JVC KS-FX230/F130 manual

CASSETTE RECEIVER KS-FX230/F130 ENGLISH ESP AÑOL RECEPT OR-REPRODUCTOR DE CASSETTE KS-FX230/F130 RADIOCASSETTE KS-FX230/F130 INSTRUCTIONS MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS MO/RND SCAN/RPT SOUND LOUD DISP PROG BAND Multi Music Scan CD CHANGER CONTROL SEL SSM 78 91 01 1 1 2 12 3 4 56 40W X 4 /I ATT CD- CH TUNER T APE KS-FX230 MO SCAN[...]

2 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. CONTENTS BASIC OPERA TIONS .................................................... 3 RADIO OPERA TIONS ................................................... 4 [...]

ENGLISH 3 1 T ur n on the power . 2 Select the source. T o operate the tuner, see pages 4 – 8. T o operate the tape deck, see pages 9 – 10. ONL Y FOR KS-FX230: T o operate the CD changer, see pages 16 – 18. 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound as y ou w ant (see pages 11 – 13). T o dr op the volume in a moment Press A TT briefly while li[...]

4 2 Start searching a station. When a station is received, searching stops. T o stop searc hing before a station is received, press the same b utton you hav e pressed for searching. T o tune in a par ticular frequency manually: 1 Select the band (FM or AM) For KS-FX230: Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly . For KS-F130: Press FM or AM. 2 Press and hold SSM[...]

ENGLISH 5 1 Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or FM3) you want to store FM stations into. 2 Press and hold the both buttons for more than 3 seconds. Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the band number you ha ve selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These stations are preset in the number buttons — No. 1 ([...]

6 Manual preset Y ou can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) man ually . EXAMPLE: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band 1 Select the FM1 band. 2 T une into a station of 88.3 MHz. See page 4 to tune into a station. 3 Press and hold the button for more than 1 second. 4 Repeat the above proc[...]

ENGLISH 7 1 Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) y ou want. 2 Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset station you want. BAND TUNER 12 3 4 56 T uning into a preset station Y ou can easily tune into a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see pages 5 and 6. KS-FX230 KS-F130 KS-F130 KS-FX230 [...]

8 Other convenient tuner functions SEL SSM ¢ SSM 4 +/– SCAN/RPT (For KS-FX230) SCAN (For KS-F130) MO/RND (For KS-FX230) MO (For KS-F130) Scanning broadcast stations When you press SCAN/RPT (for KS-FX230) or SCAN (for KS-F130) while listening to the radio, station scanning starts. Each time a broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops for about 5 seco[...]

ENGLISH 9 T APE OPERA TIONS Listening to a tape 2 1 1 Insert a cassette. The unit turns on and tape pla y star ts automatically . When one side of the tape reaches its end during pla y , the other side of the tape automatically starts playing. (Auto Reverse) 2 Select the tape direction. Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes alt[...]

10 Finding the beginning of a tune Multi Music Scan allows you to automatically start playback from the beginning of a specified tune. Y ou can specify up to 9 tunes ahead or bef ore the current tune. 1 1 Specify how many tunes ahead or before the current tune the tune you want is located. Each time you set the tune, the number changes up to ±9. W[...]

ENGLISH 11 LOUD SOUND SOUND ADJUSTMENTS T urning on/off the loudness function The human ear is less sensitive to low and high frequencies at low volumes. The loudness function can boost these frequencies to produce a well-balanced sound at low volume level. Each time you press LOUD , the loudness function tur ns on/off alter natively . Selecting pr[...]

12 Adjusting the sound Y ou can adjust the treble/bass sounds and the speak er balance. 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Indication T o do: Range BAS Adjust the bass –6 (min.) — +6 (max.) (bass) TRE Adjust the treble –6 (min.) — +6 (max.) (treble) F AD Adjust the front and rear speaker R6 (rear only) — F6 (front only) (Fader)* balanc[...]

ENGLISH 13 1 Call up the sound mode you want to adjust. See page 11 f or details. 2 T o adjust the bass or treble sound le v el Select “BAS” or “TRE.” T o tur n on or off the loudness function Each time you press LOUD, the loudness function turns on and off alternatively . ( = go to step 4) 3 Adjust the bass or treble level. See page 12 for[...]

14 OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 Press and hold the button for more than 2 seconds. “CLOCK H, ” “CLOCK M” or “AREA” appears on the displa y . 2 Set the hour . 1. Select “CLOCK H” if not shown on the displa y . 2. Adjust the hour . 3 Set the minute. 1. Select “CLOCK M.” 2. Adjust the minute . 4 Start the clock. T o che[...]

ENGLISH 15 How to detach the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to tur n off the power . 1 Unlock the control panel. 2 Pull the control panel out of the unit. 3 Put the detached control panel into the provided case. How to attach the control panel 1 Insert the left side of the control panel into the groove on the panel holder[...]

16 Playing CDs 1 Select the CD automatic changer . Play back starts from the first track of the first disc. All tracks of all discs are played back. 78 91 01 1 1 2 1 Number buttons SSM ¢ SSM 4 CD CHANGER OPERA TIONS This section is ONL Y FOR KS-FX230, when used with a JVC CD automatic changer (separately purchased). W e recommend that you use one [...]

ENGLISH 17 T o fast forward or reverse the track Press and hold SSM ¢ , while playing a CD, to fast forward the track. Press and hold SSM 4 , while playing a CD, to reverse the track. T o go to the next track or the previous track Press SSM ¢ briefly, while pla ying a CD , to go ahead to the beginning of the next track. Each time you press the bu[...]

18 Selecting CD playback modes SCAN/RPT MO/RND T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) Each time you press MO/RND (Mono/Random) while playing a CD, CD random play mode changes as follows: Mode RND Indicator Plays at random RND1 Lights All tracks of the current disc, then the tracks of the next disc, and so on. RND2 Flashes All tracks of all di[...]

ENGLISH 19 MAINTENANCE T o extend the lifetime of the unit This unit requires very little attention, but you will be able to extend the life of the unit if you follow the instr uctions belo w . T o clean the heads • Clean the heads after every 10 hours of use using a wet-type head cleaning tape (available at an audio store). When the head becomes[...]

20 TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms • A cassette tape cannot be inserted. • Cassette tapes become hot. • T ape sound is at very lo w level and sound quality is degraded. • Sound is sometimes interrupted. • Sound cannot be heard from the s[...]

ENGLISH 21 SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 40 watts per channel Rear: 40 watts per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 16 watts per channel into 4 Ω , 40 to 20,000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Rear: 16 watts per channel into 4 Ω , 40 to 20,000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total har[...]

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