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    CD RECEIVER KD-S845 ENGLISH GET0163-001A [U] CD  !" KD-S845 ‡§√◊ËÕ߇≈Ëπ CD KD-S845   ‰∑¬ For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.  !"#$%&'()*+,-./0 °√ÿ≥“¥Ÿ§ŸË¡◊Õ∑’Ë·¬°µË“ßÀ“° „π°“√µ‘¥µ—Èß·≈–°“√‡™◊ËÕ¡[...]

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    2 ENGLISH IMPORT ANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS Precautions: 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CA UTION: Invisib le laser radiation when open and interlock f ailed or defeated. Av oid direct exposure to beam. 3. CA UTION : Do not open the top cov er . There are no user-serviceable par ts inside. Leav e all ser vicing to qualified service personnel. 4. CA UTION :[...]

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    3 ENGLISH CONTENTS 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 LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS ........... 4 Control panel ............................[...]

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    4 ENGLISH 45Wx4 TUNER SCM RND RPT 12 11 10 9 8 7 KD-S845 BAND 1 23 4 89 p w e r t ui y 6 q 7 k z / xc ; a j s d f g h o 5 l LOCA TION OF THE BUTTONS Display window 1 (standby/on/atten uator) button 2 Control dial 3 LOUD button 4 Display windo w 5 Loading slot 6 ∞ (down) b utton 7 CD TUNER button 8 5 (up) BAND button 9 0 (eject) button p ¢ / 4 bu[...]

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    5 ENGLISH RM-RK50 Remote controller SOUND VOL VOL SOURCE R F U D ATT 1 2 3 5 6 7 4 3 • Selects the preset stations while listening to the radio . Each time you press the b utton, 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 tim[...]

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    6 ENGLISH Lithium coin battery (product number: CR2025) Remote sensor (back side) Preparing the remote controller Bef ore using the remote controller : • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the main unit. Mak e sure there is no obstacle in between. • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight or ar t[...]

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    7 ENGLISH 4 Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 21 – 23.) T o drop the volume in a moment Press briefly while listening to any source. “A TT” starts flashing on the display , and the volume level will drop in a moment. T o resume the previous volume level, press the button briefly again. • If you turn the control dial clockwise, you ca[...]

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    8 ENGLISH RADIO OPERA TIONS 3 Start searching a station. When a station is received, searching stops. T o stop searching bef ore a station is received, press the same button y ou hav e pressed for searching. T o search stations of higher frequencies. T uner (FM1 – 3, AM) CD TUNER 5 BAND FM1 FM2 FM3 AM T o search stations of lower frequencies. Lis[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Searching a station manually: Manual search 1 Select the tuner as the source. • The last selected station is tuned in. 2 Select the band (FM1 – 3, AM) if neccessary . Note: This r eceiver has three FM bands (FM1, FM2, FM3). Y ou can use any one of them to listen to an FM br oadcast. 3 Press and hold ¢ or 4 until “ M (manual) ” st[...]

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    10 ENGLISH Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the band number y ou have selected (FM1, FM2 or FM3). These stations are preset in the number b uttons — No .1 (lowest frequency) to No .6 (highest frequency). When automatic preset is ov er , the station stored in number button 1 will be automaticall[...]

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    11 ENGLISH 4 Press and hold the number button (in this example, 1) for more than 2 seconds. 5 Repeat the above procedure to store other stations into other preset numbers. Notes: • A pr eviously preset station is erased when a new station is stor ed in the same pr eset number . • Preset stations ar e erased when the power supply to the memory c[...]

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    12 ENGLISH Playing a CD 1 Insert a disc into the loading slot. The unit turns on, draws the CD and star ts pla yback automatically . Note on One-T ouch Operation: When a CD is alr eady in the loading slot, pr essing the CD TUNER button turns on the unit and starts playback automatically . CD OPERA TIONS SCM indicator flashes. T otal track number of[...]

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    13 ENGLISH Selecting CD playback modes T o play back tracks at random (Random Play) Y ou can pla y back all trac ks on the CD at random. Each time you press MO RND (monaural/random) while pla ying a CD , CD random play mode turns on and off alter nately . When the random mode is turned on, the RND indicator lights up on the display and a tr ack ran[...]

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    14 ENGLISH Playing a CD T ext In a CD T ext, some inf ormation about the disc (its disc title, perf ormer and track title) is recorded. Y ou can show these disc inf ormation on the display . Select text display mode while playing a CD T ext. Each time you press the b utton, the display changes as follo ws: Notes: • The display shows up to 8 chara[...]

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    15 ENGLISH MP3 INTRODUCTION How are MP3 files recorded and played back? MP3 “ files (trac ks) ” can be recorded in “ directories (folder s) ”— in PC ter minology . During recording, the files and directories can be arranged in a wa y similar to arranging files and directories/folders of computer data. “ Root ” is similar to the root o[...]

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    16 ENGLISH MP3 dir ectory/ file configuration 13 12 18 19 17 23 22 24 11 10 21 20 1 2 5 6 3 4 02 04 ROOT 15 16 14 06 07 05 09 01 08 7 8 9 03 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Hierarchy : Root : Directories : MP3 files 01 ROOT Note: Ther e is no limit on the number of the hierar chy levels (nested dir ectories). However up to 8 hierarc[...]

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    17 ENGLISH MP3 OPERA TIONS Refer also to “ CD OPERA TIONS ” 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 star ts pla yback automatically . Note on One-T ouch Operation: When a CD is alr eady in the loading slot, pr essing the CD TUNER button turns on the unit and st[...]

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    18 ENGLISH T o go to a particular directory directly IMPORT ANT: T o directly select the directories using the number button(s), it is required that directories are assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of their directory names. (This can only be done during the recording of CD-Rs or CD-RWs.) Ex.: If directory name is “ 01 ABC ” = press 1 t[...]

