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Overview: The KD-AVX77 single-DIN multimedia unit includes a CD/DVD receiver with an
integrated 5.4"
touch-screen monitor. It also has CD changer and iPod control, built-in
Bluetooth capability, A/V line input and output, a USB
input, and is Satellite Radio ready (optional tuner required).
Display
Features
Audio Section
Radio Functions
Disc Playback
USB/iPod Connectivity
AV Connections
Bluetooth/Remote Control
Display Features
Detachable Front-Panel With Integrated 5.4" Touch-Screen Monitor:
The KD-AVX77 features an integrated 5.4" TFT Active Matrix,
super-wide (3.32:1) LCD display.
The pixel resolution of the display is 2400 horizontal x 240 vertical (576,000
pixels total).
The touch-screen LCD serves as a video monitor, system information display, and
control panel. The KD-AVX77
front-panel and integrated 5.4" LCD monitor electronically slide-down to insert
and eject your CD/DVD discs. The
motorized display can be tilted (up) to one of four angles for your viewing
pleasure. The JVC head unit's front-panel display is
also detachable and comes supplied with a hard-plastic face case for when the faceplate is
detached.
Proximity Sensor Touch-Screen Control: The JVC KD-AVX77' LCD
touch-screen control panel features a proximity sensor which allows the
touch-screen controls to illuminate when you move your hand close to the
head unit's front-panel or turn off when there is no operation for approximately
10 seconds. You can set the unit's motion sensitivity to Mid or High. The
touch-screen controls are turned on in the following cases - When you move your
hand close to the touch-panel controls, When your finger touches the
touch-screen controls, When you use the remote controller, When a call/text
message comes in, or When the signal from an optional rear view camera comes in.
Dual Display: A playback picture and the navigation screen or
rear-view screen (navigation unit and rear-view camera sold separately) can be
displayed at the same time on the unit's 5.4" touch-screen LCD monitor.
LCD Monitor Settings: The
unit's touch-screen LCD monitor features the following customized settings.
- Wallpaper/Color: You can select the background picture of the
monitor from four preset settings Ring, Plain, Road, Night; or capture up to
a images shown on the screen to display as a custom background. You can also
adjust the color of the background from Blue, Black, Orange, Red, Green, or
Yellow.
- Text Color: You can select the text color of the display from
White, Black, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, or Purple.
- Picture Adjustment: The LCD monitor's
Brightness, Contrast, Color, and Tint can each be adjusted from -15 to +15.
- Selectable Aspect Modes: You
can choose from various aspect modes for the in-dash display:
- 16:9 Full: suitable for 16:9 images
- Ultra Full: stretches the picture display to the width of the
screen
- Cinema Scope: suitable for cinemascope-size images
- Ultra Cinema Scope: stretches the picture displayed in
cinemascope-size to the width of the screen
- Zoom: suitable for 4:3 letterbox images.
- Auto: the correct aspect
mode is automatically chosen based on the disc
- Dimmer: When 12
volts is applied to the illumination lead and the dimmer set to Auto, the
display dims. The dimmer can also be set to Off (normal brightness at
all times), On (display is always dimmed), or Dimmer Time Set (you program
the time for the dimmer to turn off an on).
Parking Brake Detection: To prevent the displaying of video
while the vehicle is in motion, the green wire in the supplied 16-pin harness
must be connected to the vehicle's parking brake detection circuit, as well as a
constant power source and ground. While the vehicle is in motion (parking brake
off), you can still view all of the other displays and menus.
Audio Connection
Amplifier Gain Control:
When you are using the KD-AVX77 with factory speakers (or those rated to less
than 50 watts peak), the Amplifier Gain Control can limit the amount of power
being sent to those speakers. When the Amp Gain Control is set to low, the
volume control ranges from 0 (minimum) to 30 (maximum). When using speakers
rated higher than 50 watts peak, you can set the Amp Gain Control to high, and
the volume control will range from 0 to 50. The internal amp can also be turned
of when all the speakers are powered by outboard amplifiers.
