CTFX729M - Car stereo AIWA - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL CTFX729M AIWA

For your convenience, record the model number and serial number (you will find them on the right side of your set) in the space provided below. Please refer to them when you contact your AIWA dealer in case of difficulty, Model No. \CT-FX729M, CT-FX719 ‘e”a’ ‘0 ~Welcome Thank you for your purchasing this AIWA product. To optimize the performance of this unit, please read through this manual carefully. In addition to this operating instructions manual, be sure to refer to the separate installation and connections manuals as well. PRECAUTIONS ● This unit is designed to be operated on a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical system only. ● To prevent short-circuiting, disconnect the negabve car battery termmal until the unit has been mounted and connected completely. ● When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one whose amperage rating is identical. Use of a fuse of higher amperage may cause serious damage to the unit. ● Keep screwdrivers, etc. and other metallic or magnetic objects away from the playback head. ● When your car was parked m direct sunlight resulting m a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating it. ● Keep the volume at such a level that you can hear outside warning sounds (horns, sirens, etc.). Notesoncassettes Do NOT expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely high or cold temperature or moisture. Keep cassettes away from equipment with built- in magnets to avoid unwanted noise or loss of sound quality. Do NOT touch the tape of a cassette, as any drl or dust WIIIcontaminate the heads. Be sure to remove any cassette from the unit If you are not using it. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference In a residential installabon. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. CAUTION Modifications oradjustmentsto this product, which are not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may void the user’s right or authority to operate this product.

Remote control Supplied Sold separately

• Refer to the operating instructions manual supplied with the AIWA RC-SW1 remote control for details. The unit has an extra display (DEMO) mode which demonstrates the display of the operation modes of the unit. The unit switches to DEMO mode automatically if you turn the unit on and leave it as it is for 5 seconds after all the connections have been completed. To cancel DEMOmode During DEMO mode, press and hold DISP for more than 2 seconds. To resume DEMO mode, press and hold DISP again for more than 2 seconds. ENGLISH 2FRONTPANEL v??

SEL (select) button H-BASS button@ DIR (direction) button @CD (CD changer playlpause) button* (CT-FX729M only)@ BAND button@ OPEN button

A.ME (auto memory/preset scan) button o TUNE/DISC* T/A buttons (CT-FX729M) TUNE 7/A buttons (CT-FX719) REW/FF (rewind/fast forward) buttons @CD/MD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) @ MUTE/POWER OFF button @ Preset station buttons 1-6 @ 144 (back skip) button* (CT-FX729M only) @ ~ (forward skip) button* (CT-FX729M only) @ INT (intro) button’ (CT-FX729M only) @REP (repeat) button* (CT-FX729M only) @ REP1 (repeat 1) button* (CT-FX729M only) @ RANDOM button* (CT-FX729M only) @ DISP (display) button@LO (local/DX) button @MY INFO (my information) button @ DRV (drivers sound stage adjustment) button@I Level indicator @Tape/CD’ running indicator (CT-FX729M) Tape running indicator (CT-FX719)@CD changer operation indicator*(CT-FX729M only)@ST (stereo) indicator@LO (local) indicator@ HcBASS indicator @MY INFO (my information) indicator @ Main display section @ DSSA (drivers sound stage adjustment) indicator ‘ Usable only when an optional CD changer is connected. 3 ENGLISHDETACHING AND

You can detach the front panel from the unit and carry it with you when you leave your car unattended. When you carry the front panel out of your car, use the supplied carrying case, I Press and hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds to turn the unit off. z Press OPEN to open the front panel and pull it out as illustrated @)- @). Notes ● When you leave the front panel open, do not put anything on the panel. ● When you cany the front panel in the carrying case, do not drop or apply mechanical shock to the panel, and never let the panel become wet. Attachingthefrontpanel I Fit the lower side of the front panel to its hinge pegs as illustrated @)-@.

