JVC KD-G116, KD-G115 User Manual

CD RECEIVER KD-G116/KD-G115

KD-G116/KD-G115

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 7.

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For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.

INSTRUCTIONS

GET0252-001A

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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.

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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

• 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.

• If this does not work, try to reset your receiver.

• 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-G116/KD-G115 ............... 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 ................... 9

Disc operations ...................... 10

Playing a disc ..................................... 10

Selecting the playback modes................ 11

Sound adjustments ................ 12

Selecting preset sound modes

(C-EQ: custom equalizer) .................. 12

Adjusting the sound ............................... 13

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General settings — PSM ......... 14

Basic procedure ..................................... 14

Detaching the control panel.... 15

Maintenance .......................... 16

More about this receiver ........ 17

Troubleshooting ..................... 18

Specifications ......................... 19

*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.

How to read this manual

The following methods are used to made 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 17).

• Button operations are mainly explained with the illustrations as follows:

Press briefly.

Press repeatedly.

Press either one.

Press and hold until your desired response begins.

How to use the MODE button

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

Ex.: When number button 2 works as

MO (monaural) button.

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.

Press and hold both buttons at the same time.

Control panel — KD-G116/KD-G115

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 MO (monaural) button q SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

w CD button e FM/AM button r RPT (repeat) button t RND (random) button y EQ (equalizer) button u i Number buttons

(standby/on/attenuator) button

button

(control panel release) button

Display window

o Tuner reception indicators

MO (monaural), ST (stereo)

; CD indicator a RND s RPT (repeat) indicator d LOUD (loudness) indicator f EQ (equalizer) indicator g Sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer)

indicators ROCK, CLASSIC, POPS, HIP HOP, JAZZ, USER

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h Main display j Source display

Volume level indicator

(disc random) indicator

also works as the time countdown

indicator.

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Getting started

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Basic operations

You cannot select “CD” as the playback source if there is no disc in the loading slot.

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 12 and 13.)

Canceling the display

demonstrations

If no operations are done for about 20 seconds, display demonstration starts.

[Initial: DEMO ON]—see page 14.

Setting the clock

Set the hour and minute.

1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour), then

adjust the hour.

2 Select “CLOCK M” (minute),

then adjust the minute.

3 Finish the procedure.

To check the current clock time when the receiver is turned off

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Finish the procedure.

To activate the display demonstration

In step 3 above...

Radio operations

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.

2 Select the desired station frequencies.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive

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 above... 1

Lights up when monaural mode is activated.

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure so that 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)

Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3)

you want to store into.

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Preset number flashes for a while.

Listening to a preset station

“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.

Manual presetting

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into the

preset number 4 of the FM1 band.

2 Select the preset station (1 – 6) you

want.

To check the current clock time while listening to an FM or AM station

Disc operations

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Playing a disc

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you stop playback.

Total playing time of the inserted disc

Elapsed playing time

Total track number of the inserted disc

Current track number

To stop play and eject the disc

To fast-forward or reverse the track

Fast-forwards.

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 a particular track directly

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.

To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.

To check the current clock time while listening to a disc

Selecting the playback modes

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

2 Select your desired playback mode.

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Repeat play

Ex.: When “TRK RPT” is selected

Random play

Ex.: When “DISC RND” is selected

Mode Plays repeatedly

TRK RPT: The current track.

• RPT lights up. RPT OFF: Cancels repeat play.

Mode Plays at random

DISC RND: All tracks of the current disc.

• RND RND OFF: Cancels random play.

lights up.

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.

Ex.: When “ROCK” is selected

Indication pattern for each sound mode:

Indication For:

USER (Flat sound) 00 00 OFF

ROCK Rock or disco

music

CLASSIC Classical

music

POPS Light music +04 +01 OFF

HIP HOP Funk or rap

music

JAZZ Jazz music +02 +03 OFF

BAS: Bass

TRE: Treble

LOUD: Loudness

TRE

LOUD

BAS

+03 +01 ON

+01 –02 OFF

+02 00 ON

Preset values

Adjusting the sound

You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.

Ex.: When “TRE” is selected

Indication pattern changes as you adjust the level.

