JVC XM-448BK manual

INSTR UCTIONS XM-448BK 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 VT0222-001A [J] MINI DISC RECORDER 1¡ 4¢ 0 8 ¶3 7 RM-SXM448J REMOTE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 67 89 10 +10 POWER PROGRAM CANCEL RANDOM[...]

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1 W elcome ! W e would like to thank you f or purchasing one of our JVC products. Before connecting this unit to the wall outlet, please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you obtain the best possible performance. If you ha ve any questions, please consult your JVC dealer . Important cautions Installation of the Unit • Select a place [...]

2 T able of Contents W elcome ! .................................................... 1 Important cautions ....................................... 1 For safe use, observ e the following ............. 1 P ar ts Index ........................................... 3 Front panel .............................................. 3 Display ....................[...]

3 Par ts Index Become familiar with the b uttons and controls before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Fr ont panel ———————————————————————————— 1 PHONES jack (9) 2 PHONES LEVEL control (9) 3 DISPLA Y/CHARACTER b utton (10, 26) 4 INPUT SELECTOR b utton (15) 5 Display 6 Jog di[...]

4 Remote control unit ———————————————————————— 1 POWER button 2 PLA Y MODE buttons CANCEL (11, 19, 28) PROGRAM (11) RANDOM (12) REPEA T (13) 3 Numeric keys 4 DISPLA Y b uttons ON/OFF (10) DIMMER (10) MODE (10) 5 MD control buttons TRACK MARKING (16) ¶ (Recording Pause) (14) 8 (Pause) (9) 7 (Stop) (8)[...]

5 Setting up the System Supplied accessories Before setting up your system make sure you recei ved all of the follo wing supplied accessories. Remote control unit (1) Batteries R03 (UM-4)/AAA (24F) (2) Audio pin cord (2) Optical digital cable (1) Compu Link cable (1) T ext Compu Link cable (1) A C power cord (1) Remote contr ol batteries Match the [...]

6 AC IN DIGIT AL IN TEXT COMPU LINK 1 (MASTER UNIT) 2 (SLAVE UNIT) LEFT RIGHT COMPU LINK- 3 (SYNCHRO) IN (REC) OUT (PLA Y) ANALOG 1- OPTICAL- 2 Connection Signal cable connections —————————————— Audio pin cords Connect to the MD jacks, T APE jacks, etc. of an external unit. Always connect the jacks with the plugs of the [...]

7 AC power cord connection ————————————— First, fir mly insert the supplied AC po wer cord into the AC inlet on the back of the unit. Next, plug the A C power cord plug into the w all outlet. Cautions • Use only the JVC AC power cor d provided with this unit to avoid malfunction or damage to the unit. • Be sure to unpl[...]

8 Playback Number of tracks T otal playing time OR Y ou can also use the button on the inside panel of the remote control. OR OR Continuous playback The basic operation for playing an MD is described below . When no MD is loaded yet, “NO DISC” is shown on the display . 1 Load an MD. Hold an MD with the side on which an arro w is marked facing u[...]

9 T o pause the MD: Press 6 on the main unit or press 8 on the remote control unit. The 8 indicator lights up. T o cancel pause, press 6 on the main unit or press 3 on the remote control unit. The MD starts from the position where it has paused. T o select a track —————————————————— Y ou can select a desired trac[...]

10 Number of tracks and total playing time Number of tracks and remaining recording time Disc title OR MODE Disc title Number of tracks and remaining recording time Number of tracks and total playing time T rack No. and its playing time T rack title ON/OFF DIMMER Using the display mode T o switch the display information ————————— [...]

11 The first tr ack T otal playing time The last programmed track Program number The last programmed track PROGRAM RANDOM Off (Continuous play) OR PROGRAM 2 Select Program Play mode. Main unit: Press PLA Y MODE until “PR OGRAM” is shown. Then, the PR OGRAM indicator lights up. Each time PLA Y MODE is pressed, the play mode indicators switch as [...]

12 T o check the programmed tracks and their or der (In Stop mode): Press 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit in Stop mode. T he programmed tracks will be successiv ely displayed in the programmed order . (The trac k title will be displayed before the track number , if it is written.) If you make a mistake in programming (In Stop mode): Press 7 STOP[...]

13 RANDOM RANDOM OR OR REPEAT OR REPEAT REPEA T ALL REPEA T 1 Off (Repeat playback canceled) Remote control unit: Press RANDOM. “RANDOM” is sho wn and the RANDOM indicator lights up. 3 Press 6 on the main unit or 3 on the remote contr ol unit. Random playback starts. • Random playback stops after ha ving played every track once . • T o stop[...]

