JVC CA-MXJD8 manual

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-MXJD5 CA-MXJD8 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0127-001A [US,UN] EXTENDED SUPER BASS CA-MXJD8 CA-MXJD5 English JD5_Cover[U].fm Page 1 Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:29 AM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– (STANDBY/ON) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The (STANDBY/ON) button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. D[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To 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/ Top/ Back:No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom:Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilati[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Precautions .......................................................................... 2 How to Read This Manual .................................................. 2 Getting Started ........................................................ 3 Step 1: Unpack[...]

2 English Introduction Precautions Installation • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away f[...]

3 English Getting Started Step 1 : Unpack After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Composite video cord (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • AC plug adaptor (1) • Core filter (1) If an[...]

4 English Step 3 : Hook Up If you need more detailed information, see pages 6 and 7. AUX TV Digital Audio Equipment AUDIO OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AV COMPU LINK II AV COMPU LINK EX Turn the power off to all components before connections. Illustrations of the input/output terminals below are typical examples. When you connect other components, refer a[...]

5 English T CENTER CENTER SPEAKER 8 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT FRONT MAIN SPEAKER LEFT RIGHT ª FRONT SUBWOOFERS · ª · ª · ª · For better FM/AM reception Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied) AM loop antenna Keep it connected. Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Extend it horizontally. Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM a[...]

6 English To assemble and connect the AM loop antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect the AM loop antenna and speaker cords • If the AM loop antenna wire or speaker cords are covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl to expose the tip of the antenna by twisting the vinyl. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals[...]

7 English English To connect a center speaker and surround speakers • Connect the center speaker to the CENTER jack. • Connect the left surround speaker to the LEFT jack. • Connect the right surround speaker to the RIGHT jack. • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. [...]

8 English Setting the Speakers Speaker layout To enjoy multi-channel sound, locate speakers as follows. If you cannot locate them like this, adjust the speaker setting by using the Set up menu. (See right column.) • You can place the front subwoofer wherever you like since bass sound is non-directional. However, it is recommended to place it in f[...]

9 English 7 Select the speaker to adjust the distance, then display the pop-up window. 8 Adjust the desired speaker distance. • For each speaker (FRONT SPEAKER, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND SPEAKER), set the distance from the listening point within the range of 0.3 m to 9.0 m in 0.3 m intervals. 9 Repeat steps 7 to 8 to adjust other speakers’ dista[...]

10 English Before Operating the System Playable Disc Types This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM[...]

11 English English Parts Index Refer to the pages to see how to use the buttons and controls. Main unit SET UP TV VOLUME - - V O L U M E OPEN / CLOSE PRESET SOUND MODE RHYTHM AX STANDBY SUBWOOFER LEVEL PHONES TUNING SET / DISPLAY CANCEL / DEMO CLOCK / TIMER SURROUND MODE DVD LEVEL REVERSE MODE MIC LEVEL MIN PLAY REC / PLAY MIC 1 MIC 2 PUSH OPEN 0 0[...]

12 English About the Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. TITLE LFE S C RS LS L R CHAP . MP3 WMA JPEG LPCM MONO ST GROUP TRA CK DIGIT AL DVD A UDIO DTS MPEG SURR. MOVIE MUSIC[...]

13 English 1 Surround Mode/Source signal indicators • Surround Mode indicators: light to indicate the current activated speaker. • L/C/R/LFE/LS/S/RS: light to indicate the current source signal. 2 TITLE indicator • Lights to indicate the title number when the source is DVD Video. • Lights to indicate the group title or track title when MP3/[...]

14 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing (STANDBY/ON), the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press A[...]

15 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. You can change the AM tuner intervals during the unit is turned on. While AM is selected... To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... When a station (f[...]

16 English Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks ,” and CD/ SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” For JPEG/MPEG-4 playback, see “Operations o[...]

17 English T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu You can operate the disc play—DVD and SVCD/VCD with Playback Control (PBC)—using th[...]

18 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction (deck B only) To reverse the tape automatically (deck B only) To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... After[...]

