JVC CA-V888T manual

L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] INSTRUCTIONS CA-V888T 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. L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] COMP ACT COMPONENT SYSTEM COMP ACT DIGIT AL AUDIO PlayBack Control COMPACT DIGITAL V[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, precauciones y otras notas Advertências, precauções e outras notas Caution –– POWER switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. ¡Atención –– Interruptor POWER! Descon[...]

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS / IMPORTANTE PARA PRODUCTOS LÁSER / IMPOTANTE PARA PRODUTOS LASER / / REPRODUCTION OF LABELS / REPRODUCCIÓN DE ETIQUETAS / REPRODUÇÃO DE ETIQUETAS / 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR ENCLO- SURE 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASIFICACIÓN, PEGADA EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA CAJA 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO LOCALIZADA NA PAR[...]

L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] CA-D3S CA-D3S 1 cm 1 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 10 cm G-3 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ T op/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions [...]

1 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Thank you for purchasing the JVC Compact Component System. W e hope it will be a valued addition to your home, giving you years of enjoyment. Be sure to read this instruction manual carefully before operating your new stereo system. Here you will find all the information you need to set up and use the system. For q[...]

2 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Table of Contents T o Insert Discs ........................................................ 21 T o Play a Disc ........................................................ 22 T o Select a Disc, T rack or Passage within a T rack .................................................. 22 T o Select a T rack ..................[...]

3 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the CA-V888T . AM Loop Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) FM W ire Antenna (1) AC Plug Adaptor (except for China) (1) If any of these items is missing, contact your dealer immediately . T ypes of CDs Y ou Can Play Many typ[...]

4 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the Supplied Wire Antenna CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the FM Antenna FM Wire Antenna Extend the supplied FM W ire Antenna horizontally . If reception is poor, connect the outside antenna. Outside FM antenna wire Using an FM 75-Ohm Antenna Wire (No[...]

5 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] AM LOOP GND AM EXT Connecting the Speakers For each speaker , connect one end of the speaker wire to the speaker terminals on the back of the CA-V888T and the other end to the speaker . 1. Open each of the terminals and insert the speaker wires firmly (be sure to remove the insulation at the end of each wire [...]

6 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting a TV VIDEO OUT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT VCR IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) SPEAKERS LINE VOLTS 220V 110V 230V - 240V 127V VIDEO OUT To video input TV ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) AM LOOP FM GND GND AM EXT STEREO RECEIVER MODEL NO. CA - V888T AC 11[...]

7 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] DEMO Mode When the CA-V888T is connected to an AC power outlet, a DEMO mode displaying some of the system’ s features automatically starts. The DEMO display cycles through the following items repeatedly . • Scrolling display of “DEMO MODE ST AR T”. • Demo of MUL TI CONTROL. • Demo of Sound Modes. • De[...]

8 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the Amplifier VCR T urning the Power On and Off T urning the CA-V888T On —————————————————————— Press the button. The display comes on and the ST ANDBY indicator goes out. The CA-V888T comes on ready to continue in the mode it was in when the power was last turned o[...]

9 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Adjusting the V olume Turn the VOLUME control clockwise to increase the volume or anticlockwise to decrease it. Turning the VOLUME control quickly also adjusts the volume level quickly . When using the Remote Control, press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume or press the VOLUME – button to decrease it. Y [...]

10 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Selecting a Sound Mode —————————————————————— Using the Unit 1. Press the SOUND MODE button. The currently selected Sound mode appears on the display . The MUL TI CONTROL indicators light up to indicate the directions in which you can use the controller . Note: If no adj[...]

11 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Customizing a Sound Mode ————————————————————— Y ou can change an existing sound mode to suit your own preferences. These changed setting can be stored in the CA-V888T’s sound mode memory . 1. Select the sound mode you want to change. 2. Press the SEA CONTROL button. “[...]

12 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using a VCR Listening to a VCR ———————————————————————— By playing the sound from VCR through the CA-V888T , you can gain control over how the music or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the CA-V888T , you can apply the sound mode effects[...]

13 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] ECHO ECHO ECHO Karaoke (Sing Along) With Conventional Audio CDs or T apes Singing Along with Karaoke 1. T urn the MIC LEVEL control to MIN. 2. Connect the microphone (not supplied) by plugging it into the MIC jack on the front panel. 3. Press the MPX/V .REPLACE/V .MASKING button. The currently selected mode appear[...]

14 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T o prevent howling and squealing (feedback) when using the microphone, adjust the MIC LEVEL control and the VOLUME control. Also, try to avoid pointing the microphone towards the speakers. ❏ When two microphones are connected, turn the microphone ON/OFF switch for the microphone that is not being used to OFF . [...]

15 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Adjusting Music Key Y ou can change the key in which the music plays. 1 . Press the KEY CONTROL buttons ( or # ) on the unit. you can change the key on the remote control unit also. 1 . Holding down the SHIFT button, press the KEY CONTROL buttons ( or # ) on the Remote Control. Notes: • The degree the key has be[...]

