JVC XM-EX90 manual

English 1 XM-EX90 MINIDISC RECORDER 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. LVT0097-001A [J] 1 2 3 4 5 67 89 10 +10 CLOCK / TIMER FM MODE / MUTING SLEEP SET CANCEL REPEAT CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 DOWN PLA[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Other s CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of u[...]

3 XM-EX90 W elcome ! We would like to thank you for 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 have any questions, please consult your JVC dealer . Important cautions Installation of the Unit • Select a p[...]

4 XM-EX90 T able of Contents Welcome ! .......................................................... 3 Important cautions .............................................. 3 For safe use, observe the following ................... 3 Parts Index ......................................................... 5 Front Panel ........................................[...]

5 XM-EX90 8 0 button Press to eject the MD. 9 INPUT button Press to switch the recording input between the digital and analog inputs. This button should be pressed after pressing REC P AUSE. p ‹ / 8 button Press to start MD playback or recording, or to let it pause temporarily . q & /CANCEL Press to stop MD playback or recording, or to clear [...]

6 XM-EX90 Display LEVEL DIGITAL PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT ALL 1 1 12 34 5 67 89 1 0 11 12 13 14 15 2 L REC R 3 4 5 2 1 7 6 1 Play indicators ‹ : Lights up during MD playback or recording. * : Lights up during pause. 2 Recording status indicators REC: Lights in record and record-pause modes. LEVEL, L, R: Lights during the analog input level control op[...]

7 XM-EX90 Rear panel 1 ANALOG input/output jacks Connect to the MD output/input jacks of the amplifier/tuner using the provided audio pin cords. Connect the IN (REC) jacks with the amplifier/tuner’ s OUT (REC) jacks, and the OUT (PLA Y) jacks with its IN (PLA Y) jacks. 2 COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks Connect each jack with the provided COMPU LINK-[...]

8 XM-EX90 Remote control unit Normal control button panel Open the normal control button panel as shown below to access the editing control button panel. Editing control button panel This button does not function. 1 2 3 4 5 67 89 10 +10 CLOCK / TIMER FM MODE / MUTING TUNER AUX SLEEP SET CANCEL REPEAT CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 DOWN PLAY MODE REPEAT FADE MUTING[...]

9 XM-EX90 1 POWER button Press to switch the power mode between ON and ST ANDBY . 2 Numeric keys Press to select a desired track number directly . Press MD CONTROL £ before pressing this button. T o select track No. 5: Press 5. T o select track No. 15: Press +10 then 5. T o select track No. 20: Press +10 then 10. T o select track No. 32: Press +10[...]

10 XM-EX90 Supplied Accesories Setting Up the System Power cord x 1 Audio pin cords x 2 Optical digital cable x 1 Remote control unit x 1 Compu Link cable x 1 Cautions for Placement Do not place in any of the following ares. • Near a heater or other heat emmitting appliance. • In direct sunlight. • Do not place the CD player on top of the amp[...]

11 XM-EX90 Connection Optical digital cable Connect to the DIGIT AL OUT jack of your DBS tuner , etc. Audio pin cords Connect to the MD jacks of the amplifier/tuner . Always connect the jacks with the plugs of the same colors so as not to mistake the L (Left) and R (Right) connections. Connect the OUT (PLA Y) jacks to the IN (PLA Y) jacks of the am[...]

12 XM-EX90 Remote control batteries Load the supplied batteries (2) into the remote control. 1 Open the battery case. Push down and pull the lid in the direction of the arrow . 2 Load the batteries. Insert two R03 (UM-4)/AAA(24F) batteries. Match the polarity (+ and –) of the batteries with the + and – marks inside the battery compartment. 3 Cl[...]

13 XM-EX90 Remote control operation The remote control unit has a two-panel configuration, and opening the normal control button panel allows you to access the editing control button panel. Use the normal control buttons for playback and recording operations, and use the editing control buttons for editing and title input operations. 123 Point the [...]

14 XM-EX90 MD playback (Basic operation) The basic operation for playing an MD is described below . If you use the remote control unit, use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel. 1 Load an MD (Mini Disc). Hold an MD with the side on which an arrow is marked facing up, and insert it into the slot in the direction of the arrow . T[...]

