Aiwa JAX-PK88 manual

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    ©2004 Sony Corporation 4-253-931- 11 (2) Oper ating Instructions Owner’ s Record The m odel and se rial n umbers are lo cated on th e rear of th e unit . Reco rd the serial numbe r in the space provided below. Ref er to them whenever you call upon your Aiwa deal er regarding this pro duc t. Model No. _____ _________ Serial No. ______________[...]

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    2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on th e apparatus. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h l iqu id s , s[...]

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    3 GB How to use this manu al .......... ... .............. 4 Playable discs .............. .............. ........... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the s ystem....... ........... .......... 6 Positionin g the spe akers ..... ....... ........... ... 8 (JAX-N88/PK88 only) Setting the cl ock ...... ........... ............... ...... 9 CD/MP3 – Pl[...]

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    4 GB Thi s manu al mai nly expl ains ope rations usin g the remote , but t he same ope rations c an also be perf ormed usi ng the bu tton s on the unit having the same or similar names. You ca n pl ay back the f ol l ow i ng discs on this system. Other disc s cann ot be p laye d back . List of play able di scs * Except for JAX-N44/S44 Discs that th[...]

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    5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-Rs or CD - R W s ca nnot be p la ye d on thi s sy stem depe nd ing upon t h e r eco rding quality or ph ysical conditi o n of the disc, or the ch aracte ri st i cs of the re cordin g de vice. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been corre ctly fina lized. For mo re information , see the o pe[...]

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    6 GB Perform th e followin g procedures 1 to 5 to hook up you r system using the s upplied co rds and access ories . A m odel eq uipped wi th surr ou nd speak ers are us ed for ill us tration purpose . 1 Connect the front speakers. Conn ect the rig ht and le ft speaker cords t o the SPEA KER (F RONT SPE AKE R fo r JAX-N 88/PK 88) termin als as sh o[...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop a ntenna, the n connect it. Plug type A Plug type B Plug type C Note Keep the a ntennas away from the sp eaker cord s. 4 For models with a vo ltage selector, set VOLTAGE S ELECTOR to t he lo cal power line voltage. Refer to the print on your system’s VOLTAGE S ELECTOR for a[...]

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    8 GB Attachi ng the spea ker pa ds (JAX- N88/N 33/PK88 /PK33 only) Attach the s u pplied speaker pads to the bott o m of t he spe akers to stabi lize the speake rs and prevent th em from sl ipping. Front spe ak er (L ef t (4)/Right (4)) for JAX-N3 3/ PK33 Surro un d sp ea ker (Left (4)/R ig ht (4)) fo r JAX- N88/PK88 1 Place t he front sp eakers at[...]

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    Getting Started 9 GB Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute . 6 Press ENTER. The clo ck starts wo rk i n g. To adjust the clock 1 Pres s C L OCK/TIM E R SE T. 2 Pres s . or &g[...]

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    10 GB Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. 1 Press Z . 2 Place a disc with the label side up on the disc t ray. To in se rt addit i on al disc s, pres s D I SC SKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate t he disc tr ay. 3 Press Z again to close the disc tray. Note s • Do not use a disc wi th tape, s eals or pas te on it as this may c ause ma lfunction[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode unt il the mode you wa nt appears in the display. 3 Press N . Other Operations * Y ou may not be able to sear ch between mult iple files. Also, the time m ay not be displ ayed corr ectly f or some files. Sele ct To play ALL DISCS (No rm al Pl ay) All discs in th e disc tray continuo us[...]

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    12 GB Note s • You canno t cha ng e the play mode du ring pl ayback. • Some time ma y be nee de d to st art playback of discs recorded in co mp le x conf i gu ra tions such as many laye rs. • When the dis c is in sert ed , th e playe r read s al l the tracks on th at disc . If the re are ma ny albums or non- MP3 a udio tra cks on the disc, it[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 13 GB You ca n make a program of up t o 25 steps from all the d i sc s in the orde r you wa nt to play t h em . You can sy nchro re cord the pr ogramm ed track s ont o a ca ss ette tape (pag e 19). MP3 audi o t ra ck s cannot be p layed on J AX - N44/S44. 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the fun ction to CD. 2 Press PLA[...]

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    14 GB You ca n preset the followin g number of stations : – 2 ba nd mode l : 20 FM stati ons and 10 AM stat ions. – 3 ba nd mode l : 20 FM stati ons , 10 MW station s a nd 10 SW st at i ons. You ca n th en tune in an y of those st a tions simpl y by selec tin g the corr es pondin g pr eset numb er. Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall [...]

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    T uner 15 GB Manual tuning pres et You c an ma nually tune in and s tore th e radi o fre qu ency of the de sired sta t i o ns. 1 Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the functi on to tuner. 2 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the desired band ap pears in the display. The ban ds yo u can rece ive vary d ep ending on the mo de l you pu[...]