19 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, VOLUME MAX). To drop the volume in a moment Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To[...]

20 English Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance You can adjust the output balance of left front speaker and right front speaker within the range of R (right) –6 (minimum sound level from the right speaker) to L (left) –6. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode You [...]

21 English Using Surround Mode To activate Surround Mode • For DVD/CD • For AUX/FM/AM/TAPE-A/TAPE-B * If Multi-channel surround signal comes in, Multi-channel Surround Mode will be selected automatically. To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP modes is selected... Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sou[...]

22 English Changing the Picture Tone While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own likeliness. To select a preset picture tone 1 Activate VFP. 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and 2 explained above.[...]

23 English Setting the Clock Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Daily/ Recording Timers (see page 40) and Sleep Timer (see next column). • To exit from the clock setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To go back to the previous step, press CANCEL/DEMO. 1 Activate clock setting mode. • If you have already adjusted the clock [...]

24 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, you can select t[...]

25 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. • You can also select the subtitle language using[...]

26 English Playing Back a Bonus Group on a DVD Audio Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the bo[...]

27 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. • For DVD/MP3/WMA: 1 Select a title or group number. 2 Select a chapter or[...]

28 English To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all tracks at random. 1 Before starting playback, activate Random Play. 2 Start playback. To exit from Random Pla[...]

29 English Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 31). Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For CD/SVCD/VCD: While playing (without PBC for SVCD/VCD) or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: While playin[...]

30 English On-Screen Disc Operations About the On-screen Bar You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER 7 ON SCREEN REPEAT ZOOM DVD/CD 3 8 2 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME 4 TITLE 14 TOT AL 1:25:58 CHAP 23 DVD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 31 / [...]

31 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: While a disc is selected as the source... Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

32 English 5 Finish the setting. To cancel Repeat Play, select “OFF” in step 4 . A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • Before pressing ENTER, you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B[...]

33 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the chapter (DVD Video) or track (DVD Audio) number to play. 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the p[...]

34 English To move the highlight bar between group list and track list To select a group/track in the list To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG/MPEG-4 track, the CONTROL screen goes off. • While playing back an MPEG-4 track, you can use ON SCREEN button to show the following information on the display: - Repeat Play setting - [...]

35 English Advanced Tape Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 18. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse mode if necessary AB 7 DISC REC START REC START/STOP REVERS[...]

36 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source to TAPE. 2 Insert the source cassette in deck A, and a recordable cassette i[...]

37 English Enjoying Karaoke Microphone Mixing You can enjoy microphone mixing while playing any source. When Mic mixing mode is activated, you can use two microphones connected the MIC jack. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or MIC 2 jack. 3 Start playing the source—FM, AM, disc player, tape, or [...]

38 English To use microphone only 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or MIC 2 jack. 3 Select disc player, then stop playback. 4 Activate the Mic mixing mode. 5 Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME. To cancel from the Mic mixing mode, select “MIC OFF” in step 4 . To apply an echo to your voice During [...]

39 English Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to the “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program mode. • PRGM. indicator flashes during this mode. 3 Select songs you want for Karaoke program play. For DVD [...]

40 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL/ DEMO. You can return to the previous step. 1 Select one of the timer setting modes (TIM[...]

41 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after its setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (D[...]

42 English Set up Menu Operations Operating Procedure You can use the Set up Menus only when a disc is selected as the source and its playback is not yet started. Ex.: Selecting “STILL PICTURE” for “FILE TYPE”: 1 Show the set up menu. 2 Select one of the set up menus. 3 Select the item you want to adjust. 4 Display the pop-up window. 5 Sele[...]

43 English 7 Repeat steps 3 to 4 to set other items on the same Setup Menu. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set other items on another Setup Menu. To finish the Set up Menu 7 LANGUAGE Set up Menu You can select the initial languages for disc playback. You can also select the language shown on the TV screen while operating this System. MENU LANGUAGE Some dis[...]

44 English PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting an appropriate option—picture source type (either video source or film source). Select one of the following: SCREEN SAVER You can activate or deactivate screen saver while operating the built-in disc player. Select one of the following: FILE TYPE If both audio tracks (M[...]

