JVC KD-VR200 Installation and User Guide

Thank you for purchasing a JVC product.

KD-R200 Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best

possible performance from the unit.

CD RECEIVER: INSTRUCTIONS/INSTALLATION

Installation/connection are explained at the last section of this manual (reverse page, indicated with symbol).

For customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the top or bottom of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.

0708DTSMDTJEIN

Model No.

GET0582-001A EN

Serial No.

[J] © 2008 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

ENGLISH ESPAÑOL

For safety... Warning

INFORMATION (For U.S.A.)

• Do not raise the volume level too much, as this will block If you need to operate the unit while driving, be sure to

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of

outside sounds, making driving dangerous. look around carefully or you may be involved in a traffic

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

• Stop the car before performing any complicated accident.

installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used

operations.

in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

Caution on volume setting

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference

Temperature inside the car... Discs produce very little noise compared with other sources.

to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold Lower the volume before playing a disc to avoid damaging

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

weather, wait until the temperature in the car becomes the speakers by the sudden increase of the output level.

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

normal before operating the unit.

– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

MAINTENANCE

Caution

How to clean the connectors To keep discs clean

Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Wipe the connectors with Wipe in a straight line from center of disc to a cotton swab or cloth edge. Do not use liquid cleaners, thinners, or

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

moistened with alcohol. benzene.

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

Connectors

2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified

Moisture condensation To play new discs

service personnel.

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit. Eject Remove any rough areas from the inner and

3. CAUTION: (For U.S.A.) Visible and/or invisible class II laser radiation when open. Do not stare into beam.

the disc and leave the unit turned on for a few hours until outer edges of the disc.

(For Canada) Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical

the moisture has evaporated.

instruments.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.

Do not use the following discs:

Single CD—8 cm (3-3/16”) disc Warped disc Sticker and sticker residue Stick-on label

Transparent or semi-transparent

Unusual shape C-thru Disc (semi-transparent disc) parts on its recording area

[European Union only]

MORE ABOUT THIS UNIT PREPARATIONS

Basic operations – There are improper recording conditions (missing data, How to reset your unit Detaching the control panel etc.) or media conditions (stained, scratched, warped, Reset the unit after installation is complete.

• By pressing SRC on the unit, you can also turn on the

etc.).

power. If the source is ready, playback also starts.

• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time since the

• If you turn off the power while listening to a disc, disc

reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than that of regular CDs.

play will start from where it had been stopped previously next time you turn on the power.

Playing an MP3/WMA disc

• When no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select “CD”

• This unit can play back MP3/WMA files with the

as the playback source.

extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).

Tuner operations • This unit can show the names of albums, artists

• Your preset adjustments will also be erased. Attaching the control panel

• During SSM search... (performer), and tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4) for – All previously stored stations are erased and the MP3 files and for WMA files. stations are stored anew. • This unit can display only one-byte characters. No other

How to forcibly eject a disc

– Received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest characters can be correctly displayed. frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency). • This unit can play back MP3/WMA files meeting the – When SSM is over, the station stored in No. 1 will be conditions below: automatically tuned in. – Bit rate: 8 kbps — 320 kbps – Sampling frequency:

• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

48 k Hz, 44.1 k Hz, 32 k Hz (for MPEG-1)

Disc operations • If this does not work, reset your unit.

24 k Hz, 22.05 k Hz, 16 k Hz (for MPEG-2)

Caution for Dual Disc playback

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

• The Non-DVD side of a “Dual Disc” does not comply with Windows long file name Basic settings the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the • The maximum number of characters for file/folder names

use of Non-DVD side of a Dual Disc on this product may vary depending on the disc format used (includes 4 Enter PSM menu. Cancel the display Set the clock

not be recommended. extension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>). demonstration

– ISO 9660 Level 1: up to 12 characters; ISO 9660 Level 2:

General

up to 31 characters; Romeo: up to 64 characters; Joliet:

• This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs/CD Texts,

up to 32 characters; Windows long file name: up to 126

and CD-Rs (Recordable)/CD-RWs (Rewritable) in audio CD

characters

(CD-DA) and MP3/WMA formats. Select an item.

• This unit can recognize a total of 512 files, 255 folders,

• After ejecting a disc, “NO DISC” appears and you cannot

and 8 hierarchical levels.

operate some of the buttons. Insert another disc or press

• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable bit

SRC to select another playback source.

rate). Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in the elapsed

Playing a CD-R or CD-RW

time display, and do not show the actual elapsed time.

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

In particular, this difference becomes noticeable after

• This unit can play back multi-session discs; however,

performing the search function.

unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing. Deactivate the display Adjust the hour. Adjust the minute.

• This unit cannot play back the following files:

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not be played back on this demonstration.

– MP3 files encoded in: MP3i and MP3 PRO format, in an

unit:

inappropriate format, layer 1/2.

– Discs are dirty or scratched.

– WMA files: encoded in lossless, professional, and voice

– Moisture condensation has occurred on the lens inside Finish

format; not based upon Windows Media® Audio; copy-

the unit.

protected with DRM.

– The pickup lens inside the unit is dirty.

– Files which have data such as WAVE, ATRAC3, etc.

– The files on the CD-R/CD-RW are written using the

• The search function works but search speed is not

“Packet Write” method.

constant.

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