JVC KD-G431 User Manual

CD RECEIVER

KD-G431

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 5.

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.

INSTRUCTIONS

GET0410-003A

[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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

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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/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical

instruments.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.

Warning:

If you need to operate the unit while driving, be sure to look ahead carefully or you may be involved in a traffic accident.

This symbol is only valid in the European Union.

Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment

This symbol indicates that the product with this symbol should not be disposed as general household waste at its end-of-life. If you wish to dispose of this product, please do so in accordance with applicable national legislation or other rules in your country and municipality. By disposing of this product correctly, you will help to conserve natural resources and will help prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

This unit is equipped with the steering wheel remote control function.

• See the Installation/Connection Manual (separate volume) for connection.

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.

How to reset your unit

• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.

How to forcibly eject a disc

• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

• If this does not work, reset your unit.

The following marks are used to indicate...

: Built-in CD player operations.

: External CD changer operations.

: Indicator displayed for the

corresponding operation.

How to use the M MODE button

If you press M MODE, the unit goes into functions mode, then the number buttons and 5/∞ buttons work as different function buttons.

Ex.: When number button 2 works as

MO (monaural) button.

To use these buttons for their original functions again after pressing M MODE, wait for 5 seconds

without pressing any of these buttons until the functions mode is cleared or press M MODE again.

Detaching the control panel

Attaching the control panel

CONTENTS

Control panel .................................. 4

Getting started ................................ 5

Basic operations ................................................... 5

Radio operations ............................. 6

FM RDS operations ........................... 7

Searching for your favorite FM RDS programme

Disc operations ................................ 9

Playing a disc in the unit ..................................... 9

Playing discs in the CD changer ........................... 9

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

General settings — PSM .................. 13

DAB tuner operations ....................... 15

iPod/D. player operations ................. 16

Other external component operations Remote controller —

RM-RK50 ............. 19

Maintenance ................................... 20

More about this unit ........................ 21

Troubleshooting .............................. 24

Specifications .................................. 27

Note: Only for [EX] model users in UK and European countries

For security reasons, a numbered ID card is provided with this unit, and the same ID number is imprinted on the unit’s chassis. Keep the card in a safe place, as it will help the authorities to identify your unit if stolen.

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.

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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.

Control panel

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Parts identification

Display window

1 Control dial 2 0 (eject) button 3 Loading slot 4 T/P (traffic programme/programme type) button 5 DISP (display) button 6 4 /¢ buttons 7 Display window 8 (standby/on attenuator) button 9 AUX (auxiliary) input jack p 5 (up) / ∞ (down) buttons q SEL (select) button w BAND button e SRC (source) button r Remote sensor

• You can control this unit with an optionally purchased remote controller. For details, see pages 19 and 20.

• DO NOT expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct

sunlight or artificial lighting).

EQ (equalizer) button

y MO (monaural) button u SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) button i Number buttons o RPT (repeat) button

; RND (random) button a M MODE button s (control panel release) button d Disc information indicators—

TAG (Tag information), (track/file), (folder)

f Playback source indicators—

CH: Lights up only when CD-CH is selected as the

playback source.

DISC: Lights up for the built-in CD player.

g Playback mode / item indicators—RND (random),

(disc), (folder), RPT (repeat)

h RDS indicators—AF, REG, TP, PTY j Tuner reception indicators—MO (monaural),

ST (stereo)

k S.BASS (super bass) indicator l EQ (equalizer) indicator / Tr (track) indicator z Source display / Volume level indicator / Time

countdown indicator

x Main display c Sound mode (iEQ: intelligent equalizer)

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

Getting started

Basic operations

~ Turn on the power.

* You cannot select these sources if they are not

ready or not connected.

• For FM/AM tuner

• For DAB tuner

To drop the volume in a moment (ATT)

To restore the sound, press the button again.

To turn off the power

Basic settings

• See also “General settings — PSM” on pages 13 –15.

1 Canceling the display demonstrations Select “DEMO,” then “DEMO OFF.” 2 Setting the clock Select “CLOCK H” (hour), then adjust the hour. Select “CLOCK M” (minute), then adjust the

minute.

