JVC CA-VSDT9R manual

COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM For Customer Use: Enter below th e Model No. and Ser ial No. which ar e locate d either on the rear , bot - tom or side of the cabi net. Re tain th is inform ation for futu re reference. Mo d el N o. Se r i al N o. INSTR UCTIONS L VT0853-00 9B [B] VS-DT6R/VS-DT7R/VS-DT9R Consists of CA-VSDT6R and SP-VSD T6 Consists of CA-[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORT ANT for the U .K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug fro m this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitab le f or the pow er points in yo ur home or the cab le is too shor t to reach a pow er point, th en obtain an appro - priate saf ety appr ov ed e xtension lead or consult y our deal er . BE SURE to repla c[...]

G-2 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS “ SOME DOS AND DON ’ TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQ UIPMENT ” This equ ipment ha s been dis igned and manuf actured to me et international s af ety stand ards bu t, lik e any electrical equipme nt, care m ust be tak en if y ou are to ob tain the b est results and saf ety is to be ass ured. ✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮ ✮✮✮[...]

1 Intro duction Thank you f or purch asing the JV C Comp act Com ponent System . We hope it will be a value d additio n to your ho me, givin g you year s of enjoym ent. Be sure to read this instruction manual carefu lly before operati ng your new stereo syst em. In it you will find all th e information you need to se t up and use the system. If you[...]

2 Table of Contents Introduction ... ....... ....... .......... ....... ....... ....... .......... ....... ......... ....... ........ ......... ...... 1 Features ........ ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. .......... ....... ........ 1 How This Manual I s Organized ............[...]

3 Getting Started Accessories Make su re that you have all o f the fol lowing item s, which are supplied wi th the Syste m. Power Cord (1) AM Loop Anten na (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) FM Wire Antenna (1) Speaker Cords (2) Stand (1) (for Center Unit) Legs (2) (for Stand) Screw (1) (for Stand) Paper P atter n (1) If any of these item s are m[...]

4 Getting St arted CAUT ION: • Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outlet. (Only if you install the Center U nit vertically) • To place the Center Unit vertically , the Stand and Legs m ust be attached. (See page 8.) To make connections, let the cords pass in the holes of the Stand as shown in the diagram before att[...]

5 Gett ing S tarte d Connecti ng the AM (MW/LW) Ante nna Rear Panel of the Center Unit • The AM loop antenna can be attached to a wall. • If the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl by twisting it as shown in t he diagram. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power c[...]

6 Getting St arted CAUT ION: • Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outlet. • Handlin g the speakers As this is a precision instrument , handle it carefully so as to protect it from shoc ks. Connecti ng the Speakers These spea kers are exclusivel y for this s ystem. Using with other devices will dameg e the speak ers[...]

7 Gett ing S tarte d Connecti ng a Su bwoofer Connect a si gnal cord (not su pplied) between the System’s SUBWOOF ER terminal and t he input terminal of an external sub- woofer. Conn ectin g External Eq uipme nt Connect signa l cords (not supplied) between the System’s MD/AUX-OUT/IN terminals and the output/input terminals of the externa l MD r[...]

8 Getting St arted Connec ting an MD Record er, etc (Digi tal Ou tput) Remove the ca p and conn ect an optica l digital cord (not supplied) be tween the Syst em’s CD DIGITAL OUT terminal and the input term inal of the MD record er, etc. You can reco rd the digital outpu t signal from the System’s CD Play er to the MD recorder, etc . Connec ting[...]

9 Gett ing S tarte d Installin g the Equi pment on th e Wall The Center Unit and Speakers can be attached to a wall. CAUT IONS: Attachment to a wall • The Center Unit weighs approximat ely 4.3 kg. When its buttons are operated, an ad ditional force wi ll be applied to i t in the do wnward dir ection. Th erefore, sufficie nt care must be taken w h[...]

10 Getting St arted • Do no t place anyt hing on t op of the Ce nter Unit. Doing so ma y cause the Center Unit to fall, causing m alfunction ing and/ or inj ury . • Do not climb ont o the Center Unit or hang from it. Doing so may damage the Center Unit and/or caus e injury. Special care must be taken in this respect when there are small chil dr[...]

11 Gett ing S tarte d Using th e Remote Co ntrol The Remote Co ntrol makes it easy t o use many of the functi ons of the System from a dist ance of up to 7 m away. The r emote sens or at which you need to poin t the Re mote Cont rol di ffers depe nding o n wheth er the Uni t is pla ced vertica lly or horiz ontally. • Make sure that the "DISP[...]

12 Basic Operations Turning the Pow er On and O ff Turning the System On Press the % bu tton. The di splay com es on and “ HELLO ” is displayed once. The operat ion indi cators light on the Pan el. (The Pa nel ope ns automatically if the Unit is placed v ertically and the DISP.SET switc h on the rear of the Unit is set to “ V ” .) The Syst [...]

13 Basic Operat ions Changin g the Color (COLOR) (VS-DT9R only) (Using the Remo te Control) You can ch ange the c olor of the illumina tion on the Un it. 1 Press the % b utton to turn on the Sys- tem. 2 Press the COLOR button on the Remote Contr ol. “ RANDOM COLOR ” is displa yed. 3 Press the or b utton to select the setting of you r choice . T[...]

14 Basic Ope rations Reinforc ing the Bass Sound (AHB PRO) (Using the Remo te Control) You can reinfo rce the bass sound to main tain rich, full b ass at low volu me. To get the effect, press the AHB (Active Hyper Bass) PRO but ton. The “ AHB PRO ” indicator li ghts up on th e display. To cancel t he effect, press th e button again. The “ AHB[...]

