JVC CA-D432TR manual

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    GVT0003-006A [ E ] 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. CA-D432TR/CA-D452TR COMP ACT DIGIT AL AUDIO COMP ACT COMPONENT SYSTEM KOMPAKT-KOMPONENTEN-SYSTEM SYSTEME DE COMPOSANTS COMPACT KOMPACTO[...]

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    Warnings, Cautions and Others / Warnung, Achtung und sonstige Hinweise /Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses /W aarschuwingen, voorzorgen en andere mededelingen/A visos, pr ecauciones y otras notas / Avver tenze e pr ecauzioni da osservar e IMPORT ANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut of f the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitte[...]

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    CA-D3S CA-D3S 1 cm 1 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 10 cm Front view Side view V orderansicht Seitenansicht Face Côté V ooraanzicht Zijaanzicht Vista frontal Vista lateral Vista frontale Vista laterale CA-D432TR/ CA-D452TR CA-D432TR/ CA-D452TR G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, loc[...]

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    IMPORT ANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS/ WICHTIGER HINWEIS FÜR LASER-PRODUKTE / IMPORTANT POUR LES PRODUITS LASER / BELANGRIJKE INFORMATIE VOOR LASERPRODUKTEN / IMPORT ANTE P ARA LOS PRODUCTOS LÁSER / IMPORT ANTE PER I PRODOTTI LASER 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. DANGER : Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. A void direct exp[...]

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    1 English Easy operation Great sound Thank you for purchasing the JVC Compact Component System. W e hope it will be a valued addition to your home, giving you years of enjoyment. Be sure to read this instruction manual carefully before operating your new stereo system. Here you will find all the information you need to set up and use the system. Fo[...]

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    2 English T able of Contents Features ...................................................................... 1 How This Manual Is Or ganized ................................. 1 IMPOR T ANT CAUTIONS ....................................... 1 Getting Started ................................................ 3 Accessories ...............................[...]

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    3 English Getting Star ted Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. AM (MW/L W) Loop Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) FM W ire Antenna (1) If any of these items is missing, contact your dealer immediately . How to Put Batteries in the Remote Contr ol Match the polarity (+ and –) o[...]

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    4 English CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the FM Antenna A. Using the Supplied Wire Antenna The FM W ire Antenna provided can be connected to a FM 75-ohm COAXIAL as temporary measure. Extend the supplied wire antenna horizontally . B. Using the Standard T ype Connector (Not Supplied) A stan[...]

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    5 English CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the Speakers Please refer to instructions for speakers as well when you connect speakers. For each speaker , connect one end of the speaker wire to the speaker terminals on the back of the System. 1. Open each of the terminals and insert the speaker[...]

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    6 English COMPU PLA Y COMPU PLA Y is JVC’ s feature that lets you control the most frequently used functions of the System with a single touch. One T ouch Operation starts playing a CD, turns on the radio, plays a tape, etc. with a single press of the play button for that function. What One T ouch Operation does for you is to turn the power on, t[...]

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    7 English Common Operations DISC DISC DISC PROGRAM /RANDOM REPEAT EDIT DISPLA Y S.A. BASS VOLUME ST ANDBY indicator AUX PHONES Display SOUND MODE indicator Source, Sound Mode V olume level etc. When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well. However , we have only shown the items described in this section. Demo Mode When th[...]

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    8 English Setting the Clock Before operating the unit, set the correct time. Y ou can set the clock whether the Unit is on or off. 1. Pr ess TIMER/CLOCK. The hour digits begin flashing. 2. Pr ess 4 P . DOWN or ¢ P . UP on the MUL TI CONTROL to set the hours. Press ¢ P . UP to increase the hour . Press 4 P . DOWN to decrease the hour . Holding dow[...]

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    9 English CAUTION: The V olume cannot be adjusted while the Unit is on ST ANDBY . DO NOT turn on the Unit and/or start playing any source without setting the VOLUME control to 0; otherwise, the sudden blast of sound can damage your hearing, speakers and/or headphones. For private listening Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No sound c[...]

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    10 English Customizing a Sound Mode ———————————————— Y ou can change an existing sound mode to suit your own preferences. These changed settings can be stored in the Unit’ s sound mode memory . 1. Select the Sound Mode you want to change. If you select D. CLUB, HALL, or ST ADIUM, the surround effect remains unchang[...]

