JVC KD-R890BT Instruction Manual

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KD-R890BT

CD RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

The software embedded in the Product (hereinafter the "Licensed Software") provided by Licensor is
copyrighted to or sublicensable by the Licensor, and this Agreement provides for the terms and conditions
which Users shall follow in order to use the Licensed Software.

The User shall use the Licensed Software by agreeing with the terms of this Software License Agreement.
This Agreement shall be deemed completed at the time the User (hereinafter the "User") initially used the
Product in which the "Licensed Software" is embedded.

The Licensed Software may include the software which has been licensed to the Licensor directly or
indirectly from any third party. In such case, some third parties require the Users to follow their conditions
for use separately from this Software License Agreement. Such software shall not be subject to this
Agreement, and the Users are urged to read the "Important Notice concerning the Software" to be provided
separately below.

Article 1 General Provision

The Licensor shall grant to the User a non-exclusive and non-transferable (other than the exceptional case
referred to in Article 3, Paragraph 1) licensed to use the Licensed Software within the country of the User.
(the country where the User bought the Product(hereinafter the "Country")

Article 2 License

1. The license granted under this Agreement shall be the right to use the Licensed Software in the
Product.

2. The User shall not duplicate, copy, modify, add, translate or otherwise alter, or lease the Licensed
Software and any related documents, whether in whole or in part.

3. The use of the Licensed Software shall be limited to personal purpose, and the Licensed Software shall
not be distributed, licensed or sub-licensed whether it is for commercial purpose or not.

4. The User shall use the Licensed Software according to the directions described in the operation
manual or help file, and is prohibited to use or duplicate any data in a manner violating the Copyright
Law or any other laws and regulations by applying whole or a part of the Licensed Software.

Article 3 Conditions for Grant of License

1. When the User transfers the Product, it may also transfer the license to use the Licensed Software
embedded in the Product (including any related materials, updates and upgrades) on condition that
no original, copies or related materials continue in the possession of the User, and that the User shall
cause the transferee to comply with this Software License Agreement.

2. The User shall not carry out reverse engineering, disassembling, decompiling or any other code
analysis works in connection with the Licensed Software.

Article 4 Right pertaining to the Licensed Software

Any and all copyrights and other rights pertaining to the Licensed Software and related documents
shall belong to the Licensor or the original holder of the right who granted to the Licensor the license or
sublicense for the Licensed Software (hereinafter the "Original Rightholder"), and the User shall not be
entitled to any right other than the license granted hereunder, in respect of the Licensed Software and any
related documents.

Article 5 Indemnification of Licensor

1. Neither the Licensor nor the Original Rightholder shall be liable for any damage incurred by the User
or any third party due to the exercise of the license granted to the User under this Agreement, unless
otherwise restricted by law.

2. The Licensor will offer no guarantee for the merchantability, convertibility and consistency with
certain objective of the Licensed Software.

Article 6 Liability to Third Party

If any dispute has arisen with any third party due to an infringement upon a copyright, patent or any
other intellectual property right that was caused by the User's use of the Licensed Software, the User shall
settle such dispute at its own cost and hold the Licensor and the Original Rightholder harmless from any
inconvenience it may cause.

Article 7 Confidentiality

The User shall keep the confidentiality of such portion of the Licensed Software, related documents thereof
or any other information to be granted under this Agreement, as well as the conditions of this Agreement
as has not yet entered the public domain, and shall not disclose or divulge the same to any third party
without approval of the Licensor.

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Important Notice concerning the Software

-jansson

Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Petri Lehtinen <[e-mail]>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the
Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Article 8 Termination

In case the User falls under any of the events described in the following items, the Licensor may immediately terminate this
Agreement or claim that the User compensates for the damage incurred by the Licensor due to such event:
(1) when the User violated any provision of this Agreement; or
(2) when a petition has been filed against the User for an attachment,
provisional attachment, provisional disposition or any other compulsory execution.

