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INSTRUCTIONS

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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

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

	RADIO OPERATIONS ......................	6	DETACHING THE C0NTROL PANEL	12
	Listening to the radio	6
			TROUBLESHOOTING	13
	Storing stations in memory .......................	7
	Tuning in to a preset station ......................	8	MAINTENANCE	14
	Storing your favorite station in to the
	one-touch operation button		SPECIFICATIONS	15
	(EX—extra)	8

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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LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS

Control panel

Display window

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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

wMO (monaural) button

• Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed

together with DISP (display) button.

eDISP (display) button

•Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed together with MO (monaural) button.

r /buttons

t (control panel release) button y EX (extra) button

Display window

uFM band indicators FM1, FM2, FM3

i AM band indicator

oSound mode indicators BEAT, SOFT, POP

;Tuner reception indicators

MO (monaural), ST (stereo)

a S.BASS (super bass) indicator s Main display

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BASIC OPERATIONS

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Turning on the power	3 Adjust the volume.
1 Turn on the power.	To increase the volume

Note on One-Touch Operation:

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

2 Select the source.

Volume level appears.

To operate the tuner (FM or AM), see pages 6 – 8.

To operate the EX (extra) button, see page 8.

To play a tape, see page 9.

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. “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	4 Finish the setting.

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.

2Adjust the hour.

1 2

3 Set the minute.

1 Select “CLOCK M” (minute).

2 Adjust the minute.

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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:

Frequency Clock

• During tape operation:

Play mode (TAPE) Clock

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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.

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).

FM1FM2 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.

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.

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

pressed for searching.

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Searching for a station manually: Manual search

1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

FM1FM2 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.

2 Press and hold or until

“M” (manual) starts flashing on the display.

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

To tune in to stations of higher frequencies

To tune in to stations of lower frequencies

•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.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:

Press MO (monaural), while listening to an FM stereo broadcast. Each time you press the button, the

MO indicator lights up and goes off alternately.

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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MO (monaural) indicator

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

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

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).

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

FM1FM2 FM3

AM

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

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

Manual preset

You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, and AM) manually.

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band.

1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you want to store stations into (in this example, FM1).

FM1FM2 FM3

AM

2 Tune in to a station (in this example, of 92.5 MHz).

To tune in to stations of higher frequencies

To tune in to stations of lower frequencies

3 Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1) for more than 2 seconds.

Preset number flashes for a while.

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4 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.

1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you want to store stations into (in this example, FM1).

FM1FM2 FM3

AM

2 Tune in to a station (in this example, of 92.5 MHz).

Tuning in to a preset station

You can easily tune in to a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see “Storing stations in memory” on pages 7 and 8.

1 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM).

FM1FM2 FM3

AM

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

Storing your favorite station in to the one-touch operation button (EX—extra)

You can preset an FM or AM station (such as your favorite station or traffic announcement station); and recall it by one touch operation even if the unit is turned off.

Ex.: Storing an FM station of 92.5 MHz in to the one-touch operation button (EX).

3 Press and hold the button for more than 2 seconds.

“P0” flashes on the display, showing that the station has been preset.

Notes:

•A previously preset station is erased when a new station is stored in the EX button.

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

To tune into the favorite station

The unit automatically turns on (if it has been off).

Your favorite station is tuned in—except when the tape is playing.

•If you press the button again, the last received station will be tuned in.

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TAPE OPERATIONS

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Listening to a cassette

You can play back type I (normal) tapes.

1 Turn on the power.

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When a cassette is already in the cassette compartment, tape play starts automatically. However, it is not recommended to leave the cassette in the compartment when turning off the power. It may damage the tape head and the cassette.

2 Insert a cassette into the cassette compartment.

To stop play and eject the cassette

Press 0.

Tape play stops, the cassette automatically ejects from the cassette compartment. The source changes to the previously selected one.

•You cannot change the source if the cassette is still in the cassette compartment.

To change the source, you must eject the cassette first.

