JVC EXAD KW-AVX820 Instructions Manual

ENGLISH

DEUTSCHFRANÇAIS

NEDERLANDS

KW-AVX820

DVD RECEIVER WITH MONITOR

DVD-RECEIVER MIT MONITOR
RÉCEPTEUR DVD ET MONITEUR
DVD-RECEIVER MET MONITOR

Instructions DVD RECEIVER WITH MONITOR KW-AVX820

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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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2. CAUTION: Do not open the

top cover. There are no user
serviceable parts inside the unit;
leave all servicing to qualified
service personnel.

3. CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical instruments.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.

Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment and Batteries

[European Union only]

These symbols indicate that the product and the battery with this symbol should not be disposed as
general household waste at its end-of-life.
If you wish to dispose of this product and the battery, please do so in accordance with applicable
national legislation or other rules in your country and municipality.
By disposing of this product correctly, you will help to conserve natural resources and will help
prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

Notice:

The sign Pb below the symbol for batteries indicates that this battery contains lead.

Products

Battery

WARNINGS:

(To prevent accidents and damage)

• DO NOT install any unit or wire any cable in a
location where;
– it may obstruct the steering wheel and

gearshift lever operations.

– it may obstruct the operation of safety devices

such as air bags.

– it may obstruct visibility.

• DO NOT operate the unit while driving.

If you need to operate the unit while driving, be

sure to look around carefully.

• The driver must not watch the monitor while driving.

• The driver must not put on the headphones while
driving.

• Excessive sound pressure from earphones or
headphones can cause hearing loss when you
listen through earphones or headphones with
using Dual Zone.

Cautions on the monitor:

• The monitor built in this unit has been produced
with high precision, but it may have some
ineffective dots. This is inevitable and is not
malfunction.

• Do not expose the monitor to direct sunlight.

• Do not operate the touch panel using a ball-point
pen or similar tool with the sharp tip.

Touch the buttons on the touch panel with your finger

directly (if you are wearing a glove, take it off).

• When the temperature is very cold or very hot...
– Chemical changes occur inside, causing

malfunction.

– Pictures may not appear clearly or may move

slowly. Pictures may not be synchronized with
the sound or picture quality may decline in
such environments.

Temperature 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 becomes
normal before operating the unit.

2

How to read this manual:

• < > indicates the variable screens/menus/
operations/settings that appear on the touch panel.

• [ ] indicates the buttons on the touch panel.

• ( page number) indicates the reference page
number of the related topics/operations/settings.

• Operation index: To locate easily the desired
operations/functions. (

• Indication language: English indications are
used for the purpose of explanation. You can select
the indication language from the <AV Menu>.
( 15)

71)

CONTENTS

How to read this manual .............................. 3

How to reset your unit ................................. 3

How to forcibly eject a disc ........................... 3

INTRODUCTIONS

Playable disc type ........................................ 4

Basic operations ........................................... 5

• Detaching/attaching the monitor panel ..... 5

• Using the monitor panel/touch panel ......... 6

• Changing the display information .............. 9

• Using the remote controller (RM-RK252) .... 9

Preparation .................................................. 12

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How to reset your unit

• Your preset adjustments will also be erased (except the

registered Bluetooth devices, 28).

How to forcibly eject a disc

Back

• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

• If this does not work, reset your unit.

For safety...

• Do not raise the volume level too much, as this will
block outside sounds, making driving dangerous.

• Stop the car before performing any complicated
operations.

AV MENU

AV Menu understanding .............................. 13

OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio ................................... 29

Disc operations ............................................. 33

• Operation buttons on the screen ................ 35

• Operations using the remote controller

(RM-RK252) ................................................ 36

Dual Zone operations ................................... 40

USB operations ............................................ 43

EXTERNAL DEVICES

Using the Bluetooth® devices ....................... 44

• Connecting a new Bluetooth device ........... 44

• Using the Bluetooth cellular phone ............ 45

• Using the Bluetooth audio player ............... 47

Listening to the CD changer ......................... 47

Listening to the DAB tuner ........................... 48

Listening to the iPod/iPhone ....................... 50

• When connected with the USB cable .......... 50

• When connected with the interface adapter ... 51

Using other external components ................ 52

• AV-INPUT .................................................... 52

• EXT-INPUT .................................................. 53

REFERENCES

For security reasons, a numbered ID card is provided
with this unit, and the same ID number is imprinted on
the unit’s chassis. Keep the card in a safe place, as it will
help the authorities to identify your unit if stolen.

Maintenance ................................................ 54

More about this unit .................................... 55

Troubleshooting ........................................... 63

Specifications ............................................... 68

Operation index ........................................... 71

3

Playable disc type

Disc type Recording format, file type, etc Playable

DVD

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• DTS sound cannot be
reproduced or emitted from

DVD-Video *
Region Code: 2
Ex.:

1

this unit.

DVD-Audio/DVD-ROM

DVD Recordable/Rewritable
(DVD-R/-RW *2, +R/+RW *3)

DVD-Video

DVD-VR

• DVD Video: UDF bridge

• DVD-VR

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG/
MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC: ISO 9660

DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2

JPEG

MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC*

level 1, level 2, Romeo, Joliet

MPEG4/DVD+VR/DVD-RAM

Dual Disc DVD side

Non-DVD side

CD/VCD Audio CD/CD Text (CD-DA)

VCD (Video CD)

4

DTS-CD/SVCD (Super Video CD)/CD-ROM/
CD-I (CD-I Ready)

CD Recordable/Rewritable
(CD-R/-RW)

CD-DA

VCD (Video CD)

• ISO 9660 level 1, level 2, Romeo,
Joliet

DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2

JPEG

MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC*

4

MPEG4

*1 If you insert a DVD Video disc of an incorrect Region Code, “Region code error” appears on the screen.
*2 DVD-R recorded in multi-border format is also playable (except for dual layer discs). DVD-RW dual layer discs are not

playable.

3

*

It is possible to play back finalized +R/+RW (Video format only) discs. “DVD” is selected as its disc type when a

+R/+RW disc is loaded. +RW double layer discs are not playable.

4

This unit can play back AAC files encoded using iTunes.

*

Caution for DualDisc playback

The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the
use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.

4

Basic operations

Detaching/attaching the monitor panel

Detaching

~ While the unit is turned on:

Open/Tilt

Open

Eject

Close

Detach

Detach?Yes No

Tilt +

Tilt –

Exit

Ÿ

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The monitor panel is
unlocked.

Attaching plate

The monitor panel opens by about 50°.

• It closes automatically when no operation is
done for about a minute.

Attaching

• The attaching plate closes automatically
about 10 seconds after the monitor panel is
released. Remove the monitor panel before
this happens.

!

Soft case (supplied)

Caution:

• Hold the monitor panel securely so
as not to drop it accidentally.

• Fit the monitor panel onto the
attaching plate until it is firmly
locked.

5INTRODUCTIONS

Using the monitor panel/touch panel

Display <AV Menu> screen, ( 13)

Display the <Source Menu> screen, (

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Display the Short Cut icons, (

8)

8)

USB cable from the rear of the unit, (

43, 50)

1 Resets the unit. ( 3)
2 • Turns on the power.

• Attenuates the sound (if the power is on).

• Turns off the power. (Hold)

3 • Adjusts the volume.

•

Bluetooth (phone)
incoming calls. *

4 • Displays <Dial Menu> screen. ( 25)

• Displays <Redial> menu. (Hold) ( 25)

5 • Selects the source. *

TUNER
CD)
EXT-IN

=

=

USB/USB iPod

=

: Adjusts the volume of the

1

2

DAB

=

DISC (DVD/VCD/

=

CD-CH/iPod/

Bluetooth =AV-IN

= (back to

the beginning)

6 Touch panel (see the following pages).

Most of the operations are explained using the

touch panel unless mentioned otherwise.

7 Remote sensor

8 • Activates/deactivates TA Standby Reception.

• Displays <PTy Search> menu. (Hold) ( 30)

9 • Changes the display information. *

3

• Turns off the screen (touch panel) when the unit

is turned on. *4 (Hold)

p • Change the source to “

• Change the iPod/iPhone control for “

iPod

.” (Hold) ( 50)

q • Displays <Open/Tilt> screen. ( 8)

USB

” or “

USB-iPod

.”

USB-

• Ejects the disc and display <Open/Tilt>

screen. (Hold)

• Closes the monitor panel if pressed when the

panel is open.

w Monitor panel

6

*1 This adjustment does not affect the volume level of

the other sources.

2

*

Available sources depend on the external components

you have connected, media you have attached, and
the <Input> settings you have made. ( 18)

*3 Available display information varies among the

playback sources.

*4 The screen will turn on again:
– When you touch the touch panel
– When you press TP/PTY, DISP, iPod , or
– When a call/SMS comes in (for Bluetooth cellular

phone)

– When the signal from the rear view camera comes

in

Button illumination

• Turned off:
When no operation is done for about 10 seconds.

• Turned on again:
– When you touch the touch panel or move

your hand nearby (depending on the
<Illumination> setting).

( 18)

– When you use the remote controller.
– When a call/SMS comes in (for Bluetooth

cellular phone).

• Always turned on:
– When <AV Menu> screen is displayed. (

13)

– When <Source Menu> screen is displayed.

( 8)

– When <Open/Tilt> screen is displayed. (

8)

– When <Illumination> is set to <Normal>.

( 18)

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You can also adjust the volume by moving your
finger on the touch panel as illustrated.

Caution on volume setting:

Digital devices (CD/USB) produce very little noise
compared with other sources. Lower the volume before
playing these digital sources to avoid damaging the
speakers by sudden increase of the output level.

When you drag your finger on the touch panel,
it functions in the same way as touching
[5 / ∞ / 4 / ¢].

7INTRODUCTIONS

Short Cut icons

You can easily access some frequently used functions
by using the Short Cut icons.

Displays <PTy Search> menu.

( 30)

Activates <Voice Dialing>
function. ( 25)

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• To erase the window, press the button again.

Setup

Bayern Radio

Pop Music

15:45

Beep
Telephone Muting

Illumination
Motion Sensitiv.
Initialize

<Source Menu> screen

You can also select the source using the touch
panel.

Bayern Radio

Pop Music

15:45

Normal

Proximity/Motion

Touch Panel

Back Exit

Available icons vary among the sources.

Displays <Illumination> menu.

( 18)

Changes the sound mode. ( 19)

Turns on or off Track/Chapter
Repeat. ( 22)

Displays <Aspect> menu.

( 15)

Activates PTY Standby Reception.

( 21)

Activates Announcement Standby
Reception. ( 21)

Current source Exit

<Open/Tilt> screen

Open/Tilt

Open

Eject

Close

Detach

[Open] Opens the monitor panel.
[Eject] Ejects the disc.
[Close] Closes the monitor panel.
[Tilt +/–] Tilts the monitor panel.
[Detach] To detach the monitor panel.

( 5)

[Exit] Erases this screen.

Tilt +

Tilt –

Exit

8

• Shaded items cannot be used.

Changing the display

Using the remote controller

information

• Available display information varies among the
playback sources.

• Each time you press DISP, the display changes to
show the various information.

Ex.: When the playback source is a DVD video disc.

Playback picture
screen
(only for video
sources)

Source information
screen

(RM-RK252)

Installing the batteries

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R03/LR03/AAA

Insert the batteries into the remote controller by
matching the polarity (+ and –) correctly.

Caution:

Playback picture
and clock time in large
numbers

Navigation screen

Back to the beginning

*1 • When the source is “

USB-iPod

”, the Artwork of
the song is shown if the song has an Artwork data.
( 16)

• While MP3/WMA/AAC file is played, “Jacket

picture” is shown if the file has the tag data
including “Jacket picture.”

2

*

When <Navigation> is selected for <AV Input>

18)

(

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

• Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as

1

*

sunshine, fire, or the like.

If the effectiveness of the remote controller
decreases, replace the batteries.

Before using the remote controller:

2

*

• Aim the remote controller directly at the remote
sensor on the unit.

• DO NOT expose the remote sensor to bright light
(direct sunlight or artificial lighting).

The unit is equipped with the steering wheel
remote control function.

• See the Installation/Connection Manual (separate

volume) for connection.

• Operations may differ depending on the types of

the steering wheel remote control.

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9INTRODUCTIONS

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1 button*

• Turns the power on if pressed briefly or
attenuates the sound when the power is on.

• Turns the power off. (Hold)

2 5/∞ buttons

•

TUNER/DAB

services.

•

DISC/USB/CD-CH

– DVD-Video: Selects the title.
– DVD-VR: Selects the program/playlist.
– DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC:

Selects the folders if included.

•

USB iPod

– Selects previous/next item.

1

: Selects the preset stations/

:

:

•

iPod

:

– 5 : Enters the main menu (then 5 / ∞ /

4 / ¢ work as menu

selecting buttons.)

5 : Returns to the previous menu.
∞ : Confirms the selection.
–

∞ : Pauses or resumes playback.