Select “24H/12H,” then “24H” (hour) or “12H”

(hour).

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⁄ Adjust the volume.

Volume level appears.

VOL 20

@ Adjust the sound as you want. (See

page 12.)

3 Finish the procedure.

To check the current clock time while the power is turned off

Clock time is shown on the display for about 5 seconds. See also page 13.

Radio operations

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Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

88.3

! Start searching for a station.

When a station is received, searching stops. To stop searching, press the same button again.

Storing stations in memory

You can preset six stations for each band.

FM station automatic presetting —

SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

1 Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3) you want to

store into.

SSM

To tune in to a station manually

In step ! above...

Select a desired station frequency.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive

Lights up when monaural mode is activated.

MONO

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure. “MONO OFF” appears and the MO indicator goes off.

“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 preset

number 4 of the FM1 band.

92.5FM I

92.5P4

Preset number flashes for a while.

Listening to a preset station

Ÿ Select one of your favorite programme

types.

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 9.

Frequency Ô Clock

FM RDS operations

What you can do with RDS

RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular programme signals. By receiving the RDS data, this unit can do the following:

• Programme Type (PTY) Search (see the following)

• TA (Traffic Announcement) and PTY Standby Receptions (see pages 8 and 14)

• Tracing the same programme automatically —Network-Tracking Reception (see page 8)

• Programme Search (see pages 9 and 14)

Select one of the PTY codes (see page 9).

! Start searching for your favorite

programme.

If there is a station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you have selected, that station is tuned in.

Storing your favorite programme

types

You can store six favorite programme types.

Preset programme types in the number buttons (1 to 6):

1 Select a PTY code (see above).

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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 favorite programme types, see the following.

~ The last selected PTY code

appears.

2 Select the preset number (1 – 6) you want to

store into.

Ex.: When “ROCK M” is selected

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3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to store other PTY

codes into other preset numbers.

4 Finish the procedure.

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Using the standby receptions

To activate and select your favorite PTY code for PTY Standby Reception, see page 14.

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.

TA Standby Reception

TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any source other than AM. The volume changes to the preset TA volume level if current level is lower than the preset level (see page 14).

To activate TA Standby Reception

The TP (Traffic Programme) 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.

To deactivate the TA Standby Reception

The TP indicator goes off.

the

PTY Standby Reception

PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to your favorite PTY programme from any source other than AM.

To deactivate the PTY Standby Reception, select “OFF” for the PTY code (see page 14). The PTY indicator goes off.

Tracing the same programme—

Network-Tracking Reception

When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this unit 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, Network-Tracking Reception is activated.

To change the Network-Tracking Reception setting, see “AF-REG” on page 13.

Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas (01 – 05)

Automatic station selection—

Programme Search

Usually when you press the number buttons, the preset station is tuned in. If the signals from the FM RDS preset station are not sufficient for good reception, this unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another frequency broadcasting the same programme as the original preset station is broadcasting.

• The unit takes some time to tune in to another station using programme search.

• See also page 14.

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

Station name (PS) = Station Frequency = Programme type (PTY) = Clock = (back to

the beginning)

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

Disc operations

Playing a disc in the unit

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc.

To stop play and eject the disc

• Press SRC to listen to another playback source.

Playing discs in the CD changer

All discs in the magazine will be played repeatedly until you change the source.

• Ejecting the magazine will also stop playing.

* If you have changed the external input setting

to “EXT IN” (see page 14), you cannot select the CD changer.

Ÿ Select a disc.

For disc number from 01 – 06:

For disc number from 07 – 12:

About MP3 and WMA discs

MP3 and WMA “tracks” (words “file” and “track” are used interchangeably) are recorded in “folders.”

About the CD changer

It is recommended to use a JVC MP3-compatible CD changer with your unit.

• You can also connect MP3-incompatible CD changers. However, these units are not compatible with MP3 discs.

• You cannot use the CH-X99, CH-X100, and KD-MK series CD changers with this unit.

• You cannot play any WMA disc in the CD changer.

• Disc text information recorded in the CD Text can be displayed when a JVC CD Text compatible CD changer is connected.

• For connection, see Installation/Connection Manual (separate volume).

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