JVC KD-S620 User Manual

CD RECEIVER KD-S620/S570

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RECEPTOR CON CD KD-S620/S570

RECEPTEUR CD KD-S620/S570

KD-S620

KD-S620

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KD-S570

KD-S570

COMPACT

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
Para la instalación y las conexiones, refiérase al manual separado.
Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

INSTRUCTIONS

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

For customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and
Serial No. which are located on
the top or bottom of the cabinet.
Retain this information for future
reference.

Model No.

DIGITAL AUDIO

ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

Serial No.

GET0003-001A

[J]

INFORMATION (For USA)

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

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particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning 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.

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

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

Precautions:

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct
exposure to beam.

3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Leave
all servicing to qualified service personnel.

4. CAUTION: This CD player uses invisible laser radiation, however, is equipped with safety
switches to prevent radiation emission when unloading CDs. It is dangerous to defeat the
safety switches.

5. CAUTION: Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

How to reset your unit

Press and hold both the SEL (Select) and
(Standby/On/ATT) buttons at the same time for
several seconds.
This will reset the built-in microcomputer.
NOTES: Your preset adjustments — such as preset

channels or sound adjustments — will also be
erased.
If a CD is in the unit, it will eject when you reset
the unit. Pay attention not to drop the CD.

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.

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(Standby/On/ATT)

SEL (Select)

*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.

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

BASIC OPERATIONS ....................................................4

RADIO OPERATIONS ...................................................5

Listening to the radio ..................................................................... 5

Storing stations in memory............................................................ 6

FM station automatic preset: SSM ............................................... 6

Manual preset.............................................................................. 7

Tuning into a preset station ........................................................... 8

Other convenient tuner functions ................................................. 9

Scanning broadcast stations ........................................................9

Selecting FM reception sound......................................................9

CD OPERATIONS ....................................................... 10

Playing a CD .................................................................................10

Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD ..................... 11

Selecting CD playback modes......................................................12

Other convenient CD functions ...................................................12

Prohibiting CD ejection.............................................................. 12

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

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

Turning on/off the loudness function ............................................... 14

Using the Sound Control Memory ..............................................15

Selecting and storing the sound modes..................................... 15

Recalling the sound modes........................................................16

Canceling Advanced SCM ...........................................................17

Storing your own sound adjustments .........................................18

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OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS .........................................19

Setting the clock............................................................................ 19

Selecting the level display ............................................................20

Detaching the control panel ......................................................... 21

REMOTE OPERATIONS (ONLY FOR KD-S620) ............. 22

Installing the battery ....................................................................22

Using the remote controller .........................................................23

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

Handling CDs................................................................................ 24

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................25

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................26

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BASIC OPERATIONS

Note:

When you use this unit for the
first time, set the built-in
clock correctly, see page 19.

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Turn on the power.

Select the source.

To operate the tuner, see pages 5 – 9.
To operate the CD player, see pages 10 – 12.

2

/I/ATT

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.

C D

F M

A M

3

Adjust the volume.

Volume level indicator

Volume level appears

4

Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 13 – 18).

To drop the volume in a moment

Press briefly while listening to any source. “A TT” 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 for more than 1 second.

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RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

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AM

A M

F M

2

FM1 FM2

To search stations
of higher
frequencies.

To search stations
of lower
frequencies.

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Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM).

Y ou can select any one of FM1, FM2 and FM3 to listen to an
FM station.

selected band appears

FM3

Volume level indicator

Start searching a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

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

To tune in a particular frequency without searching:

1 Press FM or AM to select the band.
2 Press and hold

Now you can manually change the frequency while “M” is flashing.

3 Press

• If you hold down the button, the frequency keeps changing until you release the button.

¢ or 4 repeatedly until the frequency you want is reached.

¢ or 4 until “M” starts flashing on the display.

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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 (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

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• 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).

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2

1

F M

FM1 FM2 FM3

Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or
FM3) you want to store FM stations into.

2

Press and hold the both buttons for more than
2 seconds.

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

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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Manual preset

You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM) manually.
EXAMPLE: Storing an FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band

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F M

Select the FM1 band.

2

Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.

See page 5 to tune into a station.

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3

Press and hold the button for more than 2
seconds.

“P1” flashes for a few seconds.

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Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other
preset numbers.

Notes:

• A previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the same preset number.

• Preset stations are erased when the power supply to the memory circuit is interrupted (for example,
during battery replacement). If this occurs, preset the stations again.

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Tuning into a preset station

You can easily tune into a preset station.
Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see pages 6

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and 7.

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2

1

2

AM

A M

F M

Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM) you
want.

FM1 FM2

FM3

Select the number (1 – 6) for the preset station
you want.

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Other convenient tuner functions

MO/RND

RPT/SCAN

Scanning broadcast stations

When you press RPT/SCAN while listening to the radio, station scanning starts. Each time a
broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops for about 5 seconds (tuned frequency number flashes
on the display), and you can check what program is now being broadcasted.

If you want to listen to that program, press the same button again to stop scanning.

Selecting FM reception sound

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:

Press MO/RND (Mono/Random) while listening to an FM stereo broadcast. The sound you
hear becomes monaural but reception will be improved.

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Lights up when receiving an FM broadcast in stereo.

To restore the stereo effect, press the same button again.

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CD OPERATIONS

Playing a CD

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0

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Insert a disc into the loading slot.

The unit turns on, draws a CD and starts playback
automatically.

• When a CD is inserted upside down, “EJECT” appears on
the display and the CD automatically ejects.

A

A

Total playing time of
the inserted disc

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When a CD is already in the loading slot, pressing CD turns on the unit and starts playback
automatically.

Total track number
of the inserted disc

Elapsed playing
time

Current track

CAUTION on Volume Setting

CDs produces very little noise compar ed with other sources. If the volume level is adjusted
for the tuner, for example, the speakers may be damaged by the sudden increase in the
output level. Therefore, lower the volume before playing a CD and adjust it as required
during playback.

To stop play and eject the CD

Press 0.
CD play stops and the CD automatically ejects from the loading slot. The source changes to
the tuner (you will hear the last received station).
If you change the source to AM/FM, the CD play also stops (without ejecting the CD this
time).

• If the ejected disc is not removed for about 15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into
the loading slot to protect it from dust. (CD play will not start this time.)

• You can eject the CD even when the unit is turned off.

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