JVC MX-GT88 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. LVT1010-001B [J] INSTRUCTIONS COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM SP-MXGA77 SP-MXGA77 CA-MXGA77 SP-MXGT88 SP-MXGT88 CA-MXGT88 CD 1 DISC CHANGE DISPLAY CD 2 CD 3 TU[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlev er [...]

G-2 For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE CORRESPOND ANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU A U FOND . For Canada/pour le Canada THIS DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS DOES NOT EX[...]

1 Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized 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 different fr om that usi[...]

2 Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking ...............................[...]

3 Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel CD 1 DISC CHANGE DISPLAY CD 2 CD 3 TUNING STANDBY RANDOM PROGRAM DUBBING REC START / STOP CD REC START SET CLOCK / TIMER CANCEL / DEMO STANDBY/ON SOUND TURBO TAPE A / B REPEAT PHONES TUNING ROCK POP CLASSIC DANCE HALL STADIUM S O U N D M [...]

4 See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (9, 24, 25) 2 Carrousel 3 Sound mode lamps (11) 4 REC ST AR T/STOP b utton (21) CD REC ST AR T button (22) DUBBING button (22) 5 Display windo w 6 DISPLA Y button (9) 7 Remote sensor 8 PHONES jack (10) 9 SOUND MODE control (11) p SOUND TURBO b utton (10) [...]

5 Remote Control Remote Control 1 BEEP ON/OFF button (11) 2 SLEEP button (25) 3 Number buttons (12, 16) 4 SOUND TURBO b utton (10) 5 V OLUME + button (10) 6 4 / 1 (re verse search/fast re wind) button (12, 15 – 17, 19, 20) 7 SUBWOOFER LEVEL – b utton (10) 8 A UX button (9) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 9 FM/AM button (9, 12) Pr [...]

6 FM [75 ] ANTENNA AM 1 Attach the FM antenna to the FM [75 Ω ] coaxial terminal. 2 Extend the FM antenna. 3 F asten it up in the position which gives y ou the best reception, then f ix it on the wall, etc. About the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna supplied with this unit can be used as temporary measure. If reception is poor , you can connect[...]

7 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is cov ered with vinyl, r emove the vinyl by twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou hav e the best r ec[...]

8 Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect audio equipment—used only as a playback device. • DO NO T connect any equipment while the pow er is on. • DO NO T plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. T o connect audio equipment Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords are color coded: White plugs and jacks are for left audi[...]

9 Common Operations 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 tur n off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so tha t the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the po wer supply completely , unplug the[...]

10 Reinforcing the Bass Sound This function only af fects the playbac k sound, not your recording. Press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + to increase the subw oofer sound or SUBWOOFER LEVEL – to decrease it. • The subwoofer le vel can be adjusted in 3 steps (LEVEL 1 — LEVEL 3). If you press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + to increase the le vel up to LEVEL 3, “MAX LEVE[...]

11 Selecting the Sound Modes This function only af fects the playback sound, not your recording. Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA—Sound Ef fect Amplifier—modes). T o select the sound modes, turn the SOUND MODE control until the sound mode you want appears on the display . • As you turn the control, t[...]

12 Listening to the Radio On the unit ONL Y : 1 T une in to the station y ou want to preset (in this example, of FM 87.50). • See “Tuning in to a Station—Auto Search. ” 2 Press SET . 3 T urn the PRESET +/– contr ol to select a preset number . 4 Press SET again. The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3 [...]

13 Playing Back CDs This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • Audio CD • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-ReWritable) • MP3 disc (MP3 f iles r ecorded on a CD-R or CD-R W) * When playing a CD-R or CD-R W • User -edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordable) and CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritable) can be played back when they are already “f inali[...]

14 • Each time you press the button, the indication on the display changes as follows: * See page 19. 3 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) f or the disc you want to start to play fr om. CD play starts from the first track of the selected disc. • Pressing CD 6 instead of the disc number buttons starts playing back if a CD i[...]

15 One Disc play When 2 or 3 CDs are loaded on the disc trays, you can select one particular disc to be played back. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load CDs. • If the current playing source is not the CD player , press CD 6 , then 7 before going to the next step. 2 Pr ess REPEA T repeatedly so that the 1 DISC indicator lights up on the display . • Each [...]

16 For MP3 disc: When the MP3 playback mode is the TRA CK mode (See also page 17.) T urn the 4 / ¢ control before or during playback. • 4 : Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks. • ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks. When using the remote control, press 4 / 1 or ¢ / ¡ . If you tur n the 4 / ¢[...]