45 English 7 SPK. SETTING Set up Menu You can adjust the sound settings of the System LEVEL Select this to enter the LEVEL submenu. If the output sound of center speaker or surround speakers from the listening position are not equal to that of the front speakers, use test tone to adjust the output level to get the best possible surround effect. 1 S[...]

46 English 7 OTHERS Set up Menu You can change some other convenient functions. RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume for disc playback (see page 16). Select one of the following: ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons (see page 16). • When recording the picture on a VCR, select “OFF” to avoid recordin[...]

47 English Restricting the Review —Parental Lock You can restrict playback of DVD Video containing violent scenes and those unsuitable for your family members. Once you have set the rating level, such violent scenes (for which a higher level than you set is assigned) may be skipped or changed to another scene (depending on how the disc is program[...]

48 English To change the setting 1 Display the PARENTAL LOCK sub menu. • Follow steps 1 to 4 of “To set Parental Lock” . “PASSWORD” is automatically selected. • You cannot select any item other than “EXIT” until you enter the correct password. 2 Enter your password. • If you enter a wrong password, “– – – –” appears ag[...]

49 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Keep pressed until the following steps are complete. 2 Enter the code setting mode. 3 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 4 Release TV . To operate the TV TV/VIDEO TV ENTER SHIFT TV VOLUME - / + TV CHANNEL - / + [...]

50 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Before Operating the System (see pages 10 to 13) Playable Disc Types: • If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL,” you can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may roll over upward and downward[...]

51 English Changing the Picture Tone: • If no operation is done for about 10 seconds, the VFP setting screen disappears. Setting the Clock: • “0:00” will flash on the display until you set the clock. • The clock may gain or lose 1 to 2 minutes per month. If this happens, reset the clock. Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 24 to 26) Sele[...]

52 English Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 37 to 39) Microphone Mixing: • When Mic mixing mode is activated, Multi-channel source will be downmixed into 2 channel temporarily. • When Mic mixing mode is activated, Dolby Pro Logic II mode will be canceled temporarily. • By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing along if you want. Sing[...]

53 English Troubleshooting If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external[...]

54 English Language Code List AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnis[...]

55 English Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium B[...]

56 English NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn PR Puerto Rico PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RE Réunion RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seyc[...]

57 English Specifications CA-MXJD5 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 40 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 80 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 40 W, min. RMS, driv[...]

58 English CA-MXJD8 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 55 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 50 W, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω [...]

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G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– (STANDBY/ON) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The (STANDBY/ON) button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. D[...]

G-2 CAUTION: Proper Ventilation To 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/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on a level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Precautions .......................................................................... 2 How to Read This Manual .................................................. 2 Getting Started ........................................................ 3 Step 1: Unpack .......[...]

2 Introduction Precautions Installation • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the [...]

3 Getting Started Step 1 : Unpack After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Composite video cord (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • AC plug adaptor (1) • Core filter (1) If any item i[...]

4 Step 3 : Hook Up If you need more detailed information, see pages 6 and 7. AUX TV Digital Audio Equipment AUDIO OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AV COMPU LINK II AV COMPU LINK EX Turn the power off to all components before connections. Illustrations of the input/output terminals below are typical examples. When you connect other components, refer also to t[...]

5 T CENTER CENTER SPEAKER 8 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT FRONT MAIN SPEAKER LEFT RIGHT ª FRONT SUBWOOFERS · ª · ª · ª · For better FM/AM reception Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied) AM loop antenna Keep it connected. Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Extend it horizontally. Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna u[...]

6 To assemble and connect the AM loop antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect the AM loop antenna and speaker cords • If the AM loop antenna wire or speaker cords are covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl to expose the tip of the antenna by twisting the vinyl. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connec[...]

7 To connect a center speaker and surround speakers • Connect the center speaker to the CENTER jack. • Connect the left surround speaker to the LEFT jack. • Connect the right surround speaker to the RIGHT jack. • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. To connect digit[...]

