JVC KW-XC838 manuel d'utilisation

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2 ENGLISH IMPORT ANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS Precautions: 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CA UTION: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock f ailed or defeated. A void direct exposure to beam. 3. CA UTION: Do not open the top cov er. There are no user-ser viceable parts inside. Leav e all servicing to qualified service personnel. 4. CA UTION: This[...]

ENGLISH 3 How to reset y our unit .............................. 2 LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS ........... 4 Control panel ............................................ 4 Remote controller ..................................... 5 Preparing the remote controller ............... 6 BASIC OPERA TIONS ...................... 7 RADIO OPERA TIONS ..............[...]

4 ENGLISH LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS Control panel Control panel 1 Displa y window 2 CD loading slot 3 ATT / (standby/on / attenuator) b utton 4 DISP (display) button 5 Auxiliary input jack 6 SEL (select) button 7 EQ L V (Equalizer/Le vel) button 8 + / – buttons 9 Reset button p MODE button q Cassette compartment w CD 0 (eject) button e Source butt[...]

ENGLISH 5 1 Functions the same as the ATT / button on the main unit. 2 • Changes the band while listening to the radio . • Skips to the first file of the next directory if pressed while listening to an MP3 disc. • Changes the tape direction while listening to a tape. • Selects disc numbers in increasing order , and star ts pla ying while li[...]

6 ENGLISH Preparing the remote controller Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit. Make sure there is no obstacle in between. • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting). Remote sensor Installing the battery When the controllabl[...]

ENGLISH 7 BASIC OPERA TIONS Note: When you use this unit for the fir st time, set the b uilt-in clock corr ectly, see page 29. 1 T urn on the power . “ HELLO! ” appears on the display . Note on One-T ouch Operation: When you select a sour ce in step 2 below , the power automatically comes on. Y ou do not have to pr ess this button to turn on th[...]

8 ENGLISH RADIO OPERA TIONS Listening to the radio Y ou can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a par ticular station. Searching for a station automatically: Auto search 1 Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM). Note: This r eceiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, and FM3). Y ou can use any one of them to listen to an FM b[...]

9 ENGLISH Storing stations in memor y Y ou can use one of the f ollowing methods to store broadcasting stations in memor y . • Automatic preset: SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory) • Manual preset • Storing your favorite station into the EX button Automatic preset: SSM Y ou can preset up to 6 local stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2, and F[...]

10 ENGLISH T uning in to a preset station Y ou can easily tune in to a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see page 9. 1 Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3, or AM) y ou want. 2 Select the number (1 – 6) f or the preset station y ou want. FM1 FM2 FM3 AM T o tune in the fav orite station (EX) Pr[...]

11 ENGLISH Other convenient tuner functions Scanning broadcast stations 1 Select “ SCAN. ” * When receiving an FM stereo broadcast. 2 Start scanning. Each time a broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops f or about 5 seconds (tuned frequency number flashes on the displa y), and you can chec k what program is no w being broadcasted. If you want to l[...]

12 ENGLISH CD OPERA TIONS Playing a CD 1 Insert a disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws in the CD and star ts pla yback automatically . Current track T otal pla ying time of the inser ted disc T otal trac k number of the inser ted disc Elapsed pla ying time Note on One-T ouch Operation: When a CD is alr ead y in the loading slot,[...]

13 ENGLISH Press ¢ briefly while playing a CD , to go ahead to the beginning of the ne xt trac k. Each time you press the button consecutiv ely , the beginning of the next tr ack is located and pla yed bac k. Press 4 briefly while playing a CD , to go back to the beginning of the current trac k. Each time you press the button consecutiv ely , the [...]

14 ENGLISH Selecting CD playback modes T o play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can play back the current trac k repeatedly . 1 Press MODE repeatedly until “ REPEA T ” appears. 2 Press SEL. Each time you press the button, CD repeat pla y mode tur ns on ( “ REPEA T ON ” ) and off ( “ REPEA T OFF ” ) alternately . When the repea[...]

15 ENGLISH Prohibiting CD ejection Y ou can prohibit CD ejection and can “ lock ” a CD in the loading slot. While pressing CD/CH, press and hold CD 0 for more than 2 seconds. “ CD ” flashes on the displa y for a while , and the CD is lock ed and cannot be ejected. T o cancel the prohibition and “ unlock ” the CD, press and hold CD 0 for[...]

16 ENGLISH What is MP3? MP3 is an abbre viation of Motion Picture Exper ts Group (or MPEG) A udio Lay er 3*. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps**). That means, b y using MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-R W can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can. * This player is not compatible with the data [...]

17 ENGLISH : Root : Directories : MP3 files MP3 dir ectory/file configuration Note: Ther e is no limit on the n umber of the hier ar chy le vels (nested director ies). How e v er , up to 8 hierar chy levels is r ecommended for stable operations. MP3 playback/search order • The numbers in circles below the MP3 files ( ) indicate the playback order[...]

