Page 2 - IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS
2 ENGLISH How to reset your unit After detaching the control panel, press the reset button on the panel holder using a ball-point penor similar tool.This will reset the built-in microcomputer. Note: Your preset adjustments – such as preset channels or sound adjustments – will also be erased. BEFORE ...
Page 3 - ENGLISH; CONTENTS; How to use the MODE button:
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 MODE button ......
Page 4 - LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS; Control panel; Display window
4 ENGLISH LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS Control panel 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 (AUX) button 9 (standby/on/attenuator) button p (control panel release) button q SEL (select) button w Control dial e MO (mo...
Page 5 - Preparing the remote controller; Installing the battery
ENGLISH 5 Preparing the remote controller 2. Place the battery. Slide the battery into the holder with the + sidefacing upwards so that the battery is fixed inthe holder. Lithium coin battery(product number:CR2025) 3. Return the battery holder.Insert again the battery holder pushing it untilyou hear...
Page 6 - Remote controller
ENGLISH 6 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio.Each time you press the button, the presetstation number increases, and the selectedstation is tuned in. • Skips to the previous disc while listening to the CD changer.Each time you press the button, the discnumber decreases, and...
Page 7 - BASIC OPERATIONS; Turning on the power; To drop the volume in a moment; AM; CD
7 ENGLISH BASIC OPERATIONS Turning on the power 1 Turn on the power. “HELLO” appears on the display. Note on One-Touch Operation: When you select a source in step 2 below, thepower automatically comes on. You do not haveto press this button to turn on the power. 2 Select the source. To select the tu...
Page 8 - RADIO OPERATIONS; Listening to the radio
8 ENGLISH RADIO OPERATIONS Listening to the radio You can use either automatic searching or manualsearching 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 28), the band indicator will soon cha...
Page 9 - Press and hold
9 ENGLISH Searching a station manually:Manual search 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). Note: This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2,FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to anFM broadcast. 2 Press and hold ¢ or 4 until “MANU” (manual) starts flashing onthe display. 3 Tune in to a station yo...
Page 10 - Manual preset; Storing stations in memory; FM station automatic preset: SSM
10 ENGLISH “SSM” appears, then disappears when automaticpreset is over. FM1 FM2 FM3 AM (F1) (F2) (F3) Manual preset You 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,...
Page 11 - Tuning in to a preset station
11 ENGLISH Tuning in to a preset station You can easily tune in to a preset station.Remember that you must store stations first. If youhave not stored them yet, see “Storing stations inmemory” on pages 10 and 11. 1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM). 2 Select the number (1 – 6) for the presetstation you ...
Page 12 - Playing a CD; Open the control panel.; CD OPERATIONS
12 ENGLISH Playing a CD 1 Open the control panel. Note: When an external component is connected to theAUX jack on the control panel, be careful ofhandling a CD. 2 Insert a disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on,draws a disc and startsplayback automatically. 3 Close the control panel by hand. ...
Page 13 - Selecting CD playback modes; To play back tracks at random (Random Play)
13 ENGLISH Locating a track or a particularportion on a CD To fast-forward or reverse the track To go to the next or previous tracks To go to a particular track directly Press the number button corresponding to thetrack number to start its playback.• To select a track number from 1 – 6: Press 1 (7) ...
Page 15 - Prohibiting CD ejection; for more than 2; Playing a CD Text; Disc Title / Performer
15 ENGLISH Prohibiting CD ejection You can prohibit CD ejection and can lock a discin the loading slot. While pressing CD CD–CH (AUX), pressand hold for more than 2 seconds. “NO EJECT” flashes on the display for about 5seconds, and the disc is locked and cannot beejected. To cancel the prohibition a...
Page 16 - MP3 INTRODUCTION; Compatible with ID3v1
16 ENGLISH MP3 INTRODUCTION How are MP3 files recordedand played back? MP3 “files (tracks)” can be recorded in“directories (folders)”—in PC terminology.During recording, the files and directories can bearranged in a way similar to arranging files anddirectories/folders of computer data.“Root” is sim...
Page 17 - MP3 directory/file configuration
17 ENGLISH MP3 directory/file configuration MP3 playback/search order (page 19) • The numbers in circles below the MP3 files ( ) indicate the playback order and search order of the MP3 files. Normally this unit plays back MP3 files in the recorded order. • The numbers inside the directories indicate...
Page 18 - Playing an MP3 disc; MP3 OPERATIONS
18 ENGLISH Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages 12 to15. Playing an MP3 disc 1 Open the control panel. 2 Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. The unit draws thedisc.Playback startsautomatically from thefirst file of the firstdirectory once disccheck is completed. 3 Close the panel by hand. MP...
Page 19 - Directory name; To skip to the next or previous files
19 ENGLISH To change the display information While playing back an MP3 file, youcan change the file informationshown on the display.Each time you press DISP (display),the display changes to show thefollowing: • When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON” (initial setting: see page 29) * If an MP3 file does n...