14 Accidental erasure protect tab For recording or editing For protecting erasure Recor ding The fir st track to be recorded Close Open OR REC An audio signal from a variety of sources can be r ecorded by using either digital or analog input as required. Things to know befor e recor ding —————————— • It should be noted that it[...]

15 DIGIT AL 1 44.1kHz OR OR OR DIGIT AL1 IN DIGIT AL2 IN ANALOG IN 3 Select the input by pressing INPUT SELECTOR on the main unit. Each press of INPUT SELECTOR switches the inputs as follo ws. DIGIT AL1 IN : Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGIT AL IN 1 OPTICAL terminal. The DIGIT AL 1 indi[...]

16 T o adjust the analog input level —————————— The input le vel should be adjusted before recording the analog input. 1 In Rec/Pause mode, star t playing the source for lev el adjustment. The lev el indicators show the input le vels. 2 T urn the jog dial on the main unit to the right or left or press ¢ or 4 on the remote contr[...]

17 Editing Functions MD editing functions A recorded MD can be edited in many w ays. The editing functions include the di viding, joining, mo ving, erasing a single track, erasing the entire disc and assigning titles to the disc and tracks, and more than one of them can be combined as required. • Editing operations are possible both while the MD [...]

18 Combining editing functions By combining “DIVIDE”, “ERASE” and “JOIN”, for example, it is possible to erase only a par t of existing track. Assigning titles A title can be assigned to a track or disc. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed in later playback for conf irmation. Each title can be composed of up to 64 characters, and [...]

19 Dividing a track (DIVIDE) A track can be di vided into desired number of tracks by adding track markings in the middle, in the desired points or where you want to sear ch later . This makes it possible to assign track numbers after r ecording medley music or FM broadcast. The track number s after the di vided track are renumbered automatically .[...]

20 5 Fine-adjust the track marking position. T urn the jog dial on the main unit or press < / 4 or ¢ / > on the r emote control unit. The track marking position can be fine-adjusted in the range of ±128 positions (appro x. ±8 sec.). As you adjust, the track marking is displaced slightly and the 4-second section from the newly di vided poin[...]

21 Blinks Blinks Decrements by 1 Blinks Blinks Blinks Blinks OR SET OR OR SET OR ENTER OR 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Example) When track No . 1 and 2 are selected 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 2 Press SET on the main unit or on the r emote control unit. 3 Select a track to be joined with the previous track. Select a track number by turning the jog dial on the[...]

22 Blinks Blinks Example) When trac k No . 2 is to be mov ed Blinks Blinks Blinks Blinks SET Blinks Blinks Blinks Example) When track No . 5 is selected Blinks SET Blinks OR EDIT DIVIDE JOIN MOVE Canceled (MD total playing time display or Disc title) ERASE ALL ERASE 1 2 3 4 5 6 OR SET OR 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 SET OR SET Moving a track[...]

23 Blinks Blinks Blinks Blinks 6 1 2 3 4 5 OR ENTER OR DIVIDE JOIN MOVE Canceled (MD total playing time display or Disc title) ERASE ALL ERASE OR EDIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 OR SET 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Pr ess ENTER on the main unit or on the remote contr ol unit. The change made abov e is entered temporarily in memory . The display sho ws “EDITING” and the T OC [...]

24 Decrements by 1 OR ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 Blinks Example) When track No . 2 is to be erased Blinks Blinks Blinks Example) When SET is pressed Blinks 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 OR SET OR 3 Select a track number to be erased, then press SET . Select a track number by turning the jog dial on the main unit or by pressing < / 4 or ¢ / > on the remote co[...]

25 Blinks Blinks OR EDIT DIVIDE JOIN MOVE Canceled (MD total playing time display or Disc title) ERASE ALL ERASE 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Erasing all tracks in an MD (ALL ERASE) The data recorded in an MD can be erased entirely . 1 Press EDIT on the main unit or on the r emote control unit to select “ALL ERASE”. The ALL ERASE indicator lights up[...]

26 Blinks Scrolls Blinks Scrolls Title name area Cursor (blinks) Alternately blinks Character set area Capital letters & Symbols Small letters & Symbols Numerals Assigning the disc title and track titles Y ou can assign a title to each MD and to each track. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed for later playback for confirmation. Each [...]

