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CD RECEIVER KD-AR5000/KD-LHX500
RECEPTOR CON CD KD-AR5000/KD-LHX500
RECEPTEUR CD KD-AR5000/KD-LHX500
KD-AR5000
KD-LHX500
• This unit is equipped with the display demonstration. To cancel it, see page 7.
• Esta unidad está equipada con demostración en la pantalla. Para cancelarla, consulte la página 7.
• Cet appareil est équipé d’une fonction de démonstration des affichages. Pour l’annuler, référez-
vous à la page 7.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
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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. 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, u
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Important! How to read this manual: • Button and touch panel operations are To make the explanations as simple and explained only with the illustrations as easy-to-understand as possible, we have follows: adapted the following methods: • Some related tips and notes are Press briefly. explained later in the sections “More about This Receiver” (see pages 46 to 48) but not in the same section Press repeatedly. explaining the operations. If you want to know more about the functions, or if you Press
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Location of the Buttons Control panel (Standby/On/Attenuator) button Turns on and off the power, and also attenuates (angle) button the sounds. Adjust the control panel angle. Remote VOLUME+/– button 0 (eject) button sensor* Adjust the volume level. Open the control panel (and eject the disc if any). MENU button Touch Panel Show the Main Menu. Used to operate the receiver. Reset button (control panel release) button Reset the built-in microcomputer. Detach the control panel. * DO NOT expose t
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Remote controller (Standby/On/Attenuator) button ANGLE button Adjust the control panel angle. BAND button SOURCE button Select the FM/AM band (FM1, Select the source. FM2, FM3, and AM). 5/∞ buttons 4/¢ buttons • Change the preset stations. • Searches for stations (Auto • Change the folder on the Search) if pressed, or MP3/WMA discs. Skips frequencies after pressed and held (Manual Search). • Change the tracks on the disc. Number buttons • Select the preset station if pressed, or Store a station
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Basic Operations 1 Turn on the power 3 Adjust the volume Hold Hold The Operation screen for last selected source is recalled. 2 Select the source 4 Adjust the sound You can also change the source by.... • For details, see pages 18 to 20. When operating the touch panel Make sure to touch the area inside the key icon boundary, but not on the boundary. Then just wait. Select the source. Main touch panels used in this section Source Selection screen (KD-AR5000) Source Selection screen (KD-LHX500) Ma
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What information is shown on the touch panel The following information are shown commonly for all sources. • If you press DISP on the control panel, the touch panel will show the different information or different screens. (Details about this will be explained later separately for each source.) Current source Current source i-EQ setting information icon (page 19) appears. • Ex.: Station name icon for the tuner Clock time aaaaaaaaa To drop the volume in a moment (ATT): Canceling the display demon
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4 5 Exit Select “Clock Min.” To activate the display demonstration, repeat 6 the same procedure and select any one other than “Off” in step 3. • For more details, see “To show the display demonstration” on page 29. Adjust the minute. aaaaaaaaa Setting the clock 7 You can also set the clock system to 24 hours or 12 hours. 1 Select “24H/12H.” 8 2 Select “24Hours” or “12Hours.” The last selected item appears. 9 3 To check the current clock time when the unit is turned off... Select “CLOCK.” Now “Cl
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Radio Operations aaaaaaaa Listening to the radio 3 Start searching for a station 1 Select the Tuner You can also change the source by.... “Auto Search” begins. When a station is received, searching stops. Then just wait. To stop searching, press the same icon. Select “TUNER.” To tune in to a station manually In step 3 above... 2 Select the band (FM/AM) Hold Activate “Manual Select station Search.” frequencies. This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to liste
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When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to 4 Hold receive: 1 Local FM stations with the strongest 2 signals are searched and stored automatically in the selected FM band. Manual presetting Ex. Storing an FM station of 92.5 MHz into 3 On Off the preset number 1 of the FM1 band. 1 FM1 FM2 AM FM3 On: Reception improves, but stereo (in this example, FM1) effect will be lost. Off: Normally select this. 2 4 Exit. (in this example, of 92.5 MHz) aaaaaaaaa Storing stations in memory • Holding or on the Tun
