JVC KD-G311EY User Manual

CD RECEIVER

CD-RECEIVER

РЕСИВЕР С ПРОИГРЫВАТЕЛЕМ КОМПАКТ-ДИСКОВ

KD-G311

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 7.
Zum Abbrechen der Displaydemonstration siehe Seite 7.

Информацию об отмене демонстрации функций дисплея см. на стр. 7.

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РУCCKИЙ

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
Für den Einbau und die Anschlüsse siehe das eigenständige Handbuch.

Указания по установке и выполнению соединений приводятся в отдельной инструкции.

INSTRUCTIONS

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

ИНСТРУКЦИИ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ

GET0260-006A

[EY]

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.

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.

2

• 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-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

Disc operations ...................... 14

Playing a disc ..................................... 14

Changing the display information ......... 16

Selecting the playback modes ................ 17

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

*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 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 25).

• 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.

Press and hold both
buttons at the same
time.

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.

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.

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Control panel — 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.

!

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.)

6

Canceling the display

demonstrations

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

[Initial: DEMO ON]—see page 20.

1

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.

4

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

~

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.

8

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)

1

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.

2

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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1

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.

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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)

• Standby Reception of Traffic
Announcement—TA (see the following) or
your favorite programme (PTY) (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):

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.

1 Select a PTY code (see page 11).

2 Select the preset number (1 – 6) you

want to store into.

Ex.: When “ROCK M” is selected

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• 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.

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)

1

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-digits number 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.

1

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.

1

Ex.: When “TRE” is selected

2

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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4

*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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1

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

20

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.

Indications Selectable settings, [reference page]

AF-REG

Alternative frequency/
regionalization reception

PTY-STBY

PTY standby

TA VOL

Traffic announcement
volume

P-SEARCH

Programme search

DIMMER

Dimmer

TEL

Telephone muting

When the received signals from the current station become weak...
AF: [Initial]; Switches to another station (the programme

may differ from the one currently received), [13].

• The AF indicator lights up.
AF REG: Switches to another station broadcasting the same

programme.

• The AF and REG indicators light up.
OFF: Cancels.

Activates PTY Standby Reception with one of the 29 PTY codes,
[13].

OFF [Initial]

[Initial: VOL 20]; VOL 00 – VOL 30 or 50*, [12]
* Depends on the amplifier gain control.

ON: Using the AF data, the receiver tunes in to another

OFF: [Initial]; Cancels.

ON: Activates dimmer.
OFF: [Initial]; Cancels.

MUTING 1/MUTING 2: Select either one which mutes the

OFF: [Initial]; Cancels.

=

29 PTY codes, [11] = (back to the beginning)

frequency broadcasting the same programme as the
original preset RDS station is if the preset station
signals are not sufficient.

sounds while using the cellular phone.

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SCROLL*

Scroll

TAG DISP

Tag display

AMP GAIN

Amplifier gain control

* Some characters or symbols will not be shown (and will be blanked) on the display.

(Ex. “ABCå!d#” ]“ABCA D ”.)

ONCE: [Initial]; Scrolls the disc information once.
AUTO: Repeats scrolling (5-seconds interval in between).
OFF: Cancels.

• Pressing DISP for more than one second can scroll the display
regardless of the setting.

TAG ON: [Initial]; Shows the ID3 tag while playing

MP3/WMA tracks, [16].

TAG OFF: Cancels.

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

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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.

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Detaching the control panel

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

Attaching the control panel

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Using the remote controller — RM-RK60

This receiver can be remotely controlled as
instructed here (with an optionally purchased
remote controller). We recommend that you use
remote controller RM-RK60 with your receiver.

• When operating, aim the remote controller
directly at the remote sensor on the
receiver. Make sure there is no obstacle in
between.

Installing the lithium coin battery

(CR2025)

Warning:

• Store the battery in a place where children
cannot reach to avoid risk of accident.

