JVC KD-LHX501 manuel d'utilisation

L VT1136-001B [E/EX] INSTR UCTIONS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUEL D ’INSTRUCTIONS GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING CD RECEIVER CD-RECEIVER RECEPTEUR CD CD-RECEIVER KD-LHX502/KD-LHX501 For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. Angaben zu Einbau und V erkabelung entnehmen Sie bitte der gesonderten Anleitung. Pour l ’installation et les raccor[...]

2 ENGLISH How to reset your unit Press the reset button on the control panel using a ball- point pen or a similar tool. This will reset the built-in microcomputer . Y our pr eset adjustments—such as preset channels or sound adjustments—will also be erased. Important! How to read this manual: T o make the e xplanations as simple and easy-to-unde[...]

3 ENGLISH For safety .... • Do not raise the volume le vel too much, as this will block outside sounds, making dri ving dangerous. • Stop the car before performing any complicated operations. T emperature inside the car .... If you hav e parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather , wait until the temperature in the car becomes normal[...]

4 ENGLISH (Standby/On/Attenuator) button T urns on and off the po wer , and also attenuates the sounds. MENU button Show the Main Menu. VOLUME+/– button Adjust the volume le vel. 0 (eject) button Open the control panel (and eject the disc if any). T ouch Panel Used to operate the receiv er. T/P button Activ ates or deactiv ates T A Standby Recept[...]

5 ENGLISH (back side) Lithium coin battery (CR2025) 1 2 3 With the + side facing upwards Remote controller ANGLE button Adjust the control panel angle. VOL (volume) +/ – buttons BAND button Select the band for FM/AM and DA B . SOURCE button Select the source. Number buttons • Select the preset station (or a service) if pressed, or Store a stati[...]

6 ENGLISH Select the source. 3 Adjust the volume 4 Adjust the sound • For details, see pages 24 to 26. When operating the touch panel Make sure to touch the area inside the ke y icon boundary , but not on the boundary . 1 T urn on the power The Operation screen for last selected source is recalled. 2 Select the source Main Menu Source Selection s[...]

7 ENGLISH T o drop the volume in a moment (A TT): T o restore the sound, press it again. T o turn off the power: CAUTION on Volume Setting: Discs produce very little noise compared with other sources. If the volume le vel is adjusted for the tuner , for example, the speakers may be damaged by the sudden increase in the output lev el. Therefore, low[...]

8 ENGLISH 4 T o activate the display demonstration, repeat the same procedure and select any one other than “Off” in step 3 . • For more details, see “T o show the display demonstration” on page 35. Setting the clock Y ou can also set the clock system to 24 hours or 12 hours. 1 2 3 4 Exit Select “ CLOCK. ” Now “ Clock Hr ” setting[...]

9 ENGLISH 3 Start searching for a station “ Auto Search” be gins. When a station is recei ved, searching stops. T o stop searching, press the same icon. T o tune in to a station manually In step 3 abov e... Listening to the radio 1 Select the T uner 2 Select the band (FM/AM) This r eceiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). Y ou can use any on[...]

10 ENGLISH 4 Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the selected FM band. Manual presetting Ex. Storing an FM station of 92.5 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band. 1 2 • Holding or on the T uner Operation screen can also display the Preset Station List (see step 5 below). 3 4 5 6 When an FM s[...]

11 ENGLISH T uning in to a preset station 1 2 T o select a preset station using the Preset Station List • Holding or on the T uner Operation screen can also display the Preset Station List. 1 2 3 4 5 FM1 FM 2 FM3 AM FM1 FM 2 FM3 AM Select a preset number . Select a preset number . Changing the display pattern Station name (PS) for FM RDS stations[...]

12 ENGLISH FM RDS Operations Main touch panels used in this section Searching for your favorite programme Y ou can tune in to a station broadcasting your fa vorite programme by searching for a PTY code (see page 17). • Y ou can store your 6 fa vorite programme types in the Preset PTY list. 1 Show the “PTY SEARCH/PTY MEMOR Y” screen While list[...]

13 ENGLISH What you can do with RDS RDS (Radio Data System) allo ws FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular programme signals. F or example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of programme they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. By receiving the RDS da ta, this unit can do t[...]