4 / ¢ buttons

•

TUNER/DAB

:

– Searches for stations/ensembles

automatically.

– Searches for stations/ensembles manually.

(Hold)

•

DISC/USB/CD-CH

:
– Reverse skip/forward skip.
– Reverse search/forward search. (Hold)

•

USB iPod

:
– Reverse skip/forward skip.
– Reverse search/forward search. (Hold)

•

iPod

:
– Reverse skip/forward skip.
– Reverse search/forward search. (Hold)
In menu selecting mode:
– Selects an item. (Then, press ∞ to confirm the

selection.)

– Skips 10 items at a time. (Hold)

•

Bluetooth

(audio):

– Reverse skip/forward skip.

3 VOL (volume) + / – buttons*

1

• Adjusts the volume level.

•

Bluetooth

(phone):

– Adjusts the volume of the incoming calls.
2nd VOL (volume) buttons

• Adjusts the volume level through the 2nd AUDIO

OUT plug when pressed with SHIFT button. (

40)

4 ASPECT button*

2

• Changes the aspect ratio of the playback

pictures.

5 PHONE button*

1

• Displays <Dial Menu> screen. ( 25)

• Displays <Redial> menu. (Hold) ( 25)

• Answers incoming calls.

10

6 SETUP button*

2

• Functions as a number button only.

7 TOP M (menu) button*

2

• DVD-Video: Shows the disc menu.

• DVD-VR: Shows the Original Program screen.

• VCD: Resumes PBC playback.

8 OSD (on-screen display) button

• Shows the on-screen bar.

• Does not function as “

9 SHIFT button

“.

• Functions with other buttons.

p DISP (display) button*

1

Changes the display information. ( 9)

q 1 / ¡ buttons

•

DISC/USB

:

– DVD-Video: Slow motion playback (during

pause).

– DVD-VR/VCD: Forward slow motion playback

(during pause).

– DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC:

Reverse search/forward search.

USB iPod

•

w SOURCE button*

: Reverse search/forward search.

1

• Selects the source.

e 3 (play) / 8 (pause) button

•

DISC/USB/USB iPod

: Starts/pauses

playback.

•

Bluetooth

•

Bluetooth

r (end call) button

•

Bluetooth

BAND button

•

TUNER/DAB

7 (stop) button

•

DISC/USB

•

Bluetooth

t RETURN button*

(phone): Answers incoming calls.
(audio): Starts playback.

(phone): Ends the call.

: Selects the bands.

: Stops playback.
(audio): Pauses playback.

2

• VCD: Returns to the PBC menu.

• DVD-Video/DVD-VR/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG/

VCD: Cancels the pop-up menu on the on-screen
bar.

y MENU button*

2

• DVD-Video: Shows the disc menu.

• DVD-VR: Shows the Playlist screen.

• VCD: Resumes PBC playback.

u % / fi buttons*

2

• DVD-Video: Makes selection/settings.

CD-CH

•
@ / # buttons*

: Changes discs in the magazine.

2

• DVD-Video: Makes selection/settings.

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2: Skips back or forward by
about 5 minutes.

ENT (enter) button*

2

• Confirms selection.

i DUAL button

Activates or deactivates Dual Zone. ( 40)

• Does not function as “#“.

o DIRECT button

•

DISC/USB

: Enters direct search mode for
chapter/title/program/playlist/folder/track
when pressed with SHIFT button. ( 37)

CLR (clear) button

•

DISC/USB

: Erases the misentry when pressed
with SHIFT button.

SURROUND button

• Not applicable for this unit.

*1 When Dual Zone is activated, these buttons cannot be

used.

*2 Functions as number buttons when pressed with

SHIFT button.

–

DISC/USB

: Enters chapter/title/program/playlist/
folder/track number after entering search mode by
pressing SHIFT and DIRECT. ( 37)

–

TUNER/DAB

: (Number 1 to 6) : Enters preset

station/service number.

–

Bluetooth

(phone): (Number 1 to 6) : Makes a call
to the preset number.

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11INTRODUCTIONS

Preparation

Canceling the display demonstration and setting the clock

~ Turn on the power.

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Ÿ Display <AV Menu> screen.

! Display <Setup> screen.

⁄ Cancel the demonstration.

Select [

Off

].

@ Set the clock.

Setup

Demonstration
Wall Paper
Color
Scroll
Dimmer

Dimmer Time Set

Back Exit

Setup

Time Set
Time Format
OSD Clock
Clock Adjust

Back Exit

Setup

Time Set
Time Format
OSD Clock
Clock Adjust

Bright

Blue

AutoOnce

Auto

718

0 : 00

12Hours 24Hours

Off

AutoOff

15 : 45

Setup

Demonstration
Wall Paper
Color
Scroll
Dimmer

Dimmer Time Set

Back Exit

Bright

Blue

AutoOnce

Auto

718

Back Exit

¤ Finish the procedure.

12

AV Menu understanding

You can use the <AV Menu> for most of the
operations and settings. The available menu items
shown on the touch panel depends on the selected
source.

The following steps are one of the fundamental
procedures.

• You can perform the operations/make the settings by
following these steps unless mentioned otherwise.

~ Turn on the power.

Ÿ Display <AV Menu> screen.

! Press the desired icon/item to perform

the desired operations/settings.

Moves to the preceding
menu page

Setup

Demonstration
Wall Paper
Color
Scroll
Dimmer

Dimmer Time Set

Back

Returns to the previous
screen.

Moves to the succeeding
menu page

Indicates the next hierarchy
level/setting item exists.

Bright

Blue

AutoOnce

Auto

18

Indicates the remaining
time before the current
screen is erased
automatically.

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AV Setup : 14 – 19
Equalizer : 19
Sound : 20
Mode : 21, 22
List : 23, 24
Bluetooth : 25 – 28

• Some of the settings do not open the sub-setting
screen, but just selecting an option will change the
setting.

• Non-available items will be shaded.

Exit

• To exit from the setting, press [

].

Continued on the next page

13AV MENU

AV Setup

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Initial: Underlined

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Demonstration

♦

♦

Off
On

: Cancels.
: Activates the demonstration on the screen. To stop it

temporarily, touch the screen. ( 12)

Wall Paper You can select the background picture of the screen.

♦

Bright, Future, Horizon, Plain

Color You can select the color of the background picture.

♦

Blue, Light-Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, Dark-Blue,

Dark-Green, Brown, Light-Brown, Black

Scroll

♦

♦

♦

Off
Once
Auto

: Cancels.
: Scrolls the displayed information once.
: Repeats scrolling (at 5-second intervals).

• Touching an information bar scrolls the text regardless of this setting. (

34)

Dimmer

♦

Off

♦

On

♦

Auto

♦

Dimmer Time Set

: Cancels.
: Activates dimmer.
: Dims the monitor when you turn on the headlights. *
: Activates the Dimmer Time setting (see below).

1

Display

Dimmer Time Set Sets the Dimmer On (

)/Off ( ) times.

Dimmer Level You can select the brightness for dimmer.

♦

01 (bright), 02 (middle), 03 (dark)

Bright You can adjust the brightness of the screen.

♦

–15 to +15; Initial 00

2

Picture Adjust *

You can adjust the following to make the screen clear and legible for watching
the playback picture. The setting will be stored—one for “
(common) and the other for “

AV-IN

.”

Press [5] or [∞] to adjust. (–15 to +15; Initial 00)

♦

Bright

♦

Contrast

♦

Color

♦

Tint

: Adjust if the picture is too bright or too dark.
: Adjust the contrast.
: Adjust the color of the picture—lighter or darker.
: Adjust the tint if the human skin color is unnatural

(available only when the source is “
incoming signal is NTSC).

1

The ILLUMINATION CONTROL lead connection is required. (See the Installation/Connection Manual.)

*
*2 Adjustable only when the source is “

DISC/USB

” (the media must contain pictures or movies) or “

DISC/USB

AV-IN

AV-IN

”

” and the

.”

14

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Aspect *

Display

Language *

3

You can change the aspect ratio of the picture.

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Aspect ratio of the incoming signal

4:3 16:9

Regular:

For 4:3 original pictures

Full:

For 16:9 original pictures

Panorama:

For viewing 4:3 pictures
naturally on the wide screen

Auto: • For “

4

Select the indication language shown on the screen.

♦

English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Svenska,

Dansk, Руccĸий, Português

• The characters you can enter for assigning the titles also change according to
the language selected. ( 59)

DISC

”: Aspect ratio is automatically

selected to match the incoming signals.

• For the other video sources: Aspect ratio is

fixed to <Regular>.

Time Set
Time Format

OSD Clock

Clock

Clock Adjust Select <Auto> to adjust the clock automatically using the clock time (CT) data

Initial 0:00 (

Select either 12-hour system or 24-hour system. (

♦

12 Hours, 24 Hours

♦

Off

♦

On

12)

: Cancels.
: The clock time is displayed on the playback picture.

from an FM Radio Data System station.

♦

Off

♦

Auto
Menu Language *
Audio Language *
Subtitle *

Disc

5

5

Select the initial disc menu language; Initial English ( 61)

5

Select the initial audio language; Initial English ( 61)
Select the initial subtitle language or erase the subtitle <Off>.; Initial English

( 61)

3

*

Not adjustable when no picture is shown.

*4 Turn off the power and on again so that your setting takes effect.
*5 Selectable only for “

DISC/USB

.” (Playback stops when you change the setting.)

12)

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15AV MENU

Menu item Selectable setting/item

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Disc

Monitor Type *

16:9 4:3LB

4:3PS

OSD Position *

File Type *

DivX Regist.

(Registration) *

5

Select the monitor type to watch a wide screen picture on the external
monitor.

♦

16:9

: Select when the aspect ratio of the external

monitor is 16:9.

♦

4:3LB (Letterbox)/

4:3PS (Pan Scan)

5

5

Select the position of the on-screen bar. ( 38)

♦

1

♦

2

Select the playback file type when a disc/USB contains different types of

: Select when the aspect ratio of the external

monitor is 4:3.

: Higher position.
: Lower position.

files. You can store this setting separately for each source—
“

DISC/USB

♦

Audio

♦

Still Picture

♦

Video

♦

Audio&Video

.”

: Plays back audio files.
: Plays back JPEG files.
: Plays back DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 files.
: Plays back audio files and DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2

files.

This unit has its own Registration Code. Once you have played back a file

5

with which the Registration Code recorded, this unit’s Registration Code
is overwritten for copyright protection.

iPod Artwork *

5

While playing back a track that has an Artwork, the Artwork is displayed
on the screen.

♦

♦

Off
On

: Cancels.
: Activates Artwork display. To display the

Artwork, press DISP repeatedly. *

D. (Digital) Audio Output *5Select the signal format emitted through the DIGITAL OUT (optical)

terminal. ( 60)

♦

PCM

: Select this when connecting an amplifier or

a decoder incompatible with Dolby Digital
or MPEG Audio, or when connecting to a
recording device.

♦

Dolby D

: Select this when connecting an amplifier or a

decoder compatible with Dolby Digital.

♦

Stream

: Select this when connecting an amplifier or

a decoder compatible with Dolby Digital or
MPEG Audio.

5

*

Selectable only for “

DISC/USB

.” (Playback stops when you change the setting.)

*6 It takes 5 seconds or more to display Artwork and no operations are available while loading it.

6

16

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Down Mix *

Disc

D. (Dynamic)
Range Compres.
(Compression) *

IF Band Width

5

When playing back a multi-channel disc, this setting affects the signals
reproduced through the LINE OUT plugs.

♦

Dolby Surr.

: Select this to enjoy multi-channel surround audio

by connecting an amplifier compatible with Dolby

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Surround.

♦

Stereo

: Normally select this.

You can enjoy a powerful sound at a low volume level while playing Dolby
Digital software.

5

♦

Auto

: Select to apply the effect to multi-channel encoded

software.

♦

On

♦

Auto

: Select to always use this function.
: Increases the tuner selectivity to reduce interference

noises between adjacent stations. (Stereo effect may be
lost.)

♦

Wide

: Subject to the interference from adjacent stations, but

sound quality will not be degraded and the stereo effect
will remain.

AF Regional

You can change the Network-Tracking Reception setting. (
When the received signals from the current station become weak...

♦

O

: Cancels—not selectable when <DAB AF> is set to

<On>.

♦

AF Reg.

(Regional)

♦

AF

: Switches to another station broadcasting the same

programme. The REG indicator lights up.

: Switches to another station. The programme may differ

from the one currently received (the AF indicator lights

Tuner

up). ( 32)

TA Volume You can adjust the preset TA volume level.

When the unit switches to Traffic Announcement (TA), the volume changes to
the preset TA volume level if the current volume level is lower than the preset

31)

: Activates the Programme Search.
: Cancels.

: Activates the Alternative Frequency Reception.
: Cancels.

