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CD/SD RECEIVER KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550
RECEPTOR CON CD/SD KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550
RECEPTEUR CD/SD KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550
For canceling the display demonstration, see page 8.
Para cancelar la demostración en pantalla, consulte la página 8.
Pour annuler la démonstration des affichages, référez-vous à la page 8.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
For customer Use:
Para la instalación y las conexiones, refiérase al manual separado.
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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
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Contents How to forcibly eject a disc ................... 2 General settings — PSM ..................... 26 How to reset your unit ........................... 3 Basic procedure ..................................... 26 How to read this manual ........................ 4 Selecting the dimmer mode ................... 30 How to change the display pattern Changing the display color .................... 30 during playback .................................. 4 Other main functions ......................
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How to read this manual How to change the display pattern The following methods are used to make the during playback explanations simple and easy-to-understand: Some related tips and notes are explained in “More about this receiver” (see pages 41 – 44). Button and touch panel operations are mainly explained with the illustrations as follows: Source operation screen Press briefly. Clock time is enlarged. Press repeatedly. Press either one. Press and hold until your desired response be
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Control panel — KD-AR5500/KD-LHX550 Parts identification 1 (standby/on attenuator) button 5 0 (eject) button 2 Remote sensor 6 (angle) button DO NOT expose the remote sensor to 7 MENU button strong light (direct sunlight or artificial 8 Reset button lighting). 9 (control panel release) button 3 VOLUME + / – button p DISP (display) button 4 Touch panel Main touch panels Make sure to touch the area inside the key icon boundary when operating the touch panel. Source Selection Screen Main Me
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Remote controller — RM-RK300 Installing the lithium coin battery Main elements and features (CR2025) When operating, aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the 1 (standby/on/attenuator) button receiver. Make sure there is no obstacle in Turns on and off the power and also attenuates the sound. between. 2 SOURCE button Selects the source. Warning: 3 5 (up) / ∞ (down) buttons Store the battery in a place where children Changes the preset stations. ® cannot
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Getting started Basic operations To drop the volume in a moment (ATT) ~ To restore the sound, press it again. Ÿ Select the source. To turn off the power Caution on volume setting: Discs produce very little noise compared with other sources. Lower the volume before playing a disc to avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase of the output level. You can also select the source by.... Voice support system (VSS) You can select either “Beep” or “Voice” for the VSS. ! If “Voice” is se
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3 Adjust the hour. Canceling the display demonstrations If no operations are done for about 20 seconds, display demonstration starts. [Initial: All Time]—see page 26. 4 Select “Clock Min” (minute), then 1 adjust the minute. 2 Select “Off.” 3 Exit from the setting. To activate the display demonstration 5 Select “24H/12H,” then select In step 2 above, select “All Time” or “Interval.” “24Hours” or “12Hours.” For more details, see page 26. 6 Exit from the setting. Setting the clock 1 To chec
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Radio operations Listening to the radio To tune in to a station manually ~ Select “TUNER.” In step ! on the left... 1 2 Select the desired station frequencies. Ÿ Select the band (FM/AM). When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive 1 ! Start searching for a station. 2 Select “MONO On.” Reception improves, but stereo effect will When a station is received, searching be lost. stops. To stop searching, press the same icon 3 Exit from the setting. again. To restore the stereo effect, repeat
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Manual presetting Storing stations in memory Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset number 4 of the FM1 band. You can preset six stations for each band. 1 FM station automatic presetting — SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) 1 Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3) 2 you want to store into. 2 Holding or can display the Preset Station List (see step 5 below). 3 3 4 Appears only for FM. 5 Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in th