14 ENGLISH Using PTY Standby Reception PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to your fa vorite programme (PTY : Programme T ype) from any source other than AM. T o select your favorite PTY code for PTY Standby Reception Y ou can select your fa vorite programme type for PTY Standby Reception. • When shipped from factory , PTY[...]

15 ENGLISH T o activate PTY Standby Reception • After activ ating PTY Standby Reception, you can change the source without canceling PTY Standby Reception (except to AM). 1 While listening to an FM station.... 2 3 PTY code: Activ ates PTY Standby Reception for the selected PTY code. Off: Cancels the Reception. 4 • If the PTY indicator lights up[...]

16 ENGLISH 6 Using Programme Search When you select a preset station, the station of the frequency stored is tuned in. Ho wever , when the preset station is an RDS station, something dif ferent will happen with Programme Search activ ated. If the signals from that preset station are not suf ficient enough, this unit, using the AF (Alternati ve Freq[...]

17 ENGLISH Exit 4 5 On: Acti vates Programme Search. Off: Cancels the Search. Select “ P-Search. ” PTY codes Ne ws: News Af fairs: T opical programmes e xpanding on current news or af fairs Info: Programmes which impart advice on a wide v ariety of topics Sport: Sport ev ents Educate: Educational programmes Drama: Radio plays Culture: Programme[...]

18 ENGLISH 1 Open the control panel The unit turns on, then... 2 Insert a disc The unit draws the disc, the control panel closes then goes back to the previous position (see page 42), and playback starts automatically . CD/CD T e xt Operation screen MP3 Operation screen WMA Operation screen Main touch panels used in this section Basic Disc Operatio[...]

19 ENGLISH About MP3 and WMA discs MP3 and WMA (W indows Media ® Audio) “ tracks ” (words “f ile” and “track” are used interchangeably) are recorded in “ folders .” “Root” is similar to the root of a tree. Every track and folder can be linked to and be accessed from the root. • When an MP3 or a WMA folder includes an image &l[...]

20 ENGLISH Main touch panels used in this section Disc Mode Menu screen Skip 10 screen • T o return to the previous screen, press “BA CK” (if sho wn). F older List screen (only for MP3/WMA)* 1 Appears only for MP3/WMA. File (T rac k) List screen (only for MP3/WMA)* 1 * 2 * 2 * 1 The lists show the f older/file names actually recorded (the fir[...]

21 ENGLISH Hold 4 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 b utton, you can skip 10 tracks. • After the last track, the first track will be selected, and vice versa. 5 6 Prohibiting disc ejection Y [...]

22 ENGLISH Selecting playback modes Y ou can use only one of the following playback modes at a time. T o play back only intros (Intro Scan) Y ou can play back the first 15 seconds of each track sequentially . 1 2 3 Mode Plays the beginnings of T rack : All tracks of the disc. • While playing, lights up. Folder * : First tracks of all folders. •[...]

23 ENGLISH T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) Y ou can play back tracks at random. 1 2 3 Mode Plays randomly Folder * : All tracks of the current folder , then mov es to the next folder and so on. • While playing, lights up. Disc : All tracks on the disc. • While playing, lights up. Off : Cancels Random Play . * “ Folder ” can be [...]

24 ENGLISH Sound Adjustments Setting the basic sound selection menu—SEL 1 Show the Main Menu 2 Show the basic sound selection menu 3 Select a setting item Return F6 (front only) to R6 (rear only) 4 Adjust the item T o adjust fader and balance: T o select the cutoff frequency and adjust the subwoofer output le vel: T o adjust the input level of ea[...]

25 ENGLISH 00 (min.) to 08 (max.) –05 (min.) to +05 (max.) Selecting preset sound modes (i-EQ: intelligent equalizer) Y ou can select a sound mode suitable to the music genre. A vailable sound modes: • Flat (T o cancel the sound mode. No sound mode is applied) • Hard Rock • R & B • Pop • Jazz • Dance • Country • Reggae • Cla[...]

26 ENGLISH 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other frequency bands. 5 6 F or details about the preset settings of each sound mode, see below . Storing your own sound modes Y ou can adjust the sound modes and store your own adjustments in memory . 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 on page 25 to select a sound mode y ou want to adjust. 2 3 Ex. When y ou selec[...]

