Page 2 - CONTENTS
2 Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, toensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best possible performance from the unit. CONTENTS BASIC OPERATIONS .................................................... 3 RADIO OPERATIONS ..........
Page 3 - ENGLISH; To drop the volume in a moment; To turn off the power; BASIC OPERATIONS
ENGLISH 3 1 Turn on the power. 2 Select the source. To operate the tuner, see pages 4 – 8.To operate the tape deck, see pages 9 – 10. ONLY FOR KS-FX230:To operate the CD changer, see pages 16 – 18. 3 Adjust the volume. 4 Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 11 – 13). To drop the volume in a momen...
Page 4 - Start searching a station.; To tune in a particular frequency manually:; RADIO OPERATIONS; Listening to the radio; AM
4 2 Start searching a station. When a station is received, searching stops. To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have pressedfor searching. To tune in a particular frequency manually: 1 Select the band (FM or AM) For KS-FX230: Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly.For KS-F...
Page 5 - Storing stations in memory; FM station automatic preset: SSM
ENGLISH 5 1 Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 orFM3) you want to store FM stations into. 2 Press and hold the both buttons for more than3 seconds. Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in theband number you have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These station...
Page 6 - Manual preset; Repeat the above procedure to store other station into other
6 Manual preset You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually. EXAMPLE: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band 1 Select the FM1 band. 2 Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz. See page 4 to tune into a station. 3 Press and hold the button f...
Page 7 - Tuning into a preset station
ENGLISH 7 1 Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) youwant. 2 Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset stationyou want. BAND TUNER 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tuning into a preset station You can easily tune into a preset station.Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see pages...
Page 8 - Other convenient tuner functions; Scanning broadcast stations; Changing the AM/FM channel intervals
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 theradio, station scanning starts. Each time a broadcast ...
Page 9 - TAPE OPERATIONS; Listening to a tape; Select the tape direction.; To stop play and eject the cassette; To fast-forward and rewind a tape
ENGLISH 9 TAPE OPERATIONS Listening to a tape 2 1 1 Insert a cassette. The unit turns on and tape play star ts automatically.When one side of the tape reaches its end during play, theother side of the tape automatically starts playing. (AutoReverse) 2 Select the tape direction. Each time you press t...
Page 10 - Finding the beginning of a tune; Other convenient tape functions; Prohibiting tape ejection
10 Finding the beginning of a tune Multi Music Scan allows you to automatically start playback from the beginning of a specifiedtune. You can specify up to 9 tunes ahead or before the current tune. 1 1 Specify how many tunes ahead orbefore the current tune the tune youwant is located. Each time you ...
Page 11 - SOUND ADJUSTMENTS; Turning on/off the loudness function
ENGLISH 11 LOUD SOUND SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Turning 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 lowvolume level.Each time you press LOUD, the loudness functio...
Page 12 - Adjusting the sound; Select the item you want to adjust.
12 Adjusting the sound You can adjust the treble/bass sounds and the speaker balance. 1 Select the item you want to adjust. Indication To do: Range BAS Adjust the bass –6 (min.) — +6 (max.) (bass) TRE Adjust the treble –6 (min.) — +6 (max.) (treble) FAD Adjust the front and rear speaker R6 (rear onl...
Page 13 - Call up the sound mode you want to adjust.; To adjust the bass or treble sound level; To turn on or off the loudness function; Repeat the same procedure to store other settings.; To reset to the factory settings; Storing your own sound adjustments
ENGLISH 13 1 Call up the sound mode you want to adjust. See page 11 for details. 2 To adjust the bass or treble sound level Select “BAS” or “TRE.” To turn on or off the loudness function Each time you press LOUD, the loudness function turns onand off alternatively. ( = go to step 4) 3 Adjust the bas...
Page 14 - OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS; Setting the clock; To check the current clock time (changing the display mode)
14 OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 Press and hold the button for more than 2seconds. “CLOCK H,” “CLOCK M” or “AREA” appears on the display. 2 Set the hour.1. Select “CLOCK H” if not shown on thedisplay. 2. Adjust the hour. 3 Set the minute.1. Select “CLOCK M.” 2. Adjust the minute. 4 Start ...
Page 15 - Detaching the control panel
ENGLISH 15 How to detach the controlpanel Before detaching the control panel, be sureto tur n off the power. 1 Unlock the control panel. 2 Pull the control panel out of the unit. 3 P u t t h e d e t a c h e d c o n t r o l panel into the provided case. How to attach the controlpanel 1 Insert the lef...
Page 16 - Playing CDs; Select the CD automatic changer.; CD CHANGER OPERATIONS
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. 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Number buttons SSM ¢ SSM 4 CD CHANGER OPERATIONS This section is ONLY FOR KS-FX230, when used with a JVC CD automatic changer(separately...
Page 17 - To fast forward or reverse the track
ENGLISH 17 To 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. To go to the next track or the previous track Press SSM ¢ briefly, while playing a CD, to go ahead to the beginning o...
Page 18 - Selecting CD playback modes; To play back tracks at random (Random Play); To play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play); Canceled
18 Selecting CD playback modes SCAN/RPT MO/RND To play back tracks at random (Random Play) Each time you press MO/RND (Mono/Random) while playing a CD, CDrandom play mode changes as follows: Mode RND Indicator Plays at random RND1 Lights All tracks of the current disc, then the tracks of thenext dis...
Page 19 - MAINTENANCE; To extend the lifetime of the unit; To clean the heads; To keep the tape clean
ENGLISH 19 MAINTENANCE To 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 youfollow the instructions below. To clean the heads • Clean the heads after every 10 hours of use using a wet-type head cleaning tape (available...
Page 20 - TROUBLESHOOTING
20 TROUBLESHOOTING What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling aservice center. Symptoms • A cassette tape cannot be inserted. • Cassette tapes become hot. • Tape sound is at very low level and sound quality isdegraded. • Sound is sometimes interrupted...
Page 21 - SPECIFICATIONS; AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION
ENGLISH 21 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 40 watts per channelRear: 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 ...
Page 22 - CASSETTE RECEIVER
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED Pr inted in Indonesia0997MNMMDWJEIN J V C KS-FX230/F130 CASSETTE RECEIVER EN, SP, FR 00.COVER.KS-FX230/F130BK 97.11.4, 0:53 PM 2