JVC KW-XC550 User Manual

CD/CASSETTE RECEIVER KW-XC550

RECEPTOR-REPRODUCTOR DE CD-CASSETTE KW-XC550

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ESPAÑOL

RADIOCASSETTE/CD KW-XC550

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SPECTRUM ANALYZER

SOUND CONTROL

MEMORY

SEL

AUX

MULTI MODE SPECTRUM ANALYZER

40w 4

8910

DOLBY B NR

CD CHANGER CONTROL

CD / CASSETTE RECEIVER

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

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KW-XC550

B.SKIP RND

SCAN

RPT

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

AUX

DIRECT SOURCE SELECT

BAND

TUNER

PROG

TAPE

DISP

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

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.

FRANÇAIS

Serial No.

VNN3828-631

[J]

INFORMATION (For USA)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS (For USA only)

Precautions:

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or def eated. 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.

CAUTION on Volume Setting

CDs produce very little noise compared with other sources. If the volume level is adjusted for the tuner , for example, the speak ers may be damaged by the sudden incr ease in the output level. Therefor e, lower the volume before playing a CD and adjust it as required during playback.

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

Storing stations in memory............................................................7

FM station automatic preset: SSM ...............................................7

Manual preset.............................................................................. 8

Tuning into a preset station ...........................................................9

Other convenient tuner functions................................................ 10

Scanning broadcast stations ......................................................10

Selecting FM reception sound....................................................10

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

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

Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD .....................12

Selecting CD playback modes......................................................13

TAPE OPERATIONS.................................................... 14

Listening to a tape ........................................................................14

Finding the beginning of a tune................................................... 16

Other convenient tape functions.................................................. 17

Skipping the blank portions on the tape.....................................17

Playing the current tune repeatedly ........................................... 17

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SOUND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................18

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

Adjusting the sound...................................................................... 19

Storing your own sound adjustments ......................................... 20

SPECTRUM ANALYSER ............................................... 21

Selecting spectrum analyzer patterns .........................................21

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OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS .........................................23

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

Setting the clock ........................................................................ 23

Selecting the name of the auxiliary source ................................ 24

Turning on or off the key-touch tone function............................. 24

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Selecting the dimmer mode .......................................................25

Changing the AM/FM channel intervals ..................................... 25

REMOTE OPERATIONS............................................... 26

Installing the batteries.................................................................. 26

Using the remote controller .........................................................26

CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ......................................27

Playing CDs ...................................................................................27

Selecting CD playback modes......................................................29

LISTENING TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE ........................ 30

Listening to the auxiliary source ................................................. 30

MAINTENANCE......................................................... 31

Handlings cassettes .......................................................................31

Handling CDs................................................................................32

How to Reset your unit .............................................................. 32

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................33

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

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.

* 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.

BASIC OPERATIONS

TUNER

PROG

TAPE

Note:

When you use this unit for the first time, set the built-in clock correctly, see page 23.

Turn on the power.

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Note on One-Touch Operation:

When you select a source in step 2 below, the power automatically comes on. You do not have to press this button to turn on the power.

Select the source.

To turn up the volume

AUX

To operate the tuner, see pages 6 – 10. To operate the CD player, see pages 11 – 13. To operate the tape deck, see pages 14 – 17. To operate the CD changer, see pages 27 – 29. To operate an external device, see page 30.

Adjust the volume.

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To turn down the volume

Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 18 – 20).

• If you need to change the spectrum analyser pattern, see page 21.

To drop the volume in a moment

Press the volume level will drop in a moment. To resume the previous volume level, press the button briefly again.

To turn off the power

Press

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briefly while listening to any source. “ATT” starts flashing on the display, and

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for more than 1 second.

Volume level appears.

RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

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BAND

TUNER

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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

You can select any one of FM1, FM2, and FM3 to listen to an FM station.

Start searching a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

To search stations of higher frequencies

To search stations of lower frequencies

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

To tune in a particular frequency manually:

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select the band (FM or AM). 2 Press and hold ¢

Now you can manually change the frequency while “MANU” is flashing.

3 Press ¢

• If you hold down the button, the frequency keeps changing until you release the button.

or 4 repeatedly until the frequency you want is reached.

or 4 until “MANU” flashes on the display.

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)

• 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).

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BAND

TUNER

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

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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.

Press and hold both buttons for more than 2 seconds.

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

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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BAND

TUNER

Select the FM1 band.

Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.

See page 6 to tune into a station.

Press and hold the button for more than 2 seconds.

“P1” flashes for a few seconds.

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

Notes:

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

• Preset stations are erased when the power 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 7 and 8.

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BAND

TUNER

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

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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

Other convenient tuner functions

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MO RPT

SCAN Ÿ

Scanning broadcast stations

When you press SCAN Ÿ while listening to the radio, station scanning

SCAN

starts. (“SCAN” appears on the displa y.) Each time a broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops for about 5 seconds (tuned frequency number flashes on the display), and you can check what program is now being broadcasted.

If you want to listen to that program, press the same button again to stop scanning.

Selecting FM reception sound

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:

Press MO RPT (Monaural/Repeat) while listening to an FM stereo broadcast. The sound you hear becomes monaural but reception will be improved.

MO RPT

Lights up when receiving an FM broadcast in stereo.

To restore the stereo effect, press the same button again.

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

You need to change the AM/FM channel inter vals. See “Changing the AM/FM channel intervals” on page 25.

Playing a CD

CD OPERATIONS

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Insert a disc into the loading slot.

The unit turns on, draws a CD and starts playback automatically.

• Insert the CD with the printed face facing upside.

Total track number of the inserted disc

Total playing time of the inserted disc

Current track

Elapsed playing time

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When a CD is already in the loading slot, pr essing CD/CD-CH turns on the unit and starts playback automatically.

To stop play and eject the CD

Press 0. CD play stops and the CD automatically ejects from the loading slot (“CD EJECT” appears on the display). The source changes to the last selected source. If you change the source, the CD play also stops (without ejecting the CD this time).

• 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.)

• You can eject the CD even when the unit is turned off.

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