JVC HD RADIO KT-HDP1 Instructions Manual

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WARNINGS

FCC Warning: This equipment may

generate or use radio frequency
energy. Changes or modifications to
this equipment may cause harmful
interference unless the modifications
are expressly approved in this User
Guide. The user could lose the
authority to operate this equipment if
an unauthorized change or
modification is made.
Note: This equipment has been tested
and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by
tuning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the
following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.

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Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.

Operating Temperature

The receiver is designed to operate
between –20oC (–4oF) to +70 oC
(158oF).
Avoid leaving the receiver in a vehicle
or elsewhere where the temperature
may fall outside this range. Extreme
temperatures or extreme temperature
fluctuations can degrade the
performance of the LCD display
screen, and possibly damage it.

Cleaning and Maintenance

If the receiver or accessories become
dirty, turn the power off and wipe it
clean with a soft cloth. Do not use hard

cloths, strong cleaning fluids, paint
thinner, alcohol, or other volatile
solvents to clean. These may cause
damage to the receiver.

Changes or modifications not approved
by JVC could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

Caution:

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CAUTIONS

This symbol means important
instructions. Failure to heed them
can result in injury or material
property damage.

Liquid Crystal Precautions

If the liquid crystal fluid comes in
contact with your skin, wipe the
skin area with a cloth and then
wash the skin thoroughly with
soap and running water.
If the liquid crystal fluid gets into
your eye, flush the eye with clean
water for at least 15 minutes.
Seek medical care.
If the liquid crystal fluid is ingested,
flush your mouth thoroughly with
water. Drink large quantities of
water and induce vomiting. Seek

medical care.

Safety Precautions

Be sure to observe the following
warnings. Failure to follow these
safety instructions and warnings may
result in a serious accident.

Do not operate the receiver in a
way that might divert your
attention from driving safely. As a
driver, you alone are responsible
for safely operating your vehicle in
accordance with traffic safety laws
at all times.
Do not install the receiver where it
may obstruct your view through
the windshield, or of your vehicle’s
indicator displays.
Do not install the receiver where it
may hinder the function of safety

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devices such as an airbag. Doing
so may prevent the airbag from
functioning properly in the event
of an accident.
Be sure the receiver and
accessories are installed as
described in the installation
instructions which accompany
each accessory kit.
To avoid short circuits, do not
open the receiver or accessories,
and never put or leave any
metallic objects (coins, tools, etc.)
inside the receiver.
If the receiver or accessories
emits smoke or unusual odors,
turn the power off immediately,
and disconnect the receiver from
any power source.

Do not drop the receiver or
subject it to strong shocks.
If the receiver doesn’t seem to be
working properly, turn the receiver
off, wait 10 seconds, replace the
battery and then turn it on again.

The installation and use suggestions
contained in this manual are subject to
any restrictions or limitations that may
be imposed by applicable law. The
purchaser should check applicable law
for any restrictions or limitations before
installing and/or operating this unit.

[European Union only]

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Index

Package Contents ......................................................................................7

Optional Accessories (Sold Separately) ..................................................... 9

Installation for Car Use............................................................................. 12

“Professional” Installation ................................................................. 12

“Do it Yourself” Installation ................................................................ 15

Installation for Home Use ......................................................................... 18

Connecting the Cigarette Lighter Adapter ................................................ 19

Controls ....................................................................................................20

Getting to Know Your HD Radio Receiver ........................................ 20

Getting to Know Your Remote Control.............................................. 23

On-Screen Information ............................................................................. 26

During HD Radio Mode ....................................................................26

During FM/AM Mode ........................................................................27

Menu Options ........................................................................................... 28

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Operations................................................................................................ 29

FM Transmitter .................................................................................29

Display Options ................................................................................30

Audio Control.................................................................................... 31

Equalizer................................................................................... 32

Tone Control .............................................................................32

Balance..................................................................................... 33

Loudness .................................................................................. 33

Software Version...............................................................................34

Factory Default .................................................................................34

Specifications ........................................................................................... 35

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Package Contents

1. HD Radio receiver

2. Cigarette lighter adapter

3. Remote control with battery

This product contains a CR Coin Cell Lithium Battery
which contains Perchlorate Material special
handling may apply.
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

For USA-California Only

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 Do not install any battery other than CR2025 or its equivalent; otherwise, it

may explode.

 Store the battery in a place where children cannot reach to avoid risk of

accident.

 To prevent the battery from over-heating, cracking, or starting a fire;

-Do not recharge, short, disassemble, heat the battery, or dispose of it in fire.

-Do not leave the battery with other metallic materials.

-Do not poke the battery with tweezers or similar tools.

-Wrap the battery with tape and insulate when throwing away or saving it.

Warning

Note! You will need to purchase an additional Home or Car installation kit to

use your KT-HDP1.

