Tape Operations; Listening To A Tape; Sound Adjustments; Turning On/Off The Loudness Function - JVC KS-FX12 Service Manual

TAPE OPERATIONS

Listening to a tape

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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 turned 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.
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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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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.
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Storing your own sound adjustments

You can adjust the sound modes (BEAT, POP, SOFT: see page 10) to your preference and
store your own adjustments in memory.
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1
SOUND
Call up the sound mode you want to adjust.
See page 10 for details.
Within
5 seconds
2
To adjust the bass or treble sound level
Select "BAS" or "TRE."
LOUD
To turn on or off the loudness function
Each time you press LOUD, the loudness function turns on
and off alternatively. (= go to step 4)
Within
5 seconds
3
Adjust the bass or treble level.
See page 11 for details.
Within
5 seconds
4
Press and hold SOUND until the sound mode
SOUND
you have selected in step 1 flashes on the
display.
Your setting is stored in memory.
5
Repeat the same procedure to store other settings.
To reset to the factory settings
Repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the table on page 10.
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Preset values
Bass Treble Loudness
00 00 On
+2 00 On
+4 +1 Off
+1 –3 Off
1,4
1-5