• To prevent the battery from over-heating,
cracking, or starting a fire:

– Do not recharge, short, disassemble, or

heat the battery or dispose of it in a fire.

– Do not leave the battery with other

metallic materials.

– Do not poke the battery with tweezers or

similar tools.

– Wrap the battery with tape and insulate

when throwing away or saving it.

Caution:

Main elements and features

1 (standby/on attenuator) button

• Turns on and off the power and also
attenuates the sound.

2 SRC (source) button

• Selects the source.

3 R (reverse) / F (forward) buttons

• Searches for stations if pressed briefly.

• Fast-forwards or reverses the track if
pressed and held.

• Changes the tracks of the disc.

4 SOUND button

• Selects the sound mode (C-EQ: custom
equalizer).

5 U (up) / D (down) buttons

• U (up): Changes the FM/AM bands.

• D (down): Changes the preset stations.

• Changes the folder of the MP3/WMA
discs.

6 VOLUME +/– buttons

• Adjusts the volume level.

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The receiver is equipped with the steering
wheel remote control function.

• See the Installation/Connection Manual

(separate volume) for connection.

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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

24

Center holder

Sticker

Sticker
residue

Disc

Stick-on
label

More about this receiver

Basic operations

Turning on the power

• By pressing CD or FM/AM on the receiver,
you can also turn on the power.

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.

FM RDS operations

• Network-Tracking Reception requires two
types of RDS signals—PI (Programme
Identification) and AF (Alternative
Frequency) to work correctly. Without
receiving these data correctly, Network­Tracking Reception will not operate.

• If a Traffic Announcement is received, the
volume level (TA Volume) automatically
changes to the preset level.

Disc operations

General

• This receiver has been designed to reproduce
CDs/CD Texts, and CD-Rs (Recordable)/
CD-RWs (Rewritable) in audio CD (CD-DA),
MP3 and WMA 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.

Playing a disc

• While fast-forwarding or reversing on an MP3
or WMA disc, you can only hear intermittent
sounds.

Playing a CD-R or CD-RW

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

• This receiver can play back only the files of
the same type which is first detected if a disc
includes both audio CD (CD-DA) files and
MP3/WMA files.

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

• 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/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 humidities may cause malfunctions or
damages to discs.

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Playing an MP3/WMA disc

• This receiver can play back MP3/WMA files
with the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma>
(regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).

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• This receiver can show the names of albums,
artists (performer), and ID3 Tag (Version 1.0,

1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for MP3 files and for
WMA files.

• This receiver can handle only one-byte
characters. No other characters can be
correctly displayed.

• This receiver can play back MP3/WMA files
meeting the conditions below:

– Bit rate: 8 kbps — 320 kbps
– Sampling frequency:
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG-1)
24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)
– Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2,

Romeo, Joliet, Windows long file name

• The maximum number of characters for file/
folder names vary among the disc format used
(includes 4 extension characters—<.mp3> or
<.wma>).

– ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters
– ISO 9660 Level 2: up to 31 characters
– Romeo*: up to 128 (72) characters
– Joliet*: up to 64 (36) characters
– Windows long file name*: up to 128 (72)

characters

* The parenthetic figure is the maximum

number of characters for file/folder names
in case the total number of files and folders
is 313 or more.

• This receiver can recognize the total of 512
files, of 200 folders, and of 8 hierarchies.

• This receiver can play back the files recorded
in VBR (variable bit rate).

The files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy

in elapsed time display, and do not show
the actual elapsed time. Especially, after
performing the search function, this difference
becomes noticeable.

• This receiver cannot play back the following
files:

– MP3 files encoded with MP3i and MP3

PRO format.

– MP3 files encoded in an unappropriated

format.
– MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.
– WMA files encoded with lossless,

professional, and voice format.
– WMA files which are not based upon

Windows Media
– WMA files copy-protected with DRM.
– Files which have the data such as WAVE,

ATRAC3, etc.

• The search function works but search speed is

not constant.

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Audio.

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.)

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.”

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