KD-R326/KD-R325
CD RECEIVER

For canceling the display demonstration, see page 4.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

CAUTION
VISIBLE AND/OR INVISIBLE CLASS 1M LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
1EC60825-1:2001

[European Union only]

WARNING:
Stop the car before operating the unit.
Caution:
Adjust the volume so that you can hear sounds outside the car. Driving with the volume too high may cause an 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.
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.

How to attach/detach the control panel

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.

Maintenance Cleaning the unit
Wipe off the dirt on the panel with a dry silicon or soft cloth. Failure to observe this precaution may result in damage to the monitor or unit.
Cleaning the connector
Wipe off dirt on the connector of the unit and panel. Use a cotton swab or cloth.

Canceling the display demonstration

Display demonstration will be activated automatically if no operation is done for about 20 seconds.

1. Turn on the power.
2. 
3. 
4. Select <DEMO OFF>.
5. 
6. Finish the procedure.

Setting the clock

1. Turn on the power.
2. 
3. Select <CLOCK>.
4. Select <CLOCK SET>.
5. Adjust the hour.
6. Adjust the minute.
7. Finish the procedure.

Preparing the remote controller

When you use the remote controller for the first time, pull out the insulation sheet.

If the effectiveness of the remote controller decreases, replace the battery.
Replacing the lithium coin battery

Caution:

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
• Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire, or the like.

Warning (to prevent accidents and damage):

• Do not install any battery other than CR2025  or its equivalent.
• Do not leave the remote controller in a place (such as dashboards) exposed to direct sunlight for a long time.
• Store the battery in a place where children cannot reach.
• Do not recharge, short, disassemble, heat the battery, or dispose of it in a fire.
• Do not leave the battery with other metallic materials.
• Do not poke the battery with tweezers or similar tools.
• Wrap the battery with tape and insulate when throwing away or saving it.

About discs

This unit can only play the CDs with:

Discs that cannot be used:

• Discs that are not round.
• Discs with coloring on the recording surface or discs that are dirty.
• You cannot play a Recordable/ReWritable disc that has not been finalized. (For the finalization process refer to your disc writing software, and your disc recorder instruction manual.)
• 3-inch CD cannot be used. Attempt to insert using an adapter can cause malfunction.

Handling discs:

• Do not touch the recording surface of the disc.
• Do not stick tape etc. on the disc, or use a disc with tape stuck on it.
• Do not use any accessories for the disc.
• Clean from the center of the disc and move outward.
• Clean the disc with a dry silicon or soft cloth. Do not use any solvents.
• When removing discs from this unit, pull them out horizontally.
• Remove the rims from the center hole and disc edge before inserting a disc.

Basic operations

When you press or hold the following button(s)…

Main unit	Remote controller	General operation
	–	•Turns on. •Turns off [Hold].
	SOURCE	Selects the sources (FM, CD, F-AUX, BT AUDIO or R-AUX or BT PHONE, AM). •”CD” is selectable only when a disc is loaded.
Control dial (turn)	VOL – / +	•Adjusts the volume level.
		•Selects items.
Control dial (press)		Mutes the sound during playback. If the source is “CD,” playback pauses. •Press the button again to cancel muting or resume playback.
	–	Confirms selection.
EQ	SOUND	Selects the sound mode. •Hold the EQ button on the main unit to enter tone level adjustment directly. (page 10)
Number buttons (1 — 6)	–	•Selects preset stations. •Stores the current station into the selected number button [Hold]. •Press number button 1 (RPT) or 2 (RND) to enter REPEAT/ RANDOM setting directly. (page 8)
	–
BRIGHTNESS	–	Enters <BRIGHTNESS> menu directly. (page 11)
BACK	–	•Returns to the previous menu. •Exit from the menu [Hold].
DISP	–	•Changes the display information. •Scrolls the display information [Hold].

Listening to the radio

• Auto search [Press].
• Manual search [Hold]. “M” flashes, then press the button repeatedly.

“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

Improving the FM reception

1
2

<TUNER> <MONO> <MONO ON> Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost.

To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure to select <MONO OFF>.

Automatic presetting (FM)—
SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.
While listening to a station…

1
2

<TUNER><SSM> <SSM 01 – 06 / 07 – 12 / 13 – 18> “SSM” flashes and local stations with the strongest signal are searched and stored automatically.

