JVC CA-MXDK15 manual

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-MXDK5 MX-DK3 — Consists of CA-MXDK3, SP-MXDK3F and SP-MXDK3W MX-DK1 — Consists of CA-MXDK1 and SP-MXDK1F MX-DK15 — Consists of CA-MXDK15 and SP-MXDK15F INSTRUCTIONS GVT0177-001A [US,UN,UG,UX,A,UW] (For CA-MXDK5) (For CA-MXDK5) (For CA-MXDK5) (For CA-MXDK5) MXDK5_3_1_Cover.fm Page 1 Monday, February 6, 2006 3:48 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– (standby/on) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The (standby/on) button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the System is on standby, the STAN[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows 1. Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2. Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventil[...]

1 Introduction Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the [...]

2 The System can play back the following digital audio formats. • LPCM (Linear PCM), DIGITAL (Dolby Digital), DTS (Digital Theater Systems), MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) Caution for DualDisc playback The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a [...]

3 Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may cause a monitor problem when playing back a copy-protected disc. You may also have a monitor problem when connecting the player to an integrated TV/Video system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have bee[...]

4 ~ AM/FM antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect AM/FM antenna For better AM/FM reception • Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna using a 75 Ω wire with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325). • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords or the power cor[...]

5 @ Subwoofers (for CA-MXDK5 and MX-DK3) • MX-DK3 has only one subwoofer. • When connecting the speaker cords, match the polarity of the speaker terminals: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. ¤ Surround speakers (for CA-MXDK5 and MX-[...]

6 ‹ Voltage Selector Use a screwdriver to rotate the voltage selector so that the voltage mark is pointing to the same voltage as where you are plugging in the unit. (See also the back cover page.) Preparing the Remote Control • Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations. When using the remote [...]

7 Display Indication The indications on the display tell you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator (CA-MXDK5 only) • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected (see page 6). 2 BONUS indicator (CA-MX[...]

8 Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, start playba[...]

9 To drop the volume in a moment Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. 1 Select AM. 2 Select the appropriate AM space interval for your area. To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency starts[...]

10 Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video/DVD-VR consist of “ Titles ” which include “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ ASF*/DivX* consist of “ Groups ” which include “ Tracks ,” JPEG consist of “ Groups ” which include “ Files ,” and CD/SVCD/VCD consist of [...]

11 T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . To play back using the disc menu You can operate the disc play—DVD and SVCD/VCD with Playback Control (PBC)—using the disc menu[...]

12 Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Reinforcing the Bass Sound To change the bass level For CA-MXDK5 and MX-DK3 • You can also use ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION +/– on the main unit. For MX-DK1 and MX-DK15 • You can also use ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION on the main unit. To reinforce the heavy sound—SOUND TURBO You can boost the low and h[...]

13 Creating 3-dimensional Sound Field —3D Phonic While playing a disc except DVD Audio... Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. * Surround elements are added to the SEA elements to create being-there feeling in your room. Creating Your Own Sound Modes —User Mode You can create your own Sound Modes to make sound[...]

14 Changing the Picture Tone While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own settings. To select a preset picture tone 1 While playing, display VFP setting screen. 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and[...]

15 Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video/DivX (CA-MXDK5 only): While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio (CA-MXDK5 only): While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR or SVCD/VCD: When[...]

16 Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn the subtitle on or [...]

17 Playing Back a Bonus Group (CA-MXDK5 only) For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audio discs have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the bonus[...]

18 Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the chapters or tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. • Program play cannot be used for DVD-VR/MPEG-1/ MPEG-2/ASF*/DivX*/JPEG discs. * Only for CA-MXDK5. • Resume does not work for Program Play. 1 Before starting playback, activ[...]

19 To check the programmed contents Before playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all tracks at random. • Random Play cannot be used for DVD-VR, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF*, DivX*, JPEG and some DVDs. * Only for CA-MX[...]

20 Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 22). • For DVD-VR/JPEG, see page 25. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio (CA-MXDK5 only): While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF*/DivX* (*CA-MXDK5 only): While playing or before playback... • For CD/SV[...]

21 On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on a disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 7 ON SCREEN REPEAT DVD/CD 3 8 ZOOM PL PG , , , ENTER/SET D VD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 31 / 1 TOT AL 1:01:58 CHAP 3 Dolby D 3/2.1ch 1 4 23 Remote control On-sc[...]

22 Operations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedures through the on-screen bar are as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop - up window. 4 Select the desired option[...]

23 A-B Repeat 1 Select “A-B” in step 3 of “Repeat Play” on page 22. 2 Select the start point (A). • Before pressing ENTER, you can search for the end point using ¡ . 3 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, select “OFF” in step 1 . Time Search You can move to a particular point by specifying the elapsed playing time from the[...]

24 Operations on the Control Screen For DVD-VR/MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF*/ DivX*/JPEG: You can search for and play the desired items through the control screen. * Only for CA-MXDK5. Control screen for DVD-R/RW in DVD-VR format The control screen is superimposed on the TV screen when you call up Program List (PG) or Play List (PL). To select playbac[...]

