JVC RD-E221B Portable CD Player with MP3-USB-FM Instruction Manual

JVC RD-E221B Portable CD Player with MP3-USB-FM

INTRODUCTION

  • Thank you for buying our product.
  • Please read through these operating instructions, so you will know how to operate your equipment properly. After you finished reading the instructions manual, put it away in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

  • To prevent fire or shock hazards, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet; refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

CAUTION

  • Use of controls or adjustment or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

DANGER

  • Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.
  • This Compact Disc player is classified as a Class 1 LASER PRODUCT.
  • THE CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the rear exterior.

NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Avoid installing the unit in the locations described below:

  • Places exposed to direct sunlight or close to heat radiating appliances such as electric heaters, on top of other stereo equipment that radiate too much heat.
  • Places locking ventilation or dusty places.
  • Places subject to constant vibration.
  • Humid or moist places.
  • Operate turning controls and switches as instructed in the manual.
  • Before turning on the power for the first time, make sure that the power cord is properly installed.

WARNING: Remove batteries if exhausted or if they will not be used again for a long period. The incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage and will corrode the compartment or cause the batteries to burst, therefore:

  • Do not mix battery types, e.g. alkaline with zinc carbonate.
  • When inserting new batteries, replace all batteries at the same time.

NAME OF CONTROLS

  1. CD DOOR
  2. LCD DISPLAY
  3. /TUN.-/FOLD.- BUTTON
  4. /FUNC. BUTTON
  5. PROG./P-MODE BUTTON
  6. SPEAKER
  7. VOLUME KNOB
  8. BATTERY COMPARTMENT
  9. /+10/M.+ BUTTON
  10. /SCAN/-10/M.- BUTTON
  11. /TUN.+/FOLD.+ BUTTON
  12. USB PORT
  13. HANDLE
  14. AC SOCKET
  15. FM ANTENNA
  16. HEADPHONE JACK
  17. AUX-IN
  18. JACK

POWER SOURCE

  • This unit is designed to be operated on AC/DC.

AC OPERATION

  • Plug the smaller end of AC power cord into AC jack on unit and the other bigger end into household AC wall outlet. The unit will be automatically disconnected.

DC OPERATION

  • Open the BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR. Install 6 pcs UM-2/C size batteries (not included) into compartment. Please follow correct polarities as indicated.

CAUTION

  • Remove batteries if they are exhausted or long time use.
  • Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly.

BASIC FUNCTION

SWITCHING ON THE UNIT

After connecting the power, press the /FUNC. button to turn on the unit, then press the /FUNC. button again to choose FM / CD / USB / AUX mode.
NOTE: In CD / USB / AUX mode, when the unit is not providing the main function for 15 minutes, the unit will automatically switch into standby mode. To turn on the unit again, press /FUNC. button or replug the unit. ESD hints – The product maybe reset or not reset to operation of control due to electrostatic discharge, just switch off and reconnect again.

TO ADJUST VOLUME

  • Rotate the Volume knob to increase or decrease volume.

HEADPHONE JACK

  • For private listening, connect a 3.5mm headphone (not included) to the HEADPHONE jack.
  • The SPEAKER will be automatically disabled.

CAUTION: LISTENING AT A HIGH VOLUME OVER A LONG PERIOD IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR EARS.

RADIO OPERATION

TUNING IN RADIO STATIONS

  1. Press the /FUNC. button to choose radio mode: FM mode.
  2. Tune to the desired station by pressing /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button, the station frequency will show on the display.
  3. To optimize reception when listening to stations on the FM band, extend the telescopic antenna to its full length.

AUTOMATIC TUNING STOP

  • Press and hold the /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button to start tuning, Tuning stop automatically when a station is received.

RADIO AUTO SCAN (SEARCH)

  • Press and hold the /SCAN/-10/M.- button on unit, the unit will conduct auto scan and program until having found a strong signal. The unit will start to broadcast from the P01 aftersearching finished.

RADIO STATION MEMORY OPERATION

You may pre-store 30 (FM) radio stations in memory for your preference, so as you can listen to your desired station directly and quickly, no need to tuning and search for again.

