JVC CA-EXA1 manual

COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM EX-A1 Consists of CA-EXA1 and SP-EXA1 L VT1095-0 15A [UJ ] INSTR UCTIONS EXA1[UJ].book Page 1 Monday, January 1 9, 2004 1:54 PM[...]

G-1 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS CAUTION T o reduce the risk of elec trical shoc ks , fire , etc. : 1. Do no t remo ve sc rews , co v ers or cabin et. 2. Do no t e xpose th is app liance to rain or moist ure. CAUTION — F button! Disconne ct th e mains p lug to s hut the p ow er off completel y (the ST ANDBY l amp goes of f). The F bu tton in an y[...]

G-2 CAUTION — Proper Ventilation T o a vo id risk of el ectric sh ock and fire an d to pr otect from damage , locate the appar atus as f ollo ws: T op/F ront/Bac k/Sides: No obs tructions shou ld be p laced in the areas sh own by th e dimens ions bel ow . Bottom: Place on th e le vel surf ace. M aintain ade quate air path for v entilation b y pla[...]

1 Introduction Warnings, cautions and others .................... G-1 Special cautions .............................................. 2 About discs ...................................................... 3 Description of parts ......................................... 6 Getti ng started Using the remote control ................................. 7 Pu[...]

2 Introd uction 7 Importa nt cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is lev el, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C . • Leav e suf ficient distance betw een the system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands! ?[...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play bac k t he fol lowing discs: D VD VIDEO , D VD AUDIO , VCD , SVCD , CD This system can also play back the follo wing discs: • Finalized D VD-R/RW discs recorded in the D VD VIDEO form at. • CD-R/RW discs recorded in t he f ollowing f o rmats - Music CD s (finalized discs) - VCDs - SVCDs - MP3/[...]

4 Introd uction DVD VIDEO A D VD VIDEO consists of “ti tles” and e ach title ma y be div ided int o “chapters”. DVD AUDIO A D VD A UDIO consists of “gr oups” and each gro up ma y be div ided int o “trac ks”. Some dis cs include a “bon us gr oup” that re quires a pass word for pla ying ( A page 28). VCD/SVCD/CD VCD , SVCD and CD [...]

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6 Introd uction The nu mbers repr esent the pa ge num bers. * Connect a pair of he adphones (commerc ially a vail able) with a stere o mini p lug. If the headph ones are connec ted, the sp eak ers and su bwoof er will not produc e any sound. Fr ont panel PHONES Play/Pause:1 3, 15 Look at “D ispla y windo w” belo w . 33 35 12,13 ST ANDBY/ON : 13[...]

7 The nu mbers repr esen t the page num bers. If th e range o r eff ectiven ess of the remot e control decreas es, re place th e batteries . Use tw o R6P (SUM-3) /AA(15F) type dr y-cell b atteries. CAUTION • Do not use a used battery an d a new battery toget her . • Do not use different type s of batteries at the same tim e. • Take out the ba[...]

8 Introd uction This pag e is f or when opera ting y our TV using the remote c ontrol of th is produc t. Setting the manufacturer's code 1 Slide the remote c ontrol mode selector t o the TV s ide. 2 Keep pressing down F TV. NOTE Keep pre ssing down F TV unti l Ste p 4 is comp let e. 3 Press E NTER and rele ase. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0).[...]

9 Connection When p ositi oning t he antenn a, liste n to an actu al r adio prog ram (ref er to “L isteni ng to a r adio broadc ast” on pag e 33). Connecting ant ennas Connecting AM loop antenna (supplied) 1 Set up the AM loop an tenna. 2 Connec t antenna c ords. 3 Tur n the A M loop ant enna t o the direc tion of t he best radio receptio n. Lo[...]

10 Connecting up Connection There i s no diff erence betw een the left and ri ght spea kers . CAUTION • DO NO T connect more tha n one spea ker to on e speak er termi nal. • The speake rs of this pro duct are mag netical ly shield ed, but color irre gularities m ay occur on the TV depen ding on how the speake rs are installed. Keep in mind the [...]

11 Connecting up Connection This pag e is f or when connec ting the main u nit with othe r devices. Connecting subwoofer Connecting with other audio devi ce When you want to h ear so und from th e subwoofer , press S.WFR OU T on the rem ote control to display “SUB WFR ON ” (Sub Woofer ON) on the disp la y window on the main unit. Each t ime you[...]

12 Connecting up Connection CAUTION Connect the main un it directl y with a TV (or a monitor) without routing through a VCR. Otherwise it may cause pict ure distor tion while playing. Also, whe n connecting t he main unit to a TV with a VCR bui lt in, there may be picture disto rtion while playing. Y ou c an enjo y pictures of better qualit y using[...]

13 (Ref er to pag e 17 f or play ing MP3 a nd JPEG.) • T he power will be tur n ed on w hen any o f , , or on the ma in uni t and , , or on the rem ote contro l is pressed while t he pow er is off . If any b utton other than or is pressed , the source w ill als o be change d (if there is a disc l oaded, pla ybac k wil l star t). NOTE • A menu s[...]

