JVC KW-XR611 Instruction Manual

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KW-XR611

CD RECEIVER / RÉCEPTEUR CD

Dear Customer,
This apparatus is in conformance with the valid
European directives and standards regarding
electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety.

European representative of Victor Company of
Japan, Limited is:
JVC Technical Services Europe GmbH
Postfach 10 05 04
61145 Friedberg
Germany

EN, FR

Cher(e) client(e),
Cet appareil est conforme aux directives et normes
européennes en vigueur concernant la compatibilité
électromagnétique et à la sécurité électrique.

Représentant européen de la société Victor
Company of Japan, Limited:
JVC Technical Services Europe GmbH
Postfach 10 05 04
61145 Friedberg
Allemagne

0210DTSMDTJEIN© 2010 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 4. / Pour annuler la démonstration des
affichages, référez-vous à la page 4.

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. / Pour l’installation et les
raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

INSTRUCTIONS

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

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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

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 around carefully or you may be

Battery

Products

Information for Users on Disposal of
Old Equipment and Batteries

[European Union only]

These symbols indicate that the product and
the battery with this symbol should not be
disposed as general household waste at its
end-of-life.
If you wish to dispose of this product and
the battery, 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.

involved in a traffic accident.

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.

Notice:

The sign Pb below the symbol for batteries
indicates that this battery contains lead.

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How to read this manual

The following icons/symbols are used to
indicate:

Press and hold the button(s)

[Hold]

until the desired operation
begins.

Turn the control dial.

Turn the control
dial to make a
selection, then
press to confirm.

(
<XXXX> Menu setting item

Reference page number

XX)

Continued on the next page

How to reset your unit

Your preset adjustments
will also be erased (except
the registered Bluetooth
device). ( 13, 14)

How to forcibly eject a disc

[Hold]

• You can forcibly eject the loaded disc even
if the disc is locked. To lock/unlock the disc,

10.

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

• If this does not work, reset your unit.

Caution on volume setting:

Digital devices (CD/USB) produce very little
noise compared with other sources. Lower the
volume before playing these digital sources
to avoid damaging the speakers by sudden
increase of the output level.

CONTENTS

3 How to read this manual
3 How to reset your unit
3 How to forcibly eject a disc

4

Canceling the display
demonstration

4 Setting the clock
5 Preparing the remote controller

(RM-RK50)

6 Basic operations
7 Listening to the radio
10 Listening to a disc
12 Listening to the USB device
13 Using the Bluetooth ® device

14 Using a Bluetooth mobile phone
16 Using a Bluetooth audio player
16 Changing the Bluetooth settings

18 Listening to the iPod/iPhone
20 Listening to the DAB tuner
21 Listening to the other external

components

22 Selecting a preset sound mode
23 Menu operations

27 Selecting the variable buttons and

display color illumination

28 Creating your own day and night

colors—USER

29 Maintenance
30 More about this unit
33 Troubleshooting
38 Specifications

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Canceling the display demonstration

1 Turn on the power.

2

[Hold]

(Initial setting)

3

Setting the clock

1 Turn on the power.

2

3 Select <CLOCK>.

[Hold]

(Initial setting)

4 Select <DEMO OFF>.

5

6 Finish the procedure.

6 Adjust the minute.

7 Select <24H/12H>.

4 Select <CLOCK SET>.

8 Select <24 HOUR> or

<12 HOUR>.

5 Adjust the hour.

9 Finish the procedure.

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Preparing the remote controller (RM-RK50)

When you use the remote controller for the first
time, pull out the insulation sheet.

Insulation sheet

If the effectiveness of the remote controller
decreases, replace the battery.

Replacing the lithium coin battery

CR2025

Caution:

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type.

• Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat
such as sunshine, fire, or the like.

Warning (to prevent accidents and
damage):

• Do not install any battery other than CR2025
or its equivalent.

• Do not leave the remote controller in a place
(such as dashboards) exposed to direct
sunlight for a long time.

• Store the battery in a place where children
cannot reach.

• Do not recharge, short, disassemble, 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.

This unit is equipped with the steering wheel
remote control function.
Before operating, connect a JVC's OE remote
adapter (not supplied) which matches your car
to the steering wheel remote input terminal on
the rear of the unit.