27 • T o enter a space, press ¡ to mo ve the cursor to the right (or turn the jog dial to select a space, then press SET). • T o mov e the cursor while entering a title, press 1 or ¡ . • If you hav e entered an incorrect character , press 7 STOP/CANCEL to cancel the last entry . T o make a correction or change the title: 1 Press 1 or ¡ to [...]

28 TITLE Blinks Scrolls SET SMALL LETTER (Disc Title) T o assign a title using the buttons on the r emote control unit In the following e xample, the process is explained from the v ery first — that is, inserting an MD. If you already start recording or playing, see “T o assign a track title during playback or recording” on page 29. 1 Load a [...]

29 6 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display sho ws “UTOC writing” during MD writing operation. • Be careful not to apply impact to the MD recorder during writing temporarily stored data into the MD. Otherwise the title may not be able to appear during a later playback. • The data i[...]

30 COMPU LINK Linked Operation of the Other Optional Components (Compu Link) The XM-448BK MD recorder can be controlled under linked operation pro vided by the JVC’ s Compu Link remote control system. What is Compu Link The world of single components, in which you pur chase a cassette deck, CD player, amplifier and other components se parately an[...]

31 TEXT COMPU LINK 1 (MASTER UNIT) 2 (SLAVE UNIT) COMPU LINK- 3 (SYNCHRO) TEXT COMPU LINK JVC’ s TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system allo ws you to transfer text information recorded on the CD T e xt or MD among JVC audio components. • Each component must hav e the same remote control system. Connection with r eceiver (or amplifier) This syst[...]

32 Connection to CD player or CD changer W ithout connecting the recei ver (or amplifier) equipped with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system, this connection enables you to record the track title information of the CD T e xt onto an MD in its original form, when recording from the CD player . T o use this control system, connect the units as f[...]

33 Rule on Digital Copying The digital audio equipment exchanges audio signals in the digital forms through digital input/output jacks, and include the CD (Compact Disc) player , MD (Mini Disc) recorder and D A T (Digital Audio T ape) recorder . The digital audio equipment allo ws digital copy of signals with little deterioration of music signals. [...]

34 About MD (Mini Disc) Playback-only MD Recordable MD Cartridge Disc Cartridge Shutter The MD (Mini Disc) is a ne w digital audio medium using a disc with a diameter of 64 millimeters. In spite of the small size, the MD has multiple functions, high audio quality and recording/playback capabilities for up to 74 minutes. Role of the car tridge The M[...]

35 A TRAC (Adaptive TRansfor m Acoustic Coding) The MD (Mini Disc) has half the size of the CD b ut can record data for the same period of time. This has been made possible by the ne wly de veloped A TRAC (Adapti ve TRansform Acoustic Coding), which compresses data by cutting the audio components that are inaudible to the human sense of audition. T[...]

36 Handling MDs MD handling precautions —————————————— T o maintain high quality audio for a long period Since the disc is accommodated inside a cartridge, it can be handled easily without caring about dust and dirt. Howe ver , to maintain the high audio quality for an extended period, use care in the following points. I[...]

37 MD Messages T reatment Use a recorded disc unless you want to star t recording on a blank disc. This is one of system restrictions on the MD . [See page 38.] Use another MD . Use another recordable MD . Press 7 ST OP/CANCEL on the main unit or 7 on the remote control unit to enter Stop mode, then press 0 to eject the MD and retr y recording. Loa[...]

38 MD Restrictions Cause There is a maximum number of tr acks which can be recorded, regardless of recording time. More than 254 trac ks cannot be recorded on an MD . • Repeating erasure and recording on the same MD creates many blank portions sparsely on the MD . When recording on such an MD , a trac k is recorded on these blank portions sparsel[...]

39 T r oubleshooting In case of diff iculty , check the follo wing before calling for service. T reatment • Connect cab les properly by ref erring to “Connection”. • Plug the pow er cord securely into the pow er outlet. • Use a recordab le MD . • Close the accidental erasure protect tab of the MD . • Replace batteries with new ones. ?[...]

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LIMITED W ARRANTY A UDIO-1 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warr ants this product and all par ts thereof, e xcept as set forth below ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as sho wn below . (“The W arranty P eriod. ”) THIS LIMITED WARRANTY [...]

J V C 0199JTMMDWJEM EN VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAP AN , LIMITED Specifications Specifications and appearance subject to change f or improvements without prior notice. Minidisc digital audio system Magnetic modulation ov erwrite format Non-contacting optical method by semiconductor laser ( λ =780 nm) 44.1 kHz A TRAC (Ada ptiv e TRansform Acoustic Coding[...]