JVC KD-G140, KD-G240 manual

KD-G240/KD-G140

CD RECEIVER: INSTRUCTIONS/INSTALLATION

GET0485-001A

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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.

Installation/connection are explained at the last section of this manual (reverse page, indicated with symbol).

For customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the top or bottom of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No.	0807DTSMDTJEIN
Serial No.	EN
	© 2007 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

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, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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.

Warning

If you need to operate the unit while driving, be sure to look around carefully or you may be involved in a traffic accident.

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.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution

Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS1.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: (For U.S.A.)	Visible and/or invisible class II laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam.
	(For Canada)	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.

MAINTENANCE

How to clean the connectors	To keep discs clean
Wipe the connectors with	Wipe in a straight line from center of disc to
a cotton swab or cloth	edge. Do not use liquid cleaners, thinners, or
moistened with alcohol.	benzene.
	Connectors

Moisture condensation	To play new discs
Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit. Eject	Remove any rough areas from the inner and
the disc and leave the unit turned on for a few hours until	outer edges of the disc.

the moisture has evaporated.Do not use the following discs:

Single CD—8 cm (3-3/16”) disc Warped disc Sticker and sticker residue Stick-on label

		Transparent or semi-transparent
Unusual shape	C-thru Disc (semi-transparent disc)	parts on its recording area
[European Union only]

MORE ABOUT THIS UNIT PREPARATIONS

Basic operations

•By pressing SRC on the unit, you can also turn on the power. If the source is ready, playback also starts.

•If you turn off the power while listening to a disc, disc play will start from where it had been stopped previously next time you turn on the power.

•When no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select “CD” as the playback source.

Tuner operations

•During SSM search...–All previously stored stations are erased and the stations are stored anew.

–Received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).

–When SSM is over, the station stored in No. 1 will be automatically tuned in.

Disc operations

Caution for DualDisc playback

•The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.

General

•This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs/CD Texts, and CD-Rs (Recordable)/CD-RWs (Rewritable) in audio CD (CD-DA) and MP3/WMA formats (for KD-G240).

•After ejecting a disc, “NO DISC” appears and you cannot operate some of the buttons. Insert another disc or press SRC to select another playback source.

Playing a CD-R or CD-RW•Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-RWs.

•This unit can play back multi-session discs; however, unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing.

•Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not be played back on this unit:–Discs are dirty or scratched.–Moisture condensation has occurred on the lens inside the unit.–The pickup lens inside the unit is dirty.–The files on the CD-R/CD-RW are written using the “Packet Write” method.

– There are improper recording conditions (missing data,	How to reset your unit	Detaching the control panel
etc.) or media conditions (stained, scratched, warped,	Reset the unit after installation is complete.
etc.).
• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time since the
reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than that of regular CDs.

Playing an MP3/WMA disc (for KD-G240)

• This unit can play back MP3/WMA files with the
extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of the
letter case—upper/lower).
• This unit can show the names of albums, artists	• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.	Attaching the control panel
(performer), and tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for
MP3 files and for WMA files.
• This unit can display only one-byte characters. No other	How to forcibly eject a disc
characters can be correctly displayed.
• This unit can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the
conditions below:

–Bit rate: 8 kbps — 320 kbps–Sampling frequency:

48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG-1)	• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.
	• If this does not work, reset your unit.
24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)
– Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2, Romeo, Joliet,
Windows long file name	Basic settings
• The maximum number of characters for file/folder names	Enter PSM menu.
vary depending on the disc format used (includes 4		Cancel the display	Set the clock
extension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>).		demonstration
– ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters; ISO 9660 Level 2:
up to 31 characters; Romeo: up to 64 characters; Joliet:
up to 32 characters; Windows long file name: up to 126
characters	Select an item.
• This unit can recognize a total of 512 files, 200 folders,
and 8 hierarchical levels.
• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable bit
rate).
Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in the elapsed
time display, and do not show the actual elapsed time.	Adjust.
In particular, this difference becomes noticeable after
performing the search function.		Deactivate the display	Adjust the hour.	Adjust the minute.
• This unit cannot play back the following files:

– MP3 files encoded in: MP3i and MP3 PRO format, in an	demonstration.
inappropriate format, layer 1/2.
– WMA files: encoded in lossless, professional, and voice	Finish
format; not based upon Windows Media® Audio; copy-
protected with DRM.
– Files which have data such as WAVE, ATRAC3, etc.

•The search function works but search speed is not constant.1– EN