15 Using the Tuner You can listen to FM and AM (MW/LW) stat ions. Stations can be tuned in manually, au tomatically , or from preset memory st orage. ■ Before listening to the radio: • Mak e sure that both the FM and AM (MW/LW) antenn as are correctly conne cted. (See page 4 an d 5). One Touch Radio Just press the FM/AM bu tton on the Remote Co[...]

16 Using t he Tuner Presetti ng Stations (Using the Remo te Control) You can p reset up to 3 0 FM stations an d up to 15 AM ( MW/ LW) stations. • Preset n umbers may hav e been set to f actory test fre- quencies prior to shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following one of the presetting method[...]

17 Using the Tuner To Change the F M Recep tion Mode (Using the Remo te Control) When yo u are tuned into an F M stereo broadcas t, the “ STEREO ” indicator lights up and you can hear stereo ef- fects. If an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noi sy, you can s elect Mon aural mode. Rece ption i mprove s, but you lose stereo effe ct. Pres[...]

18 Using t he Tuner To search for a programme by PTY codes One of the advantages of th e RDS servic e is that yo u can locate a particular ki nd of programme by specifying the PTY codes. To search for a programme using PTY or TA codes: 1 Press the PTY SEARCH b utton once while listening to an FM station. “ PTY SELECT ” app ears on the di splay.[...]

19 Using the Tuner T o temporarily switc h to a br oadcast programme of your c hoice “ Enhanced Other Net works ” is another convenie nt RDS service that allows this unit to switch temporarily to a broadc ast pr ogramm e of yo ur choi ce (NEW S, TA or INFO) from the curren tly select ed station, ex cept if yo u are listen- ing to a non-RDS stat[...]

20 Using the CD Player You can use Normal, Random, Program or Repeat Play. Re- peat Play can repeat all the tracks or j ust one of the tracks on the CD. Here are the basic thi ngs you need to know to play a CD and locate the different t racks on it. This un it has been designed to play b ack the follow ing CDs. •C D •C D - R •C D - R W When p[...]

21 Using the CD Play er CAUT IONS: • DO NOT try to open or clos e the Panel by hands as it wi ll be damaged. Press th e OPEN/CLOSE butt on on the Remote Con- trol to open or close the Pane l. • DO NOT try to insert another CD when a CD has b een al read y loa ded on the Un it. D oing so will damage the CDs and the Unit. • DO NOT app ly any sh[...]

22 Using the CD Play er 5 Press the Number button to select the trac k to program. Each time y ou press the Nu mber button, t he selected track is adde d to the pro gram. • For the track number more than 10, press the +10 bu tton then the Number b utton. 6 Repeat step 5 to select the other tracks for the pr ogram. You can see th e total play back[...]

23 Using External Equipment Listening t o External Equipme nt You can listen to external equipm ent such as MD recorde r, cassette de ck or other auxi liary. ■ First make su re that the external eq uipment i s properly connected to the System. (Se e page 7). 1 Press the MD/A UX button. “ MD/AUX ” appears on th e displa y. ● On the Un it, pr[...]

24 Using the Timers The timers let y ou control li stening functi ons automatically . Settin g the Cloc k (Using the Remo te Control) • When you p lug the A C powe r cord into th e wall outle t, the time indica tion “ 0:00 ” blin ks on the disp lay . • The clock must be correctly s et for the timers t o work. 1 Press the % % % % butto n. 2 [...]

25 Using the Timer s Settin g the Daily Timer (Using the Remo te Control) Once you h ave set the Daily Time r, the time r will be ac ti- vated at the same time eve ry day. The Ti mer indica tor ( ) on the disp lay shows th at the Dai- ly Timer you have se t is in effect. • When t he T imer In dicator ( ) is displ ayed, th e timer is acti va ted. [...]

26 Using the Timer s 6 Befor e turning off the System, prepare the music sour ce selected in step 3. TUNER: Tune in t o the desire d station. CD: Insert a CD. (Playback will start from the first track at Timer on .) 7 Press the % % % % butt on to turn off the Sys- tem. In standby mode, you can see the Timer indicat or ( ) on the displa y. • When [...]

27 Care And Maintenance Handle your CDs carefully, and they will last a long time. Compact Discs CAUT ION: • Do not u se any solven t (for exam ple, con- ventiona l record cleaner, spray thinn er, benzine, e tc.) to clea n a CD. Moisture Condensation Moisture may condense on the l ens inside the System i n the follow ing cases : • After turni n[...]

28 Troubleshooting • If you are havin g a prob lem with your System, c heck th is list for a possible solution bef ore calling for service. • If you cann ot solve the pro blem from the hints given here, o r the Syst em has been phys icall y damaged, call a qualified person , such a s your d ealer , for service. Symptom P ossible Cause Action No[...]

29 Specifications Am plifie r Output Powe r 38 W (19 W + 19 W) at 4 Ω (Max.) 30 W (15 W + 15 W) at 4 Ω (10 % THD) Input Sensitivity/Im pedance (1 kHz) MD/AUX IN 500 mV/47 k Ω Output Sensit ivity/Impedan ce (1 kHz) MD/AUX OUT 500 mV/5 k Ω CD D IGITAL OU T –21 dBm - –15 dB m (Optica l out) Speake r terminals 4 Ω - 16 Ω Subwoo fer out [...]