JVC KD-LHX550 User Manual

CD/SD RECEIVER KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550

RECEPTOR CON CD/SD KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550

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RECEPTEUR CD/SD KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 8. Para cancelar la demostración en pantalla, consulte la página 8. Pour annuler la démonstration des affichages, référez-vous à la page 8.

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. Para la instalación y las conexiones, refiérase al manual separado. Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

INSTRUCTIONS

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

For customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the top or bottom of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No.

Serial No.

FRANÇAIS

GET0282-001A

[J]

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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INFORMATION (For U.S.A.)

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 a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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.

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.

Cautions:

• Do not operate the touch panel using a ball-point pen or a similar tool with the sharp tip (it may damage the touch panel).

• If the temperature inside the car is below 0°C (32°F), the movement of animation and text scroll will be halted on the display to prevent the display from being blurred.

appears on the display. When the temperature increases, and the operating temperature is resumed, these functions will start working again.

How to forcibly eject a disc

If a disc cannot be recognized by the receiver or cannot be ejected, ejects the disc as follows.

• If an SD card is inserted, ejects the SD card first (see page 14).

• If this does not work, reset your receiver.

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

Contents

How to forcibly eject a disc ................... 2

How to reset your unit ........................... 3

How to read this manual ........................ 4

How to change the display pattern

during playback .................................. 4

Control panel — KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550..... 5

Parts identification ................................. 5

Remote controller — RM-RK300 ............. 6

Main elements and features ................... 6

Getting started ................................... 7

Basic operations ................................... 7

Canceling the display demonstrations ... 8

Setting the clock .................................... 8

Radio operations ................................. 9

Listening to the radio .......................... 9

Storing stations in memory .................... 10

Listening to a preset station ................... 11

Disc/SD card operations ...................... 12

Playing a disc in the receiver .............. 12

Playing discs in the CD changer ......... 13

Playing an SD card .............................. 14

Other main functions ............................. 16

Selecting the playback modes ................ 19

Sound adjustments .............................. 20

Setting the basic sound selection

menu—SEL ...................................... 20

Selecting preset sound modes

(i-EQ: intelligent equalizer) ............... 21

Storing your own sound modes ............. 21

Graphic displays .................................. 22

Basic procedure .................................... 22

Downloading the files ............................ 22

Deleting the files .................................... 23

Activating the downloaded files ............ 25

General settings — PSM ..................... 26

Basic procedure ..................................... 26

Selecting the dimmer mode ................... 30

Changing the display color .................... 30

Other main functions ........................... 32

Assigning titles to the sources ............... 32

Changing the control panel angle .......... 33

Detaching the control panel ................... 33

External component operations ............ 34

SIRIUS

radio operations ..................... 35

Listening to the SIRIUS® radio .......... 36

Storing channels in memory .................. 37

Listening to a user channel .................... 37

Selecting a category/channel on

the list ................................................. 38

Maintenance ....................................... 40

More about this receiver ...................... 41

Troubleshooting .................................. 45

Specifications ...................................... 49

How to reset your unit

This will reset the microcomputer. Your preset adjustments will also be erased.

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*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 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 pages 41 – 44).

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

How to change the display pattern during playback

Source operation screen

Press briefly.

Press repeatedly.

Press either one.

Press and hold until your desired response begins.

Press and hold both buttons at the same time.

The following marks are used to indicate...

: Built-in CD player operations.

: External CD changer operations.

Clock time is enlarged.

Audio Level Meters

(see “Theme” on page 28)

Graphic screen have downloaded a file, see pages 22 – 25.

* appears only after you

: SD card operations.

Goes back to the source operation

screen.

• If the current source is “SIRIUS,” see page 39 for details.

* These screens will be temporarily canceled

when you operate the receiver.

Control panel — KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550

Parts identification

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1 (standby/on attenuator) button 2 Remote sensor

• DO NOT expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting).

