CASSETTE RECEIVER
KS-FX384
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For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
INSTRUCTIONS
GET0309-001A
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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.
CONTENTS
How to reset your unit ............................... 2
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............ 3
Control panel ............................................. 3
BASIC OPERATIONS ....................... 4
Turning on the power ................................ 4
Setting the clock ........................................ 5
RADIO OPERATIONS ...................... 6
Listening to the radio ................................. 6
Storing stations in memory ....................... 7
Tuning in to a preset station ...................... 8
TAPE OPERATIONS ........................ 9
Listening to a cassette .............................. 9
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................... 10
Adjusting the sound .................................. 10
Turning on/off the super bass function ...... 10
Selecting preset sound modes .................. 11
Storing your own sound adjustments ........ 11
DETACHING THE C0NTROL PANEL ...... 12
CD CHANGER OPERATIONS .............. 13
Playing CDs .............................................. 13
Selecting CD playback modes .................. 14
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 15
MAINTENANCE ............................. 16
SPECIFICATIONS........................... 17
How to reset your unit
While holding SEL (select), press (standby/on/attenuator) button for more than 2 seconds.
This will reset the built-in microcomputer.
(standby/on/attenuator)
SEL (select)
Note:
Your preset adjustments—such as preset channels or sound adjustments—will also be erased.
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.
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Control panel
Display window
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS
1 (standby/on/attenuator) button
2 S BASS (super bass) button
3 0 (eject) button
4 Display window
5 Cassette compartment
6 1/¡ PROG (program) button
7 SCM (sound control memory) button
8 FM AM button
9 +/– buttons
p SEL (select) button
q Number buttons
w MO/RND (monaural/random) button
• Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed
together with DISP (display) button.
• RND (random) functions only when connecting
to a CD changer.
e DISP (display) button
• Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed
together with MO/RND (monaural/random)
button.
r 4/¢ buttons
t (control panel release) button
y CD-CH (CD changer) button
Display window
u FM band indicators
FM1, FM2, FM3
i AM band indicator
o CD-CH (CD changer) indicator
; Sound mode indicators
BEAT, SOFT, POP
a Tuner reception indicators
MO (monaural), ST (stereo)
s RND (random) indicator
• Used only when connecting to a CD changer.
d S.BASS (super bass) indicator
f Main display
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BASIC OPERATIONS
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3
Turning on the power
1
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.
2
Select the source.
To operate the tuner (FM or AM),
see pages 6 – 8.
To play a tape,
see page 9.
To operate the CD changer,
see pages 13 – 14.
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3
Adjust the volume.
To increase the volume
To decrease the volume
Volume level appears.
4
Adjust the sound as you want.
(See pages 10 and 11.)
To drop the volume in a moment
Press briefly while listening to any
source. “AT T ” 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
1
Press and hold SEL (select) for more
than 2 seconds.
“CLOCK H” or “CLOCK M”
appears on the display.
2
Set the hour.
1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on
the display.
2 Adjust the hour.
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4
Finish the setting.
To check the current clock time or change the
display mode
Press DISP (display) repeatedly.
Each time you press the button,
the display mode changes as
follows:
• During tuner operation:
• During tape operation:
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Set the minute.
1 Select “CLOCK M” (minute).
2 Adjust the minute.
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• During CD Changer operation:
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RADIO OPERATIONS
Listening to the radio
You can use either automatic searching or manual
searching to tune in to a particular station.
Note:
When a cassette is in the cassette compartment, you
cannot select the tuner. Be sure to eject the cassette
from the cassette compartment to listen to the radio.
Searching for a station automatically:
Auto search
1
Select the band (FM1 – 3, 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.
To stop searching before a station is
received, press the same button you have
pressed for searching.
Searching for a station manually:
Manual search
1
Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).
Note:
This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2,
FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to
an FM broadcast.
2
Press and hold ¢ or 4
until “M” (manual) starts flashing on
the display.
2
Start searching for a station.
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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