JVC KW-M180DBT User manual

B5K-1095-03 (E)
KW-M180DBT
KW-M180BT
MONITOR WITH RECEIVER
Quick Start Guide
ÉCRAN AVEC RÉCEPTEUR
Guide de démarrage rapide
MONITOR CON RECEPTOR
Guía de inicio rápido
MONITOR COM RECETOR
Guia de Iniciação Rápida
MONITOR MIT EMPFÄNGER
Kurzanleitung
MONITOR MET ONTVANGER
Snelstartgids
MONITOR CON RICEVITORE
Guida rapida
ALICILI MONİTÖR
Hızlı Başlangıç Kılavuzu
Model name indication position
See “Removing the trim plate” (P.14)
Position d’indication du nom du modèle
Reportez-vous à la section « Retrait de la
plaque de garniture » (P.31)
Posición de la indicación del nombre del modelo
Consulte “Retirada del marco” (P.48)
Posição da indicação do nome do modelo
Consulte “Retirar a moldura” (P.65)
Anzeigeposition der Modellbezeichnung
Siehe „Entfernen der Ziertafel“ (S.82)
Model naam indicatie positie
Zie “Verwijderen van de afwerkingsplaat” (P.99)
Posizione di indicazione del nome del modello
Fare riferimento a “Rimozione della piastra di
taglio” (P.116)
Model adı konumu gösterir
Bkz. “Dekoratif Levhaların Sökülmesi” (S.133)
Trim plate
Plaque de garniture
Zierplatte
Afwerkingsplaat
Piastra di taglio
Marco
Moldura
Dekoratif levha
© 2023 JVCKENWOOD Corporation
3-12, Moriyacho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 221-0022, Japan

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Contents
How to read this manual
• The panels shown in this guide are examples used to
provide clear explanations of the operations. For this
reason, they may be dierent from the actual panels.
• In operation procedures, bracket shape indicates the
key or button you should control.
< >: indicates the name of panel buttons.
[ ]: indicates the name of touch keys
! This symbol on the product means there
are important operating and maintenance
instructions in this manual.
Be sure to carefully read instructions in this
manual.
Precautions
#WARNING
Ñ To prevent injury or re, take the
following precautions:
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools)
inside the unit.
• Do not watch or x your eyes on the unit’s display
when you are driving for any extended period.
• If you experience problems during installation,
consult your JVC dealer.
Ñ Precautions on using this unit
• When you purchase optional accessories, check
with your JVC dealer to make sure that they work
with your model and in your area.
• You can select a language to display menus, audio
le tags, etc. See General Settings Setup (P.3)
• The Radio Data System or Radio Broadcast Data
System feature won’t work where the service is
not supported by any broadcasting station.
Ñ Protecting the monitor
• To protect the monitor from damage, do not
operate the monitor using a ballpoint pen or
similar tool with the sharp tip.
Ñ Cleaning the Unit
If the front panel of this unit is stained, wipe it with
a dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the front
panel is stained badly, wipe the stain o with a
cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then wipe it
again with a clean soft dry cloth.
! CAUTION
• Applaying spray cleaner directly to the unit may
aect its mechanical parts. Wiping the front panel
with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as
thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erase
screened print.
Ñ How to reset your unit
If the unit or the connected unit fails to operate
properly, reset the unit.
Reset button
Before use
Before use................................................................................. 2
How to read this manual................................................................................... 2
Precautions ................................................................................................................ 2
Getting Started....................................................................... 3
Clock settings........................................................................................................... 3
Basics .......................................................................................... 4
Functions of the Buttons on the Front Panel...................................... 4
Common operations........................................................................................... 4
HOME screen descriptions ..............................................................................4
Source control screen.........................................................................................4
Digital Radio ............................................................................ 5
Digital Radio Basic Operation........................................................................5
Digital Radio Setup............................................................................................... 5
Tuner........................................................................................... 6
Tuner Basic Operation......................................................................................... 6
Presetting stations ................................................................................................ 6
Tuner Setup................................................................................................................ 6
USB .............................................................................................. 7
Preparation.................................................................................................................7
Playback operations............................................................................................. 7
iPhone........................................................................................ 8
Preparation.................................................................................................................8
Playback operations............................................................................................. 8
External Components.......................................................... 9
Using external audio/video players........................................................... 9
Rear view camera................................................................................................... 9
Learning function of steering remote......................................................9
Reverse with ATT.................................................................................................... 9
Bluetooth ................................................................................10
Register your smartphone to the unit ...................................................10
Receive a phone call..........................................................................................10
Make a phone call................................................................................................10
Playing Bluetooth Audio Device................................................................11
Controlling Audio ................................................................ 11
Controlling General Audio.............................................................................11
Installation..............................................................................12
Before Installation................................................................................................12
Installing the unit.................................................................................................13
About this Unit......................................................................17
More information.................................................................................................17
Specications .........................................................................................................17
Copyrights................................................................................................................18
• For detailed operations and
information, refer to the
INSTRUCTION MANUAL on the
following website:
<https://www.jvc.net/cs/car/>.

