Other Convenient Tuner Functions; Scanning Broadcast Stations; Selecting Fm Reception Sound; Changing The Am/Fm Channel Intervals - JVC KS-FX12 Service Manual

Other convenient tuner functions

SEL
MO/RND
T
+/–
S

Scanning broadcast stations

When you press RPT/SCAN while listening to the radio, station scanning starts. Each time a
broadcast is tuned in, scanning stops for about 5 seconds (tuned frequency number flashes
on the display), and you can check what program is now being broadcast.
If you want to listen to that program, press the same button again to stop scanning.

Selecting FM reception sound

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive:
Press MO/RND while listening to an FM stereo broadcast. The sound you hear becomes
monaural but reception will be improved.
Lights when receiving an FM broadcast in stereo
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To restore the stereo effect, press the same button again.

Changing the AM/FM channel intervals

When using this unit in an area other than North or South America:
When this unit is shipped from the factory, the channel intervals are set to 10 kHz for AM and
200 kHz for FM. You can change the channel intervals by following the procedure below.
1 Press SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds.
"CLOCK H," "CLOCK M" or "AREA" appears on the display.
T or S
2 If "AREA" does not appear, press
3 Press +.
"AREA EU" appears and the channel intervals are set to 9 kHz for AM and 50 kHz (for
manual tuning) / 100 kHz (for searching) for FM.
To reset to the factory setting, follow the above step 1 and 2, then press – in step 3 ("AREA
US" appears on the display.)
AREA EU: Select this when used in an area other than North and South America.
AREA US: Select this when used in North or South America.
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SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Turning on/off the loudness function

The human ear is less sensitive to low and high frequencies at low volumes.
The loudness function can boost these frequencies to produce a well-balanced sound at low
volume levels.
Each time you press LOUD, the loudness function turns on/off alternatively.
LOUD

Selecting preset sound modes

You can select a preset sound adjustment suitable to the music genre.
Each time you press SOUND, the sound mode changes as follows.
SOUND
Indication For:
SCM OFF (Flat sound)
BEAT Rock or disco music
POP Light music
SOFT Quiet background music
Notes:
• You can adjust the preset sound mode to your preference, and store it in memory.
If you want to adjust and store your original sound mode, see "Storing your own sound adjustments"
on page 12.
• To adjust only the bass and treble reinforcement levels to your preference, see "Adjusting the sound"
on page 11.
• When one of the sound modes is selected, it is shown on the display as follows:
For example, when "POP" is selected.
10
RPT/SCAN
until it appears.
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Preset values
Bass Treble Loudness
00 00 On
+2 00 On
+4 +1 Off
+1 –3 Off

TAPE OPERATIONS

Listening to a tape

2
1
1
Turn on the power.
/I/ATT
2
Insert a cassette.
When one side of the tape reaches its end during play, the
other side of the tape automatically starts playing. (Auto
Reverse)
3
Select the tape direction.
• Press the both buttons at the same time.
Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes
PROG alternatively – forward (
To stop play and eject the cassette
Press 0.
Tape play stops and the cassette ejects from the cassette compartment.
You can hear the last received station.
• You can also eject the cassette with the unit turnd off.
To fast-wind a tape
Press either ¡ or 1.
The tape will be wound in the direction of the arrows
(¡ or 1).
To restart playback, press ¡ or 1 lightly.

Adjusting the sound

You can adjust the treble/bass sound and the speaker balance.
2 1
1
Select the item you want to adjust.
Indication To do:
BAS Adjust the bass
(bass)
TRE Adjust the treble
(treble)
FAD Adjust the front and rear speaker
(Fader)* balance
BAL Adjust the left and right speaker
(Balance) balance
VOL Adjust the volume
(Volume)
Note:
* If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to "00".
2
Adjust the level.
Note:
Normally the + and – buttons work as the volume control buttons.
So you do not have to select "VOL" to adjust the volume level.
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) and reverse ( ).
Tape direction
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Range
–6 (min.) — +6 (max.)
–6 (min.) — +6 (max.)
R6 (rear only) — F6 (front only)
L6 (left only) — R6 (right only)
00 (min.) — 50 (max.)
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