JVC GET0241-001B User Manual

CASSETTE RECEIVER KS-FX555

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RADIO KASET KS-FX555

SUZUKI PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM

INDONESIA

INSTRUCTIONS

BUKU PETUNJUK

GET0241-001B

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How to reset your unit

While holding SEL (select), press (standby/on/attenuator) for more than 2 seconds. This will reset the built-in microcomputer.

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Note:

Your preset adjustments—such as preset channels or sound adjustments—will also be erased.

(standby/on/attenuator)

SEL (select)

How to use the MODE button

If you press MODE, the unit goes into functions mode, then the number buttons and ¢/ 4 buttons work as different function buttons.

Ex.: When number button 2 works as MO (monaural) button.

Time countdown indicator

To use these buttons for original functions again after pressing MODE, wait for 5 seconds without pressing any of these buttons until the functions mode is cleared.

• Pressing MODE again also clears the functions mode.

How to reset your unit ............................... 2

How to use the MODE button ................... 2

LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............ 4

Control panel ............................................. 4

BASIC OPERATIONS ....................... 5

Turning on the power ................................ 5

Setting the clock ........................................ 6

RADIO OPERATIONS ...................... 7

Listening to the radio ................................. 7

Storing stations in memory ....................... 8

Tuning in to a preset station ...................... 9

TAPE OPERATIONS ........................ 10

Listening to a cassette .............................. 10

Finding the beginning of a tune ................. 11

Other convenient tape functions ............... 11

Prohibiting cassette ejection ..................... 12

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................... 13

Adjusting the sound .................................. 13

Turning on/off the loudness function ......... 13

Selecting preset sound modes .................. 14

Storing your own sound adjustments ........ 14

OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS ................ 15

Selecting the level meter—LEVEL ............ 15

Selecting the external component to use

—EXT IN ................................................ 15

Detaching the control panel ...................... 16

CD CHANGER OPERATIONS .............. 17

About MP3 discs ....................................... 17

Connecting the CD changer ...................... 18

Playing discs ............................................. 18

Selecting the playback modes .................. 20

EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS ... 21

Playing an external component ................. 21

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 22

MAINTENANCE ............................. 24

SPECIFICATIONS........................... 25

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BEFORE USE

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.

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.

LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS

Control panel

Display window

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1 (standby/on/attenuator) button 2 LOUD (loudness) button 3 SEL (select) button 4 Display window 5 Cassette compartment 6 0 (eject) button 7 FM/AM button 8 TAPE 23 button 9 ¢/4 buttons

• Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed together.

p +/– buttons q DISP (display) button w MO (monaural) button e Number buttons r RPT (repeat) button t RND (random) button

• Functions only when connecting to a CD changer.

y MODE button u SCM (sound control memory) button i CD-CH (CD changer) button o (control panel release) button

Display window

; FM band indicators

FM1, FM2, FM3

a AM band indicator s TAPE indicator d MP3 indicator

• Lights up only when playing an MP3 disc on a JVC MP3-compatible CD changer.

f Main display g Tuner reception indicators

MO (monaural), ST (stereo)

h RND (random) indicator

• Used only when connecting to a CD changer.

j RPT (repeat) indicator k CD-CH (CD changer) indicator l SCM (sound control memory) indicator / Volume (or audio) level indicator z LOUD (loudness) indicator

BASIC OPERATIONS

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Turning on the power

Turn on the power.

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When you select a source in step 2 below, the power automatically comes on. You do not have to press this button to turn on the power.

Select the source.

To operate the tuner (FM or AM),

see pages 7 – 9.

To play a tape,

see pages 10 – 12.

To operate the CD changer,

see pages 17 – 20.

To operate the external component

(LINE IN), see page 21.

Adjust the volume.

To increase the volume

To decrease the volume

Volume (or audio) level indicator (see page 15)

Volume level appears.

Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 13 and 14.)

To drop the volume in a moment

Press briefly while listening to any source. “ATT” starts flashing on the display, and the volume level will drop in a moment. To resume the previous volume level, press the button briefly again.

To turn off the power

Press and hold for more than one second. “SEE YOU” appears, then the unit turns off.

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Setting the clock

Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds.

“CLOCK H,” “CLOCK M,” “LEVEL,” “B. SKIP,” or “EXT IN” appears on the display.

Set the hour.

1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on

the display.

2 Adjust the hour.

Set the minute.

1 Select “CLOCK M” (minute). 2 Adjust the minute.

Finish the setting.

To check the current clock time or change the display mode

• During tuner operation:

• During tape operation:

• During CD changer operation:

• During external component operation:

Press DISP (display) repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the display mode changes as follows:

Frequency

Play mode (TAPE)

Elapsed playing time

Clock

Disc number

ClockLINE IN

Clock

• During power off: The power turns on and the clock time is shown for 5 seconds, then the power turns off.

RADIO OPERATIONS

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Listening to the radio

You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a particular station.

Searching for a station automatically: Auto search

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

Selected band appears.

Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

Note:

This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast.

Start searching a station.

To stop searching before a station is received, press the same button you have

pressed for searching.

Searching for a station manually: Manual search

Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

Note:

This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast.

Press and hold ¢ or 4 until “M” (manual) starts flashing on the display.

To search for stations of higher frequencies

To search for stations of lower frequencies

When a station is received, searching stops.

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Tune in to a station you want while “M” (manual) is still flashing.

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• If you release your finger from the button, the manual mode will automatically turns off after 5 seconds.

• If you hold down the button, the frequency keeps changing (in 50 kHz intervals for FM and 9 kHz intervals for AM) until you release the button.

To tune in to stations of higher frequencies

To tune in to stations of lower frequencies

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:

1 Press MODE to enter the

functions mode while listening to an FM stereo broadcast.

2 Press MO (monaural), while still

in the functions mode, so that the MO indicator lights up on the display. Each time you press the button, the monaural mode turns on and off alternately.

MO (monaural) indicator

Storing stations in memory

You can use one of the following two methods to store broadcasting stations in memory.

• Automatic preset of FM stations: SSM (Strongstation Sequential Memory)

• Manual preset of both FM and AM stations

FM station automatic preset: SSM

You can preset 6 local FM stations in each FM band (FM1, FM2, and FM3).

Select the FM band (FM1 – 3) you want to store FM stations into.

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

Press and hold both buttons for more than 2 seconds.

“SSM” appears, then disappears when automatic preset is over.

When the MO indicator is lit on the display, the sound you hear becomes monaural but the reception will be improved.

Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the band number you have selected (FM1, FM2, or FM3). These stations are preset in the number buttons—No.1 (lowest frequency) to No.6 (highest frequency). When automatic preset is over, the station stored in number button 1 will be automatically tuned in.

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JVC GET0241-001B User Manual

INSTRUCTIONS

CONTENTS

LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS

BASIC OPERATIONS

RADIO OPERATIONS