6CH 5V Preamp Outputs With Built-in Crossover: The unit has
six 5-volt preamp outputs (stereo Front and Rear, Center, and mono-Sub). The
front and rear preamp output
feature fade controls while the center and subwoofer preamp outputs are
non-fading. The subwoofer output has independent level control, adjustable from
-6 to +8. You can also adjust the unit's built-in crossover frequency between
the front/rear speakers and the subwoofer output from 80, 120, or 150Hz.
5.1-Channel Decoding: You can enjoy 5.1-channel sound with
the built-in surround processor, including Dolby Digital and Dolby
ProLogic II (movie and music). In addition to the front and rear speaker
outputs, the unit features preamp outputs for front left and right, rear left
and right, center, and subwoofer. Dolby ProLogic II Music also has adjustments
for Panorama (depth) and Center Width.
Speaker Adjustments: The KD-AVX77 features the following
speaker adjustments to customize your car audio experience.
- Speaker Size: Like home surround receivers, you can
adjust the following speaker size settings:
- Front: Small or Large
- Center: Small, Large, or None
- Rear: Small, Large, or None
- Subwoofer: On or Off
- Speaker Level: You can adjust the output level of each
individual speaker relative to the main volume from -10 dB to +10 dB.
- Speaker Distance: You can adjust the speaker output
timing separately for each individual speaker (excluding the subwoofer)
according to the distance from the speakers to the listening position. The
distance for each speaker can be adjusted from 6" to 240" in 6" increments.
7-Band Equalizer: Along with a flat preset, there are eight preset EQ curves and three user
programmable fields; Hard Rock, R&B, Pop, Jazz, Dance,
Country, Reggae, Classic, User 1, User 2, and User 3.
The user presets can be adjusted to your preference and stored in memory. For
each User preset, you can independently adjust the following frequencies: 60 Hz,
150 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 6.3 kHz, and 15 kHz. The level of each frequency
can be adjusted from -10dB to
+10dB in 2dB increments.
D. Range Compression: This feature allows you to enjoy a
powerful sound at low or middle volume levels while playing back a disc with a
Dolby Digital soundtrack. The KD-AVX77 compresses the volume range between the
loudest and softest audio sections of the disc
Source Volume Control: The volume of each
source (other than FM radio) can be adjusted relative to the FM volume, so the
level is constant as you change from one input to another.
Dual Zone Operation: You can enjoy disc playback from a connected
external monitor and pair of wireless headphones (both sold separately), while
listening to any source (other than USB), through your vehicle's speakers.
Note: When Dual Zone is in use, you can only operate the built-in
DVD/CD player using the supplied remote control.
Radio Functions
AM/FM Tuner With Title Assignment: The KD-AVX77 features a
built-in AM/FM tuner with three FM bands and one AM band. Each AM/FM band can
hold up to six station presets. You can store these presets manually or have the
radio store them automatically. You can also assign names (up to sixteen characters)
for 30 AM/FM station frequencies. If an FM stereo broadcast is hard
to receive, you can manually switch the tuner to Mono operation. You can also
switch the tuner's IF filter to Wide or Auto to increase/decrease the
sensitivity.
Source Naming: The
KD-AVX77allows you to assign names of up to 16 characters each for the A/V input, the
EXT input (connected to the CD changer input using an optional adapter), and up
to 30 AM and FM stations.
Satellite Radio Ready: There are several options for
connecting an optional XM or SIRIUS Satellite Radio receiver to this receiver:
- XM Satellite Radio: To receive XM Satellite Radio
connect the optional CNP2000UCA XM Tuner and the JVC CNP-JVC1
adapter cable (700XMJVC2,
sold separately).
- SIRIUS: The head unit is compatible with the
SiriusConnect Universal Tuner and Plug & Play Dock.
- SiriusConnect Tuner: Connect the optional SC-C1
SiriusConnect vehicle tuner and the JVC KS-SRA100
SIRIUS adapter (700SIRJVC1,
sold separately).
- SiriusConnect Dock: Select dock-and-play and
portable SIRIUS radios can be controlled using the JVC KS-SRA100 SIRIUS
adapter (105KSRA100) and the SC-VDOC1 dock (607SCVDOC1);
both sold separately.
