JVC XM-228BK manual

MD RECORDER 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. LVT0111-003B [B] INSTR UCTIONS XM-228BK RM-SM228EU REMOTE CONTROL 12 34 56 78 9 10 +10 CANCEL REPEA T TRACK MARKING TITLE /EDIT DISPLA Y /CHAR[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Other s 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 extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an id[...]

1 W elcome ! W e would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before connecting this unit to the wall outlet, please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you obtain the best possible performance. If you ha ve any questions, please consult your JVC dealer . Important cautions Installation of the Unit • Select a place w[...]

2 T able of Contents W elcome ! .................................................... 1 Important cautions ....................................... 1 For safe use, observ e the following ............. 1 Parts Index ........................................... 3 Front panel .............................................. 3 Display ......................[...]

3 Par ts Index Fr ont panel ———————————————————————————— 1 PHONES jack 2 PHONES LEVEL control 3 DISPLA Y/CHARACTER b utton 4 INPUT SELECT OR button 5 Display 6 Jog dial ( 4 , ¢ / REC LEVEL) 7 1 , ¡ b uttons 8 6 PLA Y/P A USE button 9 7 ST OP/CANCEL button p ¶ REC P AUSE button q ENTER butto[...]

4 Remote control unit ———————————————————————— 1 (ST ANDBY/ON) button 2 Numeric keys 3 CANCEL button 4 PR OGRAM button 5 RANDOM button 6 MD control buttons ¶ REC P AUSE 8 (Pause) 7 (Stop) 3 (Play) 4 , ¢ 1 , ¡ 7 SCR OLL button 8 SET button 9 DISPLA Y/CHARA button p TITLE/EDIT b utton q ENTER button [...]

5 Setting up the System Supplied Accessories Before setting up your system make sure you recei ved all of the follo wing supplied accessories. A C power cord (1) Audio pin cord (2) Compu Link cable (1) Optical digital cable (1) Batteries R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) (2) Remote Control (1) Remote contr ol batteries Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batt[...]

6 AC PO WER CORD DIGIT AL IN VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, LIMITED MADE IN JAP AN LEFT RIGHT COMPU LINK- 3 (SYNCHRO) IN (REC) OUT (PLA Y) ANALOG 1- OPTICAL- 2 BAND VOLUME UP KEY MODE DOWN INPUT PHONES INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER / TUNER STANDBY DIRECT S. A. BASS TA/ NEWS /INFO DISPLAY MODE PTY SEARCH EON ON/ OFF PLAY MODE REPEAT STANDBY COMPACT DISC PLAYER C[...]

7 AC power cord connection ————————————— First, fir ml y insert the supplied AC po wer cord into the AC inlet on the bac k of the unit. Next, plug the AC po wer cord plug into the wall outlet. Cautions • Use only the JVC AC power cor d provided with this system to avoid malfunction or damage to the system. • Be sure to[...]

8 Playback Nor mal playback The basic operation for playing an MD is described belo w . When no MD is loaded yet, “NO DISC” is sho wn on the display . 1 Load an MD. Hold an MD with the side on which an arrow is marked f acing up, and insert it into the slot in the direction of the arrow . The MD will be pulled in automatically from the middle. [...]

9 T o pause the MD: Press 6 on the main unit or press on the remote control unit. The indicator lights up. T o cancel pause, press 6 on the main unit or press 3 on the remote control unit. The MD starts from the position where it has paused. T o select a track —————————————————— Y ou can select a desired track du[...]

10 Switching the displayed information The display can show the disc title, track title and remaining time (recording time available when a recordable MD is loaded) information. When no track is selected (In Stop mode): Press DISPLA Y/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. Each press of the button switches the displayed information [...]

11 3 Select desired track numbers to be pr ogrammed. Main unit: 1 T urn the jog dial to the right or left to select the desired track number to be programmed. (T urning it to the right increases the track number and vice versa.) The selected track number will blink. 2 Press SET . The track number stays lit and the program number increases by 1. Als[...]

