JVC MX-WMD90 manuel d'utilisation

COMP ACT DIGIT AL AUDIO INSTR UCTIONS MANUEL D'INSTRUCTIONS MX-WMD90 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 VT0266-001A [J] COMP ACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM SYSTEME MD DE COMPOSANTS COMPACT [...]

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous volta[...]

CA-D3S CA-D3S 1 cm 1 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 10 cm Front view Side view Face Côté Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire , and to prev ent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ T op/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dime[...]

– 1 – English 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 differen[...]

– 2 – English Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ........... 3 Front Panel ............................................................. 4 Remote Control ...................................................... 5 Getting Started ................................................ 6 Unpacking ...............................................[...]

– 3 – English 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 1 23 4 56 p 9 7 8 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 EN01-09.MX-WMD90[J] 9[...]

– 4 – English See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel Amplifier/tuner section 1 PO WER button and ST ANDBY lamp (11) 2 Source selecting buttons (11, 14, 27) • 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 pl[...]

– 5 – English Remote Control Remote Control 1 SOUND button (12) 2 SURR OUND button (12) 3 FM MODE b utton (14) 4 Number buttons * • 1 – 10, +10 b uttons (14, 17, 21) • Character entry b uttons (43) • ø / Ø buttons (43) 5 Source selecting buttons (11, 14) • FM/AM, T APE, and A UX Pr essing one of these buttons also turns on the unit.[...]

– 6 – English 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 Batter[...]

– 7 – English 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. 2 T urn the AM loop antenna until you 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[...]

– 8 – English 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[...]

– 9 – English ANTENNA NO W , you can plug in the unit and other connected equipment FINALL Y! T o output T o optical digital output Protectiv e 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 o[...]

– 10 – English 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 B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD M[...]

– 11 – English 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 . ?[...]

– 12 – English 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[...]

– 13 – English Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts Remote control Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (page 14). B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE INPUT INPUT PQRS FM/AM[...]

– 14 – English AM FM 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 stat[...]

– 15 – English Playing Back CDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 16 to 18). + – MD MD Remote control B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE INPUT INPUT PQRS FM/[...]

– 16 – English 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 tu[...]

– 17 – English T o locate a particular point in a track during play On the unit: Rotate the left jog dial. • Counterclockwise ( 1 ): Fast re verses 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 a[...]

– 18 – English 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 progr am 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 —[...]

– 19 – English Playing Back MDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 20 to 24). Remote control + – MD MD B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE INPUT INPUT PQRS FM/[...]

– 20 – English T rack No . Elapsed pla ying 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 remo[...]

– 21 – English 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 t[...]

– 22 – 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. 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[...]

– 23 – English 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 orde[...]

– 24 – English 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 [...]

– 25 – English Recording on MDs Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 26 to 33). Remote contr ol + – MD MD B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE INPUT INPUT PQRS FM[...]

– 26 – English Continued Before Y ou Start Recording • Recording is only possible on MD deck B. • It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consent of the owner of copyright in the sound or video recording, broadcast or cable programme and in any literary , dramatic, musical, o[...]

– 27 – English 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 Broadcasts or from the Cassette Deck – Standard Recording Y ou can record FM/AM broadcasts or sounds from the equ[...]

– 28 – English 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 t[...]

– 29 – English 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 new[...]

– 30 – English 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 trac k 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[...]

– 31 – English 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[...]

– 32 – English 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 re[...]

– 33 – English 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 MD3. • W hen r ecording a CD: The currently selected CD starts playing. The remaining play time of the track a[...]

– 34 – English Editing MDs Continued Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pag es 35 to 39). + – MD MD Y ou cannot use the remote control to edit MDs. Use only buttons on the front panel. EN34-44.MX-WMD90[J] 99.2.2, 2:58 PM 34[...]

– 35 – English 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[...]

– 36 – English 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 f ind [...]

– 37 – English 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 [...]

– 38 – English 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 ha ve 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[...]

– 39 – English 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 de[...]

– 40 – English 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 41 to 44). Remote contr ol Continued + – MD MD B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE [...]

– 41 – English 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[...]

– 42 – English 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[...]

– 43 – English 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 b utton, the character sets change as follows: 7 Input a character . 1) Pr[...]

– 44 – English Changing the Title Y ou can make a correction or change the title. 1 Follo w steps 1 to 5 of page 43. 2 Press ø or Ø to select the character y ou want to correct. • Make sure that the char acter 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 cha[...]

– 45 – English Using the T imers Front panel The buttons and controls enlar ged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 46 to 48). Remote control + – MD MD B A VOLUME REMOTE CONTROL RM-SEWMD90U SURROUND SOUND ACTIVE BASS EX. FM MODE MARK ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO SET CANCEL ENTER MD MD TITLE TITLE INPUT INPUT PQRS FM[...]

– 46 – English 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[...]

– 47 – English 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 ti[...]

– 48 – English 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 r epeatedly un[...]

– 49 – English 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 keep them in cabinets or on shelves. • K eep the CD trays, and the MD loading slot c[...]

– 50 – English 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 s[...]

– 51 – English 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[...]

– 52 – English 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 re[...]

– 53 – English 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[...]

– 54 – English Specifications Amplifier Output Power: 50 watts per channel, min. RMS at 6 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 3% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: T APE 220 mV/57 kohms A UX 520 mV/47 kohms Digital input: A UX: Optical Signal wav e length: 660 nm Input le vel: –23 dBm to –15 [...]

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