JVC UX-A70MDR manual

INSTRUCTIONS UX-A70MDR 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. GVT0050-008A [B] 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 WXYZ DEF 9[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORT ANT 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 extension lead or consult your dealer . BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an id[...]

Front view Side view 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 . 3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate [...]

– G-3 – SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been disigned and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions before you atte[...]

– 1 – 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 operation[...]

– 2 – Contents Recording on MD ......................................... 28 Before Y ou Start Recording ................................. 29 Recording FM/AM (MW/L W) Broadcasts .......... 31 Recording CD — CD Synchronized Recording .... 31 Recording the External Equipment — Sound Synchronized Recording ............... 32 Editing MD ........[...]

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– 4 – See pages in the parentheses for details. Main Unit 1 MD # ¥ 8 (play/pause) b utton (11, 25) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 2 A UX button (11, 32) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 3 MD OPEN/CLOSE 0 button (25, 40) • Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 4 (Standby/On) button and ST ANDBY/ON l[...]

– 5 – Remote Control Remote Control 1 DIMMER button (13) 2 CLOCK/TIMER button (42) 3 COLOR button (9, 13) 4 RDS CONTR OL button (16) 5 TITLE/EDIT b utton (35, 39) 6 DISPLA Y/CHARA (character) button (26, 30, 39) 7 CANCEL b utton (22, 27, 35, 39, 42) 8 SET button (13, 15, 29, 35, 39, 42) 9 ENTER button (35, 40) p REPEA T button (23, 27) q MD # ?[...]

– 6 – 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 (MW/L W) loop antenna (1) • A C power cord (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • Spacers (2) If any is missing, consult your[...]

– 7 – 1 If cords ar e covered with insulation, twist the cor e of the cord at the end of each cord, then remo ve the insulation. 2 Connect the AM (MW/L W) loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. 3 T urn the AM (MW/L W) loop antenna until you ha ve the best reception. AM (MW/L W) antenna T o connect an outdoor AM (MW/L W) antenna W[...]

– 8 – RL -- + + RL – AM EXT AM LOOP FM(75 Ω ) COAXIAL ANTENNA 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, y ou can record any source played back on this unit. When you connect and use the equipment, refer also to its manua[...]

– 9 – 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-3)/AA(1[...]

– 10 – Basic and Common Operations The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 11 to 13). Remote control Main unit PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + EN10-13.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 10[...]

– 11 – T urning On the Power When you press the play button (CD # / 8 , MD # / 8 ) or the source selecting buttons such as FM/AM and A UX, the unit automatically 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. “HELLO” appears in the mai[...]

– 12 – Adjusting the Volume Y ou can adjust the volume le vel 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 level continuously . For pri vate listening Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No so[...]

– 13 – 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 display .[...]

– 14 – Listening to FM and AM (MW/L W) Broadcasts Remote control Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 15 to 19). Y ou cannot use the buttons on the main unit to operate the RDS functions. Use only buttons on the remote control. PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + PTY EON DISPL[...]

– 15 – 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–MW/L W .) • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW/L W .) 2 Pr ess and hold ¢ or 4 until the station frequencies star t changing continuously in the main display . • ¢[...]

– 16 – Receiving FM Stations with RDS RDS allo ws FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. F or example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned to an FM station which pro vides the RDS service, the[...]

– 17 – 3 Pr ess SELECT –/+ to select a PTY code. The PTY code pre viously selected starts flashing in the main display . • Each time you press the button, the PTY codes change as follows (refer also to the list on pag e 19): Ne ws “ Affairs “ Info “ Sport “ Educate “ Drama “ Culture “ Science “ V aried “ Pop M “ Rock M ?[...]

– 18 – How the EON function actually works: CASE 1 If ther e is no sta tion broadcasting the pr ogram you ha ve selected The unit continues tuning in the current station. « When a station starts broadcasting the program you hav e selected, the unit automatically switches to the station. The indicator of recei ved PTY code starts flashing. « W[...]

– 19 – Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be diff erent from the above list. Description of the PTY codes: News : Ne ws. Affairs : T opical program expanding or enlarging upon the ne ws — debate, or analysis. Info : Programs the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense. Sport : Programs concerned with any[...]