  1. Press the/TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button to select the first desired station. Then press PROG./P-MODE button on unit, “P01” will flash on the display.
  2. Press the/+10/M.+ or /SCAN/-10/M.- to choose the desired sequence you want to store, then press the PROG./P-MODE button on unit to confirm.
  3. Search another station, repeat steps (1) & (2) until all desired stations stored. Up to 30 stations can be programmed.
  4. Press the /+10/M.+ or /SCAN/-10/M.- button to listen to the stored station directly.

CD/MP3 OPERATION

Discs for Playback

  • This system can playback all digital audio CD, MP3, finalized digital audio CD-Recordable (CDR) discs, finalized digital audio CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs and CD-DA format digital audio CD/CD-R/CD-RW discs.

LOADING A DISC

  1. Press the /FUNC. button to choose CD mode.
  2. Press the PUSH TO OPEN button to open the CD door, “OP” will be shown on the display.
  3. Place an audio CD DISC into the tray with the front side facing up.
  4. Close the CD door. The total number of tracks will appear on the display after reading finished.
  5. To remove the CD, press /+10/M.+ button to turn off the unit, press PUSH TO OPEN button to open CD door, the display will show “OP”. Hold the CD by its edges, and carefully take it out.

Note: Make sure the disc is stopped before opening the CD DOOR. To ensure good system performance; wait until the disc tray completely reads the disc before proceeding. If no disc is loaded into the compartment, or the disc is placed upside down, the display will show “N0“.

PLAYING A DISC

  1. The unit will start playback from track 1 after reading finished. The “ ” indicator and current track no. would be shown on the display. To interrupt playback, press the /SCAN/-10/M.- button.
  2. The “ ” indicator will flash on the display. To resume playback, press the /SCAN/-10/M.- button again.
  3. To stop playback, press the /+10/M.+ button, the total number of tracks appears on the display.

SELECTING A DESIRED TRACK/PASSAGE

To select the desired track

  • Press the /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button repeatedly in stop mode or during play until the desired track appears on the display. It will start play automatically.

To search for a particular passage during playback (track scanning at high speed)

  • Press and hold the /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button to scan the current playing track at high speed until desired passage appears, and then release the button. Playback will start again from this point.

To select a song whose track number exceeds 10

  • To select a song/track whose number exceeds 10, press and hold the /+10/M.+ or /SCAN/-10/M.- button in stop mode.

To select a desired folder (for an MP3 disc that contains more than one folder)

  • To select the desired folder during playback, press and hold the /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button in stop mode.

PROGRAM TRACKS

Programming tracks of discs are possible when playback is stopped. Up to CD 20 tracks can be stored in the memory in any order.

  1. In stop mode, press the PROG./P-MODE button, the “PROGRAM” will flash and the “P01“ indicator will be on.
  2. Press the CD /TUN+/FOLD.+ or /TUN-/FOLD.- button to select the first desired track to be programmed.
  3. Press the PROG./P-MODE button to enter. The display changes to show “P02“.
  4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 to store other desired tracks until all tracks are programmed.
  5. Press the /SCAN/-10/M.- button to start playback from the first programmed track.
  6. Press the /+10/M.+ button to stop program playback.

To Erase the Memory (Program)

To clear the program, you have two options:

  1. Press the /+10/M.+ button when the disc is stopped.
  2. Open the CD compartment lid, the program will be erased.

REPEAT

To Repeat a Single Track

  1. Press the PROG./P-MODE button once in play mode, and “REPEAT” will flash on the display. The current track will be played repeatedly until the/+10/M.+ button is pressed.
  2. To cancel Repeat function, press the PROG./P-MODE button until the “REPEAT” disappear on the LCD display.

To repeat all the Tracks

  1. Press the PROG./P-MODE button in play mode till the “REPEAT” shows steady on the display, all tracks on the disc will be played repeatedly until the /+10/M.+ button is pressed.
  2. To cancel the Repeat function, press the PROG./P-MODE button until the “REPEAT” disappear on the LCD display.