- Auxiliary Input: A portable satellite radio receiver,
such as the XM Delphi SkyFi3 or SIRIUS Sportster, can be connected to the
head unit via the rear A/V input or a JVC auxiliary input adapter, such as
the KS-U57 or KS-U58.
Disc Playback
Disc Types: The KD-AVX77 supports the following disc types: DVD Video,
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Video CD, CD Audio, and CD-R/RW discs.
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV Playback: The KD-AVX77 can play MP3
(32-320kbps)/WMA (32-320kbps)/AAC (16-320kbps)/WAV (16-bit) audio files that have been recorded on
CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs. The disc must be recorded in one of the
following formats: ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, or Romeo. Each disc can
have a maximum of 8 folder hierarchies, 250 folders, and 5,000 files (maximum of
999 files per folder). The unit also supports IDTag3 (version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3
or 2.4) for album and artist information from MP3, WMA, WAV, or AAC files. The unit
can recognize a total of 25 characters for file/folder names.
MPEG/JPEG Playback: This unit can play back MPEG1/MPEG2 Video files
with the extension code <.mpg>, <.mpeg>, or <.mod> recorded on DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW discs. The KD-AVX77 can support video with a maximum
bit-rate of 4 Mbps. This unit can also play back JPEG still image files with the
extension code <.jpg> or <.jpeg> recorded on DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW
discs. The head unit can support JPEG still images that are at 32 x 32 to 8192 x
7680 resolution.
USB/iPod Connectivity
USB Input: A USB port is attached to the rear panel by a 46" cable. This allows you to play
USB mass storage device (USB thumb-drive, Digital Audio player, or portable HDD) loaded with MP3/WMA
(32-320kbps), AAC (16-320kbps),WAV (16-bit), MPEG1/MPEG2 (average 4 Mbps), or JPEG (up to 8192 x
7680 pixels)
files. For the unit to recognize the USB medium, it must be specified as a mass
storage device formatted using FAT 12, FAT 16, or FAT 32. The unit can recognize
a total of 5000 files and 250 folders (a folder may contain a maximum of 999 files).
This unit will recognize a total of 25 characters for file/folder names.
Note: This
unit cannot recognize a USB device whose rating is other than 5V and exceeds 500 mA.
iPod/iPhone Compatible: The optional JVC KS-U30 USB Audio
And Video Cable For iPod (105KSU30, sold separately) allows you to playback and
control audio/video from your iPod on this JVC multimedia head unit. This cable
also allows you to view iPod Artwork. You can search for music by Playlist,
Artist, Album, Song, Podcast and Genre. You can also select Repeat (One/All) and
Random (Song/Album) modes. The KS-U30 cable will also charge your iPod or iPhone
when connected to the JVC head unit and is powered on. To playback video the
KD-AVX77's Video Input must be set to "iPod" in the unit's menu. The cable
features a proprietary Apple iPod dock connector on one end and a male composite
video and male stereo audio RCA connectors on other end along with a USB type-A
connector. You can also connect your iPod's USB/Docking cable to the unit's USB
port for audio only playback from your iPod. When using a USB/iPod cable or the JVC KS-U30 USB
audio/video iPod cable, you can choose to control your iPod from the
KD-AVX77 or your iPod's click-wheel or touch-screen (except for the iPod
nano 1st gen and iPod video 5th gen). The JVC KD-AVX77 is "Made for iPod/iPhone"
compatible and supports the following iPod/iPhone model features, using the
optional KS-U30 cable (as of Dec. 2009):
| iPod/iPhone
Model |
Generation |
Media Type |
Control
Type |
Display
Type |
Charge |
| Audio |
Video |
head unit |
iPod/iPhone |
Song/Artist
Text |
Track
Info |
|
dock connector |
3rd |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
clickwheel
color |
4th |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| mini |
1st |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| 2nd |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| video
|
5th |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
classic |
80GB |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 120GB |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 160GB |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| nano
|
1st |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 2nd |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 3rd |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 4th |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 5th |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| 6th |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
touch |
1st |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
2nd |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
3rd |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
4th |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
iPhone |
2G |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
3G |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
3GS |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
4 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Note: Apple iPod/iPhone software updates may change
functionality results. If you download a newer software version, you may
need to reset the head unit and your iPod/iPhone to regain functionality.