8 Setting the Speakers Speaker layout To enjoy multi-channel sound, locate speakers as follows. If you cannot locate them like this, adjust the speaker setting by using the Set up menu. (See right column.) • You can place the front subwoofer wherever you like since bass sound is non-directional. However, it is recommended to place it in front of [...]

9 7 Select the speaker to adjust the distance, then display the pop-up window. 8 Adjust the desired speaker distance. • For each speaker (FRONT SPEAKER, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND SPEAKER), set the distance from the listening point within the range of 0.3 m to 9.0 m in 0.3 m intervals. 9 Repeat steps 7 to 8 to adjust other speakers’ distance if n[...]

10 Before Operating the System Playable Disc Types This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM, Photo [...]

11 Parts Index Refer to the pages to see how to use the buttons and controls. Main unit SET UP TV VOLUME - - V O L U M E OPEN / CLOSE PRESET SOUND MODE RHYTHM AX STANDBY SUBWOOFER LEVEL PHONES TUNING SET / DISPLAY CANCEL / DEMO CLOCK / TIMER SURROUND MODE DVD LEVEL REVERSE MODE MIC LEVEL MIN PLAY REC / PLAY MIC 1 MIC 2 PUSH OPEN 0 0 PUSH OPEN MAX C[...]

12 About the Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. TITLE LFE S C RS LS L R CHAP . MP3 WMA JPEG LPCM MONO ST GROUP TRA CK DIGIT AL DVD A UDIO DTS MPEG SURR. MOVIE MUSIC PROGRES[...]

13 1 Surround Mode/Source signal indicators • Surround Mode indicators: light to indicate the current activated speaker. • L/C/R/LFE/LS/S/RS: light to indicate the current source signal. 2 TITLE indicator • Lights to indicate the title number when the source is DVD Video. • Lights to indicate the group title or track title when MP3/ WMA/JPE[...]

14 Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing (STANDBY/ON), the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, star[...]

15 Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. You can change the AM tuner intervals during the unit is turned on. While AM is selected... To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... When a station (frequency[...]

16 Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks ,” and CD/ SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” For JPEG/MPEG-4 playback, see “Operations on the CO[...]

17 T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu You can operate the disc play—DVD and SVCD/VCD with Playback Control (PBC)—using the disc m[...]

18 Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction (deck B only) To reverse the tape automatically (deck B only) To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... After the tap[...]

19 Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, VOLUME MAX). To drop the volume in a moment Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To emphasi[...]

20 Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance You can adjust the output balance of left front speaker and right front speaker within the range of R (right) –6 (minimum sound level from the right speaker) to L (left) –6. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode You can crea[...]

21 Using Surround Mode To activate Surround Mode • For DVD/CD source • For AUX/FM/AM/TAPE-A/TAPE-B * If Multi-channel surround signal comes in, Multi-channel Surround Mode will be selected automatically. To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP modes is selected... Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video soun[...]

22 Changing the Picture Tone While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own likeliness. To select a preset picture tone 1 Activate VFP. 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and 2 explained above. 2 Selec[...]

23 Setting the Clock Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Daily/ Recording Timers (see page 40) and Sleep Timer (see next column). • To exit from the clock setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To go back to the previous step, press CANCEL/DEMO. 1 Activate clock setting mode. • If you have already adjusted the clock before, [...]

24 Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, you can select the audio[...]

25 Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. • You can also select the subtitle language using the on-[...]

26 Playing Back a Bonus Group on a DVD Audio Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the bonus grou[...]

27 Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. • For DVD/MP3/WMA: 1 Select a title or group number. 2 Select a chapter or track n[...]

28 To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all tracks at random. 1 Before starting playback, activate Random Play. 2 Start playback. To exit from Random Play Before[...]

29 Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 31). Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For CD/SVCD/VCD: While playing (without PBC for SVCD/VCD) or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: While playing or bef[...]

30 On-Screen Disc Operations About the On-screen Bar You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER 7 ON SCREEN REPEAT ZOOM DVD/CD 3 8 2 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME 4 TITLE 14 TOT AL 1:25:58 CHAP 23 DVD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 31 / 1 TOT AL[...]