12 T o clear the program: Press 0 on the main unit or the remote control unit. The programmed tracks are cleared then the MD is ejected. T o play programmed tracks r epeatedly: Combine the program playback and repeat playback to play the programmed tracks repeatedly . For the repeat playback, see page 13. Random playback T racks in the MD can be pl[...]

13 REPEA T ALL REPEA T 1 Off (Repeat playback canceled) REPEA T or REPEA T or or Repeat playback Y ou can repeat all the tracks or single track in each playback mode. 1 Press REPEA T on the main unit or the remote contr ol unit to select Repeat Play mode. Each time REPEA T is pressed, the repeat mode indicators switches as follows. REPEA T ALL : In[...]

14 Accidental erasure protect tab For recording or editing For protecting erasure Recor ding REC P AUSE or The fir st track to be recorded REC An audio signal from a variety of sources can be r ecorded by using either digital or analog input as required. Things to know befor e recording —————————— • It may be unlawful to recor[...]

15 3 Select the input by pressing INPUT SELECTOR on the main unit. Each press of INPUT SELECTOR switches the inputs as follo ws. DIGIT AL 1 IN : Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGIT AL IN 1 optical jack. The DIGIT AL 1 indicator lights up. DIGIT AL 2 IN : Select this to record the digital [...]

16 • Normally the input level should be adjusted so that the segments for 0 dB blink at the peak lev el. • When the input le vel is too high, the O VER indicator will light up, resulting in distorted recording. T o display the r emaining recor ding time —————— In Rec/Pause or during recording, press DISPLA Y/CHARA CTER on the main u[...]

17 C D E A B After All Erase T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th C D E A B C D E A After track B erasure T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th C D E A B CDE A B After track B movement T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th CDE C D E B A A B After track B joining T rack No. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th C D A 1st B 2nd 3rd 4th [...]

18 B C A A B A A C a b c A B C A a c A B C A a c b a c Dividing track A into 3 tracks Part to be erased Erasing track Joining tracks and T rack No. T rack No. T rack No. 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 5th Combining editing functions By combining “DIVIDE”, “ERASE” and “JOIN”, for example, it is possible to erase [...]

19 Dividing a track (DIVIDE) A track can be divided into desired number of tracks by adding track markings in the middle, in the desired points or where you want to search later . This makes it possible to assign track numbers after recording medley music or FM broadcast. The trac k numbers after the divided track are incremented automatically . 1 [...]

20 5 Fine-adjust the track marking position. T urn the jog dial on the main unit or 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit. The track marking position can be fine-adjusted in the range of ±128 positions (approx. ±8 sec.). As you adjust, the track marking displaces slightly and the 4-second section from the newly di vided point will be played repeated[...]

21 or 2 Press SET on the main unit or the r emote control unit. 3 Select the track to be joined with the previous track. Using the jog dial or 4 or ¢ : Select the track number by turning the jog dial on the main unit or 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit. Example) T o join track numbers 1 and 2, select track number 2. Using the numeric keys: Selec[...]

22 Moving a track (MOVE) A track can be moved to the desired position by selecting its track number and the destination track number . 1 Press EDIT on the main unit or the TITLE/EDIT on the remote contr ol unit to select “MOVE”. The MOVE indicator lights up. Each press of the button switches the editing functions as follows. • When TITLE/EDIT[...]

23 5 Press ENTER on the main unit or the r emote control unit. The change made above is entered temporarily in the memory . The display shows “EDITING” and the TOC indicator lights up. 6 Press 0 on the main unit or the r emote control unit to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UT[...]

24 Using the numeric keys: Select the track number with the numeric ke ys on the remote control unit. The selected track is repeatedly played. Then press SET on the remote control unit. T o select a track, see “Selecting a track with the numeric keys” on pag e 9. • If you selected a wrong track number , press 7 STOP/CANCEL on the main unit or[...]

25 or ENTER or 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blinks SET or 2 Press SET on the main unit or the r emote control unit. • If the display shows “TRACK PROTECTED”, the tracks have been protected against accidental erasure by other component than the MD recorder in use. If you still want to erase the tracks, go to step 3. If you will not erase them, press EDIT on th[...]

