JVC KW-AVX810

DVD receiver

Original Price: $449.99

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Double-DIN AM/FM/DVD/CD receiver (15-amp fuse inserted in chasis)

Detachable 7" touch-panel monitor
2 Protection metal plates (installed)
Sleeve (installed) Trim ring
Wiring harness
Preamp/AV harness
RM-RK252 Wireless remote control
2 "AAA" batteries
Soft face case

8 Pan head ISO-mount machine screws (M5 x 8mm)

8 Flat head ISO-mount machine screws (M5 x 5mm)
Red wire splice tap (18-22 gauge)
2 Face-fixing screws
Instructions (English/Spanish/French)
Installation/Connection Manual (English/Spanish/French)
US warranty information
Canadian warranty information
Product Registration Card/Questionnaire
Note on removing protection metal plates (attached to chassis)
List of Bluetooth countries
Caution note (attached to wiring harness)
Face fixing screws instructions
iPod touch note
USB Operation note

Features and Specs

Expandability
AUX Input

Optional

Audio/video Input
USB Input

Rear

CarPlay

No

Android Auto
Siri Control

No
No

Android Control

No

Memory Card Slot SD

Bluetooth Compatible

Optional

Satellite Radio Ready

Both

HD Radio

Optional

Navigation

No

iPod Compatibility
Full size

Classic/5Gen

Nano Nano5/Nano4/Nano3/Nano2/Nano1
Touch Touch3/Touch2/Touch1
iPhone

No

General
CEA-2006 Compliant

Yes

RMS Power Output 20 watts

Peak Output 50 watts
RMS Power Bandwidth
Preamp Outputs

20-20kHz

5-channel

Sub Preamp Outputs

Yes

Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs

Video Screen

Yes

Preamp Voltage

5 volts

No

Display Color
Key Button Color
EQ Bands

Blue

Wireless Remote

Yes

Steering Wheel Control Compatible

Parts Warranty

1 Year

Labor Warranty

1 Year

Yes

Tuner
FM Sensitivity

11.3 dBf

European Tuning

Yes

Seek/Scan

Seek

Radio Data System

No

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Input and Output Notes
Features

Product Overview: The KW-AVX810 double-DIN multimedia unit includes a

DVD/CD receiver with a 7" motorized touch-screen monitor which is
detachable. It also has CD changer and iPod control, Bluetooth capability
(with optional adapter), HD and Satellite Radio compatibility (with optional
tuners), SD-card slot, USB port, optical digital output, A/V line input,
composite video output and rear-view camera input.

Detachable Motorized 7" TFT LCD Touch-Screen Monitor: The KW-AVX810

features a motorized 7" TFT Active Matrix, 16:9 touch-screen monitor with an
adjustable viewing angle. The pixel resolution of the display is 1440
horizontal x 234 vertical (336,960 pixels total). The LCD serves as a video
monitor, system information display and touch-screen control panel. The
monitor's brightness can be adjusted from -15 to +15. You can detach the
touch-screen LCD monitor and place it in its supplied soft face case to
prevent theft.

Display Angle: The motorized display can be tilted (up) to one of seven
angles.

Wallpaper: You can choose from four background wallpapers; Metal, Sky,
Bright and Plain. The wallpaper color can be changed from blue, light-blue,
red, orange, yellow, green, purple, dark-blue, dark-green, brown, light-brown
or black.

Selectable Aspect Modes: You can choose from four aspect modes for the indash display:

Regular: for 4:3 source material, 4:3 and 16:9 pictures display with black
bars on either side (16:9 images are compressed)
Full: expands 4:3 pictures horizontally to fill the entire width of the screen,
distorting the picture slightly but retaining full image height
Panorama: for viewing 4:3 pictures naturally on the unit's wide-screen
display
Auto: the correct aspect mode is automatically chosen based on the
incoming signal

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). The unit also
features 3 dimmer levels to choose from - Bright, Middle, or Dark.

Picture Adjust: Brightness, Contrast, Color, and Tint can each be adjusted
from -15 to +15.

Disc Compatibility: The JVC KW-AVX810 supports the playback of the following
disc types: DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-Audio, CD-R/RW and Video
CD.