2 Close the front panel.

Notes ● Donot press OPEN by accident when you push the front panel to secure it in above procedure. ● Do not touch the connector on the reverse side of the front panel, as doing so may contaminate the connector and cause a poor connection resulting in a malfunction. SecurityLamp When the front panel is detached, you can find an LED lamp on the front side of the unit. This lamp is designed to deter theft, and continues to flash when the front panel is detached. This unit is not equipped with any other security systems such as a secu rity alarm, so there are limitations to its effactiveness.LED lampENGLISH

You can turn the unit on by pressing any button except OPEN on the front panel. I With the unit on, press and hold SELfor more than 2 seconds until the clock indication appears.

2 Press TUNE v to set the hour. Press TUNE A to set the minute. 3 Press SEL to start working the clock from Osecond. Havingtheclockdisplayedwhile in Radio,Tape PlayorCDChangerPlaymode Press DISP repeatedly until the clock isdisplayed. The clock display appearsfor5 seconds, then the unit returns to its former display. Each time you press DISP, the display changes as follows,

Press BAND to turn the radio on. The radio frequency appears. Press BAND again to select the band from among FI (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2). The band indications appear cyclically in order. ● F1, F2 and F3 share the same frequency range. ● Al and A2 share the same frequency range. Band indication Frequency (ndication Press (more than 2 seconds) either TUNE 7 orTUNE Atotuneinthedesired station. The unit starts scanning and tunes in a station automatically (seek tuning). Press TUNE Y to decrease and TUNE A to increase the frequency. Press the button again to cancel seek tuning. Repeat the procedure until the desired station is tuned in. Note If you press (less than 0.5 second at a time) either TUNE Y or TUNE A, the frequency decreases or increases step by step. Adjust the volume with +/-.

5 ENGLISHTUNET/ACD BANDMUTE DIR LO

Toturn the unit off Press and hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds. Note The unit turns on in the last mode selected when you turned off the unit with the exceptions of pressing the following buttons. ●Pressing DIR turns on the unit in Tape Play mode. ●Pressing CD turns on the unit in CD Changer Play mode. ● Pressing BAND turns on the unit in Radio mode. Switchingmodes When the unit is in Radio or CD Changer Play mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to Tape Play mode automatically. LO(local/DX)button You can use Local mode when you wish to tune in only strong stations during seek tuning. In Radio mode, press LO to select Local mode. The “LO indicator lights up. ● Press LO to cancel Local mode and switch to DX (distance) mode. ● The “ST (stereo) indicator lights up when the tuned-in station is broadcasting in stereo and the reception is good. PRESETTING STATIONS

1 Press BAND to select a desired band from among F1 (FM1 ), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2). z Press and hold A.ME for more than 2 seconds to activate the automatic presetting function. The six strongest available stations will be stored in memory on the preset station buttons 1 to 6 in order of their signal strength, The “A MEW indication appears while the unit is in this mode. Use this function to automatically preset up to 6 stations each for F1, F2, F3, Al and A2 (up to a total of 30 stations). ● When auto memory is completed, the preset stations are automatically tuned infor5 seconds each in order. ● To stop auto memory, press A.ME again. Tocheckthepresetstations(presetscan) ● If you wish to check the preset stations, press A.ME forlessthan 2seconds. The preset stations stored in memory will be tuned in for 5 seconds each in order. ● To stop this function, press A.ME again or press any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6. imml ENGLISH 6PRESETTING STATIOiIIS You can manually preset stations that have not been selected by auto memory.

Prese BAND to select the band from among F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AM1) and A2 (AM2). Tune in the station that you wish to preset with TUNE T or TUNE A. Press one of the preset station buttons 1 to 6 for appro~mately 2 seconds. The number of the pressed preset station button appears next to the frequency indication. Repeat these procedures to preset up to 6stations each for Fl, F2, F3, Al and A2. ● If you try to preset a station on a preset station button on which another station of the same band has already been preset, the previously meset station will be erased.

