CD RECEIVER KD-G502 This unit is equipped with the display demonstration. To cancel it, see page 6. INSTRUCTIONS GET0193-011A [B] Cover001B_KD-G502[B]f.
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.
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 ............................................. 4 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................... 5 Turning on the power ................................
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS Control panel Display window s d h j k 4 9 we r pq l/ 5 12 3 f g xcv z 6 t 1 (standby/on/attenuator) button 2 SEL (select) button 3 TP PTY (traffic programme/programme type) button 4 FM/AM DAB button 5 CD CD-CH (CD changer) button 6 Display window 7 0 (eject) button 8 5 (up) button +10 button 9 (control panel release) button p Control dial q Number buttons w EQ (equalizer) button e Remote sensor • You can control this unit with an optionally purchased remote controller
BASIC OPERATIONS 1 3 2 Turning on the power 1 Volume level appears. Turn on the power. Volume level indicator 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. 2 Select the source. Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 27 and 28.) To drop the volume in a moment To operate the tuner (FM or AM), see pages 8 – 17. To play a CD, see pages 18 – 21.
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. To cancel the display demonstration, follow the procedure below: 1 Select “DEMO OFF.” DEMO OFF 4 DEMO ON Finish the setting.
5 Setting the clock Finish the setting. You can also set the clock system to either 24 hours or 12 hours. 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (PSM: see pages 29 and 30.) To check the current clock time or change the display mode Press DISP (display) repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: 2 Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on the display. 2 Adjust the hour.
RADIO OPERATIONS 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 To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have pressed for searching. Searching for a station manually: Manual search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).
3 Tune in to a station you want while “M” (manual) is still flashing. To tune in to stations of higher frequencies Storing stations in memory You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory.
4 Manual preset You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, and AM) manually. Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band. 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you want to store stations into (in this example, FM1). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM1 2 FM2 FM3 AM Tune in to a station (in this example, of 92.5 MHz).
RDS OPERATIONS What you can do with RDS RDS (Radio Data System) allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular programme signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of programme they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. Another advantage of RDS function is called “Enhanced Other Networks.
1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (PSM: see pages 29 and 30.) Using TA Standby Reception TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from the current source (another FM station, CD, or other connected components). • TA Standby Reception will not work if you are listening to an AM station. 2 3 4 Press TP PTY to activate TA Standby Reception.
Using PTY Standby Reception 4 Finish the setting. PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to your favorite programme (PTY: Programme Type) from the current source (another FM station, CD, or other connected components). • PTY Standby Reception will not work if you are listening to an AM station. You can select your favorite programme type for PTY Standby Reception. When shipped from the factory, PTY Standby Reception is turned off. (“OFF” is selected for PTY Standby Reception.
Searching your favorite programme 3 You can search any one of the PTY codes. In addition, you can store your 6 favorite programme types in the number buttons. When shipped from the factory, the following 6 programme types have been stored in the number buttons (1 to 6). Press and hold the number button for more than 2 seconds to store the PTY code selected into the preset number you want. To store your favorite programme types, see below. To search your favorite programme type, see page 15.
To search your favorite programme type 1 Press ¢ or 4 to start PTY search for your favorite programme. Press and hold TP PTY for more than 2 seconds while listening to an FM station. The last selected PTY code appears. 2 3 To select one of your favorite programme type • If there is a station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you selected, that station is tuned in. • If there is no station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you selected, the station will not change.
Other convenient RDS functions and adjustments Automatic selection of the station when using the number buttons Usually when you press the number button, the preset station is tuned in. However, when the preset station is an RDS station, something different will happen. If the signals from that preset station are not sufficient for good reception, this unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another frequency broadcasting the same programme as the original preset station is broadcasting.
PTY codes NEWS: AFFAIRS: News Topical programmes expanding on current news or affairs INFO: Programmes which impart advice on a wide variety of topics SPORT: Sport events EDUCATE: Educational programmes DRAMA: Radio plays CULTURE: Programmes on national or regional culture SCIENCE: Programmes on natural science and technology VARIED: Other programmes like comedies or ceremonies POP M: Pop music ROCK M: Rock music EASY M: Easy-listening music LIGHT M: Light music CLASSICS: Classical music OTHER M: Other mus
CD OPERATIONS Refer “MP3 OPERATIONS” on pages 23 to 26 for operating MP3 discs. The display changes to show the following: Current source indication Playing a CD 1 Open the control panel. CD indicator Total playing time Total track number of the inserted disc of the inserted disc 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.
