JVC KD-R303 manual KD-R208, INFORMATION For U.S.A, More About This Unit, Maintenance, Preparations

KD-R208

CD RECEIVER: INSTRUCTIONS/INSTALLATION

GET0558-001A

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ENGLISH

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.	0808DTSMDTJEIN
Serial No.	EN
	© 2008 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

INFORMATION (For U.S.A.)

MORE ABOUT THIS UNIT

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.

–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 PRODUCTS

1.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.

[European Union only]

For safety...		Warning
•	Do not raise the volume level too much, as this will block	If you need to operate the unit while driving, be sure to
	outside sounds, making driving dangerous.	look around carefully or you may be involved in a traffic
•	Stop the car before performing any complicated	accident.
	operations.

Temperature inside the car...	Caution on volume setting
	Discs produce very little noise compared with other sources.
If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold	Lower the volume before playing a disc to avoid damaging
weather, wait until the temperature in the car becomes	the speakers by the sudden increase of the output level.
normal before operating the unit.

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.

•If no operation is done for about 30 seconds after pressing MENU button, the operation will be canceled.

Tuner operations

•During SSM search...

–All previously stored stations are erased and the stations are stored anew.

–When SSM is over, the station stored in the lowest preset number 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.

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, etc.) or media conditions (stained, scratched, warped, 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

•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 (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 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)

24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)

–Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2, Romeo, Joliet, Windows long file name

•The maximum number of characters for file/folder names vary depending on the disc format used (includes 4 extension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>).

–ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters; ISO 9660 Level

2: up to 31 characters; Romeo: up to 128 characters;

Joliet: up to 64 characters; Windows long file name: up to 128 characters

•This unit can recognize a total of 512 files, 255 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. In particular, this difference becomes noticeable after performing the search function.

•This unit cannot play back the following files:

–MP3 files encoded in: MP3i and MP3 PRO format, in an inappropriate format, layer 1/2.

–WMA files: encoded in lossless, professional, and voice 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.

Title assignment

•If you try to assign titles to more than 30 station frequencies, “NAME FULL” appears. Delete unwanted titles before assignment.

MAINTENANCE

PREPARATIONS

How to clean the connectors

Wipe the connectors with a cotton swab or cloth moistened with alcohol.

Connectors

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit. Eject the disc and leave the unit turned on for a few hours until the moisture has evaporated.

To keep discs clean

Wipe in a straight line from center of disc to edge. Do not use liquid cleaners, thinners, or benzene.

To play new discs

Remove any rough areas from the inner and outer edges of the disc.

How to reset your unit

Reset the unit after installation is complete.

• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.

How to forcibly eject a disc

Detaching the control panel

Attaching the control panel

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

•Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

•If this does not work, reset your unit.

Basic settings

Enter Menu operation.	Select an item.	1 Cancel the display demonstrations
		Select “DEMO,” then “DEMO OFF.”

2 Set the clock

Select “CLOCK” = “CLOCK SET.” Adjust the hour, then press control dial once to proceed to adjust the minute.

• To return to the previous menu, press BACK.

1– EN