27 ENGLISH Graphic Displays Basic procedure Befor e starting the following procedur e, prepar e a CD-R including still images (pictures) and animations (mo vies). • W ith Image Con verter (W ide) included in the supplied CD-R OM, you can create your own images and animations. (The supplied CD-R OM also includes sample images and animations.) 1 Op[...]

28 ENGLISH 2 Only the folders including the <jla> files ar e shown. 3 4 5 Downloading the file for “OPENING /ENDING/MOVIE” • OPENING : Opening screen T o do wnload/delete an animation (consisting of 30 frames maximum) to be sho wn after the unit is turned on. • ENDING : Ending screen T o do wnload/delete an animation (consisting of 30[...]

29 ENGLISH 2 Only the folders including the <jll> files ar e shown. 3 4 5 T o delete the stored animation: 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 on page 27, then in step 5 ... 2 3 Downloading the files for “PICTURE” Download pictures (total of 30 still images: each one frame—see also page 61) which can be used for the graphic screen. • T o activ ate [...]

30 ENGLISH 4 5 Delete more f iles if you want. 6 After deleting all the files y ou do not want... T o delete all the stored pictures at a time: 1 Repeat steps 1 to 4 on page 27, then in step 5 ... 2 3 Select a file. File name of the selected file appears. Select a file. Exit. 6 Download more f iles if you want. • T o select a file fr om the same [...]

31 ENGLISH 3 4 5 Default : Factory-preset animation is used. User : Y our own animation is used. 6 T o activate the graphic screen using either picture or movie 1 2 The last selected item appears. Select “MO VIE. ” Now “Demo” setting appears. Select “Opening” or “Ending. ” Select “User . ” Exit. The last selected item appears. T[...]

32 ENGLISH 3 4 5 UserPict. : One of your still images stored in “PICTURE” is acti vated for your graphic screen. (T o select an image, see the next column.) UserMovie : Y our animation stored in “MO VIE” is activ ated for your graphic screen. UserSlide : Y our still images stored in “PICTURE” are acti vated and shown in sequence for you[...]

33 ENGLISH 4 Select a PSM item 5 Change or adjust the setting 6 Change or adjust other PSM items If necessary , repeat steps 3 to 5 to change other PSM item settings. 7 Exit General Settings—PSM Basic procedure Y ou can change the Preferred Setting Mode (PSM) items listed on the table that follows. • The PSM items are grouped into six categorie[...]

34 ENGLISH PSM items CLOCK DISP TUNER MOVIE Selectable settings Initial Pages Demo Graphics KeyIn CFM Opening Ending UserPict. Clock Hr Clock Min 24H/12H Auto Adj Scroll Dimmer From– T o Contrast LCD T ype Font T ype Ta g Theme Key Info PTY Stnby AF-Regn’l T A Volume P-Search IF Filter DAB AF Demonstration Graphics Key-in confirmation Opening s[...]

35 ENGLISH * 1 Displayed only after a downloadable file is stor ed in memory . * 2 Displayed only after a downloadable file is stor ed in memory and while selecting “UserPict. ” for “Graphics. ” * 3 Displayed only when “Dimmer” is set to “T ime Set. ” * 4 Displayed only when “D AB AF” is set to “Off. ” * 5 Depending on the ?[...]

36 ENGLISH T o select the scroll mode — Scroll The entire text information is sho wn by scrolling if it cannot be shown at a time. • Once : W hile sho wing the disc inf ormation: scrolls the disc information only once. While showing the D AB te xt: scrolls the detailed D AB text. • A uto : W hile showing the disc inf ormation: repeats the scr[...]

37 ENGLISH T o set the T raffic Announcement volume — T A V olume Y ou can pr eset the v olume lev el for T A Standby Reception. When a traff ic programme is receiv ed, the volume lev el automatically changes to the preset lev el. T o change the FM tuner selectivity — IF Filter In some areas, adjacent stations may interfere with each other . If[...]

38 ENGLISH Selecting the dimmer mode Y ou can dim the display at night automatically or as you set the timer . 1 2 3 4 5 A uto : Acti vates Auto Dimmer . Go to step 10 . • When you turn on the car head lights, the display dims. Off : Cancels Auto Dimmer . Go to step 10 . On : Always dims the display . Go to step 10 . Time Set :Set the timer[...]