If this doesn't work, you may need to revert to the older software
version or wait until an newer software update is available.
AV Connections
Audio/Video Input:
The audio/video input consists of left and right RCA audio jacks and an RCA
composite video jack, allowing you to connect external equipment to this head
unit. The audio/video input can be set to one of the following modes:
- Off: when nothing is connected
- Audio + Video: choose when connecting an A/V component
like a VCR
- Audio: choose when connecting an audio component like a
cassette deck
- Camera: when a rear view camera is connected
(the unit features a reverse gear signal wire {purple/white}, that when
hooked up will switch the KD-AVX77's display to the rear-view camera input)
- Navigation: displays map from an outboard navigation
system
- iPod (Off): select when connecting your iPod using the optional
USB Audio/Video iPod cable (105KSU30)
A/V Output: The head unit features a composite video output terminal, along with a pair of stereo
RCA outputs, to output an audio/video signal to
an external monitor for second zone capabilities. You can choose
one of the following monitor types for the output to the external monitor.
- 16:9: select this when the
aspect ratio of your monitor is 16:9
- 4:3 Letter Box: select
this when the aspect ratio of your monitor is 4:3, when viewing a
widescreen picture black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen
- 4:3 Pan Scan: select this
when the aspect ratio of your monitor is 4:3, when viewing a widescreen
picture, the black bars do not appear; however, the left and right edges of
the picture will not be shown on screen
Optional Input Adapter: An optional JVC Line Input Adapter
(105KSU57 or
257KSU58,
both sold separately) may be used to provide an auxiliary
audio only input on this unit.
This feature allows you to connect a portable audio player, such as a portable
MP3 player, to this unit as an additional audio source. The adapter connects to
the CD changer input on this unit. When the adapter is connected to this unit, a
CD changer cannot be connected.
Bluetooth/Remote Control
Built-In Bluetooth: The KD-AVX77
has Bluetooth hardware built in to integrate
with Bluetooth enabled cellular phones and audio players. Bluetooth is a two-way
wireless communication system allowing you to make and receive cell phone calls,
and listen to a Bluetooth audio device. The head unit comes with an external
microphone to speak into, while the other party is heard through your vehicle's
speakers. This unit supports the following
Bluetooth profiles - HFP 1.5 (Hands-Free Profile), OPP 1.1 (Object Push
Profile), A2DP 1.2 (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), and AVRCP 1.3
(Audio/Video Remote Control Profile). Up to five devices total
can be registered with the KD-AVX77 (only one can be used at a time).
- Phone: The unit can be
set to automatically connect to a registered phone when it's turned on. Once
the phone connection is made the head unit is ready to receive calls while you
listen to other sources. You can store up to 6 phone numbers as
presets for one-touch dialing, dial from your Phonebook, dial from the list
of received or missed calls, or enter the phone number manually. Voice activated dialing is
available if your phone is also equipped. You
can answer incoming calls manually or automatically, or set the unit to
automatically reject all incoming calls.
- BT Audio: In addition to Bluetooth phones, the KD-AVX77 supports Bluetooth equipped
audio players. You can connect wirelessly and listen to the player, and in
some cases control the player as well.
Remote Control: The JVC DVD/CD receiver comes supplied with an IR
wireless remote (RM-RK252) control for full wireless operation of the KD-AVX77.
OEM Steering Wheel Remote Compatible: The unit also features
an OEM steering wheel remote control input on the rear of the unit to allow you
to keep your vehicle's radio steering wheel remote controls when used with the
optional PAC SWI-JACK Steering Wheel Control Interface Adapter (127SWIJACK,
sold separately); or the optional Metra ASWC Steering Wheel Control Interface
Adapter (120ASWC,
sold separately).
Note: Please consult the
Crutchfield Car Selector to see if your vehicle is compatible.
