Basic Operations

Fade-out Muting (FADE MUTING)

You can mute the output with one touch operation.

To muting the output, press the FADE MUTING button on the Remote Control. The output is faded out.

To release muting, press the FADE MUTING button once again. The output is faded in to the previous level.

After Fade-out Muting, turning the VOLUME control on the unit or pressing the VOLUME button on the Remote Control will increase the volume from MIN. setting.

On the Remote Control

Press the SOUND MODE button until Sound Mode you want ap- pears on the display.

The Sound Mode indicator that corresponds to the selected sound mode blinks.

Each time you press the button, the Sound Mode changes as fol- lows:

ROCK = POP = CLASSIC = OFF = (back to the beginning)

To cancel the effect, press the SOUND MODE button until “OFF” appears on the display.

The Sound Mode indicator stays lit.

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Reinforcing the Bass Sound (ACTIVE BASS EX.)

The richness and fullness of the bass sound is maintained regard- less of how low you set the volume.

You can use this effect only for playback.

To get the effect, press the ACTIVE BASS EX. (Extension) button.

The “BASS” indicator lights up and “ACTIVE BASS EXTEN- SION” appears on the display.

To cancel the effect, press the button again.

The “BASS” indicator goes out and “OFF” appears on the display.

Emphasizing the Sound

(SOUND TURBO)

High and low frequencies are highly boosted.

To get the effect, press the SOUND TURBO button.

The SOUND TURBO indicator lights up and “SOUND TURBO ON” appears on the display.

To cancel the effect, press the button again.

The SOUND TURBO indicator goes out and “OFF” appears on the display.

Selecting the Sound Turbo function turns the Active Bass EX. and Sound Mode to off. While the Sound Turbo will be turned off, if either Active Bass EX. or Sound Mode function is selected.

Entering the Number with the Remote Control (Numeric Keys)

You will use the number keys on the Remote Control to enter num- bers for presetting stations, recalling the preset stations, or pro- gramming the playing tracks on CDs.

How to enter the number with the number keys is explained here.

Examples:

To enter number 5, press 5.

To enter number 15, press +10, then 5.

To enter number 20, press +10, then 10.

To enter number 25, press +10, +10, then 5.

Selecting the Sound Mode

(SOUND MODE)

You can select one of 3 SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes. You can use this effect only for playback.

On the Unit

To get the effect, press one of the SOUND MODE buttons, ROCK, POP, or CLASSIC.

The selected Sound Mode name “ROCK”, “POP”, or “CLASSIC” appears on the display. Also, the Sound Mode indicator that corre- sponds to the selected sound mode blinks.

To cancel the effect, press the currently selected mode button again.

When the effect is canceled, the Sound Mode indicator stays lit. For example, if the current Sound Mode is ROCK, press the ROCK button again. “OFF” appears on the display, showing that no sound effect is applied.

ROCK

Boosts low and high frequencies. Good for

POP

acoustic music.

Good for vocal music.

CLASSIC

Set for wide and dynamic sound stereo

OFF

systems.

No sound effect applies.

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JVC MX-KA5JW manual Fade-out Muting Fade Muting, Reinforcing the Bass Sound Active Bass EX, Emphasizing the Sound

MX-KA5JW specifications

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