JVC UX-HB4 manual

LVT1266-001A [B] MICR O COMPONENT SYSTEM UX-HB4 –Consists of CA-UXHB4 and SP-UXHB4 INSTR UCTIONS UX-HB4[B]cover2.p65 04.8.5, 4:02 PM 1[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Other s CA UTION— (ST ANDBY/ON) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (all lamps and indications go off). The (ST ANDBY/ON) button in an y position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the unit is on standby , the ST ANDBY lamp lights red. • When the unit is turned on, the ST ANDB[...]

G-2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “ SOME DOS AND DON ’ TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT ” This equipment has been designed and manuf actured to meet international safety standards, b ut like an y electr ical equipment, care must be tak en if you are to obtain the best results and saf ety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions bef ore you a[...]

1 Power sources • When unplugging the unit from the wall outlet, always pull on the plug, not the A C power cord. DO NO T handle the AC po wer cord with wet hands. Moisture condensation Moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit in the follo wing cases: • After starting to heat the room. • In a damp room. • If the unit is brought d[...]

2 Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Main Unit ............................................................................... 3 Remote Control ..................................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking ........[...]

3 Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Main Unit OPEN COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DAIL Y TIMER/SNOOZE 1 3 2 T op view Front view ST ANDBY CD PHONES SC R OLL DO WN SELECT SCROLL UP 4 # / 8 7¢ AUX PUSH OPEN T APE FM/AM/DAB AUX VOLUME + – UX-HB4 MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM AUTO REVERSE REC 4 5 6 7 8[...]

4 Display window Display window 1 Repeat indicators • , ALL, GR. ( group ) 2 REC indicators • (recording), (recording timer) 3 MP3 indicator 4 ST . (stereo) indicator 5 (sleep timer) indicator 6 BASS indicator 7 T imer indicators • , 1, 2, 3, D AIL Y , WEEKL Y 8 Main display 9 DA B indicator p RDS indicator q (rev erse mode) indicator w 2 3 ([...]

5 Remote Control See pages in parentheses for details. ST ANDBY CD PHONES SCROLL DOWN 4 # / 8 7¢ SCROLL UP SELECT AUX T APE FM/AM/DAB AUX VOLUME + – REC When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel. 1 ST ANDBY/ON button (10, 28) 2 SLEEP button (29) 3 TIMER button (27) 4 SET button (9, 27, 28) 5 CANCEL button (2[...]

6 1 Put the D AB antenna into the antenna cover until the D AB antenna f its in with the projection inside the antenna co ver . 2 Connect the D AB antenna to the D AB ANT . terminal. T o adjust the DAB antenna Fix the antenna to pin up the wire with plastic eyelets vertically . If reception is poor It is recommended to use the external antenna inst[...]

7 Connecting Speakers Y ou can connect the speakers using the speaker cords. 1 Hold the clamp of the speaker terminal. 2 Insert the end of the speaker cord into the terminal. Match the polarity of the speaker terminals: red cord to ª and black cord to · . 3 Release y our finger fr om the clamp. IMPORT ANT : • Use only speakers with the same spe[...]

8 Connecting Other Equipment T o connect an audio equipment Y ou can connect audio equipment — used only as a playback de vice. • DO NO T connect any equipment while the pow er is on. • DO NO T plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. F or playing other equipment through this unit, connect between the audio output jacks on th[...]

9 Common Operations Setting the Clock Before operating the unit any further , first set the unit ’ s clock. When you plug in the po wer cord, “ 0:00 ” starts flashing on the display . Y ou can set the clock when the unit is in standby mode. On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Press CLOCK f or more than 2 seconds. Clock setting appears on the dis[...]

10 VOLUME T urning On the Power T o turn on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ON . The ST ANDBY lamp on the unit goes off. • When you press the source b utton — CD 3 / 8 , T APE 2 3 , FM/AM/D AB, and A UX, the unit automatically turns on. T o turn off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again. The ST ANDBY lamp on the unit lights red. • The clock[...]

11 Fade-Out Muting (F ADE MUTING) On the r emote control ONL Y : Press F ADE MUTING. The volume le vel decreases to the minimum le vel, and “ Muting ” flashes on the display . T o release muting, press F ADE MUTING again. The volume le vel resumes to the previous le vel. Selecting the Sound Modes Y ou can select one of the 4 sound modes. • Th[...]

12 Playing Back the Entire Disc—Normal Play 1 Press ) OPEN on top of the unit. The disc cov er opens. • Y ou can insert a disc while listening to another source. 2 Place a disc correctly with its label side up. 3 Close the disc cov er gently . 4 Press CD 6 . The unit automatically turns on and the source changes to the CD player . When playing [...]

13 T otal track number T otal playing time When stop playing audio CD: When stop playing MP3 disc: • T otal playing time does not appear when MP3 disc is loaded. T o remo ve the disc, press ) OPEN on the unit, then take out the disc by holding it at the edges while pressing the unit ’ s pi vot lightly . • If the disc cannot be read corr ectly[...]

14 T o go to another track directly using the number buttons Y ou can select a tr ack only within a same group. On the remote contr ol ONL Y : Pressing the number button(s) before or during play allo ws you to start playing the track number you want. Ex.: For track number 5, press 5. For track number 15, press +10, then press 5. For track number 20[...]