Compressed File Playback: The KW-AVX810 can play MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV,
JPEG, DivX, MPEG1, and MPEG2 files recorded on DVD-R, DVD-RW ,DVD+R,
DVD+RW, CD-R, and CD-RW discs. The disc must be recorded in ISO 9660
Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, or Romeo. MP3 and WMA files with bit rates from 32-

320 kbps are supported along with IDTag3 (version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4)
and WMA/WAV Tag for album and artist information. The unit supports AAC
files with bit rates of 16-320 kbps. DivX video files with resolutions 720 x 576
or less are also supported. Each disc can have a maximum of 5000 files and
250 folders, with a maximum of 999 files per folder.

MOS-FET Amplifier: The JVC KW-AVX810 features a MOS-FET amplifier that is

CEA-2006 compliant and rated at 20 watts RMS x 4 channels in 4-ohm and
1% THD+N with a signal to noise ratio of 80 dBA.

Amplifier Gain Control: When you are using the KW-AVX810 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 off when all the
speakers are powered by outboard amplifiers.

7-Band Equalizer: Along with a flat preset, there are 8 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.

Dynamic Range Compression: This function reduces a Dolby Digital

soundtrack's dynamic range so you can hear quieter dialog without being
overwhelmed by loud sections. You can choose a setting of Auto or On.

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. The volume level of each source can be adjusted
from -12 to +12.

Source Naming: The KW-AVX810 allows 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.

Menu Language: There are nine options for the menu language; English,
Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and Russian.

Remote Control: In addition to the unit's touch-panel and hard-key controls,

the KW-AVX810 comes supplied with an IR wireless remote control to make
using the multimedia headunit even easier.
External Device Controls

USB Input: The JVC KW-AVX810 features a rear-panel USB port on a 48"
pigtail. This allows you to play USB mass storage and Media Transfer Protocol
devices such as a USB thumbdrive, Digital Audio Player or portable HDD
loaded with MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, JPEG, MPEG1, and MPEG2 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's USB port supports MP3
files with a bit rate of 32-320 kbps, WMA files with a bit rate of 5-320 kbps,
AAC files with bit rate of 16-320 kbps, and WAV files with a Linear PCM bit
rate of 704-1,411 kbps. For MPEG1/2 files, the maximum bit rate for video
signals is 2 Mbps. The unit can recognize a total of 5,000 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. This unit cannot recognize a USB
device whose rating is other than 5V and exceeds 500 mA. A USB cap is
supplied to place over the USB input when it's not in use.

iPod 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 headunit. 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 headunit and is powered on. To playback
video the KW-AVX810'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. The JVC KW-AVX810 is "Made for iPod" compatible and supports the
following iPod model features, using the optional KS-U30 cable (as of Dec.
2009):

iPod/iPhone Model

Media Type

Audio

iPod

Video Unit

Control

Display

Charge

Song/Artist

Track

click-wheel/color-display (4 gen)
N

mini (1/2 gen)

video (5 gen)

classic (80/120/160 GB)

nano

1 gen Y

2 gen

3 gen

4 gen

5 gen

1 gen Y

dock-connector (3 gen)

iPod touch
2 gen

3 gen

iPhone

2G

3G N

3GS

Note: If you have an older generation iPod, you can connect it to the
KW-AVX810's J-BUS port using the optional JVC KS-PD100 iPod Interface
Adapter (257KSPD100, sold separately). This optional iPod Interface Adapter
supports audio playback for the following iPod models - iPod click-wheel (3rd

gen), iPod photo (4th gen), iPod mini (1st/2nd gen), iPod nano
(1st/2nd/3rd/4th gen), iPod video (5th gen), and iPod classic (80/120/160GB).
The KS-PD100 is not compatible with the iPod touch (1st/2nd/3rd gen), iPod
nano (5th gen), or iPhone (2G/3G/3GS). This iPod interface will also not
charge the iPod nano (4th generation). *Apple firmware updates may change
functionality results.

SD Card Slot: The KW-AVX810 features a front-panel SD-card slot, behind the
motorized touch-panel LCD monitor display, which will accept SD-cards up to
2GB. This unit can play JPEG, MP3, WMA, WAV, and AAC files stored on an SDcard. You can control basic functions such as Play, Pause, Fast Forward,
Rewind and Track Skip. You can also select advance functions such as Track
Repeat, Folder Repeat, Folder Random and Random All. All tracks on the SDcard will be played repeatedly until you change the source. This unit supports
data transfer rates up to 10Mbps and can recognize up to 5,000 files and 250
folders with a maximum of 999 files per folder. This unit will recognize a total
of 25 characters for file/folder names.