16 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the T uner Y ou can listen to both FM and AM stations. Stations can be tuned in manually , automatically , or from preset memory storage. ❏ Before listening to the radio: • Check that both the FM and AM antennas are firmly connected. (See page 4, 5.) Setting the AM T uner Inter val Spacing ————?[...]

17 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T uning in a Station Press the FM/AM button (or the TUNER button on the Remote Control) to turn on the radio. The Frequency of the previously selected channel appears on the display . Switching between Frequency Bands ————————————————— Press the FM/AM button. Each time you press t[...]

18 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 6. Repeat steps 1 - 5 for each station you want to store in memory with a preset number . CAUTION: If the Unit is unplugged or if a power failure occurs, the preset stations will be erased after a few days. If this happens, preset the station again. T o Change the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo broadcast is h[...]

19 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the Video CD Player REPEA T PROGRAM/RANDOM Disc buttons 0 0 0 0 0 SET/DEMO CANCEL MUL TI CONTROL CD Display Track number , Playing time, step number All track numbers of the loaded CD MUL TI CONTROL indicator Disc tray Disc display 7 7 7 7 7 (RETURN) ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ ‹ / 8 8 8 8 8 (SELECT) When the CA-V888T[...]

20 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] NTSC: for NTSC exclusive TV P AL: for P AL exclusive TV P AL AUTO: for Multisystem TV DISC indicator Each of the Disc buttons acts as an indicator . This indicator is off when the V ideo CD Player is checking that there is no disc in the disc tray for the corresponding disc number . Pressing the 0 button turns the[...]

21 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] The Quickest Way to Start a CD Is with the One T ouch Operation —————— The power comes on, and operations ar e done automatically. ❏ Press the CD or ‹ / 8 (SELECT) button (or the £ (SELECT) button on the Remote Control). • If there is a CD in the disc tray of the selected (lit) disc number , pla[...]

22 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T o Play a Disc —————————————————————————— This function plays the disc in the Unit continuously . 1. Prepare the discs. 2. Press the DISC button (1-3) of the disc you want to play . The first track of the selected disc will begin playing. When the selected disc [...]

23 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T o Select a T rack ————————————————————————— Using the Unit Select a track by adjusting the MUL TI CONTROL stick left or right. ❏ The MUL TI CONTROL stick adjustments step through the tracks on the CD one track at a time. • Moving the MUL TI CONTROL stick to t[...]

24 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 2. Select a disc with the DISC buttons (1 to 3). The display changes to the Program Entry display and the disc number and track number sections blink for a few seconds. ❏ While the display is blinking, perform the operations in steps 3 to 4. When the blinking display changes to the “PROGRAM” display , repeat[...]

25 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 3. Press the number keys (1 to 10 and +10) to select the track to program. ❏ Example: For track 5, press 5. For track 15, press +10 then 5. For track 20, press +10 then 10. For track 32, press +10 three times, then 2. The blinking disc number and track number changes to a steady light, and the step number is dis[...]

26 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Note: Press the DISC buttons (1-3) to cancel Random play and begin playback in Continuous Play mode. ❏ Press the REPEA T button before or during random play to instruct the CA-V888T to continue with a dif ferent random track selection after the last selection is played. T o cancel random play , press the 7 (RETU[...]

27 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] V iewing the VIDEO INTRO of a V ideo CD This function is controlled by the remote control unit. 1 . Play the disc you want to see a digest of. Note: W ith a video CD supporting PBC function, this function is not active if the disc is being played back with PBC. T o make it active, start playback by selecting a tra[...]

28 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 3 . T o select one of the nine (9) segments, pr ess the number key (1 to 9) of the segment which you want to play . (Television screen) HIGH LIGHT 123 456 789 Notes: • When you choose a highlight it will start from five (5) seconds before the shown time below each segment. • The highlights show the proceeding [...]

29 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Playing V ideo CDs With Playback Control Function This Player provides a Playback Control function which utilizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a video CD. The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the disc you use. The Playback Control function is described below and in the figure. •[...]

30 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Video CD with Playback Control Function What is Playback Control function? The Playback Control function, ushering a new video CD age, allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images having a resolution four times greater than moving pictures. • Menu-driven playback Y ou can interact w[...]

31 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the Cassette Deck (Listening to a T ape) DECK CONTROL buttons Display SLEEP CLOCK SOURCE ON OFF ALL 1 CD REPEAT AUTO SOUND MODE RANDOM PROGRAM TUNED STEREO DAILY REC 1234 5678 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 CH VOL MHz kHz SET CD TUNER : T ape Direction indicator : Reverse Mode indicator : DOLBY B NR indicator T a[...]

32 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] One T ouch Play ————————————————————————— ❏ Press the T APE button. The power comes on and “T APE” lights up on the display . If there is a tape in the deck corre- sponding to the Deck indicator DECK A/B, that tape starts to playback. If there is no tape in t[...]