– 20 – Playing Back a CD Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 21 to 23). Remote control PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + EN20-23.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 20[...]

– 21 – Playing Back the Entire CD — Normal Play Y ou can play a CD. 1 Pr ess 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 circle o[...]

– 22 – 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 Press CD # / 8 , then 7 . The source is changed to “CD. ” 3 Press PLA Y MODE so that “CD PR OGRAM” appears in th[...]

– 23 – Repeating T racks — Repeat Play Y ou can hav e all the tracks, the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you lik e. 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 : Repeats all [...]

– 24 – Playing Back an MD Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 25 to 27). Remote control PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + EN24-27.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 24[...]

– 25 – • 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 remove the disc, press MD OPEN/CLOSE 0 . While the unit is pulling in the MD: • DO NOT press MD OPEN/CLOSE 0[...]

– 26 – 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 again. T o locate a particular point in a track during play Press and[...]

– 27 – 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 befor e you start play , simply select track numbers you want to add. T o erase the [...]

– 28 – Recording on MD Main unit The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 29 to 32). F or recording operations, y ou mainl y use the buttons on the main unit. Remote control PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + EN28-32.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 28[...]

– 29 – 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 record [...]

– 30 – 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 f or 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 length mo[...]

– 31 – Recording FM/AM (MW/L W) Broadcasts Y ou hav e three methods (MODE 1 – 3) to record from an FM/AM (MW/L W) broadcast onto an MD. * For the recording length mode, see “Stereo Long-Hour Recording (MDLP)” on page 30. On the main unit ONL Y : 1 Insert a recordable MD in the MD loading slot. • If the MD playback starts, press 7 to sto[...]

– 32 – 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 three methods (MODE 1 ?[...]

– 33 – Editing MD The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 34 to 37). Remote control PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + Main unit EN33-37.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 33[...]

– 34 – 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 A A C a[...]

– 35 – 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 dividing point up to ±128. T his range (±128) corresponds to approximately ±8 seconds* from the original point (Position 0). • When you find the right position, go[...]

– 36 – 3 Press SET . “– – – + 1 ?” appears in the main display . 4 Press ¢ or 4 to select the tw o 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 Press SET . “PUSH ENTER” appears in the main display . • If you hav e selected wrong tracks, press CA[...]

– 37 – 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 Pr ess TITLE/EDIT repea tedly until “ERASE?” appears in the main display . The source is changed to “MD. ” • Each time you press TITLE/E[...]

– 38 – Assigning T itles to an MD The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 39 and 40). Remote control PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + Main unit EN38-40.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 10:59 AM 38[...]

– 39 – 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 follo ws: 2[...]

– 40 – 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 character[...]

– 41 – Using the T imers The buttons enlar ged clearly in the illustration below are used and e xplained in this section (pages 42 to 45). Remote control Main unit PTY EON DISPLAY – SELECT + EN41-45.UX-A70MDR[B]_f 00.12.4, 11:00 AM 41[...]

– 42 – There are three timers a vailable — Recording T imer, Daily T imer , and Sleep T imer . Bef ore using these timers, you need to set the b uilt-in clock. Setting the Clock Y ou can set the clock whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode. 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER. “0:00” appears in the main display with the hour digit flashing. 2 P[...]

– 43 – 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 time you p[...]

– 44 – 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 SET . The [...]

– 45 – 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 43 and 44. 2 Start playing back any source y ou want to listen to befor e sleep. 3 Se[...]

– 46 – 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 cov er clo[...]

– 47 – 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 regular CDs. On an MD of this type, data is recorded as the presence or absence of tin y pits. A laser beam focuses on the pits on the surface of[...]

– 48 – SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) The MD recorder inte g rated to this unit uses the Serial Copy Management System which allo ws only first-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 (copy) sou[...]

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

– 50 – 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 sensitivity/Impedance (a t 1 kHz) LINE IN: 400 mV/48 k Ω Audio output le vel/Impedance (at 1 kHz) LINE OUT : 260 mV/5.8 k Ω Speaker T erminals: 4 Ω – 16 Ω T uner FM tuning range:87.50 MHz[...]

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