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English |
Getting Started
1 Turn the ignition key of your car to ACC.
The unit is turned on, please read the warning and
press “Agree” to enter the screen.
2 Press the < > button.
3 Touch [Settings].
4 Touch the corresponding key and set the value.
[System]
[Beep Tone]
Activates or deactivates the key-touch tone.
“ON” (Default), “OFF”
[Language]
Select the language used for the control screen
and setting items. Default is “English”.
[Time/Date]
Adjust the clock time. (P.3)
[Clock Mode]
Select the time display format.
[12hr] / [24hr] (Default)
[Steering Remote]
Sets the desired function in the steering remote
controller. See Learning function of steering
remote (P.9).
[Parking Guidelines]
You can display parking guidelines to enable
easier parking when you shift the gear to the
reverse (R) position. Default is “ON”.
[Guidelines SETUP]
If you select [ON] for [Parking Guidelines], you can
adjust the parking guidelines.
[Reverse with ATT (-20dB)]
When the gear is shifted to the reverse (R)
position, the volume of the device is adjusted.
Default is “ON”. See To adjust the Reverse with
ATT (P.9).
[System Reset]
Touch [System Reset] and then touch [YES] to set
all the settings to the initial default settings.
[Bluetooth]
Displays the Bluetooth Settings screen. (P.10)
[Screen]
[Dimmer]
Select the dimmer mode.
“High” (Default) / “Mid” / “Low”
[Demo]
Select the demonstration mode. Default is “ON”.
[Information]
Displays the software version and model number
of this unit
5 Touch [6].
Clock settings
Ñ Synchronizing the clock time with FM
RDS
Activate [RDS Clock Sync].
See Tuner Setup (P.6).
Ñ Adjusting the clock manually
✎NOTE
• Deactivate [RDS Clock Sync] before adjusting the
clock.
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Settings].
3 Touch [System].
4 Touch [Time/Date].
Clock screen appears.
5 Touch [R] or [S] to set the clock time.
6 Touch [6].

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BasicsBasics
Functions of the Buttons on the
Front Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
1Remote Sensor
• Receives the remote control signal.
2(HOME)
• Displays the HOME screen. (P.4)
• Press and hold turns the power o.
• When the power o, turns the power on.
3EQ
• Displays the Audio screen.* (P.11)
* The Audio screen is not displayed during SETUP
screen or on the list screen etc,
4+ , – (Volume)
• Adjusts volume. The volume will go up until 15
when you keep pressing [ + ].
5(MUTE, Display o)
• Mutes/restores the sound.
• Press and hold turns the screen o.
When the screen is o, touch the display to turn
on the screen.
6Reset
• If the unit or the connected unit fails to operate
properly, the unit returns to factory settings
when this button is pressed.
Common operations
Ñ Turning on the power
1 Press the < > button.
Ñ Turning o the power
1 Press and hold the < > button.
HOME screen descriptions
1 Press the < > button.
HOME screen appears.
2
5
3
6
4
7
1
1Clock display
Touch to displays the Clock screen.
2Switchesto the digital radio broadcast. (P.5)
* KW-M180DBT only
3Switches to the radio broadcast. (P.6)
4Switches to an external component connected to
the AV-IN input terminal. (P.9)
5Displays the Hands Free screen. (P.10)
6Plays a Bluetooth audio player. (P.11)
7[USB]
Plays les on a USB device. (P.7)
[iPhone]
Plays an iPhone. (P.8)
• When iPhone is connected.
[Mirroring]
Displays the Mirroring screen.
• When android device with “Mirroring OB for
JVC” application installed is connected.
8Displays the SETUP screen. (P.3)
Source control screen
1
1[ ] : Returns to previous screen.
[ ] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.11)
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English |
Digital Radio (KW-M180DBT)
Digital Radio (KW-M180DBT)
Digital Radio Basic Operation
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Digital Radio].
Ñ Source control screen
2
1
3
1Displays the information of the current service:
Service name, Ensemble name, PTY Genre,
Channel
2[DAB] : Switches the Digital Radio preset band.
“DAB1”, “DAB2”, “DAB3”
[DLS] : Display the Dynamic Label Segment
screen
[E][F] : Select an ensemble, service, and
component.
[ ] : Displays the Digital Radio Setup screen.
(P.5)
3Recalls the memorized service.
When touched for 2 seconds, stores the current
receiving service in memory.
Ñ Store a services
You can store the current receiving service in
memory.
1 Tune in to a service you want to preset.
2 Touch and hold [#] (#:1-5) in which you want to
store the service.
Ñ Select a stored service
1 Touch [#] (#:1-5).
Digital Radio Setup
1 Touch [ ].
2 Set each item as follows.
[Service List]
Displays the Service List screen.
• [ ] : Touch and then touch [Yes] to nd the latest
service list.
[TI]
Switches to the trac information automatically
when the trac bulletin starts.
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[PTY]
Searches for a program by program type.
[Priority]
If the same service is provided by Radio Data System
when reception of the service being provided by
Digital Radio becomes poor, automatically switches
to Radio Data System.
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[Announcement Select]
Switches to the set Announcement service.
[Related Service]
When you select ON, the unit switches to a related
service (if exists) when a DAB service network is not
available. Default is “OFF”.
[Antenna Power]
Sets power supply to the Digital Radio antenna. Set
to “ON” when the Digital Radio antenna in use is
equipped with a booster. Default is “ON”.
3 Touch [6].