To preset another 6 stations, repeat the above procedure by selecting one of the other 6 SSM setting ranges.
Changing the display information

Frequency Clock

Manual presetting (FM/AM)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6 stations for AM.

1	Tune in to a station you want to preset.
2	“PRESET MODE” flashes.
3	Selects preset number. Preset number flashes and “MEMORY” appears.

• Pressing and holding the number buttons (1 – 6) can also store the current station to the selected number buttons (1 – 6).

Selecting a preset station

• Pressing the number buttons (1 – 6) can also select the preset stations (1 – 6).

Using the remote controller
/ : Changes the preset stations.
◄/ : Searches for stations.

Listening to a disc

1
2	Playback starts automatically.

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc.

Stopping playback and ejecting the disc
If the ejected disc is not removed within 15 seconds, it is automatically inserted into the loading slot.

Selecting a track/folder

Selects folder of the MP3/WM

[Press] Selects track. [Hold] Fast-forwards or reverses the track.

Using the remote controller
/ : Selects folder of the MP3/WMA.
◄/ : [Press] Selects track.
[Hold] Fast-forwards or reverses the track.

Changing the display information

Disc title/Album name/performer (folder name)* = Track title (file name)* = Current track number with the elapsed playing time =Current track number with the clock time = (back to the beginning)
* “NO NAME” appears for conventional CDs or if not recorded.
Selecting a track/folder from the list

• If the MP3/WMA disc contains many tracks, you can fast search (±10, ±100) through the disc by turning the control dial quickly.
• To return to the previous menu, press BACK.

Selecting the playback modes
You can use only one of the following playback modes at a time.

1	• Pressing number button 1 (RPT) or 2 (RND) can enter REPEAT/RANDOM setting directly. Then, perform step 3.
2	“REPEAT” “RANDOM”
3

REPEAT
TRACK RPT: Repeats current track
FOLDER RPT : Repeats current folder
RANDOM
FOLDER RND : Randomly plays all tracks of current folder, then tracks of next folders
ALL RND : Randomly plays all tracks

To cancel repeat play or random play, select “RPT OFF” or “RND OFF.”

Connecting the other external components

You can connect an external component to the auxiliary input jack on the control panel (F-AUX) and/or on the rear side of the unit (R-AUX).
Summary of using the external components through the auxiliary input jacks:

* ”BT PHONE” appears when a Bluetooth phone is in use.

On the control panel (F-AUX):On the rear panel (R-AUX):

Recommended to use a 3-terminal plug head stereo mini plug for optimum audio output.

Listening to the other external components

For details, refer also to the instructions supplied with the external components.

“F-AUX” or “R-AUX”
2	Turn on the connected component and start playing the source.

Selecting a preset sound mode

You can select a preset sound mode suitable for the music genre.
FLAT NATURAL DYNAMIC VOCAL BOOST BASS BOOST USER (back to the beginning)

While listening, you can adjust the tone level of the selected sound mode.

1	[Hold]
2	Adjust the level (–06 to +06) of the selected tone (BASS/ MID/ TRE). The sound mode is automatically stored and changed to “USER.”

Storing your own sound mode You can store your own adjustments in memory.

1
2	<PRO EQ> <BASS/ MIDDLE/TREBLE>
3	Adjust the sound elements of the selected tone. BASS [Initial: 80 Hz, 00, Q1.0] Frequency: 60/ 80/ 100/ 200 Hz Level:–06 to +06 Q: Q1.0/ 1.25/ 1.5/ 2.0 MIDDLE [Initial: 1.0 kHz, 00, Q1.25] Frequency: 0.5/ 1.0/ 1.5/ 2.5 kHz Level: –06 to +06 Q: Q0.75/ 1.0/ 1.25 TREBLE [Initial: 10.0 kHz, 00, Q FIX] Frequency: 10.0/ 12.5/ 15.0/ 17.5 kHz Level: –06 to +06 Q: Q FIX
4	Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other tones. The adjustments made is automatically stored and changed to “USER.”

Menu operations

1	If no operation is done for about 60 seconds, the operation will be canceled.
2
3	3 Repeat step 2 if necessary. • To return to the previous menu, press BACK. • To exit from the menu, press DISP or MENU.