Program Search

DAB AF *

8

level. (

♦

00 to 30 or 50*7, Initial 15

You can turn on and off the Programme Search. (

♦

On

♦

Off

You can turn on and off the Alternative Frequency Reception. ( 49)

♦

On

♦

Off

32)

32)

7

*

Depends on the amplifier gain control. ( 20)

*8 Appears only when DAB tuner is connected. ( 48)

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17AV MENU

Menu item Selectable setting/item

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Input

AV Input *

Camera Input *

9

You can determine the use of LINE IN and VIDEO IN plugs. ( 52)

♦

Off

: Select when no component is connected (“

AV-IN

”

is skipped while selecting the source).

♦

iPod (Off)

: Select when connecting the iPod/iPhone using the

USB Audio and Video cable for iPod/iPhone. (

50)

♦

Audio&Video

: Select when connecting an AV component such as

a VCR.

♦

Audio

: Select when connecting an audio component such

as a portable audio player.

♦

Navigation

: Select when connecting a Navigation System. (

52)

10, *11

For connecting a rear view camera to the CAMERA IN plug on the rear.

♦

Off

: Select when no rear view camera is connected to

the CAMERA IN plug.

♦

On

: Select when connecting the rear view camera to

the CAMERA IN plug. The picture from the camera
is displayed as it is taken.

External Input *

12

For connecting an external component to the CD changer jack on the rear.

• For connecting the DAB tuner, this setting is not required. The DAB tuner is
automatically detected.

13

: CD changer, (

47), iPod, ( 51).

: Any other than the above, ( 53).

: Cancels.
: Activates the key-touch tone.

: Cancels.
: Select either one which mutes the sounds while

using the cellular phone.

Beep

Telephone Muting *

♦

Changer/iPod *

♦

External

♦

Off

♦

On

14

♦

Off

♦

Muting1,

Muting2

Illumination You can turn off the lights of the monitor panel buttons while turning on the

Other

unit. (

♦

Normal

♦

Proximity/

Motion

♦

Touch Panel

7)
: Always light.
: Monitor panel buttons light up when your finger

moves closer to the touch panel.

: Monitor panel buttons light up when your finger

touches the touch panel.

Motion Sensitiv. Change the sensitivity of the sensor for <Illumination> (above).

Initialize Initialize all settings you have made in <AV Menu>. Press and hold [Enter]

9

Not selectable when “

*

AV-IN

” is selected as the source.

18

♦

Low, Mid, High

to initialize the settings, then reset the unit. (

3)

*10 The REVERSE GEAR SIGNAL lead connection is required. See Installation/Connection Manual. The rear view through

the camera appears on the screen in <Full> aspect ratio (regardless of the aspect ratio setting) when you shift the
gear to the reverse (R) position. When you press DISP on the monitor panel, or when you shift the gear to another
position other than the reverse (R) position, the rear view screen is cleared.

*11 While the pictures through the camera are shown on the monitor, no message will be displayed.
*12 Not selectable when the component connected to the CD changer jack is selected as the source.

13

The name of the component detected through the CD changer jack is shown.

*
*14 The TEL MUTING lead connection is required. See Installation/Connection Manual.

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Equalizer

Selects a preset sound mode suitable to the music
genre.

♦

Flat (Initial), Hard Rock, R&B, Pop, Jazz, Dance,

Country, Reggae, Classic, User1, User2, User3

Equalizer

Back Edit

Moves to the other 6
sound modes.

Preset equalizing values

Sound
mode

60 Hz

Makes adjustments by
moving each bar directly.

400 Hz

1 kHz

150 Hz

2.5 kHz

15 kHz

6.3 kHz

Storing your own adjustments

You can store your adjustments into <User1>,
<User2>, and <User3>.

1 Display <AV Menu> screen.

2 Display <Equalizer> screen.

Exit

3 Make the setting, then store.

Equalizer

Flat 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Hard Rock +03 +03 +01 00 00 +02 +01
R&B +03 +02 +02 00 +01 +01 +03
Pop 00 +02 00 00 +01 +01 +02
Jazz +03 +02 +01 +01 +01 +03 +02
Dance +04 +02 00 –02 –01 +01 +01
Country +02 +01 00 00 00 +01 +02
Reggae +03 00 00 +01 +02 +02 +03
Classic +02 +03 +01 00 00 +02 00
User1/2/3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Back Edit

User1
User2
User3

Back

Ex.: When storing into <

User2>.

19AV MENU

Sound

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Initial: Underlined

Fader/Balance

Fader/Balance

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Reset

Fader 0
Balance 0

Fader : Adjust the front and rear speaker output balance.

♦

F6 to R6; Initial 0

• When using a two-speaker system, set the fader to the center (0).
Balance : Adjust the left and right speaker output balance.

Back

Volume Adjust *

1

♦

L6 to R6; Initial 0

Press [

5/∞/2/3 ] or drag [ ] to adjust.

Adjust and store the auto-adjustment volume level for each source, comparing
to the FM volume level. The volume level will automatically increase or decrease
when you change the source.

• <Fix> appears if an FM broadcast is selected as the source.

♦

–12 to +12; Initial 00

Subwoofer Level Adjust the subwoofer output level.

♦

–06 to +08; Initial 00

♦

High Pass Filter

Through

♦

On

: Select when the subwoofer is not connected.
: Select when the subwoofer is connected.

Crossover Select the crossover frequency between the front/rear speakers and the

subwoofer.

♦

80Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz

Amplifier Gain *

2

You can change the maximum volume level of this unit.

♦

♦

Off
Low

: Deactivates the built-in amplifier.
: VOL 00 to 30 (Select this if the maximum power of the

speakers is less than 50 W.)

♦

Rear Speaker *

*1 For “

DISC/USB

High

3

You can activate/deactivate the rear speakers.

♦

On

♦

Off

”: You can make the adjustments separately depending on the audio format—Dolby digital/MPEG

: VOL 00 to 50

: Activate the rear speakers.
: Deactivate the rear speakers.

Audio and the others.

*2 The volume level automatically changes to “VOL 30” if you change to <Low> with the volume level set higher than

“VOL 30.”

*3 This setting takes effect only when Dual Zone is activated. ( 40)

20

Mode

Initial: Underlined

Selectable items when the source is:

•

TUNER

•

DAB

: Mono, SSM, PTy Standby, PTy Code

: D.(Dynamic) Range Control, Announce Standby, Announce Code, PTy

Standby, PTy Code

•

DISC, USB, CD-CH, iPod,

: Repeat, Random

Bluetooth

•

USB iPod

•

AV-IN, EXT-IN

: Repeat, Random, Audiobooks

: Title Entry

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Mono When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive, activate monaural mode for better

reception.

♦

♦

On

Off

: Activate monaural mode to improve FM reception, but stereo effect

will be lost. The MONO indicator lights up.

: Restore the stereo effect.

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SSM (Strong-station
Sequential Memory)

PTy Standby

PTy Code
D.(Dynamic) Range

Control

You can automatically preset 6 stations for each FM band.

• Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the
FM band.

Mode

Mono
SSM
PTy Standby
PTy Code

Back Exit

You can turn on and off the PTY Standby Reception. (

♦

♦

On
Off

: Activate the PTY Standby Reception.
: Cancels.

Selects the PTY code for the PTY Standby Reception. (

Start

News

31)

30, 31)

Some DAB services provide Dynamic Range Control (DRC) signals together with their regular
programme signals. DRC will reinforce the low level sounds to improve your listening.

♦

DRC1, DRC2,

: As the number increases, the effect becomes stronger.

DRC3

♦

Off

: Cancels.

Announce Standby

Announce Code

You can turn on and off the Announce Standby Reception. (

♦

On

♦

Off

Selects the announcement type for the Announce Standby Reception. (

♦

Transport News, Warning, News, Weather, Event, Special Event, Radio Info,

Sports News, Financial News

49)

: Activate the Announce Standby Reception.
: Cancels.

49)

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21AV MENU

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Repeat Available items depend on the types of loaded disc and playback file.

♦

Chapter

♦

Title

♦

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Program

♦

Disc

♦

Folder/Group

♦

Track

♦

One

♦

All

♦

Off

Random Available items depend on the types of loaded disc and playback file.

♦

Folder

♦

Disc/USB

♦

All

♦

Song

♦

Album

♦

Off

/Group

: Repeats current chapter.
: Repeats current title.
: Repeats current program (For DVD-VR, not available during Playlist

playback).
: Repeats all tracks of the current disc.
: Repeats all tracks of the current folder/group.
: Repeats current track. (For VCD: When PBC is not in use.)
: Functions the same as “Repeat One” of the iPod/iPhone.
: Functions the same as “Repeat All” of the iPod/iPhone.
: Cancels.

: Randomly plays all tracks of the current folder/group, then tracks of

the next folders/groups.
: Randomly plays all tracks. (For VCD: When PBC is not in use.)
: Randomly plays all tracks of all loaded discs.
: Functions the same as “Shuffle Songs” *1 of the iPod/iPhone.
: Functions the same as “Shuffle Albums” of the iPod/iPhone.
: Cancels.

Audiobooks *

2

You can select the playback speed of the “Audiobook” sound file in your iPod/iPhone.

♦

Normal

♦

Faster

♦

Slower

: Plays at normal speed.
: Plays faster.
: Plays slower.

Title Entry You can assign titles (up to 16 characters) to

characters, 59.)
Press [Enter] to show the <Title Entry> screen.

Back

[Store] : Confirm the entry.
[2/3] : Move the cursor.
[BS] : Erase the character before the cursor.
[Del] : Erase the character on the cursor.
[Cap] : Change the letter case (upper/lower).
[A

= 0 = Ä] : Change the character set.

[Space] : Enter a space.

AV-IN

and

@

;

/

EXT-IN

. (For available

1

You can activate <Shuffle Songs> in <Search Mode> menu. ( 24)

*
*2 Not selectable when connecting the iPod with the interface adapter. ( 51)

22

List

Source Operation/setting

TUNER/DAB • Storing a preset station/service manually

1 Press [BAND], then [ / ] to tune in to the station/service you want to preset.
2 Press [ ], then [List].
3 Select a preset number.
Ex.: When storing an FM station

105.9

Back Exit

The station selected in step 1 is now stored in preset number 4.

• Selecting a preset station on the list
Ex.: When selecting an FM preset station

List

FM1
FM2
FM3

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Back

Back

DISC/USB Selecting a track on the list

If a disc/device includes folders, you can display the Folder/Track (File) Lists, then start
playback.

List

Folder 01
Folder 02
Folder 03
Folder 04
Folder 05
Folder 06

Back Exit

0003/00990005/0035

Track001.mp3
Track002.mp3
Track003.mp3
Track004.mp3
Track005.mp3
Track006.mp3

1 Current folder list number/

total folder list number

2 Current track list number/total

track list number of the
current folder

Press/drag to browse the list.

• You can also browse the list by

dragging your finger up and down
on the list.

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23AV MENU

Source Operation/setting

CD-CH Selecting a disc on the list

Disc List

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Back

Back

To go to the other list

If an MP3 disc is selected, Folder/
Track List appear. (

23) Select a

track to start playback. ( 47)

USB iPod Selecting a track/video from <Search Mode>*

Search Mode

Music
Videos
Shuffle Songs

Back

Back

List

Playlists
Artists
Albums
Songs
Podcasts
Genres

Back

Back

Playlists
Artists
Albums
Songs
Podcasts
Genres

0003/0099

Track 01
Track 02
Track 03
Track 04
Track 05
Track 06

*1 Available search modes depend on the type of your iPod/iPhone.

1

♦

Music : Playlists, Artists, Albums,

Songs, Podcasts, Genres, Composers,
Audiobooks

♦

Videos : Video Playlists, Movies,

Music Videos, TV shows, Video
Podcasts

♦

Shuffle Songs : Starts playback.

Current track (video) number/total track
(video) number

Press/drag to browse the list.

• You can also browse the list by

dragging your finger up and down
on the list.

24

Bluetooth

• Firstly, use <New Paring> in <Device Menu> to register and establish the connection with a device.

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Dial Menu *1*

2

Select a calling method, then select the desired item to call.

♦

Redial*

♦

Received Calls

♦

Phonebook

♦

Preset Calls

♦

Phone Number

3

: Shows the list of the phone numbers you have dialed.
: Shows the list of the received calls.
: Shows the phone book copied from a cellular phone. ( 27)
: Shows the list of the preset numbers. ( 46)
: Shows the phone number entry screen.

Phone Number

Back

Back

[BS] : Erase the character before the cursor.
[Del] : Erase the character on the cursor.
[Preset] : Goes to Preset List. You can preset the entered

number by selecting a preset number.

[Dial] : Calls the entered number.

♦

Voice Dialing*

4

: Available only when the connected cellular phone has the

voice recognition system = Speak the name you want to call.

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1

*

Only for the device connected for Bluetooth phone.

*2 You can display <Dial Menu> screen by holding SOURCE on the monitor panel.
*3 You can also display <Redial> menu by holding on the remote controller.
*4 You can also activate it by holding [ ].

