JVC CA-WMD90R manual

COMP ACT DIGIT AL AUDIO INSTR UCTIONS CA-WMD90R 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. L VT0275-001A [B] COMP ACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90RU SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BA[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORT ANT for the U .K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable f or the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety appro ved e xtension lead or consult y our dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with [...]

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– 1 – Introduction About This Manual This manual is organized as follo ws: • The manual mainly explains operations using the buttons and contr ols on the unit. Y ou can also use the buttons on the r emote control if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the unit. If operation using the remote contr ol is different from t[...]

– 2 – Contents Programming the Playing Order of the T racks — Program Play ............................................ 26 Playing at Random — Random Play ................... 28 Repeating T racks — Repeat Play ........................ 28 Recording on MDs ........................................ 29 Before Y ou Start Recording .............[...]

– 3 – Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and contr ols on your unit. Display Window Front Panel Amplifier/ tuner section MD deck A section CD player section MD deck B section t 1 2 9 p q w r e u i l / z b y 3 4 5 6 7 ; a s g d f h j k x c v n m , . P Q 8 o MD MD 1 23 4 56 p 9 7 8 q T A NEWS INFO EON EN01-09.C[...]

– 4 – See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel Amplifier/tuner section 1 (Standby/On) button and ST ANDBY lamp (11) 2 Source selecting buttons (11, 14, 31) • FM/AM, T APE, and A UX buttons Pr essing one of these buttons also turns on the unit. 3 CD operation lamp • Lights when the CD is playing and flashes when pausing the play[...]

– 5 – Remote Control Remote Control 1 SOUND button (12) 2 SURR OUND button (12) 3 RDS CONTR OL button (15) 4 Number buttons * • 1 – 10, +10 buttons (14, 21, 25) • Character entry buttons (47) • ø / Ø buttons (47) • RDS operation buttons (15 – 17) EON, PTY SEARCH, DISPLA Y , T A/NEWS/INFO, and PTY SELECT – / + 5 Source selecting [...]

– 6 – Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you hav e 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) If any is missing, consult your dealer immediately . Putting the Batteries into[...]

– 7 – 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. 2 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou ha ve the best rece ption. T o connect an outdoor AM antenna When reception is poor , connect a single vinyl-cov ered wire to the AM EXT terminal and extend it horizontally . (The AM loop antenna must remain connected.) For better[...]

– 8 – ANTENNA ANTENNA Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect the following equipment to this unit: • Cassette deck — used as a playback and recording de vice. By using the cassette dec k, you can record any source played back on this unit. • Audio equipment — used only as an analog playback de vice. • Audio equipment with an opti[...]

– 9 – ANTENNA NO W , you can plug in the unit and other connected equipment FINALL Y! T o output T o optical digital output Protective plug T o connect audio equipment with an optical digital output terminal By using both an optical digital cord (not supplied) and an audio cord (not supplied), connect: • Between the optical digital output ter[...]

– 10 – Basic and Common Operations Remote contr ol Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 11 to 12). + – MD MD + – + – Continued – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90R U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MAR[...]

– 11 – Here are basic and common things that apply to all the functions of the unit. Setting the Clock Y ou can set the clock whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Pr ess CLOCK/TIMER. The hour digit in the main display starts flashing. 2 Rotate the right jog dial to adjust the hour , then press SET . • If you[...]

– 12 – Adjustable frequency range Creating Y our Own Sound Mode — MANUAL Mode Y ou can create and store your own sound mode only by using the buttons and controls on the unit. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press SOUND re peat[...]

– 13 – Listening to FM and AM (MW/L W) Broadcasts Remote control Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 14 to 18). + – MD MD Y ou cannot use the buttons on the front panel to operate the RDS functions. Use only buttons on the remote control. – + PTY SELECT TA/NE[...]

– 14 – When using the number buttons on the remote control, make sure that they are ready for tuner operations. • Pressing FM/AM on the remote control makes the number buttons ready for tuner operations. T uning in a Station On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station (either FM[...]

– 15 – T uning in a Preset Station 1 Pr ess FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the pre viousl y tuned station (either FM or AM–MW/L W). • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW/L W). 2 Select a pr eset number . On the unit: Rotate the right jog dial. • Clockwise: to increase the preset n[...]