To stop play and eject the CD To go to a particular track directly 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. Press the number button corresponding to the track number to start its playback.
How to use the +10 and –10 buttons To play back tracks repeatedly (Track Repeat Play) • Ex. 1: To select track number 32 while playing track number 6 You can play back the current track repeatedly. 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. (Three times) \ 10 \ 20 \ 30 Track 6 (Twice) \ 31 \ 32 • Ex.
Playing a CD Text Prohibiting disc ejection In a CD Text, some information about the disc (its disc title, performer, and track title) is recorded. This CD Text information will be shown automatically when you play a CD Text. You can prohibit disc ejection and can lock a disc in the loading slot. While pressing CD CD-CH, press and hold for more than 2 seconds. To change the CD Text information manually, select text display mode while playing a CD Text. Press DISP (display) repeatedly.
MP3 INTRODUCTION What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group (or MPEG) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps*). * Bit rate is the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume. The unit used is Kbps. To get a better audio quality, choose a higher bit rate. The most popular bit rate for encoding is 128 Kbps.
MP3 OPERATIONS Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages 18 to 21. The display changes to show the following: Current source indication Playing an MP3 disc 1 Open the control panel. CD indicator Note on One-Touch Operation: When a disc is already in the loading slot, pressing CD CD-CH turns on the unit and starts playback automatically. 2 Total file number Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the disc and starts playback automatically.
To stop play and eject the disc Press 0. Playback stops and the control panel flips down. The disc automatically ejects from the loading slot. To change the display information While playing back an MP3 file, you can change the MP3 disc information shown on the display. Press DISP (display) repeatedly.
To go to a particular file quickly within the current folder (+10 and –10 buttons) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a disc. 2 Press +10 or –10. To skip 10 files* forwards to the last file To skip 10 files* backwards to the first file * First time you press +10 or –10 button, the file skips to the nearest higher or lower file with a file number of multiple ten (ex. 10th, 20th, 30th).
To skip to the next or previous folder Press 5 (up) while playing an MP3 disc to skip to the next folder. Each time you press the button consecutively, the next folder is located (and the first file in the folder starts playing, if recorded). Press ∞ (down) while playing an MP3 disc to skip back to the previous folder. Each time you press the button consecutively, the previous folder is located (and the first file in the folder starts playing, if recorded).
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Selecting preset sound modes (C-EQ: custom equalizer) Indication pattern changes for each sound mode except for “USER.” You can select a preset sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer) suitable to the music genre. • There is a time limit in doing the following procedure. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 2 Indication For: Preset values BAS Press MODE to enter the functions mode. Press EQ (equalizer) while “MODE” is still flashing on the display.
Adjusting the sound *1 When you adjust the bass, treble, or loudness, the You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows: BAS TRE (bass) (treble) VOL LOUD BAL (loudness) (balance) To do: Adjust the setting. To increase the level or turn on the loudness Range Adjust the bass. To decrease the level or turn off the loudness –06 (min.) | +06 (max.
OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS 3 Changing the general settings (PSM) Adjust the PSM item selected. You can change the items listed in the table below and on page 30 by using the PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) control. Basic Procedure 1 2 4 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (See below and page 30.) 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.
Indications Selectable values/items Factory-preset See settings page 29 programme types (see page 17) PTY STBY PTY standby TA VOL Traffic announcement volume P-SEARCH Programme search DAB AF*3 Alternative frequency search DAB VOL*3 DAB volume adjustment VOL –12 — VOL 12 LEVEL Level display OFF DIMMER Dimmer mode OFF VOL 00 — VOL 30 or 50*2 OFF 13 VOL 20 16 OFF ON OFF 16 AF OFF AF ON AF ON 42 VOL 00 42 ON 31 AUTO 31 OFF 31 ONCE 31 ON AUTO OFF ON TEL Telephone m
To select the level meter—LEVEL To select the telephone muting—TEL You can activate or deactivate the level meter according to your preference. When shipped from the factory, level meter is activated. This mode is used when a cellular phone system is connected. Depending on the phone system used, select either “MUTING 1” or “MUTING 2” whichever mutes the sounds from this unit. When shipped from the factory, this mode is deactivated. • ON: • OFF: Shows the audio level indicator.