15 XM-EX90 T o let playback pause temporarily: Press ‹ / 8 . The * indicator lights up. Pressing the button again resumes playback from the position where it has paused. T o skip to the beginning of a track: Press ¢ once to skip to the beginning of the next track. Press 4 once to skip to the beginning of the current track being played. • Each [...]

16 XM-EX90 Switching the displayed information The display can show the disc title, track title and remaining time (recording time available when a recordable MD is loaded) information. The displayed information can be switched using DISPLA Y of the MD CONTROL buttons of the remote control unit. Press DISPLA Y in stop mode. Each press of DISPLA Y s[...]

17 XM-EX90 Repeat playback Repeat playback is possible in two modes. Repeat playback can be set or canceled whether the MD is in stop or play mode. Use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel of the remote control unit. 1 Press REPEA T to select the repeat play mode. Each press of REPEA T switches the repeat play modes as follows.[...]

18 XM-EX90 Program playback Desired MD tracks can be selected and played in the desired order . Use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel of the remote control unit. 1 Load an MD. See “MD playback (Basic operation)” on page 14. 2 Press £ then immediately press 7 . This sets the numeric keys to the MD mode. 3 Press PLA Y MOD[...]

19 XM-EX90 5 Press £ . Program playback starts. • If you are operating the main unit, press ‹ / 8 . Program playback stops after having played all programmed tracks. T o check the programmed tracks and their order: Press 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit in stop mode. Pressing ¢ shows programmed track numbers in the order they are programmed[...]

20 XM-EX90 Random playback T racks in an MD be played in a randomly selected order by the MD recorder . The random playback may bring you a surprising effect by playing tracks in a different order every time. Use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel of the remote control unit. 1 Load an MD. See “MD playback (Basic operation)?[...]

21 XM-EX90 MD recording (Basic operation) Audio from a variety of sources can be recorded by using either digital or analog input as required. For the remote control operation, use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel of the remote control unit. 1 Load a recordable MD (Mini Disc). 2 Press REC P AUSE. The MD recorder enters reco[...]

22 XM-EX90 T o stop recording Press & /CANCEL to stop recording. T o let recording pause temporarily: Press REC P AUSE. T o resume recording, press ‹ / 8 or £ of the remote control unit. T o adjust the analog input level The input level should be adjusted when the analog input is recorded. Start playing the source before proceeding to the le[...]

23 XM-EX90 T rack marking: The track numbers on an MD (Mini Disc) are marked at the beginning of each track. The track numbers are identified by these “track markings” and each section between two track markings are considered as a track. This MD recorder can record the track markings either automatically (AUTO) or manually (MANUAL). • T rack[...]

24 XM-EX90 CD recording The digital input from CDs can be recorded with a simple, one-touch operation by switching the input automatically . This method is available only when the Compu Link connection has been made among other optional the components equipped with the Compu Link remote control system. 1 Load a recordable MD (Mini Disc). 2 Prepare [...]

25 XM-EX90 Radio or tape recording The analog input from an analog source component can be recorded on an MD as described below . If you are operating the remote control unit, use the MD CONTROL buttons on the normal control button panel. 1 Load a recordable MD (Mini Disc). 2 Prepare the amplifier/tuner or cassette deck. With the amplifier/tuner , [...]

English Deutsch Français 26 XM-EX90 MD editing functions A recorded MD can be edited in many ways. The editing functions include the division, joining, moving, 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. Use the editing control button panel of t[...]

English Deutsch Français 27 XM-EX90 Combining editing functions By combining “DIVIDE”, “ERASE” and “JOIN”, for example, it is possible to erase only a part 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 confirmation. Each title can be compo[...]

English Deutsch Français 28 XM-EX90 Dividing a track (DIVIDE) A track can be divided into desired number of tracks by adding track markings in the middle, in the desired points or where you want to search later . This makes it possible to assign track numbers after recording medley music or FM broadcast. The track numbers after the divided track a[...]

English Deutsch Français 29 XM-EX90 5 Fine-adjust the track marking position by pressing </ 4 or ¢ />. The track marking position can be fine-adjusted in the range of ±128 positions (approx. ±8 sec.). As you press the button, the track marking displaces slightly and the 3-second section from the newly divided point will be played repeated[...]