31 O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: While a disc is selected as the source... Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired option in[...]

32 5 Finish the setting. To cancel Repeat Play, select “OFF” in step 4 . To erase the on-screen bar A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • Before pressing ENTER, you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Sele[...]

33 Chapter/Track Search You can search for the chapter (DVD Video) or track (DVD Audio) number to play. 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the pop-up wi[...]

34 To move the highlight bar between group list and track list To select a group/track in the list To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG/MPEG-4 track, the CONTROL screen goes off. • While playing back an MPEG-4 track, you can use ON SCREEN button to show the following information on the display: - Repeat Play setting - Elapsed [...]

35 Advanced Tape Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 18. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse mode if necessary AB 7 DISC REC START REC START/STOP REVERSE MODE D[...]

36 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source to TAPE. 2 Insert the source cassette in deck A, and a recordable cassette in deck B[...]

37 Enjoying Karaoke Microphone Mixing You can enjoy microphone mixing while playing any source. When Mic mixing mode is activated, you can use two microphones connected the MIC jack. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or MIC 2 jack. 3 Start playing the source—FM, AM, disc player, tape, or auxiliar[...]

38 To use microphone only 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or MIC 2 jack. 3 Select disc player, then stop playback. 4 Activate the Mic mixing mode. 5 Adjust the MIC LEVEL and VOLUME. To cancel from the Mic mixing mode, select “MIC OFF” in step 4 . To apply an echo to your voice During Mic mixi[...]

39 Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to the “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program mode. • PRGM. indicator flashes during this mode. 3 Select songs you want for Karaoke program play. For DVD Video/MP[...]

40 Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL/ DEMO. You can return to the previous step. 1 Select one of the timer setting modes (TIMER(ON)) [...]

41 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after its setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (DAILYTIME[...]

42 Set up Menu Operations Operating Procedure You can use the Set up Menus only when a disc is selected as the source and its playback is not yet started. Ex.: Selecting “STILL PICTURE” for “FILE TYPE”: 1 Show the set up menu. 2 Select one of the set up menus. 3 Select the item you want to adjust. 4 Display the pop-up window. 5 Select the d[...]

43 7 Repeat steps 3 to 4 to set other items on the same Setup Menu. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set other items on another Setup Menu. To finish the Set up Menu 7 LANGUAGE Set up Menu You can select the initial languages for disc playback. You can also select the language shown on the TV screen while operating this System. MENU LANGUAGE Some discs have [...]

44 PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting an appropriate option—picture source type (either video source or film source). Select one of the following: SCREEN SAVER You can activate or deactivate screen saver while operating the built-in disc player. Select one of the following: FILE TYPE If both audio tracks (MP3 or WM[...]

45 7 SPK. SETTING Set up Menu You can adjust the sound settings of the System LEVEL Select this to enter the LEVEL submenu. If the output sound of center speaker or surround speakers from the listening position are not equal to that of the front speakers, use test tone to adjust the output level to get the best possible surround effect. 1 Select ?[...]

46 7 OTHERS Set up Menu You can change some other convenient functions. RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume for disc playback (see page 16). Select one of the following: ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons (see page 16). • When recording the picture on a VCR, select “OFF” to avoid recording the gu[...]

47 Restricting the Review —Parental Lock You can restrict playback of DVD Video containing violent scenes and those unsuitable for your family members. Once you have set the rating level, such violent scenes (for which a higher level than you set is assigned) may be skipped or changed to another scene (depending on how the disc is programmed). To[...]

48 To change the setting 1 Display the PARENTAL LOCK sub menu. • Follow steps 1 to 4 of “To set Parental Lock” . “PASSWORD” is automatically selected. • You cannot select any item other than “EXIT” until you enter the correct password. 2 Enter your password. • If you enter a wrong password, “– – – –” appears again. •[...]