~ Press BAND to select a desired band from among F1 (FM1), F2 (FM2), F3 (FM3), Al (AMI) and A2 (AM2). z Press the desired preset station button. The number of the pressed preset station button appears next to the frequency indication. Active tuning reception control (ATRC) This unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by varying signal strength resulting from movement of the car. ● The built-in automatic blending circuit mixes the left and right channel signals according to the strength of the reception. At the same time, the high-cut circuit activates to maintain the sound quality. ● If the reception becomes even weaker, the unit automatically switches to Monaural mode to reduce noise. During presetting of stations, beeps are heard regardless of the beep on/off setting (page 15). 7 ENGLISHMY INFORMATION SWITCH You can timer-activate the radio for up to two daily radio programs. The unit turns on and off in Radio mode at the preset time automatically, 3,5,7,9 4,8,106

1 With the unit off, press and hold MY INFO for more than 2 seconds. The “PROGRAM1” or “PROGRAM2” indication flashes in the display window. The number on which no program is presetflashes, 2 Press either of preset station button 1 or 2 to select program 1 or 2. 3 Press SEL. The “ON TIME indication flashes Press SEL again. Timer indication flashes.

Set the time you wish the unit to turn on in Radio mode. PressTUNE Y to set the hour. Press TUNE A to set the minute, Press SEL. The “BAND SEL” indication flashes. Press SEL again. Radio indication flashes. Band indication Press BAND to select the band. Press SEL. The “FREQ indication flashes. Press SEL again. Radio indication flashes. Frequency indication Tune in the station that you wish to preset with TUNE 7 or TUNE A. P~ess SEL. The “OFF TIME indication flashes, Press SEL again. Timer indication flashes. lo Set the time you wish the unit to turn off. PressTUNE 7 to set the hour. Press TUNE A to set the minute.

Press SEL. The clock indication appears.

Press MY INFO. Your setting is stored in memory and the unit turns off. ● If you preset another program, repeat all the steps from step 1. ● To cancel a timer setting in progress, press and hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds. You can activate the timer for program 1 and/or program 2. 2f4

repeatedly until the “PRG2 OFF” indication flashes in step 4.Noles ● When you preset two programs, be sure that they do not overlap. ● Even if the unit is in a mode other than Radio mode, the unit switches to Radio mode and tunes in the preset radio program at the preset time automatically. When the program is over, the unit returns to the former mode automatically. ● When this function is activated, TUNE 7/A, A. ME, LO and the preset number buttons do not work for tuning in stations. ● Even if you are listening to a radio program with this function, pressing the following buttons switches the unit to other mode: — Pressing BAND changes the unit to Radio mode. — Pressing DIR changes the unit to Tape Play mode. — Pressing CD changes the unit to CD Changer Play mode. If you switch modes with these buttons, the unit does not turn off at the turn-off time of the timer. To switch to CD/MD IN mode, press DIR, CD, or BAND before connecting a portable CD/MD player, etc. to the CD/MD IN jack. 1,3,5 With the unit on, press MY INFO. The “PRGI ON” or ‘{PRGI OFF indication (the current setting for program 1) appears. Press TUNE T or TUNE A repeatedly until the “PRG1 ON” indication flashes. Press MY INFO. The “PRG2 ON or “PRG2 OFF indication (the current setting for program 2) appears. Press TUNE 7 or TUNE A repeatedly until the “PRG2 ON” indication flashes. Press MY INFO to activate the timer. The “MY INFO indicator lights up, If you do not proceed to the next step within 5 seconds in steps 1 – 4, the display returns to the current source indication. 9 ENGLISHPress the following buttons to operate tape TAPE PLAYBACK