3 VOLUME + / – button 4 Touch panel

5 0 (eject) button 6

(angle) button

7 MENU button 8 Reset button 9

(control panel release) button

p DISP (display) button

Main touch panels

• Make sure to touch the area inside the key icon boundary when operating the touch panel.

Main MenuSource Selection Screen

Not displayed when

the source is “LINE-IN” Either “CD-CH” or “EXTIN” appears depending on the “Ext Input” setting (see page 29).

If the source is not ready, you cannot select the source. Key icon appears as negative pattern.

or “EXT-IN” (external

component).

Displayed only when playing an audio CD or when the source is “TUNER,” “LINEIN” or “EXT-IN.”

• To return to the previous screen, press “BACK” (if shown). See also page 41.

Remote controller — RM-RK300

Installing the lithium coin battery (CR2025)

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

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:

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

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

Main elements and features

1 (standby/on/attenuator) button

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

2 SOURCE button

• Selects the source.

3 5 (up) / ∞ (down) buttons

• Changes the preset stations.

• Changes the categories for SIRIUS

• Changes the MP3/WMA folders.

4 VOL (volume) + / – buttons

• Adjusts the volume level.

5 Number buttons

• Selects the preset station if pressed, or store a station if pressed and held.

• Selects the preset channels while listening to SIRIUS radio, or store a channel if pressed and held.

• Selects the tracks while playing an audio CDs or CD Texts.

• Selects the folders while playing MP3/WMA discs or an SD card.

• Selects the discs while operating the CD changer.

6 ANGLE button

• Adjusts the control panel angle.

7 BAND button

• Selects the band for FM/AM and SIRIUS.

8 4 / ¢ buttons

• Searches for stations if pressed, or skips frequencies after pressed and held.

• Changes the tracks of the disc or of the SD card if pressed.

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

• While listening to the SIRIUS radio:

– Changes the channels if pressed briefly. – Changes the channels rapidly if pressed

and held.

Getting started

Basic operations

Select the source.

You can also select the source by....

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.

Voice support system (VSS)

You can select either “Beep” or “Voice” for the VSS.

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Adjust the sound as you want.

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(See pages 20 and 21.)

If “Voice” is selected, the language used for VSS changes to the selected language— English, Spanish, or French. To change the VSS setting, see page 29.

Canceling the display

demonstrations

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

[Initial: All Time]—see page 26.

Adjust the hour.

Select “Off.”

3 Exit from the setting.

To activate the display demonstration

In step 2 above, select “All Time” or “Interval.” For more details, see page 26.

Setting the clock

4 Select “Clock Min” (minute), then

adjust the minute.

5 Select “24H/12H,” then select

“24Hours” or “12Hours.”

6 Exit from the setting.

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

Radio operations

Listening to the radio

~ Select “TUNER.”

Ÿ Select the band (FM/AM).

! Start searching for a station.

To tune in to a station manually

In step ! on the left...

2 Select the desired station frequencies.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive

2 Select “MONO On.”

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

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

3 Exit from the setting.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same

procedure and select “MONO Off” in step 2.

Storing stations in memory

You can preset six stations for each band.

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FM station automatic presetting — SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3)

you want to store into.

Manual presetting

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset

number 4 of the FM1 band.

Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the FM band.

• Holding or can display the Preset Station List (see step 5 below).

Appears only for FM.

Listening to a preset station

Select a preset station (1 – 6) you

want.

• Holding or can display the Preset Station List (see below).

To select a preset station using the Preset Station List

Preset Station List

The lists show either the station frequency or assigned name (the first 8 characters).

Appears only for FM.

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Appears only for FM.

Select a preset number.

Disc/SD card operations

Playing a disc in the receiver

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

About MP3 and WMA tracks

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

• When an MP3 or a WMA folder includes an image <jll> file edited by Image Converter (Wide Ver 1.2)—supplied in the CD-ROM, you can show the image on the display while the tracks in the folder are played back—ImageLink. (See pages 14, 26, and 43 for details.)

