JVC Kd-r303 Instruction Manual

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FRANÇAIS
CD RECEIVER
RÉCEPTEUR CD
KD-R303/KD-R302/KD-R301
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.
INSTRUCTIONS
MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS
GET0568-003A[EX/EU]
 For canceling the display demonstration, see page 6.
 Pour annuler la démonstration des affichages, référez-vous à la page 6.
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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.
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/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.
Information for Users on Disposal of Old 
Equipment and Batteries
[European Union only]
These symbols indicate that the product and the 
battery with this symbol should not be disposed as 
general household waste at its end-of-life.
If you wish to dispose of this product and the 
battery, please do so in accordance with applicable 
national legislation or other rules in your country 
and municipality.
By disposing of this product correctly, you will help 
to conserve natural resources and will help prevent 
potential negative effects on the environment and 
human health.
Notice:
The sign Pb below the symbol for batteries indicates 
that this battery contains lead.
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.
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.
ProductsBattery
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 How to reset your unit
• Your preset adjustments will also be erased.
 How to forcibly eject a disc
• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.
• If this does not work, reset your unit.
CONTENTS
OPERATIONS
Basic operations ...........................................  4
Preparation ..................................................  6
Listening to the radio ...................................  7
Disc operations .............................................  10
EXTERNAL DEVICES
Listening to the other external 
components ..............................................  11
SETTINGS
Selecting a preset sound mode ....................  12
Menu operations ..........................................  13
REFERENCES
More about this unit ....................................  15
Troubleshooting ...........................................  17
Maintenance ................................................  19
Specifications ...............................................  20
 Detaching the control panel
 Attaching the control panel
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Basic operations
8 Eject disc.
9 •  Activate/deactivate TA Standby Reception.
  •  Enter PTY Searching mode [Hold].
p Detach the panel.
q Change the display information.
w •  FM/AM : Search for station.
  • CD : Select track.
e Return to the previous menu.
r AUX (auxiliary) input jack
*
1  You cannot select “CD” as the playback source if no 
disc is in the unit.
*
2  You cannot select these sources if they were disabled 
in the Menu (see “Menu operations” on page 15).
*
3  Also known as “Control dial” in this manual.
1  •  FM/AM : Select preset station.
  • CD : Select folder.
2 •  Turn on the power.
  •  Attenuate the sound (if the power is on).
  •  Turn off the power [Hold].
3 Select the source.
  FM 
= CD  *1 = AUX IN  *2 = AM  *2 = (back to 
the beginning)
4  •  Enter list operations.
  •  Enter Menu setting [Hold]  .
5  •  Control the volume or selection [Turn].  *3
  •  Confirm the selection [Press]  .  *3
  • FM : Enter SSM preset mode [Hold]  .  *3
  • CD : Enter playback mode [Hold]  .  *3
6  Loading slot
7 Display window
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Display window
1 Tr (track) indicator
2 Source display / Track number / Folder number / 
Time countdown indicator
3 DISC indicator
4 Sound mode indicators—CLASSIC, HIP HOP, JAZZ, 
ROCK, POPS, USER
5 Playback mode / item indicators— RND (random), 
 (disc),  (folder), RPT (repeat)
6 EQ (equalizer) indicator
7 LOUD (loudness) indicator
8 Disc information indicators—
TAG (Tag information), 
 (track/file),  (folder)
9 Main display
p Radio Data System indicators—AF, REG, TP, PTY
q Tuner reception indicators—ST (stereo), 
MO (monaural)
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Preparation
 Cancel the display demonstration and set the clock
•  See also page 13.
1Turn on the power.
2
[Turn] = [Press]Cancel the display demonstrations
 Select “DEMO,” then “DEMO OFF.”
Set the clock
 Select “CLOCK” = “CLOCK SET.”
 Adjust the hour, then press control dial once to proceed to adjust 
the minute.
 Select “24H/12H,” then “24 HOUR” or “12 HOUR.”
•  To return to the previous menu, press BACK.
When the power is turned off: Check the current clock time when “CLOCK DISP” is set to 
“CLOCK OFF,” (see page 13)
When the power is turned on: Change the display information of the current source
FM/AMStation Frequency 
= Clock = (back to the beginning)
FM Radio 
Data SystemStation name (PS) 
= Station Frequency = Programme type (PTY) = Clock = (back to the 
beginning)
CDAudio CD/CD Text:  Disc title/performer *
1 = Track title *1 = Current track number with the 
elapsed playing time 
= Current track number with the clock time = (back 
to the beginning)
MP3/WMA:  Album name/performer (folder name) *
2 = Track title (file name) *2 = 
Current track number with the elapsed playing time 
= Current track number 
with the clock time 
= (back to the beginning)
*
1 If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears.
*2 If an MP3/WMA file does not have Tag information or “TAG DISPLAY” is set to “TAG OFF” (see page 13), 
folder name and file name appear.