Press OPEN to open the front panel and insert a cassette. Playback starts in the direction that the unit played back previously.A (eject) buttonClose the front panel,Tape running indicator Adjust the volume with +/-. Notes ● If a cassette is already inserted, press DIR to start playback. ● Be sure to close the front panel after inserting or ejecting a cassette.transporl.To do thisEject the cassetteChange the playback side Stop fast-forwarding orrewinding and resumeplaybackFast-forward either sideof the tapeRewind either side ofthe tape Stop the tape and turn the unit offPressthis button (for more than2 seconds) ● At the end of the tape in Fast Forward mode, the other side of the cassette will start playing automatically. ● At the end of the tape in Rewind mode, the same side will start playing automatically. Direction indications

F~J] Displayed when the upper side of the p~i’ Displayed when the lower side of the Tape transport display When you start tape playback, the transport display indicates the tape movement. Upper side: During playback, fast-fowarding Lower side: During rewindina Lower side: During playback, fast-fowarding Upper side: During rewinding During fast-forwarding or rewinding, the transport display accelerates. Before turning the ignition off Be sure to eject any cassette from the unit before turning the ignition off.

ENGLISH 10TAPE PLAYBACK

SOUNDADJUSTMENTS Switching modes When the unit is in Radio or CD Changer Play mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to Tape Play mode automatically.Topreventtapeproblems Before inserting a cassette into the unit, make sure that there is no slack inthe tape. If necessary, take up the slack by inserting a pencil into the spindle hole and winding. Tapes of 90 minutes or longer are extremely thin and easily deformed or damaged. They are not recommended.

MUTE Press SEL to select the mode that you wish to adjust from: VOL (volume), BASS (bass), TRE (treble), BAL (balance) and FAD (fader). The following indications appear in cyclic order. If you do not proceed with step 2 within 5 seconds, the selected mode is canceled, and the indication returns to the current source mode. Press +/– to adjust the level. Press and hold either button to change the level rapidly. Decreases theIncreases thevolume levelvolume levelDecreases theIncreases thebass levelbass levelDecreases theIncreases thetreble level treble level Decreases the Decreases the level of the right level of the left speaker(s) speaker(s)Decreases theDecreases the level of the front level of the rear speakersspeakers Without selecting any mode with SEL, only the volume level can be adjusted by pressing

MUTE button Press this button to temporarily Iowerthevolume. Press it again to restore the previous volume. 11 ENGLISHYou can adjust the position of sound stage and tone balance to best serve a particular seat just by pressing DRV. DRV Press DRV to change the position of sound stage. Each time you press changes as follows. DRV, the sound stage

For the front left seat = R For the front right seat You can enjoy music with strong bass sound. H-BASS Press H-BASS to obtain powerful bass. Each time you press H-BASS, the bass sound level changes as follows.

H-BASS 3 High When H-BASS isactivated, the” -” indicator lights up, Note When DRV is activated, you cannot adjust BAL (balance), FAD (fader), BASS (bass) and TRE (treble) modes. ENGLISH

(CT-FX729M only) You can play discs with this unit by connecting the optional AIWA ADC-EX1 06, ADC-M60 CD changer. Make sure that the disc magazine loaded with the discs is inserted in the connected CD changer. To install the unit, refertotheseparate Installation and Connections manual.

1 Prees CD to start playing from disc 1. The disc and track numbers appear. CD runningCD changerindicator operation indicator Disc nu~ber Track’number z Adjust the volume with +/-.

MUTE ~ M INT ] REP1 I DIR

REP RANDOM Press following buttons to operate the connected CD changer.Toswitchmodes ● To turn the unit off, press and hold MUTE for more than 2 seconds. ● Even if the unit is in Radio or Tape Play mode, pressing CD switches the unit to CD Changer Play mode. ● Ifyou wish to switch to another mode, press the following buttons. – Pressing DIR switches the unit to Tape Play mode. - Pressing BAND switches the unit to Radio mode.To skip tracksButtons Press* Press and hold w Skips to the next Advances track rapidlyRelease it toresume play Skips back toReverses the beginning of rapidly the current track Release it to resume play

