JVC UX-A70MD manual

INSTR UCTIONS UX-A70MD 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. GVT0050-003A [US, UB, UJ] MICR O COMPONENT MD SYSTEM COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 0 10 +10 ABC MARK GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV W[...]

– G-1 – Caution –– switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY/ON lamp goes off). The switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the unit is on standby, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights red. • When the unit is turned on, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights green. The power can be remote contro[...]

Español Português English CA UTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or mois- ture. PRECA UCIÓN Para reducir riesgos de choques eléctricos, incendio, etc.: 1. No extraiga los tornillos, los cubiertas ni la caja. 2. No exponga este aparato a l[...]

Front vie w Side view Vista frontal Vista lateral P arte frontal P ar tes laterais Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent 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 dimensions below[...]

Español Português English – G-4 – REPR ODUCTION OF LABELS / REPRODUCCIÓN DE ETIQUET AS / REPRODUÇÃO DE ETIQUET AS / CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. DANGER : Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 3. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover . There are no user servic[...]

– 1 – English Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • This manual mainly explains playback and editing operations using the remote contr ol, and the other operation such as recording operations using the buttons on the unit. Y ou can use the buttons both on the r emote control and on the main unit for the same o[...]

– 2 – English Contents Recording on MD ......................................... 25 Before Y ou Start Recording ................................. 26 Recording FM/AM Broadcasts ............................ 28 Recording CD — CD Synchronized Recording .... 28 Recording the External Equipment — Sound Synchronized Recording ............... 29 Ed[...]

– 3 – English p q  w  e   r    t       y  1 2 3   4 5  6 7    8         9 1 TRACK DAILY MD REC SLEEP MONO HIGH NORMAL SPEED ALL RANDOMPRGM REC CD MD STEREO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BASS 15 LP2 LP4 SOUND SP u i o ; as d f g h j Locat[...]

– 4 – English See pages in the parentheses for details. Main Unit 1 MD # ¥ 8 (play/pause) b utton (11, 22) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 2 A UX button (11, 29) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 3 MD OPEN/CLOSE 0 button (22, 37) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 4 (Standby/On) button and ST AN[...]

– 5 – English Remote Control Remote Control 1 DIMMER button (13) 2 COLOR button (9, 13) 3 CLOCK/TIMER button (39) 4 TITLE/EDIT b utton (32, 36) 5 DISPLA Y/CHARA (c haracter) button (23, 27, 36) 6 CANCEL b utton (19, 24, 32, 36, 39) 7 SET button (13, 15, 26, 32, 36, 39) 8 ENTER button (32, 37) 9 REPEA T button (20, 24) p MD # ¥ 8 (play/pause) b[...]

– 6 – English Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you hav e all the following items. The number in the parenthesis indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • AC po wer cord (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • Spacers (2) • AC Plug Adaptor (1) — exce[...]

– 7 – English 1 If cords ar e covered with insula tion, twist the core of the cord at the end of each cord, then remo ve the insulation. 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. 3 T urn the AM loop antenna until you ha ve the best rece ption. AM antenna T o connect an outdoor AM antenna When reception is poor , con[...]

– 8 – English RL -- + + RL Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect the following equipment which can be used as a playback and recording de vice. By using the cassette deck, for example, you can record any source played back on this unit. When you connect and use the equipment, refer also to its manual supplied. • DO NOT connect other equ[...]

– 9 – English Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control Insert the batteries — R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) — into the remote control, by matching the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – marking on the battery compartment. When the remote control can no longer operate the unit, replace both batteries at the same time. R6P(SUM[...]

– 10 – English Basic and Common Operations The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 11 to 13.) Remote control Main unit EN10-13.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:30 PM 10[...]

– 11 – English T urning On the Power When you press the play button (CD # / 8 , MD # / 8 ) for a particular source or the source selecting buttons such as FM/AM and A UX, the unit automa tically turns on (and starts playback if the source is ready). T o turn on the unit without playing, press . The ST ANDBY/ON lamp on the main unit lights green[...]

– 12 – English Adjusting the Volume Y ou can adjust the v olume lev el only while the unit is turned on. T o decrease the volume, press V OLUME – . T o increase the volume, press V OLUME + . • When press and hold each button, you can change the v olume lev el continuously . For pri vate listening Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES j[...]

– 13 – English Setting the Display Illumination Y ou can change the illumination color and brightness of the electronic swing panel and display windo w . T o set the illumination color Y ou can select the illumination color by your preference. 1 Pr ess to turn on the unit. 2 Press COLOR r epeatedly until the color you want appears in the main d[...]