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Optional Accessories (Sold Separately)

1. Car Kit [KV-K1017]
“Professional” Installation Kit (Optional)

(a) Cable clip

(b) Connection unit

(c) Dash mount

(d) Audio cable

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2. Car Kit [KV-K1018]
“Do it Yourself” Installation Kit (Optional)

(a) Input antenna (Sleeve type)

(b) Output antenna (Sleeve type)

(c) Cable clip

(d) Suction cup

(e) Audio cable

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3. Home Kit [KV-K1019] (Optional)

(a) Home (Input) antenna

(b) AC adapter

(c) Cable clip

(d) Home stand

(e) Audio cable

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Installation for Car Use

There are two ways for installation: “Professional” installation and “Do it
Yourself” installation.

“Professional” Installation

Professional installation requires an experienced technician to install this product
in your vehicle, and provides advice for selecting a suitable mounting location,
installation of the antenna, and routing all the necessary wires and cables.

“Professional ” Installation- Type (A)

Professional installation-type (A) is for car radios with an AUX-IN (audio input)
function. Please locate the AUX-IN (audio input)’s location and determine
whether it is in front or rear of the car radio.

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Note! Some motorized vehicle antennas will automatically retract down when AUX-IN
mode is selected. Under the mentioned circumstances, signal reception will become
poor and the sound quality will be poor. Vehicles equipped with a built-in windshield
antenna, will automatically turn off when switching the car radio to AUX-IN mode.

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“Professional ” Installation- Type (B)

Professional installation-type (B) is for car radios without Aux-in (audio input)
and is using wired FM Transmitter’s function.

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“Do it Yourself” Installation

“Do it Yourself” installation facilitates you to set up your device in convenient and
quick ways.

“Do it Yourself” Installation- Type (A)
Do it Yourself installation-type (A) is for car radios with Aux-in (audio input)
connection.

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“Do it Yourself ” Installation- Type (B)
Do it Yourself installation-type (B) is for car radios without Aux-in (audio
input) and uses a wireless FM Transmitter connection. Do it Yourself
installation-type (B) uses a sleeve type of antenna for FM signal reception.

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“Do it Yourself ” Installation- Type (C)
Do it Yourself installation-type (C) takes advantage of receiver’s internal
antenna and uses a wireless FM Transmitter for linking to the car radio.

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Installation for Home Use

Your transportable HD Radio receiver can be also used while at home.

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Connecting the Cigarette Lighter Adapter

Connect the provided cigarette lighter adapter (12V CLA) to the 12V DC
connection at the side of the receiver.

Changing Fuse

Replace the fuse with one of the specified rating (2A).

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Controls

Getting to Know Your HD Radio Receiver

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1. POWER Button: Turns the receiver On or Off.

2. DISP (Display) Button: Switches multi-line, single line and Spectrum

Analyzer on the HD Radio mode or FM/AM frequency and Spectrum
Analyzer on the analog channel display. Pressing and holding
switches the display to the multicast channels.

3. BAND Button: Switches FM1, FM2, FM3, AM.

4. VOL(Volume) Button: Adjusts the volume (down - or up +) of the

receiver.

5. MENU Button: Select menu and configuration options. Once the

menu options are displayed, use this button to return to the previous
menu screen or station display. To return from any menu screen to
the station display, press and hold the menu button.

6. Screen: Indicates information of Artist/ Category/ Song Title, etc.

7. Preset Button: Holds your favorite radio stations in memory. Once a

preferred station is tuned, press and hold one of the six preset keys
(1-6) to set the station into memory. To recall the preset stations
press a preset key (1-6) once.

8. HD Radio Button: Seeks for an HD Radio station upward or

downward.

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9. ENTER Button:

(1) In the station display mode, enables information scrolling

feature. Press the ENTER button to scroll and view additional
information characters. If song, artist or any other information is
too long to fit on the display, use this function to display the
additional information.

(2) In Menu settings mode, selects the option high lighted on the

screen. Once an option is selected, this button functions as
Save and Exit.

(3) In seek mode, stops the “Seek” operation.

10. Seek Button: Seeks radio station downward/ upward. Press and hold

will tune radio frequency up/down.

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Getting to Know Your Remote Control

1. POWER Button: Turns the receiver On or Off.

2. VOL (Volume) Button: Adjusts the volume (down - or up +) of the receiver.

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3. EQ Button: Adjusts the equalizer.

4. DISP (Display) Button: Switches multi-line, single line and Spectrum

Analyzer on the HD Radio mode or FM/AM frequency and Spectrum
Analyzer on the analog channel display. Pressing and holding switches the
display to the multicast channels.

5. BAND Button: Switches FM1, FM2, FM3, AM.

6. HD Radio Button: Seeks for an HD Radio station upward or downward.

7. Seek Button: Seeks radio station downward/ upward. Press and hold will

tune radio frequency up/down.

