JVC XL-R5020BK manual

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. LET0206-001A [J] INSTRUCTIONS XL-R5020BK CD/CDR MUL TIPLE COMP A CT DISC RECORDER XL–R5020 CD/CDR MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC RECORDER MP3 PLAYBACK COMPACT DI[...]

– G-1 – W arnings, Cautions and Other s 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 moisture. IMPORT ANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. DANGER : Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid dir[...]

1 T able of Contents Introduction ................................................ 2 About This Manual .................................................. 2 Precautions ............................................................. 2 Precautions on Disc Playback and Recording ........ 3 Parts Identification ...................................... 4 Ma[...]

2 Intr oduction About This Manual This manual is organized as follows: • Y ou can use the buttons and contr ols both on the remote contr ol and on the unit for the same operations if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks), unless mentioned otherwise. • Basic and common information that is the same for many functions is grouped in one p[...]

3 Precautions on Disc Playback and Recording Playback This unit has been designed to play back discs bearing the following logos: In addition to the above discs, this unit can play back audio data recor ded on CD-G (CD Graphics), CD-T ext, CD-Extra and CD-R/CD-RW (single session) including MP3 tracks (files). Notes on playing a CD-R or CD-RW: • T[...]

4 Par ts Identification See pages in the parentheses for details. Main Unit 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (9, 38) 2 Remote sensor 3 CD EDIT button (29, 30) 4 3-CD Changer disc trays (CD1, CD2, CD3) (10, 19) 5 3-CD Changer disc eject 0 buttons ( 0 CD1, 0 CD2, 0 CD3) (10, 15) 6 3-CD Changer disc number buttons (CD1, CD2, CD3) (9, 10, 19) 7 C[...]

5 C A N C E L R E C S O U R C E D I S P L A Y M E N U 1 CD1 CD2 CD3 ST ANDBY/ON PLA Y CD REC CD EDIT SYNCHRO F ADE REC RM-SXL001J REMOTE CONTROL PITCH 0 PITCH FINALIZE REC MUTING MODE SET GROUP REPEA T CD CDR 4 7 10 2 5 8 3 6 9 10 GROUP CONTROL GROUP 1 2 3 4 p f w e r t y u i d h g k j 6 7 8 5 9 ; a s o q 1 Disc number buttons (CD1, CD2, CD3) (9, 1[...]

6 • DO NOT use an old battery together with a new one. • DO NOT use dif ferent types of batteries together . • DO NOT expose batteries to heat or flame. • DO NOT leave the batteries in the battery compartment when you are not going to use the remote control for an extended period of time. Otherwise, it will be damaged from battery leakage. [...]

7 Connecting Other Components When you connect and use other components, refer also to the manuals supplied with them. • DO NOT connect other components while the power is on. • DO NOT plug in any component until all connections are complete. T o connect an analog component White plugs and jacks are f or left audio signals, and red ones for rig[...]

8 T o connect digital components This unit is equipped with two types of digital input/output terminals—coaxial and optical. When connecting a digital component equipped with a digital output terminal The following connection allows you to perform digital-to- digital recor ding on this unit (through the digital terminals). • When pla ying back [...]

9 On the unit: COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable ReWritable MIN MAX COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO XL – R5020 CD/CDR MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC RECORDER C A N C E L R E C S O U R C E D I S P L A Y M E N U 1 CD1 CD2 CD3 STANDBY/ON PLAY MODE SET GROUP REPEAT CD CDR 4 7 10 2 5 8 3 6 9 10 GROUP CONTROL GROUP Basic Operations Before operating the unit any further , [...]

10 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays (see the left). 2 Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3). The CD PLA YER indicator lights up on the display and 3-CD Changer reads out the disc contents. The playback starts with the first track of the selected disc. • 3-CD Changer stops playing after playing back all loaded discs [...]