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    16 GB You ca n li s te n t o a r adio stat io n ei t he r by selec ting a preset station, or by manuall y tuning in the st a tion. Listen ing to a pres et statio n — Preset Tuning Preset ra d io stati o ns i n t he tu ne r’ s memory fir s t (see “Pres etting ra dio stat ion s” on p age 14). 1 Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to s w[...]

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    T uner 17 GB What i s the Ra dio Data System? Radio D at a Sy stem (R D S ) is a broadc asting service that allo ws radio s tations to send add i ti ona l info rm at io n alo n g wi th the re gula r program signal. RDS is availab le only on FM stations .* Note RDS may not wor k properly if the station you are tuned in is not tra nsmitting the RDS s[...]

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    18 GB Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B. 2 Press PU SH Z . 3 Load a recorded/recordabl e tape in deck A or B with the si de you want to play/record facing forward. You ca n us e TYP E I (no rmal ) tape . For JAX-N88/N77/N66/N33/PK88/ PK77/PK66 1 Load a tape. 2 When you load a tape in[...]

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    T ape – Pla y/T ape – Rec ord ing 19 GB Other Operations Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track (AMS 1) ) To go forward Press > (or turn AMS operat ion dial on the unit cloc kwise ) du ri ng forw a rd play back. “TAPE A (or TAPE B) >>> +1 ” appears. Press . (or turn A M S operat i on d ial on th e unit cou [...]

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    20 GB To record a disc by specifying track order You ca n re cord onl y yo ur favor ite CD trac ks usin g Prog ram Pl a y. Between step s 3 and 4, perf or m st ep s 2 t o 6 of “Cr ea tin g you r own progra m” (page 13). Tip For JAX-N88 /N77/N66/ N33/PK88/PK77/ PK66, if y ou select both sides recording and the tape reac hes the end of the f ront[...]

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    Sound Adjustme nt 21 GB To stop recording Press x . Note You cannot liste n to oth er sources whil e re cordi ng. Tips • For J AX-N88/N77/N 66/N33/PK88/PK 77/PK66, when you re cord on bot h sides, be s ure to star t from the front sid e. If you start from the r e vers e side, recording sto ps at the end of the reverse side. • For reco rding fr [...]

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    22 GB You can adjust the so und by ra ising or lowe ring the leve ls of spe cific fr equency r anges, th en store up to three personal f iles (P FILE) in t he memory. Befo re oper ation, fi rst sel ect the aud io emp hasis you wa nt for yo ur basic so und. Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. 1 Turn BASS, MIDDLE or TREBLE control to ad[...]

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    Tim er 23 GB You can set the syst em to turn off aft er a certain time, s o th at you can fall asle ep to musi c. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press t he button, the minute displ ay (t he turn -off time) c hange s cycli cally as follow s: AUTO* t 90M IN t 80MIN t 70MIN t … t 10MIN t OFF * The s ystem a utomatica lly turns o ff in 100 minutes or af[...]

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    24 GB 8 Press EN TER. The type of timer (“PLAY TIMER”), the start t ime, the stop ti me, and the s ound source ap pear in tu rn, befo re the or iginal displa y re tu rn s. 9 Press ?/1 to turn o ff the system. Other Operations Note s • You can not ac tivate the Play Timer and the Rec Time r at t he sam e time . • If you use the Play Time r a[...]

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    Displa y 25 GB Other Operations Notes • You ca n not activ ate th e Play Timer an d the Rec Timer at the same time . • If you use the recor ding timer , the Play Ti mer and t he Sleep Ti me r at the sam e time, the S leep Time r has priority. • If t he syst em is o n at t he preset time, the Rec T imer will not be acti va te d. • The volume[...]

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    26 GB You can check t he playing time and rema ining time of the current track or th at of t he disc. Checkin g the remainin g time and tit le s (CD/ MP 3) Press DIS PLAY duri ng Normal Play. Each time you press th e button, the disp lay chan ge s cycli ca lly as fo llows: Curr en t track n um b er and el ap sed play ing time t Current track number[...]

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    Optional Com ponents 27 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al componen ts. Refer to the operating instr u ction s provid ed w i t h each com p onent. A mo del equipp ed with s urround spe akers a re used for i l lu st ra tion purpose . A VIDEO/MD IN jacks Use audi o co rds (no t supplie d) to co nnec t the audio out put of the optio [...]

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    28 GB Listen ing to audio f rom a connec ted componen t Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 27. 2 Press VIDEO / MD . Start playing the connected component. Listening to a connected MD deck 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking [...]