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    11 English or Listening to Auxiliary Equipment By playing the sound from auxiliary equipment through the System, you can gain control over how the music or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the System, you can apply the sound effects. First make sure that the auxiliary equipment is properly connected to the System. (Se[...]

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    12 English Using the T uner Y ou can listen to both FM and AM (MW/L W) stations. Stations can be tuned in manually , automatically , or from preset memory storage. Before listening to the radio: • Check that both the FM and AM antennas are firmly connected. (See page 4.) T uning in a Station Press FM/AM on the Unit (or FM or AM on the Remote Cont[...]

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    13 English On the Remote Control T o tune in FM stations, pr ess FM. T o tune in AM stations, press AM. COMPU PLA Y When FM or AM is pressed while the power is on standby , the power is automatically turned on. Three W ays to Select a Station —————————————— Press TUNING DOWN 1 or ¡ TUNING UP on the MUL TI CONTROL repeat[...]

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    14 English 3 33 3 Receiving FM Stations with RDS RDS (Radio Data System) allows the FM stations to send additional signals along with their regular programme signals. For example, the stations send their station names and information about what type of programme they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned to an FM station which provide[...]

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    15 English Searching for Pr ogrammes by PTY codes ———————— One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of programme by specifying the PTY codes. The PTY Search function is applicable to preset stations only . T o search for a pr ogramme using the PTY codes, follow this procedur e: 1. Press PTY/E[...]

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    16 English 2. Select information you want by pressing SELECT + or SELECT –. • When using the Remote Control, press the 9 SELECT + or 8 SELECT – button. TA : Identifies that a traffic announcement is being broadcast in your area. NEWS: News INFO: Programmes on medical service, weather forecast, etc. • Each time you press the button, EON code[...]

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    17 English Using the CD Player DISC DISC DISC PROGRAM /RANDOM REPEAT EDIT PROGRAM/RANDOM REPEA T 7 STOP CD £ / 8 When CD is selected as the source, the button lights up. DISC buttons 0 Disc T rays FM AM RM-SED452TRU REMOTE CONTROL VOLUME + – TAPE A AUX REC PAUSE TAPE B DIRECTION REPEAT SLEEP PTY/EON DISPLAY MODE – SELECT + S.A.BASS SOUND[...]

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    18 English Loading CDs 1. Pr ess 0 on the CD Player you want to inser t the disc onto. “OPEN” appears on the display and the disc tray slides out. COMPU PLA Y When 0 is pressed while the power is on standby , the power is automatically turned on. 2. Place a CD, with its label side up, onto the tray . A TTENTION: T o avoid malfunctions when you [...]

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    19 English On the Remote Control Press CD CONTROL then pr ess 3 . The source is set to CD and play starts from the first track of the currently selected CD whose disc number shown on the CD indicator . • If the above operation is carried out while the power is on standby , the power is automatically turned on. Press DISC (1 to 3) of the disc you [...]

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    20 English Pr ogramming the Playing Order of the T racks Y ou can change the order in which the discs and tracks play , and select only the discs and tracks you want from among those loaded in the CD Player . Y ou can programme up to 32 steps in any desired order from among the discs in the CD player . Y ou can only make a programme when the CD Pla[...]

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    21 English 3. Press the number keys (1 to 10 and +10) to select the tracks. The indications on the display stop flashing and remains lit. The selected track numbers light up and the step number appears on the display . • Example: For track 5, press 5. For track 15, press +10 then 5. For track 20, press +10 then 10. For track 32, press +10 three t[...]

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    22 English Repeating a T rack or the Discs Y ou can have all the discs, the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like. Press REPEA T on the Unit. Each time you press the button, the Repeat Modes change as follows. = REPEA T ALL = REPEA T 1 = No indicator = (back to the beginning) REPEA T ALL: Repeats all the[...]

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    23 English The Cassette Deck allows you to play , record and dub audio tapes. W ith Automatic T ape Detection, you can listen to T ype I or II tapes without changing any settings. The use of tapes longer than 120 minutes is not recommended, since characteristic deterioration may occur and these tapes easily jam in the pinch-rollers and the capstans[...]

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    24 English Regular Play When the power is already on, you can use this basic procedure: 1. Pr ess down 0 for the deck you want to use. 2. When the cassette holder opens, put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down, toward the base of the Unit. • If the cassette holder does not open, turn the power of f, then back on and press down 0[...]