8. ENTER Button:

(1) In the station display mode, enables information scrolling

feature. Press the ENTER button to scroll and view additional
information characters. If song, artist or any other information is
too long to fit on the display, use this function to display the
additional information.

(2) In Menu settings mode, selects the option high lighted on the

screen. Once an option is selected, this button functions as
Save and Exit.

(3) In seek mode, stops the “Seek” operation.

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9. MENU Button: Selects menu and configuration options. Once the menu

options are displayed, use this button to return to the previous menu
screen or station display. To return from any menu screen to the station
display, press and hold the menu button.

10. Preset Button: Holds your favorite radio stations in memory. Once a

preferred station is tuned, press and hold one of the six preset keys (1-6)
to set the station into memory. To recall the preset stations press a preset
key (1-6) once.

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On-Screen Information

During HD Radio Mode

When your HD Radio receiver receives a digital (HD Radio) signal, the following
information is indicated:

Artist

Program
Type
Song title

Preset radio station Equalizer

Source indicator

Frequenc

y

Station name

HD indicator

Digital signal indicator

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During FM/AM Mode

When your HD Radio receiver receives a stereo or analog signal, the following
information is indicated:

Frequency

Preset radio station

Equalizer

Source indicator

Stereo

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Menu Options

To enter the Menu Options page of the receiver, press the MENU button. The
Menu Options list will be displayed.

To select a menu option, use the HD Radio up and down buttons to
highlight the option you wish to adjust.

To exit the Menu Options screen, or any of the other menu option screens, press
and hold the MENU button to return to the default display screen.

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Operations

FM Transmitter

The FM Transmitter feature allows you to create suitable FM frequencies between
your HD Radio receiver and the car radio. Set the FM Transmitter frequency
setting to unused FM station frequency. You can also turn the FM transmitter On
and Off. FM/AM reception of adjacent frequency (+/- 0.2 MHz) could cause
interference (ie. No sounds or having noise) when you set the FM transmitter at a
certain frequency. If interference is experienced, set the FM Transmitter to a
different frequency setting.

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Display Options

The receiver’s display screen can be adjusted for brightness, contrast and LCD
type using the Display Options.

Brightness adjusts the overall intensity of the LCD display to help with viewing in
different lighting conditions. Contrast adjusts the relationship between the

background and the text on the LCD display. Use the Seek buttons ( or ), to
adjust the brightness/contrast. The bar graph will move to indicate the change.

Use the HD Radio up and down buttons, to select Positive or
Negative for LCD display Type.

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Audio Control

The Audio Level setting adjusts the level of the audio output of the receiver.

To adjust the audio level, use the Seek buttons (

or ) to change the audio

level. The bar graph will move to indicate the change.

The Audio Level setting can also adjust Equalizer, Tone Control, Balance and
Loudness.

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Equalizer

While choosing “User”, users can define the equalizer level between –7 and +3.
The default value is 0.

Tone Control

You can adjust Bass and Treble for Tone Control settings. Use the Seek buttons

( or ) to change Bass or Treble level. The bar graph will move to indicate the
change.

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Balance

Use the Seek buttons ( or ) to change Balance level. The bar graph will move
to indicate the change.

Loudness
You can set Loudness On or Off.

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Software Version

The latest software version will be indicated by using this option.

Factory Default

The Factory Default option will restore most features of the receiver to the original
factory settings.

When “ Restore Settings? ” is displayed, use the HD Radio buttons ( or

) to select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to leave them as

present and return to the Menu Options. Once you select Yes, a message “Are
You Sure?” indicates on the screen to ask for final confirmation.

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Specifications

Power Requirements..................………………………...12Volt DC (10-16 Volts DC)

Receiver Dimensions ....………….…….127mm x 52.3mm x 25.2mm (W x H x D)

(5” x 2-1/16” x 1” (W x H x D))
Mass (approx.)..…………………………...121g (0.266 lbs) (excluding accessories)
Remote Control Dimensions………………….50mm x 90mm x 9mm (W x H x D)

(2” x 3-9/16” x 3/8” (W x H x D))
FM Receiving Frequencies………………………………………….…87.9~107.9MHz
AM Receiving Frequencies………………………………………………530~1710KHz
FM Hybrid……………………………………………………………………….-88dBm
FM All Digital………………………………………………………………..…-108dBm
AM Hybrid……………………………………………………………………….-90dBm
AM All Digital………………………………………………..…………………-105dBm
Input………………………………………………………………………..2.5 mm Jack
FM Transmission Output Interface………………………………………2.1 mm Jack

Audio Output Interface..........…………………………… ………3.5 mm Stereo Jack

Audio Output………………………………………… 2.8V(Peak-to-Peak) maximum
Digital Audio Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) ……………………………..…<0.1%
Digital Audio Stereo Separation @1KHz.……………………………..….…...>70dB

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