JVC GET0260-003B User Manual

CD RECEIVER
RECEPTEUR CD

KD-G312/KD-G311

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FRANÇAIS
For canceling the display demonstration, see page 7. Pour annuler la démonstration des affichages, référez-vous à la page 7.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

INSTRUCTIONS

GET0260-003B
[EX/EU]
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.
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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 receiver while driving, be sure to look ahead carefully or you may be involved in a traffic accident.
How to forcibly eject a disc
If a disc cannot be recognized by the receiver or cannot be ejected, ejects the disc as follows.
How to reset your unit
• If this does not work, try to reset your receiver.
• This will reset the microcomputer. Your preset adjustments will also be erased.
• If a disc is loaded, it will eject. Be careful not to drop the disc.
Note: Only for [EX] model users in UK and European countries For security reasons, a numbered ID card is provided with this receiver, and the same ID number is imprinted on the receiver’s chassis. Keep the card in a safe place, as it will help the authorities to identify your receiver if stolen.
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• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

Contents

How to reset your unit ........................... 2
How to forcibly eject a disc ................... 2
How to read this manual ........................ 4
How to use the MODE button ............... 4
Control panel
KD-G312/KD-G311 ............... 5
Parts identification ................................. 5
Getting started ....................... 6
Basic operations ........................... 6
Canceling the display demonstrations ... 7
Setting the clock .................................... 7
Radio operations ................... 8
Listening to the radio ........................... 8
Storing stations in memory .................... 9
Listening to a preset station ................... 10
FM RDS operations ................. 11
Searching for your favorite FM RDS
programme
Storing your favorite programmes ......... 12
Using the standby receptions ................. 12
Tracking the same programme
—Network-Tracking Reception ........ 13
....................................... 11
Sound adjustments ................ 18
Selecting preset sound modes
(C-EQ: custom equalizer) .................. 18
Adjusting the sound ............................... 19
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General settings — PSM ......... 20
Basic procedure ..................................... 20
Detaching the control
panel .................................. 22
Using the remote controller
RM-RK60 ............................ 23
Main elements and features ................... 23
Maintenance .......................... 24
More about this receiver ........ 25
Troubleshooting ..................... 27
Specifications ......................... 29
Disc operations ...................... 14
Playing a disc ..................................... 14
Changing the display information ......... 16
Selecting the playback modes ................ 17
*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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How to read this manual
The following methods are used to make the explanations simple and easy-to-understand:
• Some related tips and notes are explained in
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“More about this receiver” (see page 25).
• The control panel illustrations used for explanation in this manual is KD-G311.
• Button operations are mainly explained with the illustrations as follows:
Press briefly.
Press repeatedly.
How to use the MODE button
If you press MODE, the receiver goes into functions mode, then the number buttons and
¢/4 buttons work as different
function buttons.
Ex.: When number button 2 works as
MO (monaural) button.
Press either one.
Press and hold until your desired response begins.
Press and hold both buttons at the same time.
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Time countdown indicator
To use these buttons for original functions again after pressing MODE, wait for
5 seconds without pressing any of these buttons until the functions mode is cleared.
• Pressing MODE again also clears the functions mode.
Control panel — KD-G312/KD-G311
Parts identification
Display window
1 +/– buttons 2 DISP (display) button 3 Loading slot 4 Display window 5 MODE button 6 0 (eject) button 7
¢/4 buttons
8 9 SEL (select) button p Remote sensor
• You can control this receiver with an
• DO NOT expose the remote sensor to
q EQ (equalizer) button w MO (monaural) button e SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
button
r CD button t FM/AM button y RPT (repeat) button u RND (random) button i T/P (traffic programme/programme type)
button
(standby/on/attenuator) button
optionally purchased remote controller.
strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting).
o
(control panel release) button
; Number buttons
Display window
a Tuner reception indicators—MO (monaural),
ST (stereo)
s WMA indicator d RDS indicators—TP, PTY, AF, REG f MP3 indicator g CD indicator h Playback mode / item indicators—
RND (random), RPT (repeat)
j LOUD (loudness) indicator k EQ (equalizer) indicator l Sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer)
indicators—ROCK, CLASSIC, POPS, HIP HOP, JAZZ, USER
/ Disc information indicators—TAG (ID3
z Main display x Source display / Volume level indicator c Tr (track) indicator
also works as the time countdown
indicator.
Tag),
(folder), (track/file)
(disc), (folder),
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Getting started

