JVC KD-SX939/SX930 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS
VNN3831-631S
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ESPAÑOL
FRANÇAIS
CD RECEIVER KD-SX939/SX930
RECEPTOR CON CD KD-SX939/SX930
RECEPTEUR CD KD-SX939/SX930
For customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and
Serial No. which are located on
the top or bottom of the cabinet.
Retainthisinformationforfuture
reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
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.
COMPACT
DIGITAL AUDIO
KD-SX939
KD-SX930
MO
RND
RPT
SOUND
SCAN
INT
CRUISE
DISP
CD CHANGER CONTROL AUDIO CRUISE MODE
SSM
78 9101112
123456
40W X 4
CD- CH TUNER CD
/I
ATT
KD-SX939
BAND
SEL
MO
RND
RPT
SOUND
SCAN
LOUD
DISP
CD CHANGER CONTROL
SSM
78 9101112
123456
40W X 4
CD- CH TUNER CD
/I
ATT
KD-SX930
BAND
SEL
ATT
FUNC
BAND
PROG
PRESET
DISC
DISC
ATT
FUNC
BAND
PROG
PRESET
DISC
DISC
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INFORMATION (For U.S.A.)
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
particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor 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 theequipment intoan outlet ona circuit different fromthat to whichthe receiver
is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Identification and
Certification labels IMPORTANT FOR LASER
PRODUCTS (For U.S.A. only)
Precautions:
1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when
openand interlock failed or defeated.Avoid
direct exposure to beam.
3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover.
Thereare 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:Useofcontrols,adjustmentsor
performance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.
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.
Bottom of the main unit
Notes:
*1 The date of manufacture.
*2 The ID code of manufacturing plant.
*3 Marking of country origin.
NAME/RATING PLATE
US JVC CORP.41 SLATER DRIVE
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. 07407
MANUFACTURED AT
MADE IN
Product complies with DHHS Rules 21
CFR Subchapter J in effect at date of
manufacture.
MANUFACTURED
*2
*3
*1
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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 ....................................................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 ...................................................13
Prohibiting CD ejection.............................................................. 13
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................14
Selecting preset sound modes ......................................................14
Turning on/off the loudness function ..........................................14
Adjusting the sound......................................................................15
Storing your own sound adjustments .........................................16
OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS .........................................17
Changing general settings (PSM)................................................17
Setting the clock ........................................................................ 17
Changing the level indicator mode .............................................18
Selecting the dimmer mode .......................................................18
Changing the AM/FM channel intervals .....................................19
Turning on or off the key-touch tone...........................................19
Controlling the volume automatically ........................................20
(ONLY FOR KD-SX939)
Detaching the control panel .........................................................22
REMOTE OPERATIONS...............................................23
Installing the batteries..................................................................23
Using the remote controller .........................................................23
CD CHANGER OPERATIONS ......................................24
Playing CDs ...................................................................................24
Selecting CD playback modes......................................................26
MAINTENANCE.........................................................27
Handling CDs................................................................................27
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................28
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................29
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1
Turn on the power.
2
Select the source.
To operate the tuner, see pages 5 – 9.
To operate the CD player, see pages 10 – 13.
To operate the CD changer, see pages 24 – 26.
3
Adjust the volume.
4
Adjust the sound as you want (see pages 14 – 16).
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.
BASIC OPERATIONS
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.
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Note:
When you use this unit for the
first time, set the built-in clock
correctly, see page 17.
CAUTION on Volume Setting
CDs produce very little noise compared 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.
BAND
TUNER C DCD- CH
/ I
ATT
CRUISE
Volume level appears. Volume level indicator
(See page 18.)
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1
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 orAM).
You can select any one of FM1, FM2, and FM3 to listen to an
FM station.
2
Start searching a station.
While searching stations, “SEEK” appears on the
display.
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:
1Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select the band (FM or AM).
2Press and hold SSM ¢or SSM 4until “MANU” starts flashing on the display.
Now you can manually change the frequency while “MANU” is flashing.
3Press SSM ¢or SSM 4repeatedly until the frequency you want is reached.
• If you hold down the button, the frequency keeps changing until you release the button.
RADIO OPERATIONS
Listening to the radio
To search stations
of higher
frequencies.
