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CDC-X917M YU
STEREO CAR CD RECEIVER
RADIO-TOCADISCOS DE CD ESTEREOFONICO PARA
AUTOMOVIL
ENGLISH
ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MODE D'EMPLOI
OWNER'S RECORD
For your convenience, record the model number and
serial number (you will find them on the bottom 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. CDC-X917M
Serial No.
8B-KC7-901-01
001030ATM-OX


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PRECAUTIONS
· Use only in a 12-volt DC negative-ground electrical
system.
· Disconnect the vehicle's negative battery terminal
while mounting and connecting the unit.
· When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an
identical amperage rating. Using a fuse with a higher
amperage rating may cause serious damage to the unit.
· Do NOT attempt to disassemble the unit. Laser beams
from the optical pickup are dangerous to the eyes.
· Make sure that pins or other foreign objects do not get
inside the unit; they may cause malfunctions, or create
safety hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam
exposure.
· When your vehicle has been parked in direct sunlight
resulting in a considerable rise in the temperature
inside, allow the unit to cool off before operating it.
· Keep the volume at a level at which you can hear
outside warning sounds (horns, sirens, etc.).
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a 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 installation.
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 or adjustments to this product, which are
not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may void
the user's right or authority to operate this product.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THEFT PROTECTION .............................................. 2
BASIC OPERATION, AUDIO AND CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT ..................................................... 2
RADIO OPERATION ................................................. 3
CD PLAYER OPERATION ........................................ 4
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ......................................... 5
OTHER FUNCTIONS ............................................... 5
STEERING WHEEL REMOTE CONTROL ............... 6
CD CHANGER OPERATION .................................... 6
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 7
MAINTENANCE ........................................................ 7
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 7
CD Notes
· Playing a defective or dusty CD can
cause dropouts in sound.
· Hold CDs as illustrated.
· Do NOT touch the unlabeled side.
· Do NOT attach any seal, label or data protection sheet
to either side of a disc.
· Do NOT expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive
heat.
· Wipe a dirty CD from the center outward with a cleaning
cloth.
Never use solvents such as benzine or alcohol.
· This unit cannot play 3-inch (8 cm) CDs.
· NEVER insert a 3-inch CD contained in the adapter or
any irregularly shaped CD.
The unit may not be able to eject it, resulting in a
malfunction.
DEMO (Demonstration) mode
The unit has an extra display 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 DEMO mode
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.
In addition to ordinary CDs, CD-Rs or CD-RWs can be read by this unit. However, NEVER use a CD-R or CD-RW
that contains no data or data in the wrong format, such as MP3 or other computer files.
Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment, text data stored in a CD-R or CD-RW may not be displayed.


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THEFT PROTECTION
(Retractable Front Panel)
When your car's ignition switch is turned off, the front
panel will be retracted automatically as if there were no
car audio in the console.
When the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON position,
the front panel will appear automatically.
BASIC OPERATION,
AUDIO AND CLOCK
ADJUSTMENT
Turning the unit on/off
· You can turn the unit on by pressing any button on the
front panel except
z. The unit also turns on when you
press
z and insert a CD.
· Press and hold PWR/MUTE until the unit turns off.
Note
Most operations described in this manual require the
unit to be turned on before starting the operation,
unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Changing the source mode
1 Press FUNCTION .
Pressing FUNCTION
cycles through source
modes in the following order:
* "CD" does not appear in the display when there is no
CD in the unit.
**CD Changer Play mode (available when an optional
CD Changer is connected)
Adjusting the volume
1 Press + or ­.
VOL (volume) indication appears.
Muting the sound
1 Press PWR/MUTE briefly.
MUTE indicator flashes.
To restore volume, briefly press PWR/MUTE again.
Adjusting sound
You can select the following modes for adjusting sound
depending on the music you listen to: BASS (low
frequencies), TRE (high frequencies), BAL (left/right),
FAD (front/rear), H-BASS (high bass)*, and DSSA
(Drivers Sound Stage Adjustment)**
* You can reinforce the bass sound.
** You can adjust sound stage and tone balance to best
serve a particular seat in the car.
1 Press SEL repeatedly to select the mode to be
adjusted.
Pressing SEL cycles through the modes. The
selected mode's indicator appears.
2 Press + or ­ to increase or decrease the level for the
selected mode (except for H-BASS and DSSA).
In H-BASS mode, press + or ­ to select 1 (low),
2 (medium), 3 (high), or OFF.
In DSSA mode, press + or ­ to select L (for the front
left seat), R (for the front right seat), or OFF.
Note
· Adjust the level or select an item within 5 seconds, or
the selected mode will return to previous state.
· When DSSA is activated, you cannot adjust BAL, FAD,
BASS, and TRE.
Aligning the source levels
(Source Level Adjuster)
Volume may vary each time you change the source
mode. In this case, you can align each source mode's
volume to almost the same level.
1 Press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the desired
mode.
2 Press DISP while pressing SEL.
"LEVEL 0" appears in the display.
3 Press + or ­ to adjust the level.
Note
Adjust the level within 5 seconds, or this function will be
canceled.
Restoring the factory settings
1 Turn off the unit.
2 Press and hold DISP until "LEVEL --" appears in the
display.
Note
You can restore the factory settings only for VOL,
BASS, TRE, BAL, FAD, H-BASS, and DSSA as well as
aligned source volume levels.