– 16 – Searching for Programs by PTY Codes (PTY Search) One of the adv antages of RDS is that you can locate a particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes. • The PTY Search is applicable only to preset stations. • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, start from step 1[...]

– 17 – How the EON function actually works: CASE 1 If ther e is no station broadcasting the pro gram you ha ve selected The unit continues tuning in the current station. « When a station starts broadcasting the program you hav e selected, the unit automatically switches to the station. The indicator of recei ved PTY code starts flashing. « Wh[...]

– 18 – Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be different from the above list. Description of the PTY codes: NONE : Undefined. NEWS :N e w s . AFF AIRS : T opical program expanding or enlarging upon the news — de bate, or analysis. INFO : Program the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense. SPOR T : Program[...]

– 19 – Playing Back CDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 20 to 22). + – MD MD Remote control – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY EON B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90RU SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCE[...]

– 20 – When using the remote control, make sure that it is ready for CD operations. • Pressing CD 1, CD 2, CD 3, or CD 6 on the remote control makes the remote control ready for CD operations. Loading CDs 1 Press one of the open/close b uttons ( 0 ) for the disc tray (CD 1 to CD 3) you want to load a CD onto. The unit automatically turns on a[...]

– 21 – T o locate a particular point in a track during play On the unit: Rotate the left jog dial. • Counterclockwise ( 1 ): Fast reverses the tacks. • Clockwise ( ¡ ) : Fast forwards the tracks. On the remote contr ol: Press and hold 4 1 or ¢ ¡ . • 1 : Fast re verses the tracks. • ¡ : Fast forwards the trac ks. T o go to another tr[...]

– 22 – If y ou try to program a 33rd step “CD FULL” will appear in the main display . If y our entry is ignored Y ou hav e tried to program a track from an empty tray , or a track number that does not exist on the CD (for example, selecting tr ac k 14 on a CD that only has 12 tracks). Such entries are ignored. Playing at Random — Random P[...]

– 23 – Playing Back MDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 24 to 28). Remote control + – MD MD – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY EON B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90RU SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCE[...]

– 24 – T rack No . Elapsed playing time T rack No . Elapsed playing time This shows the currently selected disc. Insert an MD in the same wa y as indicated on the MD . Insert an MD in the same way as indicated on the MD . T otal T rack No. Pla ying time of the current track T otal Playing time (After a f ew seconds) When using the remote contro[...]

– 25 – MD playback sequence on MD deck B When 3 MDs are loaded in MD deck B loading slots, they ar e played in one of the following sequences. • When MD 1 is pressed : MD 1 ] MD 2 ] MD 3 (then stops) • When MD 2 is pressed : MD 2 ] MD 3 ] MD 1 (then stops) • When MD 3 is pressed : MD 3 ] MD 1 ] MD 2 (then stops) * If no MD is in the loadi[...]

– 26 – Programming the Playing Order of the T racks — Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 32 tracks. When using MD deck A: 1 Insert an MD . • If the current playing source is not the MD deck, press # / 8 on MD deck A (or MD A 6 on the remote control), then 7 for t[...]

– 27 – MD PROGRAM Canceled (Continuous play) MD RANDOM Step No. Ex. Disc No. 2 is selected Disc No . and T rack No . Ex. T rack No . 8 is selected T o check the program contents Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing 4 1 or ¢ ¡ on the remote control. • ¢ ¡ : Shows the pr ogramed tracks in the programed order . • [...]

– 28 – MD PROGRAM Canceled (Continuous play) MD RANDOM Repeating T racks — Repeat Play Y ou can have all the tracks, the pro gram or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like. T o repeat play , press REPEA T during or before playing. Each time you press the button, Repeat play mode changes, and the REPEA T indica[...]

– 29 – Recording on MDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 30 to 37). Remote contr ol + – MD MD – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY EON B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90RU SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANC[...]

– 30 – Continued Before Y ou Start Recording • Recording is only possible on MD deck B. • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner . • When y ou record onto partially recorded MD, its contents are not erased or ov erwritten. The recording starts from the point following the [...]