To select the external component to use —EXT IN To select the amplifier gain control —AMP GAIN You can connect the external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 (not supplied). To use the external component as the playback source through this unit, you need to select which component—CD changer or external component—to use. When shipped from the factory, CD changer is selected as the external component. You can change the maximum volume level of this unit.
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. 2 Pull the control panel out of the unit.
CD CHANGER OPERATIONS We recommend that you use the JVC MP3compatible CD changer with your unit. Playing 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.
• When the current disc is a CD: Playback starts from the first track of the current disc. To go to a particular disc directly Press the number button corresponding to the disc number to start its playback (while the CD changer is playing). Selected disc number Elapsed playing time Current track number • To select a disc number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly. • To select a disc number from 7 – 12: Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than one second.
This operation is only possible when using JVC MP3-compatible CD changer (CH-X1500). To go to a track/file quickly (+10 and –10 buttons) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a disc. To skip to the next or previous folder (only for MP3 discs) Press 5 (up) while playing an MP3 disc, to go to the next folder. Each time you press the button consecutively, the next folder is located, and the first file in the folder starts playback.
Selecting the playback modes To play back tracks/files at random (Folder Random/Disc Random/Magazine Random Play) To play back tracks/files repeatedly (Track Repeat/Folder Repeat/Disc Repeat Play) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode during play. 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode during play. 2 Press RPT (repeat), while “MODE” is still flashing on the display.
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). 3 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.
DAB TUNER OPERATIONS We recommend that you use DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) tuner KT-DB1500 or KT-DB1000 with your unit. If you have another DAB tuner, consult your JVC IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT dealer. • Refer also to the Instructions supplied for your DAB tuner. What is DAB system? DAB is one of the digital radio broadcasting systems available today. It can deliver CD quality sound without any annoying interference and signal distortion. Furthermore, it can carry text, pictures, and data.
3 Start searching for an ensemble. To search for ensembles of higher frequency To search for ensembles of lower frequency When an ensemble is received, searching stops. To stop searching before an ensemble is received, press the same button you have pressed for searching. 4 Select a service (either primary or secondary) you want to listen to. To select the next service (If a primary service has some secondary services, they are selected before the next primary service is selected.
3 4 Tune in to an ensemble you want. Select a service of the ensemble you want to listen to. To select the next service To select the previous service 5 Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1) for more than 2 seconds to store the selected service into the preset number you want. Tuning in to a preset DAB service You can easily tune in to a preset DAB service. Remember that you must store services first.
What you can do more with DAB Tracing the same programme automatically (Alternative Reception) You can keep listening to the same programme. • While receiving a DAB service: When driving in an area where a service cannot be received, this unit automatically tunes in to another ensemble or FM RDS station, broadcasting the same programme.
USING THE REMOTE CONTROLLER This unit can be remotely controlled as instructed here (with an optionally purchased remote controller). We recommend that you use remote controller RM-RK50 or RM-RK60 with your unit. (Ex.: When you are using RM-RK60) 3. Return the battery holder. Insert again the battery holder by pushing it until you hear a clicking sound. (back side) Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit.
Location of the buttons RM-RK60 S 3 • Selects the preset stations (or services) while listening to the radio (or the DAB tuner). Each time you press the button, the preset station (or service) number increases, and the selected station (or service) is tuned in. • Skips to the first file of the previous folder while listening to an MP3 disc. Each time you press the button, you can move to the previous folder and start playing the first file.
TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms Disc Playback FM/AM General • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. Causes 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.
Symptoms Causes • Disc cannot be played back. No MP3 files are recorded on the disc. MP3 files do not have the extension code <.mp3> in their file names. Remedies Change the disc. Add the extension code <.mp3> to their file names. MP3 Playback MP3 files are not recorded in Change the disc. the format compliant with ISO (Record MP3 files using a 9660 Level 1, Level 2, Romeo, compliant application.) or Joliet. • Noise is generated.
• “NO DISC” appears on the display. Causes 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.
MAINTENANCE Handling discs When playing a CD-R or CD-RW This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs, CD-Rs (Recordable), CD-RWs (Rewritable), and CD Texts. • This unit is also compatible with MP3 discs. 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.
SPECIFICATIONS 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.
Having TROUBLE with operation? Please reset your unit Refer to page of How to reset your unit 0604KKSMDTJEIN EN © 2004 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Cover001B_KD-G502[B]_1.