To delete the phone numbers/names

1 Press [Delete] when <Redial>, <Received Calls>, or <Phonebook> in <Dial Menu> is displayed.
2 Select the phone number/name you want to delete.

• Press [ALL] to delete all the numbers/names in the selected item.

3 Press [Yes] to confirm deleting.

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25AV MENU

Menu item Selectable setting/item

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Device Menu

Phone Connect*5/
Audio Connect*

5

Only for the registered devices.
Select a device from among the registered devices, establish the connection
with it.

5

/

Phone Disconnect*
Audio Disconnect*

Only for the device being connected.

5

Disconnect the current device before connecting another device.

Delete Pairing Only for the registered devices.

Press [Yes] to confirm deleting the registered devices.

New Pairing Preparation:

• Operate the Bluetooth device to turn on its Bluetooth function.

1 Press [Enter].
2 Enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number) *

• You can enter any number you like (1-digit to 16-digit number).

PIN Code

6

.

[BS] : Erases the character

before the cursor.

[Del] : Erases the character

on the cursor.

[Enter] : Confirms the entry.

Back

Back

3 Operate the Bluetooth device to connect while “Open...” is displayed on

the screen.

Enter the same PIN code (as entered in the above step) on the device to

be connected.

Now connection is established and you can use the device through the unit.

• The device remains registered even after you disconnect the device. Use

<Phone Connect>/<Audio Connect> (or activate <Auto Connect>,

27) to connect the same device from next time.

5

When a device has already been connected to the unit, <Phone Connect> and <Audio Connect> do not appear

*

and vice versa.

*6 Some devices have their own PIN code. Enter the specified PIN code to the unit.

26

Menu item Selectable setting/item

Auto Connect When the unit is turned on, the connection is established automatically

with...

♦

Auto Answer

Off

♦

Last

♦

Off

♦

On

♦

Reject

: No Bluetooth device.
: The last connected Bluetooth device.

: The unit does not answer the calls automatically.

Answer the calls manually.

: The unit answers the incoming calls automatically.
: The unit rejects all incoming calls.

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SMS Notify

♦

On

: The unit informs you of the arrival of a message by

ringing and displaying “Receiving Message.”

♦

Off

: The unit does not inform you of the arrival of a

message.

Add Phonebook You can copy the phone book memory of a cellular phone into the unit.

1 Press [Enter].
2 Enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number) .*

6

• You can enter any number you like (1-digit to 16-digit number).

Settings

[BS] : Erases the character

before the cursor.

[Del] : Erases the character

on the cursor.

[Enter] : Confirms the entry.

3 Operate the target cellular phone.

Enter the same PIN code (as entered in the above step) on the cellular

phone then transfer the phone book memory to the unit. (Refer to the
instruction manual supplied with your cellular phone.)

4 Press [Back] to finish the procedure.

• If you try to copy a 101st phone book entry, “Phonebook Full” appears on
the monitor. Delete unwanted names before copying. ( 25)

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27AV MENU

Menu item Selectable setting/item

MIC Setting Adjust the volume of the microphone connected to the unit.

♦

01/02/03

Phone Volume Adjust the phone volume.

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Initialize Hold [Enter] to initialize all settings you have made in <Bluetooth>

Settings

Information The following information is shown:

7

Depends on the amplifier gain control. ( 20)

*
*8 If you wish to receive more information about Bluetooth, visit the following JVC web site:

<http://www.jvc.co.jp/english/car/> (English website only)

♦

00 to 30 or 50*7, Initial 15

screen.

♦

Name

♦

Address

♦

Version

♦

Phone Device/

: The unit name
: The Mac address of the unit
: The Bluetooth software/hardware versions*
: The connected device names

Audio Device

8

28

Listening to the radio

Preset number

Band

Sound mode

Tuner/Standby

Reception indicators

PS (station name) for
FM Radio Data System.

• If no PS signal is
coming in, “No
Name” appears.

PTY code for FM
Radio Data System

( 30)

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [TUNER].
Ÿ Press [BAND].
! Press [ ] or [ ] to search for a station—Auto Search.

• Manual Search: Hold either [ ]or [ ] until “Manual Search” appears on the screen, then press it
repeatedly.

• The ST indicator lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

Selecting a preset station

• To preset stations into memory, 21, 23.

• To improve the FM reception, 21.

• To use convenient functions for FM Radio Data
System stations, 30.

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• Directly from the touch panel

Bayern Radio

15:45

You can also select a preset station using the remote
controller ( 10, 11) and from the Preset List (

23).

You can display the Preset List by pressing [ ] or
holding [5/∞].

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29OPERATIONS

The following features are available only for FM
Radio Data System stations.

Searching for FM Radio Data

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System programme—PTY
Search

You can search for your favorite programmes being
broadcast by selecting the PTY code for your favorite
programmes.

1 Display <PTy Search> menu.

Available PTY codes:

News, Current Affairs, Information, Sport,
Education, Drama, Cultures, Science, Varied
Speech, Pop Music, Rock Music, Easy Listening,
Light Classics M, Serious Classics, Other Music,
Weather & Metr, Finance, Children’s Progs,
Social Affairs, Religion, Phone In, Travel &
Touring, Leisure & Hobby, Jazz Music, Country
Music, National Music, Oldies Music, Folk Music,
Documentary

2 Select a PTY code.

• In the example below, a PTY code is selected
from the Preset List.

If you enter <PTy Code> menu below, you can

select one from 29 PTY codes.

Back Exit

Back ExitBack Exit

PTY Search starts.
If there is a station broadcasting a programme

of the same PTY code as you have selected, that
station is tuned in.

30

Storing your favorite programme types

You can store your favorite PTY codes into the PTY
Preset List.
Ex.: Storing <Drama> into <Preset 1>

Activating/deactivating TA/

PTY Standby Reception

TA Standby Reception Indicator

Press
activate.

The unit will temporarily switch to
Traffic Announcement (TA) if available,
from any source other than AM.

• The volume changes to the preset
TA volume level if the current level is
lower than the preset level. (

Not yet activated. Tune in to another
station providing the Radio Data
System signals.

Press

PTY Standby Reception Indicator

To activate, display <AV Menu>
screen, press [Mode], then press [On]
for <PTy Standby>. ( 21)

on the monitor panel to

17)

to deactivate.

TP

Lights up

Flashes

Goes off

PTY

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The unit will temporarily switch to
your favorite PTY programme from any
source other than AM.

Not yet activated. Tune in to another
station providing the Radio Data
System signals.

To deactivate, press [Off] for <PTy
Standby>. (

• When a DAB tuner is connected, TA Standby/PTY
Standby Reception also works for the DAB tuner and
searches for the services.

To change the PTY code for PTY Standby Reception,

21.

21)

Lights up

Flashes

Goes off

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31OPERATIONS

Tracing the same programme

Automatic station selection—
—Network-Tracking
Reception

When driving in an area where FM reception is not

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sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to
another FM Radio Data System station of the same
network, possibly broadcasting the same programme
with stronger signals.

Programme A broadcasting on different frequency
areas (01 – 05)

Programme Search

Usually when you select preset stations, the preset
station is tuned in.
If the signals from the preset FM Radio Data System
station are not sufficient for good reception, this
unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another station
broadcasting the same programme as the original
preset station is broadcasting. To activate this function,
select <On> for <Program Search>.(

• The unit takes some time to tune in to another
station using programme search.

17)

When shipped from the factory, Network-Tracking
Reception is activated.

To change the Network-Tracking Reception
setting, see <AF Regional>. (

• When the DAB tuner is connected, refer also to
“Tracing the same programme—Alternative
Frequency Reception (DAB AF).” ( 49)

17)

32

Disc operations

The disc type is automatically detected, then playback starts (for some discs, the top menu of the disc appears).

If a disc does not have any disc menu, all tracks on it will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject
the disc.

” appears on the screen, the unit cannot accept the operation you have tried to do.

If “

• In some cases, without showing “ ,” operations will not be accepted.

~ Open the monitor panel.

<Open/Tilt> screen is displayed.

• By pressing and holding the button, you can
open the monitor panel and eject the disc.

! Insert a disc.

Label side

Ÿ

Monitor panel closes automatically.
If not, press [Close].

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Prohibiting disc ejection

You can lock a disc in the loading slot.

Back

To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same
procedure to select <EJECT OK?>.

• Disc can be forcibly ejected. ( 3)

Caution:

Do not place your finger behind the monitor panel.

When playing back a multi-channel encoded disc,
the multi-channel signals are downmixed.

• You can fully enjoy multi-channel sound by
connecting an amplifier or a decoder compatible
with these multi-channel sources. ( 60)

• To select the playback mode, 22.

• To select tracks from the list, 23.

33OPERATIONS

Changing the display information

Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the different
information.

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Ex.: While playing a DVD Video Ex.: While playing an MP3

SOURCE

DVD

FLAT

CHAP. RPT

1 Audio format—Dolby Digital, LPCM, MP3, WMA,

WAV, AAC

2 Disc type—DVD, DVD-VR, VCD, CD
3 Video format/playback mode—DivX, MPEG, VR-

PRG (program), VR-PLAY (playlist), PBC

4 [5 / ∞]

• DVD Video/DVD-VR: Selects title/program/
playlist.

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3/WMA/WAV/
AAC:

– Selects folder
– Displays Folder/Track List (Hold)

5 • DVD Video: Title no./Chapter no./Playing time

• DVD-VR: Program no. (or Playlist no.)/Chapter
no./Playing time

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC:
Folder no./Track no./Playing time

• JPEG: Folder no./Track no.

• VCD/CD: Track no./Playing time

6 [6]

Starts playback/pauses

7 Indicates

‰

, 8, or 7 when the button is pressed

1

*

SOURCE

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8 Playback mode ( 22)
9

Sound mode ( 19)

p

Disc/track information

1

*

2

*

• DVD Video/DVD-VR: Sampling frequency/Bit
rate/Recorded signal channel no.

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG: Folder name/file
name

• CD Text: Current track title/artist name/album
title

– “No Name” appears for conventional CDs or if

not recorded

• MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC: Current folder name/
current file name/tag data (current track title/
artist name/album title) if it is recorded

q Stops playback
w [4 / ¢]

• DVD Video/DVD-VR: Selects chapter.

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA/
WAV/AAC: Selects track.

• DVD Video/DVD-VR/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/VCD/
CD/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC: Reverse/forward
search*3 (Hold)

*1 Displays Folder/Track Lists. ( 23)
*2 Touching an information bar scrolls the text if all the text is not shown. ( 14)
*3 Search speed varies depending on the type of disc or file. ( 36, 37)

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Operation buttons on the screen

You can display the following operation buttons while watching the playback pictures on the screen.

• If no operation is done for about 10 seconds, the operation buttons disappear (except when a disc menu is
displayed).

Touch the screen (center portion).

FLAT

Touch [KEY].

A

[SOURCE] Displays <Source Menu> screen
[5 ∞] 34
[3 / 8] Starts playback/pauses
[4 ¢] • Selects tracks

• Reverse/forward search (Hold)
[ ] Displays <AV Menu> screen
[7] Stops playback

• The above buttons also work when they are not
shown on the screen (while watching the playback
picture).

B

For DVD/VCD menu operation playback
[5 ∞ 2 3] Selects the menu items
[ENTER] Confirms the selection
[TOP MENU] Displays the disc menu
[MENU] Displays the disc menu
[RETURN] Returns to the previous menu or

displays the menu (only for VCD with
PBC)

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KEY].

Touch [

Touch [

KEY].

To end the operations, touch the screen again.

C

For entering the numbers
[0]–[9]=[ENTER] Enters numbers
[Direct/CLR] • Switches between chapter/track

entry and title/folder entry

• Erases the last entry when you

enter a wrong number

Ex.: To enter “105,” press [1], [0], [5], then [ENTER]

*1 While a disc menu is played back for DVD, [KEY] is

automatically displayed. On the disc menu, you can
select a menu item directly by touching it on the
screen

*2 Displays Short Cut icons. ( 8)

3

*

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35OPERATIONS

Operations using the remote controller (RM-RK252)

Button

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/

Stop play Stop play

Start play/Pause (if pressed during play) • DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2: Start play/Pause (if

pressed during play)

• JPEG: Start play (Slide show: Each file is shown
for a few seconds.)

Show the current file until you change it if

pressed during slide show.

• Reverse/forward chapter search *1 (No sound

can be heard.)

• Slow motion *2 during pause (No sound can

be heard.)

– DVD-VR: Reverse slow motion does not work.

• Select chapter (during play or pause)

• Reverse/fast-forward chapter search *3 (No

sound can be heard.) (Hold)

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2: Reverse/forward track
search *4 (No sound can be heard.)