11 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays (see page 10). 2 Press one of the disc number buttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3). The CD PLA YER indicator lights up on the display and 3-CD Changer reads out the disc contents. The playback starts with the first track of the selected disc. • 3-CD Changer stops playing after playing back all loaded discs on[...]

12 Y ou cannot make a program using MP3 discs. 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays . If the current disc is CD Recor der: — On the unit: Pr ess PLA Y 3 , then STOP 7 for 3-CD Changer . —From the r emote control: Press CONTROL CD. 2 Press PLA Y MODE repeatedl y until “ PG ” appears on the display . The PROGRAM indicator also lights[...]

13 7 Start playing. On the unit: Press PLA Y 3 for 3-CD Changer . From the remote control: Press 3 . The tracks are played in the or der you have programed. Program Play stops when all the pr ogramed tracks are played once (unless Repeat Play is activated—see page 15). T o stop playing, pr ess STOP 7 for 3-CD Changer on the unit or 7 on the remot[...]

14 Y ou cannot use Random Play for MP3 discs. 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays . If the current disc is CD Recor der: — On the unit: Pr ess PLA Y 3 , then STOP 7 for 3-CD Changer . —From the r emote control: Press CONTROL CD. 2 Press PLA Y MODE repeatedl y until “ CD RANDOM ” appears on the displa y . The RANDOM indicator also [...]

15 Repeating T racks—Repeat Play Y ou can r epeat playing all the discs, the program or the individual track currently playing as many times as you like. Fr om the remote control ONL Y: Press REPEA T during or before pla ying. The REPEA T indicator lights up on the display . • Each time you pr ess the button, Repeat Play changes as follows: •[...]

16 Playing Back a Disc on CD Recor der • Y ou can play back both finalized and unfinalized discs on CD Recorder . • Pr ogram Play , Random Play and Pitch Control cannot be used on CD Recor der . IMPORT ANT When using operating buttons ( 3 , 7 , 8 ) on the r emote control for the following operations, check the CD RECORDER indicator lights up on[...]

17 Basic Disc Operations T o go to another track On the unit: T urn MUL TI JOG ¢ / 4 . From the remote control: Press ¢ or 4 . • ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks. • 4 : Goes back to the beginning of the current or pr evious tracks. T o go to another track directly Fr om the remote control ONL Y: Select a track numb[...]

18 Playing Back MP3 Discs on 3-CD Changer About MP3 MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Pictur e Experts Group (or MPEG) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 kbps * ). That means, by using MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can. * Bit rate is the avera[...]

19 1 Load MP3 discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays (see pa g e 10). 2 Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) y ou want to play . The CD PLA YER indicator lights up on the display . When 3-CD Changer reads out the disc contents and detects it as an MP3 disc, the disc information appears on the display as follows. The MP3 lamp on t[...]

20 Basic MP3 Disc Operations T o go to another track On the unit: T urn MUL TI JOG ¢ / 4 . From the remote control: Press ¢ or 4 . • ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks (beyond the group boundaries). • 4 : Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks (beyond the group boundaries). While the last track [...]

21 Recor ding on a CD-R/CD-R W Before Y ou Start Recording Before you start, r emember ... • Perform recor ding onto a CD-R AUDIO or CD-RW AUDIO disc (see page 3). • When you r ecord onto a partially recor ded unfinalized CD-R or CD-RW , its contents are not erased or overwritten. The recor ding star ts fr om the point following the last record[...]

22 1 Load a recor dable CD-R or CD-R W onto the CD Recor der disc tray . 2 Press REC SOURCE SELECT OR on the unit or REC SOURCE on the remote contr ol to select a sour ce to record from. Selected recor ding source lamp on the unit lights up. • Each time you press the button, the following r ecording sources appear: OPTICAL IN :Records through the[...]