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Tuner
Tuner
Tuner Basic Operation
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Tuner].
Ñ Source control screen
2
1
3
1Displays the information of the current station:
PS name, Frequency, PTY Genre, Indicator Items
2[FM] : Switches the FM band.
“FM1”, “FM2”, “FM3”
[AM] : Switches the AM band.
“AM1”, “AM2”
[E][F] : Tunes in a station with good
reception automatically.
[ ] : Displays the Tuner Setup screen. (P.6)
3Recalls the memorized station.
When touched for 2 seconds, stores the current
receiving station in memory.
Presetting stations
Ñ Auto memory
You can preset 6 stations for the current band (FM1/
FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2).
1 Touch [FM] or [AM] to select the band.
2 Touch [ ].
3 Touch [Auto Store].
The local stations with the strongest signals are
found and stored automatically.
Ñ Manual memory
You can store the current receiving station in
memory.
1 Tune in to a station you want to preset.
2 Touch and hold [#] (#:1-6) in which you want to
store the station.
Ñ Recalling the preset station
1 Touch [#] (#:1-6).
Tuner Setup
1 Touch [ ].
2 Set each item as follows.
[Auto Store]
Automatically searches and stores the 6 stations with
the strongest signals for the selected band.
“Auto Store” appears.
[Area]
“Europe” : AM/FM intervals: 9 kHz/50 kHz.
[Local Seek]
Tunes in only to the stations with sucient signal
strength. (LOC indicator lights up.)
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[RDS] *1
Displays the RDS Settings screen.
[AF]
When station reception is poor, automatically
switches to the station that is broadcasting the
same program over the same Radio Data System
network.
“ON” (Default), “OFF”
[TA]
Switches to the trac information automatically
when the trac bulletin starts. (TI indicator lights
up.)
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[RDS Clock Sync]
Synchronizing the Radio Data System station time
data and this unit’s clock.
“ON” (Default), “OFF”
[PTY]
Select a program type.
[PTY Seek]
Searches for a program by program type.
*1 FM only
3 Touch [6].

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USB
Preparation
Ñ Connecting a USB device
1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal.
2 Connect the USB device with the USB cable.
The unit reads the device and playback starts.
Ñ To disconnect the USB device:
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch a source other than [USB].
3 Detach the USB device.
Ñ Usable USB device
This unit can play MPEG1/ MPEG2/ MPEG4/H.264/
MKV/ MP3/WMA/ AAC/ WAV/ FLAC/ OGG files stored
in a USB mass storage class device. (P.17)
Playback operations
Ñ Control the music you are listening to on
the source control screen.
1
4
3
2
1The jacket of the currently playing le is displayed.
2Displays the information of the current le.
3Playing time/File number
Play time bar : For conrmation of current playing
position.
4[ ] : Selects Random playback mode.
[ ] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches le. (P.7)
Ñ For Video playback
1 When the operation buttons are not displayed
on the screen, touch the display.
5
6
5[ ] : You can adjust image quality in video
screen.
[INITIALIZE] : To clear the adjustment.
6[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches le. (P.7)
[NORMAL]/[16:9]/[4:3] : Select a screen mode.
Ñ Selecting a track in a list (Searches le)
1 Touch [1].
2 Select whether you search by audio files [ ],
video files [ ].
3 Touch [ ] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
4 Touch the desired folder.
When you touch a folder its contents are displayed.
• Touch [6] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
5 Touch desired item from the content list.
Playback starts.
✎NOTE
• The source control screen appears when you touch
[6] at the top hierarchy.

