KD-G305 ENGLISH CD RECEIVER !" KD-G305 ‰∑¬ CD ‡§√◊ËÕ߇≈Ëπ CD KD-G305 SOUND ATT KD-G305 U R SOURCE F D VOL VOL • This unit is equipped with the display demonstration. To cancel it, see page 8. • !"#$%&'()*+,&'-./01=8 • ‡§√◊ËÕßπ’È ‰¥È√—∫°“√µ‘¥µ—Èß°“√ “∏‘µ¿“æª√–°Õ∫ À“°µÈÕß°“√¬°‡≈‘° ‚ª√¥¥Ÿ ÀπÈ“ 8 For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. !"#$%&'()*+,-.
ENGLISH 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: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.
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. CONTENTS How to reset your unit ............................... How to use the MODE button ................... 2 2 LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............ 4 Control panel ............................................. Remote controller ...................................... Preparing the remote controller ...
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ENGLISH Control panel Display window a f 1 g 2 3 4 h 5 j 6 s k l d / z 7 8 9 KD-G305 p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 p q w e r t y u i o ; q w e r Control dial (standby/on/attenuator) button SEL (select) button EQ (equalizer) button FM/AM button CD CD-CH (CD changer) button Display window 0 (eject) button 5 (up) button +10 button (control panel release) button Number buttons Remote sensor MO (monaural) button SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) button RPT (repeat) button
SOUND ATT U R SOURCE F ENGLISH 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio. Each time you press the button, the preset station number increases, and the selected station is tuned in. • While playing an MP3 disc on an MP3compatible CD changer; – Skips to the previous disc if pressed briefly. – Skips to the previous folder if pressed and held. Note: While playing a CD on a CD changer, this always skips to the previous disc.
ENGLISH Preparing the remote controller Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit. Make sure there is no obstacle in between. 3. Return the battery holder. Insert again the battery holder by pushing it until you hear a clicking sound. (back side) Remote sensor • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting).
ENGLISH BASIC OPERATIONS 1 3 2 Turning on the power 1 Volume level appears. Turn on the power. Volume level indicator 2 Note on One-Touch Operation: When you select a source in step 2 below, the power automatically comes on. You do not have to press this button to turn on the power. 4 Select the source. To drop the volume in a moment To operate the tuner (FM or AM), see pages 10 – 13. To play a CD, see pages 14 – 17. To operate the CD changer, see pages 23 – 26.
ENGLISH Canceling the display demonstration 3 When shipped from the factory, display demonstration has been activated, and starts automatically when no operations are done for about 20 seconds. • It is recommended to cancel the display demonstration before you use the unit for the first time. Select “DEMO OFF.
ENGLISH 4 Setting the clock 1 Finish the setting. Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (PSM: see page 20.) To check the current clock time or change the display mode 2 Press DISP (display) repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on the display. 2 Adjust the hour.
ENGLISH RADIO OPERATIONS 2 Listening to the radio You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a particular station. Searching for a station automatically: Auto search 1 Start searching for a station. To search for stations of higher frequencies To search for stations of lower frequencies Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM1 FM2 FM3 AM When a station is received, searching stops.
1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM1 FM2 FM3 AM Note: This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast. 2 When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive: 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while listening to an FM stereo broadcast.
ENGLISH Storing stations in memory You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory. • Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strongstation Sequential Memory) • Manual preset of both FM and AM stations FM station automatic preset: SSM You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2, and FM3). 1 Select the FM band (FM1 – 3) you want to store FM stations into.
Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1) for more than 2 seconds. Tuning in to a preset station You can easily tune in to a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see “Storing stations in memory” on pages 12 and 13. 1 ENGLISH 3 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM1 FM2 FM3 AM Preset number flashes for a while.
ENGLISH CD OPERATIONS Playing a CD 1 The display changes to show the following: Current source indication Open the control panel. CD indicator Note on One-Touch Operation: When a CD is already in the loading slot, pressing CD CD-CH turns on the unit and starts playback automatically. 2 Insert a CD into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the CD and starts playback automatically.
Press 0. CD play stops and the control panel flips down. The CD automatically ejects from the loading slot. The source changes to the previously selected source. • If you change the source, CD play also stops (without ejecting the CD). Next time you select “CD” as the source, CD play starts from where playback has been stopped previously. Notes: • If the ejected CD is not removed for about 15 seconds, the CD is automatically inserted again into the loading slot to protect it from dust.
ENGLISH To go to a track quickly (+10 and –10 buttons) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. Selecting CD playback modes To play back tracks at random (Disc Random Play) You can play back all tracks on the CD at random. 1 Press MODE to enter the 2 functions mode while playing a CD. Press +10 or –10.
Prohibiting CD ejection You can play back the current track repeatedly. You can prohibit CD ejection and can lock a CD in the loading slot. 1 2 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. Press RPT (repeat), while “MODE” is still flashing on the display, so that “TRK RPT” appears on the display. Each time you press the button, track repeat play mode turns on and off alternately.
ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Selecting preset sound modes (C-EQ: custom equalizer) You can select a preset sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer) suitable to the music genre. Select the sound mode you want.
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. 1 Adjust the setting. To increase the level or turn on the loudness Select the item you want to adjust. ENGLISH 2 Adjusting the sound To decrease the level or turn off the loudness Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows: Indication pattern changes as you adjust the bass or treble. BAS (bass) FAD TRE (fader) (treble) VOL LOUD BAL (volume) (loudness) (balance) Ex.
ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS 3 Changing the general settings (PSM) Adjust the PSM item selected. You can change the items listed in the table below by using the PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) control. Basic Procedure 1 2 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (See below.) 4 5 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other PSM items if necessary. Finish the setting. Select the PSM item you want to adjust.
You can activate or deactivate the level meter according to your preference. When shipped from the factory, level meter is activated. • ON: • OFF: Shows the audio level indicator. Cancels the audio level indicator; sound mode indicator is shown. To select the dimmer mode—DIMMER When you turn on the car headlights, the display automatically dims (Auto Dimmer). When shipped from the factory, Auto Dimmer mode is activated. • AUTO: • OFF: • ON: Activates Auto Dimmer. Cancels Auto Dimmer.
ENGLISH Detaching the control panel You can detach the control panel when leaving the car. When detaching or attaching the control panel, be careful not to damage the connectors on the back of the control panel and on the panel holder. Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the right side of the control panel into the groove on the panel holder. Detaching the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power. 1 Unlock the control panel.
ENGLISH CD CHANGER OPERATIONS We recommend that you use the JVC MP3compatible CD changer with your unit. About MP3 discs By using this CD changer, you can play back your original CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) recorded either in audio CD format or in MP3 format. • You can also connect other CH-X series CD changers (except CH-X99 and CH-X100). However, they are not compatible with MP3 discs, so you cannot play back MP3 discs. • You cannot use the KD-MK series CD changers with this unit.
ENGLISH Playing discs Select the CD changer (CD-CH). CD • When the current disc is a CD: Playback starts from the first track of the current disc. CD-CH* * If you have changed “EXT IN” setting to “LINE IN” (see page 21), you cannot select the CD changer. Selected disc number • When the current disc is an MP3 disc: Playback starts from the first folder of the current disc once file check is completed.
Press and hold ¢ , during play, to fast-forward the track/file. 4, during play, to reverse Press and hold the track/file. Note: During this operation, you can only hear intermittent sounds. (The elapsed playing time also changes intermittently on the display.) To go to the next or previous tracks/files briefly during Press ¢ play, to skip ahead to the beginning of the next track/file. Each time you press the button consecutively, the beginning of the next tracks/ files is located and played back.
ENGLISH Selecting the playback modes To play back tracks/files repeatedly (Track Repeat/Disc Repeat Play) To play back tracks/files at random (Disc Random/Magazine Random Play) 1 2 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode during play. Press MODE to enter the functions mode during play. 2 Press RPT (repeat), while “MODE” is still flashing on the display. Each time you press the button, the repeat play mode changes as follows: Press RND (random), while “MODE” is still flashing on the display.
ENGLISH EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS Playing an external component 2 You can connect the external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 (not supplied). Preparations: • For connecting the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 and the external component, refer to the Installation/ Connection Manual (separate volume). • Before operating the external component using the following procedure, select the external input correctly.
ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms Causes CD Playback FM/AM General • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. Remedies The volume level is set to the minimum level. Adjust it to the optimum level. Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and connections. • This unit does not work at all. The built-in microcomputer may have functioned incorrectly due to noise, etc.
Remedies No disc is in the magazine. Insert discs into the magazine. Discs are inserted upside down. Insert discs correctly. • “NO MAG” appears on the display. No magazine is loaded in the CD changer. Insert the magazine. • “RESET 8” appears on the display. This unit is not connected to the CD changer correctly. Connect this unit and the CD changer correctly and press the reset button of the CD changer. • “RESET 1” – “RESET 7” appears on the display. • The CD changer does not work at all.
ENGLISH MAINTENANCE Handling discs When playing a CD-R or CD-RW This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs, CD-Rs (Recordable), and CD-RWs (Rewritable). • This unit is not compatible with MP3 discs, but can operate a JVC MP3-compatible CD changer. How to handle discs When removing a disc Center holder from its case, press down the center holder of the case and lift the disc out, holding it by the edges. • Always hold the disc by the edges. Do not touch its recording surface.
AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION CD PLAYER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 50 W per channel Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Rear: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion.
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ENGLISH A Typical Connections / !"#$ / Before connecting: Check the wiring in the vehicle carefully. Incorrect connection may cause serious damage to this unit. The leads of the power cord and those of the connector from the car body may be different in color. 1 2 3 Connect the colored leads of the power cord in the order specified in the illustration below. °“√‡™◊ËÕ¡µËÕ·∫∫ª°µ‘ / WOł–uLM « öO u² « !"#$%&'()*+%,& !"#$%&' !" #$%!&'(" )*+,-.
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