• When inserting an MP3 or a WMA disc:

Total folder number

Total track number

Current folder*

Elapsed playing time

File type

• When inserting an audio CD or a CD Text disc:

Total playing time

Total track number

Disc name*

Track name*

If no name is assigned to an audio CD:

Elapsed playing time

Current track number

To stop play and eject the disc

To return the control panel to its previous position, press it again.

Current track*

Playing discs in the CD changer

About the CD changer

It is recommended to use the JVC MP3compatible CD changer with your receiver.

• You can also connect other CH-X series CD changers (except CH-X99 and CH-X100). However, they are not compatible with MP3 discs, so you cannot play back MP3 discs.

• You cannot use the KD-MK series CD changers with this receiver.

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

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

All tracks of the inserted discs in the magazine will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the magazine from the CD changer.

~ Select “CD-CH.”

• When the current disc is an MP3 disc:

Current folder*

Current track*

• When the current disc is an audio CD or a CD Text disc:

Disc name*

Track name*

If no name is assigned to an audio CD:

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Ÿ Select a disc.

Elapsed playing time

Current track number

The album name/performer with indicator and the track title with indicator will appear if “Tag” is set to “On” (see page 28).

Appear only for CD Texts and CDs if it has been assigned or recorded. (“No Name” appears for a while if no name is recorded or assigned to an audio CD.)

Playing an SD card

About the SD card

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You can play back MP3/WMA tracks recorded on the SD card and show the stored image on the display during playback— ImageLink. (See pages 12, 26, and 43 for details.) The required SD recording format is FAT 12/16 and the recommended storage type is 8 MB to 512 MB.

• You cannot use MMC or mini SD with this receiver.

Before detaching the control panel, turn off the power.

~ Detach the control panel.

SD loading slot

To eject the SD card, press the SD card again.

! Attach the control panel.

⁄ • The control panel goes

back to the previous position (see page 33).

Total folder number

File type

SD card

Press in the SD card until you hear a clicking sound.

Total track number

Elapsed playing

Current folder*

Current track*

Playback starts automatically if tracks are recorded.

time

If an SD card has been loaded....

Operation screens used for the following operations is of MP3 playback in the receiver.

To fast-forward or reverse the track

To go to the next or previous tracks

To go to the next or previous folders (only for MP3 and WMA tracks)

For MP3 tracks:

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* The album name/performer with

indicator and the track title with indicator will appear if “Tag” is set to “On” (see page 28).

For WMA tracks:

• If you hold the icon, the Folder List will appear on the display (see page 16).

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To select a disc during playback

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• If you hold the icon, the Disc List will appear on the display (see the right column).

Prohibiting disc ejection

You can lock a disc in the loading slot.

Other main functions

Selecting a disc/folder/track on the list

• Select a disc (only for the CD

changer).

“No Eject” flashes, and the disc cannot be ejected.

To cancel the prohibition

In step 2 above, press “Eject OK.” “Eject OK” flashes for a while.

If the selected disc is an MP3/WMA disc, its Folder List appears.

• Select a folder (only for MP3/WMA disc or SD card).

If you select the current folder (highlighted on the screen), its File List appears.

When using the remote controller....

• Select a track (only for MP3/WMA disc or SD card).

File List of the current folder appears.

Appears only if the current disc is an MP3 discs.

Press to go to the next list; hold to go to the previous list.

Displayed only when the source is “CD-CH.”

• To directly select a disc in the CD changer

• To directly select a track of an audio CD or a CD Text

• To directly select a folder of an MP3/WMA disc or an SD card

To select a number from 1 – 6:

To select a number from 7 (1) – 12 (6):

It is required that folders are assigned with 2-digit numbers at their beginning of their names—01, 02, 03, and so on.