To repeat the current folder (only for the MP3 disc which contains more than one folder)

  1. Press the PROG./P-MODE button in play mode, till the “REPEAT FOLDER” shows steady on the display, the current folder will be played repeatedly until the /+10/M.+ button is pressed.
  2. To cancel the Repeat function, press the PROG./P-MODE button until the “REPEAT FOLDER” disappear on the LCD display.

RANDOM PLAY

Press the PROG./P-MODE button in play mode till the “RAN” shows steady on the display, the random play will start from next track automatically (or press CD skip forward button), until all tracks are played over and then it will stop. Press the PROG./P-MODE button again until the “RAN” disappears from the display to cancel.

USB OPERATION

  1. Press the /FUNC. button to choose USB mode.
  2. Connect the USB to the USB INPUT. The LCD will show the total number of tracks and folders stored in the USB. After reading the USB, the unit will start playback automatically.
  3. Press the /SCAN/-10/M.- button to pause and resume playback.
  4. Press the /+10/M.+ button on unit to stop playing. The display will show total number of USB.
  5. Proceed repeat play (repeat 1- repeat folder – repeat all)/program play/skip up and back operation as the same described in above CD/MP3 OPERATION.

CAUTION: Do not use any USB extension cable for connecting the USB bar which may cause harmful interference.

AUX IN OPERATION

This unit provides a 3.5mm AUX IN jack, through this jack other audio sources can be connected to this unit and be amplified.

  1. Press the /FUNC. button to choose AUX mode.
  2. Connect the audio cable( cable not included) into the AUX IN jack and the other end connects to the AUDIO OUT jack of the external audio source.
  3. Adjust the volume of the main unit to your desired level.
  4. Press PLAY of the external audio source (eg. MP3 player) to start playback.

COMPACT DISC MAINTENANCE

  • Always use a compact disc bearing the mark as shown.

Notes on handling discs

  • Removing the disc from its storage case and loading it.
  • Do not touch the reflective recorded surface.
  • Do not stick paper or write anything on the surface.
  • Do not bend the disc.

Storage

  • Store the disc in its case.
  • DO not expose discs to direct sunlight or high temperatures, high humidity or dusty places.

Cleaning a disc

  • Should the disc become soiled, wipe off dust, dirt and fingerprints with a soft cloth.
  • The disc should be cleaned from the center to the edge.
  • Never use benzene, thinners, record cleaner fluid or anti-static spray.
  • Be sure to close the CD door, so the lens is not contaminated by dust.
  • Do not touch the lens.

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

  • Power Requirement AC 100-240V ~ 60/50Hz
  • DC 9V UM-2/C x 6 PCS
  • Power consumption 13 Watts
  • Standby Power consumption < 0,5 W
  • Weight Approx.1,4 kg
  • Dimensions Approx. 245 (W) x 225 (D) x 127 (H) mm
  • Operation temperature +5°C – +35°C

RECEIVER SECTION

  • FM Frequency Range 87,5 – 108 MHz

COMPACT DISC SECTION

  • Optical Pickup 3 – Beam Laser
  • Frequency Response 100 Hz – 16 kHz

AUDIO SECTION

  • Power output 2 x 1,3 Watts RMS

ACCESSORIES

  • Instruction Booklet, AC Cord

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT NEAR WATER, IN WET AREAS TO AVOID FIRE OR INJURY OF ELECTRIC CURRENT. ALWAYS TURN OFF THE PRODUCT WHEN YOU DON’T USE IT OR BEFORE A REVISION. THERE AREN’T ANY PARTS IN THIS APPLIANCE THAT ARE REPARABLE BY CONSUMERS. ALWAYS APPEAL TO A QUALIFIED AUTHORIZED SERVICE. THE PRODUCT IS UNDER A DANGEROUS TENSION.

  • TO AVOID DANGER OF SUFFOCATION, KEEP THE PLASTIC BAG AWAY FROM BABIES AND CHILDREN. DO NOT USE THIS BAG IN CRIBS, BEDS, CARRIAGES OR PLAYPENS. THIS BAG IS NOT A TOY.

Disposal of old Electrical & Electronic Equipment

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead, it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences= for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Hereby, ETA a.s. declares that the radio equipment type RD-E221B is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.JVCAUDIO.cz/doc