Listening to the radio

~

 

Ÿ

 

] “FM” or “AM”

“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with

 

 

 

 

sufficient signal strength.

Selecting the playback modes

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

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2

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.

Changing the display information

Manual search

“M” flashes, then press the button repeatedly.

[Hold]

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive

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[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>.

Selecting a preset station

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or 2

Assigning title to a station

You can assign titles to 30 station frequencies (FM and AM) using 8 characters (maximum) for each title.

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]“FM” or “AM”

2

[Hold]

]“REPEAT” “RANDOM”

3

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.”

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, “NO NAME” appears. If an MP3/WMA file does not have Tag information or <TAG DISPLAY> is set to <TAG OFF>, folder name and file name appear.

Automatic presetting (FM)—

SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.

While listening to a station...

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[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.

Manual presetting (FM/AM)

]Show the title entry screen.

3

]Selects a character.

4

]Move to the next (or previous) character position.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have finished entering the title.

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To erase the entire title, press and hold DISP after step 2, then press the control dial.

Available characters

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

0

Listening to the external components

You can connect an external component to the AUX

 

(auxiliary) input jack on the control panel.

 

• Make sure <AUX ON> is selected for the

3.5 mm (3/16”) stereo mini

<SRC SELECT> = <AUX IN> setting on page 3.

plug (not supplied)

 

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] “AUX IN”

 

2 Turn on the connected component and start

 

Portable audio player,

playing the source.

etc.

 

 

 

Selecting a preset sound mode

You can select a preset sound mode suitable for the

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music genre.

FLAT = NATURAL = DYNAMIC =

 

VOCAL BOOST = BASS BOOST =

] <PRO EQ> ] <BASS> / <MIDDLE> /

USER = (back to the beginning)

<TREBLE>

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.”

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]“92.50MHz”

2

[Hold]

“PRESET MODE” flashes.

3

]Selects preset number “04.”

“P04” flashes and “MEMORY” appears.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

/

<

>

 

 

Space

 

 

Changing the display information

Station name * = Frequency =

Clock = (back to the beginning)

*If no title is assigned to a station, “NO NAME” appears for a few seconds.

Using the remote controller

5 U/D

: Changes the preset stations

2 R/F 3

: Searches for stations

While listening, you can adjust the tone level of the selected sound mode.

1[Hold]

2

Adjust the level (–06 to +06) of the selected tone (BASS / MIDDLE / TREBLE).

The sound mode is automatically stored and changed to “USER.”

Storing your own sound mode

You can store your own adjustments in memory.

1

[Hold]

3

Adjust the sound elements of the selected

tone.

 

BASS Frequency:

60 Hz, 80 Hz, 100 Hz,

 

200 Hz

Level:

–06 to +06

Q:Q1.0, Q1.25, Q1.5, Q2.0 MIDDLE Frequency: 0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 1.5 kHz,

2.5kHz

Level:

–06 to +06

Q:Q0.75, Q1.0, Q1.25 TREBLE Frequency: 10.0 kHz, 12.5 kHz,

15.0kHz, 17.5 kHz

Level:

–06 to +06

Q:Q FIX

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other tones. The adjustments made will be stored automatically in “USER.”

Listening to the disc

~ Ÿ

Menu operations

The current sound mode changes to “USER” automatically.

] Turn on the power.

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

1

2

3 Repeat step 2 if necessary.

 

[Hold]

• To return to the previous menu, press BACK.

 

 

• To exit from the menu, press DISP or MENU.

Stopping playback and ejecting the disc

“NO DISC” appears.

Press /SOURCE to listen to another playback source.

Prohibiting disc ejection

[Hold]

To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.

Selecting a track/folder

Category Menu item

 

Selectable setting, [Initial: Underlined]

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

DEMO

DEMO

DEMO ON

: Display demonstration will be activated automatically if no

 

 

 

 

DEMO OFF

operation is done for about 20 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Cancels.

2

 

 

 

 

CLOCK

CLOCK SET

[ 1:00 ]

: Adjust the hour, then the minute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For MP3/WMA discs, select the desired folder, then

 

 

 

 

EQ

BASS

: For settings, see “Storing your own sound mode.”

the desired track by repeating step 2.

 

 

 

MIDDLE

 

 

PRO

 

 

• To return to the previous menu, press BACK.

 

 

TREBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the remote controller

 

DIMMER

DIMMER ON

: Dims the display and button illumination.

 

 

DIMMER OFF

: Cancels.

 

 

 

 

 

[Hold]

Selects folder of the MP3/

WMA

Selects track

Fast-forwards or reverses the track

5 U/D : Selects folder of the MP3/

DISPLAY

SCROLL *1

SCROLL ONCE : Scrolls the displayed information once.

2 R/F 3

: Fast-forwards or reverses the

 

Pressing DISP for more than one second can scroll the display regardless of the

 

WMA

 

 

SCROLL AUTO

: Repeats scrolling (at 5-second intervals).

2 R/F 3

: Selects track

 

 

SCROLL OFF

: Cancels.

[Hold]

track

 

 

setting.

 

TAG

TAG ON

: Shows the Tag information while playing MP3/WMA tracks.

DISPLAY

TAG OFF

: Cancels.

*1 Some characters or symbols will not be shown correctly (or will be blanked) on the display.

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JVC KD-R415 Selecting a preset station Assigning title to a station, Automatic presetting FM, Manual presetting FM/AM