JVC SP-MXGC5 manual

MX-GC5 —Consists of CA-MXGC5 and SP-MXGC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM MX-GC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS WBET LVT1344-003A [A] SP-MXGC5 SP-MXGC5 CA-MXGC5 MXGC5[A]_Cover.p65 05.4.13, 5:06 PM 3[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others CA UTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire , etc.: 1. Do not remov e screws, co vers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. CA UTION • Do not bloc k the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are b lock ed by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the hea[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation To av oid risk of electric shock and fire, and to pre vent damage , locate the apparatus as follo ws: 1 F ront: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ T op/ Bac k: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown b y the dimensions below . 3 Bottom: Place on the le vel surf ace. Maintain an adequate air path [...]

1 Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the remote contr ol. Y ou can also use the buttons on the unit if they have the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the remote control. If operation using the unit is different fr om that using[...]

2 Contents Location of the Buttons and Contr ols ....................... 3 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking .................................................................. 6 Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ........... 6 Connecting Antennas .....................................[...]

3 Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q p w r y t u i e o ; a s MXGC5[A]_01-09.p65 05.4.13, 5:10 PM 3[...]

4 See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Display windo w 2 RHYTHM AX lamp (11) 3 DEMO button (8) 4 ECO b utton (8) 5 ST ANDBY lamp (10 ) 6 (standby/on) button (10) 7 • 7 (stop) button (15, 19) • BEEP button (12) 8 • TUNING – button ( 13) • 1 (fast re verse) b utton (16) 9 • PRESET +/– control (13) • ¢ / 4 (forward [...]

5 Remote Control Remote Control 1 Number buttons (13, 17, 18) 2 DISPLA Y button (10) 3 4 / 1 (re verse search/fast re ver se) button (10, 13, 16 – 18, 20, 21) 4 Disc tray selecting buttons (10, 14 – 16, 18, 19) • CD1, CD2, and CD3 buttons 5 REPEA T button (19) 6 PR OGRAM/RANDOM button (18, 19) 7 FM/AM button (10, 13) Pr essing this button als[...]

6 FM coaxial AM LOOP GND AM EXT (75 ) ANTENNA Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you ha ve all the follo wing items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) If any is missing, consult y our dealer im[...]

7 MAIN SPEAKER SUB-WOOFER 6–16 6–16 RIGHT LEFT 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is co vered with vinyl, remo ve the vin yl by twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 Tu rn [...]

8 Continued Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect audio equipment—used only as a playback device. • DO NO T connect any equipment while the po wer is on. • DO NO T plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. To connect audio equipment F or playing the other equipment thr ough this unit, connect between the audio output jac[...]

9 Connecting a Computer This unit is equipped with a USB A UDIO terminal on the front panel. Y ou can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC. When you connect your PC for the f irst time, follow the procedure belo w . • Remember you cannot send any signal or data to your PC from this unit. IMPORT ANT: • Chec[...]

10 Common Operations Tu rning On or Off the Power To turn on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ON (or on the unit) so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes of f. To turn of f the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON (or on the unit) again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is al ways consumed e ven while the unit is on standby . To switch off the pow[...]

11 Reinforcing the Bass Sound Press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + or – (or SUBWOOFER +/– contr ol on the unit) to increase or decr ease the subwoofer sound. •T he subwoofer le vel can be adjusted in 3 steps (OFF , S.WOOFER1, S.WOOFER2 ). The SUBWOOFER lamp also lights up. Enjoying the Powerful Sound—RHYTHM AX Using RHYTHM AX, har der-hitting bea ts int[...]

12 Selecting the Sound Modes Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA—Sound Ef fect Amplif ier—modes). On the r emote control: Press SOUND MODE r epeatedly until the sound mode y ou want appears on the display . •F irst time you press the button, the current sound mode appears on the display . Each time you [...]

13 Listening to the Radio 2 Press SET/RESUME on the r emote control. 3 Press the number button(s) to select a preset number . Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5. F or preset number 15, press +10 then 5. F or preset number 20, press +10, then 10. F or preset number 25, press +10, +10, then 5. F or preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press SE[...]

14 Playing Back CDs This unit has been designed to playback the follo wing CDs: • Audio CD • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-ReWritable) • MP3 disc (MP3 files recorded on a CD-R or CD-R W) * When playing a CD-R or CD-R W • User-edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordab le) and CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritable) can be played back when they are already “f inaliz[...]

15 Current track n umber of the current group Elapsed playing time Current group number Current trac k name scrolls. When the trac k includes the ID3v1/1.1 tags, “Title, ” “Ar tist, ” and “Alb um” will scroll after the trac k name. • “TITLE, ” “ARTIST , ” and “ALB UM” appears bef ore each of their content scrolls. To stop [...]

16 Basic CD Operations While playing a disc, you can do the follo wing operations. To exchange CDs during playback of another Press 0 on the unit. The carrousel comes out. If you change discs during play , the current play will not stop until all discs you hav e changed are played. To close the carr ousel, press 0 again. To skip to the another CD i[...]

17 Tu rning On or Off the Resume Play for MP3 Disc F or MP3 disc, this unit can memorize the position on a disc where you interrupt playback. By pressing CD 6 , you can start playback again from the interrupted position—Resume play . Y ou can turning on and off Resume play for MP3 discs. On the r emote contr ol ONL Y : Press SET/RESUME bef or e o[...]

18 Programming the Playing Order of the T racks —Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 32 tracks. Program play is not a vailable to MP3 discs on this unit There may be a malfunction in case that you try to do such playback. If a malfunction occurs, unplug the AC po wer co[...]

19 Playing at Random—Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. •T o use Random pla y , you ha ve to cancel Program play . On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc n umber b uttons (CD1, CD2, or CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then press 7 . 3 Pr ess PR OGRAM/RANDOM re peatedly until “RAN[...]

20 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 1 second, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to tur n on. 1) Press ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the hour , then SET/RESUME. 2) Press ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the minute, then SET/RESUME. “OFF TIME” appears for 1 second, then the unit enters off-time s[...]

21 6 Pr ess ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to select the preset station number or disc tray n umber , then SET/RESUME. • Select “P- - -” or “DISC -” for the last selected stration or disc tray number . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 Pr ess ¢ / ¡ or 4 / 1 to set the volume le vel. •Y ou can select the v olume lev el from V OL 00 to V OL 31, [...]

22 Action Press DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 9.) Tu rn off the recei ver once, then turn it on ag ain and restart application installed in the PC. Check if the volume is set at lo w lev el. Refer to the manuals supplied with your PC. Move the PC a way from the device suc h as TV emittin[...]

23 Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc fr om its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prev ent warping. ?[...]

24 Specifications Amplifier section—CA-MXGC5 Output Power (IEC268-3) SUBWOOFERS : 95 W per c hannel, min. RMS, driv en into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 42 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1[...]

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