More about this receiver. JVC KD-AR8500, KD-AR8500J, AR8500 - Radio / CD

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More about this receiver

Basic operations

Turning on the power

• By pressing SOURCE on the receiver, you can also turn on the power.

Turning off the power

• If you turn off the power while listening to a disc, disc play will start from where playback has been stopped previously, next time you turn on the power.

General

• This receiver has been designed to reproduce

CDs/CD Texts, and CD-Rs (Recordable)/

CD-RWs (Rewritable) in audio CD (CD-DA),

MP3 and WMA format and MP3/WMA files recorded in an SD card.

• When a disc or an SD card has been loaded, selecting “CD” or “SD” for the playback source starts playback.

Selecting the source

• When no disc or SD card is loaded in the receiver, “CD” or “SD” cannot be selected.

• Without connecting to the SIRIUS radio or

CD changer, “SIRIUS” or “CD-CH” cannot be selected.

• To select the “EXT-IN” for the playback source, set the “Ext Input” setting correctly

(see page 39).

Inserting a disc

• When a disc is inserted upside down, the control panel moves down, and the disc automatically ejects from the loading slot.

• If you keep the control panel open for about 1 minute, (beeps sound when the “Beep” setting is turned “On”—see page 39) the control panel returns to its previous position.

Tuner operations

Storing stations in memory

• During SSM search...

– All previously stored stations are erased and stations are stored newly.

– Received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency).

– When SSM is over, the station stored in

No. 1 will be automatically tuned in.

• When storing a station manually, a previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.

Playing a disc/SD card

• While playing an audio CD: If a title has been assigned to the audio CD (see page 41), it will be shown on the display.

• While fast-forwarding or reversing an MP3 or

WMA track, you can only hear intermittent sounds.

• While playing an SD card, the playback order may differ from the one played back using other SD players.

• This receiver may be unable to play back some SD cards due to their characteristics or recording conditions.

• This receiver cannot play back mini SD card and MMC.

• If the inserted SD card does not have the correct files, you cannot select “SD” for the playback source.

Disc/SD card operations

Caution for DualDisc playback

• The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital

Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-

DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.

Playing a CD-R or CD-RW

• Use only “finalized” CD-Rs or CD-RWs.

• This receiver 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/WMA files.

• This receiver 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 receiver because of their disc characteristics, and for the following causes:

– Discs are dirty or scratched.

– Moisture condensation occurs on the lens inside the receiver.

– The pickup lens inside the receiver is dirty.

– CD-R/CD-RW on which the files are written with “Packet Write” method.

– Improper recording conditions (missing data, etc.) or media conditions (stain, scratch, warp, etc.).

• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time since the reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than that of regular CDs.

• Do not use the following CD-Rs or CD-RWs:

– Discs with stickers, labels, or protective seal stuck to the surface.

– Discs on which labels can be directly printed by an ink jet printer.

Using these discs under high temperatures or high humidities may cause malfunctions or damages to discs.

Playing an MP3/WMA track

• This receiver can play back MP3/WMA files with the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma>

(regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).

• This receiver can show the names of albums, artists (performer), and ID3 Tag (Version 1.0,

1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for MP3 files and for

WMA files.

• This receiver can display only one-byte characters. No other characters can be correctly displayed (see page 49).

• This receiver can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the conditions below:

– Bit rate: 8 kbps — 320 kbps

– Sampling frequency:

48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG-1)

24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)

48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for WMA)

– Disc format: ISO 9660 Level 1/ Level 2,

Romeo, Joliet, Windows long file name

• For MP3/WMA discs:

The maximum number of characters for file/ folder names vary among the disc format used

(includes 4 extension characters—<.mp3> or

<.wma>).

– ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters

– ISO 9660 Level 2: up to 31 characters

– Romeo*: up to 128 (72) characters

– Joliet*: up to 64 (36) characters

– Windows long file name*: up to 128 (72) characters

* The parenthetic figure is the maximum number of characters for file/folder names in case the total number of files and folders is 313 or more.

• For SD cards:

The maximum number of characters for folder name is 8 characters; file name is 12 characters.

The receiver cannot recognize folder with period (.) on the folder name.

• This receiver can recognize the total of 512 files, of 200 folders, and of 8 hierarchies of an

MP3/WMA disc; 255 files and 63 folders of an SD card.

• This receiver can play back the files recorded in VBR (variable bit rate).

The files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in elapsed time display, and do not show the actual elapsed time. Especially, after performing the search function, this difference becomes noticeable.

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• This receiver cannot play back the following files:

– MP3 files encoded with MP3i and

MP3 PRO format.

– MP3 files encoded in an unappropriated format.

– MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.