• For details, refer also to the instructions
supplied with the remote adapter.

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Basic operations

Ejects the disc

Control dial

When you press or hold the following button(s)...

Main unit

Loading slot

Remote

controller

Turns on.

• When the power is on, pressing /I/ATT on the remote controller
also mutes the sound or pauses. Press /I/ATT again to cancel
muting or resume playback.

Turns off if pressed and held.

Selects the available sources (if the power is turned on).

• If the source is ready, playback also starts.

Display window

Remote sensor

• DO NOT expose to bright sunlight.

General operation

Selects preset station.

USB (Universal
Serial Bus) input
terminal

Auxiliary input jack

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Main unit

Remote

controller

Adjusts the volume level.

— Selects items.

• Mutes the sound while listening to a source. If the source is “CD,”

—

“USB,” or “USB-IPOD,” playback pauses. Press the control dial again
to cancel muting or resume playback.

• Confirms selection.

General operation

• Enters repeat mode menu (

—

• Enters random mode menu directly ( 11, 19) if pressed RND.

Selects the sound mode.

• Enters tone level adjustment directly ( 22) if pressed and held
EQ BASS-TRE on the main unit.

• Enters <COLOR> setting directly (

—

• Enters <COLOR SETUP> setting directly ( 28) if pressed and
held.

• Returns to the previous menu.

• Activates/deactivates TA Standby Reception.

—

• Enters PTY Searching mode if pressed and held.

• Switches the controlling terminal for iPod playback if pressed and

Power off : Checks the current clock time.

—

Power on : Changes the display information.

held. (

18, 27)

11, 19) directly if pressed RPT.

27).

Listening to the radio

~

Ÿ

“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

]

“FM” or “AM”

Manual search

“M” flashes, then press the button repeatedly.

[Hold]

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When an FM stereo broadcast is
hard to receive

1

[Hold]

2

]

<TUNER> ] <MONO> ]
<MONO ON>
Reception improves, but stereo effect
will be lost.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same
procedure to select <MONO OFF>.

Manual presetting (FM/AM)

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6
stations for AM.

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.50 MHz into preset
number “04.”

1

]

“92.50MHz”

2

[Hold]

“PRESET MODE” flashes.

3

Automatic presetting (FM)—

SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.

While listening to a station...

1

[Hold]

2

]

<TUNER> ] <SSM> ]
<SSM 01 – 06 / SSM 07 – 12 /
SSM 13 – 18>
“SSM” flashes and local stations with
the strongest signals are searched and
stored automatically.

To preset another 6 stations, repeat the above
procedure by selecting one of the other 6 SSM
setting ranges.

]

Selects preset number “04.”

“P04” flashes and “MEMORY” appears.

•

Pressing and holding the number buttons
(1 – 6) can also store the current station to the
selected number buttons (1 – 6).

Selecting a preset station

1

or

2

• Pressing the number buttons (1 – 6) can also
select the preset stations (1 – 6).

Changing the display information (for
non-FM Radio Data System and AM
station)

Frequency = Clock = (back
to the beginning)

Using the remote controller

5 U

/ D ∞: Changes the preset

stations

2 R

/ F 3: Searches for stations

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The following features are available
only for FM Radio Data System stations.

Searching for your favourite
FM Radio Data System
programme—

You can tune in to a station broadcasting your
favourite programme by searching for a PTY
code.

PTY Search

1

[Hold]

The last selected PTY code appears.

2

To activate TA Standby Reception

If the TP indicator lights up, TA
Standby Reception is activated.
If the TP indicator flashes, TA
Standby Reception is not yet
activated.

• To activate the reception, tune in to another
station providing Radio Data System signals
required for TA Standby Reception.

• To deactivate the reception, press
again.

T/P BACK

PTY Standby Reception

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

]

Select one of your favourite
programme types or a PTY code, and
start searching.

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

Standby receptions

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 the current level is lower than the
preset level. (<TA VOLUME>, 24)

To activate and select your favourite
PTY code for PTY Standby Reception, see

<PTY-STANDBY> (
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 the reception, tune in to another
station providing these signals.

• To deactivate the reception, select <PTY OFF>
( 24) for the PTY code. The PTY indicator
goes off.

• When a DAB tuner is connected, TA/PTY
Standby Reception also searches for services
( 21).