14 Basic operations Display window during disc playback Example: When a D VD VID EO or D VD A UDI O is play ed If “BONUS ” or “B .S.P . ” is displa yed during a D VD A UDIO pla yback, ref er to p age 28. Exampl e: When a SVCD or VCD is pla yed • PBC (Play Back Con trol): A sig nal recorded in a VCD (v ersion 2.0) f or contro lling pl ay b[...]

15 Playing discs (continued) NOTE • S et the remote contro l mode selector to AUDIO befor e usin g the nu mber bu tton s. • For a VCD or SVCD , this operation ca n be carried out when t he disc is stop ped, or duri ng playback withou t the PBC function . • For a DVD AUD IO, CD, MP3 or JPEG, this operation can also be c arried out whe n the di[...]

16 Basic operations Press during playback. NOTE • This op erat ion may n ot b e carr ied out for some discs. • It is not possible to go back to the i mmediate ly previous title. Press SLOW or SLOW during pause. • Each time y ou press th e but ton, the speed increas es. • P ress 8 to pa use pla yback, a nd pre ss 3 (pla y) to resume normal p[...]

17 Playing discs (continued) Press DI MMER re peatedl y. • The modifie d brightness wi ll be stored ev en after the po wer i s turned off. The it ems belo w can be carried o ut f or all sources . Pres s AUDIO V OL +/– . NOTE The volu me can be ad justed by tur ning the VO LUME control on the main un it. Bass: Pres s BASS +/–. Treble: Press TR[...]

18 Advanced operations Displa y of an MP3 disc is described he re as an e xample . Fo r a JPEG disc , read “tr ack ” as “file”. NOTE When pl aying a disc containing bo th MP3 an d JPEG files, set o ne of them to be played ( A page 30) . 1 Load a disc. 2 Press cursor 5 / / to select a group. 3 Press cursor 3 to move to the trac k list . • [...]

19 When pla ybac k is st opped in the mi ddle, p la ybac k can be star ted f rom the stopped scene . This is called R esume function. How to suspend playback P erf orm any of the f ollowing operati ons during playback. * Even if the po wer is turned off by p ressing F A UDIO after th is, the position where pl ay bac k has been stoppe d will be s to[...]

20 Advanced operations NOTE Set the remote cont rol mode select o r to AUDIO be fore using the number buttons . 1 Press ME NU or TOP M ENU while the disc is stopped or during playback *1 . The disc menu s creen w ill be di spla ye d. 2 Press cursor 5 / / / 2 / 3 (only f or a DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO) or the number buttons to select the scene to be pl[...]

21 NOTE Set the remote cont rol mode select o r to AUDIO be fore using the number buttons . It is pos sib le to pro gram a maxim um of 99 c hapters or tr ack s. Th e same chap ter or tra ck c an be prog ramm ed more than once . 1 While the disc is stopped, press PLAY MODE re peatedly to display “PRGM” on the display window on the main unit. “[...]

22 Advanced operations To progra m on the d isplay wi ndow on the main unit, operate as follows. (1) Select a title /group u sing the number butto ns. Displa y e xample of the upper displa y window: T 2 C-- (2) Designate a chapter/t rac k number usi ng the number butto ns. Displa y e xample of the upper displa y window: T 2 C3 • R efer to “H ow[...]

23 Ref er to page 18 f or Repeat Pla yback o f MP3 and JPEG file s. 1 Press REPEAT during playback. Each time you press the butto n, the Re peat type will b e alternated. Exam ple: For D V D VI D EO Fo r D VD A UDIO For CD /VCD /SVC D NOTE • For a DVD AUD IO and CD , this operati on can always be carried out , while, for a VCD and SVCD, the ope r[...]

24 Advanced operations 1 Press ON SCREEN twice during play back . The menu ba r ( A page 29) wi ll be displ a yed. 2 Press cursor 2 / 3 to selec t . 3 Press EN TER. 4 Press cursor 5 / / to display . Other Re peat mode s can be selecte d here . For other Rep eat mode s, ref er to “Pla ying the title/chap ter/gr oup/trac k/all tra cks repeatedl y ([...]

25 1 Press SUBTITLE during playba ck of a di sc containing subtitles in s everal languages. • Each time y ou press the but ton, the subtitle will be alternated betw een ON/ OFF . 2 Press cursor 5 / / to select a subtitle language. • For a l anguage c ode such as “AA”, ref er to “Language codes” ( A page 39). • The manner of display in[...]

26 Advanced operations 1 Press ZOOM during playback or while paused. • Each time y ou press the b utton, the p icture magnific ation will be ch anged ( M 1.5 onl y for a VCD and SVCD). 2 Select the portion you want to see by using cursor 5 / / / 2 / 3 . • This oper ation c annot be c arried out wh en the magni fication is M 1. • T o r esum e [...]