Article 9 Destruction of the Licensed Software

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the provision of Article 8, the User shall destroy the Licensed Software, any related
documents and copies thereof within two (2) weeks from such date of termination.

Article 10 Protection of Copyright

1. The copyright and all the other intellectual property rights relating to the Licensed Software shall belong to the Licensor and the
Original Rightholder, and in no event shall they be under the ownership of the User.

2. The User shall, whenever it uses the Licensed Software, comply with any laws relating to the copyright and other intellectual
property rights.

Article 11 Export Restriction

1. It is prohibited to export the Licensed Software and any related documents outside the country of the User (including
transmission thereof outside the country of the User via Internet of other communication tools).

2. The User shall understand that the Licensed Software shall be subject to the export restrictions adopted by the country of User
and any other countries.

3. The User shall agree that the software will be subject to any and all applicable international and domestic laws (including
the export control regulation of the country of User and any other countries, and any restrictions concerning the end-users,
the use by end-users and importing countries to be provided by the country of User and any other countries, and any other
governmental authorities).

Article 12 Miscellaneous

1. In the event any part of this Agreement is invalidated by operation of law, the residual provisions shall continue in force.

2. Matters not stipulated in this Agreement or any ambiguity or question raised in the construction of this Agreement shall be
provided or settled upon good-faith consultation between the Licensor and the User.

3. The Licensor and the User hereby agree that this Agreement is governed by the laws of Japan, and any dispute arising from, and
relating to the rights and obligations under, this Agreement shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District
Court for its first instance.

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CONTENTS BEFORE USE

IMPORTANT

•

To ensure proper use, please read through this manual before using this product. It is especially important that you read and observe
Warning and Caution in this manual.

•

Please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future reference.

WARNING

•

Do not operate any function that takes your attention away from safe driving.

•

Do not ingest the battery, Chemical Burn Hazard

The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin/button cell battery.
If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.
Keep new and used batteries away from children.
If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.

Caution

Volume setting:

•

Adjust the volume so that you can hear sounds outside the car to prevent accidents.

•

Lower the volume before playing digital sources to avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase of the output level.

General:

•

Avoid using the external device if it might hinder safe driving.

•

Make sure all important data has been backed up. We shall bear no responsibility for any loss of recorded data.

•

Never put or leave any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit, to prevent a short circuit.

•

If a disc error occurs due to condensation on the laser lens, eject the disc and wait for the moisture to evaporate.

•

Depending on the types of cars, the antenna will automatically extend when you turn on the unit with the antenna control wire connected

( 34)

. Turn off the unit when parking at a low ceiling area.

Remote control (RM-RK52):

•

Do not leave the remote control in hot places such as on the dashboard.

•

The Lithium battery is in danger of explosion if replaced incorrectly. Replace it only with the same or equivalent type.

•

The battery pack or batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

BEFORE USE 2

BASICS 3

GETTING STARTED 4

1 Cancel the demonstration
2 Set the clock and date
3 Set the basic settings

RADIO 5

CD/USB/iPod/ANDROID 7

Pandora® 9

iHeartRadio® 10

Spotify 11

BLUETOOTH® 12

AUX 19

AUDIO SETTINGS 20

DISPLAY SETTINGS 25

REFERENCES 26

Maintenance
More information

TROUBLESHOOTING 28

SPECIFICATIONS 31

INSTALLATION/
CONNECTION 32

How to read this manual

•

Operations are explained mainly using buttons on the faceplate.

•

English indications are used for the purpose of explanation. You can select the display language from the menu.

( 5)

•

[XX]

indicates the selected items.

•

( XX)

indicates references are available on the stated page.

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BASICS

To On the faceplate On the remote control

Turn on the power

Press

.

• Press and hold to turn off the power.

( Not available )

Adjust the volume Press

.

• Press and hold

to continuously increase the

volume to 15.

Press

or .

• Press and hold

to continuously increase the

volume to 15.

Press

to mute the sound or pause playback.

