KD-S785 ENGLISH CD RECEIVER !" KD-S785 ‰∑¬ CD KD-S785 ∂“¥„ Ë´’¥ SOUND ATT 5 BAND KD-S785 45Wx4 U R SOURCE F LOUD D TUNER DISP ∞ 7 8 9 10 11 12 SCAN MO VOL VOL RPT RND SCM For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual. !"#$%&'()*+,-.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS Precautions: 1.CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2.CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 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 and 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. How to reset your unit ............................... 2 MP3 OPERATIONS ........................ 17 LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS ............ 4 Control panel ........................................... Remote controller .................................... Preparing the remote controller ................
ENGLISH LOCATION OF THE BUTTONS Control panel Display window o;a s d f g h j x z / 1 k l 2 3 4 6 5 c 7 8 p 5 BAND KD-S785 45Wx4 9 LOUD TUNER DISP ∞ 7 8 10 9 11 12 SCAN RPT q w e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 p q w e r t y u i r (standby/on/attenuator) button Control dial LOUD button Display window Loading slot ∞ (down) button CD TUNER button 5 (up) BAND button 0 (eject) button ¢ /4 buttons • Also functions as SSM buttons when pressed together.
RM-RK50 SOUND ATT 1 5 6 2 U R SOURCE F 3 7 D 4 VOL 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio. Each time you press the button, the preset station number increases, and the selected station is tuned in. • Skips to the first file of the previous directory while listening to an MP3 disc. Each time you press the button, you can move to the previous directory and start playing the first file. ENGLISH Remote controller 4 Functions the same as the control dial on the main unit.
ENGLISH 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. 2. Place the battery. Slide the battery into the holder with the + side facing upwards so that the battery is fixed in the holder. Lithium coin battery (product number: CR2025) 45Wx4 LOUD DISP 7 8 10 9 3. Return the battery holder. Insert again the battery holder pushing it until you hear a clicking sound.
ENGLISH BASIC OPERATIONS KD-S785 45Wx4 LOUD TUNER DISP 7 1 8 9 11 12 ∞ SCAN MO RPT RND 3 SCM 2 Turning on the power 1 10 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 21 – 23.) Turn on the power. To drop the volume in a moment 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.
ENGLISH RADIO OPERATIONS KD-S785 45Wx4 LOUD TUNER DISP ∞ 7 8 9 10 11 12 SCAN RPT 3 Listening to the radio MO RND SCM Start searching a station. You can use either automatic searching or manual searching to tune in to a particular station. To search stations of higher frequencies. Searching a station automatically: Auto search To search stations of lower frequencies. 1 Select the tuner as the source. Tuner TUNER CD When a station is received, searching stops.
1 Tune in to a station you want while “M” is flashing. To tune in to stations of higher frequencies. Select the tuner as the source. Tuner TUNER ENGLISH 4 Searching a station manually: Manual search CD To tune in to stations of lower frequencies. (FM1 – 3, AM) • The last selected station is tuned in. 2 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) if neccessary. 5BAND FM1 FM2 AM FM3 Note: This receiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). You can use any one of them to listen to an FM broadcast.
ENGLISH 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 (Strongstation Sequential Memory) • Manual preset of both FM and AM stations Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the band number you have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These stations are preset in the number buttons — No.1 (lowest frequency) to No.6 (highest frequency).
Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1) for more than 2 seconds. 7 Tuning in to a preset station You can easily tune in to a preset station. Remember that you must store stations first. If you have not stored them yet, see “Storing stations in memory” on page 10 and 11. 1 ENGLISH 4 Select the tuner as the source. Tuner TUNER CD (FM1 – 3, AM) “P1” flashes for a few seconds. • The last selected station is tuned in.
ENGLISH CD OPERATIONS KD-S785 45Wx4 LOUD TUNER DISP ∞ 7 8 9 10 11 12 SCAN RPT MO RND SCM Playing a CD 1 Insert a disc 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 the CD TUNER button turns on the unit and starts playback automatically. SCM indicator flashes. The CD–in indicator flashes.
To play back tracks at random (Random Play) To fast-forward or reverse the track You can play back all tracks on the CD at random. Press and hold ¢ , while playing a CD, to fast-forward the track. MO RND ENGLISH Locating a track or a particular Selecting CD playback modes portion on a CD Each time you press MO RND (monaural/random) while playing a CD, CD random play mode turns on and off alternately. The RND indicator Press and hold 4 , while playing a CD, to reverse the track.
ENGLISH Playing a CD Text Prohibiting CD ejection In a CD Text, some information about the disc (its disc title, performer and track title) is recorded. You can show these disc information on the display. You can prohibit CD ejection and can lock a CD in the loading slot. Select text display mode while playing a CD Text. DISP While pressing CD TUNER, press and hold 0 for more than 2 seconds.
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. * This player is not compatible with the data encoded with Layer 1 and 2 formats. ** Bit rate is the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume. The unit used is Kbps (1000 bits/second).
Level 1 ROOT 02 04 08 1 2 3 4 Level 4 Level 3 01 03 05 10 5 6 Level 5 Hierarchy Level 2 ENGLISH MP3 directory/file configuration 01 20 06 7 8 9 Level 6 ROOT 09 11 12 21 07 22 13 14 15 16 17 23 24 18 19 Note: There is no limit on the number of the hierarchy levels (nested directories). However up to 8 hierarchy levels is recommended for stable operation.