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    25 English Music Scan works by detecting a 4-second long blank at the beginning of each selection, so it will not work well if your tape has • • • • No blank at the beginning of a selection. • Noise (often caused by much use or poor quality dubbing) which fills the blank with noise. • Long, very soft passages or pauses in a selection. T[...]

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    26 English Using the Cassette Deck (Recor ding) DISC DISC DISC PROGRAM /RANDOM REPEAT EDIT CD REC ST ART REC ST ART/STOP DUBBING FM AM RM-SED452TRU REMOTE CONTROL VOLUME + – TAPE A AUX REC PAUSE TAPE B DIRECTION REPEAT SLEEP PTY/EON DISPLAY MODE – SELECT + S.A.BASS SOUND MODE RDS CONTROL DISC 1 CD CONTROL TAPE CONTROL DISC 2 DISC 3 FM [...]

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    27 English CAUTION: If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the Unit may be too close to a TV which was on during recording. Either turn off the TV or increase the distance between the TV and the System. Standar d Recording This is the basic method for recording any source. The System also has special ways for recording CD to ta[...]

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    28 English Recording AM Station to T ape ——————————————— When recording an AM broadcast, beats may be produced which are not heard when listening to the broadcast. In this case, press PROGRAM/RANDOM on the CD Player to eliminate the beats. 1. Set to AM station and start recording. 2. Pr ess PROGRAM/RANDOM repeatedly un[...]

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    29 English 5. Press SET . The tracks to be recorded on side B appear on the display . • Each time you press the button, the tracks to be recorded on side A and side B appear on the display alternately . 6. Insert a blank or erasable cassette in Deck B. When you want to record on both sides of a tape, press REVERSE MODE to turn Reverse mode on. 7.[...]

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    30 English Using the Timer The timers let you control recording and listening functions automatically . Three types of timers are available: Daily Timer — Use this timer to set wake up everyday to music from any source, instead of an alarm clock. Recording Timer — Unattended recording of radio broadcasts. Y ou can set the starting time and stop[...]

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    31 English Setting the Daily Timer W ith this timer you can wake up to music from a CD, tape, your favourite radio program. Y ou can set the Daily T imer whether the Unit is on or off. Procedur e For Setting the Daily Timer 1. Press TIMER/CLOCK so that “DAIL Y” appears on the display . The DAIL Y indicator flashes on the display . • Each time[...]

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    32 English T o use the T uner as the source (Possible only after presetting stations.): 1. T o listen to FM, press 4 P . DOWN or ¢ P . UP on the MUL TI CONTROL repeatedly until “TUNER FM” flashes and press SET . T o listen to AM, press 4 P . DOWN or ¢ P . UP on the MUL TI CONTROL repeatedly until “TUNER AM” flashes and press SET . 2. Pres[...]

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    33 English CAUTION: If the Unit is unplugged, or a power failure occurs, the timer setting will be erased in a few days. If the settings are erased in this way , reset the timer settings. Setting the Recor ding Timer W ith the Recording T imer you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically whether or not you are home. For the timer to work [...]

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    34 English T urning the Recording Timer On and Off ————————— Once the Recording T imer has been used, the setting is maintained but the T imer is set to off. T o turn the Recording T imer off before the timer starts, press TIMER/CLOCK repeatedly until “REC” appears on the display , then press CANCEL/DEMO. “OFF” appears on [...]

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    35 English Timer Priority Since each timer can be set independently , you may wonder what happens if the settings overlap. Here are the priorities for each timer: The Recording T imer always has priority . This means that: • If another timer is set to come on during a time when the Recording T imer is operating, the other timer just will not come[...]

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    36 English Car e and Maintenance Compact Discs Handle your compact discs, cassette tapes, and Cassette Deck carefully , and they will last a long time. • Remove the CD from the case by holding it at the edges while pressing the centre hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD, or bend the CD. • Put the CD back in its case afte[...]

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    37 English • If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. • If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the Unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer , for service. Symptom No sound is heard. Unable to record. Poor radio r[...]

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    38 English Specifications Amplifier Section Output Power (IEC 268-3/DIN) 47 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kHz) AUX 300 mV/50 kohms Speaker terminals 6 - 16 ohms Cassette Deck Section Frequency Response T ype II (CrO 2 ) : 50 - 1[...]

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