• The unit will not switch to Traffic
Announcement or PTY programme when a call
connection is established through “BT-PHONE.”

24).

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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 Radio Data System
station of the same network, possibly
broadcasting the same programme with
stronger signals.

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

To change the Network-Tracking Reception
setting, see <AF-REG> ( 24).

• When the DAB tuner is connected, refer to
“Tracing the same programme—Alternative
Frequency Reception (DAB AF),” ( 21).

Listening to a disc

Automatic station selection—

Programme Search

Usually when you select a preset number, the
station preset in that number is tuned in.
If the signals from the FM Radio Data System
preset station are not sufficient for good
reception, this unit, using the AF data, tunes in
to another frequency possibly broadcasting the
same programme as the original preset station
is broadcasting. (<P-SEARCH>,

Changing the display information

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

to the beginning)

24)

~

Ÿ

Stopping playback and ejecting

]

Turn on the power.

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

Prohibiting disc ejection

the disc

“NO DISC” appears.
Press

SOURCE

to listen to

another playback source.

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To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same
procedure.

[Hold]

Selects folder of the MP3/WMA

Selecting the playback modes

You can use only one of the following playback
modes at a time.

1

Selects track

Fast-forwards or

[Hold]

reverses the track

Selecting a folder/track on the
list

While listening to a disc....

1

]

Enter the list menu.

2

]

Select your desired item.
MP3/WMA: Select your desired folder,
then the desired track by repeating
this step.

• If the MP3/WMA disc contains many tracks,
you can fast search (±10, ±100, ±1000)
through the disc by turning the control dial
quickly.

• To return to the previous menu, press

T/P BACK

.

Using the remote controller

5 U

/ D ∞: Selects folder of the

MP3/WMA

2 R

/ F 3: Selects track

2 R

/ F

3

: Fast-forwards or

[Hold]

reverses the track

]

“REPEAT” or “RANDOM”

• Pressing and holding the control
dial will enter the playback mode
menu. Turn the control dial to make a
selection (REPEAT or RANDOM), then
press to confirm.

2

REPEAT
TRACK RPT : Repeats current track
FOLDER RPT : Repeats current folder

RANDOM
FOLDER RND : Randomly plays all tracks

of current folder, then
tracks of next folders

ALL RND : Randomly plays all tracks

To cancel repeat play or random play, select
“RPT OFF” or “RND OFF.”

Changing the display information

Disc title/Album name/performer (folder
name)* = Track title (file name)* = Current
track number with the elapsed playing time

=

Current track number with the clock time

=

(back to the beginning)

* If the current disc is an audio CD (except for CD

Text), “NO NAME” appears.

If an MP3/WMA file does not have Tag

information or <TAG DISPLAY> is set to
<TAG OFF> ( 23), folder name and file name
appear.

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Listening to the USB device

This unit can play MP3/WMA files stored on a USB mass storage class device.
You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB memory, Digital Audio Player,
etc. to the unit.

• You can also connect an Apple iPod/iPhone to the USB input terminal. For details of the
operations, 18.

~

]

Turn on the power.

If you have turned off the power (without
detaching the USB device)...

Pressing
playback starts from where it has been stopped
previously.

• If a different USB device is currently attached,

SOURCE

turns on the power and

playback starts from the beginning.

Ÿ

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the
source or detach the USB device.

Stopping playback and detaching
the USB device

Straightly pull it out from the unit.
“NO USB” appears. Press
another playback source.

You can operate the USB device in the same
way you operate the files on a disc. ( 10,

11)

SOURCE

to listen to

USB input terminal USB memory

Cautions:

• Avoid using the USB device if it might hinder
your safety driving.

• Do not pull out and attach the USB device
repeatedly while “READING” is shown on the
display.

• Do not start the car engine if a USB device is
connected.

• This unit may not be able to play the files
depending on the type of USB device.

• Operation and power supply may not work as
intended for some USB devices.

• You cannot connect a computer to the USB
input terminal of the unit.

• Make sure all important data has been backed
up to avoid losing the data.

• Do not leave a USB device in the car, expose
to direct sunlight, or high temperature to
avoid deformation or cause damages to the
device.

• Some USB devices may not work immediately
after attaching USB device or turn on the
power.

• For more details about USB operations,

32.

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