17 T urning On or Off the Resume Play for MP3 Disc For MP3 disc, this unit can store the number of the track that you hav e stopped playback. By pressing CD 6 , you can start playback again from the beginning of the same track — Resume play . Y ou can turning on and off the resume play for MP3 discs. On the unit ONL Y : Press PR OGRAM bef ore or [...]

18 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. • T o use Repeat play (see page 19) for Program play , press REPEA T after starting Program play . • This function does not work for MP3 discs. On the unit ONL Y : 1 L[...]

19 Playing at Random —– Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. • T o use Random play , you ha ve to cancel the Program play . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then press 7 . 3 Pr ess RANDOM so that “RANDOM” appears on the[...]

20 Playing Back T apes Playing Back a T ape 1 Pr ess 0 EJECT f or the deck you want to use. 2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to play facing front. • Y ou can play back only type I tapes. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck which you hav e [...]

21 Recording a T ape on Deck B On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press EJECT 0 f or deck B. 2 Put a recordable cassette in, with the e xposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to record facing fr ont. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Start playing the source—FM, AM, CD player or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX IN jacks. • For duplica[...]

22 CD Synchronized Recording Y ou can easily record a CD onto a tape. • This function does not work for MP3 discs. When recording an MP3 disc onto a tape, see “Recording a T ape on Deck B” on page 21. • Y ou can also record the tracks in the order you have made the program. If there is a track on the MP3 disc in the program, it will be skip[...]

23 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the hour , then press SET . 2) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters off-t[...]

24 6 Select the preset station number . T urn the 4 / ¢ control to select the preset station number , then press SET . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the volume le vel. • Y ou can select the v olume lev el from VOL MIN, VOL 1 — V OL 30, and VOL MAX. 8 Pr ess SET to complete the Daily Timer setting . The [...]

25 4 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the hour , then press SET . 2 ) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters of f-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time y ou want the unit to turn of f (on standb y). 1) T urn the 4 / ¢ c[...]

26 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 careful not to touch [...]

27 Action Press CANCEL/DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 8.) • Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely . • Change the position and direction of the AM loop antenna. • Extend the FM antenna at the best position. Clean or replace the disc. (See page 26.) • Plug the A C power cord[...]

28 Specifications Amplifier section—CA-MXGA77 Output Power SUBWOOFERS : 120 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 60 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz, mea[...]

THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V ALID ONL Y IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED ST A TES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEAL TH OF PUERTO RICO. WHA T WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner . Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during norma[...]

BT -51001-5 (0301) QUALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SER VICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www [...]

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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. LVT1010-002B [C] INSTR UCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM SYSTEME DE COMPOSANTS COMPACT SP-MXGA77 SP-MXGA77 CA-MXGA77 SP-MXGT88 SP[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION T o reduce the r isk of electrical shocks, fire , etc.: 1. Do not remove scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlev er[...]

G-2 For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE CORRESPOND ANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU A U FOND . For Canada/pour le Canada THIS DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS DOES NOT EX[...]

1 English Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized 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 different fr om [...]

2 English Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking .......................[...]

3 English Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel CD 1 DISC CHANGE DISPLAY CD 2 CD 3 TUNING STANDBY RANDOM PROGRAM DUBBING REC START / STOP CD REC START SET CLOCK / TIMER CANCEL / DEMO STANDBY/ON SOUND TURBO TAPE A / B REPEAT PHONES TUNING ROCK POP CLASSIC DANCE HALL STADIUM S O [...]

4 English See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (9, 24, 25) 2 Carrousel 3 Sound mode lamps (11) 4 REC ST AR T/STOP b utton (21) CD REC ST AR T button (22) DUBBING button (22) 5 Display windo w 6 DISPLA Y button (9) 7 Remote sensor 8 PHONES jack (10) 9 SOUND MODE control (11) p SOUND TURBO b utt[...]

5 English Remote Control Remote Control 1 BEEP ON/OFF button (11) 2 SLEEP button (25) 3 Number buttons (12, 16) 4 SOUND TURBO b utton (10) 5 V OLUME + button (10) 6 4 / 1 (re verse search/fast re wind) button (12, 15 – 17, 19, 20) 7 SUBWOOFER LEVEL – b utton (10) 8 A UX button (9) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 9 FM/AM button (9,[...]

6 English FM [75 ] ANTENNA AM 1 Attach the FM antenna to the FM [75 Ω ] coaxial terminal. 2 Extend the FM antenna. 3 F asten it up in the position which gives y ou the best reception, then f ix it on the wall, etc. About the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna supplied with this unit can be used as temporary measure. If reception is poor , you can[...]

7 English 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is cov ered with vinyl, r emove the vinyl by twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou hav e the b[...]

