JVC KS-FX440, FX240 User Manual

CASSETTE RECEIVER KS-FX440/FX240

RECEPTOR-REPRODUCTOR DE
CASSETTE KS-FX440/FX240

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

RADIOCASSETTE KS-FX440/FX240

ATT

BAND
PROG

DISC

FUNC

DISC

PRESET

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

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Multi

40WX4

ATT

Music
Scan

SOUND

SEL

MO/RND

SSM

CD CHANGER CONTROL

789101112

KS-FX440

RPT

LOUD

SCANDISP

KS-FX440

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Multi

40WX4

ATT

Music
Scan

SOUND

SEL

MO/RND

SSM

CD CHANGER CONTROL

789101112

KS-FX240

RPT

LOUD

SCANDISP

KS-FX240

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.

FRANÇAIS

Serial No.

FSUN3058-631

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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

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

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

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

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

Changing the AM/FM channel intervals....................................... 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

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

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

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

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

Storing your own sound adjustments .........................................14

OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS.........................................15

Setting the clock ............................................................................15

Selecting the level display ............................................................16

Detaching the control panel .........................................................17

REMOTE OPERATIONS .............................................. 18

(ONLY FOR KS-FX440)

Installing the batteries.................................................................. 18

Using the remote controller .........................................................18

CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ......................................19

Playing CDs ...................................................................................19

Selecting CD playback modes ..................................................... 21

MAINTENANCE ........................................................22

To extend the lifetime of the unit................................................. 22

TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................23

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................24

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.

2

* 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.

1

BASIC OPERATIONS

Note:

When you use this unit for the
first time, set the built-in
clock correctly, see page 15.

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1

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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.

Turn on the power.

2

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 18 – 20.

3

Adjust the volume.

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Volume level appears.

4

Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 12 – 14).

To drop the volume in a moment

Press ATT 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 ATT for more than 1 second.

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RADIO OPERATIONS

Listening to the radio

2

1

1

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.

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

2

SSM

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

for searching.

To search stations of
lower frequencies.

To search stations of
higher frequencies.

Start searching a station.

When a station is received, searching stops.

Audio level indicator

To tune in a particular frequency manually:

1 Press FM/AM to select the band.
2 Press and hold 4

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

3 Press 4

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

4

or ¢ repeatedly until the frequency you want is reached.

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

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

2

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

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

2

SSM

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.

5

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

1

2

3

2 3

1

Select the FM1 band.

SSM

Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.

See page 4 to tune into a station.

1

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.

6

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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1

2

2

1

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

FM1 FM2 FM3 AM

1

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

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Other convenient tuner functions

SEL MO/RND/h (for KS-FX440)

+/–

MO/RND (for KS-FX240)

SCAN/RPT

Scanning broadcast stations

When you press SCAN/RPT 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/h (mono/random/Dolby NR: for KS-FX440) or MO/RND (mono/random: for
KS-FX240) 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.

Changing the AM/FM channel intervals

When using this unit in an area other than North or South America:

When this unit is shipped from the factory, the channel intervals are set to 10 kHz for AM and
200 kHz for FM. You can change the channel intervals by following the procedure below.
1 Press SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds.

“LEVEL”, “CLOCK H”, “CLOCK M” or “AREA” appears on the display.

2 If “AREA” does not appears, press 4
3 Press +.

“AREA EU” appears and the channel intervals are set to 9 kHz for AM and 50 kHz (for
manual tuning) / 100 kHz (for searching) for FM.

To reset to the factory setting, follow the above step 1 and 2, then press – in step 3 (“AREA
US” appears on the display.)

AREA EU: Select this when used in an area other than North and South America.
AREA US: Select this when used in North or South America.

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or ¢ until it appears.