39 ENGLISH 5 Every* 1 O Aqua O Sk y O Sea O Leav es O Grass O Apple O Rose O Amber O Honey O V iolet O Grape O Pale O User* 2 O (back to the beginning) * 1 When you select “Every , ” the color changes every 2 seconds (changing to e very color listed above e xcept “User”). * 2 When you select “User , ” the user-edited colors—“USER D [...]

40 ENGLISH 6 Adjust the selected user color . 1) 2) 3) Repeat steps 1) and 2) to adjust the other primary colors. 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to adjust the other user color—“USER D A Y” or “USER NIGHT . ” 8 After adjustment is over ... Creating your own color — User Y ou can create your o wn colors—“USER D A Y” and “USER NIGHT , ” [...]

41 ENGLISH 2) 3) 4) Repeat steps 1) to 3) until you f inish entering the title. T o erase the characters.... The entire title (all entered characters) are erased at a time. 5 Assigning titles to the sources Y ou can assign titles 40 CDs (both in this unit and in the CD changer) and the external component. Source Maximum number CDs : 32 characters E[...]

42 ENGLISH Changing the control panel angle Y ou can change the angle of the control panel. 1 2 Detaching the control panel • When detaching and attaching the control panel, be careful not to damage the connectors. Detaching the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn of f the power . 1 2 3 Attaching the control panel 1 [...]

43 ENGLISH W ith JVC MP3-compatible CD changer connected, you can play back your original CD-Rs and CD-R Ws recorded either in audio CD format or in MP3 format. 1 Select CD changer 2 Select a disc Basic CD Changer Operations Y ou can also change the sour ce by .... Then just wait. T o fast-forward or re verse the track: T o go to the next or previo[...]

44 ENGLISH It is recommended to use the JVC MP3- compatible CD changer with y our unit. • Y ou can also connect the CH-X series CD changers (except CH-X99 and CH-X100). Howe ver , they are not compatible with MP3 discs, so you cannot play back MP3 discs. • Y ou cannot use the KD-MK series CD changers with this unit. Before operating your CD cha[...]

45 ENGLISH Locating a disc T o locate a disc 1 2 3 4 Advanced CD Changer Operations The current disc is highlighted. Select a disc. Hold Y ou can also select a disc.... • If you hold the icon, the Disc List will appear on the display . When using the remote controller: • T o select a disc number 1 – 6: • T o select a disc number from 7 (1) [...]

46 ENGLISH Locating a track or folder on a disc T o locate a folder on the screen (only for MP3 discs) 1 2 3 4 • If you select the currently selected folder (highlighted on the screen), the File List screen (see step 3 of the left column on page 47), then you can select a track to start with. The current f older is highlighted. Select a f older n[...]

47 ENGLISH 2 3 4 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. 5 6 (3 times) (T wice) 3 4 Y ou can also select a track.... T o skip 10 tracks at a time Y ou can quickly reac[...]

48 ENGLISH T o play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can repeat playback. 1 2 3 Mode Plays repeatedly T rack : Current track. • While playing, lights up. F older * : All tracks of the current folder . • While playing, lights up. Disc : All tracks of the current disc. • While playing, lights up. Off : Cancels Repeat Play . * “Folder[...]

49 ENGLISH T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) Y ou can play back tracks at random. 1 2 3 Mode Plays randomly Folder * : All tracks of the current folder , then mov es to the next folder and so on. • While playing, lights up. Disc : All tracks of the current disc. • While playing, lights up on. All : All tracks of all discs inserted in[...]

50 ENGLISH Y ou can connect the external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the special adapter for the component (not supplied). See the Installation/Connection Manual (separate volume). • Before operating the external component, select the “Ext Input” setting correctly (see page 37). 1 Select the source 2 Adjust the volume 3[...]

51 ENGLISH D AB T uner Operation screen D AB T uner Mode Menu Preset Service List* 1 Listening to the DAB tuner 1 Select the DAB T uner 2 Select the band This r eceiver has three D AB bands (DAB1, D AB2, DAB3). Y ou can use any one of them to listen to a D AB service. 3 Start searching for an ensemble “ Auto Search” be gins. When a station is r[...]