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Basic operations
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Ÿ
You cannot select “CD” as the playback source if there is no disc in the loading slot.
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Volume level appears.
Volume level indicator
To drop the volume in a moment (ATT)
To restore the sound, press it
again.
To turn off the power
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.
Adjust the sound as you want.
(See pages 18 and 19.)
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Canceling the display
demonstrations
If no operations are done for about 20 seconds, display demonstration starts.
[Initial: DEMO ON]—see page 20.
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2
3
Setting the clock
1
2
Set the hour, minute, and clock
system.
1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour), then
adjust the hour.
2 Select “CLOCK M” (minute),
then adjust the minute.
3 Select “24H/12H,” then select
“24H” (hour) or “12H” (hour).
3 Finish the procedure.
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Finish the procedure.
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To activate the display demonstration
In step 3 above...
To check the current clock time when the power is turned off
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Radio operations

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Listening to the radio
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Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.
Selected band appears.
Ÿ 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 Ÿ on the left...
1
2 Select the desired station frequencies.
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When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive
1
2
Lights up when monaural mode is activated.
Storing stations in memory
You can preset six stations for each band.
FM station automatic presetting —
SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3)
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you want to store into.
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Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.
To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure so that the MO indicator goes off.
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3
“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 the
preset number 4 of the FM1 band.
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2
3
Listening to a preset station
1
2 Select the preset station (1 – 6) you
want.
To check the current clock time while listening to an FM (non-RDS) or AM station
• For FM RDS stations, see page 13.
Preset number flashes for a while.
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FM RDS operations

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 favourite programme, see page
12.
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! Start searching for your favorite
programme.
The last selected PTY code appears.
Ÿ Select one of your favorite
programme type.
or
Select one of the twenty-nine PTY
codes.
Ex.: When “ROCK M” is selected
If there is a station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you have selected, that station is tuned in.
PTY codes
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M (music), ROCK M (music), EASY M (music), LIGHT M (music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (music), WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M (music), OLDIES, FOLK M (music), DOCUMENT
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What you can do with RDS
RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular programme signals.
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By receiving the RDS data, this receiver can do the following:
Programme Type (PTY) Search (see page 11)
• Temporarily switches to Traffic Announcement—TA Standby Reception (see the right column)
Temporarily switches to your favorite programme—PTY Standby Reception (see pages 13 and 21)
Tracing the same programme automatically —Network-Tracking Reception (see page 13)
• Programme Search (see page 21)
Storing your favorite programmes
You can store six favorite programme types.
Preset programme types in the number buttons (1 to 6):
1 Select a PTY code (see page 11).
2 Select the preset number (1 – 6) you
want to store into.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to store
other PTY codes into other preset numbers.
4 Finish the procedure.
Using the standby receptions
TA Standby Reception
TA Standby Reception allows the receiver to switch temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any source other than AM. The volume changes to the preset TA volume level (see page 21).
To activate TA Standby Reception
The TP 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.
Ex.: When “ROCK M” is selected
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To deactivate the TA Standby Reception
The TP indicator goes off.
PTY Standby Reception
PTY Standby Reception allows the receiver 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
21. 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 21). The PTY indicator goes off.
Tracking the same programme—
Network-Tracking Reception
When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this receiver automatically tunes in to another FM RDS station of the same network, possibly broadcasting the same programme with stronger signals (see the illustration below). When shipped from the factory, Network­Tracking Reception is activated.
To change the Network-Tracking Reception setting, see page 21.
Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas (01 – 05)
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To check the current clock time while listening to an FM RDS station
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Disc operations