49 Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Keep pressed until the following steps are complete. 2 Enter the code setting mode. 3 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 4 Release TV . To operate the TV TV/VIDEO TV ENTER SHIFT TV VOLUME - / + TV CHANNEL - / + Remote c[...]

50 Additional Information Learning More about This System Before Operating the System (see pages 10 to 13) Playable Disc Types: • If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL,” you can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may roll over upward and downward rapidly[...]

51 Changing the Picture Tone: • If no operation is done for about 10 seconds, the VFP setting screen disappears. Setting the Clock: • “0:00” will flash on the display until you set the clock. • The clock may gain or lose 1 to 2 minutes per month. If this happens, reset the clock. Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 24 to 26) Selecting th[...]

52 Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 37 to 39) Microphone Mixing: • When Mic mixing mode is activated, Multi-channel source will be downmixed into 2 channel temporarily. • When Mic mixing mode is activated, Dolby Pro Logic II mode will be canceled temporarily. • By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing along if you want. Singing Alon[...]

53 Troubleshooting If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external electri[...]

54 Language Code List AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fij[...]

55 Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkin[...]

56 NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn PR Puerto Rico PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RE Réunion RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles S[...]

57 Specifications CA-MXJD5 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 40 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 80 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 40 W, min. RMS, driven into [...]

58 CA-MXJD8 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 55 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 50 W, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz[...]

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED CENTER AM EXT AM LOOP FM (75 ) COAXIAL P R P B Y VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL COMPONENT ANTENNA RIGHT LEFT CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω -16 Ω FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS FRONT SUBWOOFERS VOLT AGE SELECTOR RIGHT LEFT VOL T AGE SELECTOR AV COMPU LINK AUX OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT 0404AIMMDWJEM EN © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY[...]

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM SISTEMAS DE COMPONENTES COMPACTOS SISTEMA DE COMPONENTE COMPACTO CA-MXJD5 CA-MXJD8 INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUÇÕES GVT0127-004A [UW/UY] EXTENDED SUPER BASS CA-MXJD8 CA-MXJD5 English Español Português JD5_Cover[UW].fm Page 1 Monday, May 10, 2004 5:14 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, precauciones y otras notas Advertências, precauções e outras notas CAUTION—STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrica[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To 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/ Top/ Back:No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom:Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilati[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Precautions .......................................................................... 2 How to Read This Manual .................................................. 2 Getting Started ........................................................ 3 Step 1: Unpack[...]

2 English Introduction Precautions Installation • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away f[...]

3 English Getting Started Step 1 : Unpack After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Composite video cord (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • AC plug adaptor (1) • Core filter (1) If an[...]

4 English Step 3 : Hook Up If you need more detailed information, see pages 6 and 7. TV Digital Audio Equipment OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AV COMPU LINK II AV COMPU LINK EX Turn the power off to all components before connections. Illustrations of the input/output terminals below are typical examples. When you connect other components, refer also to their m[...]

5 English T CENTER CENTER SPEAKER 8 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT FRONT MAIN SPEAKER LEFT RIGHT ª FRONT SUBWOOFERS · ª · ª · ª · For better FM/AM reception Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied) AM loop antenna Keep it connected. Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Extend it horizontally. Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM a[...]

6 English To assemble and connect the AM loop antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect the AM loop antenna and speaker cords • If the AM loop antenna wire or speaker cords are covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl to expose the tip of the antenna by twisting the vinyl. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals[...]

7 English English To connect a center speaker and surround speakers • Connect the center speaker to the CENTER jack. • Connect the left surround speaker to the LEFT jack. • Connect the right surround speaker to the RIGHT jack. • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. [...]

8 English Setting the Speakers Speaker layout To enjoy multi-channel sound, locate speakers as follows. If you cannot locate them like this, adjust the speaker setting by using the Set up menu. (See right column.) • You can place the front subwoofer wherever you like since bass sound is non-directional. However, it is recommended to place it in f[...]