26 Assigning the disc title and track titles A disc title and track titles can be assigned to a recorded MD. Any title name can be giv en up to 64 characters. This operation is possible while the MD recorder is in Stop mode. • Y ou can assign the track title during playback or recording as well. For details, see “Assigning a track title during [...]

27 4 Input the disc or track title. The following ta b le shows the buttons to be used to input a title . Also, an example how to input title is explained here. [Title editing buttons and their functions] Button Function Changes the type of characters to be input as follows. Upper case letters and symbols Lower case letters and symbols Numbers • [...]

28 4 Select “(space)” and press SET on the main unit or the remote control unit. 5 Press DISPLA Y/CHARA CTER on the main unit or the remote control unit until the numbers “01234” are displayed. 6 Select “1” and press SET . 7 Select “2”, “3” and “4” in the same way . When you enter “3”, the title name scrolls to the left [...]

29 Assigning a track title during playback or r ecording A track title up to 64 characters can be assigned as you play or record the track. 1 Starts playback or recording the track. 2 Press TITLE on the main unit once or pr ess TITLE/EDIT on the remote contr ol repeatedly until the title editing display appears. The display is divided into the titl[...]

30 COMPU LINK Linked Operation of the Other Optional Components (Compu Link) The XM-228BK MD recorder can be controlled under linked operation pro vided by the JVC’ s Compu Link remote control system. What is Compu Link The world of single components, in which you purchase a cassette deck, CD player , amplifier and other components separ ately an[...]

31 Rule on Digital Copying The digital audio equipment exchange audio signals in the digital forms through digital input/output jacks, and include the CD (Compact Disc) player , MD (Mini Disc) recorder and D A T (Digital Audio T ape) recorder . The digital audio equipment allo ws digital copy of signals with little deterioration of music signals. T[...]

32 About MD (Mini Disc) Playback-only MD Recordable MD Cartridge Disc Cartridge Sound Cruise Shutter The MD (Mini Disc) is a new digital audio medium using a disc with a diameter of 64 millimeters. In spite of the small size, the MD has multiple functions, high audio quality and recording/playback capabilities for up to 74 minutes. Role of the car [...]

33 A TRAC (Adaptive TRansfor m Acoustic Coding) The MD (Mini Disc) has half the size of the CD but can record data for the same period of time. This has been made possible by the ne wly de veloped A TRAC (Adapti ve TRansf orm Acoustic Coding), which compresses data by cutting the audio components that are inaudible to the human sense of audition. T[...]

34 MD Messages T reatment Use a recorded disc unless you want to start recording on a blank disc. This is one of system restrictions on the MD. [See page 35.] Use another MD. Use another recordable MD. Press 7 STOP/CANCEL on the main unit or 7 on the remote control unit to enter Stop mode, then press 0 to eject the MD and retry recording. Load an M[...]

35 MD Restrictions Cause The number of tracks that can be recorded on an MD is limited regardless of the time period. It is not possible to record a 255th track. After partial erasure and re-recording are repeated, the disc comes to contain many idle spaces here and there. When recording data on such a disc, the MD recorder distributes the data of [...]

36 Handling MDs MD handling precautions —————————————— T o maintain high quality audio for a long period Since the disc is accommodated inside a cartridge, it can be handled easily without caring about dust and dirt. Howe ver , to maintain the high audio quality for an extended period , use care in the following points. [...]

37 T r oubleshooting In case of diff iculty , chec k the following before calling for service. T r eatment • Connect cables properly by referring to “Connection”. • Plug the power cord securely into the power outlet. • Use a recordable MD. • Close the accidental erasure protect tab of the MD. • Replace batteries with new ones. • Ins[...]

Specifications Specifications and appearance subject to change for improvements without prior notice. Format Recording format Reading format Sampling frequency Compression/expansion method Number of channels Frequency response S/N ratio Dynamic range W ow/flutter Input terminals (Analog) (Digital) Minidisc digital audio system Magnetic modulation o[...]