JVC KD-S12 User manual
ENGLISHESPAÑOL
CD RECEIVER KD-S12
RECEPTOR CON CD KD-S12
For canceling the display demonstration, see page 7.
Para cancelar la demostración en pantalla, consulte la página 7.
For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.
Para la instalación y las conexiones, refiérase al manual separado.
INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
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.
Serial No.
GET0317-001A
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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.
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 particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or 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 unit.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS
1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave
all servicing to qualified service personnel.
3. CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated.
Avoid direct exposure to beam.
Warning:
If you need to operate the unit while driving,
be sure to look ahead carefully or you may
be involved in a traffic accident.
How to reset your unit
• This will reset the microcomputer. Your
preset adjustments will also be erased.
• If a disc is loaded, it will eject. Be careful
not to drop the disc.
How to forcibly eject a disc
If a disc cannot be recognized or cannot be
ejected, eject the disc as follows.
• If this does not work, reset your unit.
• Be careful not to drop the disc when it
ejects.
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How to reset your unit ........................... 2
How to forcibly eject a disc................... 2
How to read this manual........................ 4
How to use the MODE button ............... 4
How to detach/attach the control
panel................................................... 4
Control panel — KD-S12 ........... 5
Parts identification................................. 5
Getting started....................... 6
Basic operations.................................. 6
Canceling the display demonstrations ... 7
Setting the clock .................................... 7
Radio operations ................... 8
Listening to the radio........................... 8
Storing stations in memory.................... 8
Listening to a preset station ................... 9
Disc operations ...................... 10
Playing a disc ..................................... 10
Selecting the playback modes................ 11
Sound adjustments ................ 12
Selecting preset sound modes
(C-EQ: custom equalizer) .................. 12
Adjusting the sound ............................... 12
General settings — PSM .........13
Basic procedure ..................................... 13
Maintenance .......................... 14
More about this unit...............15
Troubleshooting ..................... 16
Specifications ......................... 17
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.
Contents
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.
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How to read this manual
The following methods are used to make the
explanations simple and easy-to-understand:
• Some related tips and notes are explained in
“More about this unit” (see page 15).
• Button operations are mainly explained with
the illustrations as follows:
Press briefly.
Press repeatedly.
Press either one.
Press and hold until
your desired response
begins.
Press and hold both
buttons at the same
time.
How to use the MODE button
If you press MODE, the unit goes into functions
mode, then the number buttons work as
different function buttons.
Ex.: When number button 2 works as
MO (monaural) button.
Time countdown indicator
To use these buttons for their original
functions again after pressing MODE, wait
for 5 seconds without pressing any of these
buttons until the functions mode is cleared.
• Pressing MODE again also clears the
functions mode.
How to detach/attach the control panel
Detaching....
Attaching....
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Control panel — KD-S12
1+/– buttons
2DISP (display) button
3Loading slot
4Display window
5MODE button
60(eject) button
7¢/4buttons
8(standby/on/attenuator) button
9SEL (select) button
pMO (monaural) button
qSSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
button
wCD button
eFM/AM button
rRPT (repeat) button
tRND (random) button
yEQ (equalizer) button
u(control panel release) button
iNumber buttons
Display window
oTuner reception indicators
MO (monaural), ST (stereo)
;CD indicator
aRND (disc random) indicator
sRPT (repeat) indicator
dLOUD (loudness) indicator
fEQ (equalizer) indicator
gSound mode (C-EQ: custom equalizer)
indicators
ROCK, CLASSIC, POPS, HIP HOP, JAZZ,
USER
• also works as the time countdown
indicator.
hMain display
jSource display
Volume level indicator
Parts identification
Display window
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Getting started
Basic operations
~
Ÿ
You cannot select “CD” as the playback
source if there is no disc in the loading
slot.
!
Volume level appears.
Volume level indicator
⁄Adjust the sound as you want.
(See page 12.)
To drop the volume in a moment (ATT)
To restore the sound, press it
again.
To turn off the power
Caution on volume setting:
Discs produce very little noise compared
with other sources. Lower the volume
before playing a disc to avoid damaging
the speakers by the sudden increase of the
output level.
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Canceling the display
demonstrations
If no operations are done for about 20 seconds,
display demonstration starts.
[Initial: DEMO ON]—see page 13.
1
2
3
4Finish the procedure.
To activate the display demonstration
In step 3above...
Setting the clock
1
2Set the hour and minute.
1Select “CLOCK H” (hour), then
adjust the hour.
2Select “CLOCK M” (minute),
then adjust the minute.
3Finish the procedure.
To check the current clock time when the
power is turned off
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Radio operations
Listening to the radio
~
Lights up when receiving an FM stereo
broadcast with sufficient signal strength.
Selected band appears.
ŸStart searching for a station.
When a station is received, searching
stops.
To stop searching, press the same
button again.
To tune in to a station manually
In step Ÿabove...
1
2Select the desired station frequencies.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to
receive
1
2
Lights up when monaural mode is activated.
Reception improves, but stereo effect will
be lost.
To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same
procedure so that the MO indicator goes off.
Storing stations in memory
You can preset six stations for each band.
FM station automatic presetting—
SSM (Strong-station Sequential
Memory)
1Select the FM band (FM1 – FM3)
you want to store into.
2
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Listening to a preset station
1
2Select the preset station (1 – 6) you
want.
To check the current clock time while
listening to an FM or AM station
3
“SSM” flashes, then disappears when
automatic presetting is over.
Local FM stations with the strongest signals are
searched and stored automatically in the FM
band.
Manual presetting
Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into the
preset number 4 of the FM1 band.
1
2
3
Preset number flashes for a while.
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Disc operations
Playing a disc To go to the next or previous tracks
To go to a particular track directly
To select a number from 01 – 06:
To select a number from 07 – 12:
Prohibiting disc ejection
You can lock a disc in the loading slot.
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same
procedure.
To check the current clock time while
listening to a disc
All tracks will be played repeatedly until you
change the source or eject the disc.
To stop play and eject the disc
To fast-forward or reverse the track
Total playing time of
the inserted disc
Total track number
of the inserted disc
Elapsed playing
time
Current track
number
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