• Press again to cancel. The volume level returns to the
previous level before muting or pause.

Press

to mute the sound or pause playback.

• Press again to cancel. The volume level returns to
the previous level before muting or pause.

Select a source • Press

repeatedly.

• Press

, then press within 2 seconds.

Press SOURCE repeatedly.

Change the display information

Press

repeatedly.

( 27, 28)

( Not available )

Faceplate

Loading slot

Detach button

Display window

Attach How to resetDetach

Remote control (RM-RK52)

This unit can be remotely controlled with an
optionally purchased remote control.

How to replace the battery

Pull out the
insulation sheet
when using for the
first time.

Remote sensor (Do not expose to bright sunlight.)

Reset the unit
within 5 seconds
after detaching the
faceplate.

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GETTING STARTED

Cancel the demonstration

When you turn on the power for the first time (or

[FACTORY RESET]

is set to

[YES]

), the display shows: “CANCEL DEMO” “PRESS ENTER”

1 Press .

[YES]

is selected for the initial setup.

2 Press again.

“DEMO OFF” appears.

Set the clock and date

1

Press and hold .

2 Press to select

[CLOCK]

, then press .

To adjust the clock

3 Press to select

[CLOCK ADJUST]

, then press .

4 Press to make the settings, then press .

Hour

Minute

5 Press to select

[CLOCK FORMAT]

, then press .

6 Press to select

[12H]

or

[24H]

, then press .

To set the date

7 Press to select

[DATE SET]

, then press .

8 Press to make the settings, then press .

Day

Month Year

9 Press to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press .

1

2

Set the basic settings

1

Press and hold .

2 Press to select an item (see the following table), then

press

.

3 Repeat step 2 until the desired item is selected or activated.
4 Press to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press .

Default:

XX

SYSTEM

KEY BEEP

(Not applicable when 3-way crossover is selected.)

ON

:Activates the keypress tone.;

OFF

:Deactivates.

SOURCE SELECT

AM SRC

*

ON

:Enables AM in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables.

( 5)

PANDORA SRC

*

ON

:Enables PANDORA in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables.

( 9)

IHEART SRC

*

ON

:Enables IHEARTRADIO in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables.

( 10)

SPOTIFY SRC

*

ON

:Enables SPOTIFY in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables.

( 11)

BUILT-IN AUX

*

ON

:Enables AUX in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables.

( 19)

F/W UPDATE

UPDATE SYSTEM

F/W UP xxxx

YES

:Starts upgrading the firmware.; NO:Cancels (upgrading is not

activated).

FACTORY RESET YES

:Resets the settings to default (except the stored station).;

NO

:Cancels.

*

Not displayed when the corresponding source is selected.

3

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GETTING STARTED

CLOCK

TIME SYNC

ON

:The clock time is automatically set using
the Clock Time (CT) data in FM Radio Broadcast
Data System signal.;

OFF

:Cancels.

CLOCK DISPLAY ON

:The clock time is shown on the display even
when the unit is turned off.;

OFF

:Cancels.

ENGLISH

Select the display language for menu and music
information if applicable.
By default,

ENGLISH

is selected.

ESPANOL

RADIO

“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.

Search for a station

1

Press repeatedly to select FM or AM.

2 Press (or press on the remote control) to search for a station

automatically.
(or)
Press and hold (or press and hold on the remote control) until “M”
flashes, then press repeatedly to search for a station manually.

Settings in memory

You can store up to 18 stations for FM and 6 stations for AM.

Store a station

While listening to a station....

Press and hold one of the number buttons (1 to 6).

(or)

1 Press and hold until “PRESETMODE” flashes.
2 Press to select a preset number, then press .

The preset number flashes and “MEMORY” appears.

Select a stored station

Press one of the number buttons (1to6).

(or)
1 Press .
2 Press to select a preset number, then press .

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Other settings

1

Press and hold .

2 Press to select an item

(

see the following table), then

press

.

3 Repeat step 2 until the desired item is selected/activated or follow

the instructions stated on the selected item.

