‡§√◊ËÕ߇≈Ëπ CD KD-G498 ENGLISH KD-G498 ‰∑¬ CD RECEIVER • This unit is equipped with the display demonstration. To cancel it, see page 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. How to reset your unit While holding SEL (select), press This will reset the built-in microcomputer.
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 forcibly eject a disc ........................ How to use the MODE button ................... 2 2 3 LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............ 4 Control panel ............................................. Remote controller ..................
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ENGLISH Control panel Display window 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 p q w e r t y u i o ; a (standby/on attenuator) button SEL (select) button CD button FM/AM button Loading slot Display window 0 (eject) button EQ (equalizer) button Remote sensor 5 (up) button +10 button Control dial Number buttons MO (monaural) button SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) button RPT (repeat) button RND (random) button MODE button DISP (display) button 4/¢ buttons (control panel release) button ∞ (down) butto
Remote controller 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. • 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. 4 Functions the same as the control dial on the main unit.
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. Remote sensor • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting). Installing the battery When the controllable range or effectiveness of the remote controller decreases, replace the battery. 1. Remove the battery holder.
ENGLISH BASIC OPERATIONS 1 3 2 Turning on the power 1 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 22 and 23.) Turn on the power. To drop the volume in a moment 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. Press briefly while listening to any source. “ATT” starts flashing on the display, and the volume level will drop in a moment.
ENGLISH Canceling the display demonstration 3 Select “DEMO OFF.” 4 Finish the setting. 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.
ENGLISH Setting the clock 1 To check the current clock time or change the display mode Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (PSM: see page 24.) Press DISP (display) repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: • During tuner operation: 2 • During disc operation: Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on the display. 2 Adjust the hour.
ENGLISH 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 2 Start searching for a station. To search for stations of higher frequencies To search for stations of lower frequencies When a station is received, searching stops. Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).
1 1 Press MODE to enter the Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: Note: This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast. 2 3 When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive: Press and hold ¢ or 4 until “M” (manual) starts flashing on the display. 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: Preset number flashes for a while. 4 Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other preset numbers.
ENGLISH CD OPERATIONS Refer “MP3 OPERATIONS” on pages 18 to 21 for operating MP3 discs. Playing a CD Insert a CD into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the CD and starts playback automatically. Notes: • When a CD is inserted upside down, “EJECT” appears on the display and the CD automatically ejects. • If there is no CD in the loading slot, you cannot select CD as the source. “NO DISC” appears on the display.
To go to a track quickly (+10 and –10 buttons) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. To fast-forward or reverse the track , while Press and hold ¢ playing a CD, to fast-forward the track. ENGLISH Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD 2 Press +10 or –10. Press and hold 4, while playing a CD, to reverse the track.
ENGLISH Selecting CD playback modes To play back tracks repeatedly (Track Repeat Play) To play back tracks at random (Disc Random Play) You can play back the current track repeatedly. You can play back all tracks on the CD at random. 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. 2 Press RND (random), while “MODE” is still flashing on the display, so that “DISC RND” appears on the display. Each time you press the button, disc random play mode turns on and off alternately.
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. ENGLISH Playing a CD Text While pressing CD, press and hold 0 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.
ENGLISH MP3 OPERATIONS Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages 14 to 17. Playing an MP3 disc Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. Note on One-Touch operation: When a disc is already in the loading slot, pressing CD turns on the unit and starts playback automatically. CD indicator Notes: • MP3 discs require a longer readout time. (It differs due to the complexity of the folder/file configuration.) • When playback starts, folder and file names (or ID3 tags) will automatically appear.
While playing back an MP3 file, you can change the MP3 disc information shown on the display. Press DISP (display) repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following: • When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON” (initial setting: see page 25) Locating a file or a particular portion on an MP3 disc To fast-forward or reverse the file Press and hold ¢ while playing an MP3 disc, to fastforward the file.
ENGLISH * 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). Then each time you press the button, you can skip 10 files (see “How to use the +10 and –10 buttons” below). • After the last file, the first file will be selected, and vice versa. How to use the +10 and –10 buttons • Ex. 1: To select file number 32 while playing file number 6 (Three times) File 6 (Twice) \ 10 \ 20 \ 30 \ 31 \ 32 • Ex.
To play back files repeatedly (Track Repeat/Folder Repeat Play) To play back files at random (Folder Random/Disc Random Play) You can play back the current file or all the files in the current folder repeatedly. 1 Press MODE to enter the You can play back all files of the current folder or all files on the MP3 disc at random. ENGLISH Selecting MP3 playback modes functions mode while playing an MP3 disc. 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing an MP3 disc.
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.
Adjusting the sound 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: adjustment you have made is stored for the currently selected sound mode (C-EQ) including “USER.” *2 If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.” *3 Normally the control dial works as the volume control. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.
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 4 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display. (See below.) 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 dim the display at night (according to your preference). When shipped from the factory, dimmer is deactivated. • OFF: • ON: Cancels the dimmer. Activates the dimmer. To select the scroll mode—SCROLL You can select the scroll mode for the disc information (when the entire text cannot be shown at once). When shipped from the factory, scroll mode is set to “ONCE.” • ONCE: • AUTO: • OFF: Scrolls only once. Repeats the scroll (5-second intervals in between). Cancels scroll mode.
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 left 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 2 3 Unlock the control panel.
Playing a CD-R or CD-RW Playing an MP3 disc • Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-RWs. • This unit can play back only the files of the same type which is first detected if a disc includes both audio CD (CD-DA) files and MP3 files. • This unit can play back multi-session discs; however, unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing. • Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not play back on this unit because of their disc characteristics, and for the following causes: – Discs are dirty or scratched.
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms Causes • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. Disc Playback FM/AM General ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING 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 MP3 files are recorded on the disc. Change the disc. MP3 files do not have the extension code <.mp3> in their file names. Add the extension code <.mp3> to their file names. MP3 files are not recorded in the format compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, Romeo, or Joliet. Change the disc. (Record MP3 files using a compliant application.) • Noise is generated. The file played back is not an MP3 file (although it has the extension code <.mp3>). Skip to another file or change the disc.
ENGLISH MAINTENANCE How to clean the connectors To keep discs clean Frequent detachment will deteriorate the connectors. To minimize this possibility, periodically wipe the connectors with a cotton swab or cloth moistened with alcohol, being careful not to damage the connectors. A dirty disc may not be played correctly. If a disc does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. To play new discs New discs may have some rough spots around the inner and outer edges.
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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KD-G498 Installation/Connection Manual °“√µ‘¥µ—Èß/§ŸË¡◊Õ°“√µ‘¥µ—Èß GET0292-002A 1004DTSMDTJEIN EN, TH [UH] ENGLISH ‰∑¬ This unit is designed to operate on 12 V DC, NEGATIVE ground electrical systems. If your vehicle does not have this system, a voltage inverter is required, which can be purchased at JVC car audio dealers.
ENGLISH ‰∑¬ ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS °“√‡™◊ËÕ¡‚¥¬„™È ‰øøÈ“ To prevent short circuits, we recommend that you disconnect the battery’s negative terminal and make all electrical connections before installing the unit. • Be sure to ground this unit to the car’s chassis again after installation.