33 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Music Scan T o find the beginning of a music selection during play, use the Music Scan function. Music Scan searches for blank portions that usually separate selections, then plays the next selection. T o Find the Beginning of the Current Selection ————————————— Press the 1 1 1 1 1 or ¡ [...]

34 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the Cassette Deck (Recording) Recording onto a cassette from any of the sound sources is simple. Just place a tape in Deck B, have the source ready , make one or two settings, and you’re ready to record. For each source the proce- dure is a little different and now we’ll explain just what to do for each [...]

35 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Standard Recording This is the basic method for recording any source. The CA-V888T also has special ways for recording CD to tape, and tape to tape, which save you time and effort, as well as give you some special effects. However, when you need to add a selection to a tape you have made, or are combin- ing select[...]

36 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Notes for Using Reverse Mode for Recording When recording in Reverse Mode, the CA-V888T automatically stops when it reaches the end of the reverse 2 direction. T o record on both sides of a tape, make sure that the recording direction for the tape inserted into Deck B is forwards 3 , and that the T ape Direction i[...]

37 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Auto Edit Recording Using Auto Edit, you can record the CD tracks to fit the tape, so a selection isn’t cut of f. Auto Edit is one of the best ways to copy all of a CD onto a tape. Auto Edit programs the CD tracks in numerical order . T o prevent the end of the last selection on the front side from being cut off[...]

38 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T o stop at any time while recording, press the 7 button (CD control or Cassette Deck control) or the REC ST AR T/STOP button. If you press the CD control 7 button, the Cassette Deck creates a four second blank space after the V ideo CD Player stops. If you press any other button to stop the recording, the V ideo [...]

39 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Using the T imers TIMER/CLOCK CANCEL MUL TI CONTROL Display SLEEP CLOCK SOURCE ON OFF ALL 1 CD REPEAT AUTO SOUND MODE RANDOM PROGRAM TUNED STEREO DAILY REC 1234 5678 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 16 CH VOL MHz kHz SET CD TUNER MUL TI CONTROL indicator Clock, timer-on time etc. When the CA-V888T is being used, the display[...]

40 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] CAUTION: If there is a power failure, the clock loses its setting. The display shows “0:00”, and the clock must be reset. Setting the DAIL Y Timer With this timer you can wake up to music from a CD, tape, your favorite radio program, or other source. ❏ Y ou can set the DAIL Y T imer whether the Unit is on or[...]

41 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 5. Select the source you want to listen to. T o use the Tuner as the sour ce: 1. Adjust the MUL TI CONTROL stick left or right until “TUNER” blinks in the display . 2. Adjust the MUL TI CONTROL stick up or down to select the preset channel you want to listen to. (Possible only after presetting stations.) 3. Pr[...]

42 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] 6. Setting the V olume Level. Adjust the MUL TI CONTROL stick left or right to set the volume level. VOLUME - A: Sets the volume level to 10. VOLUME - B: Sets the volume level to 15. VOLUME - C: Sets the volume level to 20. VOLUME - - : Sets the volume to the last volume setting used. 7. Press the SET/DEMO button.[...]

43 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Setting the REC (Recording) Timer W ith the Recording T imer you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically whether or not you are home. For the timer to work correctly , you need to make sure of the following in addition to setting the time for the Tuner and Cassette Deck to come on: ❏ Y ou can set the [...]

44 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] It is ver y easy , and can be ver y disappointing, to for get to put in a tape, or to accidentally leave a tape in Deck B you don’t want recorded over . Although this happens to almost ever yone at one time or another , we hope it won’ t happen to you! T o Change the Recording Timer Setting T o change the sett[...]

45 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Timer Priority Since each timer can be set independently , you may wonder what happens if the settings overlap. Here are the priorities for each timer: ❏ The REC T imer always has priority. This means that: • If another timer is set to come on during a time when the REC Timer is operating, the other timer just[...]

46 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Care and Maintenance Compact Discs Handle your compact discs, cassette tapes, and Cassette Deck carefully , and they will last a long time. • Remove the CD from the case by holding it at the edges while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or bend the CD. • Put the C[...]

47 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] T roubleshooting • If you are having a problem with your CA-V888T , check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. • If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the Unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer, for service. Symptom No sou[...]

48 English L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] Specifications Amplifier Section Output Power (IEC 268-3/DIN) 43 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven, into 6 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kHz) VCR 620 mV/47 kohms MIC 1 1.5 mV/4.7 kohms MIC 2 1.5 mV/4.7 kohms Speaker terminals Main sp[...]

L VT0024-001A [ U, UF ] J V C 1297TTMUBNJEM EN, CH VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAP AN , LIMITED Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT + – + – RIGHT VCR LEFT IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) 230 -240V 127V 220V LINE VOLTS 110V ANTENNA AM LOOP FM FM IMPORTANT for mains (AC) line [...]