18 ENGLISH Refer also to “ CD OPERA TIONS ” on pages 12 to 15. Playing an MP3 disc 1 Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws in an MP3 disc and star ts playbac k automatically . Pla yback star ts automatically from the first file of the first director y once file chec k is completed. Then, the display changes to sho w[...]

19 ENGLISH T o change the display information While playing bac k an MP3 file, you can change the file information shown on the displa y . Each time you press DISP (display), the displa y changes to show the f ollowing: • When “ T A G ON ” is selected (initial setting: see page 32) * If an MP3 file does not have ID3 ta gs, dir ectory name and[...]

20 ENGLISH T o go to a particular director y directly IMPORT ANT : T o directly select the directories using the number b utton(s), it is required that directories are assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of their directory names. (This can only be done during the recording of CD- Rs or CD-R Ws.) Ex.: I f director y name is “ 01 ABC ” = pr[...]

21 ENGLISH T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) 1 Press MODE repeatedly until “ RANDOM ” appears. 2 Press SEL. Each time you press the button, random pla y mode changes as follo ws: Mode RND Plays at random Indicator RANDOM1 ON Li gh t s All files of the current director y , then the files of the next directory , and so on. RANDOM2 ON F[...]

22 ENGLISH T APE OPERA TIONS Listening to a tape Y ou can play back type 1 (normal) tapes. 1 Insert a cassette into the cassette compartment. The unit turns on and tape play star ts automatically . When one side of the tape reaches its end during play , the other side of the tape automatically star ts pla ying. (Auto Re verse) Note on One-T ouch Op[...]

23 ENGLISH T o stop play and eject the cassette Press T APE 0 . T ape pla y stops and the cassette automatically ejects from the cassette compar tment. If you change the source, the tape pla y also stops (without ejecting the cassette this time). • Y ou can also eject the cassette by pressing T APE 0 with the unit turned off. T o fast-for ward an[...]

24 ENGLISH Other convenient tape functions Skipping blank portions on the tape Y ou can skip blank por tions between the tunes (Blank Skip). 1 Press MODE repeatedly until “ B.SKIP ” appears. 2 Press SEL. Each time you press the button, skip function mode turns on ( “ B.SKIP ON ” ) and off ( “ B.SKIP OFF ” ) alternately . When this funct[...]

ENGLISH 25 SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Reinforcing the bass sound Y ou can also adjust the level of Super Bass . 1 Select “ S.BASS. ” 2 Adjust the level within the range of “ 00 ” to “ 08. ” Adjusting the sound Y ou can adjust the sound character istics to y our preference . 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Each time y ou press the button, t[...]

26 ENGLISH Selecting preset sound modes Y ou can select a preset sound adjustment suitable to the music genre . 1 Select “ EQ . ” 2 Select the sound mode. The sound mode changes as follows: * Rhythm and Blues ** If you want to adjust and stor e your original sound mode (USER), see “ Storing your own sound adjustments ” on page 27. T o cance[...]

ENGLISH 27 3 Adjust the selected sound element. • Refer to the tab le below f or adjusting the selected sound element. Indication Range LOW FREQ. 50 Hz , 80 Hz , 120 Hz LOW LEVEL – 06 (min.) — +06 (max.) MID FREQ. 700 Hz , 1 kHz , 2 kHz MID LEVEL – 06 (min.) — +06 (max.) HIGH FREQ. 8 kHz , 12 kHz HIGH LEVEL – 06 (min.) — +06 (max.) 4 [...]

28 ENGLISH LEVEL METER SETTING Selecting level meter patterns Y ou can select one from 7 different le vel meter patterns or a demonstration of all the patter ns. 1 Select “ L.V . METER. ” 2 Press +/ – to select the level meter pattern. Each time you press the button, the le vel meter changes as follo ws: Level meter patterns 1. ALL DEMO (init[...]

ENGLISH 29 OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS About the demonstration mode (DEMO MODE) When shipped from the factory , “ DEMO ” is set to “ DEMO ON ” in this unit. The demonstration will star t automatically if no sound comes in f or 3 minutes. (See page 31.) T o deactivate the demonstration mode 1 Press and hold SEL (select) f or more than 2 seconds so [...]

30 ENGLISH Changing general settings (PSM) Y ou can change the settings for this unit by using the PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) control. Basic Procedure • There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing procedure. If the setting is canceled before you finish, star t from step 1 again. 1 Press and hold SEL (select) f or more than 2 seconds so that o[...]