• Press for less than 0.5 second, Toplayotherdisc To start playing the previous disc in the disc magazine, press DISC T. To start playing the next disc, press DISC

The number of the disc appears, Repeat play To repeat the current track, press REP1 (the “REPEAT 1” indication appears). To repeat the current disc, press REP (the “REPEAT” indication appears). To cancel either mode, press the same button a9ain-Introplay Press INT (the “SCAN indication appears). The first 10 seconds of each track on all the discs in the disc magazine are played in sequence. To cancel Intro play, press INT again. To do this I Press this button To pauseTo resume

13 ENGLISHRandomplay(ADC-EX106,ADC-M60only) Press RANDOM (the “RANDOM” indication CONNECTING A appears). All the tracks on the current disc are played in

random order. To cancel Random play, press RANDOM again.

EQUIPMENT This unit is equipped with a line-level input (CD/ MD IN) jack, enabling high sound quality.

Connect a portable CD/MD player, etc. via the CD/MD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) on the unit. Start playback from the connected equipment. The “CD IN” indication appears. ● For further information on the portable CD/MD player, etc., refer to the operating instructions for the equipment.Notes ● Connecting a plug to the CD/MD INjack cancels Radio, Tape Play and CD Changer Play mode and activates CD/MD IN mode. Disconnecting the plug cancels CD/MD IN mode and returns the unit to its former status. ● When thetimeris activated (page 9), connecting a plug to the CD/MD IN jack does not switch the unit to CD/MD IN mode. Press DIR, CD, or BAND before connecting the plug to the CD/MD IN jack.ENGLISH 14SETTING THE BEEP TONE The unit is preset at the factory to beep each time you press any button on the front panel except OPEN. You can stop beeping by following the procedure below. 1,3

With the unit off, press and hold SELfor more than 2 seconds. Press TUNE T or TUNE A repeatedly to select “BEEP ON” or “BEEP OFF”.Press SEL.

SETTING THE CONTRAST

CONTROL You can change the contrast of the display.

1 With the unit on, press and hold DRV for more than 2 seconds. The current contrast indication appears. z Press TUNE v or TUNE A repeatedly to select the contrast from among the following three levels.

CONT.M (factory setting) CONT.H 15 ENGLISHTROUBLESHOOTING (CT-FX729M only) Errorcodes In the following cases the corresponding error code indication appears. Follow the suggestions below to solve the problem, If the error code indication does not disappear, consult an AIWA service center. ERRORO1 ERROR02 ERROR03 ERROR04 ERROR05 The disc magazine is not properly inserted inthe CD changer. Reinserl the magazine. Refer to the instruction manual for the CD changer. No discs are loaded in the disc magazine. Insert discs properly. Refer to the instruction manual for the CD changer. Focus error. Check that the discs are loaded properly in the disc magazine (right side up, etc.). Problem with the CD changer, Reset the unit by pressing the reset button. If this does not solve the problem, consult an AIWA service center. The CD changer is overheated. Allow the cha;ger to cool off by moving the vehicle out of direct sunlight, Resetbutton The Reset button is visible when you detach the front panel. Tty pressing this button if a connected CD changer does not operate properly, To press this button, use the tip of a pointed object such as a pencil or toothpick. Note that all your setting stored in memory, however, will be erased by pressing this button. MAINTENANCE Cleaning the front panel When the front panel is soiled, wipe the surface of the panel with a soft, dry cloth, Cleaning the tape head Use a cleaning cassette to clean the playback head and capstans approximately once a month, If the playback head is dirty, the high tones may not be reproduced properly. Cleaning the connector The connector on the reverse side of the front panel needs to be cleaned occasionally. Wipe the surface of the connector with a cotton swab slightly moistened with alcohol. Reset button

MGL/5H16SPECIFICATIONS

RADIO SECTION (FM) Frequency Range:

14.4 V (11 to 16 V allowable),

DC, negative ground Load Impedance, 4 Q Tone Control: Bass ~10 dB at lr)r)