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Playing a disc
All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc.
About MP3 and WMA discs
MP3 and WMA (Windows Media® Audio) “tracks” (words “file” and “track” are used interchangeably) are recorded in “folders.”
When inserting an MP3 or a WMA disc:
Total folder number
Disc information appears automatically (see page 16).
Total file number
Selected folder number
When inserting an audio CD or a CD Text disc:
Total playing time of the inserted disc
CD Text: Disc title/performer = Track title appears automatically (see page 16).
Elapsed playing time
Total track number of the inserted disc
Current track number
To stop play and eject the disc
Elapsed playing time
* Either the MP3 or WMA indicator lights up
depending on the detected file.
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Current track number
To fast-forward or reverse the track
Fast-forwards.
To locate a particular track (for CD) or folder (for MP3 or WMA discs) directly
To select a number from 01 – 06:
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Reverses.
To go to the next or previous tracks
To the following tracks.
To the beginning of the current track, then
the previous tracks.
To go to the next or previous folders (only for MP3 or WMA discs)
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2
To next folders.
To select a number from 07 – 12:
• To use folder search on MP3/WMA discs, it is required that folders are assigned with 2-digit numbers at the beginning of their folder names—01, 02, 03, and so on.
• To select a particular track in a folder (for MP3 or WMA disc) after selecting a folder:
Prohibiting disc ejection
You can lock a disc in the loading slot.
To previous folders.
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.
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Changing the display information
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While playing an audio CD or a CD Text
*1 If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears.
While playing an MP3 or WMA disc
• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON” (see page 21)
2
If an MP3/WMA file does not have ID3 tags, folder name and file name appear. In this
*
case, the TAG indicator will not light up.
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• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG OFF”
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.
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Repeat play
Ex.: When “TRK RPT” is selected while
playing an MP3 disc
Random play
Ex.: When “DISC RND” is selected while
playing an MP3 disc
* Only while playing an MP3 or WMA disc.
Mode Plays repeatedly
TRK RPT: The current track.
• RPT lights up. FLDR RPT*: All tracks of the current folder.
RPT OFF: Cancels.
and RPT light up.
Mode Plays at random
FLDR RND*: All tracks of the current folder,
then tracks of the next folder and so on.
• RND and DISC RND: All tracks of the current disc.
• RND and RND OFF: Cancels.
light up.
light up.
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Sound adjustments

Selecting preset sound modes (C-EQ: custom equalizer)
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You can select a preset sound mode suitable to the music genre.
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Ex.: When “ROCK” is selected
Indication pattern for each sound mode:
Indication For:
USER
ROCK
CLASSIC
POPS
HIP HOP
JAZZ
*1 BAS: Bass
2
*
TRE: Treble
3
*
LOUD: Loudness
(Flat sound)
Rock or disco music
Classical music
Light music
Funk or rap music
Jazz music
Preset values
1
TRE
*
2
LOUD
*
BAS
00 00 OFF
+03 +01 ON
+01 –02 OFF
+04 +01 OFF
+02 00 ON
+02 +03 OFF
3
*
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Adjusting the sound
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.
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Ex.: When “TRE” is selected
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Indication pattern changes as you adjust the level.
Indication To do: Range
BAS*1 (bass)
TRE* (treble)
FAD* (fader)
BAL (balance)
LOUD* (loudness)
VOL* (volume)
Adjust the bass. –06 (min.)
1
Adjust the treble. –06 (min.)
2
Adjust the front and rear speaker balance.
Adjust the left and right speaker balance.
1
Boost low and high frequencies to produce a well­balanced sound at low volume level.
3
Adjust the volume. 00 (min.) to
to +06 (max.)
to +06 (max.)
R06 (Rear only) to F06 (Front only)
L06 (Left only) to R06 (Right only)
LOUD ON
LOUD OFF
30 or 50 (max.)*
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*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
*
Normally the +/– buttons work as the volume
control. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.
4
*
Depending on the amplifier gain control
setting. (See page 21 for details.)
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General settings — PSM

Basic procedure
3 Adjust the PSM item selected.
You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items listed in the table that follows.
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4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the
other PSM items if necessary.
2
Select a PSM item.
Ex.: When you select “DIMMER”
Indications Selectable settings, [reference page]
5 Finish the procedure.
DEMO
Display demonstration
CLOCK H
Hour adjustment
CLOCK M
Minute adjustment
24H/12H
24 hours or 12 hours time display
CLK ADJ
Clock adjustment
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DEMO ON: [Initial]; Display demonstration will be activated
automatically if no operation is done for about 20 seconds, [7].
DEMO OFF: Cancels.
0 – 23 (1 – 12), [7]
[Initial: 0 (0:00)]
00 – 59, [7]
[Initial: 00 (0:00)]
12H O 24H, [7]
[Initial: 24H]
AUTO : [Initial]; The built-in clock is automatically adjusted
using the CT (clock time) data in the RDS signal.
OFF: Cancels.
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