JVC MX-V588T manual

MX-V508T/MX-V588T INSTRUCTIONS 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. GVT0006-001A [ U , UT , US, UB , UF ] DISC DISC DISC REPEAT RANDOM NTSC / PAL / PAL AUTO LABYRINTH LABYRINTH LABYRINTH LA[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, precauciones y otras notas Advertências, precauções e outras notas IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extens[...]

G-2 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS / IMPORTANTE PARA PRODUCTOS LÁSER / IMPOTANTE PARA PRODUTOS LASER / / 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR ENCLOSURE 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASIFICACIÓN, PEGADA EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA CAJA 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO LOCALIZADA NA PARTE POSTERIOR DA CAIXA DO APARELHO. 2 WARNING LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT 2 ETI[...]

G-3 Caution: Proper V entilation T o av oid r isk of electr ic shock and fire, and to pre vent damage , locate the apparatus as f ollows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ T op/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown b y the dimensions below . 3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path f[...]

1 English Thank you for purchasing the JVC Compact Component System. W e are proud to serve you and we hope this valued addition to your home will give you years of enjoyment. Please read this instruction manual carefully before operating your new stereo system. For questions that are not answered in the manual, kindly refer to your dealer . Featur[...]

2 English T able of Contents Features ...................................................................... 1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................. 1 IMPOR T ANT CAUTIONS ....................................... 1 Getting Started ................................................ 3 Accessories ................................[...]

3 English Getting Star ted Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. AC Plug Adaptor (except for Hong Kong and China) (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) AM Loop Antenna (1) FM W ire Antenna (1) V ideo Cord (1) If any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer immediately . Set the V[...]

4 English CAUTION: T o avoid noise, keep antennas away from metallic parts of the System, connecting cor d and the AC power cor d. CAUTION: Make all connections befor e plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the AM Antenna If reception is poor , connect the outside antenna. 1 3 2 Outside FM Antenna Wire 1 AM Loop Antenna T urn the lo[...]

5 English STEREO RECEIVER MODEL NO. CA - V505T UNIT NO. CA-V505T AC 110/127/ 220/230 - 240V 50/6 0Hz 85W RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT AUX SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 ~ 16 OHMS. VIDEO OUT LINE VOLTS 220V 110V 230V - 240V 127V IN OUT WARNING : SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR VIDEO OUT T o video input TV T o [...]

6 English V ideo Out Select Set the NTSC / P AL / P AL AUTO button on the front panel to NTSC , PA L or P AL AUTO mode according to your television system. NTSC ................ for NTSC exclusive TV . P AL ................... for PA L exclusive TV . P AL AUTO ........ for Multisystem TV . P AL AUT O detects the formula of the disc (NTSC/P AL) auto[...]

7 English Common Operations Remote Control A.BASS EX kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM SOUND MODE indicator Source, Sound Mode V olume level etc. Display When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well. However , we have only shown the items described in this section. Unit (Front Panel) DISC DISC DISC[...]

8 English T urning the Power On and Off T ur ning the System On 1. The display lights up and the ST ANDBY indicator goes out. 2. The System comes on ready to continue in the mode it was in when the power was last turned off. Example: • If the last thing you were doing was listening to a tape in Deck B, you are now ready to listen to a tape again [...]

9 English Adjusting the V olume Unit/Remote Contr ol Steps Explanation/Remarks or Reinfor cing the Bass Sound This is used to maintain the richness and fullness of the bass sound regardless of how low the volume is set. This function can only be used for playback. Unit Steps Explanation/Remarks 1. Turn the control clockwise to increase the volume o[...]

10 English Listening to Auxiliary Equipment By playing the sound from the auxiliary equipment through the System, you can gain control over how the music or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the System, you can apply the sound effects. Make sure that the external equipment is properly connected to the System (See page [...]

11 English Using the T uner Unit (Front Panel) DISC DISC DISC REPEAT RANDOM NTSC / PAL / PAL AUTO SELECT Remote Control Display A.BASS EX kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM Band display , Frequency display , Preset channel Number keys When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well. However , we have o[...]

12 English About the T uner Y ou can listen to both FM and AM stations. Stations can be tuned in manually , automatically or from preset memory storage. Before listening to the radio, check that both the FM and AM antennas are properly connected (See page 4). Setting the AM T uner Interval Spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, while[...]

13 English T uning In a Station There are 3 ways to select a station : Manual T uning, Auto T uning, Preset. Manual T uning: On the Unit 1. Press the FM/AM button. 2. Press the TUNING DOWN or TUNING UP button on the MUL TI CONTROL repeatedly . Unit/Remote Contr ol Steps Explanation/Remarks 1. The radio turns on. 2. The frequency will shift from fre[...]

14 English T o Change the FM Reception When an FM stereo broadcast is noisy or hard to receive, changing the following will improve the situation. Remote Control Steps Explanation/Remarks On the Remote Control 1. Press the FM MODE button. 1. The ST indicator goes off and the MONO indicator appears. The received broad cast will become monaural. EN11[...]