ENGLISH 31 Preferred Setting Mode (PSM) items DEMO OFF DEMO ON DEMO ON 31 Back Adv ance Back Adv ance CLOCK OFF CLOCK ON CLOCK OFF 31 DIM OFF DIM ON DIM A UTO CONTRAST 1 – CONTRAST 10 CONTRAST 5 32 SCRL ONCE SCRL A UT O SCRL OFF T AG OFF T AG ON T A G ON 32 DEMO Demonstration mode CLOCK HOUR Hour adjustment CLOCK MIN Minute adjustment CLOCK DISP [...]

32 ENGLISH Notes: • If the curr ent source is CD c hanger or external component, this setting does not appear . • F or connecting the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 and the external component, r efer to the Installation/ Connection Manual (separate volume). Adjusting the auxiliary input level – AUX ADJ Adjust the auxiliary input level properly whe[...]

ENGLISH 33 Assigning names to the sources Y ou can assign names to station frequencies, CDs, and the e xternal component connected to the auxiliary (AUX) input jac k. After assigning a name, it will appear on the displa y when you select the source. Sources Maximum n umber of the characters Station frequencies* Up to 10 characters (up to 32 station[...]

34 ENGLISH EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERA TIONS Y ou can connect two external components to this unit. Connect one to the auxiliar y (A UX) input jack on the control panel, and the other to the CD changer jack on the rear . Preparations: • F or connecting the Line Input Adapter KS-U57 and the external component, r efer to the Installation/ Connection M[...]

ENGLISH 35 CD CHANGER OPERA TIONS We recommended that y ou use one of the CH-X series with your unit (except f or JVC MP3 compatible CD changer .) If you ha ve another CD automatic changer , consult your JVC car audio dealer f or connections. • F or Example, if your CD automatic chang er is one of the KD-MK series, you need a cor d (KS-U15K) for [...]

36 ENGLISH T o go to a particular disc directly Press the number button corresponding to the disc number to star t its pla yback (while CD changer is playing). • T o select a disc number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly . • T o select a disc number from 7 – 12: Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than 1 second. Ex.: When disc[...]

ENGLISH 37 T o play back only intro (Intro scan) 1 Press MODE repeatedly until “ INTRO ” appears. 2 Press SEL. Each time you press the button, CD intro scan mode changes as follo ws: Mode Indicator Plays the beginnings (15 seconds) INTRO1 ON T rac k number Of all tracks on all flashes inserted discs. INTRO2 ON Disc number Of the first track on [...]

38 ENGLISH The function below is also provided to ensure the longer life of the cassette dec k. Ignition key-off release When you turn off the ignition ke y with a cassette in the compar tment, the unit automatically releases the tape from its head. Handling cassettes The cassette deck b uilt in this unit requires very little attention, but y ou wi[...]

ENGLISH 39 Center holder Moisture condensation Moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD play er in the following cases: • After star ting the heater in the car . • If it becomes very humid inside the car . Should this occur , the CD player ma y malfunction. In this case, eject the disc and leav e the unit tur ned on f or a fe w hours unt[...]

40 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious. Check the f ollowing points before calling a service center . Symptoms • Sound is sometimes interrupted. • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. • This unit does not work at all. • SSM automatic preset does not work. • Static noise while listening to the radi[...]

ENGLISH 41 Symptoms • Disc cannot be play ed back. • Files skip , or 00 ’ 00 ” appears and pla yback stops. • Noise is generated. • A longer readout time is required ( “ FILE CHECK ” keeps flashing on the display). • Files cannot be pla yed back as y ou have intended them to pla y . • Elapsed playing time is not correct. •“ [...]

42 ENGLISH Symptoms • A cassette tape cannot be inser ted. • Cassette tapes become hot. • T ape sound is at ver y lo w le vel and sound quality is degraded. •“ NO MAGAZINE ” appears on the display . •“ RESET 8 ” appears on the display . •“ RESET 1 − RESET 7 ” appears on the display . • The CD changer does not work at all[...]

ENGLISH 43 SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum P ower Output: F ront: 45 W per channel Rear : 45 W per channel Continuous P ower Output (RMS): F ront: 17 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distor tion. Rear : 17 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmon[...]

1 L VT0995-003A [U] J V C 1202MNMMDWJEIN EN, CH,TH,AR ENGLISH • This unit is designed to operate on 12 volts DC, NEGA TIVE ground electrical systems. INST ALLA TION (IN-DASH MOUNTING) The following illustration shows a typical installation. Howe ver , you should mak e adjustments corresponding to y our specific car . In this case consult the manu[...]

2 1 Remove the audio system originally installed. Note: Be sure to keep all the screws and parts remov ed from your car . They are to be used in the future. 2 Install the mounting brackets, removed from the car , to this unit. 3 Connect the wires (see the diagrams on the reverse side). 4 Fix this unit to the car using the screws removed in step 1. [...]

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4 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. • Connect the black lead (ground), yellow lead (to car battery , constant 12V), and red lead (to an accessor y terminal) correctly . •B EFORE connecting the speaker lead[...]