9 English 7 Select the speaker to adjust the distance, then display the pop-up window. 8 Adjust the desired speaker distance. • For each speaker (FRONT SPEAKER, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND SPEAKER), set the distance from the listening point within the range of 0.3 m to 9.0 m in 0.3 m intervals. 9 Repeat steps 7 to 8 to adjust other speakers’ dista[...]

10 English Before Operating the System Playable Disc Types This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM[...]

11 English English Parts Index Refer to the pages to see how to use the buttons and controls. Main unit SET UP TV VOLUME - - V O L U M E OPEN / CLOSE PRESET SOUND MODE RHYTHM AX STANDBY SUBWOOFER LEVEL PHONES TUNING SET / DISPLAY CANCEL / DEMO CLOCK / TIMER SURROUND MODE DVD LEVEL REVERSE MODE PLAY REC / PLAY AUX PUSH OPEN 0 0 PUSH OPEN COMPACT COM[...]

12 English About the Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. TITLE LFE S C RS LS L R CHAP . MP3 WMA JPEG LPCM MONO ST GROUP TRA CK DIGIT AL DVD A UDIO DTS MPEG SURR. MOVIE MUSIC[...]

13 English 1 Surround Mode/Source signal indicators • Surround Mode indicators: light to indicate the current activated speaker. • L/C/R/LFE/LS/S/RS: light to indicate the current source signal. 2 TITLE indicator • Lights to indicate the title number when the source is DVD Video. • Lights to indicate the group title or track title when MP3/[...]

14 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing (STANDBY/ON), the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press A[...]

15 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. You can change the AM tuner intervals during the unit is turned on. While AM is selected... To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... When a station (f[...]

16 English Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks ,” and CD/ SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” For JPEG/MPEG-4 playback, see “Operations o[...]

17 English T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu You can operate the disc play—DVD and SVCD/VCD with Playback Control (PBC)—using th[...]

18 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction (deck B only) To reverse the tape automatically (deck B only) To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... After[...]

19 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, VOLUME MAX). To drop the volume in a moment Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To[...]

20 English Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance You can adjust the output balance of left front speaker and right front speaker within the range of R (right) –6 (minimum sound level from the right speaker) to L (left) –6. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode You [...]

21 English Using Surround Mode To activate Surround Mode • For DVD/CD source • For AUX/FM/AM/TAPE-A/TAPE-B * If Multi-channel surround signal comes in, Multi-channel Surround Mode will be selected automatically. To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP modes is selected... Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Vi[...]

22 English Changing the Picture Tone While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own likeliness. To select a preset picture tone 1 Activate VFP. 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and 2 explained above.[...]

23 English Setting the Clock Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Daily/ Recording Timers (see page 37) and Sleep Timer (see next column). • To exit from the clock setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To go back to the previous step, press CANCEL/DEMO. 1 Activate clock setting mode. • If you have already adjusted the clock [...]

24 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, you can select t[...]

25 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. • You can also select the subtitle language using[...]

26 English Playing Back a Bonus Group on a DVD Audio Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the bo[...]

27 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. • For DVD/MP3/WMA: 1 Select a title or group number. 2 Select a chapter or[...]

28 English To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all tracks at random. 1 Before starting playback, activate Random Play. 2 Start playback. To exit from Random Pla[...]

29 English Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 31). Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For CD/SVCD/VCD: While playing (without PBC for SVCD/VCD) or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: While playin[...]

30 English On-Screen Disc Operations About the On-screen Bar You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER 7 ON SCREEN REPEAT ZOOM DVD/CD 3 8 2 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME 4 TITLE 14 TOT AL 1:25:58 CHAP 23 DVD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 31 / [...]

31 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: While a disc is selected as the source... Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

32 English 5 Finish the setting. To cancel Repeat Play, select “OFF” in step 4 . To erase the on-screen bar A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • Before pressing ENTER, you can search for the end point using ¡ [...]

33 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the chapter (DVD Video) or track (DVD Audio) number to play. 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the p[...]

34 English To move the highlight bar between group list and track list To select a group/track in the list To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG/MPEG-4 track, the CONTROL screen goes off. • While playing back an MPEG-4 track, you can use ON SCREEN button to show the following information on the display: - Repeat Play setting - [...]