15 English 1 23 456 7 8 9 REC PAUSE 10 10 FM/AM A B DISC FM MODE PLAY MODE 7£ DISC DISC – VOLUME + SHIFT SLEEP ECHO RM-SEV507TU REMOTE CONTROL AUX C D DECK CLOCK TIMER SET – SELECT + ON SCREEN V.INTRO HIGHLIGHT SOUND MODE 8 STILL SELECT RETURN PREV NEXT Using the CD Player The System’ s CD Player has an Automatic Change with 3 disc trays. Y [...]

16 English One T ouch CD Player On the Unit 1. Press the SELECT ( 6 ) button. On the Remote Control 1. Press the ( 3 ) SELECT button. Notes: • If you press any one of the ( 0 ) buttons (for DISC 1-3), the power is automati- cally turned on and the selected disc tray comes out. • If you press any one of the DISC (1-3) button, the power is automa[...]

17 English Basics of Using the CD Player – Continuous Play T o Play a Disc 1. Insert a disc into one of the disc trays. On the Unit 1. T o Play: Press the SELECT CD ( 6 ) or DISC (1-3) buttons of the disc you want to play . 2. T o Stop: Press the ( ) RETURN ( 7 ) STOP button for the disc being played. 3. T o Stop and Remove the disc: For both the[...]

18 English T o Select a Disc, T rack Or Passage Within a T rack On the Unit 1. Press the DISC (1-3) button. 2. Press the ( 4 ) P .DOWN (PREV) or ( ¢ ) P .UP (NEXT) on the MUL TI CONTROL . On the Remote Control 1. Press the DISC (1-3) button. 2. Press the ( 4 ) PREV or ( ¢ ) NEXT . Unit/Remote Contr ol Steps Explanation/Remarks 1. This will select[...]

19 English Pr ogramming the Playing Or der of the T racks Y ou can change the order in which the discs and tracks play , and select only the discs and tracks you want from among those loaded in the CD Player . • Y ou can program up to 32 steps in any desired order from among the discs in the player . • Y ou can only make a program when the CD P[...]

20 English Repeating a Selection or the Discs Y ou can have all the discs, the program or the individual selection currently playing repeat as many times as you like. On the Unit 1. Press the REPEA T button. 2. T o exit REPEA T MODE , press thge REPEA T button repeatedly until the Repeat mode indicator goes out. Unit Steps Explanation/Remarks 1. Th[...]

21 English T ray Lock Function In order to keep the discs in the CD Player safely , the disc trays can be locked electronically in a single operation. When the electronic lock is on, the trays cannot be opened even if the ( 0 ) button is pressed. This function can only be operated by using the buttons on the Unit itself. Locking the Electronic Lock[...]

22 English Operation Of Playback Contr ol Function Playing V ideo CDs with Playback Contr ol Function This System provides a Playback Control function which utilizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a V ideo CD. The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the disc you use. V ideo CD with the Playback Control Function is requi[...]

23 English What is the Playback Contr ol PBC function? The Playback Control function, PBC allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high resolution still images having a resolution four times greater than video pictures. • Menu-driven playback Y ou can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry . • High-resolu[...]

24 English Graphic CDs Playing Graphic CDs 1) Playing back a CD-G Basic CD-playing procedures (described on pages 17-20) can also apply to the CD-G playback. When you start playing a CD-G, “ GRAPHICS ” appears on the display . T o use a CD-G as a Karaoke source, see page 37. 2) Playing back a Video CD without the PBC function Basic CD-playing p[...]

25 English V arious Unique Functions V arious Functions to Enhance Y our Enjoyment The following functions can only be executed with the buttons on the Remote Control. Frame-by-Frame Playback Y ou can advance a still picture frame by frame. Frame-by-Frame Playback is only possible when the moving pictures (of the V ideo CDs with or without the PBC [...]

26 English V iewing the Video Intr o of a V ideo CD Using this function, you can check the contents of a V ideo CD, watching first 5 seconds of each track on the V ideo CD. On the Remote Control 1. Press the DISC (1-3) button for the disc you want to check out. 2. Press the V .INTRO button while press- ing the SHIFT button after a picture appears o[...]

27 English Using the Cassette Deck (Listening to a T ape) The Cassette Deck allow you to play , record and dub audio tapes. W ith Automatic T ape Detection, you can listen to T ype I, II and IV tapes without changing any settings Caution: The use of tapes longer than 120 minutes is not recommended, since characteristics deterioration may occur and [...]

28 English One T ouch Play On the Unit 1. Press the ( 2 2 2 2 2 ) T APE ( 3 3 3 3 3 ) button. On the Remote Control 1. Press the ( 2 2 2 2 2 ) or ( 3 3 3 3 3 ) button. Unit/Remote Contr ol Steps Explanation/Remarks 1. The unit will turn on and if there is a tape in the deck, it will start to play . If no tape is loaded, the Unit will come on and wa[...]

