JVC KS-FX811 manual

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2 ENGLISH BEFORE USE * For safety .... • Do not raise the volume le vel too much, as this will block outside sounds, making driving danger ous. • Stop the car befor e performing any complicated operations. * T emperature inside the car .... If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather , wait until the temperatur e in the ca[...]

3 ENGLISH LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS Control panel q 24 37 u t y e 8 1 p w 56 i o ; a r s g d / f kl j h TAPE z 9 Multi Music Scan o DISP (displa y) button • Also functions as SSM buttons when pr essed tog ether with MODE button. ; EQ (equalizer) b utton Display window a (Dolby B) indicator s Main display d V olume (or audio) lev el indicator Equal[...]

ENGLISH 4 Preparing the remote controller 2. Place the battery . Slide the batter y into the holder with the + side facing upw ards so that the batter y is fixed in the holder . Lithium coin battery (product number: CR2025) 3. Return the battery holder . Insert again the batter y holder pushing it until you hear a clic king sound. Before using the [...]

ENGLISH 5 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio . Each time you press the b utton, the preset station number increases, and the selected station is tuned in to . • Skips to the pre vious disc while listening to the CD changer . Each time you press the b utton, the disc number decreases, and the selected disc starts playin[...]

6 ENGLISH BASIC OPERA TIONS 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 13 – 15.) T o drop the volume in a moment Press briefly while listening to any source. “A TT” starts flashing on the display , and the volume le vel will drop in a moment. T o resume the pre vious volume lev el, press the button briefly again. • If y[...]

7 ENGLISH Listening to the radio Y ou can use either automatic searching or man ual searching to tune in to a par ticular station. Searching a station automatically: Auto search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Note: This r eceiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). Y ou can use any one of them to listen to an FM br oadcast. 2 Start searching a [...]

8 ENGLISH Storing stations in memor y Y ou can use one of the f ollowing two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory . • Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strong- station Sequential Memory) • Manual preset of both FM and AM stations FM station automatic preset: SSM Y ou can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2 and F[...]

9 ENGLISH Manual preset Y ou can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually . Ex.: Stor ing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you want to store stations into (in this example, FM1). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follo ws: 2 T une in to[...]

10 ENGLISH T APE OPERA TIONS Listening to a cassette Y ou can pla y back type 1 (normal) tapes. 1 Open the control panel. 2 Insert a cassette into the cassette compartment. The unit turns on and tape pla y starts automatically . 3 Close the control panel by hand. 4 Select the tape direction. Each time you press 23 , the tape direction changes alter[...]

11 ENGLISH Press ¢ to locate a tune ahead of the current tune on the cassette. Press 4 to locate a tune before the current tune on the cassette. Finding the beginning of a tune Multi Music Scan allows you to automatically start playbac k from the beginning of a specified tune. Y ou can specify up to 9 tunes ahead of or bef ore the current tune. Du[...]

12 ENGLISH Other convenient tape functions Skipping the blank portions on the tape Y ou can skip b lank por tions between the tunes (Blank Skip). When this function is on, the unit skips blank por tions of 15 seconds or more, f ast-forwards to the ne xt tune, then star ts playing it. • See also “Changing the general settings (PSM)” on page 16[...]

13 ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the sound Y ou can adjust the sound char acteristics to your preference . 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Each time you press the button, the adjustab le items change as follo ws: Indication T o do: Range BAS Adjust the bass. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) TRE Adjust the treble. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) F AD[...]

14 ENGLISH Indication For: Preset values BAS TRE LOUD USER (Flat sound) 00 00 OFF ROCK Rock or +03 +01 ON disco music CLASSIC Classical +01 –02 OFF music POPS Light music +04 +01 OFF HIP HOP Funk or Rap +02 00 ON music JAZZ Jazz music +02 +03 OFF JAZZ POPS USER ROCK CLASSIC HIP HOP Ex.: If you hav e selected “USER” previously Selecting preset[...]

15 ENGLISH • When “CEQ LINK” is set to “LINK ON,” The selected sound mode can be stored in memor y for the current source . Each time you change to the same source, the same sound mode is also recalled and shown on the display . The C-EQ indicator also flashes . • When “CEQ LINK” is set to “LINK OFF” The selected sound mode eff [...]

16 ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears on the display . (See page 17.) 2 Set the hour . 1 Select “CLOCK H (hour)” if not shown on the display . 2 Adjust the hour . 3 Set the minute. 1 Select “CLOCK M (minute). ” 2 Adjust the minute. 4 Finis[...]

17 ENGLISH Preferred Setting Mode (PSM) items 1 2 Select. Hold. 3 Advance Back Back Adv ance 1:00 16 LINK ON 15, 18 LINK OFF 18 18 12 Counter- clockwise F actor y-preset settings Set. See page Clockwise CLOCK H Hour adjustment CLOCK M Minute adjustment CEQ LINK Custom equalizer linkage LEVEL Le v el display DIMMER * Dimmer mode TEL * T elephone mut[...]

18 ENGLISH T o set Custom Equalizer Link – CEQ LINK A different sound mode (C-EQ) can be stored in memory for each source so that you can change the sound modes simply by changing the sources . When shipped from the factory , this mode is deactivated. • LINK ON: Different sound modes f or different sources. • LINK OFF: One sound mode f or all[...]

19 ENGLISH Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the right side of the control panel into the groove on the panel holder . 2 Press the left side of the control panel to fix it to the panel holder . Note on cleaning the connectors: If you frequently detac h the contr ol panel, the connectors will deteriorate . T o minimize this possibility , periodic[...]

20 ENGLISH CD CHANGER OPERA TIONS W e recommend that you use one of the CH-X series with your unit. If you ha ve another CD automatic changer , consult your JVC car audio dealer f or connections. • F or example, if your CD automatic c hang er is one of the KD-MK series, you need a cor d (KS-U15K) for connecting it to this unit. Before operating y[...]

21 ENGLISH T o play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a disc. “MODE” appears on the lower par t of the display , and the number buttons w or k as different function buttons. 2 Press RPT (repeat), while “MODE” is still on the display , so that the RPT indicator lights up on the displa[...]

ENGLISH 22 EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERA TIONS Playing an external component Y ou can connect the external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the Line Input Adaptor KS-U57 (not supplied). Preparations: • F or connecting the Line Input Adaptor KS-U57 and the external component, r efer to the Installation/ Connection Manual (separate vol[...]

23 ENGLISH MAINTENANCE This unit requires v er y little attention, but y ou will be able to e xtend the life of the unit if y ou f ollow the instructions below . T o clean the head • Clean the heads after ev er y 10 hours of use using a wet-type head cleaning tape (av ailable at an audio store). When the head becomes dir ty , you ma y realize the[...]

24 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious . Chec k the follo wing points before calling a ser vice center . Symptoms • A cassette tape cannot be inser ted. • A cassette tape cannot be ejected. • Cassette tapes become hot. • T ape sound is at ver y low lev el and sound quality is degraded. • Sound is some[...]

25 ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum P ower Output: F ront: 50 W per channel Rear : 50 W per channel Continuous P ower Output (RMS): F ront: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8 % total harmonic distor tion. Rear : 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8 % total harm[...]