JVC KD-SX980 manual

ENGLISH GET0091-001A [J] ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS INSTR UCTIONS MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES MANUEL D’INSTR UCTIONS RECEPT OR CON CD KD-SX980 RECEPTEUR CD KD-SX980 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 install[...]

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 f or purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully bef ore oper ation, to ensure y our complete understanding and to obtain the best possib le performance from the unit. How to reset your unit ............................... 2 How to use the number b uttons ................ 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 windo w 6 0 (eject) button 7 FM AM button 8 CD CD-CH/MP3 INPUT button 9 (standby/on/attenuator) b utton p (control panel release) button q SEL (select) button w Control dial e MO (monaural) button r INT (intro scan) button[...]

ENGLISH 5 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 6 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 into . • Skips to the previous disc while listening to the CD changer . Each time you press the b utton, the disc number decreases, and the selected disc starts playing.[...]

7 ENGLISH BASIC OPERA TIONS 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 21 – 23.) T o drop the volume in a moment Press briefly while listening to any source. “A TT” star ts flashing on the display , and the volume le vel will drop in a moment. T o resume the previous v olume le vel, press the button briefly again. • If [...]

8 ENGLISH RADIO BASIC OPERA TIONS 200 Listening to the radio Y ou can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a par ticular station. Searching a station automatically: Auto search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). * When “CLOCK” is set to “ON” (see page 26), the band indication will soon change to the clock time . [...]

9 ENGLISH Storing stations in memor y Y ou can use one of the follo wing two methods to store broadcasting stations in memor y . • Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strong- station Sequential Memor y) • 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[...]

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 star ts pla yback automatically . 3 Close the control panel by hand. The CD–in ind[...]

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 tr ack number to star t its pla yback. • T o select a track number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly . • T[...]

13 ENGLISH T o play back only intros (Intr o Scan) Y ou can pla y back the first 15 seconds of each trac k sequentially . 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while pla ying a disc. “MODE” appears on the lo wer part of the displa y , and the number b uttons work as different function b uttons. 2 Press INT (intro), while “MODE” is still [...]

14 ENGLISH MP3 INTRODUCTION How are MP3 files recorded and played back? MP3 “ files (tracks) ” can be recorded in “ directories (folder s) ”—in PC ter minology . During recording, the files and directories can be arranged in a wa y similar to arranging files and directories/folders of computer data. “ Root ” is similar to the root of [...]

15 ENGLISH MP3 directory/ file configuration : Root : Directories : MP3 files 13 12 18 19 17 23 22 24 11 10 21 20 1 2 5 6 3 4 02 04 ROOT 15 16 14 06 07 05 09 01 08 7 8 9 03 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Hierarchy 01 ROOT MP3 playback/search order (page 17) • The numbers in circles below the MP3 files ( ) indicate the playbac k o[...]

16 ENGLISH MP3 OPERA TIONS 200 Refer also to “CD OPERA TIONS” on pages 11 to 13. Playing an MP3 disc 1 Open the control panel. 2 Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. The unit draws the disc. Pla yback star ts automatically from the first file of the first directory once disc check is completed. 3 Close the panel by hand. Notes: • All the[...]

17 ENGLISH T o change the display information While playing bac k an MP3 file, you can change the file information shown on the display . Each time you press DISP (displa y), the display changes to show the follo wing: • When “T A G DISP” is set to “T A G ON” (initial setting: see page 27) * If an MP3 file does not have ID3 tags, dir ecto[...]

18 ENGLISH Ex.1: While playing an MP3 file in Directory 01 (see the illustration on page 15) T o skip to the next directory Press 5 (up) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you press the b utton consecutively , the ne xt directory is located (and the first file in the directory star ts playing, if recorded). Ex.2: While playing an MP3 file[...]

19 ENGLISH Ex.2: While playing an MP3 file in Directory 05 (see the illustration on page 15) T o skip to the previous directory Press ∞ (down) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you press the b utton consecutively , the pre vious director y is located (and the first file in the director y starts playing, if recorded). Selecting MP3 play[...]

20 ENGLISH T o play back files repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can pla y bac k the current file or all the files in the current director y repeatedly . 1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode while playing an MP3 disc. “MODE” flashes on the lower par t of the display , and the number buttons work as different function buttons. 2 Press RPT (repea[...]

21 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 adjustab le items change as follo ws: Indication T o do: Range BAS Adjust the bass . –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) TRE Adjust the treb le. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.) FA [...]

22 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[...]

23 ENGLISH • When “CEQ LINK” is set to “LINK ON,” The selected sound mode can be stored in memor y f or 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 e[...]

24 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 25.) 2 Set the hour . 1 Select “CLOCK H (hour)” if not sho wn on the display . 2 Adjust the hour . 3 Set the minute. 1 Select “CLOCK M (minute). ” 2 Adjust the minute. 4 Fin[...]

25 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 Adv ance 1:00 24 LINK ON 22, 26 LINK OFF ON 26 ON 26 26 Counter- clockwise F actor y-preset settings Set. See page Clockwise CLOCK H Hour adjustment CLOCK M Minute adjustment CEQ LINK Custom equaliz[...]

26 ENGLISH T o set Custom Equalizer Link – CEQ LINK A different sound mode (C-EQ) can be stored in memor y f or 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 al[...]

27 ENGLISH Note: F or connecting the Line Input Adaptor KS-U57 and the external component, r efer to the Installation/Connection Manual (separate volume). T o adjust the auxiliary input level – AUX ADJ Adjust the auxiliar y input le vel properly when an e xter nal component is connected to the MP3 INPUT jack. When shipped from the factory , the a[...]

28 ENGLISH 3 Select a character . • See ne xt column for av ailable characters . 4 Move the cursor to the next (or previous) character position. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you finish inputting the name. 6 Finish the procedure while the last selected character is flashing. T o erase the input characters Inser t spaces using the same procedure de[...]

29 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[...]

30 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 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 y[...]

31 ENGLISH T o go to a particular disc directly Press the number b utton corresponding to the disc number to start its playback (while the CD changer is pla ying). • 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. * When “[...]

32 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 low er part of the display , and the number buttons work as different function buttons. 2 Press RND (random), while “MODE[...]

ENGLISH 33 EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERA TIONS 200 P or table MP3 pla yer , 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 21 – 23.) Note on One-T ouch Operation: When you pr ess CD CD-CH, the power auto[...]

34 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious. Check the f ollowing points before calling a service center . Remedies Inser t the disc correctly . Stop playbac k while dr iving on rough roads. Change the disc. Check the cords and connections. • Inser t a finalized CD-R/CD-RW . • Finalize the CD-R/CD-R W with the c[...]

35 ENGLISH MP3 Playback Causes No disc in the magazine. This unit is not connected to a CD changer correctly . No MP3 files are recorded on the disc. MP3 files do not hav e the extension code—mp3 in their file names. MP3 files are not recorded in the f or mat compliant with ISO 9660 Lev el 1 or 2. The file play ed back is not an MP3 file (althoug[...]

36 ENGLISH Handling discs This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs and CD-Rs. • Y ou can also play bac k CD T e xt. • Y ou can also play bac k your original CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-R Ws (Rewritable) either in audio CD f or mat or in MP3 f or mat. How to handle discs When removing a disc from its case, press down the center holder of the c[...]

37 ENGLISH CD PLA YER SECTION T ype: Compact disc play er Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pic kup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) F requency Response: 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range: 96 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 98 dB Wo w and Flutter: Less than measurab le limit MP3 decoding f or mat: MPEG1/2 A udio La y[...]

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