– WMA files encoded with lossless, professional, and voice format.

– WMA files which are not based upon

Windows Media ® Audio.

– WMA files copy-protected with DRM.

– Files which have the data such as WAVE,

ATRAC3, etc.

• The search function works but search speed is not constant.

Changing the source

• If you change the source, playback also stops

(without ejecting the disc).

Next time you select “CD,” “SD,” or

“CD-CH” for the playback source, playback starts from where it has been stopped previously.

ImageLink

• “Large” ImageLink screen will be temporarily changed to source operation screen when you operate the receiver.

• ImageLink will not work in the following cases:

– If no <jpw> fi le is included in an MP3/WMA folder.

– If Intro Scan is activated.

– If the source is changed to another from

“CD” or “SD.”

• If more than one <jpw> fi le are included in a folder, a fi le with the youngest fi le number is used for the graphic screen.

Ejecting a disc

• If the ejected disc is not removed within

15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into the loading slot to prevent it from dust. (Disc will not play this time.)

Sound adjustments — Daily use

Selecting the DSP modes—DSP

• Effectiveness of “V.Cancel” depends on the recording condition of the sources. Especially, if you play back the following sources you cannot get the satisfactory results.

– Monaural sources such as AM and monaural FM broadcasting programs,

– Multiplex sound sources, and

– Sources recorded with duets, strong echo, a chorus, or only a few instruments.

• When “4ch” is selected, rear speakers are used only to reproduce reflections and reverberations in order to creates a beingthere feeling in your car compartment.

• If fader or balance has been set close to its extreme, appropriate effect may not be obtained.

• When “Defeat” is selected with crossover network activated, the effect level and the speaker number setting screens will not appear.

Storing your own sound modes

• If you do not want to store your current adjustment, but only to apply the adjustment to the current playback source, press MENU to go back to the operation screen of the current source. Adjustment you made remains effective until you select a sound mode.

Sound adjustments

— Preference settings

Setting the basic sound selection menu—SEL

• If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to the center.

• Subwoofer out setting takes effect only when a subwoofer is connected.

• You cannot change the input level—

“VolAdjust” of the FM stations. If the source is

FM, “Fix” will appear when you try to adjust it.

Graphic displays

General

• You can display two sizes of pictures and animations (see page 5).

– Large: <jpl> for the still pictures and <jpa> for the animations;

The image can be shown as the display background.

– Small: <jpm> for the still pictures and

<jpb> for the animations;

The image is displayed like a CD jacket (in the same proportion of CD jacket).

• “Auto Dimmer” may not work correctly on some vehicles, particularly on those having a control dial for dimming. In this case, change the “Dimmer” setting to any one other than

“Auto.”

• If you change the “Amp Gain” setting from

“HighPower” to “Low Power” while the volume level is set higher than “30,” the receiver automatically changes the volume level to “30.”

Downloading (or deleting) files

• You can download a file only while selecting

“CD” or “SD” for the playback source; on the other hand, you can delete a file while selecting any source.

• If you have already downloaded an animation, downloading a new animation deletes the previously stored animation.

• It takes a long time to download files.

– About 6 seconds for a still image (one frame).

– About 6 minutes for an animation of 60 frames.

• If a disc inserted does not include any <jpl>,

<jpm>, <jpa>, and <jpb> files, beeps sound when you try to operate the downloading procedure.

• If you try to store the 17th image for picture screen for each “Large” and “Small” size,

“Picture Full” appears and you cannot start downloading. Delete unwanted files before downloading.

SIRIUS ® radio operations

General

• You can connect the JVC SIRIUS radio PnP

(Plug and Play), KT-SR1000 or KT-SR2000, using the JVC SIRIUS radio adapter,

KS-U100K (not supplied). By turning on the power to the receiver, you can turn on/off the JVC PnP. However, you cannot control it from this receiver.

• Signal strength bar increases as the receiving signal improves. If no signal is received, it disappears.

• When changing the category or channel, invalid and unsubscribed channels are skipped automatically.

Selecting a category/channel on the list

• If no operation is done for 15 seconds, the channel list disappears.

• Skipping channels:

– You cannot skip CH184.

– If all channels in a category are skipped, the category itself is also skipped.

General settings — PSM

• To set the “PICT” setting as you like, download the required files before setting.

If “Default” (for “Picture” and “Movie”) and “No Slide” (for “Slideshow”) cannot be changed to other options, required files have not been downloaded.

Other main functions

Assigning titles to the sources

• If you try to assign a title to a 31st disc or a

31st station frequency, “Name Full” appears and you cannot enter the text entry mode.

Delete unwanted titles before assignment.

• Titles assigned to discs in the CD changer can also be shown if you play back the disc in the receiver.

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