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2:

• Select track

• Reverse/fast-forward track

search *5 (No sound can be
heard.) (Hold)

• JPEG: Select file

• DVD-Video: Select title (during play or pause)

• DVD-VR: Select program
Select playlist (during play or pause)

Select aspect ratio Select aspect ratio

1

Search speed:

*
*2 Slow motion speed:
*3 Search speed:
*4 Search speed:
*5 Search speed:

—

Select folder

DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2: Skip back or forward the
scenes by about 5 minutes

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Button

Stop play Stop play Stop play

Start play/Pause (if pressed
during play)

• Reverse/forward track search

(No sound can be heard.)*

1

• Forward slow motion *2

during pause. (No sound can
be heard.)

– Reverse slow motion does not

work.

• Select track

• Reverse/fast-forward track

3

search *

(No sound can be

heard.) (Hold)

—

Start play/Pause (if pressed
during play)

Start play/Pause (if pressed
during play)

Reverse/forward track search *1Reverse/forward track search *

• Select track

• Reverse/fast-forward track

search *3 (Hold)

• Select track

• Reverse/fast-forward track

search *3 (Hold)

Select folder

—

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1

Select aspect ratio

——

Searching for an item directly

1 While holding SHIFT, press DIRECT repeatedly to select the desired search mode.

DVD-Video:

DVD-VR:

DivX/MPEG1/
MPEG2:

JPEG:

MP3/WMA/WAV/
AAC:

VCD/CD:

2 While holding SHIFT, press the number buttons (0 – 9) to enter the desired number.
3 Press ENT (enter) to confirm.

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37OPERATIONS

• For DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC,
track is searched within the same folder.

• For DVD-VR, program/playlist search is possible
during Original program playback (PG)/Playlist
playback (PL).

• To erase a misentry, press CLR (clear) while holding

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SHIFT.

Operations using the

on-screen bar

(DVD-Video/DVD-VR/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/

JPEG/VCD)

These operations are possible on the monitor using the
remote controller.

Using menu driven features

• DVD Video

1 Press TOP M/MENU to enter the menu screen.
2 Press % / fi / @ / # to select an item you want to

start play.

3 Press ENT (enter) to confirm.

• DVD-VR

1 Press TOP M to enter the Original Program.

Press MENU to enter the Playlist.

2 Press % / fi / @ / # to select an item you want to

start play.

3 Press ENT (enter) to confirm.

• Original Program/Playlist screen, 55.

• VCD

1 While holding SHIFT, press DIRECT to enter the

search mode.

2 While holding SHIFT, press the number buttons (0

– 9) to enter the desired number.

3 Press ENT (enter) to confirm.

• To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

Canceling the PBC playback... (VCD)

1 Show the on-screen bar. ( 39)

(twice)

2 Select an item.

3 Make a selection.

If pop-up menu appears...

• To cancel pop-up menu, press RETURN.

• For entering time/numbers, see the following.

Entering time/numbers

Press % / fi to change the number, then press @ / # to
move to the next entry.

• Each time you press % / fi, the number increases/

decreases by one value.

• After entering the numbers, press ENT (enter).

• It is not required to enter the zero and tailing zeros
(the last two digits in the example below).

1 Press , then press DIRECT while holding SHIFT.
2 While holding SHIFT, press the number buttons

(0 – 9) to enter the desired number.

3 Press ENT (enter) to confirm.

• To resume PBC, press TOP M/MENU.

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Ex.: Time search
DVD: _:_ _:_ _ (Ex.: 1:02:00)
Press % once, then # twice to go to the third entry, %
twice, then press ENT (enter).

Removing the on-screen bar

On-screen bar

Ex.: DVD-Video

Information

Operation

1 Disc type
2 • DVD-Video: Audio signal format type and

channel

• VCD: PBC

3 Playback mode *

1

DVD-Video: T. RPT: Title repeat
C. RPT: Chapter repeat
DVD-VR: C. RPT: Chapter repeat
PG. RPT: Program repeat
DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2:
T. RPT: Track repeat
F. RPT: Folder repeat
A. RND: All (Disc) random
F. RND: Folder random
JPEG: F. RPT: Folder repeat
VCD *2: T. RPT: Track repeat
A. RND: All (Disc) random

4 Playback information

Current title/chapter

5 Time indication

Current program/chapter

Current playlist/chapter

Current track

Current folder/track

Current folder/file

Elapsed playing time of the disc

(For DVD-Video, elapsed playing
time of the current title/program/
playlist.)

DVD-Video/DVD-VR: Remaining

title/program/playlist time

VCD: Remaining disc time

Elapsed playing time of the current

chapter/track *

3

Remaining time of the current

chapter/track *

6 Playback status

3

Play
Forward/reverse search
Forward/reverse slow-motion
Pause
Stop

7 Operation icons

Change time indication (see 5)
Time Search (Enter the elapsed

playing time of the current title/
program/playlist or of the disc.)

Title Search (by its number)

Repeat play *
Random play *

Chapter Search (by its number)

Track Search (by its number)

1

1

Change the audio language, audio

stream, or audio channel

Change or turn off the subtitle

language

Change the view angle

*1 For repeat play/random play, 22.
*2 While PBC is not in use.
*3 Not applicable for DVD-VR.

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39OPERATIONS

Dual Zone operations

You can enjoy disc playback on the external monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT and 2nd AUDIO OUT plugs, while
listening to any source other than “

• When Dual Zone is in use, you can only operate the DVD/CD player using the remote controller.

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USB

” through the speakers.

~ Press [SOURCE].

Ÿ Press [Dual Zone].

Pressing the button turns on/off Dual Zone.

DUAL indicator appears when Dual Zone is activated.

To select a different source (main source) to
listen to through the speakers

Press SOURCE on the monitor panel.

• By using the touch panel, you can operate the
newly selected source without affecting Dual Zone
(Disc) operations.

• You cannot select “USB” for the main source.

On the remote:

1

2 Adjust the volume through the 2nd AUDIO

OUT plug.

3 Operate the DVD/CD player.

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Operations using the control

To select a folder or track

screen

For discs except DVD and VCD:
While Dual Zone is on, these operations are possible on
the external monitor using the remote controller.
The control screen automatically appears when you
insert a disc. (For DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG; while not
playing.)

Ex.: MP3/WMA

TIME 00:00:14T. RPT

Folder : 2 / 3

01 Music

02 Music

03 Music

Track Information

Album
Weather
Artist
Robert M. Smith
Title
Rain

Track : 6 / 14 (Total 41)

Cloudy.mp3
Fair.mp3
Fog.mp3
Hail.wma
Indian summer.mp3
Rain.mp3

Shower.mp3

Snow.mp3
Thunder.wma
Typhoon.mp3
Wind.mp3
Winter sky.mp3

1 Select “Folder” column or “Track” column on

the control screen.

2 Select a folder or track.

• If necessary, press 6 to start playback.

Ex.: CD Text

TIME 00:14

Track : 6 / 14

Cloudy
Fair
Fog
Hail
Indian summer

Rain

Shower
Snow
Thunder
Typhoon
Wind
Winter sky

MODE

REPEAT

TRACK

Track Information

Album
Four seasons
Artist
Robert M. Smith
Title
Rain

T. RPT

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1 Current folder (highlighted bar)
2 Current folder no./total folder no.
3 Folder list

* If tag data includes “Jacket Picture” (baseline

JPEG), it will be displayed. If you press OSD, the
playback mode selection window appears. (

42)

4 Selected playback mode ( 42)
5 Elapsed playing time of the current track (not

displayed for JPEG)

6 Operation status
7 Current track no./total number of tracks in the

current folder (total number of tracks on the disc)

8 Track information (only for MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC)
9 Track list
p Current track (highlighted)

1 The playback mode selection window: appears

when OSD is pressed. ( 42)

2 Selected playback mode ( 42)
3 Elapsed playing time of the current track
4 Operation status
5 Current track number/total number of tracks on the

disc

6 Track information
7 Track list
8 Current track (highlighted bar)

To select a track

• If necessary, press 6 to start playback.

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41OPERATIONS

Selecting playback modes

You can also change the playback modes using the
playback mode selection window.

• For JPEG, Random cannot be selected.

1

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Except for JPEG: Select a playback mode.

2

MODE

REPEAT

OFF

3 Select your desired option.

4

Operations using the list

screen

For discs other than DVD, VCD, and CD
While Dual Zone is on, these operations are possible on
the external monitor using the remote controller.

While not playing...

1 Display the list screen.

Folder : 144/240 Track 144/198 Page : 4/7
fol120

fol121
fol122
fol123
fol124
fol125
fol126
fol127
fol128
fol129

fol130
fol131
fol132
fol133
fol134
fol135
fol136
fol137
fol138
fol139

fol140
fol141
fol142

fol143

fol144
fol145
fol146
fol147
fol148
fol149

fol150
fol151
fol152
fol153
fol154
fol155
fol156
fol157
fol158
fol159

Selectable playback mode

• DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/JPEG: ( 39)

• MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC:
– T. RPT: Track repeat
– F. RPT: Folder repeat
– F. RND: Folder random
– A. RND: All (Disc) random

• CD:
– T. RPT: Track repeat
– A. RND: All (Disc) random

2 Select a folder on the list.

Folder : 144/240 Track 144/198 Page : 4/5
file0121.mp3

file0122.mp3
file0123.wma
file0124.mp3
file0125.mp3
file0126.wma
file0127.wma
file0128.mp3
file0129.mp3
file0130.wma

file0131.mp3
file0132.mp3
file0133.mp3
file0134.mp3
file0135.wma
file0136.mp3
file0137.wma
file0138.mp3
file0139.wma
file0140.wma

file0141.wma
file0142.mp3
file0143.wma

file0144.mp3

file0145.mp3
file0146.mp3
file0147.mp3
file0148.wma
file0149.wma
file0150.wma

3 Select a track on the list.

• To go back to the folder list, press RETURN.

file0151.wma
file0152.mp3
file0153.wma
file0154.mp3
file0155.wma
file0156.wma
file0157.wma
file0158.wma
file0159.mp3
file0160.wma

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1 Current folder number/total folder number
2 Current track number/total number of tracks in the

current folder

3 Current page/total number of the pages included

in the list

4 Current folder/track (highlighted bar)

USB operations

You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB memory, Digital Audio Player, portable HDD, etc. to
the unit.

• You can also connect the iPod/iPhone to the USB terminal of the unit. For details of the operations, 50.

USB cable from the rear of the unit

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The source changes to “

This unit can play JPEG/MPEG1/MPEG2 *1/MP3/WMA/
WAV/AAC *2 files stored in USB mass storage class
device.

• You can operate the USB device in the same way you
operate the files on discs. ( 34 – 39)

• All tracks in the USB device will be played repeatedly
until you change the source.

1

Except for MPEG2 files recorded by JVC Everio

*

camcorder (extension code <.mod>).

2

*

This unit can play back AAC  les encoded using
iTunes. This unit cannot play back FairPlay-encrypted
 les.

USB

” and playback starts.

Cautions:

• Avoid using the USB device if it might hinder your
safety driving.

• Do not pull out and attach the USB device repeatedly
while “Now Reading” is shown on the screen.

• Do not start the car engine if a USB device is
connected.

• Stop playback before disconnecting a USB device.

• Electrostatic shock at connecting a USB device may
cause abnormal playback of the device. In this case,
disconnect the USB device then reset this unit and the
USB device.

• This unit may not be able to play the files depending
on the type of USB device.

• Operation and power supply may not work as
intended for some USB devices.

• You cannot connect a computer to the USB input
terminal of the unit.

• Make sure all important data has been backed up to
avoid losing the data.

• Do not leave a USB device in the car, expose to direct
sunlight, or high temperature to avoid deformation
or cause damages to the device.

• Some USB devices may not work immediately after
you turn on the power.

• For more details about USB operations,

57.

OPERATIONS

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Using the Bluetooth® devices

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Bluetooth is a short-range wireless radio communication technology for the mobile device such as mobile phones,
portable PCs, and other devices. The Bluetooth devices can be connected without cables and communicate with each
other.

• Refer to the list (included in the box) to see the countries where you may use the Bluetooth® function.

Bluetooth profile

This unit supports the following Bluetooth profiles;

• HFP (Hands-Free Profile) 1.5

• OPP (Object Push Profile) 1.1

• A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) 1.2

• AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) 1.3

Connecting a new Bluetooth device

Connecting a Bluetooth device for the first time

When you connect a Bluetooth device to the unit for the first time, make pairing between the unit and the device.
Pairing allows Bluetooth devices to communicate each other.
To make pairing, you may need to enter the PIN (Personal Identification Number) code of your Bluetooth device you
want to connect.

• Once the connection is established, it is registered in the unit even if you reset the unit. Up to 5 devices can be
registered in total.

• Only one device for Bluetooth phone and one for Bluetooth audio can be connected at a time.

• To use the Bluetooth function, you need to turn on Bluetooth function of the device.

Use <New Paring> in <Bluetooth> menu to register and establish the connection with a new
device. (

• To connect/disconnect/delete a device, 26.

