JVC KS-FX270 User Manual

CASSETTE RECEIVER KS-FX270

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RECEPTOR-REPRODUCTOR DE CASSETTE KS-FX270

RADIOCASSETTE KS-FX270

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VCR

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SCAN

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For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
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Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé.

Multi
Music
Scan

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ESPAÑOL

FRANÇAIS

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.

Serial No.

GET0008-001A

[J]

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

BASIC OPERATIONS .................................................... 3

RADIO OPERATIONS ................................................... 4

Listening to the radio ..................................................................... 4

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Storing stations in memory ............................................................ 5

FM station automatic preset: SSM .............................................. 5

Manual preset .............................................................................. 6

Tuning into a preset station ........................................................... 7

Other convenient tuner functions ................................................. 8

Scanning broadcast stations ....................................................... 8

Selecting FM reception sound ..................................................... 8

TAPE OPERATIONS ..................................................... 9

Listening to a tape .......................................................................... 9

Finding the beginning of a tune ................................................... 10

Other convenient tape functions ................................................. 11

Prohibiting tape ejection ............................................................ 11

Skipping the blank portions on the tape .................................... 11

Repeat Function ........................................................................ 11

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ............................................. 12

Turning on/off the loudness function ..........................................12

Selecting preset sound modes ...................................................... 12

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

Using the Sound Control Memory .............................................. 14

Selecting and Storing the sound modes .................................... 14

Recalling the sound modes ....................................................... 15

Canceling Advanced SCM ........................................................... 16

Storing your own sound adjustments ......................................... 17

OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS ......................................... 18

Setting the clock ............................................................................18

Selecting the level display ............................................................ 19

Detaching the control panel .........................................................20

CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ...................................... 21

Playing CDs ...................................................................................21

Selecting CD playback modes ..................................................... 23

REMOTE OPERATIONS .............................................. 24

Installing the battery .................................................................... 24

Using the remote controller ......................................................... 25

EXTERNAL COMPONENT OPERATIONS ......................26

Selecting the external component to use ..................................... 27

MAINTENANCE ........................................................ 28

To extend the lifetime of the unit ................................................. 28

How to Reset your unit .................................................................28

TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................. 29

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................30

BEFORE USE

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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

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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.

operations.

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BASIC OPERATIONS

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Note:

When you use this unit for the
first time, set the built-in
clock correctly, see page 18.

2

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.

Select the source.

To operate the tuner, see pages 4 – 8.
To operate the tape deck, see pages 9 – 11.
To operate the CD changer, see pages 21 – 23.
To operate the external component, see pages 26 – 27.

Adjust the volume.

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Volume level appearsVolume level indicator

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Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 12 – 17).

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 for more than 1 second.

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RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

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1

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

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

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

Audio or volume level indicator

Selected band appears

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To search stations of
higher frequencies.

To search stations of
lower frequencies.

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

To tune in a particular frequency manually:

1 Press FM/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.

Start searching a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

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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)

• 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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1

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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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1

Select the FM1 band.

2

Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.

See page 4 to tune into a station.

3

Press and hold the button for more than 2
seconds.

Preset number “P1” starts flashing for a while.

4

Repeat the above procedure to store other station 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 5
and 6.

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2

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

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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

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Other convenient tuner functions

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Scanning broadcast stations

When you press 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.

Lights up when receiving an
FM broadcast in stereo.

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

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Listening to a tape

TAPE OPERATIONS

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1

Insert a cassette.

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

Note on One-Touch Operation:

When a cassette is already in the cassette compartment, pressing TAPE 23 turns on the
unit and starts tape play automatically.

2

Select the tape direction.

Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes
alternatively – forward (

) and reverse ( ).

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To stop play and eject the cassette

Press 0.
Tape play stops and the cassette automatically ejects from the cassette compartment.
If you change the source to AM/FM or CD-CH, the tape play also stops (without ejecting the
cassette this time).

• You can also eject the tape with the unit turned off.

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To fast-forward and rewind a tape

• Press ¢ for more than 1 second to fast-forward the
tape.
When the tape reaches its end, the tape is reversed and
playback starts from the beginning of the other side.

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• Press

To stop fast-forward and rewind at any position on the tape, press TAPE 23.
Tape play starts from that position on the tape.

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When the tape reaches its end, playback of the same side
starts.

for more than 1 second to rewind the tape.

Tape direction

Finding the beginning of a tune

Multi Music Scan allows you to automatically start playback from the beginning of a specified
tune. You can specify up to 9 tunes ahead or before the current tune.

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During playback

To locate a tune ahead of the
current tune on the tape

To locate a tune before the
current tune on the tape

Specify how many tunes ahead or
before the current tune the tune you
want is located.

Each time you set the tune, the number changes
up to ±9.

When the beginning of the specified tune is located, playback starts automatically.

Notes:

• While locating a specified tune:
– If the tape is rewound to its beginning, playback starts from the beginning of that side.
– If the tape is fast forwarded to the end, it is reversed and played from the beginning of the other

side.

• In the following cases, the Multi Music Scan function may not operate correctly.
– Tapes with tunes having long pianissimo passages (very quiet parts) or non-recorded portions

during tunes.
– Tapes with short non-recorded sections.
– Tapes with high level noise or humming between tunes.

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Other convenient tape functions

TAPE

23

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0

Prohibiting tape ejection

RPT

You can prohibit the tape ejection and can “lock” a tape in the cassette compartment.
Press and hold TAPE 23 and 0 for more than 2 seconds. “NO EJECT” flashes on the
display for about 5 seconds, and the tape is “locked.”
To cancel the prohibition and “unlock” the tape, press and hold TAPE 23 and 0 for
more than 2 seconds again. “EJECT OK” flashes again for about 5 seconds, and this time the
tape is “unlock.”

Skipping the blank portions on the tape

You can skip blank portions between the tunes. (Blank Skip)
When this function is on, the unit skips blank portions of 15 seconds or more, fast-forwards to
the next tune, then starts playing it.

1. Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds.

ON

or 4 .

Ô

OFF

2. Select “B. SKIP (blank skip)” with ¢

3. Select the desired mode with the control dial.
The Blank Skip mode alternates between on and off.

Note:

When the tape reaches its end while fast-forwarding, the tape direction will be changed automatically.

Repeat Function

Press the RPT button while a tune you would like to hear over again is being played back.
When the tape reaches the end of the tune, the tape is automatically rewound to the beginning
of that tune and playback resumes from there. This operation will be repeated till the RPT
button is pressed again.

Notes:

In the following cases, the Multi Music Scan, and Repeat function mechanisms may not operate correctly.
These are NOT malfunctions; use the mechanisms to suitably accommodate the materials and situations.

• Tapes with tunes having long pianissimo passages (very quiet parts) or non-recorded portions during

tunes.

• Tapes with tunes recorded at low recording levels.

• Tapes with short non-recorded sections.

• Tapes with high level noise or humming between tunes.

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