– 31 – When using the remote control, make sure that it is r eady for MD operations. • Pressing MD 1, MD 2, MD 3, MD A 6 , or MD B 6 on the remote control makes the remote control ready for MD operations. Recording FM/AM (MW/L W) Broadcasts or from the Cassette Deck – Standard Recording Y ou can record FM/AM (MW/L W) broadcasts or sounds fr[...]

– 32 – Synchronized Recording This is the easiest way of CD and MD recording. MD to MD Synchronized Recording Y ou can play back an MD in MD deck A and recor d it onto another MD in MD deck B. • Using the following method allo ws you only analog recording. • Before you start recording in the following steps, you can — – cancel the setti[...]

– 33 – 6 Pr ess ST ART (ENTER). Recording starts, and the follo wing information appears in the main display . When recording is ov er , both MD decks stop. • When you record on a blank MD, the disc title of the source MD is automatically recorded (up to 64 characters). • A blank portion will be automatically created before each newly recor[...]

– 34 – Remaining time of the source track Remaining time on the MD T o record a single track while playing an MD or CD – Single T rack Recording Press ST AR T (ENTER) while playing back a track you want to record. The playback of that track is stopped, and the same track starts playing from the beginning again. This time, the MD deck B starts[...]

– 35 – Ex. CD is selected as the source 6 Rotate the left jog dial to select the recor dable MD . 7 Press SET . Playback of the source disc starts. • When the source is CD, playback starts from CD 1 to CD 3 if two or three CDs are loaded. 8 Decide if y ou want to include the current track in the program or skip it. • T o include the current[...]

– 36 – T o stop recording: W hen r ecording fr om CD pla yer: Press 7 either for CD player or MD deck B. W hen r ecording fr om MD deck A: Press 7 either for MD deck A or MD deck B. T o remo ve the CD, press 0 for the corresponding CD number . • If you eject any CD during editing, editing is canceled. • If you eject any CD during recording,[...]

– 37 – 6 Rotate the left jog dial to select the source sound and the recordable MD . • When you select “CD” as the source sound, the CD 3 MD lamp also lights. 7 Press ST AR T (ENTER). Recording starts from MD 1, MD 2 to MD 3. • W hen r ecording a CD: The currently selected CD starts playing. The remaining play time of the track and the [...]

– 38 – Editing MDs Continued Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pag es 39 to 43). + – MD MD Y ou cannot use the remote control to edit MDs. Use only buttons on the front panel. EN38-48.CA-WMD90R[B]/f 99.3.4, 8:25 PM 38[...]

– 39 – C D E A B After All Erase T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th C D E A B CDE A After track B erasure T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th C D E C D E B A A B After track B joining T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Introducing MD Editing Functions A recorded MD can be edited in many w ays. The MD editing functions include[...]

– 40 – 7 Rotate the left jog dial to precisely adjust the dividing point. • Y ou can shift the di viding point up to ±128. This range (±128) corresponds to approximately ±8 seconds from the original point (Position 0). When you stop rotating the left jog dial, the unit repeats the newly selected di viding point. • When you find the right[...]

– 41 – Ex. When you w ant to join tracks 4 and 5 8 Press ENTER (ST AR T) to finish the editing procedur e. 9 Press 0 f or MD deck B to eject the MD. “WRITING” appears while the editing you hav e made is being recorded on the MD. T o divide the joined tracks, see the DIVIDE function. MOVE Function This function allo ws you to move a tr ack t[...]

– 42 – Ex.: When you w ant to erase track 4 6 Rotate the right jog dial to select the track y ou want to move. 7 Press SET . • If you have selected a wrong track number , press CANCEL, then select the correct track number again. 8 Rotate the right jog dial to select the position where y ou want to move the track. 9 Press SET . • If you have[...]

– 43 – ALL ERASE Function This function allo ws you to erase all the tracks on an MD. • T o stop any time during editing process, press MD EDIT . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Insert an MD y ou want to edit into the MD B loading slot. 2 Pr ess one of the MD number buttons (MD 1, MD 2, and MD 3) corresponding to the MD y ou want to edit. MD deck B sta[...]

– 44 – Assigning T itles to MDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pag es 45 to 48). Remote control Continued + – MD MD – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY EON B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90R U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF G[...]