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aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa Tuning in to a preset station Changing the display pattern FM1 FM2 1 AM FM3 Select a preset 2 number. Tuner Operation screen Station name if assigned To select a preset station using the Preset Station List • Holding or on the Tuner Operation screen can also display the Preset Preset number Lights while receiving Station List. if any an FM stereo program 1 FM1 FM2 AM FM3 2 Clock time is enlarged. 3 4 Audio Level Meter* (see page 30) 5 Graphic screen* (Appears only after you
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Basic Disc Operations To fast-forward or reverse the track: 1 Open the control panel The unit turns on, then... Hold Hold To go to the next or previous tracks: 2 Insert a disc To stop play and eject the disc: The unit draws the disc, the control panel To return the control closes then goes back to the previous panel to its previous position (see page 36), and playback starts position, press it again. automatically. Do not use the following discs: Sticker Stick-on Sticker Warped Disc label residu
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Hierarchy About MP3 and WMA discs ® Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) 6 “tracks” (words “file” and “track” are used 01 02 03 ROOT interchangeably) are recorded in “folders.” 7 3 4 “Root” is similar to the root of a tree. Every 05 10 5 track and folder can be linked to and be 11 04 1 8 accessed from the root. 2 12 9 • When an MP3 or a WMA folder includes an image file edited by Image Converter : Folder with its play order 01 (Wide)—supplied in the CD-
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Advanced Disc Operations aaaaaaaaa • If you select the currently selected folder Locating a track or folder on a disc (highlighted on the screen), the File List To locate a folder on the screen (only screen (see step 3 below), then you can for MP3/WMA discs) select a track to start with. • Holding or on the Disc Operation screen can also display the Folder List. To locate a track on the screen (only for MP3/WMA discs) 1 1 2 2 3 3 The current folder is highlighted. The current track is highlig
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To locate a track (or folder) directly 4 using the remote controller • To select a track (or folder for MP3 and WMA discs) number from 1 – 6: (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 • To select a track (or folder for MP3 and (ex. 10th, 20th, 30th). WMA discs) number from 7 (1) – 12 (6): Then, each time you press the button, you can skip 10 tracks. Hold • After the last track, the first track will be s
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aaaaaaaaa Selecting playback modes To play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can use only one of the following playback You can repeat playback. modes at a time. 1 To play back only intros (Intro Scan) You can play back the first 15 seconds of each track sequentially. 1 2 3 2 3 * Track Folder Off Mode Plays repeatedly * Track Folder Track : Current track. Off • While playing, lights up. Mode Plays the beginnings of Folder* : All tracks of the current folder. • While playing, lights Trac
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aaaaaaaaa To play back tracks at random (Random Changing the display pattern Play) You can play back tracks at random. 1 Disc Operation screen 2 3 * Folder Disc Off Clock time is enlarged. Mode Plays randomly Folder* : All tracks of the current folder, then moves to the next folder and so on. • While playing, lights up. Audio Level Meter (see page 30) Disc : All tracks on the disc. • While playing, lights up. Off : Cancels Random Play. * “Folder” can be selected for MP3 and Graphic screen WMA
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Sound Adjustments aaaaaaaa Setting the basic sound selection 4 Adjust the item aaaaaaaa menu—SEL To adjust fader and balance: 1 Show the Main Menu To select the cutoff frequency and adjust 2 Show the basic sound the subwoofer output level: selection menu 3 Select a setting item To adjust the input level of each source: Return To adjust fader and balance—FAD/BAL: Adjust the balance—speaker output balance between the left and right speakers. Adjust fader—speaker output balance between the front an
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aaaaaaaaa To adjust subwoofer output—SUB OUT: Selecting preset sound modes Select an appropriate cutoff frequency level aaaaaaaaa (i-EQ: intelligent equalizer) according to the subwoofer connected. You can select a sound mode suitable to the music genre. Available sound modes: • Flat (To cancel the sound mode. No sound mode is applied) • Hard Rock • R & B Low: Frequencies higher than 55 Hz are cut • Pop off to the subwoofer. • Jazz Mid: Frequencies higher than 85 Hz are cut • Dance off to the su
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aaaaaaaaa Storing your own sound modes 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other frequency bands. You can adjust the sound modes and store your own adjustments in memory. 5 1 Repeat steps 1 to 3 on page 19 to select a sound mode you want to adjust. 6 Select one of the user modes to Ex. When you select “Flat” store your adjustment (ex. when you selecting “USER1”). 2 Select the frequency band—60Hz, 150Hz, For details about the preset settings of each 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.4kHz, 6kHz, 12kHz. sound mode,