4 Press to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press .

Default:

XX

TUNER SETTING

RADIO TIMER

Turns on the radio at a specific time regardless of the current source.

1 ONCE/DAILY/WEEKLY/OFF

:Select how often the timer will be turned

on.

2 FM/AM

:Select the source.

3 01

to 18 (for FM)/01 to 06 (for AM):Select a preset station.

4

Set the activation day

*

1

and time.

“

M

” lights up when complete.

Radio Timer will not activate for the following cases.

•

The unit is turned off.

•

[OFF]

is selected for

[AM SRC]

in

[SOURCE SELECT]

after Radio Timer

for AM is selected.

( 4)

SSM

SSM 01–06/SSM 07–12/SSM 13–18

: Automatically presets up to 18
stations for FM. “SSM” stops flashing when the first 6 stations are stored.
Select

SSM 07–12/SSM 13–18

to store the following 12 stations.

RADIO

IF BAND AUTO

:Increases the tuner selectivity to reduce interference noises from

adjacent FM stations. (Stereo effect may be lost.);

WIDE

:Subjects to
interference noises from adjacent FM stations, but sound quality will not
be degraded and the stereo effect will remain.

MONO SET ON

:Improves the FM reception, but the stereo effect will be lost.;

OFF

:Cancels.

AREA N.AMERICA

: For North/Central/South America, AM/FM intervals:

10kHz/200kHz.;

S.AMERICA

:For some South American countries, AM/FM

intervals: 10kHz/50kHz.;

EUROPE

:For any other areas, AM/FM intervals:

9kHz/50kHz.

PTY SEARCH

*

2

Select a PTY code (see below).
If there is a station broadcasting a program of the same PTY code as you
have selected, that station is tuned in.

*

1

Selectable only when

[ONCE]

or

[WEEKLY]

is selected in step 1.

*

2

Only for FM source.

PTY code

NEWS, INFORM

(information),

SPORTS, TALK, ROCK, CLS ROCK

(classic rock),

ADLT HIT

(adult hits),

SOFT RCK

(softrock),

TOP 40, COUNTRY, OLDIES, SOFT

,

NOSTALGA

(nostalgia),

JAZZ, CLASSICL

(classical),

R & B

(rhythm and blues),

SOFT R&B

(soft rhythm and blues),

LANGUAGE, REL MUSC

(religious music),

REL TALK

(religious talk),

PERSNLTY

(personality),

PUBLIC, COLLEGE, HABL ESP

(Spanish talk),

MUSC ESP

(Spanish music),

HIP HOP, WEATHER

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CD/USB/iPod/ANDROID

To On the faceplate On the remote control

Reverse/Fast-forward

*

3

Press and hold .

Press and hold

.

Select a track/file Press

.

Press

.

Select a folder

*

4

Press . Press .

Repeat play

*

5

Press repeatedly.

TRACK REPEAT/ALL REPEAT

: Audio CD

TRACK REPEAT/FOLDER REPEAT/ALL REPEAT

: MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV/FLAC file

ONE REPEAT/ALL REPEAT/REPEAT OFF

: iPod or ANDROID

Random play

*

5

Press repeatedly.

ALL RANDOM/RANDOM OFF

: Audio CD

FOLDER RANDOM/ALL RANDOM/RANDOM OFF

: MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV/FLAC file

SONG RANDOM/ALL RANDOM/RANDOM OFF

: iPod or ANDROID

*

1

Do not leave the cable inside the car when not using.

*

2

When connecting an Android device, “Press [VIEW] to install JVC MUSIC PLAY APP” is shown. Follow the instructions to install

the application. You can also install the latest version of JVC MUSIC PLAY application on your Android device before connecting.

*

3

For ANDROID: Applicable only when

[AUTO MODE]

is selected.

( 8)

*

4

For CD: Only for MP3/WMA/AAC files. This does not work for iPod/ANDROID.