English Deutsch Français 30 XM-EX90 Joining tracks (JOIN) T wo adjacent tracks can be joined into a single track by deleting the unnecessary track marking. This also makes it possible to join more than two tracks into a single track or a piece of music divided into multiple tracks into a single piece. The track numbers after the joined tracks are [...]

English Deutsch Français 31 XM-EX90 5 Press ENTER. The change made above is entered temporarily in the memory . The display shows “EDITING”. 1234 5 Decrements by 1. 6 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOC writing” during MD write operation. • Be careful not to a[...]

English Deutsch Français 32 XM-EX90 Moving a track (MOVE) A track can be moved to the desired position by selecting its track number and the destination track number . 1 Press EDIT to select “MOVE”. Each press of EDIT switches the editing functions as follows. DIVIDE JOIN MOVE ALL ERASE MD total playing time display ERASE 1234 5 6 Blinks. 2 Pr[...]

English Deutsch Français 33 XM-EX90 5 Press ENTER. The change made above is entered temporarily in the memory . The display shows “EDITING”. 1234 5 6 6 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOC writing” during MD write operation. • Be careful not to apply impact to [...]

English Deutsch Français 34 XM-EX90 Erasing a track (ERASE) A desired track can be erased from the MD. The track numbers after the erased track are decremented automatically . 1 Press EDIT to select “ERASE”. Each press of EDIT switches the editing functions as follows. DIVIDE JOIN MOVE ALL ERASE MD total playing time display ERASE 1234 5 6 Bli[...]

English Deutsch Français 35 XM-EX90 4 Press ENTER. The change made above is entered temporarily in the memory . The display shows “EDITING”. 1234 5 Decrements by 1. 5 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOC writing” during MD write operation. • Be careful not to a[...]

English Deutsch Français 36 XM-EX90 Erasing all tracks in an MD (ALL ERASE) The data recorded in an MD can be erased entirely to turn the MD into a blank disc. 1 Press EDIT to select “ALL ERASE”. Each press of EDIT switches the editing functions as follows. DIVIDE JOIN MOVE ALL ERASE MD total playing time display ERASE 1234 5 6 Blinks. 2 Press[...]

English Deutsch Français 37 XM-EX90 4 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOC writing” during MD write operation. • Be careful not to apply impact to the MD recorder during writing data in the memory in the MD. Otherwise the recording may be unplayable later . • The[...]

English Deutsch Français 38 XM-EX90 Assigning titles to an MD and its tracks T itles can be assigned to a recorded MD and tracks selected from it. This operation is possible while the MD recorder is in stop mode. 1 Load a recorded MD (Mini Disc). 2 Press TITLE. The display shows “DISC/NO TITLE”. 1234 5 6 Blinks. Scrolled. • If a disc title h[...]

English Deutsch Français 39 XM-EX90 4 Input the title. 1 Select the character case. Each press of SMALL LETTER switches the character case. Lowercase letters can be input when the button is lit in green, and uppercase letters can be input when the button is not lit. 2 Input characters by pressing the character input keys. Up to 64 characters can b[...]

English Deutsch Français 40 XM-EX90 6 Press 0 to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOC writing” during MD write operation. • Be careful not to apply impact to the MD recorder during writing data in the memory in the MD. Otherwise the recording may be unplayable later . • The[...]

English Deutsch Français 41 XM-EX90 Assigning titles while playback or recording T rack titles can be assigned as you play or record the tracks. 1 After start of playback or recording of a track, press TITLE. 1234 5 6 Blinks. 2 Input the track title. 1 Select the character case. Each press of SMALL LETTER switches the character case. Lowercase let[...]

English Deutsch Français 42 XM-EX90 T o correct input characters: Characters can be corrected only before ENTER is pressed. 1 Press </ 4 or ¢ /> to move the cursor to the character to be corrected. 2 Press CANCEL to erase the character . 3 Input the correct character . T o cancel all input characters: Characters can be cleared only before E[...]

English Deutsch Français 43 XM-EX90 Remote control of the other optional components from the provided remote control unit The remote control unit provided with the MD recorder can be used to control the amplifier/tuner CD player and cassette deck equipped with the Compu Link remote control system. The amplifier/tuner is controlled directly while t[...]

