JVC CA-MXGA7V manual

For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. GVT0079-001D [U, UN, US, UX] INSTRUCTIONS COMP ACT COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO CA-MXG950V / CA-MXG880V / CA-MXG850V CA-MX[...]

Caution — STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. W arnings, Cautions and Others – G-1 – CA-MXGA9V/8V/7V Safety 7/4/03, 3:28 PM 1[...]

CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.) • Do not p[...]

1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL ON EXTERIOR SURFACE 2 WARNING LABEL INSIDE THE UNIT CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to q[...]

– 1 – English Introduction About This Manual This manual is or ganized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the unit. Y ou can also use the b uttons on the remote control if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the unit. If operation using the r emote control is differen[...]

– 2 – English Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 4 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ....[...]

– 3 – English When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel. Remote Control Remote Control 1 Disc number buttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) (15 – 16, 22) Pr essing one of these buttons also turns on the unit. 2 Number buttons (13, 15 – 16, 19, 21) 3 4 PREV (reverse search) button (13, 15 – 17, 19 – 20, 22, 23)[...]

– 4 – English Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel Front Panel Notes: 1. CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V : EXTENDED SUPER BASS CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V : ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION 2. CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V : SUBWOOFER LEVEL CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V : BASS LEVEL 3. All illustrations in this manual will be base[...]

– 5 – English See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Disc trays 2 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (10, 30, 31) 3 Remote sensor 4 PRESET +/– NEXT/PREV control 4 / ¢ (reverse search/forward search) (10, 12 – 13, 15 – 17, 22, 26, 29 – 31) 5 Display window 6 T APE 2 3 button and lamp (10, 23 – 25) Pr essing this but[...]

– 6 – English Getting Started Supplied Accessories Make sure that you have all the following items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) • FM antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • AC plug adaptor (1) • V ideo cord (1) If anything is missing, consult your deal[...]

– 7 – English 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. • If the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram. 2 T ur n the AM loop antenna until y ou hav e the best reception. T o connect an outdoor AM antenna When reception is poor , connect a single vinyl-c[...]

– 8 – English For CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V 1 Open the speaker terminals on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the speaker cord into the terminal. Match the polarity (colours) of the speaker terminals: Red (+) to red (+) and black (–) to black (–). 3 Close the speaker terminals. IMPORT ANT : Use only speakers with the same speaker imped[...]

– 9 – English Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect both analog and digital equipment. • DO NOT connect any equipment while the power is on. • DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. T o connect an analog component Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords are coloured: White plugs and jacks are for left audio[...]

– 10 – English T urning On or Off the Power T o turn on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ON so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes off. T o turn off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. • A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the power supply completely , unplug the[...]

– 11 – English Adjusting the Volume Y ou can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOL MIN, VOL 01 — VOL 30 and VOL MAX). T urn V OLUME + / – clockwise (+) to increase the v olume or counter clockwise (–) to decrease it. When using the remote control, press VOLUME + to incr[...]

– 12 – English ST ADIUM : Adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium. SEA (Sound Effect Amplif ier) modes: R OCK : Boosts low and high frequency . Good for acoustic music. POP : Good for vocal music. CLASSIC : Good for classical music. Manual modes: MANU AL 1/2/3 : Y our individual mode stored in memory . See “Creating Y o[...]

– 13 – English Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts T uning in a Station 1 Pr ess FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station (either FM or AM). • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Start searching f or stations. On the unit: Pr ess and hold TUNING + or TUNING – f or mo[...]

– 14 – English Playing Back CDs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • CD (Audio CD) • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-ReW ritable) Continued use of irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, octagonal, etc.) can damage the System. General Notes In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your [...]

– 15 – English Basic CD Operations While playing a CD, you can do the following operations. T o exchange CDs during playback of another Press 0 corresponding to a CD, not playing or selected currently , to eject and exchange the CD. If you exchange CDs during play , the current play will not stop until all CDs you have exchanged are played. T o[...]

– 16 – English Programming the Playing Order of the T racks — Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 50 tracks. • T o use Repeat play (see page 17) for Program play , press REPEA T after starting Program play . • There is a time limit in performing the following steps.[...]

– 17 – English Playing at Random — Random Play The tracks of all loaded CDs will play at random. • T o use Repeat play for Random play , press REPEA T after starting Random play . 1 Load CDs. • If the current playing source is not the CD player, press CD 3¥8 SELECT , then 7 before going to the next step. 2 Pr ess RANDOM so that “RANDOM[...]

– 18 – English Playing Back Video CDs Selecting Video Output (P AL, MUL TI, NTSC) Y ou can set this setting in Standby mode. Before playing a VCD, use the buttons on the unit to select a video output mode to match your TV system. V ideo output is preset for P AL. 1 Pr ess and hold one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) f or more than[...]