Bluetooth Information:

If you wish to receive more information about Bluetooth, visit the following JVC web site:
<http://www.jvc.co.jp/english/car/> (English website only)

26)

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Using the Bluetooth cellular phone

Status of the device

• Signal strength/Battery remainder (only when
the information comes from the device).

Activates <Voice Dialing>
function. (Hold)

• To cancel <
hold any button on the
monitor panel (except
or VOL +/–).

Voice Dialing>,

FLAT

• Displays <

• Displays <

Connected Device Name

Current Track Title
Artist Name
Album Title

Dial Menu> screen.
Redial> menu. (Hold)

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [BLUETOOTH].
Ÿ Press [ ].

Connected device name

or appears

•
depending on the device
connected.

• When no audio device is
connected,

“No Audio

Device” appears.

Bluetooth icon

• Turns blue when a Bluetooth device is
connected.

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! Press [Bluetooth].
⁄ Establish the connection with a device, then make a call (or settings using <Bluetooth>

menu). (

To make a call, use <Dial Menu>. ( 25)

When a call comes in...

The source is changed to “

Name and phone number (if acquired)

When <Auto Answer> is activated...

The unit answers the incoming call automatically.
(

27)

25 – 28)

Bluetooth

” automatically.

When <Auto Answer> is deactivated...
To answer the incoming call

• Press the message displayed on the touch panel.

• Press any button on the monitor panel (except
or VOL +/–).

To end the call

• Hold the message displayed on the touch panel.

• Hold any button on the monitor panel (except
or VOL +/–).

• You can adjust the microphone volume, 28.

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45EXTERNAL DEVICES

When an SMS comes in...

If the cellular phone is compatible with SMS (Short
Message Service), the unit tells you a message has been
received.

Presetting the phone

numbers

You can preset up to 6 phone numbers.

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SOURCE

FLAT

Receiving Message

To read a received message, operate the cellular
phone after stopping the car in a safe place.

• You cannot read, edit, or send a message through
the unit.

To stop ringing (canceling the outgoing call)

Hold any button on the monitor panel (except
or VOL +/–).

1 Select the phone number you want to

preset from <Redial>, <Received Calls>,
<Phonebook>, or <Phone Number>.

( 25)

2 Select a telephone number to store.

Back

3 Select a preset number.

Back

Now “Tom” is stored into preset no. 1.

To call a preset number, 25.

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Using the Bluetooth audio player

Track no./Playing time

(Only for devices that
support the function)

FLAT

Connected Device Name

Starts playback/pauses Indicates the button

pressed. (Only for devices
that support the function)

• It may be different from
the operation status.

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Reverse search

Current Track Title
Artist Name
Album Title

* “No Name” appears when the Tag data is not recorded or

Starts playback/pauses

when the device does not support the function.

~ Press [SOURCE], then press

[BLUETOOTH].

To connect a new device, 26.

Ÿ Start playback.

Listening to the CD changer

It is recommended to use a JVC MP3-compatible CD changer with your unit.

• You can play only CDs (CD-DA) and MP3 discs.

Forward search

Tag data* (current track
title/artist name/album
title) if it is recorded (Only
for devices that support the
function)

Preparation:

Make sure <Changer> is selected for <External Input>. (

Ex.: While playing an MP3 disc

FLAT

REPEAT

DISC 1

Current Folder Name
Current File Name.mp3

Current Track Title
Artist Name
Album Title

Folder no./Track no./

Playing time

SOURCE

CD-CH

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [CD-CH].
Ÿ Press [ ].
! Press [List].

You can also display the Disc List by holding

[5 / ∞].

18)

Tag data (current track
title/artist name/album
title) if it is recorded

⁄ Select a disc to start playing.

• To select the playback mode, 22.

• To select an MP3 track from the Folder/Track List,

23.

47EXTERNAL DEVICES

Listening to the DAB tuner

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Preset no.Band

1

*

DAB indicators

Reception indicators

*1 While tuning in a service with DLS (Dynamic Label Segment), the TEXT indicator lights up.

/Standby

If no signal is
received, “No DAB
Signal” appears.

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [DAB].
Ÿ Press [BAND].

! Press [ ] or [ ] to search for an ensemble—Auto Search.

• Manual Search: Hold either [ ]or [ ] until “Manual Search” appears on the screen, then press it
repeatedly.

⁄ Press [5 SERVICE] or [SERVICE ∞] to select a service (either primary or secondary) to

listen to.

• To improve your listening when surrounding sounds are noisy, try to adjust <D. Range Control>. ( 21)

• To activate/deactivate TA/PTY Standby Reception, 31.*

*2 Operations are exactly the same as the ones for FM Radio Data System stations.

2

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Activating/deactivating

Tracing the same
Announcement Standby
Reception

Announcement Standby Reception allows the
unit to switch temporarily to your favorite service
(announcement type).

Announcement Standby Reception Indicator

To activate, display <AV Menu>
screen, press [Mode], then press [On]
for <Announce Standby>. (

The unit will temporarily switch to your
favorite service from any source other
than FM/AM.

Not yet activated. Tune in to another
service providing the related signals.

To deactivate, press [Off] for
<Announce Standby>. (

21)

21)

ANN

Lights up

Flashes

Goes off

programme—Alternative
Frequency Reception (DAB
AF)

• While receiving a DAB service:

When driving in an area where a service cannot

be received, this unit automatically tunes in to
another ensemble or FM Radio Data System station
broadcasting the same programme.

• While receiving an FM Radio Data System
station:

When driving in an area where a DAB service is

broadcasting the same programme as the FM Radio
Data System station, this unit automatically tunes in
to the DAB service.

When shipped from the factory, Alternative Frequency
Reception is activated.

To deactivate the Alternative Frequency
Reception, select <Off> for <DAB AF>. (

17)

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To change the announcement type for
Announcement Standby Reception,

21.

49EXTERNAL DEVICES

Listening to the iPod/iPhone

You can connect the iPod/iPhone using the following cable or adapter:

To Cable/adapter To operate

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Listen to the
music

USB 2.0 cable (accessory of the iPod/iPhone) to
the USB cable from the rear of the unit.

See “When connected with the USB cable”
below.

Interface Adapter for iPod, KS-PD100 (not
supplied) to the CD changer jack on the rear of
the unit.

Watch the video USB Audio and Video cable for iPod/iPhone,

KS-U30 (not supplied) to the USB cable from the
rear of the unit.

When connected with the USB cable

The operation explained below are under “HEAD MODE.”

• Moves to the previous/next item of a category

• Enters <Search Mode> menu (Hold) ( 24 )

SOURCE

Indicates the controlling

unit for playback

( below )

• Selects a track/video

• Reverse/forward
search

(Hold)

HEAD MODE

FLAT

REPEAT

iPod

Current Track Title
Artist Name
Album Title

See “When connected with the interface
adapter” (

51).

See “When connected with the USB cable”
below.

• Make sure <iPod (Off)> is selected for
<AV Input>,

1

*

18.

Starts playback/pause

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [USB iPod].

Playback starts automatically.

• When you connect the iPod/iPhone to the
USB terminal, “

USB iPod

source and playback starts automatically.

• Press and hold iPod to select the controlling
unit.

–HEAD MODE: Control playback with this

unit.

–iPod MODE*2: Control playback with the

iPod/iPhone connected.

Ÿ Press [4] or [¢] to select a track/

video.

50

3

*

” is selected as the

*1 [5 / ∞] may not function depending on how you

select the current track/video.

2

Make sure <iPod (Off)> is selected for <AV

*

Input> when using KS-U30 to connect. (

18)

*3 You cannot resume playback for video sources.

• To select track/video from <Search Mode>,

24.

• To select the playback mode, 22.

• To change the play speed of the audio books,

22.

When connected with the interface adapter

Enters player’s menu

SOURCE

iPod

FLAT

REPEAT

Song Name
Artist Name
Album Title

Starts playback/pauses• Selects tracks

• Reverse/forward search (Hold)

Preparation:
Make sure <iPod> is selected for <External Input>. ( 18)

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [iPod].

Playback starts automatically.

Ÿ Press [4] or [¢] to select a track.

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Selecting a track from the player’s

menu

1 Press [SEARCH] to enter the player’s

menu.

“SEARCH” flashes on the screen during menu

operations.

• This mode will be canceled if no operations are
done for about 5 seconds.

2 Press [4] or [¢] to select the desired

item.

• Skips 10 items at a time if there are more than
10 items. (Hold)

Playlists Ô Artists Ô Albums Ô Songs

Ô Genres Ô Composers Ô (back to the

beginning)

3 Press [3 / 8] to confirm the selection.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select a track.

• When a track is selected finally, playback starts.

• To return to the previous menu, press [SEARCH].

To select the playback mode, 22.

51EXTERNAL DEVICES

Using other external components

AV-INPUT

You can connect an external component to the LINE IN/VIDEO IN plugs.

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Assigned title ( 22)

SOURCE

AV-IN

FLAT

~ Press [SOURCE], then press [AV-IN].
Ÿ Turn on the connected component and start playing the source.

To display the operation buttons while watching the playback picture, 9.

Navigation screen

You can also connect a Navigation System to the VIDEO IN plug so that you can watch the navigation screen.

Preparation:
Make sure <Navigation> is selected for <AV Input>. ( 18)

To view the navigation screen

Press DISP on the monitor panel repeatedly.

• The aspect ratio of the navigation screen is fixed to <Full> regardless of the <Aspect> setting. ( 15)

When <Navigation> is selected for <AV Input> ( 18)

• You can use the source “

AV-IN

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” for listening to an audio source connected to the LINE IN plugs.

EXT-INPUT

You can connect an external component to the CD changer jack on the rear using the Line Input Adapter, KS-U57 (not
supplied) or AUX Input Adapter, KS-U58 (not supplied).

Assigned title ( 22)

SOURCE

EXT-IN

FLAT

Preparation:

Make sure <External> is selected for <External Input>. (

18)

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~ Press [SOURCE], then press [EXT-IN].
Ÿ Turn on the connected component and start playing the source.

53EXTERNAL DEVICES

Maintenance

Caution on cleaning the unit

Do not use any

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solvent (for
example, thinner,
benzine, etc.),
detergent, or
insecticide. This may damage the monitor or the unit.

Recommended cleaning method:

Gently wipe the panel with a soft, dry cloth.

How to clean the

connector

Frequent detachment will
deteriorate the connectors.
To minimize this possibility,
periodically wipe the
connectors with a cotton
swab or cloth moistened with alcohol, being careful not
to damage the connectors.

Connectors

To keep discs clean

A dirty disc may not play correctly.
If a disc does become dirty, wipe it with
a soft cloth in a straight line from center
to edge.

• Do not use any solvents (for example, conventional
record cleaner, spray, thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean
discs.

To play new discs

New discs may have some rough spots
around the inner and outer edges. If
such a disc is used, this unit may reject
the disc.
To remove these rough spots, rub the edges with a
pencil or ball-point pen, etc.

Do not use the following discs:

Single CD (8 cm disc) Warped disc

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit in
the following cases:

• After starting the heater in the car.

• If it becomes very humid inside the
car.

Should this occur, the unit may malfunction. In this
case, eject the disc and leave the unit turned on for a
few hours until the moisture evaporates.

Center holder

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 it
by the edges.

• Always hold the disc by the edges. Do not touch its
recording surface.

When storing a disc in its case, gently insert the
disc around the center holder (with the printed surface
facing up).

• Make sure to store discs in their cases after use.

Sticker and sticker residue Stick-on label

C-thru Disc (semi-

Unusual shape

Transparent or semi-

transparent parts on its

recording area

transparent disc)

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More about this unit

General

Turning on the power

• By pressing SOURCE on the monitor panel, you
can also turn on the power. If the source is ready,
playback starts.

Tuner (FM only)

Storing stations in memory

• When SSM is over, received stations are preset in no.
1 (lowest frequency) to no. 6 (highest frequency).

Disc

General

• In this manual, words “track” and “file” are
interchangeably used.

• This unit can only play back audio CD (CD-DA) files if
different type of audio files (MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC)
are recorded on the same disc.

• Some discs or files may not be played back due to
their characteristics or recording conditions.

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Playing DVD-VR

• For details about DVD-VR format and playlist, refer
to the instructions supplied with the recording
equipment.

Original Program/Playlist screen

• Original Program

• Playlist

Inserting a disc

• When a disc is inserted upside down or has no
playable files, “Cannot play this disc Check the disc”
appears on the screen. Eject the disc.

Ejecting a disc

• If “No Disc“ appears after removing a disc, insert a
disc or select another playback source.

• If the ejected disc is not removed within 15 seconds,
the disc is automatically inserted again into the
loading slot to protect it from dust.

Playing Recordable/Rewritable discs

• This unit can recognize a total of 5 000 files and 250
folders (a maximum of 999 files per folder).

• Use only “finalized” discs.

• This unit can play back multi-session discs; however,
unclosed sessions will be skipped while playing.

• This unit can recognize a total of 25 characters for
file/folder names.

1 Original Program/Playlist number
2 Recording date
3 Recording source (TV station, the input terminal of

the recording equipment, etc.)