To search stations
of lower
frequencies.
SS
12
CRUISE
Selected band appears
CRUISE
F1 F2 F3 AM
(FM 1) (FM 2) (FM 3)
BAND
TUNER
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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).
1
Select the FM band number (FM1, FM2 or
FM3) you want to store FM stations into.
2
Press and hold both buttons for more than 3
seconds.
Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the
bandnumber you have selected (FM1,FM2 or FM3).These stations are preset inthe 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.
12
BAND
TUNER
SS
“SSM” appears, then disappears when
automatic preset is over.
F1
(FM 1) (FM 2) (FM 3)
F2 F3 AM
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1
Select the FM1 band.
2
Tune into a station of 88.3 MHz.
See page 5 to tune into a station.
3
Press and hold the button for more than 1
second.
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.
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
132
BAND
TUNER
CRUISE
DISC
CH
CRUISE
CRUISE
Preset number and “MEMO”
flashes alternately for a while.
CRUISE

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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
and 7.
1
Select the band (FM1, FM2, FM3 orAM) you
want.
2
Selectthenumber(1– 6)forthepreset station
you want.
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BAND
TUNER
123456
F1 F2 F3 AM
(FM 1) (FM 2) (FM 3)
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Scanning broadcast stations
Whenyoupress SCAN/INT(Scan/Intro)for KD-SX939 or SCAN forKD-SX930while listening
to the radio, station scanning starts. Each time a broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops for
about 5 seconds (“SCAN” flashes on the display), and you can check what program is now
being broadcast.
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 so that the MO
indicator lights up on the display.
The sound you hear becomes monaural but reception will be improved.
To restore the stereo effect, press the same button again.
When using this unit in an area other than North or South America:
You need to change the AM/FM channel intervals. See “Changing the AM/FM channel
intervals” on page 19.
Other convenient tuner functions
MO/RND
SCAN/INT (for KD-SX939)
SCAN (for KD-SX930)
MOST
CRUISE
MOST
CRUISE
Lights up when receiving
an FM broadcast in stereo.
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CD OPERATIONS
Playing a CD
1
Open the control panel.
2
1. Insert a disc into the loading slot.
The unit turns on, draws a CD and starts playback
automatically.
2. Close the control panel by hand.
• When a CD is inserted upside down, “PLEASE EJECT” appears on the display.
When you open the control panel by pressing 0, the CD automatically ejects.
Elapsed playing
time
TRACK
CRUISE
TRACK
CRUISE
TRACK
CRUIS
E
Current track
Total track number
of the inserted disc 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.
To stop play and eject the CD
Press 0.
CD play stops, the control panel opens, then the CD automatically ejects from the loading
slot.
If you change the source to AM/FM or CD changer, 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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Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD
To fast forward or reverse the track
Press and hold SSM ¢, while playing a CD, to fast forward the track.
Press and hold SSM 4, while playing a CD, to reverse the track.
To go to the next track or the previous track
PressSSM¢briefly, while playing a CD, to go ahead to the beginning
ofthenexttrack. Eachtimeyou pressthebutton consecutively,thebeginning
of the next track is located and played back.
Press SSM 4briefly, while playing a CD, to go back to the beginning
of the current track. Each time you press the button consecutively, the
beginning of the previous track is located and played back.
To go to a particular track directly
Press the number button corresponding to the track number to start its
playback.
• To select a track number from 1 – 6:
Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly.
• To select a track number from 7 – 12:
Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than 1 second.
SSM ¢
SSM 4
Number buttons
SS
SS
78 9101112
123456
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To play back tracks at random (Random Play)
You can play back all tracks on the CD at random.
Eachtime youpressMO/RND(Mono/Random) while playingaCD,Random
Play mode turns on and off alternatively.
When Random Play is turned on, the RND indicator lights up on the display
and a track randomly selected starts playing.
To play back tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play)
You can play back the current track repeatedly.
Each time you press RPT (Repeat) while playing a CD, Repeat Play mode
turns on and off alternatively.
When Repeat Play is turned on, the RPT indicator lights up on the display.
To play back the beginning of each track (Intro Play)
This function is ONLY FOR KD-SX939.
You can play back the first 15 seconds of each track in sequence. So you
can check what tunes are in the CD.