1*The illumination control lead connection is required. (See “Installation/Connection Manual.”) This setting may not work correctly on some vehicles (particularly on those having a control dial for dimming). In this case, change the setting to any other than <DIMMER AUTO>.
*2 Some characters or symbols will not be shown correctly (or will be blanked) on the display.
3* If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.”
4*  This adjustment will not affect the subwoofer output.
5* Displayed only when <L/O MODE> is set to <SUB.W>.
6* This setting does not work if <BT ADAPTER> is selected for <R-AUX> of the <SRC SELECT>.

7* The volume level automatically changes to “VOLUME 30” if you change to <LOW POWER> with the volume level set higher than “VOLUME 30.”
*8 Displayed only when the source is “FM.”
9* Displayed only when any source other than “AM/ F-AUX/ R-AUX/ BT AUDIO” is selected separately.
10* When <BT ADAPTER> is selected, source name is changed to “BT AUDIO” from “R-AUX.”

Additional information

• This unit can play back multi-session discs; however, unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing.
• This unit can play back files with the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> (regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).
• This unit can play back the files meeting the conditions below:
  – Bit rate: MP3/WMA: 8 kbps — 320 kbps
  – Sampling frequency: MP3: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz
  24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz
  WMA: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 22.05 kHz
• This unit can show WMA Tag and ID3 Tag Version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 (for MP3).
• The search function works but search speed is not constant.
• The maximum number of characters for file/folder names vary depending on the disc format used (includes 4 extension characters—<.mp3> or <.wma>).
  ISO 9660 Level 1 and 2, Romeo: 64 characters, Joliet: 32 characters, Windows long file name: 64 characters
• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable bit rate). (Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in elapsed time indication.)
• This unit cannot play back the following files:
  – MP3 files: encoded in MP3i and MP3 PRO format; an inappropriate format; layer 1/2.
  – WMA files: encoded in lossless, professional, and voice format; not based upon Windows Media® Audio; copy-protected with DRM.
  – Files which have data such as AIFF, ATRAC3, etc.

Troubleshooting

Using Bluetooth ® devices

For Bluetooth operations, it is required to connect the Bluetooth adapter, KS-BTA100 (not supplied) to the auxiliary input jack (R-AUX/BT ADAPTER) on the rear of the unit. (page 9)

• For details, refer also to the instructions supplied with the Bluetooth adapter and the Bluetooth device.

Preparation

1. Register (pair) a Bluetooth device with KS-BTA100.
   Refer to the instructions manual supplied with KS-BTA100.
2. Change the <SRC SELECT> settings of this unit.
   [Hold] <SRC SELECT> <R-AUX> <BT ADAPTER>

Using the Bluetooth mobile phone

• Receiving a call
  When a call comes in…
• Making a call
  Making a call to the last connected number from your phone.
• Switching between handsfree and phone
  While talking…
• Ends/rejects call
• Voice dialing
  Voice dialing is available only when the connected mobile phone has the voice recognition system. To use this, speak the name you want to call clearly.

Using the Bluetooth audio device 

1. (CD receiver) “BT AUDIO”
2. If playback does not start, operate the Bluetooth audio player to start playback.

[Press] Selects track.
[Hold] Fast-forwards or reverses the track.

About microphone volume:
• When you turn off the power of the CD receiver, the volume level changes to Normal.

Specifications

AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION
Maximum Power Output : 50 W per channel
Continuous Power Output (RMS) : 20 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 1% total harmonic distortion.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio : 70 dB
Load Impedance : 4 Ω (4 Ω to 8 Ω allowance)
Frequency Response : 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz
Line-Out or Subwoofer-Out Level/
Impedance : 2.5 V/20 kΩ load (full scale)
Output Impedance : 1 kΩ
Other Terminal : Antenna input, Front auxiliary input jack, Rear auxiliary/Bluetooth adapter input jack
TUNER SECTION
Frequency Range :
FM : 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz
AM : 531 kHz to 1 611 kHz
FM Tuner :
Usable Sensitivity : 9.3 dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω)
50 dB Quieting Sensitivity : 16.3 dBf (1.8 μV/75 Ω)
Alternate Channel Selectivity (400 kHz) : 65 dB
Frequency Response : 40 Hz to 15 000 Hz
Stereo Separation: 40 dB
AM Tuner : Sensitivity/Selectivity : 20 μV/40 dB