27 Other convenient functions (continued) NOTE Virtual Sur round can be set only for mul ti-channel sound (A C3, LPCM, PPCM and DTS). V irtual Surrou nd cann ot be se t for 2 channe l audio such a s PCM stere o or Dolby Surrou nd. 1 Press VIRTUAL SURROUND during playback. • Each time you press the b utton, the Surround mode will be alternated bet[...]

28 Advanced operations NOTE Set the r emote control mo de selector t o AUDIO befor e using the nu mber button s. There are some D VD A UDIO discs with a s pecial gr oup , calle d “Bonus Group”, re corded . NOTE This operat ion can be c arried ou t when “BO NUS” is lit on the displ ay window on the main un it. 1 Press GROUP /TITLE repeatedly[...]

29 NOTE • S et the remote contro l mode selector to AUDIO before us ing the number buttons. • This op erat ion can be car ried out when the re is a disc load ed. Ther e are so me funct ions that m ay not work whi le th e di sc is sto pped. 1 Press ON SCREEN twice . “ON SCREEN” will appea r on the dis pla y windo w on the m ain unit. The sta[...]

30 Advanced operations The initi al se ttings of t he syste m can be chang ed accordi ng to th e env ironment the syst em is us ed in. NOTE • S et the remote contro l mode selector to AUDIO before using th e numbe r buttons. • The top and bott om of the pref erence sc reen may not be displ ayed on a wi de TV. Adjust the picture size on the TV .[...]

31 Preferences (continued) PICTURE AUDIO Items Conte nts ( : initial setting) DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT Select an outp ut sign al type from the following in accordanc e with th e device conne cted to the digit al aud io outpu t termin al (A V amplifie r , e tc.). (S ee the li st below for th e preferen ce it ems and o utput signal.) PCM ONL Y : Device[...]

32 Advanced operations AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH[...]

33 Some cou ntries space AM st ations 9 kH z apart, and ot her countries use 10 k Hz spaci ng. On the ma in unit ONLY: T o selec t 10 kH z interval s, while holi ng do wn ¢ on the ma in uni t in Standb y mode, pr ess F ST ANDBY/ON on the mai n unit to t ur n on the pow er . “10 kHz ” appears on the dis pla y win dow . T o selec t 9 kHz interva[...]

34 Presetting stati ons in the system al lows yo u to easily tune in to a stati on. NOTE Set the remote cont rol mode select o r to AUDIO before using t he num ber b uttons. The sys tem stores u p to 30 FM stations and up to 15 AM sta tions . 1 Select a station you want to store ( A page 33 for how to select) . 2 Press ME MORY. Figu res ( memor y n[...]

35 Connec t the other audio de vice to t his sys tem in advanc e ( A page 11). 1 Press AUX . The sourc e changes to A UX. 2 Play the other audio device. For detail s, ref er to the ma nual o f the de vice co nnect ed. 3 Adju st the vo lume and the sound quality of the system ( A pag e 17 ). Y ou c an adjus t the soun d input l ev el of anoth er aud[...]

36 When t he time y ou specify el apses , the system wi ll be turned off by i tself . Press SLEE P. Each tim e y ou press the b utton, the time indicat ed on the displ a y windo w on the mai n unit chang es (in minute s) . Example: When Sleep Timer is set to 60 minute s Sleep Time r will be au tomatica lly set in a f e w seconds , and the ind icati[...]

37 Reference When t he TV set o r de vice to be connec ted is a JVC prod uct equip ped with th e A V COMPU LINK - II or - III jack, co nnecting them to th e A V COMPU LINK jac k on the sys tem will a llow you to control the other d e vices b y operating o ne de vice . NOTE • Re fer to “Others” ( A page 31) to set the AV COMPU LINK mode. • A[...]

38 Reference When y ou enco unter a prob lem that seems to be a f ault, c heck the f ollowin g points bef ore co ntacting you r JVC service cen ter: Power source 7 Power do es not com e on. • The po wer cord is not co nnecte d to the ma in unit or an A C outlet. → Conne ct the pow er cord c orrectly . ( A page 12) Operation 7 You canno t opera [...]

39 Reference Others 7 It is not p ossible to sw itch audio o r subtitles between languages. • The disc do es not co ntain 2 or mo re language s. → If on ly a si ngle lang uage is recorde d on the disc, switch ing to ano ther lan guage is impo ssibl e. ( A page 25) 7 No subtitle is displayed. • The disc do es not co ntain any s ubtitles . → [...]

40 General P ower source : AC 110 – 240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz P owe r consu mpti on: 24 W (in ope rat ion) 1.1 W (on st andby) Wei gh t: 3. 0 k g Exter nal d imensions (W M H M D): 232 mm M 100 m m M 2 69 mm DVD player Pla yabl e discs: D VD VIDEO , D VD A UDIO, VCD , Super VCD , CD , CD-R/RW (CD , VCD , MP3, JPEG format), D VD -R/ R W (vi deo f ormat)[...]

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