Whenyou pressSCAN/INT(Scan/Intro)while playingaCD,Intro Playstarts.
During Intro Play, the track number of the current playing track flashes on
the display.
To stop Intro Play and start playing the current track, press SCAN/INT
again.
Selecting CD playback modes
RPT MO/RND
RNDRPT
TRACK
CRUISE
Track number of the currently playing track
Track number of the currently playing track
TRACK
CRUISE
MO
RND
RPT
SCAN
INT
SCAN/INT
(ONLY FOR
KD-SX939)
RNDRPT
TRACK
CRUISE
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Other convenient CD functions
Prohibiting CD ejection
You can prohibit CD ejection and “lock” a CD in the loading slot.
While holding CD, press for more than 2 seconds. “EJECT” flashes on the display
for about 5 seconds, and the CD is “locked.”
To cancel the prohibition and “unlock” the CD, press again for more than 2
seconds, while holding CD. “EJECT” appears on the display, and the CD is “unlocked.”
TRACK
CRUISE
CD
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LOUD
SOUND
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS
Selecting preset sound modes
You can select a preset sound adjustment suitable to the music genre:
Each time you press SOUND, the sound mode changes as follows.
Indication For: Preset values
Bass Treble Loudness
SCM OFF (Flat sound) 00 00 On
BEAT Rock or disco music +02 00 On
SOFT Quiet background music +01 –03 Off
POP Light music +04 +01 Off
Notes:
• You can adjust the preset 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”
on page 16.
• To adjust only the bass and treble reinforcement levels to your preference, see “Adjusting the sound”
on page 15.
Turning on/off the loudness function
The human ear is less sensitive to low and high frequencies at low volumes.
The loudness function can boost these frequencies to produce a well-balanced sound at low
volumelevels.
For KD-SX930:
Each time you press LOUD, the loudness function turns on and off alternatively.
For KD-SX939:
See “Adjusting the sound” on the next page to turns on and off the loudness function.
CRUISE CRUISE
LOUD
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Adjusting the sound
You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.
1
Select the item you want to adjust.
Indication To do: Range
BAS Adjust the bass –06 (min.) — +06 (max.)
(bass)
TRE Adjust the treble –06 (min.) — +06 (max.)
(treble)
FAD Adjust the front and rear speaker R06 (rear only) — F06 (front only)
(Fader)* balance
BAL Adjust the left and right speaker L06 (left only) — R06 (right only)
(Balance) balance
LOUD** Turn on or off the loudness function ON — OFF
(Loudness)
VOL Adjust the volume 00 (min.) — 50 (max.)
(Volume)
Note:
*If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00” (center).
** ONLY FOR KD-SX939: See also “Turning on/off the loudness function” on the previous page.
2
Adjust the level.
Note:
Normally the control dial work as the volume control. So you do
not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.
For KD-SX939 For KD-SX930
1
2
SEL
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1
Call up the sound mode you want to adjust.
See page 14 for details.
2
Select “BAS (bass),” “TRE (treble)” or “LOUD
(loudness: for KD-SX939).”
To select and change the loudness setting for KD-SX930,
press LOUD (see page 14), and go to step 4.
3
Adjust the selected item.
See page 15 for details.
4
PressandholdSOUNDuntil“MEMO”appears
and starts flashing on the display.
Your setting is stored in memory.
5
Repeat the same procedure to store other settings.
To reset to the factory settings
Repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the table on page 14.
Storing your own sound adjustments
You can adjust the sound modes (BEAT, SOFT, POP: see page 14) to your preference and
store your own adjustments in memory.
Within
5 seconds
Within
5 seconds
Within
5 seconds
32
2
1,4
(ONLY FOR
KD-SX930)
SOUND
SEL
LOUD
SOUND
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OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS
Changing general settings (PSM)
You canchange the following settingsfor this unit byusing the PSM (PreferredSetting Mode)
control.
• CLOCK H and CLOCK M: Adjusts the built-in clock (see below).
• LEVEL: Changes the level indicator mode on the display (see page 18).
• DIMMER: Selects the dimmer mode (see page 18).
• AREA: Changes the FM/AM channel interval (see page 19).
• BEEP: Turning on/off the key-touch tone (see page 19).