– 14 – English Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts Remote control Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 15 and 16.) EN14-16.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:30 PM 14[...]

– 15 – English T uning in a Station 1 Pr ess FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the pre viously tuned station (either FM or AM.) • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Pr ess and hold ¢ or 4 until the station frequencies star t changing continuously in the main display . • ¢ : to increa[...]

– 16 – English 3 Press the number b uttons to select a preset number . Ex. For preset number 5, press 5. For preset number 15, press +10, then 5. For preset number 20, press +10, then 10. For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. • Y ou can also select the preset number by pressing ¢ or 4 . 4 Press SET ag ain. “STORED” appears in th[...]

– 17 – English Playing Back a CD Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 18 to 20.) Remote control EN17-20.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:30 PM 17[...]

– 18 – English Playing Back the Entire CD — Normal Play Y ou can play a CD. 1 Press CD OPEN/CLOSE 0 . The unit automatically turns on, the electronic swing panel slides upward, then the disc tray comes out. 2 Place a CD corr ectly on the circle of the disc tray with its label side up. • When using a CD single (8 cm), place it on the inner c[...]

– 19 – English Programing 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. On the remote contr ol ONL Y : 1 Load a CD. 2 Pr ess CD # / 8 , then 7 . The source is changed to “CD. ” 3 Pr ess PLA Y MODE so that “CD PROGRAM” appe[...]

– 20 – English Repeating T racks — Repeat Play Y ou can hav e all the tracks, the program or the indi vidual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like. On the remote contr ol ONL Y : T o repeat play , press REPEA T during or before play . • Each time you press REPEA T , Repeat play mode changes as follo ws: REPEA T ALL : Repe[...]

– 21 – English Playing Back an MD Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 22 to 24.) Remote control EN21-24.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:31 PM 21[...]

– 22 – English • When the unit finishes playing a track, its track number goes off fr om the track number indicator on the display . MD playback stops automatically after playing all the tracks on the MD. T o stop during play , press 7 . T o remov e the disc, press MD OPEN/CLOSE 0 . While the unit is pulling in the MD: • DO NOT press MD OPE[...]

– 23 – English Basic MD Operations While playing an MD, you can do the follo wing operations. T o stop playback for a moment Press MD # / 8 . The MD indicators lights on the display and the elapsed playing time starts flashing in the main display . T o resume playback, press MD # / 8 ag ain. T o locate a particular point in a track during play [...]

– 24 – English REPEAT ALL REPEAT OFF REPEAT 1 (Canceled) T o modify the program Before playing, you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL. Each time you press the button, the last programed track is erased from the program. T o add tracks in the program bef ore y ou start play , simply select track numbers you want to add. T o e[...]

– 25 – English Recording on MDs Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 26 to 29.) F or recording operations, y ou mainly use the buttons on the main unit. Remote control EN25-29.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:31 PM 25[...]

– 26 – English Before Y ou Start Recording • It may be unla wful to record or play bac k copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner . • When you record onto partially recorded MD, its contents are not erased or ov erwritten. The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the MD. If you want to [...]

– 27 – English Stereo Long-Hour Recording (MDLP) On con ventional MD recorders, 2 times long-hour recording on MDs has been possible only in monaural sound, but this unit allo ws for 2 times or 4 times long- hour recording without losing stereo sound. W ith this feature, songs (tracks) can be recorded on a single MD using different recording le[...]

– 28 – English Recording FM/AM Broadcasts Y ou ha ve three methods (MODE 1 – 3) to record from an FM/AM broadcast onto an MD. * For the recording length mode, see “Stereo Long-Hour Recording (MDLP)” on page 27. On the main unit ONL Y : 1 Insert a recordable MD in the MD loading slot. • If the MD playback starts, press 7 to stop it. 2 Pr[...]

– 29 – English Recording the External Equipment — Sound Synchronized Recording W ith this recording method, you can start recording automatically when the source sound comes into this unit through the LINE IN jacks. Sound synchronized Recording will stop automatically if no sound comes into for more than 30 seconds. Y ou hav e thr ee methods [...]

– 30 – English Editing MDs The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 31 to 34.) Remote control Main unit EN30-34.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:31 PM 30[...]

– 31 – English C D E C D E B A A B After joining track B 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 include di viding, joining, moving, erasing tracks, erasing the entire disc, and more than one of them can be combined as required. B C A A B[...]