English Deutsch Français 44 XM-EX90 Remote controlling the amplifier/tuner The remote control unit can control the amplifier/tuner equipped with the Compu Link remote control system directly . Amplifier/tuner control buttons 1 2 3 4 5 67 89 10 + 10 CLOCK / TIMER FM MODE / MUTING TUNER AUX SLEEP SET CANCEL REPEAT CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 DOWN PLAY MODE REPEA[...]

English Deutsch Français 45 XM-EX90 POWER: Switches the power between ON and ST ANDBY . • Before remote controlling the amplifier/ tuner , set the POWER control mode to the amplifier/tuner mode (see page 43). Numeric keys (1 to 10, +10): Selects preset channels. FM MODE/MUTING: Press to switch the FM mode between AUTO and MONO. TUNER: Press to s[...]

English Deutsch Français 46 XM-EX90 Remote controlling the CD player and cassette deck The remote control unit can control CD player and cassette deck equipped with the Compu Link remote control system (page 48). Always point the remote control unit to the remote control sensor on the amplifier/tuner . CD player control buttons £ : Starts playbac[...]

English Deutsch Français 47 XM-EX90 Operation Examples Program playback of CDs 1 Press £ then immediately press 7 . This sets the numeric keys of the remote control unit to the CD mode. 2 While the CD player is in stop mode, press PLA Y MODE to select “PROGRAM”. 3 Select a disc number . Press CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3. 4 Select a track number using [...]

English Deutsch Français 48 XM-EX90 COMPU LINK Linked Operation of the Other Optional Components (Compu Link) The EX series components can be controlled under linked operation provided by the JVC’ s Compu Link remote control system. What is Compu Link The world of single components, in which you purchase a cassette deck, CD player , amplifier an[...]

English Deutsch Français 49 XM-EX90 Shortcut playback Simply selecting an input source of the amplifier/tuner starts playback of the selected source component (CD player , MD recorder or cassette deck). Also, even if you do not touch the amplifier/tuner , starting playback of a source component sets the amplifier’ s input source automatically to[...]

English Deutsch Français 50 XM-EX90 The digital audio equipment exchange audio signals in the digital forms through digital input/output jacks, and include the CD (Compact Disc) player , MD (Mini Disc) recorder and DA T (Digital Audio T ape) recorder . The digital audio equipment allows digital copy of signals with little deterioration of music si[...]

English Deutsch Français 51 XM-EX90 About MD (Mini Disc) The MD (Mini Disc) is a new 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 cartridge The MD cartridge has a pocket size of[...]

English Deutsch Français 52 XM-EX90 A TRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) The MD (Mini Disc) has half the size of the CD but can record data for the same period of time. This has been made possible by the newly developed A TRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding), which compresses data by cutting the audio components that are inaudible to t[...]

English Deutsch Français 53 XM-EX90 T reatment Use a recorded disc unless you want to start recording on a blank disc. This is one of system restrictions on the MD. [See page 54.] Use another MD. Use another recordable MD. Press & /CANCEL to enter stop mode, then press 0 to eject the MD and retry recording. Load an MD. Stop recording. Use a re[...]

English Deutsch Français 54 XM-EX90 MD Restrictions Cause The number of tracks that can be recorded on an MD is limited regardless of the time period. It is not possible to record a 255th track. After partial erasure and re-recording are repeated, the disc comes to contain many idle spaces here and there. When recording data on such a disc, the MD[...]

English Deutsch Français 55 XM-EX90 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. However , to maintain the high audio quality for an extended period, use care in the following points. Installatio[...]

English Deutsch Français 56 XM-EX90 T reatment • Connect cables properly by referring to “Connection”. • Plug the power cord securely into the power outlet. • Use a recordable MD. • Slide close the accidental erasure protect tab of the MD. • Replace batteries with new ones. • Insert batteries with correct polarity . • Remove the [...]

English Deutsch Français 57 XM-EX90 Specifications 57 CA-EX90 Specifications and appearance subject to change for improvements without prior notice. Minidisc digital audio system Magnetic modulation ov erwrite format Non-contacting optical method by semiconductor laser ( λ =780nm) 44.1 kHz A TRAC (Adapti ve T ransform Acoustic Coding) method 2 ch[...]

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