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Muting button beep sounds
1 Turn off the unit.
2 Press and hold SEL until "BEEP" appears in the
display.
3 Press + or ­ to select "ON" or "OFF".
4 Press SEL.
The unit turns off.
Setting the clock
1 Press and hold SEL until the clock indicator flashes
in the display.
2 Press TUNEk (to set hour) or TUNEi (to set
minute) and press + or ­.
3 Press SEL.
Displaying the clock
1 Press DISP.
To return to the former display, press DISP again.
RADIO OPERATION
Tuning in to a station
(Seek/Manual Tuning)
Local indicator
Stereo indicator
*"F" means FM, and "A" means AM.
1 Press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the desired
band (F1, F2, F3, A1 or A2).
2 Press TUNEi (to move to higher frequencies) or
TUNE
k (to move to lower frequencies) to tune in to
a station.
"ST" appears in the display when an FM station is
broadcasting in stereo, and receiving conditions are
good.
Seek Tuning and Manual Tuning
· Press and hold TUNE
i or TUNEk until Seek
Tuning starts.
The unit locates a station automatically (Seek
Tuning).
· Press TUNE
i or TUNEk repeatedly to search for
a desired station while increasing or decreasing
the frequency step by step (Manual Tuning).
To stop Seek Tuning, press TUNE
i or TUNEk
again.
Monaural mode
When FM signals become weak, or FM reception
becomes poor, the unit automatically switches to
Monaural mode to reduce noise.
Local mode
Local mode allows you to tune in only to strong stations
during Seek Tuning.
1 Press LO before you start seek tuning.
"LO" appears in the display.
To return to Distant mode, press LO again.
"LO" disappears and the unit tunes in to all receivable
stations.
Using preset stations
You must preset stations before you can tune in a station
using preset station number buttons.
Presetting stations automatically
(Auto Memory)
1 Press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the desired
band (F1, F2, F3, A1 or A2).
2 Press and hold PS/A.ME until automatic presetting
starts.
The unit automatically stores up to 6 stations for
each band.
After completion of automatic presetting, the unit
tunes in to all the stations stored on the preset
station buttons in order (Prest Scan).
To cancel automatic presetting, press PS/A.ME again.
Checking the preset stations (Preset Scan)
1 Press PS/A.ME briefly.
Each preset station will be tuned in for 5 seconds in
order.
To cancel Preset Scan, press PS/A.ME again or any
preset station button.
Band indicator* Frequency indication
Preset station buttons 1 ­ 6
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Presetting stations manually
(Manual Memory)
1 Press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the desired
band (F1, F2, F3, A1 or A2).
2 Press TUNEi or TUNEk to tune in to a desired
station (see "Tuning in to a station," page 3).
3 Press and hold the desired preset station button until
the unit beeps.
Note
A newly preset station replaces the station on the same
band that was previously stored on that preset station
button.
Tuning in to a preset station
1 Press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the desired
band (F1, F2, F3, A1 or A2).
2 Press the preset station button on which the desired
station is stored.
Active tuning reception control (ATRC)
The unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by
vehicle movement, and maintains sound quality.
Using the timer
(My Information)
You can schedule the radio to activate for daily radio
programs. The unit automatically turns on and off in
Radio mode at the scheduled times.
1 Turn off the unit.
2 Press and hold INFO until "PROGRAM", flashes in
the display.
3 Press the preset station button 1(for PROGRAM 1)
or 2 (for PROGRAM 2) to select the desired timer.
4 Press SEL twice.
5 Set the time you wish the unit to turn on.
· Press TUNE
k and press + or ­ to set the hour.
· Press TUNE
i and press + or ­ to set the minute.
6 Press SEL twice.
7 Press FUNCTION
to select the band.
8 Press TUNEi, TUNEk or the desired preset
station button to select the station.
9 Press SEL twice.
10 Set the time you wish the unit to turn off following the
same procedure used in step 5.
11 Press SEL.
12 Press INFO.
The unit turns off, and setting is completed.
· If you preset another program, preset all the steps
from step 1.
· To cancel a timer setting in progress, press and
hold PWR/MUTE to turn off the unit.
When the unit is on, "MY INFO" appears in the
display indicating that the unit is standby for a timer.
During the timer-activated tuning, "MY INFO",
continues to flash.
To cancel the timer standby
1
Press INFO repeatedly to select the desired
timer (PRG 1 or PRG 2).
2
Press TUNE
i or TUNEk to select "OFF".
3
Press INFO again.
Note
· When you preset two programs, be sure that they do
not overlap.
· The unit automatically starts tuning at the scheduled
time regardless of the current source mode. When the
scheduled program is over, the unit automatically
returns to the former source mode.
· When this function is activated, TUNE
i/k, A.ME/PS,
LO, INFO, and the preset number buttons do not work
for tuning in stations.
· However, if you press FUNCTION
to change the
source mode during timer-activated tuning, the
scheduled program is canceled.
CD PLAYER OPERATION
Playing a CD
You can play CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs using the
procedure described below.
1 Press z to open the front panel.
2 Insert a CD.
The front panel will be closed automatically and
"CD" appears in the display.
CD play starts.
If a CD is already inserted, press FUNCTION
repeatedly to select CD play mode.
In normal play, when the last track finishes, the unit
returns to the first track and continues to play.
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