JVC UX-J55V manual

GVT01 16-003B [US, UN] For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No . and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bot- tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this inf or mation f or future reference . Model No . Se r ia l N o. UX-J66V – Consists of CA-UXJ66V and SP-UXJ66V MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS √–∫∫‰¡‚§√§Õ¡‚?[...]

– G-1 – W arnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.) • Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discarding batteries, environmenta[...]

– G-2 – IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 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 below . 3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. M[...]

1 English Introduction About This Manual This manual is organized as follo ws: • The manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the r emote control. Y ou can use the b uttons both on the remote contr ol and on the main unit f or the same operations if they hav e the same or similar names (or marks), unless mentioned otherwise. The ill[...]

2 English Contents Location of the Buttons and Contr ols ....................... 3 Front Panel and T op V ie w .......................................... 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ..................[...]

3 English Front Panel FOR UX-J55V : FOR UX-J55V : Location of the Buttons and Control Become familiar with the b uttons and control on your unit. Front Panel and T op View UX-J66V 1 2 3 4 8 9 p q e r y u i t w 5 6 7 MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM VIDEO CD VERSION 2.0 COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO T op View o ; MIC VOLUME MIN MAX EN01-14_UX-J66&55[US/UN]1.pm6 2[...]

4 English Front Panel 1 Disc tray 2 Display window 3 RETURN button (20 – 21) 4 A UX button (10) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 5 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY/ON lamp (10, 29) 6 REC (recording) button (24) 7 Multi operation buttons •D O W N 4 (rev erse skip)/PREV, 7 (stop) and UP ¢ (forward skip)/NEXT 8 SELECT CD ‹ / 8 (play[...]

5 English 1 Number buttons 2 B ASS button (10) 3 Multi operation buttons • 3 UP , 4 PREV (re verse skip), 7 (stop), ¢ NEXT (forward skip) and 4 DO WN 4 SET button (12, 17) 5 Source buttons • 3 / 8 CD/SELECT , 2 3 T APE, FM/AM and A UX Pr essing one of these buttons also turns on the unit. 6 CD 0 (disc tray open/close) button (15, 16) Pr essing[...]

6 English Getting Started Supplied Accessories Make sure that you ha ve all the follo wing items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) • FM antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • Speaker cords (ONL Y FOR UX-J66V) (4) • V ideo cord (1) • A C plug adaptor (1) If anyth[...]

7 English INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT RIGHT LEFT MAIN SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 -16 SUBWOOFERS RIGHT LEFT 1 If the cords are co ver ed with insulation, remo ve a short section of insulation at the end of each cord by twisting and pulling it off. 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. 3 T ur n the AM loop ante[...]

8 English RL AUX L R L R Speaker grille T o remov e the speaker grille, insert your fingers at the top of the speaker grille, pull to wards you. Then pull the bottom tow ards you. T o attach the speaker grille, put the projections of the speaker grille into the holes of the speaker . Holes Projections • DO NOT connect speakers while the power is [...]

9 English Common Operations T o change the clock 1 Make sur e the (timer) indicator is not lit on the display . • If it is lit, press and hold CLOCK/TIMER until it goes of f. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER r epeatedly until the unit enters the clock setting mode (the hour digits start flashing on the display). First time you press CLOCK/TIMER, the unit ente[...]

10 English T urning On the Power T o turn on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ON . The ST ANDBY/ON lamp lights green and “HELLO” appears on the display . • When you press the source button—CD 3 / 8 , T APE 2 3 , FM/AM, and A UX, the unit automatically turns on and starts playback if the source is ready . T o turn off the unit (standby), press ST AN[...]

11 English Selecting the Display Color (ONL Y FOR UX-J66V) Y ou can select the display color (COLOR 1 – COLOR 5 and A UTO mode). • A UTO mode changes the color (COLOR 1 to COLOR 5) gradually . T o select the color , press COLOR. • Each time you press the button, the color changes as follo ws: COLOR AUTO COLOR 1 COLOR 2 COLOR 4 COLOR 3 COLOR 5[...]

12 English Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts T uning in to a Station 1 Press FM/AM to select the band. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously recei ved station—either FM or AM. • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Press and hold ¢ or 4 f or more than 1 second. The unit starts search[...]

13 English T uning in to a Preset Station On the remote contr ol ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM to select the band. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously recei ved station—either FM or AM. • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Press UP or DO WN to select a preset number . T o tune in to a pre[...]

14 English Disc Introduction This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • CD (Audio CD) • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-R W (CD-Rewritable) • MP3 disc (MP3 files recorded on a CD-R or CD-R W) What is MP3? MP3 is an abbre viation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data [...]

15 English Playing Back Discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3) When playing a CD-R or CD-RW User-edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordable) and CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritable) can be played only if they are already “finalized. ” • Usually you can play back your original CD-Rs or CD- R Ws recorded in music CD format. Howev er , sometimes they may not play depending on their cha[...]

