JVC KD-LX1 User Manual

CD RECEIVER KD-LX1

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RECEPTOR CON CD KD-LX1

RECEPTEUR CD KD-LX1

SSM

RPT

RND

INT

MONO

FUNC

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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

DISPMODE BANDBBE

KD-LX1

OFF/0

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.

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

Serial No.

LVT0223-001A

[J]

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

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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.

Identification and Certification labels

Bottom of the main unit

NAME/RATING PLATE

US JVC CORP.41 SLATER DRIVE ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. 07407 MANUFACTURED AT MADE IN

Product complies with DHHS Rules 21 CFR Subchapter J in effect at date of manufacture. MANUFACTURED

Notes:

*1 The date of manufacture. *2 The ID code of manufacturing plant. *3 Marking of country origin.

BEFORE USE

* 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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS (For U.S.A. only)

Precautions:

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. A void direct exposure to beam.

3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

4. CAUTION: This CD player uses invisible laser radiation, however, is equipped with safety switches to prevent radiation emission when unloading CDs. It is dangerous to defeat the safety switches.

5. CAUTION: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

* 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.

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.

CONTENTS

BASIC OPERATIONS .................................................... 5

RADIO OPERATIONS ................................................... 6

Listening to the radio .....................................................................6

Searching a station automatically: Auto search........................... 6

Searching a station manually: Manual search .............................7

Storing stations in memory............................................................8

FM station automatic preset: SSM ...............................................8

Manual preset.............................................................................. 9

Tuning into a preset station .........................................................10

CD OPERATIONS....................................................... 11

Playing a CD .................................................................................11

Playing a CD Text .........................................................................12

Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD .....................13

Selecting CD playback modes......................................................14

Prohibiting CD ejection ...............................................................15

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................16

Adjusting the sound...................................................................... 16

Turning on/off the BBE function................................................. 17

Selecting preset sound modes ...................................................... 18

Storing your own sound adjustments ......................................... 19

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OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS ......................................... 20

Setting the clock ............................................................................20

Controlling the volume automatically (Audio Cruise)..............21

Changing the general settings (PSM) .........................................23

Assigning names to the sources ................................................... 27

To be continued on the next page

How to Reset your unit

After installing the unit or when you have troubles with operations, reset the

microcomputer built in this unit. Press the reset button on the front panel using a ball-point pen or a similar tool.

• REMEMBER your preset adjustments such as preset channels or sound adjustments will also be erased from memory.

CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ...................................... 29

Playing CDs ...................................................................................29

Selecting CD playback modes......................................................31

MAINTENANCE......................................................... 33

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Handling CDs................................................................................33

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................34

SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 35

To activate “DEMO” (Demonstration)

While holding DISP, press ¢ until “DEMO” appears on the lower part of the display. Various functions and display illumination modes equipped for this unit will be demonstrated repeatedly in sequence.

• The DEMO mode will turn off automatically after 1 hour. To tur n off the DEMO mode, press

DISP until “DEMO” disappears from the low er part of the display.

How to use the number buttons:

After pressing MODE (while “MODE” remains on the display), the n umber buttons work as other different function buttons. T o use these buttons as number buttons after pressing MODE, wait f or 5 seconds without pressing any number button so that “MODE” disappears from the display.

• Pressing MODE again also erases “MODE” from the display.

¢ again while holding

BASIC OPERATIONS

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Turn on the power.

The display illuminates and the control panel comes out.

Select the source.

Each time you press the button, the source changes as described to

FM AM

changer

Notes:

* If a CD is not in the loading slot, you cannot select CD as the source to play. ** Without connecting the CD changer, you cannot select it as the source to play.

the left: To operate the tuner, see pages 6 – 10.

To operate the CD player, see pages 11 – 15.

To operate the CD changer, see pages 29 – 32.

Note:

When you use this unit for the first time, set the built-in clock correctly, see page 20.

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Adjust the volume.

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CRUISE

BBE

Volume level meter

Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 16 – 19).

To drop the volume in a moment

Press FUNC (function) for more than 1 second while listening to any source. “ATT” starts flashing on the display, and the volume level will drop in a moment. To resume the previous volume level, press the button for more than 1 second again.

To turn off the power

Press and hold OFF/ 0 until “SEE YOU” appears on the display.

RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune into a particular station.

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Searching a station automatically: Auto search

FUNC

MODE

Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you want.

If a CD is in the loading slot or the CD changer is connected, first select the tuner using FUNC. (See page 5.)

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Selected band (then clock time: see

Note:

This receiver has thr ee FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast.

To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have pressed for searching.

To tune in FM stations only with strong signals

This function works only while searching FM stations, including SSM preset (see page 8). 1 Press MODE.

“MODE” appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons can work as different function buttons.

2 Press LO (Local), while “MODE” is still on the displa y, so that the LOCAL indicator lights up

on the display. Each time you press the button, the LOCAL indicator lights up and goes off alternately.

To search stations of higher frequencies

To search stations of lower frequencies

page 25) appears.

Start searching a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

Level meter (see page 25)

CRUISE

BBE

Searching a station manually: Manual search

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MONO

MODE

Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you want.

Note:

This receiver has thr ee FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast.

Press and hold ¢ or 4 until “M” (Manual) starts flashing on the display.

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To tune into stations of higher frequencies

To tune into stations of lower frequencies

Tune into a station you want while “M” is flashing.

• If you release your finger from the button, the manual mode will automatically turn off after 5 seconds.

LOUD

CRUISE

BBE

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive: 1 Press MODE while listening to an FM stereo broadcast (the STEREO indicator lights up

while receiving an FM stereo broadcast). “MODE” appears on the lower part of the display, and the number buttons can work as different function buttons.

2 Press MONO (monaural), while “MODE” is still on the display, so that the MONO indicator

lights up on the display. The sound you hear becomes monaural but reception will be improv ed (the STEREO indicator goes off). Each time you press the button, the MONO indicator lights up and goes off alternately.

Storing stations in memory

You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory.

• Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

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• Manual preset of both FM and AM stations

FM station automatic preset: SSM

You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2 and FM3).

Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or FM3) you want to store FM stations into.

FM1 FM2 FM3

Press and hold both buttons for more than 2 seconds.

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CD-CH

“SSM” appears, then disappears when automatic preset is over.

Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the band number you hav e selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These stations are preset in the n umber buttons — No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency). When automatic preset is over, the station stored in number button 1 will be automatically tuned in.

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BBE

Manual preset

You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually. EXAMPLE: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band

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Select the FM1 band.

Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.

See page 6 to tune into a station.

Press and hold the number button (in this e xample, 1) for more than 2 seconds.

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FM band number and “MEMO” appears alternately for a while.

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Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other preset numbers.

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BBE

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BBE

Notes:

• A previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.

• Preset stations are er ased when the po wer supply to the memory circuit is interrupted (for example, during battery replacement). If this occurs, preset the stations again.

Tuning into a preset station

You can easily tune into a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see pages 8

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and 9.

Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you want.

Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset station you want.

When using this unit in an area other than North or South America:

You need to change the AM/FM channel intervals. See “To change the AM/FM channel intervals” on page 26.

Playing a CD

CD OPERATIONS

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FUNC

Open the loading slot.

The display panel moves down, and the loading slot appears.

Insert a disc into the loading slot.

The unit draws a CD, the display panel moves up, and CD play star ts automatically.

Total track number of the inserted disc

Notes:

• When a CD is in the loading slot, selecting “CD” as the source by pressing FUNC starts CD play.

• When a CD is inserted upside down, “CD EJECT” appears on the display and the CD automatically ejects.

• When you play a CD Text, the disc title and performer appear on the display. Then the current tr ack and elapsed playing time appears on the display. See also “Playing a CD Text” (page 12) and “To select the scroll mode” (page 26). If a CD Text includes much text information, some may not appear on the display.

To stop play and eject the CD

Press OFF/0 briefly. CD play stops, the display panel moves down, then the CD automatically ejects from the loading slot.

• If you change the source, the CD play also stops (without ejecting the CD this time).

To close the display panel, press ¢ or 4 . CAUTION: NEVER insert your finger between the display

panel and the unit, as it may get caught in the unit.

Total playing time of the inserted disc

Current track

Elapsed playing time

Note:

If the ejected disc is not removed for about 15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into the loading slot to protect it from dust. (CD play will not start this time.)

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