– 19 – English Playing Video CDs with PBC Function — Menu Play This System provides Playback Control (PBC) which utilizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a video CD. The playback operation procedure may dif fer depending on the disc you use. For Menu Play , use the following buttons: On the unit: NEXT ( ¢ ) ................... for[...]

– 20 – English Screen-sa ver • When a menu screen of a karaoke disc is displayed for a few minutes without any selection being made, it automatically starts from the first song. Reminder! Do not paused V ideo CD for more then 10 minutes to prevent screen burns. Playing Video CDs without PBC — Continuous Play Even if a video CD has PBC, you [...]

– 21 – English The TV screen will show the following: 3 Pr ess the number button f or the video intr o you want to select. Playback starts from the selected track. T o stop and cancel the video intro play , press 7 . Viewing the Highlights of a Video CD Y ou can view highlight scenes of the selected track on a video CD only when PBC is off. The[...]

– 22 – English MP3 Disc Playback About MP3 discs An MP3 disc can have several folders (albums). T racks are contained within the albums. The player will only recognize up to 64 albums. T otal number of tracks recognizable is 255. Recording your o wn MP3 discs • Disc format should be set to “ISO 9660”. • Multisession recording is not sup[...]

– 23 – English Y ou can playback type I, type II and type IV tapes without changing any settings. Playing Back a T ape 1 Pr ess EJECT ( 0 ) for the deck y ou want to use. 2 Put a cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck you have put a casse[...]

– 24 – English Recording Recording a T ape on Deck B 1 Press EJECT 0 f or deck B. 2 Put a recordable cassette into deck B. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Check the tape direction of deck B. • If the tape direction is not correct, press T APE 2 3 twice then 7 to change the tape direction. 5 Start playing the source — FM, AM, CD playe[...]

– 25 – English CD Direct Recording Everything on the CD goes onto the tape in the orderlayed out on the CD. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recordable cassette into deck B. 2 Load CDs. 3 Press one of the disc number buttons (CD1, CD2 and CD3) to select the disc, then 7 . 4 Press CD REC ST AR T . “CD REC” appears, and the (recording) indicator l[...]

– 26 – English Auto Edit Recording By using Auto Edit Recording, you can record the CD tracks to fit the tape. Auto Edit Recording makes a program by selecting the CD tracks in numerical order . However , to prevent the end of the last track on the front side from being cut off, the last track is selected so as to fit on the remaining tape leng[...]

– 27 – English Using the Microphones Y ou can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone mixing using two microphones. • MIC LEVEL adjustment is valid for both microphones connected MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks. IMPORT ANT : • Always set MIC LEVEL to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone. • When not use the microphones, keep them[...]

– 28 – English Microphone mixing When you sing along with multiplex tapes or CDs, follow the procedure below: 1 Connect the microphone(s). 2 Start playing the source — CD, tape or other connected component. 3 T ur n MIC LEVEL and V OLUME as y ou sing into the microphone(s). • By pressing REC ST AR T/ST OP , you can record your singing along[...]

– 29 – English On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER r epeatedly until “D AIL Y” appears on the display . indicator lights up and DAIL Y (Daily T imer) indicator also starts flashing on the display . • Each time you press the button, the timer setting modes change as follows: 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 2 second[...]

– 30 – English 9 Press ST ANDBY/ON to turn of f the unit (on standby) if y ou hav e set the Daily T imer with the unit turned on. • If the unit is turned on when the on-time comes Daily T imer does not work. • Even if you unplug the A C po wer cor d or if a power failur e occurs Once you set the timer , the timer setting may remain stored i[...]

– 31 – English Using Recording T imer W ith Recording T imer , you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically . Y ou can set the timer whether the system is on or of f. How Recording T imer works The unit automatically turns on, tunes into the specified station, sets the volume level to “VOL MIN,” and starts recording when the on-ti[...]

– 32 – English T imer Priority Since each timer can be set separately , you may wonder what happens if the settings for these timers overlap. Here are examples. Recording Timer has priority over Daily Timer and Sleep Timer . • If Daily T imer is set to come on while Recording T imer is operating, Daily T imer will not come on at all. • If R[...]

– 33 – English Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling cassette tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating. • If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Be caref[...]

– 34 – English If you have a problem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer , for service. T roubleshooting Symptom Unable to cancel the display demonstrati[...]

– 35 – English Specifications CA-MXG950V (Silver Colour) CA-MXGA9V (Silver Colour) Amplifier section Output Power SUBWOOFERS: 88 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS: 28 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than[...]

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