16 English ■ For MP3 discs 1 Load a disc. The unit searches for the disc (it may take some time), and the follo wing information appears on the display (the group title will scrolls on the display). 2 Press ¢ NEXT or PREV 4 (or ¢ NEXT/PREV 4 on the r emote control) to select a group y ou want, then press CD 3 / 8 . The group number , track numb[...]

17 English Programming the Playing Order of the T racks — Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which tracks play befor e you start playing. Y ou can pr ogram up to 50 tracks. On the remote contr ol ONL Y : 1 Load a disc. • If the current playing source is not the CD player , press CD 3 / 8 , then 7 before going to the next step. 2 Press P[...]

18 English Prohibiting Disc Ejection — T ray Lock Y ou can lock the disc tray and prohibit ejecting the disc whether the unit is on or of f. On the unit ONL Y : T o prohibit disc ejection, press CD ‹ / 8 while holding 7 . • If the disc tray is opened, close it first. T o cancel the prohibition and unlock the disc, press CD ‹ / 8 while holdi[...]

19 English Using the Video CD Player (Video CDs) Y ou can play video CDs (with or without the Playback Control (PBC) function) to watch the picture on your TV while listening to the sound through your JVC Micro Component System. Befor e playing video CDs Make sure that the connection between the System and your TV is correct. (See page 8) Setting t[...]

20 English Playing Video CDs with the PBC Function Using the Menu Screen (Menu-Driven Play) Before playing, make sure that Repeat indicator “ ” or “ ALL ” is not lit. If lit, press the REPEA T b utton on the Remote Control until the repeat indicator goes of f. 1 Load a video CD with PBC. Do not press the CD 3 / 8 button yet. 2 Press PBC b u[...]

21 English 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 31 2 Menu Screen Moving Picture Still Picture T o next screen press RETURN press RETURN press RETURN T o previous screen A selection menu is displayed when you start playing a video CD with PBC. The selection menu sho ws a list of numbers for selection. Some video CDs may show mo ving pictures or a di vided scre[...]

22 English Display of Operating Status Y ou can vie w the current operating status on the TV screen. Press the ON SCREEN button. Pressing the abov e button alternates between on-screen display ON and OFF . • Once you hav e turned on the on-screen display , the track number and playing time are always displayed on the TV screen. Viewing the Video [...]

23 English Playing Back T apes Y ou can play back type I tapes. Playing Back a T ape 1 Press PUSH OPEN 0 on the unit. 2 Put a cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. 3 Press PUSH OPEN 0 again to close the cassette holder . 4 Press T APE 2 3 . The unit automatically turns on and the tape starts playing. The tape direction indicator ( 3 o[...]

24 English Recording Recording on a T ape On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recordable cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. 2 Close the cassette holder gently and check the recording dir ection f or the tape. • If the tape direction is not correct, press T APE 2 3 twice then 7 to change the tape direction. • If you want to record on bo[...]

25 English Disc Direct Recording Everything on the disc goes onto the tape in the order it is on the disc, or according to the order you hav e set in Program Play . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recordable cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. 2 Load a CD. • If the current playing source is not the CD player , press CD 3 / 8 , then 7 [...]

26 English Using the Microphone and Multiplex CDs By plugging in the microphone, you can use the System for Karaoke or microphone mixing. Y ou can also add an echo to the microphone’ s sound. Karaoke and microphone mixing ar e only av ailable when y ou select the CD source with a playable disc inside. • When you will not be using the microphone[...]

27 English Microphone mixing is not av ailable for other sources such as T ape, T uner or Aux. 4 Adjust the main volume and the MIC V OLUME control as y ou sing into the microphone. • T o apply echo, pr ess the DIGIT AL ECHO button on the Remote Control until “ECHO ON” appears on the display . T o cancel the echo, press the same button again.[...]

28 English Using the T imers There are three timers av ailable—Daily T imer, Recording T imer , and Sleep T imer . Before using the timers, you need to set the unit’ s clock (see page 9). Using Daily Timer and Recor ding Timer Y ou can set the timer whether the unit is on or of f. How the timer actually works When the on-time comes, the unit au[...]

29 English 5 Press UP or DO WN to set the volume level, then press CLOCK/TIMER. • Y ou can select the volume le vel (“V OLUME – –” and “V OLUME 0” to “V OLUME 40”). If you select “V OLUME – –, ” the volume is set to the previous le vel when the unit was turned of f. • T o turn off the v olume while the Recording T imer ([...]

30 English Maintenance Handling cassette tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating. • If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Be careful not to touch the tape surface. • A void storing tapes in the follo wing places: —In dust[...]

31 English T roubleshooting 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 ph ysically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer , for service. Symptom No sound is heard. Hard to listen to bro[...]

32 English Specifications UX-J66V (CA-UXJ66V and SP-UXJ66V) Amplifier Output Power: SUBWOOFERS: 90 W (45 W + 45 W) at 6 Ω (10% THD) MAIN SPEAKERS: 30 W (15 W + 15 W) at 6 Ω (10% THD) Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) A UX: 400 mV/48 k Ω Speakers/Impedance: 6 Ω – 16 Ω T uner FM tuning range: 87.50 MHz – 108.00 MHz AM tuning[...]

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