ENGLISH MP3 OPERATIONS KD-S785 45Wx4 LOUD TUNER DISP ∞ 7 8 9 10 11 12 SCAN RPT Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages 12 to 14. Playing an MP3 disc 1 Insert an MP3 disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the MP3 disc and starts playback automatically. SCM indicator flashes. SCM Playback starts automatically from the first file of the first directory once disc check is completed.
ENGLISH To stop play and eject the disc Press 0. Playback stops and the disc automatically ejects from the loading slot. If you change the source to FM or AM, the playback also stops (without ejecting the disc this time). Locating a file or particular portion on an MP3 disc To fast-forward or reverse the file Press and hold ¢ while playing an MP3 disc, to fast-forward the file.
Selecting MP3 playback modes 5BAND To play back files at random (Random Play) Press 5 (up) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you press the button consecutively, the next directory is located (and the first file in the directory starts playing, if recorded). You can playback all tracks on MP3 disc at random. MO RND Ex.
ENGLISH To play back files repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play back the current file or all the files in the current directory repeatedly. Each time you press SCAN RPT (scan/repeat) while playing an MP3 disc, the repeat play mode changes as follows: SCAN RPT RPT1 RPT2 Canceled “RPT” indicator Ex.: When you select “RPT 1.” Mode RPT Indicator Plays repeatedly RPT 1 Lights RPT 2 Flashes The current file (or specified file). All files of the current directory (or specified directory).
2 Adjusting the sound Adjust the level. You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. 1 To increase the level. Select the item you want to adjust. ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS To decrease the level. Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows: Equalization pattern changes as you adjust the bass or treble. BAS TRE (bass) VOL (volume) Indication FAD (treble) To do: (fader) BAL (balance) Range BAS Adjust the bass. –06 (min.) | +06 (max.
ENGLISH Using the sound control memory (SCM) You can select and store a preset sound adjustment suitable for each playback source (Advanced SCM). Selecting and storing the sound modes Once you select a sound mode, it is stored in memory. It will be recalled every time you select the same source and will be shown on the display. A sound mode can be stored for each of the following sources — FM1, FM2, FM3, AM, and CD.
3 Adjust the bass or treble level. • See page 21 for details. You can adjust the sound modes (BEAT, SOFT, POP) to your preference and store your own adjustments in memory. • There is a time limit in doing the following procedure. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Equalization pattern changes as you adjust the bass or treble. Call up the sound mode you want to adjust.
ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 2 Adjust the minute. Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds. “CLOCK H,” “CLOCK M,” “SCM LINK,” “LEVEL”,“SCROLL” or “TAG DISP” appears on the display. 4 2 Finish the setting. Set the hour. 1 Select “CLOCK H (hour)” if not shown on the display. CLOCK H CLOCK M TAG DISP SCM LINK SCROLL To check the current clock time or change the display mode Press DISP (display) repeatedly.
You can cancel the Advanced SCM (Sound Control Memory), and unlink the sound modes and the playback sources. When shipped from the factory, a different sound mode can be stored in memory for each source so that you can change the sound modes simply by changing the sources. • LINK ON: Advanced SCM (different sound modes for different sources.) • LINK OFF: Conventional SCM (one sound mode for all sources.) 1 4 Finish the setting.
ENGLISH 3 Select the desired mode—“AUDIO 1,” “AUDIO 2” or “OFF.” AUDIO 1 2 AUDIO 2 Select “SCROLL” if not shown on the display. CLOCK H CLOCK M TAG DISP SCM LINK SCROLL LEVEL OFF 3 4 Select the desired mode—“ONCE,” or “AUTO” or “OFF.” Finish the setting. ONCE AUTO OFF 4 Finish the setting. Selecting the scroll mode —SCROLL You can select the scroll mode for the disc information if it consists of more than 8 characters. When shipped from the factory, Scroll mode is set to “ONCE.
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. Attaching the control panel 1 Insert the left side of the control panel into the groove on the panel holder. ENGLISH Detaching the control panel Detaching the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power. 1 2 Unlock the control panel.
ENGLISH MAINTENANCE Handling CDs Moisture condensation This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs and CD-Rs. • You can also play back your original CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) either in audio CD format or in MP3 format. Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit in the following cases: • After starting the heater in the car. • If it becomes very humid inside the car. Should this occur, the unit may malfunction.
What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. General Playback Symptoms Causes • Disc cannot be played back. Disc is inserted upside down. Insert the disc correctly. • Sound is sometimes interrupted. You are driving on rough roads. Stop playback while driving on rough roads. Disc is scratched. Change the disc. Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and connections. • CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back.
Causes • Disc cannot be played back. No MP3 files are recorded on the disc. Change the disc. MP3 files do not have the extension code—mp3 in their file names. Add the extension code—mp3 to their file names. MP3 files are not recorded in the format compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1, 2 or Joliet. Change the disc. (Record MP3 files using a compliant application.) • Files skip, or 00’00” appears and the playback stops. Files are encoded in Layer 1 or Layer 2 format.
AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION CD PLAYER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 45 W per channel Rear: 45 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 17 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Rear: 17 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion.
