Car radio JVC KD-DB98BT, CD, USB, AUX, DAB+

JVC KD-DB98BT is a CD player with bluetooth, DAB tuner and front USB/AUX connections.

• Maximum power: 4 x 22W MOSFET
• Line outputs (in pairs): 3 Pairs (Front + Rear + Subwoofer)
• Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, and FLAC
• DAB+ tuner
• Wireless music control via Bluetooth
• An application (app) for control with a smartphone
• 2-band LCD display
• Front size: 182 x 53 x 159mm / Weight: 1 kg

DAB+ Tuner

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) delivers crystal clear audio from your favorite FM stations as well as a broad range of digital-only stations

ranging from news and talk, to classical and rock. Normally, DAB+ is delayed by a few seconds compared to the FM broadcast.

The unit will delay the FM in order to provide seamless switching between DAB+ and FM.

Enjoy both better quality and richer content with DAB+.

Bluetooth Wireless Technology

2 Phone Fill-Time Connection:

You can connect two phones full time via Bluetooth, with secure and simple pairing. Calls to either phone can be received by pushing a key on the head unit.

Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile 1.6

HPF 1.6 Wideband Speech is supported, so you can now enjoy hands-free phoning convenience together with higher voice quality and improved noise reduction.

iPhone® / Android™ Bluetooth Automatic Pairing:

Just connect your iPhone or Android device* via USB and the automatic Bluetooth pairing function will work. No complicated manual procedure to worry about. (*JVC Music Play application is required)

JVC Streaming DJ

Connect up to 5 Bluetooth devices simultaneously, so you and your friends can take turns streaming music like a DJ. Move to the groove and get the party pumping to the max.

Sound Optimization

Time Alignment:

By selecting the speaker type and the distance to the center of the listening position, the head unit will automatically adjust the timing of the sound output from each of the speakers so that the sound from each of the speakers will arrive exactly at the same time to the listening position.

Sound Lift:

Virtually manipulate the height of the speakers by adjusting the sound frequencies.

Volume Link EQ:

Volume Link EQ boosts specific frequencies in the audio signal to compensate for the impact of road noise. It boosts frequencies in the music that are affected by road noise.

FLAC Compatible with Tag

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio, and is also the name of the reference codec implementation. Digital audio compressed by FLAC's algorithm can typically be reduced to 50-60% of its original size and decompressed to an identical copy of the original audio data.

Remote Control App

Control the receiver's source directly from the smartphone using simple finger gestures with the "JVC Remote" app* now available for both iOS and Android. You can even customize your audio setting, and see detailed source information such as song title, artist name and album art etc. from the smartphone.

• Removable panel Yes
• Ability to control from the steering wheel Yes
• ISO Connector Yes
• Dimensions 182 x 53 x 159mm
• Wireless control application Yes (via bluetooth)
• Weight (without packaging) 1.5kg
• Weight with packaging 1.6kg

• Display type 2-band LCD display
• Screen color White
• Button color Various
• Auto Darken/Lighten, Brightness Control Yes

• AUX input Yes (front)
• Line outputs (in pairs) 3 Pairs (Front + Rear + Subwoofer)
• Bass output with adjustment control Yes (Level -50 - +10)
• The level of low-frequency linear outputs is 4.0V
• The level of linear outputs is 4.0V
• USB connector Yes (front)
• Power Yes (1.5A)
• The level of linear outputs is 4.0V

• Maximum output 50W x 4 / 50W x 2 +woofer (4 ohms) 50W x 1
• Maximum power 22Wx4
• MOS-FET amplifier Yes
• Direct connection for subwoofer Yes
• EQ Yes (13-band graphic EQ)
• K2 technology Yes
• drvnEQ Yes

• Built-in Yes (Version 3.0, microphone included)
• 2 phones connected Yes
• Hands-free calling Yes
• Voice dialing Yes
• Address book access Yes
• Pairing iPhone and Android Yes

• MP3 CD/USB
• WMA CD/USB
• WAV USB
• FLAC USB (up to 24bit/48kHz)

User Guide