35 English Advanced Tape Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 18. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse mode if necessary AB 7 DISC REC START REC START/STOP REVERS[...]

36 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source to TAPE. 2 Insert the source cassette in deck A, and a recordable cassette i[...]

37 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL/ DEMO. You can return to the previous step. 1 Select one of the timer setting modes (TIM[...]

38 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after its setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (D[...]

39 English Set up Menu Operations Operating Procedure You can use the Set up Menus only when a disc is selected as the source and its playback is not yet started. Ex.: Selecting “STILL PICTURE” for “FILE TYPE”: 1 Show the set up menu. 2 Select one of the set up menus. 3 Select the item you want to adjust. 4 Display the pop-up window. 5 Sele[...]

40 English 7 Repeat steps 3 to 4 to set other items on the same Setup Menu. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set other items on another Setup Menu. To finish the Set up Menu 7 LANGUAGE Set up Menu You can select the initial languages for disc playback. You can also select the language shown on the TV screen while operating this System. MENU LANGUAGE Some dis[...]

41 English PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting an appropriate option—picture source type (either video source or film source). Select one of the following: SCREEN SAVER You can activate or deactivate screen saver while operating the built-in disc player. Select one of the following: FILE TYPE If both audio tracks (M[...]

42 English 7 SPK. SETTING Set up Menu You can adjust the sound settings of the System. LEVEL Select this to enter the LEVEL submenu. If the output sound of center speaker or surround speakers from the listening position are not equal to that of the front speakers, use test tone to adjust the output level to get the best possible surround effect. ?[...]

43 English 7 OTHERS Set up Menu You can change some other convenient functions. RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume for disc playback (see page 16). Select one of the following: ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons (see page 16). • When recording the picture on a VCR, select “OFF” to avoid recordin[...]

44 English Restricting the Review —Parental Lock You can restrict playback of DVD Video containing violent scenes and those unsuitable for your family members. Once you have set the rating level, such violent scenes (for which a higher level than you set is assigned) may be skipped or changed to another scene (depending on how the disc is program[...]

45 English To change the setting 1 Display the PARENTAL LOCK sub menu. • Follow steps 1 to 4 of “To set Parental Lock” . “PASSWORD” is automatically selected. • You cannot select any item other than “EXIT” until you enter the correct password. 2 Enter your password. • If you enter a wrong password, “– – – –” appears ag[...]

46 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Keep pressed until the following steps are complete. 2 Enter the code setting mode. 3 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 4 Release TV . To operate the TV TV/VIDEO TV ENTER SHIFT TV VOLUME - / + TV CHANNEL - / + [...]

47 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Before Operating the System (see pages 10 to 13) Playable Disc Types: • If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL,” you can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may roll over upward and downward[...]

48 English Changing the Scanning Mode: • Do not change the progressive scanning mode in the following cases: – When your TV does not support the progressive video input. – When you have not connected your TV to the unit using a component video cord. • When you play back an NTSC disc in progressive scanning mode, the System output the NTSC s[...]

49 English • Everything on the disc goes onto the tape in the order on the disc, or according to the order you have made for Program Play. • You cannot use Synchronized Recording with Repeat Play (Repeat Play will be canceled). • When recording starts, “DISC REC” appears on the display and the REC (recording) lamp flashes. • When the ta[...]

50 English Troubleshooting If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external[...]

51 English Language Code List AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnis[...]

52 English Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium B[...]

53 English NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn PR Puerto Rico PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RE Réunion RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seyc[...]

54 English Specifications CA-MXJD5 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 40 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 80 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 40 W, min. RMS, driv[...]

55 CA-MXJD8 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT MAIN SPEAKERS: 55 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. FRONT SUBWOOFERS: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 50 W, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz[...]

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0504AIMMDWJEM EN, SP, PR © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) Instrucción sobre la línea de la red (CA) (no aplicable para Europa, EE.UU., Canadá, Australia, ni el Grã-Bretanha) Instrução sobre a tensão da rede el[...]