*

5

For iPod/ANDROID: Applicable only when

[HEAD MODE]/[AUTO MODE]

is selected.

( 8)

Start playback

The source changes automatically and
playback starts.

CD

Eject disc

Label side

USB input terminal

USB 2.0 cable

*

1

(commercially available)

USB cable

*

1

(commercially available)

USB

ANDROID

*

2

Accessory of the
iPod/iPhone

*

1

iPod/iPhone

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Select control mode

While in iPodUSB source, press repeatedly.

HEAD MODE

: Control iPod from this unit.

IPHONE MODE

: Control iPod using the iPod itself. However, you can still

play/pause or file skip from this unit.

While in ANDROID source, press repeatedly.

AUTO MODE

: Control Android device from this unit via JVC MUSIC PLAY

application installed in the Android device.

AUDIO MODE

: Control Android device using the Android device itself via

other media player applications installed in the Android
device. However, you can still play/pause or file skip from
this unit.

Select music drive

While in USB source, press repeatedly.

Stored songs in the following drive will be played back.

• Selected internal or external memory of a smartphone (Mass Storage
Class).

• Selected drive of a multiple drives device.

Settings to use JVC Remote application

JVC Remote application is designed to control the JVC car receiver’s
operations from the iPhone/iPod (via USB input terminal).

Preparation:

Install the latest version of JVC Remote application on your device before
connecting.

You can make the settings in the same way as connection via Bluetooth.

( 18)

Select a file from a folder/list

For iPod/ANDROID, applicable only when

[HEAD MODE]/[AUTO MODE]

is

selected.

1 Press .
2 Press to select a folder/list, then press .
3 Press to select a file, then press .

Quick search

(applicable only for CD, USB, and ANDROID source)

If you have many files, you can search through them quickly.

Press and hold to browse through the list quickly.

Alphabet search

(applicable only for iPod USB and ANDROID source)

You can search for a file according to the first character.

For iPodUSB source
Press

to select the desired character (A to Z, 0to9,

OTHERS).

• Select “OTHERS” if the first character is other than AtoZ, 0to9.

For ANDROID source

1

Press to enter character search.

2 Press to select the desired character.

^A^ : Upper case (A to Z)
_A_ : Lower case (a to z)

-0- : Numbers (0 to 9)

-OTHERS- : Character other than A to Z, 0 to 9

3 Press to start searching.

• To return to the previous setting item, press

.

• To cancel, press and hold

.

CD/USB/iPod/ANDROID

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Pandora®

Preparation:

Install the latest version of the Pandora application on your device
(iPhone/iPod touch), then create an account and log in to Pandora.

• Select

[ON]

for

[PANDORA SRC]

in

[SOURCE SELECT]. ( 4)

Start listening

1

Open the Pandora application on your device.

2 Connect your device to the USB input terminal.

3 Press repeatedly to select PANDORA.

Broadcast starts automatically.

To On the faceplate On the remote control

Playback/pause Press .

Press

.

Skip a track

Press T. Press I.

Thumbs up or thumbs
down*

2

Press . Press .

*

1

Do not leave the cable inside the car when not using.

*

2

If thumbs down is selected, the current track is skipped.

Create and store a new station

1

Press .

2 Press to select

[NEW STATION]

, then press .

3 Press to select

[FROM TRACK]

or

[FROM ARTIST]

, then press

.

A new station is created based on the current song or artist.

4 Press and hold one of the number buttons (3, 4, 5 or 6) to store.

To select a stored station: Press one of the number buttons (3, 4, 5 or 6).

Search for a registered station

1

Press .

2 Press to select an item, then press .

[BY DATE]:

According to the registered date

[A-Z]:

By alphabetical order

3 Press to select the desired station, then press

.

To cancel, press and hold .

Bookmark current song information

Press and hold .

“BOOKMARKED” appears and the information is stored to your device.

• The bookmark is available on your Pandora account but not on this
unit.

USB input terminal

Accessory of the iPod/iPhone

*

1

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