4 Start time of recording
5 Title of the program/playlist *
6 Highlight bar (current selection)
7 Creating date of playlist
8 Total number of chapters included in the playlist
9 Playback time

* The title of the original program or playlist may not be

displayed depending on the recording equipment.

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File playback

Playing MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC files

Playing DivX files

• This unit can play back DivX files with the extension
code <.divx>, <.div>, or <.avi> (regardless of the
letter case—upper/lower).

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• Audio stream should conform to MP3 or Dolby Digital.

• The file encoded in the interlaced scanning mode
may not be played back correctly.

• The maximum bit rate for video signals (average) is
4 Mbps.

Playing MPEG1/MPEG2 files

• This unit can play back MPEG1/MPEG2 files with the
extension code <.mpg>, <.mpeg>, or <.mod>*.

* <.mod> is an extension code used for the MPEG2 files

recorded by JVC Everio camcorders. The MPEG2 files
with the <.mod> extension code cannot be played
back when stored on a USB mass storage class device.

• The stream format should conform to MPEG system/
program stream.

The file format should be MP@ML (Main Profile at

Main Level)/SP@ML (Simple Profile at Main Level)/
MP@LL (Main Profile at Low Level).

• Audio streams should conform to MPEG1 Audio
Layer-2 or Dolby Digital.

• The maximum bit rate for video signals (average) is
4 Mbps.

Playing JPEG files

• This unit can play back JPEG files with the extension
code <.jpg>, or <.jpeg>.

• This unit can play back JPEG files that are at 32 x 32 to
8 192 x 7 680 resolution.

It may take time to display the file depending on its

resolution.

• This unit can play back baseline JPEG files.
Progressive JPEG files or lossless JPEG files cannot be
played.

• This unit can play back files with the extension
code <.mp3>, <.wma>, <.wav>, or <.m4a>
(regardless of the letter case—upper/lower).

• This unit can play back the files meeting the
conditions below:

– Bit rate:
MP3/WMA: 32 kbps — 320 kbps
AAC: 16 kbps — 320 kbps
– Sampling frequency:
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG1)
24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG2)
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 22.05 kHz (for WMA)

44.1 kHz (for WAV)

48 kHz, 44.1 kHz (for AAC)

• This unit can show ID3 Tag Version

1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 (for MP3).

• This unit can also show WAV/WMA Tag.

• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable
bit rate).

• Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in elapsed
time indication.

• This unit cannot play back the following files:

– MP3 files encoded with MP3i and MP3 PRO format.
– MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.
– WMA files encoded with lossless, professional, and

voice format.

– WMA files which are not based upon Windows

Media® Audio.
– WMA files copy-protected with DRM.
– AAC files encoded by using any other application

than iTunes.
– AAC files copy-protected with FairPlay (except

those stored on an iPod/iPhone).
– Files which have the data such as AIFF, ATRAC3,

etc.

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USB

Bluetooth operations

• If “No USB Device“ appears after removing a device,
reattach a device or select another playback source.

• When the USB device has no playable files, or has not
been formatted correctly, “Cannot play this device
Check the device” appears on the screen.

• This unit cannot recognize a USB device whose rating
is other than 5 V and exceeds 500 mA.

• While playing from a USB device, the playback order
may differ from other players.

• This unit may be unable to play back some USB
devices or some files due to their characteristics or
recording conditions.

• USB devices equipped with special functions such as
data security functions cannot be used with the unit.

• Do not use a USB device with 2 or more partitions.

• Depending on the shape of the USB devices and
connection ports, some USB devices may not be
attached properly or the connection might be loose.

• When connecting a USB device, refer also to its
instructions.

• Connect only one USB device to the unit at a time. Do
not use a USB hub.

• This unit may not recognize a memory card inserted
into a USB card reader.

• When connecting with a USB cable, use the USB 2.0
cable.

• This unit may not play back files in a USB device
properly when using a USB extension cord.

• This unit cannot assure proper functions or supply
power to all types of the devices.

• This unit can recognize a total of 5 000 files and 250
folders (a maximum of 999 files per folder).

• This unit can recognize a total of 25 characters for
file/folder names.

• For MPEG1/MPEG2 files: The maximum bit rate for
video signals (average) is 2 Mbps.

General

• While driving, do not perform complicated operation
such as dialing the numbers, using phone book, etc.
When you perform these operations, stop your car in
a safe place.

• Some Bluetooth devices may not be connected to
this unit depending on the Bluetooth version of the
device.

• This unit may not work for some Bluetooth devices.

• Connecting condition may vary depending on
circumstances around you.

• When the unit is turned off, the device is
disconnected.

Warning messages for Bluetooth operations

• Connection Error:

The device is registered but the connection has failed.

Use <Phone Connect> or <Audio Connect> to
connect the device again.
( 26)

• Error:

Try the operation again. If “Error” appears again,

check if the device supports the function you have
tried.

• Please Wait...:

The unit is preparing to use the Bluetooth function. If

the message does not disappear, turn off and turn on
the unit, then connect the device again (or reset the
unit).

Icons for phone types

• These icons indicate the phone type set on the device.

: Cellular phone

: Household phone

: Office

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: General

: Other than above

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CD changer

• If you select a folder, which does not include any
music files, on the list ( 23), you will hear a beep.
Select another folder including music files.

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DAB tuner

• Only the primary DAB service can be preset even
when you store a secondary service.

iPod/iPhone operations

• You can control the following types of iPods/iPhones:

(A) Connected with the USB cable:
– iPod with video (5th Generation) *
– iPod classic *
– iPod nano *

1, *2

2, *3

– iPod nano (2nd Generation) *
– iPod nano (3rd Generation) *
– iPod nano (4th Generation) *
– iPod Touch *

1, *2

– iPod Touch (2nd Generation)*

– iPhone/iPhone 3G*

1, *2

(B) Connected with the interface adapter:
– iPod with Click Wheel (4th Generation)
– iPod mini
– iPod photo
– iPod with video (5th Generation)
– iPod classic
– iPod nano
– iPod nano (2nd Generation)
– iPod nano (3rd Generation)
– iPod nano (4th Generation) *

*1 To watch the video with its audio, connect the iPod/

iPhone using USB Audio and Video cable (KS-U30, not
supplied).

*2 “iPod MODE” is available, 50.
*3 To listen to the sound in “iPod MODE,” connect the

iPod/iPhone using USB Audio and Video cable (KS­U30, not supplied).

*4 It is not possible to charge the battery through this

unit.

1, *2, *3

2

1, *2

1, *2

1, *2

4

• If the iPod/iPhone does not play correctly, update
your iPod/iPhone software to the latest version.
For details about updating your iPod/iPhone, visit
<http://www.apple.com>.

• When you turn on this unit, the iPod/iPhone is
charged through the unit.

• The text information may not be displayed correctly.

• The text information scrolls on the monitor. This
unit can display up to 40 characters when using the
interface adapter and up to 128 characters when
using the USB 2.0 cable or USB Audio and Video
cable.

Notice:

When operating an iPod/iPhone, some operations
may not be performed correctly or as intended. In
this case, visit the following JVC web site: <http://
www.jvc.co.jp/english/car/> (English website only)

For the USB connection:

When <iPod Artwork> is set to <On>:
Do not press any keys during the first 5 seconds
or more of playing back any track containing an
Artwork*. It takes 5 seconds or more to display
an Artwork and no operations are available while
loading it.
* The picture displayed on the iPod’s/iPhone’s screen

while playing back a track

JVC bears no responsibility for any loss of data
in an iPod/iPhone and USB mass storage class
device while using this unit.

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Menu settings

Characters you can enter for titles

• If you change the <Amplifier Gain> setting from
<High> to <Low> while the volume level is set
higher than “30,” the unit automatically changes the
volume level to “VOL 30.”

• After you change any of <Menu Language/Audio
Language/Subtitle> settings, turn off then on the
power, and re-insert the disc (or insert another disc)
so that your setting takes effect.

• When you select <16:9> for a picture whose aspect
ratio is 4:3, the picture slightly changes due to the
process for converting the picture width.

• Even if <4:3PS> is selected, the screen size may
become <4:3LB> for some discs.

In addition to the roman alphabet (A – Z, a – z), you
can use the following characters to assign titles. (

22)

• When <Руccĸий> is selected for <Language>.

( 15)

Upper and lower cases

Numbers and symbols

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• When any language other than <Руccĸий> is
selected for <Language>. (

Upper and lower cases

Numbers and symbols

15)

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Sound signals emitted through the rear terminals

Through the analog terminals (Speaker out/LINE OUT)

2-channel signal is emitted. When playing multi-channel encoded disc, multi-channel signals are downmixed.

• DTS sound cannot be reproduced.

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Through the DIGITAL OUT terminal

Digital signals (Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG Audio) are emitted.

• DTS sound cannot be emitted from the DIGITAL OUT terminal.

• To reproduce the multi-channel sounds such as Dolby Digital and MPEG Audio, connect an amplifier or a decoder

compatible with these multi-channel sources to this terminal, and set <D. Audio Output> correctly. ( 16)

<D. Audio Output>

Playback disc

48 kHz, 16/20/24 bits Linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM*

96 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

DVD

with Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream

with MPEG Audio MPEG bitstream 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

Audio CD, Video CD

DivX/
MPEG

MP3/WMA 32/44.1/48 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM
WAV 44.1 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM
AAC 44.1 / 48 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM

with Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream

with MPEG Audio 32/44.1/48 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM

<Stream> <Dolby D> <PCM>

44.1 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM /
48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

Output signals

48 kHz, 16 bits stereo

48 kHz, 16 bits stereo

Linear PCM

Linear PCM

* Digital signals may be emitted at 20 or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the DIGITAL OUT terminal if the discs

are not copy-protected.

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Language codes (for DVD/DivX language selection)

Code

AA Afar FA Persian KK Kazakh NO Norwegian ST Sesotho

AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KL Greenlandic OC Occitan SU Sundanese

AF Afrikaans FJ Fiji KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SW Swahili

AM Ameharic FO Faroese KN Kannada OR Oriya TA Tamil

AR Arabic FY Frisian KO Korean (KOR) PA Panjabi TE Telugu

AS Assamese GA Irish KS Kashmiri PL Polish TG Tajik

AY Aymara GD Scots Gaelic KU Kurdish PS Pashto, Pushto TH Thai

AZ Azerbaijani GL Galician KY Kirghiz QU Quechua TI Tigrinya

BA Bashkir GN Guarani LA Latin RM

BE Byelorussian GU Gujarati LN Lingala RN Kirundi TL Tagalog

BG Bulgarian HA Hausa LO Laothian RO Rumanian TN Setswana

BH Bihari HI Hindi LT Lithuanian RW Kinyarwanda TO Tonga

BI Bislama HR Croatian LV

BN

BO Tibetan HY Armenian MI Maori SG Sangho TT Tatar

Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language

Bengali, Bangla

Rhaeto-Romance

Latvian, Lettish

HU Hungarian MG Malagasy SD Sindhi TS Tsonga

SA Sanskrit TR Turkish

TK Turkmen

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BR Breton IA Interlingua MK Macedonian SH Serbo-Croatian TW Twi

CA Catalan IE Interlingue ML Malayalam SI Singhalese UK Ukrainian

CO Corsican IK Inupiak MN Mongolian SK Slovak UR Urdu

CS Czech IN Indonesian MO Moldavian SL Slovenian UZ Uzbek

CY Welsh IS Icelandic MR Marathi SM Samoan VI Vietnamese

DZ Bhutani IW Hebrew MS Malay (MAY) SN Shona VO Volapuk

EL Greek JA Japanese MT Maltese SO Somali WO Wolof

EO Esperanto JI Yiddish MY Burmese SQ Albanian XH Xhosa

ET Estonian JW Javanese NA Nauru SR Serbian YO Yoruba

EU Basque KA Georgian NE Nepali SS Siswati ZU Zulu

61REFERENCES

• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

• “DVD Logo” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation registered in the US, Japan and other
countries.

• DivX® is a registered trademark of DivX, Inc., and is used under license.

• Plays DivX® video:

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• ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certified or DivX Ultra
Certified device that plays DivX video.

• ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX® Certified device must be registered in order to play DivX Video-on­Demand (VOD) content. First generate the DivX VOD registration code for your device and submit it during the
registration process. [Important: DivX VOD content is protected by a DivX DRM (Digital Rights Management)
system that restricts playback to registered DivX Certified devices. If you try to play DivX VOD content not
authorized for your device, the message “Authorization Error” will be displayed and your content will not play.]
Learn more at www.divx.com/vod.

• Microsoft and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.

• The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Victor
Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective
owners.

• “Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and has been
certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

• “Works with iPhone” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPhone and
has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

• Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

• iPod and iTunes are a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.

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Troubleshooting

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

• For operations with the external components, refer also to the instructions supplied with the adapters used for the
connections (as well as the instructions supplied with the external components).