•You can also eject the cassette by pressing 0 while the unit is turned off.

To fast wind a tape

When one side of the tape reaches its end during play, the other side of the tape automatically starts playing. (Auto Reverse)

3 Select the tape direction.

Press both buttons at the same time.

Each time you press both buttons, the tape direction changes alternately— forward ( ) and reverse ( ).

Press in ¡or 1.

The tape will be wound in the direction of the arrows ( or ).

Tape direction

To restart playback, lightly press the other button which is not pressed in (1or ¡).

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SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Adjusting the sound	2 Adjust the level.
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your	To increase the level
preference.

1 Select the item you want to adjust.

Each time you press the	To decrease the level
button, the adjustable
items change as follows:

BAS

TRE

FAD

(bass)

(treble)

(fader)

VOL

BAL

(volume)

(balance)

Indication

To do:

Range

BAS

Adjust the bass.

–6 (min.)

(Bass)

|

+6 (max.)

TRE

Adjust the treble.

–6 (min.)

(Treble)

|

+6 (max.)

FAD*1

Adjust the front

R6 (Rear only)

(Fader)

and rear speaker

|

balance.

F6 (Front only)

BAL

Adjust the left

L6

(Left only)

(Balance)

and right speaker

|

balance.

R6 (Right only)

VOL*2

Adjust the volume.

00

(min.)

(Volume)

|

50

(max.)

*1 If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.”

*2 Normally, the + and – buttons work as the volume control buttons. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.

Ex.: When you select “TRE” (treble)

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the other items.

Turning on/off the super bass function

The super bass function allows you to maintain the richness and fullness of the bass sound regardless of how low you set the volume.

Each time you press the button, the function turns on and off alternately.

S.BASS indicator

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Selecting preset sound modes

You can select a preset sound adjustment suitable to the music genre.

Select the sound mode you want.

Each time you press the button, the sound mode changes as follows:

SCM OFF BEAT SOFT POP

Ex.: When you select “BEAT”

Indication	For:	Preset values
		BAS	TRE	S.BASS
SCM OFF	(Flat sound)	00	00	OFF
BEAT	Rock or	+2	00	ON
	disco music
SOFT	Quiet	+1	–3	OFF
	background
	music
POP	Light music	+4	+1	OFF

Notes:

•You can adjust each sound mode to your preference, and store it in memory.

If you want to adjust and store your original sound mode, see “Storing your own sound adjustments” below.

•To adjust the bass and treble reinforcement levels or to turn on/off the super bass function, see page 10.

Storing your own sound adjustments

You can adjust the sound modes (BEAT, SOFT, POP) to your preference and store your own adjustments in memory.

•There is a time limit in doing the following procedure. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

1 Call up the sound mode you want to adjust.

• See on the left column for details.

2 To adjust the bass or treble level.

1 Select “BAS” (bass) or “TRE” (treble).

2 Adjust the level.

To turn on or off the super bass function.

• See page 10 for details.

3 Repeat step 2 to adjust the other items.

4 Press and hold SCM until the sound mode you have selected in step 1 flashes on the display.

Your adjustment made for the selected sound mode is stored in memory.

5 Repeat the same procedure to store other sound modes.

To reset to the factory settings, repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the table on the left column.

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DETACHING THE C0NTROL PANEL

You can detach the control panel when leaving the car.

When detaching or attaching the control panel, be careful not to damage the connectors on the back of the control panel and on the panel holder.

Attaching the control panel

1 Insert the left side of the control panel into the groove on the panel holder.

Detaching the control panel

Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power.

1 Unlock the control panel.

2 Press the right side of the control panel to fix it to the panel holder.

2 Lift and pull the control panel out of the unit.

3 Put the detached control panel into the provided case.

Note on cleaning the connectors:

If you frequently detach the control panel, the connectors will deteriorate.

To minimize this possibility, periodically wipe the connectors with a cotton swab or cloth moistened with alcohol, being careful not to damage the connectors.

Connectors

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