(m?lif! DIGITAL AUDIO CT-X438M w STEFtEO CAR CASSEITE RECEIVER RADIO.CASSEITE ESTEREOFONICOPARA AUTOMOVIL OWNER’S RECORD For your convenience, record the model number and serial number (you will find them on the right side of your:$et) inthespace provided below. Please referto them when you contact your AIWA dealer in case of difficulty. MOde!lNO. [cT-x438M Serial No.
Welcome Thank you for your purchasing thisAIWA product. To optimize the performance of this unit, please read through this manual carefully. In addition to this operating instructions manual, be sure to refer to the separate installation and connections manuals as well. PRECAUTIONS This unit is designed to be operated on a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical system only. ● To prevent short-circuiting, disconnect the negative car battery terminal until the unit has been mounted and connected completely.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................................... 3 DETACHING AND All_ACHING THE FRONT PANEL ...................................................................... 4 SETTING THE CLOCK ....................................................................................................................... 5 RADIO OPERATION ..............................................................................
FRONTPANEL Displaywindow OH-BASS button @ PWR (power onloff) button @ SEL (select) button @+/(audio control) button @EJECT 4 button @Cassette compartment @ DIRECTION -/M buttons @ BAND button @CD (CD Changer play/pause) button* @~ (release) button @ TUNEIDISC VIA buttons @MUTE button @CD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) @ Preeet ststion buttons 1 -S @ W (back skip) button* @WI (forward skip) button* @ INT (intro) button* 3 ENGLISH @REP (repeat) button* @REP 1 (repeat 1) button* @A.
Attachingthefrontpanel DETACHING AND ATTACHING THE FRONT PANEL You can detach the front panel from the unit and carry it with you when you leave your car unattended. When you carry the front panel out of your car, use the supplied earring case. Before detaching the front panel, remove the cassette to prevent possible damage to the unit. 1 Press PWR to turn the unit off.
RADIO OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK 2,4 1 3 3 1,2 4 Switch the ignition to ACC. 2 With the unit off, press and hold down SELfor more than 1.5 seconds until the clock indication appeara. ● If you do not proceed with step 3 within 5 seconds, the clock indication disappears. ( TAPE CD You can turn the unit on by pressing any button except & 4, < and on the front panel. 1 Press BAND to turn the radio on. The radio frequency appears.
Note The unit turns on in the last selected mode when you turned off the unit with the exceptions of pressing the following buttons. ● Pressing TAPE turns on the unit in Tape Play mode. c Pressing CD turns on the unit in CD Changer Play mode. ● Pressing BAND turns on the unit in RarJo mode. PWR PRESETTING STATIONS TUNE Y/A 1 Press BAND to select a desired band LO from smong F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3) snd AM. Toturnthe radiooff Press PWR. The frequency indication goes off.
PRESETTING STATIONS , I 2 1 3 1 2 Press BAND to select the band from among F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3) and AM. 2 Tune in the station that you wish to preset with TUNE 7 or TUNE A. 3 Press one of the preset station buttons 1 to 6 for appro~mately 1.5 seconds. The number of the pressed preset station button appeare next to the frequency indication. Preset number Repeattheseproceduresto preset upto6stations each for FI, F2, F3 and AM.
4 Set the time you wish the unit to turn on MY INFORMATION SWITCH in Radio mode. Press TUNE7 to set the hour. Press TUNEA to set the minutes. 5 Press SEL. You can timer-activate the radio for up to two daily radio programs. The unit turns on and off in Radio mode at the preset time automatically. 3,5,7,9,11 6 The “BAND SEL” indication flashes. Press SEL again. Radio indication flashes. Band indication 6 Press BAND to eelect the band. 7 Press SEL. The “FREQ” indication flashes. Press SEL again.
MY INFORMATION SWITCH TAPE PLAYBACK 21 1 Inserl a cassette to start playback. ~ With the unit turned off, prese DRV for more than 1.5 seconds. The “PROGRAM display window. indication flashes in the z Press TUNE v or TUNE A repeatedly until the “PROG ON” indication flashes. s Press DRV to turn the unit off. Todeactivatethetimer Press TUNE Y or TUNE A repeatedly until the “PROG OFF indication flashes in step 2.
Auto reverse function When the end of the tape is reached during playback or fast tape transport, the direction of the tape is automatically reversed, and playback starts again. SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Directionindications Fun Displayedwhenthe uppersideof the Displayedwhen the lower side of the MUTE Tape transport dispiay When you start tape playback, the transport display indicates the tape movement. Upper side: During playback Lower side: During playback During fast-forwarding indication flashes.
SOUNDADJUSTMENTS You can enjoy music with strong bass sound. MUTEbutton Pressthisbuttontotemporarilylowerthe volume. Pressit againto restorethe previousvolume. You can adjust the position of sound stage to best serve a particular seat just by pressing DRV. DRV H-BASS Press H-BASS to obtain powerful bass. Each time you press H-BASS, the bass sound level changes as follows.’ J. OFF J. H-BASS1 Deactivated t-ow -, + Press DRV to change the position of sound stage.
Toswitchmodes CD CHANGER PLAY To turn off the unit, press PWR. Even if the unit is in Radio or Tape Play mode, pressing CD switches the unit to CD Changer Play mode. ● If you wish to switch to another mode, press the following buttons. – Pressing TAPE switches the unit to Tape Play mode. – Pressing BAND switches the unit to Radio mode. ● ● You can play CDs with this unit by connecting the optional AIWA ADC-M55, ADC-M35 compact disc changer. Make sure that the dk.
CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD PLAYER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT This unit is equipped with the line-level input (CD IN) jack enabling high quality of the sound. SETTING THE BEEP TONE The unit is preset at the factory to beep each time you press any button on the front panel except OPEN. You can stop beeping by following the procedure below. 31 2 1 If a cassette is inserted, remove it to prevent possible damage to the unit. 2 Connect a portable CD player, etc. via the CD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) on the unit.
TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE Errorcodes In the followingcases the correspondingerror codeindicationappears.Followthesuggestions belowto solve the problem. If the error code Meaningthefrontpanel Whenthe frontpanelis soiled, wipe the surface indication does not disappear, consult an AIWA setvice center. ERRORO1 The disc magazine is not properly ERROR02 ERROR03 ERROR04 ERROR05 inserted in the compact disc changer. Reinsert the magazine. Refer to the instruction manual for the compact disc changer.
SPECIFICATIONS RADIOSECTION (FM) FrequencyRange: 87.5 MHz -108 MHz (100-kHzsteps) 87.5 MHz-108 MHz (50-kHzsteps) UsableSensitivity: 12.7dBf 50 dB QuietingSensitivity 17.