• Messages (enclosed in “ ”) in the tables below are shown in the language selected on <Language>. ( 15)
Messages described here are in the language of this manual.

Symptom Remedy/Cause

• No sound comes out of the speakers. • Adjust the volume to the optimum level.

• Check the cords and connections.

• DTS sound cannot be reproduced through any terminals
(Speaker out/LINE OUT/DIGITAL OUT).

• The screen is not clear and legible. Sunshine from the windshield may cause this symptom.

Adjust <Bright>. (

14)

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• “Position Error Push Open Key”
appears on the screen.

• “Mecha Error Push Reset” appears on
the screen, and the panel does not
move.

• “No Signal” appears. • Change the source.

General

• The buttons on the monitor panel do
not work.

• The unit does not work at all.

• The remote controller does not work.

The monitor panel angle has been forcibly adjusted, or its
adjustment has been interrupted while opening or closing.
Press

Reset the unit. (

• Start the playback on the external component connected to
VIDEO IN plug.

• Check the cords and connections.

• Signal input is too weak.

When the monitor panel is open, only VOL +/– and
work. The other buttons do not function.

Reset the unit. (

Deactivate Dual Zone. (
(While Dual Zone is activated, the remote controller only
functions for operating the DVD/CD player.)

, then [Open].

3)

3)

40)

• The touch panel does not respond
properly.

• <Illumination> function does not
work properly.

• Keep your hands and the touch panel clean and dry.

• Eliminate static electricity and do not place magnetic items
near the unit.

• Leave the unit until the temperature becomes stable in the car.

• A rubber mat on the floor may cause this symptom. In this
case, do not use the rubber mat.

Continued on the next page

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Symptom Remedy/Cause

TUNER

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Disc in general

• SSM automatic presetting does not
work.

• Static noise while listening to the
radio.

• Disc can be neither recognized nor
played back.

• Disc cannot be ejected.

• Recordable/Rewritable discs cannot
be played back.

• Tracks on the Recordable/Rewritable
discs cannot be skipped.

• Playback does not start. • Insert the disc correctly again.

• The playback picture is not clear and
legible.

• Sound and pictures are sometimes
interrupted or distorted.

• No playback picture is shown and
“Parking Brake” appears on the
screen, even when the parking brake
is engaged.

Store stations manually. (

Connect the aerial firmly.

Eject the disc forcibly. (

Unlock the disc. (

• Insert a finalized disc.

• Finalize the discs with the component which you used for
recording.

• The format of files is not supported by the unit.

Adjust items in <Picture Adjust> menu. (

• Stop playback while driving on rough roads.

• Change the disc.

Parking brake lead is not connected properly.
See Installation/Connection Manual.

33)

23)

3)

14)

• No picture appears on the external
monitor.

• “Eject Error” or “Loading Error”
appears on the screen.

• “Region code error” appears on the
screen when you insert a DVD Video.

• Connect the video cord correctly.

• Select the correct input on the external monitor.

Change the source by pressing SOURCE.

Region code is not correct. (

4)

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Symptom Remedy/Cause

• Disc cannot be played back. • Change the disc.

• Record the tracks using a compliant application on the
appropriate discs. ( 4)

• Add appropriate extension codes to the file names.

• Noise is generated. The track played back is not a playable file format. Skip to
another file.

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• Tracks are not played back as you

have intended them to play.

• Elapsed playing time is not correct. This sometimes occurs during playback. This is caused by how

• “Not Support” appears on the screen

DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC

and track skips.

• Noise is generated. The track played back is not a playable file format. Skip to

• Tracks cannot play back as you have

intended them to play.

• “Now Reading...” keeps flashing on

the screen.

USB

• Correct characters are not displayed

(e.g. album name).

• While playing a track, sound is

sometimes interrupted.

Playback order may differ from the one played back using other
players.

the tracks are recorded.

The track is unplayable.

another file.

Playback order may differ from the one played back using other
players.

• Readout time varies depending on the USB device.

• Do not use too many hierarchy and folders.

• Turn off the power and on again.

For available characters, 59.

The tracks are not properly copied into the USB device. Copy
tracks again, and try again.

• Bluetooth device does not detect the

unit.

• The unit does not make pairing with

Bluetooth

the Bluetooth device.

• Search from the Bluetooth device again.

• Reset the unit. When “Open...” appears on the monitor,

search from the Bluetooth device again.

Enter the same PIN code for both the unit and target device. If
the PIN code of the device is not indicated on its instructions,
try “0000” or “1234.”

Continued on the next page

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Symptom Remedy/Cause

• Echo or noise occurs. Adjust the microphone unit position.

• Phone sound quality is poor. • Reduce the distance between the unit and the
Bluetooth cellular phone.

• Move the car to place where you can get a better
signal reception.

• The sound is interrupted or skipped while
using a Bluetooth audio player.

Bluetooth

• The connected audio player cannot be
controlled.

• The unit does not response when you tried to
copy the phone book to the unit.

• “No Audio Device” appears on the monitor. Connect this unit and the Bluetooth audio player

• “No Voice Device” appears on the monitor. The connected cellular phone does not have the voice

• “No Disc” appears on the screen. Insert a disc into the magazine.

• “No Magazine” appears on the screen. Insert the magazine.

• Reduce the distance between the unit and the
Bluetooth audio player.

• Disconnect the device connected for Bluetooth
phone.

• Turn off, then turn on the unit.

• (When the sound is not yet restored) connect the
player again.

Check whether the connected audio player supports
AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile).

You may have tried to copy the same entries (as
stored) to the unit.

correctly.

recognition system.

• “Cannot play this disc Check the disc” appears
on the screen.

• “Reset08” appears on the screen. Connect this unit and the CD changer correctly and

CD changer

• “Reset01” – “Reset07” appears on the screen. Press the reset button of the CD changer.

• The CD changer does not work at all.

• “No DAB Signal” appears on the screen. Move to an area with stronger signals.

• “Reset 08” appears on the screen. Connect this unit and the DAB tuner correctly, then

• The DAB tuner does not work at all. Connect this unit and the DAB tuner correctly, then

DAB tuner

• “Antenna Power NG” appears on the screen. Check the cords and connections.

Current disc does not include playable files. Replace
the disc with one including playable files.

press the reset button of the CD changer.

Reset the unit. (

reset the unit. (

reset the unit. (

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Symptom Remedy/Cause

• The iPod/iPhone does not turn on or does not
work.

• Sound is distorted. Deactivate the equalizer either on this unit or the

• Playback stops. The headphones are disconnected during playback.

iPod/iPhone

• “No Files” appears on the screen. No tracks are stored. Import tracks to the iPod/iPhone.

• No operations are available when playing back
a track containing Artwork.

• “Restricted Device” appears on the screen. Check whether the connected iPod/iPhone is

• “Disconnect” appears on the
screen.

• Check the connecting cable and its connection.

• Update the firmware version.

• Charge the battery.

• Check whether “HEAD MODE” or “iPod MODE” is
correctly selected. ( 50)

• Reset the iPod/iPhone.

iPod/iPhone.

Restart playback.

Operate the unit after the Artwork is loaded. (

compatible with this unit. (

Check the connection.

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• “Reset01” – “Reset07” appears
on the screen.

iPod

Only when connecting with the

• No picture appears on the screen. • Turn on the video component if it is not on.

AV-IN

• Playback picture is not clear and legible.

• “Reset08” appears on the screen. Check the connection between the adapter and this

• The iPod’s controls do not work
after disconnecting from this

interface adapter

unit.

Disconnect the adapter from both this unit and iPod.
Then, connect them again.

unit.

Reset the iPod.

• Connect the video component correctly.
Adjust items in <Picture Adjust> menu. (

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Specifications

AMPLIFIER

Maximum Power Output Front/Rear 50 W per channel

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Continuous Power Output
(RMS)

Load Impedance 4  (4  to 8  allowance)

Equalizer Control Range Frequencies 60 Hz, 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 6.3 kHz,

Signal-to-Noise Ratio 70 dB

Front/Rear 20 W per channel into 4 , 40 Hz to 20 000

Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic
distortion

15 kHz

Level ±10 dB

Audio Output Level
LINE OUT (FRONT, REAR),
SUBWOOFER

Color System PAL

Video Output (composite) 1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Other Terminals Input LINE IN, VIDEO IN, CAMERA IN, USB input, MIC

Output 2nd AUDIO OUT, VIDEO OUT

Others CD changer, OE REMOTE, DIGITAL OUT (optical)

Frequency Range FM 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz

AM (MW) 522 kHz to 1 620 kHz

FM Tuner Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω)

50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 16.3 dBf (1.8 μV/75 Ω)

Alternate Channel Selectivity
(400 kHz)

Line-Out Level/Impedance 5 V/20 kΩ load (full scale)

Output Impedance 1 kΩ

IN, Aerial input

FM/AM TUNER

(LW) 144 kHz to 279 kHz

65 dB

Frequency Response 40 Hz to 15 000 Hz

Stereo Separation 40 dB

MW Tuner Sensitivity/Selectivity 20 μV/40 dB

LW Tuner Sensitivity 50 μV

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DVD/CD

Signal Detection System Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser)

Frequency Response DVD, fs=48 kHz/96 kHz 16 Hz to 22 000 Hz

VCD/CD 16 Hz to 20 000 Hz

Dynamic Range 93 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio 95 dB

Wow and Flutter Less than measurable limit

USB

USB Standards USB 2.0 Full Speed

Data Transfer Rate Full Speed Maximum 12 Mbps

Low Speed Maximum 1.5 Mbps

Compatible Device Mass storage class

Compatible File System FAT 32/16/12

Max. Current DC 5 V

Version Bluetooth 1.2 certified

Output Power +4 dBm Max. (Power class 2)

Service Area Within 10 m

Profile HFP (Hands-Free Profile) 1.5

OPP (Object Push Profile) 1.1
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) 1.2
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) 1.3

500 mA

BLUETOOTH

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MONITOR

Screen Size 7 inch wide liquid crystal display

Number of Pixel 336 960 pixels: 480 × 3 (horizontal) × 234 (vertical)

Drive Method TFT (Thin Film Transistor) active matrix format

Color System PAL/NTSC

Aspect Ratio 16:9 (wide)

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GENERAL

Power Requirement Operating Voltage DC 14.4 V (11 V to 16 V allowance)

Grounding System Negative ground

Allowable Storage Temperature –10°C to +60°C

Allowable Operating Temperature 0°C to +40°C

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Dimensions (W × H × D) Installation Size (approx.) 182 mm × 111 mm × 160 mm

Panel Size (approx.) 188 mm × 117 mm × 10 mm

Mass (approx.) 3.3 kg

Brackets)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Required space for installation and the monitor ejection

Dashboard

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160 91.3

CAUTION: When ejecting the monitor, leave an open
space for the monitor to come out. If you do not,
the monitor may obstruct the steering wheel and
gearshift lever operations, and this may result in a

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traffic accident.

Unit: mm

(including the Trim plate, Sleeve, and

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Operation index

General

Reset ...................................................................... 3

Volume .............................................................. 6, 7

AV Menu ................................................... 13 – 28

Source ................................................................ 6, 8

Short Cut .............................................................. 8

Remote controller ...................................... 9, 36

Clock .............................................................12, 15

Demonstration .......................................... 12, 14

Detach/attach the monitor panel ............... 5

Tuner

Listen to the radio ...........................................29

Auto/manual search .......................................29

Preset stations ....................................21, 23, 29

Store stations

(automatically/manually) ................... 21, 23

Improve FM reception ...................................21

Radio Data System ..........................................30

DAB tuner ...........................................................48

Disc

Open/close ................................................... 8, 33

Eject .............................................................3, 8, 33

Playable disc type ............................................. 4

Display information ................................... 9, 34

Repeat/random play ......................................22

Select a track/folder .........................23, 36, 37

Select a title/program/playlist .............36, 37

Start/stop/pause/resume

playback .....................................34, 35, 36, 37

Search/skip ................................... 34, 35, 36, 37

OSD ...............................................................38, 39

PBC playback ....................................................38

Lock/unlock disc .............................................. 33

USB

Attach/detach ...................................................43

Select a track/folder .......................................23

Repeat/random play ......................................22

CD changer

Start playback ...................................................47

Select a track/folder/disc .......................23, 24

Repeat/random play ......................................22

Bluetooth

Connect/disconnect/delete .................26, 44

Make a call ..................................................25, 45

Answer/end call ...............................................45

Preset phone number ....................................46

Play back an audio device ............................47

iPod

Connecting method .......................................50

Start/pause playback .............................. 50, 51

HEAD MODE ...................................................... 50

iPod MODE .........................................................50

Select a track/video ..........................24, 50, 51

Repeat/random play ......................................22

Audiobooks ....................................................... 22

Supported iPods/iPhones ............................ 58

External component

AV-INPUT ............................................................ 52

EXT-INPUT .......................................................... 53

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Dual Zone

Activate/deactivate Dual Zone ..................40

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