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Pour l’installation et les raccordements, se référer au manuel séparé. MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS SOUND SOURCE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES KD-S890 KD-S890 KD-S890 For customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the top or bottom of the cabinet.
3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are 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.
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 ... How to use the M (MODE) button ...
Remote controller SOUND SOURCE 1 • Turns on the unit if pressed when the unit is turned off. • Turns off the unit if pressed and held until “SEE YOU” appears on the display. • Drops the volume level in a moment if pressed briefly.
Preparing the remote controller Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit. Make sure there is no obstacle in between. Remote sensor • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or artificial lighting).
Turning on the power 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 (FM or AM), see pages 9 –...
Setting the clock Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds. “CLOCK H,” “CLOCK M,” “LEVEL,” “SCROLL,” or “TAG DISP” appears on the display. Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H” (hour) if not shown on the display. 2 Adjust the hour.
Listening to the radio You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a particular station. Searching a station automatically: Auto search Select the band (FM 1 – 3, AM). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: Selected band appears.
Tune in to a station you want while “M” (manual) is 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.
Manual preset You can preset up to 6 stations in each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, and AM) manually. Ex.: Storing FM station of 88.3 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band. Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) you want to store stations into (in this example, FM1).
CD OPERATIONS Refer to “MP3 OPERATIONS” on pages 18 to 21 for operating MP3 discs. Playing a CD Insert a CD into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the CD and starts playback automatically. Note on One-Touch Operation: When a CD is already in the loading slot, pressing CD turns on the unit and starts playback automatically.
Locating a track or a particular portion on a CD To fast-forward or reverse the track Press and hold ¢ while playing a CD, to fast-forward the track. Press and hold 4 while playing a CD, to reverse the track. To go to the next or previous tracks Press ¢...
Selecting CD playback modes To play back tracks at random (Disc Random Play) You can play back all tracks on the CD at random. Press M (MODE) to enter the functions mode while playing a CD. Press RND (random), while still in the functions mode, so that “DISC RND”...
Playing a CD Text In a CD Text, some information about the disc (its disc title, performer, and track title) is recorded. This CD Text information will be shown automatically when you play a CD Text. To change the CD Text information manually, select text display mode while playing a CD Text.
MP3 INTRODUCTION What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group (or MPEG) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps*). That means, by using MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can.
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MP3 folder/file configuration : Root ROOT : Folders : MP3 files Note: There is no limit on the number of the hierarchy levels (nested folders). However, up to 8 hierarchy levels is recommended for stable operations. MP3 playback/search order • The numbers in circles below the MP3 files ( the MP3 files.
(See also page 19.) • If you change the source or turn the power off, disc playback stops (without ejecting the disc). Next time you select the CD player as the source, disc play starts from where playback has been stopped previously.
To change the display information While playing back an MP3 file, you can change the MP3 disc information shown on the display. Each time you press DISP (display), the display changes to show the following: • When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON” (initial setting: see page 24) Album name / performer (folder name*)
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Press +10 or –10. To skip 10 files* forwards to the last file To skip 10 files* backwards to the first file * The first time you press +10 or –10 button, the file skips to the nearest higher or lower file with a file number of multiple ten (ex.
Selecting MP3 playback modes To play back files at random (Folder Random/Disc Random Play) You can play back all files of the current folder or all files on the MP3 disc at random. Press M (MODE) to enter the functions mode while playing an MP3 disc.
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Selecting preset sound modes (C-EQ: custom equalizer) You can select a preset sound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer) suitable to the music genre. Select the sound mode you want. When you press the button once, the last selected sound mode is recalled and applied to the current source.
Adjusting the sound You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. Select the item you want to adjust. Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows: (bass) (treble) LOUD (volume) (loudness) Indication To do: BAS* Adjust the bass.
OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Changing the general settings (PSM) You can change the level display, scroll mode, and tag display by using the PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) control. Basic Procedure Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds. “CLOCK H,” “CLOCK M,” “LEVEL,”...
Detaching the control 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. Detaching the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power.
The antenna is not connected firmly. Disc is inserted upside down. CD-R/CD-RW is not finalized. Disc is locked. The CD player may function incorrectly. You are driving on rough roads. Disc is scratched. Connections are incorrect. No disc is in the loading slot.
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Symptoms • Disc cannot be played No MP3 files are recorded on back. the disc. MP3 files do not have the extension code—mp3 in their file names. MP3 files are not recorded in the format compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2, or Joliet. •...
• After starting the heater in the car. • If it becomes very humid inside the car. Should this occur, the CD player may malfunction. In this case, eject the disc and leave the unit turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates.
Capture Ratio: 1.5 dB [AM Tuner] Sensitivity: 20 µV Selectivity: 35 dB SPECIFICATIONS CD PLAYER SECTION Type: Compact disc player Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of channels: 2 channels (stereo) Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 20 000 Hz...
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• The following illustration shows a typical installation. However, you should make adjustments corresponding to your specific car. If you have any questions or require information regarding installation kits, consult your JVC car audio dealer or a company supplying kits. Before mounting: Press (control panel release button) to detach the control panel if already attached.
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Poignée Liste des pièces pour l’installation et raccordement Les pièces suivantes sont fournies avec cet appareil. Après vérification, veuillez les placer correctement. RM-RK50 For KD-S890 Para KD-S890 Pour le KD-S890 Remote controller Mando a distancia Télécommade Battery Pila Pile CR2025...
• Maximum input of the speakers should be more than 50 W (for KD-S890) and 45 W (for KD-S7350/KD-S690) both at the rear and at the front, with an impedance of 4 Ω to 8 Ω. • Be sure to ground this unit to the car’s chassis.
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Solo para KD-S890/KD-S7350 : Podrá conectar otro amplificador de potencia para los altavoces delanteros. Seluement pour le KD-S890/KD-S7350 : Vous pouvez connecter un autre amplificateur de puissance pour les enceintes avant. LOCALIZACION DE AVERIAS • El fusible se quema.