Page 20 - To skip to the next directory; To go to a particular directory directly
20 ENGLISH Ex.1: While playing an MP3 file in Directory 01 (see the illustration on page 17) To skip to the next directory Press 5 (up) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you press the button consecutively, thenext directory is located (and the first file in thedirectory starts playing, if...
Page 21 - To skip to the previous directory; Selecting MP3 playback modes; To play back files at random (Random Play); Canceled
21 ENGLISH Ex.2: While playing an MP3 file in Directory 05 (see the illustration on page 17) To skip to the previous directory Press ∞ (down) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you press the button consecutively, theprevious directory is located (and the first file inthe directory starts p...
Page 23 - SOUND ADJUSTMENTS; Adjusting the sound; Select the item you want to adjust.
23 ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the sound You can adjust the sound characteristics to yourpreference. 2 Adjust the level. Note: Normally, the control dial works as the volumecontrol. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjustthe volume level. To increase the level. To decrease the level. VO...
Page 24 - Select the sound mode you want.
24 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 Selecting preset ...
Page 26 - OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS; Setting the clock; Basic Procedure; Adjust the PSM item selected.
26 ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for morethan 2 seconds so that one of the PSMitems appears on the display.(See page 27.) 2 Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H (hour)” if not shown onthe display. 2 Adjust the hour. 3 Set the minute. 1 Select “CLOCK M (minut...
Page 28 - DIMMER; To select the telephone muting –; TEL; To set the Custom Equalizer Link – CEQ LINK; LEVEL
28 ENGLISH To select the dimmer mode – DIMMER (only for KD-SX985) When you turn on the car headlights, the displayautomatically dims (Auto Dimmer.)When shipped from the factory, Auto Dimmermode is activated. • AUTO: Activates Auto Dimmer.• OFF: Cancels Auto Dimmer. • ON: Always dims the display. Not...
Page 29 - SCROLL; To adjust the auxiliary input level –; AUX ADJ; To turn the tag display on or off; – TAG DISP
29 ENGLISH To select the scroll mode – SCROLL (only for KD-SX985) Yo u c a n s e l e c t t h e s c r o l l m o d e fo r t h e d i s cinformation (when the entire text cannot be shownall at once).When shipped from the factory, Auto Scroll modeis set to “ONCE.” • ONCE: Scrolls only once.• AUTO: Repeat...
Page 30 - To erase the input characters; Assigning names to the sources
30 ENGLISH 3 Select a character. • See below for available characters. 4 Move the cursor to the next (orprevious) character position. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you finishinputting the name. 6 Finish the procedure while the lastselected character is flashing. To erase the input characters Insert s...
Page 31 - Attaching the control panel; Detaching the control panel; Unlock the control panel.
31 ENGLISH Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the right side of the control panelinto the groove on the panel holder. 2 Press the left side of the control panelto fix it to the panel holder. Note on cleaning the connectors: If you frequently detach the control panel, theconnectors will deteriorate...
Page 32 - CD CHANGER OPERATIONS; Playing CDs
32 ENGLISH CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ** When “CLOCK” is set to “ON” (see page 28), disc number will soon change to clock time. Note on One-Touch Operation: When you press CD CD-CH, the power automaticallycomes on. You do not have to press to turn on the power. Playing CDs Select the CD automatic changer...
Page 33 - To go to the next disc or the previous disc
33 ENGLISH To fast-forward or reverse the track To go to the next track or the previous tracks Press and hold 4 , while playing a disc,to reverse the track. Press ¢ briefly, while playing a disc, to goahead to the beginning ofthe next track. Each timeyou press the buttonconsecutively, thebeginning o...
Page 35 - EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS; Playing an external component
ENGLISH 35 EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS Playing an external component You can connect two external components to thisunit.Connect one to the CD changer jack on the rearusing the Line Input Adaptor KS-U57 (not supplied),and the other to the AUX (auxiliary) input jack onthe control panel. Preparation...
Page 36 - TROUBLESHOOTING
36 ENGLISH Causes Disc is inserted upside down. You are driving on roughroads. Disc is scratched. Connections are incorrect. CD-R/CD-RW is not finalized. The volume level is set to theminimum level. Connections are incorrect. No disc in the loading slot. Disc is inserted incorrectly. Disc is locked....
Page 38 - MAINTENANCE; Handling CDs; How to handle discs; To keep discs clean
38 ENGLISH MAINTENANCE Handling CDs This unit has been designed to reproduce CDsand CD-Rs. Only for KD-SX985:• You can also play back CD Text.• You can also play back your original CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) eitherin audio CD format or in MP3 format. Only for KD-SX885:KD-SX885 is not...
Page 39 - SPECIFICATIONS; AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION; Having TROUBLE with operation?; Refer to page 2
39 ENGLISH SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 50 W per channel Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than0.8% total harmonic distortion. Rear: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000...
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4 4 INPUT R L R L LINE OUT REAR FRONT L R R L R L INPUT L R * * TROUBLESHOOTING • The fuse blows.* Are the red and black leads connected correctly?• Power cannot be turned on.* Is the yellow lead connected?• No sound from the speakers.* Is the speaker output lead short-circuited?• Sound is distorted...
