With the unit off, press INFO.
The turn-on time, followed by the radio frequency
and the turn-off time, appears in the display
window, each for 1 second, then the unit turns off.

Notes

•

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 to the former mode automatically.

•

When this function is activated, TUNE i/k, A.ME/
PS, LO, INFO, and the preset number buttons do
not work for tuning in stations.

•

Even if the unit is turned off and on, this function
is active until turn-off time.

• Even if you are listening to a radio program with
this function, pressing FUNC switches the unit
to another mode. If you switch modes with
FUNC, the unit does not turn off at the turn-off
time of the timer.

1 Insert a cassette to start playback.

If a cassette is already inserted, press FUNC
repeatedly to select Tape Play mode to start
playback.
Playback starts in the direction that the unit
played back previously.

2 Adjust the volume with the Jog Dial.

Press the following buttons to operate tape
transport.

To do this

Eject the cassette*

Change the playback
side

Fast-forward either side
of the tape

Rewind either side of
the tape

Press this button

and

simultaneously

Stop fast transport and
resume playback

* When you eject the cassette, the unit switches to the

previous mode.
When a cassette is inserted, comes up so that it
can be pressed to eject the cassette.

** Do not press

change the direction of tape transport.

or all the way. Doing so may

or lightly**

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TAPE PLAYBACK

Auto Reverse function

When the end of the tape is reached during
playback or fast tape transport, the direction of
the tape is automatically reversed, and playback
starts on the other side.

Tape transport side indications

The following indications are displayed to show
which side is currently playing.

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Upper side Lower side

Switching modes

When the unit is in a mode other than Tape Play
mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to
Tape Play mode automatically.

Before turning the ignition off

Be sure to eject any cassette.

To prevent tape problems

Before inserting a cassette into the unit, make
sure that there is no slack in the tape. If necessary,
take up the slack by inserting a pencil through the
spindle hole and winding.
Tapes of 90 minutes or longer are extremely thin
and easily deformed or damaged. They are not
recommended.

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press SEL repeatedly to select the mode

that you wish to adjust from: BASS,
TRE (treble), BAL (balance), FAD (fader),
and VOL (volume).

Each time you press SEL, one of the following
indicators appears, in cyclic order.

If you do not proceed with the following step
3 within 5 seconds, the selected mode is
canceled, and the indication returns to the
current source mode.

3 Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the level.

Adjust each mode referring to the audio
control indications in the display window.

Counterclockwise

Decreases the
bass level

Decreases the
treble level

Decreases the
level of the right
speaker(s)

Decreases the
level of the front
speakers

Decreases the
volume level

Without selecting any mode with SEL, only
the volume level can be adjusted by rotating
the Jog Dial.

MUTE button

Press this button to temporarily lower the volume.
Press it again to restore the previous volume.
The “MUTE” indicator in the display window
flashes while the mute function is active.

Clockwise

Increases the
bass level

Increases the
treble level

Decreases the
level of the left
speaker(s)

Decreases the
level of the rear
speakers

Increases the
volume level

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H-BASS (High BASS)

You can enjoy music with strong bass sound.

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press SEL repeatedly to select H-BASS

(High BASS) mode.

3 Rotate Jog Dial to select on or off.

Select “On” to obtain powerful bass.
The “H-BASS” indicator lights up.
Select “OFF” to cancel H-BASS.

Source Level Adjuster

You can adjust the output level in each mode to
equalize the volume level.

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 Press FUNC repeatedly to select the

desired mode.

3 Press DISP while pressing SEL.

The “LA 0” indication appears.

4 Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the level.

Rotate clockwise to increase the output level.
Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the
output level.
If you do not operate the Jog Dial within 5
seconds, this function is canceled, and the
indication returns to the current source mode.

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Returning to the factory settings

Adjusted settings of VOL, BASS, TRE, BAL,
FAD, H-BASS, and source level can be returned
to the factory settings with a simple operation.

1 With the unit off, press and hold DISP

for more than 2 seconds.

The “LA--” indication appears, and all sound
settings are returned to the factory settings.

CONNECTING A
PORTABLE CD/MD/MP3
PLAYER OR OTHER
EQUIPMENT

1 Press PWR to turn the unit on.
2 If a cassette is inserted, remove it to

prevent possible damage to the unit.

3 Connect a portable CD/MD/MP3 player,

etc. via the AUX IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) of
the unit.

4 Press FUNC repeatedly to select AUX

IN mode to output sound received from
the connected equipment.

The “AUX” indicator appears.
The clock display appears.

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• For further information on the portable CD/MD/
MP3 player, etc., refer to the operating
instructions for that equipment.

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SETTING THE BEEP TONE

MAINTENANCE

The unit is preset at the factory to beep each time
you press any button on the front panel except z,
REW, or FF (no beep with the Jog Dial). You can
mute this beeping by following the procedure
below.

1 With the unit off, press and hold SEL for

more than 2 seconds.

The “BEEP” indication appears.

2 Rotate the Jog Dial to select on or off.

The beep function is activated when the
“BEEP” indication appears with the beep on/
off indicator lit, and canceled when not
displayed.

Beep on/off indicator

3 Press and hold SEL for more than 2

seconds.

The unit turns off.

Cleaning the front panel

When the front panel is soiled, wipe the surface
with a soft, dry cloth.

Cleaning the tape head

Use a cleaning cassette to clean the playback
head and capstans approximately once a month.
If the head is dirty, the high tones may not be
reproduced properly.

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SPECIFICATIONS

RADIO SECTION
(FM)

Frequency Range: 87.5 MHz – 108 MHz

Usable Sensitivity: 12.7 dBf
50 dB Quieting Sensitivity:

IF Rejection: 80 dB
Frequency Response: 30 Hz – 15,000 Hz
S/N Ratio: 63 dB
Stereo Separation: 35 dB at 1 kHz
Alternate Channel Selectivity:

Capture Ratio: 3 dB

(AM)

Frequency Range: 530 kHz – 1,710 kHz

Usable Sensitivity: 30 µV (30 dB)

* Set the frequency increment for your area using

the switch on the bottom of the unit.

(The switch is set at the factory to the 10k position [for the
U.S.A.])

(100-kHz steps)*

87.5 MHz – 108 MHz
(50-kHz steps)*

17.2 dBf

70 dB

(10-kHz steps)*
531 kHz – 1,602 kHz
(9-kHz steps)*

GENERAL

Power-Supply Voltage:

Load Impedance: 4 Ω
Tone Control: Bass ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Installation size: 182 (W) × 53 (H) × 155 (D) mm

14.4 V (11 to 16 V allowable),
DC, negative ground

Treble ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

1

(7

/4 (W) × 2 1/8 (H) ×

1

6

/8 (D) inches)

Specifications and external appearance are
subject to change without notice due to product
improvement.

TAPE SECTION

Tape Speed: 4.8 cm/sec. (1 7/8 ips)
S/N Ratio: 50 dB
Frequency Response: 40 Hz – 14,000 Hz
Stereo Separation: 40 dB
FF/REW Time: 190 sec. (C-60)

AUDIO SECTION

Max. Power Output: 40 W × 4 channels

AUX IN input

Input sensitivity (load impedance)
AUX IN: 300 mV (10 kΩ)

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