23 1 While CD Recor der is in recording pause mode (or recording), press MENU. 2 T urn REC LEVEL + / − control on the unit or press 3 or 2 on the remote contr ol to adjust the recor ding level. • Adjust the recording level so that the OVER indicator never lights. If the OVER indicator lights up in red intermittently , the recor ded sound will b[...]

24 Fr om the remote control ONL Y : Press DISPLA Y to change the displa y information. The display changes to show track information for 3 seconds as follows: 7 When the recording sour ce is 3-CD Changer 7 When the recording sour ce is other than 3-CD Changer Elapsed playing time of current track CDR remaining time Current disc & track no. Curr[...]

25 7 7 7 7 7 Changing the recording speed The speed of digital recor ding on a CD-R and CD-RW is initially set to high speed—4 times normal speed for CD-Rs and 2 times for CD-RWs. (The HIGH SPEED indicator lights up on the display .) Y ou cannot listen playback sound while r ecording. T o change the setting to normal speed follow the procedure be[...]

26 Recording from 3-CD Changer—CD Synchronized Recording Using the synchronized r ecording methods, you can start playback and record at the same time. • CD Recorder automatically selects appr opriate recording—either digital or analog—during CD Synchr onized Recording. When digital source is selected as the playback sound, it will be r eco[...]

27 On the unit: Remote control: COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable ReWritable O MPACT A L AUDIO 0 CD/CDR MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC RECORDER C A N C E L R E C S O U R C E D I S P L A Y M E N U PLAY CD REC CD EDIT SYNCHRO FADE REC PITCH 0 FINALIZE REC MUTING MODE SET GROUP REPEAT CD CDR 7 10 89 10 GROUP CONTROL GROUP CANCEL CANCEL 1 While 3-CD Changer and [...]

28 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays and a recordab le CD-R or CD-R W onto the CD Recor der disc tray . 2 Start playing a trac k you want to recor d. 1) Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) y ou want to record fr om. 2) Press the number b utton(s) on the remote contr ol to select the track you want to recor d. • Y o[...]

29 6 Press ¶ REC/REC MUTING to start recording. The tracks are r ecorded in the order you have pr ogramed. • If OPC (see page 42) is being perfor med, “UPDA TE OPC” flashes on the display before starting. • If “AUTO FINALIZE” is set to “FINALIZE ON,” “ADD FINALIZE?” appears on the Display . —T o finalize after recor ding auto[...]

30 1 Load discs onto the 3-CD Changer disc trays and a recordab le CD-R or CD-R W onto the CD Recor der disc tray . 2 Select a disc number y ou want to recorded fr om. 1) Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3). Playback starts. 2) Press ST OP 7 to stop playbac k. 3 Press CD EDIT twice to select “ PROGRAM EDIT . ” The PROGRAM ED[...]

31 Recording from the External Sources—Sound Synchronized Recording With this recor ding method, playback and recor ding star t automatically when the playback sound comes into this unit through the DIGIT AL IN ter minals, LINE IN jacks or MIC jack. • Recording can be also stopped automatically when the playback sound stops coming in (see page [...]

32 5 When the adjustment is correctly done, stop playbac k of the selected components or speaking into the microphone. 6 Press 3 PLA Y . Recording starts. The REC indicator flashes on the display . 7 Start playback of the selected components or speaking into the microphone. T o stop recording f or a moment, pr ess P AUSE 8 for CD Recorder on the un[...]

33 Other Recording Functions 7 7 7 7 7 Setting auto-stop for analog Synchronized Recording When using Synchronized Recor ding for recor ding from analog sources, you can stop r ecording automatically as well as starting. T o use this function, follow the procedure below . Recording stops if weak signal that this unit cannot detect comes in for more[...]

34 7 7 7 7 7 Unfinalizing a disc — only for CD-RW By erasing the TOC (T able of Contents) of a finalized CD-RW , you will be able to recor d on the CD-RW again. This erasing process of the TOC is called “Unfinalization.” • Unfinalization is just to erase the TOC, but not the recor ded music signals on the disc. IMPORT ANT When you unplug th[...]