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OPERATIONS
Listening to the radio
1Select “FM” or “AM.”
2Search for a station to listen—Auto Search.
Manual Search: Hold either one of the buttons until “M” flashes on\
 the display, 
then press it repeatedly.
•  When receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength, “\
ST” 
lights up on the display.
 When an FM stereo broadcast is 
hard to receive
•  See also page 14.
Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.
•  “MO” lights up on the display.
To restore the stereo effect,  repeat the same 
procedure to select “ MONO OFF.” The MO indicator 
goes off. 
  FM station automatic presetting  
— SSM (Strong-station Sequential 
Memory)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.
1  While listening to a station...
Select “ TUNER ” = “MONO ” 
= “MONO ON ”
2 Select the preset number range you want to 
store.
3 
Local FM stations with the strongest signals are 
searched and stored automatically. 
To preset other 6 stations,  repeat from step 1 again.
 Manual presetting (FM/AM)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6 stations 
for AM.
Ex.:  Storing FM station of 92.50 MHz into preset 
number “04.”
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2 Select preset number “04.”
[Turn] = [Press]
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Selecting preset station
The following features are available only for FM 
Radio Data System stations.
 Searching for FM Radio Data 
System programme — PTY Search
You can tune in to a station broadcasting your favorite 
programme by searching for a PTY code.
1 The last selected PTY code 
appears.
2 Select one of your favorite programme types 
or a PTY code.
or
[Turn] = [Press]
3 Start searching for your favorite programme.
 or
 If a station is broadcasting a programme of the 
same PTY code as you have selected, that station is 
tuned in.
 Using the standby receptions
TA Standby Reception
TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch 
temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any 
source other than AM.
The volume changes to the preset TA volume level if the 
current level is lower than the preset level (see
page 14).
To activate TA Standby Reception
 The TP (Traffic Programme) 
indicator either lights up or flashes.
•  If the TP indicator lights up, TA Standby Reception is 
activated.
•  If the TP indicator flashes, TA Standby Reception is 
not yet activated. (This occurs when you are listening 
to an FM station without the Radio Data System 
signals required for TA Standby Reception.)
 To activate the reception, tune in to another station 
providing these signals. The TP indicator will stop 
flashing and remain lit.
To deactivate the TA Standby Reception
 The TP indicator goes off.
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OPERATIONS
PTY Standby Reception
PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch 
temporarily to your favorite PTY programme from any 
source other than AM.
To activate and select your favorite PTY code for 
PTY Standby Reception,  see page 14.
The PTY indicator either lights up or flashes.
•  If the PTY indicator lights up, PTY Standby Reception  is activated.
•  If the PTY indicator flashes, PTY Standby Reception is  not yet activated.
  To activate the reception, tune in to another station 
providing these signals. The PTY indicator will stop 
flashing and remain lit.
To deactivate the PTY Standby Reception,  select 
“PTY OFF” for the PTY code (see page 14). The PTY 
indicator goes off.
  Tracing the same programme—
Network-Tracking Reception
When driving in an area where FM reception is not 
sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to 
another FM Radio Data System station of the same 
network, possibly broadcasting the same programme 
with stronger signals (see the illustration below).
Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas 
(01 – 05)
When shipped from the factory, Network-Tracking 
Reception is activated.
To change the Network-Tracking Reception 
setting,  see “AF-REG” on page 14.
 Automatic station selection—
Programme Search
Usually when you select a preset number, the station 
preset in that number is tuned in.
If the signals from the FM Radio Data System preset 
station are not sufficient for good reception, this 
unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another frequency 
possibly broadcasting the same programme as the 
original preset station is broadcasting.
•  The unit takes some time to tune in to another 
station using programme search.
•  See also page 14.
PTY codes
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE, 
SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M (music), ROCK M (music), EASY 
M (music), LIGHT M (music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (music), 
WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE 
IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M (music), 
OLDIES, FOLK M (music), DOCUMENT
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10OPERATIONS
Pressing (or holding) the following buttons allows you 
to...
MP3/WMA: Select folder
[Press] Select  track
[Hold] Reverse/fast-forward track
Disc operations
1Turn on the power.
2Insert a disc.
All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change 
the source or eject the disc.
Stop playing and ejecting the disc
•  “NO DISC” appears. 
Press SRC to listen to another 
playback source.
Prohibiting disc ejection
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same 
procedure.
Selecting a track/folder
•  For MP3/WMA discs, select the desired folder, then 
the desired track by performing the control dial.
•  To return to the previous menu, press BACK.
[Turn] = [Press]
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