Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual- Reset
- Demo Mode
- Clock Set
- Bluetooth PIN (0000)
- Attaching / Removing Faceplate
- About JVC Playlist Creator and JVC Music Control
- Table of Contents
- Parts & Controls
- Basic Operation
- Getting Started
- CD / USB / iPod Operation
- Radio Operation
- AUX Input
- Pandora
- iHeartRadio
- SiriusXM Radio (KD-AR959BS)
- Bluetooth
- Audio Settings
- Display Settings
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- Installation / Connections
 
- Installation / Connections
- Warranty
User preset channels 
1 
to. 
6 
are initially assigned as 
the 
Smart Favorites 
channels. 
SiriusXM 
Vehicle 
Tuner automatically buffers 
the 
broadcast 
audio content of 
the 
Smart Favorites channels 
in 
the 
background. 
•  Smart Favorite channel 
is 
available with 
SXV200 
or later 
SiriusXM 
tuner 
models. 
• 
Jl 
*"appears 
at 
the 
last character of 
the 
channel name 
for 
the 
Smart 
Favorites channels. 
• 
This 
unit 
can store a maximum of 
six 
Smart Favorites channels. 
If 
you try 
to assign.
the 
7th channel, an error beep tone 
will 
b~ 
heard. 
To 
cancel 
the 
Smart Favorites channels 
... 
1 
Press 
MENU. 
2  Turn the 
~olume 
knob to 
sele~t 
PRESET, 
then 
press 
the knob. 
3  Turn the 
volume 
knob to 
select a preset number, then 
press 
and 
hold the knob. 
"*"are 
removed from 
the 
last character. 
To 
reassign 
the 
Smart Favorites channels 
... 
Repeat steps 1 to 3. 
Jl 
*"appears 
.at 
the 
last character. 
When you select a Smart Favorites channel,  you can rewind and replay 
up 
to 
30 
minutes of any of 
the 
missed news, talk, sports or music content. 
.
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sirii.tsXM
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1 
Press 
and 
hold 
MENU. 
2  Turn the volume 
knob to 
select 
[SIRIUS 
XM], 
then 
press 
the knob. 
3  Turn the 
volume 
knob to make a 
selection (see the following table), 
then 
press 
the knob. 
4 
Press 
MENU 
to exit. 
To 
return to the previous setting item or hierarchy, 
press!:::> 
PTY. 
12 
SiriusXM® Radio 
Default: 
XX 
There 
are 
two 
types 
of 
lock 
functions 
available: 
• 
SiriusXM-defined: 
When 
[MATURE 
CH] 
is 
set 
to 
[ON] 
• 
User-defined: 
Using 
[CHANNEl 
EDIT] 
when 
[MATURE 
CH] 
is 
set 
to 
[OFF] 
CH 
LOCK 
To 
unlock 
settings: 
1 
Turn 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
select 
a 
number. 
2 
Press 
I.,../ 
..,...,.I 
to 
move 
to 
the 
entry 
position. 
3 
Repeat 
steps 
1 
and 
2 
to 
enter 
the 
current 
pass 
code. 
(Initial 
pass 
code 
is 
0000.) 
4 
Press 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
confirm. 
1 
Turn 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
select 
a 
number. 
2 
Press 
I..,....,..;..,....,.., 
to 
move 
to 
the 
entry 
position 
.. 
3 
Repeat 
steps 
1 
and 
2 
to 
enter 
a 
new 
4-digit 
pass 
code. 
4 
Press 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
confirm. 
5 
Repeat 
steps 
1 
to 
4 
to 
reconfirm 
the 
pass 
code. 
• 
Make 
a 
note 
of 
the 
new 
pass 
code 
to 
enter 
channel 
lock 
settings 
from 
next 
time. 
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1 
Turn 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
select 
a 
category, 
then 
press 
the 
knob. 
2 
Turn 
the 
volume 
knob 
to 
select 
a 
channel 
you 
want 
to 
lock, 
then 
press 
the 
knob. 
'l" 
appears 
in 
front 
of 
the 
channel 
number. 
3 
Press 
and 
hold 
!:::> 
PTY 
to 
exit. 
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YES: 
Clears 
all 
the 
locked 
channels. 
; 
NO: 
Cancels. 
MATURE 
CH 
·oN: 
Turns 
on 
the 
SiriusXM-defined 
lock 
setting 
(mature 
chann~l).; 
OFF: 
Turns 
off. 
• 
If 
[ON] 
is 
selected, 
your 
setting 
[CH 
EDIT] 
is 
temporary 
ignor~~
-
· 
WEAK/ 
GOOD/ 
STRONG: 
Shows 
the 
strength 
of
.
the 
current 
rec~ived 
signal. 
BUF 
USAGE 
0%-100% 
(Q): 
Shows 
the 
memory 
usage 
for 
Replaybuffer. 
SXM 
RESET 
YES: 
Resets 
stored. 
channel, 
locked 
channel 
setting 
and 
Mature 
CH 
setting 
to 
default.; 
NO: 
Cancels. 
* 
Displayed 
only 
when 
[MATURE 
CH] 
is 
set to 
[OFF]. 










