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INSTRUCTIONS
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CASSETTE RECEIVER
KS-F185
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For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
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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
TAPE OPERATIONS ........................
9
Listening to a cassette ..............................
9
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................... 10
Adjusting the sound .................................. 10
Turning on/off the super bass function ...... 10
Selecting preset sound modes .................. 11
Storing your own sound adjustments ........ 11
DETACHING THE C0NTROL PANEL ...... 12
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................... 13
MAINTENANCE ............................. 14
SPECIFICATIONS ........................... 15
*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.
How to reset your unit ...............................
2
LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............
3
Control panel .............................................
3
BASIC OPERATIONS .......................
4
Turning on the power ................................
4
Setting the clock ........................................
5
RADIO OPERATIONS ......................
6
Listening to the radio .................................
6
Storing stations in memory .......................
7
Tuning in to a preset station ......................
8
Storing your favorite station in to the
one-touch operation button
(EX--extra) .............................................
8
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.
How to reset your unit
While holding SEL (select), press
(standby/on/attenuator) button for more than 2 seconds.
This will reset the built-in microcomputer.
Note:
Your preset adjustments--such as preset channels or sound adjustments--will also be erased.
(standby/on/attenuator)
SEL (select)
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LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS
r
/
buttons
t
(control panel release) button
y EX (extra) button
Display window
u FM band indicators
FM1, FM2, FM3
i AM band indicator
o Sound mode indicators
BEAT, SOFT, POP
; Tuner reception indicators
MO (monaural), ST (stereo)
a S.BASS (super bass) indicator
s Main display
Control panel
1
(standby/on/attenuator) button
2 S BASS (super bass) button
3
0 (eject) button
4 Display window
5 Cassette compartment
6
1/¡ PROG (program) button
7 SCM (sound control memory) button
8 FM AM button
9 +/­ buttons
p SEL (select) button
q Number buttons
w MO (monaural) button
· Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed
together with DISP (display) button.
e DISP (display) button
· Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed
together with MO (monaural) button.
Display window
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BASIC OPERATIONS
Turning on the power
1 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.
2 Select the source.
To operate the tuner (FM or AM),
see pages 6 ­ 8.
To operate the EX (extra) button,
see page 8.
To play a tape,
see page 9.
To increase the volume
To decrease the volume
3 Adjust the volume.
4 Adjust the sound as you want.
(See pages 10 and 11.)
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 and hold
for more than one
second.
"SEE YOU" appears, then the unit turns off.
Volume level appears.
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Setting the clock
1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more
than 2 seconds.
"CLOCK H" or "CLOCK M"
appears on the display.
2 Set the hour.
1 Select "CLOCK H" (hour) if not shown on
the display.
2 Adjust the hour.
12
3 Set the minute.
1 Select "CLOCK M" (minute).
2 Adjust the minute.
12
4 Finish the setting.
To check the current clock time or change the
display mode
Press DISP (display) repeatedly.
Each time you press the button,
the display mode changes as
follows:
· During tuner operation:
· During tape operation:
Frequency
Clock
Play mode (TAPE)
Clock
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