Setting the clock
After installation, set the built-in clock correctly.
1Press SEL (Select) for more than 2 seconds.
One of the PSM items appears on the display.
2If “CLOCK H” does not appear, press SSM ¢or SSM 4until it appears.
3Rotate the control dial to adjust the hour.
4Press SSM ¢or SSM 4until “CLOCK M” appears.
5Rotate the control dial to adjust the minute.
6Press DISP to start clock.
3, 5
16
2, 4
Current setting appears.
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To check the current clock time (changing the display mode)
PressDISPrepeatedly. Each timeyoupressthe button, the display mode changes asfollows.
• If the unit is not in use when you press DISP, the power turns on, the clock time is shown for
5 seconds, then the power turns off.
Changing the level indicator mode
When shipped from the factory, the level indicator on the display shows the audio level.
You can change it to show the audio level or volume level.
•AUDIO: Audio level indicator
•OFF: Volume level indicator
1Press SEL for more than 2 seconds.
One of the PSM items appears on the display.
2If “LEVEL” does not appear, press SSM ¢or SSM 4until it appears.
3Rotate the control dial clockwise or counterclockwise to select the level indicator mode you
want to use.
Selecting the dimmer mode
When you turn on the car head lights, the display automatically dims (Auto Dimmer).
When shipped from the factory, Auto Dimmer function has been activated.
If you want to cancel this function, follow the procedure below and select “OFF.”
•AUTO: Activates Auto Dimmer
•ON: Always dims the display
•OFF: Cancels Auto Dimmer
1Press SEL for more than 2 seconds.
One of the PSM items appears on the display.
2If “DIMMER” does not appear, press SSM ¢or SSM 4until it appears.
3Rotate the control dial clockwise or counterclockwise to turn on or off Auto Dimmer.
During tuner operation:
Level indicator
Current setting appears.
Clock
Frequency
During CD operation:
Clock
Elapsed
playing time
Current setting appears.
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Changing the AM/FM channel intervals
When this unit is shipped from the factory, the channel intervals are set to 10 kHz forAM and
200 kHz for FM (AREA US settings).
You will have to change the channel intervals when using this unit in an area other than North
America and South America.
•AREA EU: Select this when using this unit in an area other than North and SouthAmerica.
(9 kHz forAM and 50 kHz (for manual tuning) / 100 kHz (for searching) for FM)
•AREA US: Select this when using this unit in North or SouthAmerica. (10 kHz forAM and
200 kHz for FM)
1Press SEL for more than 2 seconds.
One of the PSM items appears on the display.
2If “AREA” does not appear, press SSM ¢or SSM 4until it appears.
3Rotatethe control dial clockwise orcounterclockwise to select the correctchannel intervals.
Turning on or off the key-touch tone
You can deactivate the key-touch tone if you do not want to make it beep when pressing a
button. (When shipped from the factory, the key-touch tone is activated.)
• ON: The key-touch tone is activated.
• OFF: The key-touch tone is deactivated.
1Press SEL for more than 2 seconds.
One of the PSM items appears on the display.
2If “BEEP” does not appear, press SSM ¢or SSM 4until it appears.
3Rotate the control dial clockwise or counterclockwise to turn on or off the key-touch tone.
Current setting appears.
Current setting appears.
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Controlling the volume automatically
This function is ONLY FOR KD-SX939.
This unit change the volume level automatically (at 3 possible levels) based on the driving
speed of your car by detecting the alternator’s generating frequency (Audio Cruise).
If you want to use this function, follow the procedures below. (When shipped from the factory,
this mode is set to “OFF.”)
1
Select the proper cruise mode for your car.
• Each time you press the button, the Audio Cruise mode
changes as follows.
• CRUISE 1: Select this if your car is relatively quiet.
• CRUISE 2: Select this if your car is relatively loud.
The volume increase rate is twice as much as that of the CRUISE 1 setting.
• OFF: Cancels Audio Cruise.
When this function is turned on (theCRUISE indicator lights up on the display),the proper
volume level is automatically selected among the 3 possible levels according to the driving
speed, and the selected level is shown on the display.
When the driving speed decreases.
When the driving speed increases.
CRUISE CRUISECRUISE
1
CRUISE
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