Bluetooth Compatible: With the optional JVC KS-BTA200 Bluetooth Adapter

(105BTA200, sold separately), this unit allows you to make and receive
cellular phone calls through your Bluetooth enabled phone, or listen to a
Bluetooth audio device. You can register up to 5 Bluetooth devices to this
unit, however, only one unit of each type can be used at a time. 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 dial a number
manually using the touch panel keypad.

HD Radio: The KW-AVX810 supports HD Radio when the optional JVC HD Radio
tuner box (105KTHD300, sold separately) is connected to the receiver's CD
changer port on the rear of the unit. HD Radio Technology can deliver highquality digital sound. AM digital will have FM-like quality in stereo, while FM
digital will have CD-like quality with static free and clear reception. In
addition, AM/FM digital stations can offer text and data such as artist names
and song titles. Many HD Radio stations also offer more than one channel of
programming. This service is called multicasting. To find HD Radio stations in
your area, visit www.hdradio.com. When this optional HD Radio tuner box is
connected to the KW-AVX810, you will still be able to receive conventional
analog AM/FM broadcasts.

Satellite Radio: This unit supports both XM and Sirius Satellite Radio when
used with an optional satellite radio tuner and adapter, sold separately. This
JVC headunit supports the SiriusConnect Universal Vehicle tuner and JVC KSSRA100 Sirius Satellite Radio interface (700SIRJVC1, sold separately). The
headunit also supports the XMDirect2 Universal Vehicle tuner and CNPJVC1
XM Satellite Radio interface (700XMJVC1, sold separately). Additionally, you
can connect a Satellite Radio Plug-and-Play tuner to the unit's front-panel
Auxiliary input.

Changer Controls: This unit is equipped with JVC's J-Link CD changer control
system.
Input and Output Notes

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. While the vehicle is in motion
(parking brake off), you can still view all of the other displays and menus.

Video Output: The Video Output (RCA composite video jack) allows you to
connect an optional external monitor. You can choose one of the following
monitor types for the output to the external monitor(s):

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

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:

Audio + Video: choose when connecting an A/V component like a VCR

Audio: choose when connecting an audio component like a cassette deck
iPod: select when connecting your iPod using the optional USB/Video cable
(105KSU30, sold separately).
Navigation: displays map from an outboard navigation system
Off: select when no component is connected

Camera In: The Camera input consists of a composite video connector which
allows you to connect an optional rear-view camera (sold separately). The
unit features a reverse gear signal wire, that when hooked up will switch the
KW-AVX810's display to the rear-view camera input.

Digital Out: You can enjoy 5.1-channel sound, including Dolby Digital and
DTS, when you connect this unit's optical digital output to an external
surround sound digital processor. You can select the signal format emitted
through the Digital Optical Out.

PCM: select this when connecting an amplifier or a decoder incompatible

with Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG Audio or when connecting to a recording
device
Dolby D: select this when connecting an amplifier or a decoder compatible
with Dolby Digital
Stream: select this when connecting an amplifier or a decoder compatible
with Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG Audio

5V Preamp Outputs: The KW-AVX810 features five 5V preamp outputs (Stereo

Front, Stereo Rear, Mono Subwoofer). The Front and Rear set of preamp
outputs fade in and out with the fader control and speaker level outputs on
the stereo, while the Subwoofer preamp output is non-fading. The JVC
multimedia headunit provides the following preamp level controls.

Subwoofer Level: adjusts the subwoofer output level from -6 to +8

High Pass Filter: select Through (when subwoofer is not connected) or On
(when subwoofer is connected)
Crossover: adjusts crossover frequency between the front/rear speakers
and the subwoofer; select from 80Hz, 120Hz, or 150Hz

OEM Steering Wheel Remote Input: The KW-AVX810 has a steering remote
control jack on the preamp output harness. When used with the optional SWIJACK interface (127SWIJACK, sold separately), you can retain the use of your
steering wheel and/or rear seat radio controls when replacing the factory
head unit in select vehicles. The SWI-JACK is compatible with over 95% of the
vehicles made from 1986 to the present. Compatible vehicles include many
Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC,
Honda, Hummer, Infiniti, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln,
Mazda, Mercury, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac,
Saab, Saturn, Suzuki, Toyota, and Volkswagen vehicles and Harley Davidson
motorcycles. Please consult "Outfit My Car" to see if your vehicle is
compatible.

Optional Input Adapter: An optional JVC Line Input Adapter (105KSU57 or

257KSU58, both sold separately) may be used to provide an additional
auxiliary audio 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.
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