JVC KD-SX8250 manual

ENGLISH GET0071-001A [J] ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS INSTR UCTIONS MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES MANUEL D’INSTR UCTIONS For customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the top or bottom of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. For installation and connections, refer to the separate man[...]

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 temperature in the car[...]

3 ENGLISH CONTENTS 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. How to reset your unit ............................... 2 How to use the number buttons ................ 3 LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS ......[...]

4 ENGLISH Control panel LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS 1 4 / ¢ buttons 2 5 (up) button 3 ∞ (down) button 4 Remote sensor 5 Display window 6 0 (eject) button 7 FM AM button 8 CD CD-CH/MP3 INPUT button 9 (standby/on/attenuator) button p (control panel release) button q SEL (select) button w Control dial e MO (monaural) button r INT (intro scan) button t[...]

ENGLISH 5 Preparing the remote controller 2. Place the battery . Slide the battery into the holder with the + side facing upwards so that the battery is fixed in the holder . Lithium coin battery (product number: CR2025) 3. Return the battery holder . Insert again the battery holder pushing it until you hear a clicking sound. Before using the remot[...]

ENGLISH 6 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio. Each time you press the button, the preset station number increases, and the selected station is tuned in. • Skips to the previous disc while listening to the CD changer . Each time you press the button, the disc number decreases, and the selected disc starts playing. 4 Fun[...]

7 ENGLISH BASIC OPERA TIONS 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 14 – 16.) 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 level will drop in a moment. T o resume the previous volume level, press the button briefly again. • If you [...]

8 ENGLISH Listening to the radio Y ou can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a particular station. Searching a station automatically: Auto search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). * When “CLOCK” is set to “ON” (see page 19), the band indication will soon change to the clock time. Note: This r eceiver has three[...]

9 ENGLISH Storing stations in memor y Y ou can use one of the following 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 FM[...]

10 ENGLISH Manual preset Y ou can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually . Ex.: Storing 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[...]

11 ENGLISH 200 CD OPERA TIONS Playing a CD 1 Open the control panel. Note: When an external component is connected to the MP3 INPUT jack on the contr ol panel, be careful of handling a CD. 2 Insert a disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the disc and starts playback automatically . 3 Close the control panel by hand. The CD–in indic[...]

12 ENGLISH Locating a track or particular portion on a disc T o fast-forward or reverse the track T o go to the next track or the previous tracks T o go to a particular track directly Press the number button corresponding to the track number to start its playback. • T o select a track number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly . • T o [...]

13 ENGLISH T o play back only intros (Intr o Scan) Y ou can play back the first 15 seconds of each track sequentially . 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a disc. “MODE” appears on the lower part of the display , and the number buttons work as different function buttons. 2 Press INT (intro), while “MODE” is still on the [...]

14 ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the sound Y ou can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows: Indication T o do: Range BAS Adjust the bass. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) TRE Adjust the treble. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) FA D * A[...]

15 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 have selected “USER” previously Selecting preset [...]

16 ENGLISH • When “CEQ LINK” is set to “LINK ON,” The selected sound mode can be stored in memory 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 effect [...]

17 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 displa y . (See page 18.) 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[...]

18 ENGLISH 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other PSM items if necessary . Preferred Setting Mode (PSM) items 1 2 Select. Hold. 3 Advance Back Back Advance 1:00 17 LINK ON 15, 19 LINK OFF ON 19 ON 19 19 19 Counter- clockwise Factory-preset settings Set. See page Clockwise CLOCK H Hour adjustment CLOCK M Minute adjustment CEQ LINK Custom equaliz[...]

19 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 for dif ferent sources. • LINK OFF: One sound mode for all s[...]

20 ENGLISH Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the right side of the control panel into the groo ve 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 , periodi[...]

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

22 ENGLISH Press and hold ¢ , while playing a CD , to fast-f orward the track. Press and hold 4 , while playing a CD , to rev erse the track. T o fast-forward or reverse the track T o go to the next track or the previous tracks Press ¢ briefly , while playing a CD , to go ahead to the beginning of the ne xt track. Each time you press the b utton [...]

23 ENGLISH Mode Plays at random RND Indicator RND1 RND2 Canceled Selecting CD playback modes T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing a disc. “MODE” appears on the lower part of the display , and the number buttons work as different function buttons. 2 Press RND (random), while “MODE?[...]

ENGLISH 24 EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERA TIONS 200 Portable MP3 player , etc. MP3 INPUT* * Not compatible with digital signals. 2 T urn on the connected component and start playing the source. 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound characteristics you want. (See pages 14 – 16.) Note on One-T ouch Operation: When you pr ess CD CD-CH, the power automat[...]

25 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center . Remedies Insert the disc correctly . Stop playback while driving on rough roads. Change the disc. Check the cords and connections. • Insert a finalized CD-R/CD-RW . • Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW with the componen[...]

26 ENGLISH Handling discs This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs and CD-Rs. • Y ou can play back your original CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) on this receiver . • This unit is not compatible with MP3. How to handle discs When removing a disc from its case, press down the center holder of the case and lift the disc out, holding[...]

27 ENGLISH CD PLA YER SECTION T ype: Compact disc player Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range: 96 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 98 dB Wow and flutter: Less than measurable limit GENERAL Power Requirement: Operating V oltage: [...]

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