52 ENGLISH What is DAB system? D AB can deliv er CD quality sound without any anno ying interference and signal distortion. Furthermore, it can carry text, pictures, and data. In contrast to FM broadcast, wher e each programme is transmitted on its own frequenc y , D AB combines sev eral programmes (called “services”) to form one “ensemble. ?[...]

53 ENGLISH 4 5 6 * Do not change the D AB band using this icon while presetting a service; otherwise, preset may fail. T uning in to a preset DAB ser vice • Holding or on the D AB T uner Operation screen can also display the Preset Service List. 1 2 3 Select “ 1 ” in this e xample. Mo ve to the other D AB bands. * Select an ensemble (primary [...]

54 ENGLISH 4 5 6 Using the Standby Reception Y ou can use three types of Standby Reception. • Road T raffic Ne ws Standby Reception • Announcement Standby Reception • PTY Standby Reception Using Road T raffic News Standby Reception Road T raffic Ne ws Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to Road T raff ic News (or Traf fic [...]

55 ENGLISH 5 T ra vel: Programmes about trav el destinations, package tours, and trav el ideas and opportunities W arning: W arnings about earthquakes, tsunami, etc. News: News W eather: W eather information Event: Information about e vents, concerts, etc. Special: Special programmes expanding on current news or af fairs Rad Inf: Radio information [...]

56 ENGLISH 2 3 Announcement type: Activ ates Announcement Standby Reception for the selected announcement type. Off: Cancels the Reception. 4 • If the ANN indicator lights up, Announcement Standby Reception is acti vated. • If the ANN indicator f lashes, Announcement Standby Reception is not yet activ ated. T o acti v ate Announcement Standby R[...]

57 ENGLISH 2 3 4 5 On: T races the programme among D AB services and FM RDS stations • The AF indicator lights up on the display . Off: Cancels the Reception. • The AF indicator goes off. 6 Select “ D AB AF . ” Exit Change the setting. Changing the display pattern Ser vice label Preset number if any Lights when receiving a service providing[...]

58 ENGLISH Center holder How to clean the touch panel When removing stains or dust on the surf ace, turn of f the power , then wipe with dry soft cloth. • Be careful not to scratch the surface when wiping it. • Do not use the following materials to clean the touch panel: – W et cloth – V olatile substance such as benzine and thinner – Aci[...]

59 ENGLISH Basic Operations General • The clock in the “B A CK” icon on the screen works as the time countdo wn indicator . If no operation is done for a certain period of time, the current screen goes off , and the source operation screen resumes. Selecting the source • If a disc is not loaded, you cannot select “CD” for the playback s[...]

60 ENGLISH When playing a CD-R or CD-RW • Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-R Ws. • Some CD-Rs or CD-R Ws may not play back on this unit because of their disc characteristics, and for the follo wing causes: – Discs are dirty or scratched. – Moisture condensation on the lens inside the unit. – The pickup lens inside the unit is dirty . [...]

61 ENGLISH ImageLink • ImageLink will not work in the follo wing cases: – If no <jll> file is included in an MP3/WMA folder . – If Intro Scan is activ ated. – If the source is changed to another from “CD. ” – If more than one <jll> file are included in a folder , a file with the youngest f ile number is used for the graphi[...]

62 ENGLISH DAB T uner Operations • PTY Standby Reception works for the D AB tuner only using a Dynamic PTY , but not a Static PTY . • T A Standby Reception for FM RDS station and Road T raff ic News Standby Reception for D AB cannot be set separately . The T/P button alw ays work for the both Standby Reception modes when the D AB tuner is conne[...]

63 ENGLISH What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious. Check the follo wing points before calling a service center . General • Main menu screen or other scr eens suddenly go off. ] There is a time limit for some operations. In this case, if no operation is done for a certain period, the current source operation screen resumes. • Sound is[...]

64 ENGLISH • “No Files” appears for a while, then the disc ejects. ] The current MP3/WMA disc does not contain any MP3/WMA tracks. • “No Music” appears. ] No MP3/WMA tracks are included in the folder . Skip the folder . ] Only <jll> and/or <jla> files are r ecorded on the disc. • Correct characters ar e not displayed (e.g.[...]

65 ENGLISH [MW T uner] Sensitivity: 20 µ V Selecti vity: 65 dB [L W T uner] Sensitivity: 50 µ V CD PLA YER SECTION T ype: Compact disc player Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range: 98 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 102 dB W o[...]