35 7 7 7 7 7 T urning on or off sampling frequency rate converter The sampling frequency rate converter built in CD Recor der allows you to recor d a digital source having sampling frequency (fs) of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz. It can convert the fs of the source signals into 44.1 kHz so that CD Recor der can recor d the source. When the sampling f[...]

36 7 7 7 7 7 Erasing tracks (only for CD-RW) — T rack Erase Before finalizing a disc, you can erase r ecorded tracks—from a selected track up to the last track—on a CD-R W at a time. • T o erase recor ded tracks on a finalized CD-RW , unfinalize the disc first (see page 34). IMPORT ANT • Once erasure is performed, erased data cannot be re[...]

37 Using the T imer • Before using the timers—Daily Timer and Once Timer , you need to set the clock built in the unit. Setting the Clock Y ou can set the clock whether the unit is tur ned on or off (on standby). T o set the clock first time 1 When the unit is in standby mode 1) Press MENU . “CLOCK SET” appears on the display . 2) Press SET[...]

38 • Y ou can set one Daily T imer and Once Timer whether the unit is turned on or off (on standby). • T o correct a misentry or cancel the setting any time during the process, pr ess CANCEL. How Timers actually work The unit automatically turns on about 3 minutes before on- time, then starts playing/recording the specified source when the time[...]

39 Timer Priority • When Daily Timer and Once Timer overlap, the timer for which on-time is set earlier works. EX.: • When both Daily Timer and Once Timer are set to start at the same time, Once Timer has priority . EX.: Setting Playing Timer 6 T urn MUL TI JOG ¢ / 4 on the unit or press 3 or 2 on the remote contr ol to select the sour ce —?[...]

40 COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The COMPU LINK remote contr ol system allows you to operate JVC’ s audio components like this unit through the remote sensor on a r eceiver (amplifier). Connection T o use this remote contr ol system, you need to connect JVC’ s audio components through the COMPU LINK-4 (SYNCHRO) or COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jac[...]

41 Maintenance T o get the best perfor mance of the unit, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will have the best perfor mance by keeping your discs and the mechanism clean. • Store discs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves. • Keep the disc trays closed when not in use. T o handle discs When rem[...]

42 OPC (Optimum Power Control) OPC is a function that checks the loaded disc and automatically adjusts the laser for optimum r ecording setting before recor ding. PCA (Power Calibration Area) A space reserved at the beginning of a CD-R/CD-R W for calibrating the laser output power requir ed to record on that disc. PMA (Program Memory Area) A tempor[...]

43 Message Message ALL SKIP TR ALREAD Y FINAL ALREAD Y UNFIN. BLANK DISC CANNO T ERASE CANNO T FIN. CANNO T PLA Y CANNO T REC CANNO T UNFIN. CDR DISC NG D A O DISC DISC FULL NO T A UDIO IN NO T REC MUTE NO A UDIO DISC NO R W DISC NO R/R W DISC OPC ERROR OPC FULL PMA FULL SCMS PRO TECT SHORT REMAIN SKIP FULL TNO FULL TRA Y LOCKED UNLOCK UPD A TE OPC[...]

44 T r oubleshooting Symptom The disc does not play . The disc play is skipped. Loaded discs cannot be ejected. Unable to recor d on a CD-R or CD-RW . No sound is heard while r ecording. Unable to operate the r emote control. The clock is flashing on the display . Operations are disabled. P ossible Cause • The disc is loaded upside down. • Data[...]

45 Common specification Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: LINE IN (REC): 300 mV/50 k Ω MiC IN: 3 mV/600 Ω – 10 k Ω Digital input: DIGIT AL IN: OPTICAL Input level: –21 dBm to –15 dBm DIGIT AL IN: COAXIAL 0.5 V(p–p)/75 Ω (With the built-in sampling rate converter , corresponding to 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz) Aud[...]

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