29 English Music Scan T o find the beginning of a music track during play , use the Music Scan function. Music Scan searches for blank portions that usually separate selections, then plays the next selection. T o Find the Beginning of the Current Selection 1. Press the 1 1 1 1 1 or ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ or ( 1 1 1 1 1 or ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ button on the Remot[...]

30 English Using the Cassette Deck (Recor ding) Recording onto a cassette from any kind of the audio sources is simple. Just insert a cassette in Deck B, have the source ready , make one or two settings, and you’re ready to record. Things T o Know Befor e Y ou Start Recording It may be unlawful to record or playback copyright material without the[...]

31 English Standar d Recor ding This is the basic method for recording. Y ou can record from a tape in Deck A, a CD, the T uner or Auxiliary source. Insert a tape into Deck B to be recorded. Only Deck B can record. On the Unit 1. Insert a blank or erasable tape into Deck B. 2. Press the REVERSE MODE button if you want to record on both sides of the[...]

32 English T o r educe the beat during recor ding AM station When recording an AM broadcast, beats may be produces which are not heard when listening to the broadcast. In this case, press the REPEA T button on the CD Player to eliminate the beats. On the Unit 1. Insert the source tape into Deck A for playback. 2. Insert the blank or erasable tape i[...]

33 English Using the Timer kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM A.BASS EX TA NEWS INFO EON T imer indicator Clock, timer-on time etc. Unit (Front Panel) Display When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well. However , we have only shown the items described in this section. The timers let you control li[...]

34 English Setting the Timer On the Remote Control 1. Press and hold the SHIFT button until the following procedure is finished. 2. Press the TIMER button. 3. Press the SELECT (+) or (–) to set the On T ime. 4. Press the SET button. 5. Press the SELECT (+) or (–) to set the Off T ime. 6. Press the SET button. 7. Press the SELECT (+) or (–) to[...]

35 English Setting the SLEEP Timer The Sleep T imer is used to turn the Unit of f after a certain number of minutes when it is playing. This function will let you fall asleep while listening to the music. Thus you will enjoy your sleep without having to worry about the Unit playing until the next morning. The Sleep T imer can only be operated when [...]

36 English Using the Micr ophone Unit (Front Panel) DISC DISC DISC REPEAT RANDOM NTSC / PAL / PAL AUTO SELECT SOUND MODE VOLUME MIC LEVEL MIC 1 MIC 2 When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well. However , we have only shown the items described in this section. The System includes two microphone terminals, MIC 1 and MIC 2 . [...]

37 English Singing Along - Karaoke Y ou can enjoy singing along using conventional audio CDs, CD-Gs, V ideo CDs or tapes. T o sing along with conventional audio discs or tapes V ocal Masking When playing a stereo recorded source such as conventional audio CDs or tapes, you can reduce the lead vocal and replace it with your voice by singing into the[...]

38 English T o sing along with Multiplex Karaoke discs or tapes MPX (Multiplex) / V ocal Replace Sound If the source you are going to play is a multiplex karaoke disc or tape, you can use the following two functions - Multiplex Sound and V ocal Replace. Before playing a source, turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pict[...]

39 English Apply Echo to Y our V oice Echo can be applied to your voice through the microphone(s). On the Unit 1. Press the ECHO button. 2. T o Cancel, press the ECHO button again. On the Remote Control 1. Press the ECHO button while pressing the SHIFT button. 2. T o cancel, press the ECHO button again while pressing the SHIFT button. Remote Contro[...]

40 English Recor ding Y our Singing Along Y our singing along can be recorded with the effects created by the Karaoke function. On the Unit 1. Turn down the MIC LEVEL control and the VOLUME control. 2. Connect the microphone (not supplied) into the MIC 1 or 2 jack on the front panel. 3. Play the source - CD, tape or others. T o play audio CDs, CD-G[...]

41 English Car e And Maintenance Compact Discs Handle your compact discs, cassette tapes, and Cassette Deck carefully , and they will last a long time. • Remove the CD from the case by holding it at the edges while pressing the centre hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or bend the CD. • Put the CD back in its case afte[...]

42 English • If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. • If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the Unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer , for service. Symptom No sound is heard. Unable to record. Poor radio r[...]

43 English Specifications MX-V508T / MX-V588T Specifications CD/AMP/DECK TUNER UNIT Specifications CA-V508T/CA-V588T CA-V508T Silver in colour , CA-V588T Gold in colour Amplifier Section Output Power (IEC 268-3/DIN) 27watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven, into 6 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Input Sen[...]

STEREO RECEIVER MODEL NO. CA - V505T UNIT NO. CA-V505T AC 110/127 /220/ 230 - 240V 50/6 0Hz 85W RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT AUX SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 ~ 16 OHMS. VIDEO OUT LINE VOLTS 220V 110V 230V - 240V 127V IN OUT WARNING : SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicabl[...]