8 English Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect audio equipment—used only as a playback device. • DO NO T connect any equipment while the pow er is on. • DO NO T plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. T o connect audio equipment Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords are color coded: White plugs and jacks are for l[...]

9 English Common Operations 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 tur n off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so tha t the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the po wer supply completely , un[...]

10 English Reinforcing the Bass Sound This function only af fects the playbac k sound, not your recording. Press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + to increase the subw oofer sound or SUBWOOFER LEVEL – to decrease it. • The subwoofer le vel can be adjusted in 3 steps (LEVEL 1 — LEVEL 3). If you press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + to increase the le vel up to LEVEL 3, “[...]

11 English Selecting the Sound Modes This function only af fects the playback sound, not your recording. Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA—Sound Ef fect Amplifier—modes). T o select the sound modes, turn the SOUND MODE control until the sound mode you want appears on the display . • As you turn the co[...]

12 English Listening to the Radio On the unit ONL Y : 1 T une in to the station y ou want to preset (in this example, of FM 87.50). • See “Tuning in to a Station—Auto Search. ” 2 Press SET . 3 T urn the PRESET +/– contr ol to select a preset number . 4 Press SET again. The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in[...]

13 English Playing Back CDs This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • Audio CD • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-ReWritable) • MP3 disc (MP3 f iles r ecorded on a CD-R or CD-R W) * When playing a CD-R or CD-R W • User -edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordable) and CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritable) can be played back when they are already ?[...]

14 English • Each time you press the button, the indication on the display changes as follows: * See page 19. 3 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) f or the disc you want to start to play fr om. CD play starts from the first track of the selected disc. • Pressing CD 6 instead of the disc number buttons starts playing back i[...]

15 English One Disc play When 2 or 3 CDs are loaded on the disc trays, you can select one particular disc to be played back. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load CDs. • If the current playing source is not the CD player , press CD 6 , then 7 before going to the next step. 2 Pr ess REPEA T repeatedly so that the 1 DISC indicator lights up on the display . ?[...]

16 English For MP3 disc: When the MP3 playback mode is the TRA CK mode (See also page 17.) T urn the 4 / ¢ control before or during playback. • 4 : Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks. • ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks. When using the remote control, press 4 / 1 or ¢ / ¡ . If you tur n th[...]

17 English T urning On or Off the Resume Play for MP3 Disc For MP3 disc, this unit can store the number of the track that you hav e stopped playback. By pressing CD 6 , you can start playback again from the beginning of the same track — Resume play . Y ou can turning on and off the resume play for MP3 discs. On the unit ONL Y : Press PR OGRAM bef[...]

18 English 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. • T o use Repeat play (see page 19) for Program play , press REPEA T after starting Program play . • This function does not work for MP3 discs. On the unit ONL[...]

19 English Playing at Random —– Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. • T o use Random play , you ha ve to cancel the Program play . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then press 7 . 3 Pr ess RANDOM so that “RANDOM” appear[...]

20 English Playing Back T apes Playing Back a T ape 1 Pr ess 0 EJECT f or the deck you want to use. 2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to play facing front. • Y ou can play back only type I tapes. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck which yo[...]

21 English Recording a T ape on Deck B On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press EJECT 0 f or deck B. 2 Put a recordable cassette in, with the e xposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to record facing fr ont. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Start playing the source—FM, AM, CD player or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX IN jacks. • For[...]

22 English CD Synchronized Recording Y ou can easily record a CD onto a tape. • This function does not work for MP3 discs. When recording an MP3 disc onto a tape, see “Recording a T ape on Deck B” on page 21. • Y ou can also record the tracks in order you hav e made the program. If there is a track on the MP3 disc in the program, it will be[...]

23 English 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the hour , then press SET . 2) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit ente[...]

24 English 6 Select the preset station number . T urn the 4 / ¢ control to select the preset station number , then press SET . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the volume le vel. • Y ou can select the v olume lev el from VOL MIN, VOL 1 — V OL 30, and VOL MAX. 8 Pr ess SET to complete the Daily Timer settin[...]

25 English 4 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the hour , then press SET . 2 ) T urn the 4 / ¢ control to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters of f-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time y ou want the unit to turn of f (on standb y). 1) T urn the [...]

26 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 careful not t[...]

27 English Action Press CANCEL/DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 8.) • Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely . • Change the position and direction of the AM loop antenna. • Extend the FM antenna at the best position. Clean or replace the disc. (See page 26.) • Plug the A C po[...]

28 English Specifications Amplifier section—CA-MXGA77 Output Power SUBWOOFERS : 120 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 60 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 [...]

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