15 Repeating T racks — Repeat Play Y ou can have all the trac ks, the program or individual track currently playing, repeat as many times as you lik e. On the r emote control ONL Y : Press REPEA T . • Each time you press the button, Repeat Play changes as follo ws, and the following repeat indicators light up on the display: When playing bac k [...]

16 PUSH OPEN If no cassette is inserted when you pr ess T APE ¤ ‹ “ No T APE ” appears on the display . T o stop playing, press 7 . T o fast-wind to the left or to the right, press ¢ or 4 (or ¢ or 4 on the unit). “ Fast W ind ” appears and the tape direction indicator ( 33 or 22 ) scrolls on the display . T o remov e the cassette, pres[...]

17 Listening to DAB Broadcast What is DAB? Digital Audio Broadcasting (D AB) is a radio which carries information in digital format enabling near CD-quality audio sound. Also D AB enables broadcasters to transmit additional data along with the audio. D AB structure D AB is broadcast as groups of data called “ ensembles. ” Each ensembles can con[...]

18 PRESET GROUP PRESET GROUP UP DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL UP / SELECT PRESET GROUP PRESET GROUP UP DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL UP / SELECT 4 Press SEARCH/SCR OLL UP or SEARCH/SCR OLL DO WN to select a station. • Each time you press the button, the station changes step by step. 5 Press SELECT . Signal reception indicator [...]

19 Arranging and Sorting the Station List Y ou can arrange or sort the station list which appears on the display when you bro wse to look for a station. On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Press RDS/INFO. 2 Press SEARCH/SCR OLL UP or SEARCH/SCR OLL DO WN to select “ Service Order . ” • Each time you press the button, the option changes as follo [...]

20 DISPLA Y Refreshing the Station List For tuning in to the ne w av ailable D AB stations, you need to refresh the station list. There are two ways for searching stations: • Local search: Performs the search for stations on band III in the United Kingdom. • Full search: Performs the wider search for stations than local search. When you bring t[...]

21 T uning in to a Station Y ou can search for the station by either automatically or manually . Auto T uning 1 Press FM/AM/D AB repeatedly to select either “ FM ” or “ AM (MW). ” The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously recei ved station. • If the station pre viously selected is stored in a preset number , the prese[...]

22 123 456 78 0 9 +10 FM/AM/DAB PRESET GROUP PRESET GROUP UP DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL DOWN SEARCH/ SCROLL UP / SELECT 4 T o preset mor e stations, repeat steps 1 to 3 above, allocating a differ ent preset number to each station. • Storing a new station on an already assigned number erases the previously stored one. When you unplug the A C power cord o[...]

23 Searching for Programs by PTY Codes (PTY Search) One of the adv antages of RDS is that you can locate a particular kind of program by specifying the PTY codes. • For details on the PTY codes, see “ Description of the PTY codes ” on the next page. • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you[...]

24 Listening to the External Equipment Y ou can listen to the external equipment such as MD recorder , cassette deck, or other auxiliary . • First, make sure that the external equipment is proper ly connected to the unit. (See page 8.) 1 Set the volume le vel to the minimum position. 2 Press A UX. “ AU X ” appears on the display . 3 Start pla[...]

25 3 Start playing the source — FM, AM (MW), D AB or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX jack. • When the source is FM, AM (MW), or DAB, tune in to the station you want to record. • When recording from discs, see “ Recording Discs — Disc Synchronized Recording ” on page 26. 4 Press REC (r ecording). • The REC indicator appears and 3[...]

26 T o stop recording f or a moment, press REC. Both the disc playback and tape recording are paused. T o resume recording, press T APE ¤ ‹ . T o stop recording, press 7 . The recording stops and the disc playback is paused. T o record on both sides — Reverse Mode On the remote contr ol ONL Y : Press REV . MODE (re verse mode) repeatedly until[...]

27 Using the T imers There are four timers av ailable — Daily T imer (Just Once, Every Day , W eekly), Recording T imer , Snooze T imer , and Sleep T imer . • Before using these timers, make sure the b uilt-in clock is set correctly (see page 9). Using Daily T imer and Recording Timer Y ou can set the timer whether the unit is on or off. How th[...]

28 Each time you press the button, the timer repeat mode changes as follows: • If you select “ Every Day ” or “ from Mon to Fri, ” the indicator corresponding to the selected mode lights up on the display . 5 Press UP or DO WN to select the source to play . Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows: For Recording Timer[...]

29 Using Sleep T imer W ith Sleep T imer , you can fall asleep to your fav orite music or radio program. • Y ou can set Sleep T imer only when the unit is turned on. • Y ou can also turn off the unit automatically by using Auto Standby . (See page 10.) How the Sleep Timer actually works The unit automatically turns off after the specif ied leng[...]

30 Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will hav e the best performance by keeping your discs, tapes and the mechanism clean. • Store discs and tapes in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves. Cleaning the unit • Stains on the unit Should be[...]

31 If you are having a problem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints gi ven here, or the unit has been physically damaged , call a qualified person, such as your dealer for service. T roubleshooting Symptom Po wer does not come on. No sound is heard. Hard t[...]

32 Amplifier Section Output Po wer: 15 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3) Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) A UX: 500 mV/50 k Ω Speakers Impedance: 4 Ω – 16 Ω T uner D AB tuning range: Band III 174.928 MHz – 239.200 MHz FM tuning range: 87.50 MHz – [...]

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