Indication To do: Range

BAS*1 (bass)

TRE* (treble)

FAD* (fader)

BAL (balance)

LOUD* (loudness)

VOL*3 (volume)

Adjust the bass. –06 (min.)

Adjust the treble. –06 (min.)

Adjust the front and rear speaker balance.

Adjust the left and right speaker balance.

Boost low and high frequencies to produce a wellbalanced sound at low volume level.

Adjust the volume.

to +06 (max.)

R06 (Rear only) to F06 (Front only)

L06 (Left only) to R06 (Right only)

LOUD ON

LOUD OFF

00 (min.) to 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.”

If you are using a two-speaker system, set

the fader level to “00.”

Normally the +/– buttons work as the volume

control. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.

Depending on the amplifier gain control

setting. (See page 14 for details.)

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.

Select a PSM item.

Ex.: When you select “AMP GAIN”

Indications Selectable settings, [reference page]

5 Finish the procedure.

DEMO

Display demonstration

CLOCK H

Hour adjustment

CLOCK M

Minute adjustment

AMP GAIN

Amplifier gain control

DEMO ON: [Initial]; Display demonstration will be activated

automatically if no operation is done for about 20 seconds, [7].

DEMO OFF: Cancels.

1 – 12, [7]

[Initial: 1 (1:00)]

00 – 59, [7]

[Initial: 00 (1:00)]

You can change the maximum volume level of this receiver. LOW PWR: VOL 00 – VOL 30 (Select this if the maximum power

of the speaker is less than 50 W to prevent them from damaging the speaker.)

HIGH PWR: [Initial]; VOL 00 – VOL 50

Detaching the control panel

When detaching or attaching the control panel, be careful not to damage the connectors on the back of the control panel and on the panel holder.

Detaching the control panel

Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power.

Attaching the control panel

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Maintenance

How to clean the connectors

Frequent detachment will deteriorate the connectors. To minimize this possibility, periodically wipe

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the connectors with a cotton swab or cloth moistened with alcohol, being careful not to damage the connectors.

Connector

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player in the following cases:

• After starting the heater in the car.

• If it becomes very humid inside the car. Should this occur, the CD player may malfunction. In this case, eject the disc and leave the receiver turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates.

To keep discs clean

A dirty disc may not play correctly. If a disc does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge.

• Do not use any solvent (for example, conventional record cleaner, spray, thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean discs.

To play new discs

New discs may have some rough spots around the inner and outer edges. If such a disc is used, this receiver may reject the disc. To remove these rough spots, rub the edges with a pencil or ball-point pen, etc.

How to handle discs

When removing a disc from its case, press down the center

holder of the case and lift the disc out, holding it by the edges.

• Always hold the disc by the edges. Do not touch its recording surface.

When storing a disc into its case, gently insert the disc around the center holder (with the printed surface facing up).

• Make sure to store discs into the cases after use.

Do not use the following discs:

Warped

disc

Center holder

Sticker

Sticker residue

Disc

Stick-on label

More about this receiver

Basic operations

Turning off the power

• If you turn off the power while listening to a disc, disc play will start from where playback has been stopped previously, next time you turn on the power.

Tuner operations

Storing stations in memory

• During SSM search...

– All previously stored stations are erased and

stations are stored newly.

– Received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest

frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).

– When SSM is over, the station stored in

No. 1 will be automatically tuned in.

• When storing a station manually, a previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.

Disc operations

General

• This receiver has been designed to reproduce CDs, and CD-Rs (Recordable)/ CD-RWs (Rewritable) in audio CD (CD-DA) format.

• When a disc has been loaded, selecting “CD” for the playback source starts disc play.

Inserting a disc

• When a disc is inserted upside down, the disc automatically ejects.

• Do not insert 8 cm discs (single CD) and unusual shape discs (heart, flower, etc.) into the loading slot.

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not play back on this receiver because of their disc characteristics, and for the following causes:

– Discs are dirty or scratched. – Moisture condensation occurs on the lens

inside the receiver. – The pickup lens inside the receiver is dirty. – CD-R or CD-RW on which the files are

written with “Packet Write” method. – There are improper recording conditions

(missing data, etc.) or media conditions

(stain, scratch, warp, etc.).

• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time

since the reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than that of regular CDs.

• Do not use the following CD-Rs or

CD-RWs:

– Discs with stickers, labels, or protective seal

stuck to the surface. – Discs on which labels can be directly

printed by an ink jet printer. Using these discs under high temperatures

or high humidity may cause malfunctions or damage to discs.

Changing the source

• If you change the source, playback also stops

(without ejecting the disc).

Next time you select “CD” for the playback

source, disc play starts from where it has been stopped previously.

Ejecting a disc

• If the ejected disc is not removed within

15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into the loading slot to prevent it from dust. (Disc will not play this time.)

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Playing a CD-R or CD-RW

• Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-RWs.

• This receiver can play back multi-session discs; however, unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing.

General settings—PSM

• If you change the “AMP GAIN” setting from “HIGH PWR” to “LOW PWR” while the volume level is set higher than “VOL 30,” the receiver automatically changes the volume level to “VOL 30.”

Troubleshooting

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

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• Sound cannot be heard

General

• The receiver does not

• SSM automatic presetting

• Static noise while listening

FM/AM

• Disc automatically ejects. Disc is inserted upside

• CD-R/CD-RW cannot be

• Tracks on the CD-R/

• Disc can be neither played

Symptoms Causes Remedies

from the speakers.

work at all.

does not work.

to the radio.

played back.

CD-RW cannot be skipped.

back nor ejected.

The volume level is set to the minimum level.

Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and

The built-in microcomputer may have functioned incorrectly due to noise, etc.

Signals are too weak. Store stations manually.

The antenna is not connected firmly.

down.

CD-R/CD-RW is not finalized.

Disc is locked. Unlock the disc (see page

Adjust it to the optimum level.

connections.

Reset the receiver (see page

2).

Connect the antenna firmly.

Insert the disc correctly.

• Insert a finalized CD-R/ CD-RW.

• Finalize the CD-R/ CD-RW with the component which you used for recording.

11).

Disc playback

• Disc sound is sometimes interrupted.

• “NO DISC” appears on the display.

The CD player may have functioned incorrectly.

You are driving on rough roads.

Disc is scratched. Change the disc.

Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and

No disc is in the loading slot.

Disc is inserted incorrectly. Insert the disc correctly.

Eject the disc forcibly (see page 2).

Stop playback while driving on rough roads.

connections.

Insert a disc into the loading slot.

Specifications

AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION

Maximum Power Output: Front: 50 W per channel Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz

to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion.

Rear: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz

to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion.

Load Impedance: 4 Ω (4 Ω to 8 Ω allowance) Tone Control Range:

Bass: ±10 dB at 100 Hz Treble: ±10 dB at 10 kHz Frequency Response: 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 70 dB Line-Out Level/Impedance:

2.0 V/20 kΩ load (full scale)

Output Impedance: 1 kΩ

TUNER SECTION

Frequency Range: FM: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz AM: 531 kHz to 1 602 kHz

[FM Tuner]

Usable Sensitivity: 11.3 dBf (1.0 µV/75 Ω) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity:

16.3 dBf (1.8 µV/75 Ω) Alternate Channel Selectivity (400 kHz): 65 dB Frequency Response: 40 Hz to 15 000 Hz Stereo Separation: 35 dB Capture Ratio: 1.5 dB

CD PLAYER SECTION

Type: Compact disc player Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical

pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range: 96 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 98 dB Wow and Flutter: Less than measurable limit

GENERAL

Power Requirement: Operating Voltage:

DC 14.4 V (11 V to 16 V allowance) Grounding System: Negative ground Allowable Operating Temperature:

0°C to +40°C Dimensions (W × H × D): Installation Size (approx.):

182 mm × 52 mm × 150 mm Panel Size (approx.):

188 mm × 58 mm × 11 mm Mass (approx.):

1.3 kg (excluding accessories)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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[AM Tuner]

Sensitivity: 20 µV Selectivity: 35 dB

Having TROUBLE with operation?

Please reset your unit

Refer to page of How to reset your unit

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