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iPhoneiPhone
Preparation
Ñ Connecting iPhone
• For details about connecting iPhone, see page
16 .
1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal.
2 Connect the iPhone.
The unit reads the device and playback starts.
Ñ To disconnect the iPhone
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch a source other than [iPhone].
3 Detach the iPhone.
Ñ Connectable iPhone
The following models can be connected to this unit.
Made for
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone SE (2nd
generation)
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6s
✎NOTE
• If you start playback after connecting the iPhone,
the music that has been played by the iPhone is
played rst.
• Cap the USB terminal whenever not using.
Playback operations
Ñ Control the music you are listening to on
the source control screen.
1
4
3
2
1Artwork (Shown if the track contains artwork)
2Displays the information of the current le.
3Playing time/File number
Play time bar : For conrmation of current playing
position.
4[ ] : Selects Random playback mode.
[ ] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches content. (P.8)
Ñ Selecting a content in a list
1 Touch [1].
2 Touch desired item.
When you touch a category its contents are
displayed.
3 Touch desired item from the content list.
Playback starts.
• Touch [6] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
✎NOTE
• The source control screen appears when you touch
[6] at the top hierarchy.

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External ComponentsExternal Components
Using external audio/video players
Ñ Starting playback
1 Connect an external component to the AV-IN
input terminal. (P.15)
2 Press the < > button.
3 Touch [AV-IN].
4 Turn on the connected component and start
playing the source.
Ñ For Video playback
1 When the operation buttons are not displayed
on the screen, touch the display.
1
1[ ] : You can adjust image quality in video
screen.
[INITIALIZE] : To clear the adjustment.
✎NOTE
• When the picture from the rear view camera is
displayed on the AV-IN screen, the picture output
from the Visual Output terminal disappears.
Rear view camera
To use a rear view camera, the REVERSE lead
connection is required. For connecting a rear view
camera. (P.15)
Ñ Displaying the picture from the rear
view camera
The rear view screen is displayed when you shift the
gear to the reverse (R) position.
• The rst touch removes the Caution, and the
second touch closes the Camera Screen.
Learning function of steering
remote
This function is available only when your vehicle
is equipped with the electrical steering remote
controller.
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Settings].
3 Touch [System].
4 Touch [Steering Remote].
5 Touch the function you want to set.
6 Press and hold the steering remote controller
button.
✎NOTE
• You can have the unit learned all buttons at a time.
In that case, press the all buttons one at a time and
after pressing all of them, touch [6] in Steering
Remote Controller Setting screen.
7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 as necessary.
8 Touch [6].
✎NOTE
• Touch [Initialize] and then touch [Yes] to set all the
settings to the initial default settings.
Reverse withATT (-20dB)
When the gear is shifted to the reverse (R) position,
the volume of the device is adjusted.
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Settings].
3 Touch [System].
4 Touch [Reverse with ATT].
5 Touch [T] or [U] set to [ON]/[OFF].
✎NOTE
• The setting value is ON (default)

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Bluetooth
Register your smartphone to the
unit
You can use your Bluetooth smartphone when
paired to this unit.
1 Turn on the Bluetooth function on your
smartphone/cell-phone.
2 Search the unit (“KW-M180DBT”/“KW-M180BT”)
from your smartphone/cell-phone.
If a PIN code is required, enter the PIN code (“0000”).
• appears when the Bluetooth smartphone is
connected.
Ñ Disconnecting the device
• Turn o the Bluetooth function from your
smartphone/cell-phone.
• Turn o the ignition switch.
Receive a phone call
1 Touch [Û].
• [Ý] : Reject an incoming call.
Ñ Operations during a call
[Ý]Ending a call
[]Mute your voice
You can send tones by touching desired keys
on the screen.
• Touch [6] to close the window.
Switches the speaking voice output between
smartphone/cell-phone and speaker.
⿠Adjust the receiver volume
Press the <+> or <–> button.
Make a phone call
1 Press the < > button.
2 Touch [Phone].
3 See the table below for each operation method.
Call by entering a phone number
1) Enter a phone number with number keys.
2) Touch [Û].
Make a call
• Touch [ ] to delete the last entry.
Call using call records
1) Touch [ ].
2) Touch [ ] (Incoming Calls), [ ] (Outgoing
Calls), [ ] (Missed Calls).
3) Select the phone number from the list.
Make a call
Call using the phonebook
1) Touch [ ].
2) Select the name from the list.
Make a call
• [ ] : Updates the phonebook. Touch this
button after you have made a change
to the phonebook of your smartphone/
cell-phone.
Call Waiting
When you receive a new call while talking on the
phone:
1) Touch [ ] , the current call is put on hold and
you can answer the newly received call.
2) Each time you touch [ ], the caller will change
to the other one.
3) If you touch [ ] during call waiting, reject an
incoming call.
4) If you touch [ ], when someone is on hold, the
current call will end to be swtiched to the call
waitng on hold .
5) Touch [ ] mute your voice
Bluetooth