– 45 – Y ou can assign a name to each MD and to each track. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed for conf irmation. Each title can be composed of up to 64 characters, and can be input using alphabetic characters (uppercase and lo wercase), symbols and numerals. Assigning a Title Using the Unit In the follo wing example, the process is e xp[...]

– 46 – 9 Press ENTER (ST AR T) to finish the curr ent title entry . “EDITING” appears for a while, then the unit enters title entry mode again. • Y ou can assign another title by repeating steps 4 to 9. 10 Press ENTER (ST AR T) again to finish the title entry . 11 If y ou hav e assigned titles while playing the MD, press 7 to stop playing[...]

– 47 – Disc title 1st track title 2nd track title 3rd track title Last track title Current character entr y position Currently selected character set Character entry section 6 Press DISPLA Y/CHARA to select the character set you w ant. • Each time you press the button, the character sets change as follows: 7 Input a character . 1) Press the c[...]

– 48 – Changing the Title Y ou can make a correction or change the title. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 5 of page 47. 2 Press ø or Ø to select the character y ou want to correct. • Make sure that the character you want to change is flashing. 3 Press CANCEL to delete the character y ou have selected in the above step. 4 Input the correct character by[...]

– 49 – Using the T imers Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 50 to 52). Remote control + – MD MD – + PTY SELECT TA/NEWS/INFO PTY SEARCH DISPLAY EON B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90RU SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANC[...]

– 50 – There are three timers a vailable — Recording Timer , Daily T imer, and Sleep Timer . Before using these timers, you need to set the clock built in the unit. (See page 11.) Using Recording Timer W ith Recording T imer, you can make an MD of a radio broadcast automatically . Y ou can set three Recording T imer separately . • Y ou can [...]

– 51 – Using Daily T imer W ith Daily T imer , you can wake up to your fa vorite music or radio program. • Y ou can set Daily T imer w hether the unit is turned on or off. How Daily T imer actually works The unit automatically turns on, and starts playing the specif ied source when the timer-on time comes. Then, when the timer-of f time comes[...]

– 52 – If the unit is kept tur ned on when the timer-on time comes Daily T imer does not work at all. If y ou press a certain operation button while Daily Timer is oper ating Daily T imer is canceled and the unit does not turn off automatically . T o turn on or off Daily Timer after its setting is done 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “D [...]

– 53 – Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will hav e the best performance by keeping your CDs, MDs and the mechanism clean. • Store CDs and MDs in their cases, and k eep them in cabinets or on shelves. • K eep the CD trays, and the MD loading slot cover cl[...]

– 54 – MD Disc T ypes There are two types of MDs: Premastered (prerecorded) and Recordable (blank). Premaster ed MDs Premastered MDs, which hav e been r ecorded at music studio, can be played back like re gular CDs. On an MD of this type, data is recorded as the presence or absence of tiny pits. A laser beam focuses on the pits on the surface o[...]

– 55 – Sound Skip Guard Memory The biggest weakness of discs is their susceptibility to vibration. The “Sound Skip Guard Memory” has been de veloped to cope with this weakness. W ith this function, a few seconds of signals read by the optical read head from the MD are fir st stor ed in memory before being reproduced as audio signals. Thus, [...]

– 56 – If you are having a problem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution befor e calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints gi ven here, or the unit has been physically damaged, call a qualif ied person, such as your dealer , for service. T roubleshooting Symptom No sound is heard. Unable to record on [...]

– 57 – MD Messages Message BLANK DISC CANNO T JOIN DISC ERR OR DISC FULL EMERGENCY STOP MD NO DISC NON-A UDIO CANNO T COPY PLA Y BA CK DISC PR OTECTED SCMS CANNO T COPY OCCUPIED LO AD ERROR DIGIT AL IN UNLOCK Signification The disc is blank. Y ou are trying to join tracks which cannot be joined. There is a problem with this MD. There is no more[...]

– 58 – Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer (IEC 268-3/DIN): 34 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels dri ven into 6 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: T APE: 220 mV/57 kohms A UX: 520 mV/47 k ohms Digital input: A UX: Optical Signal wav e length: 66[...]

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