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    T roub leshooting 29 GB Should yo u enco un ter a pro bl em w ith your system , do the fo llow ing: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speaker cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ectiv e ac ti on. If the p roblem pe rsists a fter doing all of the abov e, cons[...]

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    30 GB The remote does not function. • Re mo v e the ob s tacl e. • Move the rem o te cl oser to the syst em. • Poi nt the r emote at th e sys tem’s sensor . • Replace the batt eries (R 6/size AA). • Locat e the system a way from the fl uorescent li ght. There is a coustic feedback. • Reduce th e vol um e. The col or i r regu l arity o[...]

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    T roub leshooting 31 GB Tuner Severe hum or noise/stations cannot be received. (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the di splay.) • Set the proper band an d fre que nc y (p ag e 14) . • Connec t the antenna properl y (page 7). • Find a pla ce and an orie ntation that provide good reception, then set u p the ant enna again. If you cannot o[...]

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    32 GB One of th e follow in g message s may ap pear or flash in the disp la y du ring ope ratio n. CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no disc in t he player or y ou have l oaded a disc that canno t be played on this sys tem ( suc h a s DVD, VCD, or CD-ROM wi thout MP3 audio tracks, et c.). OVER You have reached the end of the disc while pres sing M durin g pl[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 33 GB On oper ating volt age Before operati ng the system, check that th e operati ng voltage of your s ystem is i dentical with the vo ltage of your local power suppl y. On safety • The unit is not disc onne c te d from the AC powe r source (ma ins) as long a s it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the u nit itsel[...]

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    34 GB To save a ta pe permanen tly To preven t a ta p e from bein g accid entally recorded over, brea k off th e c as se tte ta b from side A or B as illustr ated. If you later wa nt to reuse the ta pe for recording, c over the broken ta b wit h adh esive tape. Befo re placi ng a cas sette in t he tape deck Take up any slack in the ta pe. Otherwise[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 35 GB JAX-N77 DIN power output (rated): 100 + 100 wa tts (6 ohm s at 1 k Hz, DIN) Continuous RMS powe r output ( reference): 125 + 125 wa tts (6 ohm s at 1 k Hz, 10% THD) Music power output (re fere n ce): 250 + 250 wa tts (6 ohm s at 1 k Hz, 10% THD) JAX-N55 DIN power output (rated ): 52 + 52 watts (6 ohms at 1 k Hz, DIN) [...]

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    36 GB Outputs PHONES (stereo mini j ack): accepts headp hones of 8 ohms or mor e SPE A K ER: acce p t s imped ance o f 6 to 16 ohms SURROUND SPEAKER (JAX-N88/PK88 only): acce p t s imped ance o f 6 to 16 ohms CD player section Syste m Compac t d i sc an d d i gi ta l audio syst em Laser Semicon duc tor la se r ( λ =780 nm) Emission duration: conti[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 37 GB Speaker North American models: Front speaker SS X-JN77 for JA X-S77 Speaker s ystem 3-way, 4-uni t, bass-ref lex type Speake r un its Woofer: 18 cm, cone type Tweeter: 5 cm × 2, cone type Super t weeter: 2 cm, ceramic type Nominal im pe da nce 6 ohms Dimension s (w/h /d ) Approx. 290 × 387 × 283 mm Mass Approx. 5.0[...]

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    38 GB Front speaker SS X-JN33 for JAX-N33/ PK33 Speaker sys tem 3 -w a y, 3-u nit , bass-reflex type Speaker uni ts Woofer: 15 cm , cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Super t weeter: 2 cm Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 22 0 × 32 4 × 239 mm Mass Approx. 3.3 kg net pe r speaker Surround speaker SSX-JN77R for JAX-N88/ PK88 Speak[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 39 GB Main unit ALBUM + 1) wl (11, 13) ALBUM – 1) wl (11, 13) BASS contr ol 5 (22) CD qh (8, 10, 13, 19, 2 0) CD SYNC qs (19) Deck A 9 (18) Deck B wk (18, 19, 20, 24) DISC 1 – 3 wd (11, 13, 31) DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE wf (10, 11, 13, 19) Disc tray ws (1 0) DISPLAY qg (17, 25, 26) Display win dow 4 ENTER 2 (13, 14, 22) i-Bas[...]

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    Sony Cor por ation Printed in China Remote control ALBUM +* qa (11, 13) ALBUM –* qd (11, 13) CD qk (10, 13) CLEAR qg (13) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (24, 25) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (9, 23, 24) DISC SKIP 0 ( 11, 13) DISPLAY wa (17, 25, 26) ENTER 9 (9, 13, 14, 23, 24) EQ qf (21) FM MODE 4 (16) FUNCTION 6 (10, 13, 14, 16) PLAY MODE w; (11, 13, 18) REPEAT 4 (12[...]