CD PLAYER SECTION
Type : Compact disc player
Signal Detection System : Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser)
Number of Channels : 2 channels (stereo)
Frequency Response : 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio : 98 dB
Wow and Flutter : Less than measurable limit MP3 Decoding Format (MPEG1/2 Audio Layer 3) : Max. Bit Rate: 320 kbps
WMA (Windows Media® Audio) Decoding
Format : Max. Bit Rate: 192 kbps
GENERAL
Power Requirement : Operating Voltage : DC 14.4 V (11 V to 16 V allowance)
Grounding System : Negative ground
Allowable Operating Temperature : 0°C to +40°C
Dimensions (W × H × D) : (approx.)
– Installation Size : 182 mm × 52 mm × 159 mm
– Panel Size : 188 mm × 59 mm × 9 mm
Mass : 1.2 kg (excluding accessories)
Subject to change without notice.
Microsoft and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

WARNINGS

• You need the installation kits which corresponds to your car.
• If you have any questions or require information regarding installation kits, consult your JVC car audio dealer or a company supplying kits.
• The unit can only be installed in a car with a 12 V DC power supply, negative ground.
• Disconnect the battery’s negative terminal and make all electrical connections before installing the unit.
• Connect speakers with a maximum power of more than 50 W (impedance of 4 Ω to 8 Ω). Otherwise, change the <AMP GAIN> setting. (See page 12 of the INSTRUCTIONS.)
• Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape or other similar material. To prevent a short circuit, do not remove the caps on the ends of the unconnected wires or the terminals.
• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires are not touching to cause a short circuit, then replace the old fuse with one that has the same rating.
• Install this unit in the console of your vehicle.
• Mount the unit so that the mounting angle is 30° or less.
• Be sure to ground this unit to the car’s chassis again after installation.
• After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, etc. on the car are working properly.
• Do not touch the metal part of this unit during and shortly after the use of the unit. Metal part such as the heat sink and enclosure become hot.

PRECAUTIONS on power supply and speaker connections

• DO NOT connect the speaker leads of the power cord to the car battery; otherwise, the unit will be seriously damaged.
• BEFORE connecting the speaker leads of the power cord to the speakers, check the speaker wiring in your car.

INSTALLATION

In-dash mounting Do the required electrical connections. Part list 
A Hard case
B Control panel
C Sleeve
D Trim plate
E Power cord
F Handles

When installing the unit without using the sleeve Removing the unit 
Release the rear section first… 

TROUBLESHOOTING

• The fuse blows. Are the red and black leads connected correctly?
• Power cannot be turned on. Is the yellow lead connected?
• No sound from the speakers. Is the speaker output lead short-circuited?
•  “MISWIRING CHK WIRING THEN RESET UNIT” appears on the display and no operation can be done.
  Is the speaker output lead short-circuited or touches the chassis of the car/head unit? ; Have you reset your unit?
• Sound is distorted. Is the speaker output lead grounded? ; Are the “–” terminals of L and R speakers grounded in common?
• Noise interfere with sounds. Is the rear ground terminal connected to the car’s chassis using shorter and thicker cords?
• This unit becomes hot. Is the speaker output lead grounded? ; Are the “–” terminals of L and R speakers grounded in common?
• This unit does not work at all. Have you reset your unit?

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

Vehicle-specific Wiring Harness (separately purchased)

For your reference 
Metra Electronics: www.metraonline.com
Scosche Industries: www.scosche.com

If your vehicle factory wiring harness does not have “12 V ignition switch” lead, connect the red lead of the supplied power cord, E, to the vehicle fuse block (through a separate red lead provided with the fuse tap).
Connecting the Bluetooth adapter or portable audio player
Bluetooth

1. Not supplied for this unit.
2. Firmly attach the ground wire to the metallic body or to the chassis of the car—to the place uncoated with paint.
3. Make the <L/O MODE> setting accordingly, see page 11 of the INSTRUCTIONS.

Having TROUBLE with operation?
Please reset your unit
Refer to page of How to reset your unit

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Documents / Resources

JVC KD-R326 CD Receiver [pdf] Instructions KD-R326, KD-R325, KD-R326 CD Receiver, KD-R326, CD Receiver, Receiver

References

• User Manual