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Skipping a track quickly during play

For audio CD/CD Text:

For MP3 tracks:

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For WMA tracks:

For MP3 or WMA tracks, you can skip a track within the same folder.

Ex.: To select track 32 while playing track 6 in

the CD changer

(3 times)

First time you press “+10” or “–10,” the track skips to the nearest higher or lower track with a track number of multiple ten (ex. 10th, 20th, 30th). Then each time you press the button, you can skip 10 tracks.

• After the last track, the first track will be selected and vice versa.

* If the source is “CD-CH”: Works only

when JVC MP3 compatible CD changer (CH-X1500) is connected.

(Twice)

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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Intro play

Repeat play

Random play

Mode Plays the beginning 15 seconds of ...

Track: All tracks of the current disc or the SD card.

• While playing,

Folder*

: First track of all folders of the current disc or the SD card.

• While playing,

Disc*

: First tracks of all the inserted discs.

• While playing,

lights up.

Off: Cancels.

Mode Plays repeatedly

Track: The current track.

• While playing,

Folder*

: All tracks of the current folder.

• While playing,

Disc*

: All tracks of the current disc.

• While playing,

lights up.

Off: Cancels.

Mode Plays at random

Folder*1: All tracks of the current folder, then tracks of the next

folder and so on.

• While playing,

Disc or SD: All tracks of the current disc or the SD card.

• While playing,

All*

: All tracks of all inserted discs.

• While playing,

Off: Cancels.

lights up.

or lights up.

lights up.

Only while playing an MP3 ( / / ) or WMA ( / ) track.

Only while playing discs in the CD changer ( ).

3 Exit from the setting.

Sound adjustments

Setting the basic sound selection menu—SEL

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Select a setting item.

B To select the cutoff frequency to the

subwoofer.

! Adjust the selected item.

A To adjust the speaker output

balance between the front and rear speakers—FAD (fader).

F6 (front only) to R6 (rear only)

To adjust the speaker output balance between the left and right speakers— BAL (balance).

55Hz:

85Hz:

115 Hz:

Adjust the subwoofer output level.

C To adjust the input level of each

source (except FM). Adjust to match the input level to the FM sound level.

Frequencies higher than 55 Hz are cut off.

Frequencies higher than 85 Hz are cut off.

Frequencies higher than 115 Hz are cut off.

00 (min.) to 08 (max.)

L6 (left only) to R6 (right only)

–05 (min.) to +05 (max.)

⁄ Exit from the setting.

Selecting preset sound modes

(i-EQ: intelligent equalizer)

You can select a sound mode suitable to the music genre.

Available sound modes

FLAT (No sound mode is applied), HARD ROCK, R & B, POP, JAZZ, DANCE, COUNTRY, REGGAE, CLASSIC, USER 1, USER 2, USER 3

Select a sound mode.

Storing your own sound modes

Ex.: To adjust “FLAT”

1 Select “FLAT” (see left column).

2 Select the frequency band—60Hz,

150Hz, 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.4kHz, 6kHz, 12kHz.

3 Adjust the level of the selected band.

–05 (min.) to +05 (max.)

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the

other frequency bands.

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3 Exit from the setting.

Ex.: When “USER1” is selected

Graphic displays

Basic procedure

Before starting the following procedure,

prepare a CD-R or an SD card including still

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images (pictures) and animations (movies).

• With Image Converter (Wide Ver 1.2) included in the supplied CD-ROM, you can create your own images and animations. (Samples are included in the CD-ROM.)

~ Insert a CD-R, an SD card, or

supplied CD-ROM.

• CD-R/supplied CD-ROM

• SD card

• To download the file(s):

\ Downloading the files (see page

22)

• To delete the file(s):

\ Deleting the files (see page 23)

• To activate the file(s):

\ Activating the downloaded files

(see page 25)

IMPORTANT:

• Refer also to Image Converter PDF files included in the “Manual” folder of the supplied CD-ROM.