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Preset Station List Listening to a preset station The lists show either the station frequency or assigned name (the first 8 characters). 1 Appears only for FM. 2 Select a preset station (1 – 6) you want. Holding or can display the Preset Station List (see below). To select a preset station using the Preset Station List 1 2 3 Appears only for FM. 4 Select a preset number. 11 EN08-13_AR5500_LHX550[J]f.indd 11 EN08-13_AR5500_LHX550[J]f.indd 11 11/30/04 6:22:07 PM 11/30/04 6:22:0
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Disc/SD card operations Playing a disc in the receiver All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc. When inserting an audio CD or a CD Text About MP3 and WMA tracks disc: ® MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) Total playing time “tracks” (words “file” and “track” are used interchangeably) are recorded in “folders.” When an MP3 or a WMA folder includes an image file edited by Image Converter (Wide Ver 1.2)—supplied in the CD-ROM, you can show
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Playing discs in the CD changer When the current disc is an MP3 disc: About the CD changer It is recommended to use the JVC MP3- compatible CD changer with your receiver. You can also connect other CH-X series CD changers (except CH-X99 and CH-X100). However, they are not 1 Current folder* compatible with MP3 discs, so you cannot play back MP3 discs. You cannot use the KD-MK series CD changers with this receiver. Disc text information recorded in the CD Text can be displayed when a
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Playing an SD card To eject the SD card, press the SD About the SD card card again. You can play back MP3/WMA tracks recorded on the SD card and show the stored image on the display during playback— ! Attach the control panel. ImageLink. (See pages 12, 26, and 43 for details.) The required SD recording format is FAT 12/16 and the recommended storage type is 8 MB to 512 MB. You cannot use MMC or mini SD with this receiver. Before detaching the control panel, turn off the power. ⁄ The
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If an SD card has been loaded.... Operation screens used for the following operations is of MP3 playback in the receiver. To fast-forward or reverse the track To go to the next or previous tracks To go to the next or previous folders (only for MP3 and WMA tracks) For MP3 tracks: For WMA tracks: * The album name/performer with indicator and the track title with indicator will appear if “Tag” is set to “On” (see page 28). If you hold the icon, the Folder List will appear on the dis
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To select a disc during playback Other main functions Selecting a disc/folder/track on the list 1 If you hold the icon, the Disc List will appear on the display (see the right 2 Select a disc (only for the CD column). changer). Prohibiting disc ejection You can lock a disc in the loading slot. 1 1 * 2 * 2 If the selected disc is an MP3/WMA disc, its Folder List appears. “No Eject” flashes, and the disc cannot be ejected. Select a folder (only for MP3/WMA disc or SD card). To ca
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If you select the current folder When using the remote controller.... (highlighted on the screen), its File List appears. To directly select a disc in the CD Select a track (only for MP3/WMA changer disc or SD card). To directly select a track of an audio CD or a CD Text To directly select a folder of an MP3/WMA disc or an SD card 3 To select a number from 1 – 6: * File List of the current folder appears. 2 * To select a number from 7 (1) – 12 (6): 1 * Appears only if the curren
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Skipping a track quickly during play 3 For audio CD/CD Text: For MP3 tracks: (3 times) For WMA tracks: First time you press “+10” or “–10,” the track skips to the nearest higher or lower track with a track number of multiple ten For MP3 or WMA tracks, you can skip a (ex. 10th, 20th, 30th). track within the same folder. Then each time you press the button, you can skip 10 tracks. After the last track, the first track will be Ex.: To select track 32 while playing track 6 in selecte
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Selecting the playback modes You can use only one of the following playback modes at a time. 1 2 Select your desired playback mode. Intro play Mode Plays the beginning 15 seconds of ... Track: All tracks of the current disc or the SD card. While playing, lights up. 1 Folder* : First track of all folders of the current disc or the SD card. While playing, lights up. 2 Disc* : First tracks of all the inserted discs. While playing, lights up. Off: Cancels. Repeat play Mode Plays repeate
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Sound adjustments Setting the basic sound selection menu—SEL B To select the cutoff frequency to the subwoofer. ~ Ÿ Select a setting item. AB 55Hz: Frequencies higher than 55 Hz are cut off. 85Hz: Frequencies higher than C 85 Hz are cut off. 115Hz: Frequencies higher than ! Adjust the selected item. 115 Hz are cut off. A To adjust the speaker output balance between the front and rear speakers—FAD (fader). Adjust the subwoofer output level. F6 (front 00 (min.) to only) to R6 08 (max.)