25 To move the highlight bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX/ JPEG) To select an item in the list To start playback • Once you start playing DVD-VR/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/ DivX/JPEG tracks, the control screen disappears. • For JPEG discs, to cancel slide-show and display the current still picture, press 8 . To s[...]

26 Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 11. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording from a disc, you can also use Synchronized Disc Recording (see page 27). 3 Start r[...]

27 Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source to TAPE. 2 Insert the source cassette in deck A, and a recordable cassette in deck B. 3 Start dubbing. • When either tape playback or recording ends, both cassette decks stop at the same time. To stop dubbing Synchronized Disc Recording You can start and stop both disc play and tape recording at the same time.[...]

28 Enjoying Karaoke Singing Along (Karaoke) You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone mixing by using one or two microphones. To sing along using Karaoke discs You can enjoy Karaoke using Karaoke discs (except Karaoke CD). • By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing-along. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone[...]

29 5 Select the desired audio channel when using a Karaoke SVCD/VCD (see page 15). 6 Sing into the microphone. 7 Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME. To cancel the Karaoke Mode, select “MIC OFF” in step 3 . To adjust the key (disc playback only) To cancel the adjustment, set the number shown on the display to “0.” To apply an echo to your voice[...]

30 Microphone Mixing You can enjoy microphone mixing by using one or two microphones. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC jack(s). 3 Start playing the source—FM, AM, disc player, tape, or auxiliary equipment connected to the AUX jack. 4 Activate the Karaoke Mode. 5 Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME. To can[...]

31 Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of up to 12 chapters or tracks on the disc player. 1 Change the source to the “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PRGM indicator flashes during this mode. 3 Select songs you want for Karaoke Program Play. For DVD Video/MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ ASF*:[...]

32 Timer Operations • You need to set the built-in clock before using timer functions (see page 14). Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite music. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • To go back to the previous step, while holding SHIFT, press CANCEL.[...]

33 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (DAILYTIME[...]

34 Setup Menu Operations INFO Initial Settings The Setup Menu cannot be activated during playback. How to set the Initial Settings 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press (or ) to select the menu. 3 Press (or ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press (or ) to select the options, then press ENTER. • For settings of the LANGUAGE menu, see “Language Co[...]

35 Item Contents SCREEN SAVER You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF . ON: The on-screen display on the TV becomes dark when no operation is done for about 5 minutes. OFF: To cancel the screen saver. FILE TYPE You can select the file type to play. AUDIO: To play MP3/WMA files. STILL PICTURE: To play JPEG files. VIDEO: To play MPEG-1/MPE[...]

36 Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate JVC’s TV using this remote control. To operate the TV TV/VIDEO SHIFT TV VOLUME + , - TV CHANNEL - , + TV Remote control To turn on or off the TV : To select the input mode (either TV or VIDEO): To adjust TV volume: To select the TV channel: (While holding...) (While holding...) (While holding...) M[...]

37 Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 and 2) Playable Disc Types: • If you play back an NTSC disc with the scan mode set to “PAL (PRG),” you can watch the playback picture (the disc will be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may not display properly. • If you play back a PA[...]

38 • For ASF playback... (CA-MXDK5 only) – This System can play back ASF files with the extension code <.asf> (regardless of the letter case–upper/lower). – This System supports ASF files whose resolution is 352 x 288 pixels or less. – Some recorded files may not be able to be played back depending on file characteristics, kind of d[...]

39 On-Screen Disc Operations (see pages 21 to 25) Operations Using the On-screen Bar: • For DVD-R/-RW in the VR format, “PG” or “PL” appears instead of “TITLE” on the on-screen bar. Recording Operations (see pages 26 and 27) Recording on a Tape: • The recording level is automatically set correctly. Thus, you can adjust the sound you[...]

40 Troubleshooting If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external electri[...]

41 Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. ?[...]

42 Specifications Amplifier section Output Power: CA-MXDK1/CA-MXDK15: 90 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CA-MXDK5/CA-MXDK3: MAIN SPEAKERS: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SUBWOOFERS: 100 W per channel, min. R[...]

43 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals * 1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy- protected. * 2 Only for CA-MXDK5. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc STREAM/PCM DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM PCM ONLY DVD Video wi[...]

44 Parts Index Remote control Main unit *1 CA-MXDK5/MX-DK3 only . *2 MX-DK1/MX-DK15 only . *3 CA-MXDK5 only . †1 Not on the Australian model. †2 The Australian model only. The illustrations above are for CA-MXDK5. Button Page Button Page AUDIO r 8, 33 ENTER/SET o 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 23, 25, 32, 33, 34 TV t 36 o 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, [...]

0206WMKMDCJEM EN © 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited CA-MXDK5/MX-DK3/MX-DK1/MX-DK15 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch pro[...]