• Still images (pictures) should have <jll>, and animations (movies) should have <jla> as their extension code in their file names.

• Before you download or delete the files, observe the following: – Do not download a file while driving. – Do not turn off the ignition key of the

car while downloading or deleting a file.*

– Do not detach the control panel while

downloading or deleting a file.*

* If you do so, the file download or deletion

will not be done correctly.

Downloading the ﬁles

• OPENING: Opening screen

To download/delete an animation (30 frames at maximum) which will be shown after the receiver is turned on.

• ENDING: Ending screen

To download/delete an animation (30 frames at maximum) which will be shown before the receiver is turned off.

• PICTURE: Graphic screen

To download/delete still images (30 still images at maximum) which will be shown while playing a source.

• MOVIE: Graphic screen

To download/delete an animation (90 frames at maximum) which will be shown while playing a source.

Downloading an animation or pictures

• It takes a long time to download an animation. For details, see page 44.

• To activate the downloaded files, see page 25.

1 In step ! on page 22....

4 Select a file.

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Appears only if “PICTURE” is selected.

• If “OPENING,” “ENDING,” or “MOVIE” is selected, only the folders including the <jla> files are shown.

• If “PICTURE” is selected, only the folders including the <jll> files are shown.

3 Select a folder.

File name appears.

• To download more pictures from

the same folder, repeat steps 4 and

• To download more pictures from another folder, press BACK. Then, repeat steps 3 to 5.

7 Exit from the setting.

Deleting the ﬁles

Deleting the stored animation and pictures

In step ! on page 22....

(once for the currently selected; twice for the others)

To be continued....

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Appears only if “PICTURE” is selected.

• To delete the stored animation

File name appears.

• To delete the stored pictures

Deleting all the stored animation and pictures

• To delete all the stored files

• To delete all the stored pictures

File name appears.

4 Repeat step 3 to delete more

pictures.

5 Exit from the setting.

3 Exit from the setting.

Activating the downloaded ﬁles

• To activate the animations stored

for opening and ending screens

1 Select “Opening” or “Ending.”

2 Select a setting you want.

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UserMovie: Your edited animation

stored in “MOVIE” is activated.

UserSlide: Your edited still images

stored in “PICTURE” are activated and shown in sequence.

UserPict.: One of your edited still

images stored in “PICTURE” is activated.

• To select a still image for “UserPict.”

If “UserPict.” is not selected for “Graphics,” you cannot select “UserPict.” (see page 26).

Default:

User:

Factory-preset animation is used.

Your own edited animation is used.

• To activate the graphic screen using either picture or movie

1 Select “Graphics.”

1 Select “UserPict.”

2 Select a file you want.

3 Exit from the setting.

General settings — PSM

Basic procedure

3 Select a PSM item.

You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items listed in the table that follows.

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4 Adjust the PSM item selected.

Select a PSM category.

5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to adjust the

You can move to a different category by simply changing the PSM items.

Indications Selectable settings, [reference page]

Demo

Display demonstration

Graphics

MOVIE

KeyIn CFM

Key-in confirmation

All Time: [Initial]; Display demonstration (animation) appears. ImageLink: To show a still image while playing back an MP3/

WMA track, [12, 14, 43].

Interval: Display demonstration (animation) and playback

source indication appears alternately.

Off: Cancels.

• These graphics appear if no operation is done for about 20 seconds.

You can activate the graphic screen using either movie or picture, [25]. UserMovie: Your edited animation stored in “MOVIE” is

activated.

UserSlide: Your edited still images stored in “PICTURE” are

activated and shown in sequence.

UserPict.: [Initial]; One of your edited still images stored in

“PICTURE” is activated.

On: [Initial]; An animation screen appears when you turn on or off

the power, change the source, and when you select an i-EQ.

Off: Cancels.

other PSM items if necessary.

6 Exit from the setting.

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