– 32 – English 6 Press Ø or ø to adjust the dividing point precisely . When you stop pressing the buttons, the unit r epeats the newly selected di viding 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 find the right posi[...]

– 33 – English 3 Pr ess SET . “– – – + 1 ?” appears in the main display . 4 Pr ess ¢ or 4 to select the two adjacent tracks y ou want to join. • Y ou can also press the number button(s) to directly select the track you want to join. 5 Pr ess SET . “PUSH ENTER” appears in the main display . • If you hav e selected wrong tracks[...]

– 34 – English ERASE Function This function allo ws you to erase unwanted tracks. • T o stop any time during editing process, press TITLE/EDIT . 1 Insert an MD y ou want to edit into the MD loading slot. 2 Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “ERASE?” appears in the main display . The source is changed to “MD. ” • Each time you press T[...]

– 35 – English Assigning T itles to an MD The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 36 and 37.) Remote control Main unit EN35-37.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:31 PM 35[...]

– 36 – English 3 Press Ø or ø to change the title entry mode. • Each time you press the button, the title entry mode changes as follo ws: 4 Press SET to enter the selected title entry mode. 5 Input a character . 1) Press DISPLA Y/CHARA to select the character set you want. • Each time you press the button, the character set changes as fol[...]

– 37 – English 3) Repeat steps 5 – 1) and 5 – 2) to input other characters. • If the character you want to input next is assigned to the same button you ha ve just pressed in step 5 – 2) , press Ø f irst to move the character entry position to the right. • The main display can only show 9 characters at a time. If you enter the 10th c[...]

– 38 – English Using the T imers The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration belo w are used and explained in this section (pages 39 to 42.) Remote control Main unit EN38-42.UX-A70MD[USUBUJ]_f 00.12.4, 4:31 PM 38[...]

– 39 – English There are three timers a vailable — Recording Timer , Daily T imer , and Sleep Timer . Bef ore using these timers, y ou need to set the built-in clock. Setting the Clock Y ou can set the clock whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode. 1 Pr ess CLOCK/TIMER. “0:00” appears in the main display with the hour digit flash[...]

– 40 – English 3 Set the timer -off time. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour . 2) Press SET . The minute digit starts flashing. 3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the minute. 4) Press SET . The source name flashes in the main display . 4 Select the source to r ecord. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to select the source . • Eac h ti[...]

– 41 – English 2 Set the timer -on time. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour . 2) Press SET . The minute digit starts flashing. 3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the minute. 4) Press SET . The hour digit of the timer -off time starts flashing. 3 Set the timer -off time. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour . 2) Press SE[...]

– 42 – English T o sleep with the Sleep Timer and wake up with the Daily Timer The unit turns off when the shut-of f time comes (set by the Sleep T imer), and turns on w hen the timer -on time (set by the Daily T imer) comes. 1 Set the Daily Timer as explained on pages 40 and 41. 2 Start playing back any source y ou want to listen to befor e sl[...]

– 43 – 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. • Keep the CD trays, and the MD loading slot co[...]

– 44 – 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 recorded 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 su[...]

– 45 – English SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) The MD recorder integrated to this unit uses the Serial Cop y Management System which allows only f irst-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software (like CDs or prerecorded MDs). HCMS (High-speed Copy Management System) No w onto recordable MDs (minidiscs), you can record (co[...]

– 46 – English MD Messages Message BLANK DISC CANNO T JOIN CAN NO T LISTEN DISC ERR OR DISC FULL DISC PR OTECTED EMERGENCY STOP HCMS CAN NO T COPY LO AD ERR OR MD NO DISC NON A UDIO CAN NO T COPY PLA Y BA CK SCMS CAN NO T COPY TRA CK PR OTECTED Signification The disc is blank. Y ou are trying to join tracks which cannot be joined. Y ou are tryi[...]

– 47 – English T roubleshooting Symptom No sound is heard. Unable to record on an MD. Poor radio reception. Unable to operate the remote control. Loaded CD and MD can not be ejected. The CD does not play . The CD skips. Operations are disabled. Possible Cause Connections are incorrect or loose. • Y ou are using a prerecorded MD. • The MD is[...]

– 48 – English Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer (IEC 268-3/DIN): 44 W (22 W + 22 W) at 4 Ω (MAX.) 40 W (20 W + 20 W) at 4 Ω (10 % THD) Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) LINE IN: 400 mV/48 k Ω Audio output lev el/Impedance (at 1 kHz) LINE OUT : 260 mV/5.8 k Ω Speaker T erminals: 4 Ω – 16 Ω T uner FM tuning range: [...]

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