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    19 ENGLISH Selecting MP3 playback modes T o play back files at random (Random Play) Y ou can pla yback all trac ks on MP3 disc at random. Each time you press MO RND (monaural/random) while pla ying an MP3 disc, the random pla y mode changes as f ollows. T o skip to the next directory Press 5 (up) briefly while playing an MP3 disc. Each time you pre[...]

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    20 ENGLISH RPT 1 Lights The current file (or specified file). RPT 2 Flashes All files of the current directory (or specified directory). Mode Plays repeatedly RPT Indicator T o play back files repeatedly (Repeat Play) Y ou can pla y back the current file or all the files in the current directory repeatedly . Each time you press SCAN RPT (scan/repea[...]

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    21 ENGLISH SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the sound Y ou can adjust the sound characteristics to your pref erence. 2 Adjust the level. Note: Normally , the contr ol dial works as the volume contr ol. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level. T urning on/off the loudness function The human ear is less sensitive to lo w and high[...]

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    22 ENGLISH Using the sound control memor y (SCM) Y ou can select and store a preset sound adjustment suitable f or each playbac k source (Advanced SCM). Selecting and storing the sound modes Once you select a sound mode , it is stored in memor y . It will be recalled e very time you select the same source and will be shown on the displa y . A sound[...]

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    23 ENGLISH Storing your own sound adjustments Y ou can adjust the sound modes (BEA T , SOFT , POP) to your pref erence and store your o wn adjustments in memory . • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing procedure. If the setting is canceled before y ou finish, star t from step 1 again. 1 Call up the sound mode you want to adjust. • See [...]

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    24 ENGLISH OTHER MAIN FUNCTIONS Setting the clock 1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds. “CLOCK H, ” “CLOCK M, ” “SCM LINK, ” “LEVEL ”,“SCROLL ” or “T AG DISP” appears on the display . 2 Set the hour . 1 Select “CLOCK H (hour)” if not sho wn on the display . 2 Adjust the hour . 3 Set the minute. 1 Select [...]

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    25 ENGLISH Canceling Advanced SCM —SCM LINK Y ou can cancel the Adv anced SCM (Sound Control Memory), and unlink the sound modes and the playbac k sources. When shipped from the f actor y , 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 S[...]

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    26 ENGLISH 2 Select “SCROLL” if not shown on the display . 3 Select the desired mode—“ONCE,” or “A UT O” or “OFF . ” 4 Finish the setting. AUDIO 2 AUDIO 1 OFF 3 Select the desired mode—“A UDIO 1, ” “A UDIO 2” or “OFF . ” 4 Finish the setting. Selecting the scroll mode — SCROLL Y ou can select the scroll mode f or t[...]

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    27 ENGLISH Detaching the control panel Y ou 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 . 1 Unlock the[...]

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    28 ENGLISH Handling discs This unit has been designed to reproduce CDs, CD-Rs (Recordable), and CD-R Ws (Rewritable), and CD T exts . • This unit is also compatible with MP3 discs. How to handle discs When removing a disc fr om its case, press down the center holder of the case and lift the disc out, holding it by the edges . • Alwa ys hold the[...]

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    29 ENGLISH What appears to be trouble is not alw ays serious. Check the f ollowing points bef ore calling a ser vice center . Remedies Inser t the disc correctly . Stop playbac k while driving on rough roads. Change the disc. Check the cords and connections. • Inser t a finalized CD-R/CD- RW . • Finalized the CD-R/CD-R W with the component whic[...]

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    30 ENGLISH MP3 Playback Symptoms • Disc cannot be play ed back. • Files skip , or 00 ’ 00 ” appears and the pla yback stops. • Noise is generated. • A longer readout time is required ( “ CHECK ” keeps flashing on the displa y). • Files cannot be play ed back as you ha ve intended them to play . • Elapsed playing time is not corr[...]

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    31 ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum P ower Output: F ront: 45 W per channel Rear : 45 W per channel Continuous P ow er Output (RMS): F ront: 17 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distor tion. Rear : 17 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmo[...]

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    1 5 3 m m 1 8 4 m m ENGLISH • This unit is designed to operate on 12 V DC, NEGA TIVE ground electrical systems. INST ALLA TION (IN-DASH MOUNTING) • The follo wing illustration shows a typical installation. Howe ver , you should make adjustments corresponding to your specific car . If you ha ve an y questions or require information regarding ins[...]

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    • ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻠﻟ ﻲﻓﺎﺿا ﺪﻨﺴﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘﺳا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻠﻟ ﻲﻓﺎﺿا ﺪﻨﺴﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘﺳا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻠﻟ ﻲﻓﺎﺿا ﺪﻨﺴﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘﺳا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻠﻟ ﻲﻓﺎﺿا ﺪﻨﺴﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘﺳا ﺪﻨﻋ ﺖﻴﺒﺜﺘﻠﻟ ﻲﻓ?[...]

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    3 15 6 2 1 3 3 2 1 4 5 ENGLISH A T ypical Connections /  !"#$ / °“√‡™◊ËÕ¡µËÕ·∫∫ª°µ‘ / Before connecting: Check the wiring in the vehicle carefully. Incorrect connection may cause serious damage to this unit. The leads of the power cord and those of the connector from the car body ma y be different in colour . 1[...]

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    4 INPUT R L R L LINE OUT REAR FRONT L R R L R L INPUT L R TROUBLESHOOTING • The fuse blows. * Are the red and b lack leads connected correctly? • Power cannot be turned on. * Is the yello w lead connected? • No sound from the speakers. * Is the speaker output lead short-circuited? • Sound is distorted. * Is the speaker output lead g rounded[...]