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    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. LVT0901-001A [J] INSTRUCTIONS MX-G500 — Consists of CA-MXG500 and SP-MXG500. COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM SP-MXG500 SP-MXG500 CA-MXG500 DISC CHANGE COMPU [...]

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    – G-1 – W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas e[...]

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    – G-2 – For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE CORRESPOND ANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU A U FOND . For Canada/pour le Canada THIS DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS DOE[...]

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    – 1 – Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the unit. Y ou can also use the b uttons on the remote control if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the unit. If operation using the r emote control is different fr om [...]

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    – 2 – Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking .......................[...]

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    – 3 – Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel DISC CHANGE ST ANDBY/ON STANDBY CD-R/RW PLAYBACK CLOCK /TIMER DISPLA Y PHONES REPEAT REC START /STOP CD REC START DUBBING PROGRAM RANDOM TAPE B TAPE A AUX TAPE CD FM /AM SUBWOOFER LEVEL SOUND MODE CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 EXTENDED SUPER BAS[...]

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    – 4 – See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (9) 2 CLOCK/TIMER b utton (9, 19 – 21) 3 DISPLA Y button (9) 4 PRESET +/– b uttons (11) 4 / ¢ (re verse search/forw ard search) buttons (9, 13 – 15, 19 – 21) 5 7 (stop) b utton (12 – 18) 6 TUNING +/– buttons (11) 1 / ¡ (f ast forward[...]

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    – 5 – Remote Control Remote Control 1 ST ANDBY/ON b utton (9) 2 SLEEP button (21) 3 A UX button (9) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 4 Number buttons (11, 13) 5 T APE 3 button (9, 16) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 6 FM/AM button (9, 11) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 7 CD 6 button (9, 12 – 15) Pr es[...]

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    – 6 – Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you ha ve all the follo wing items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) • FM antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) If any is missing, consult y our dealer immediatel y . Putting the Batteries i[...]

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    – 7 – 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is cov ered with vinyl, remo ve the vin yl b y twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou hav e the[...]

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    – 8 – DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL ( ) For pla ying the other equipment through this unit, connect between the audio output jacks on the other equipment and A UX IN jacks by using audio cords (not supplied). T o audio output A UX IN Audio/video equipment Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect both analog and digital equipment. • DO NO T connect [...]

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    – 9 – Common Operations T urning On or Off the Power T o tur n on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ ON so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes off. T o tur n off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is al ways consumed ev en while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the po wer supply completely ,[...]

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    – 10 – Selecting the Sound Modes This function only af fects the playback sound , not your recording. Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA—Sound Ef fect Amplifier—modes). T o select the sound modes, turn the SOUND MODE control until the sound mode you want appears on the display . • As you turn the c[...]

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    – 11 – Listening to the Radio On the unit ONL Y : 1 T une in the station you want to pr eset (in this example, of FM 87.50). • See “Tuning in a Station. ” 2 Press SET . 3 Press PRESET + or PRESET – to select a pr eset number . 4 Press SET again. The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3 . • Storing [...]

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    – 12 – 3 If y ou wish to load a third disc, press DISC CHANGE on the unit or DISC SKIP on the remote contr ol. The disc tray rotates by 120˚. 4 Press 0 again. The carrousel closes. About the disc indicators Each disc indicator corresponds to the disc tray of the same number . • The disc marker lights up for the disc number you ha ve selected[...]

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    – 13 – 3 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) f or the disc you want to start to play fr om. CD play starts from the f irst track of the selected disc. • Pressing CD 6 instead of the disc number buttons starts playing back if a CD is on the trays. T o stop during play , press 7 . T o r emove the disc, press 0 . CD playback[...]

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    – 14 – Programing the Playing Order of the T racks —–Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 32 tracks. • T o use Repeat play (see page 15) for Program play , press REPEA T after starting Program play . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load CDs. • If the current playing sour[...]

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    – 15 – Playing at Random—–Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. • T o use Random play mode, you ha ve to cancel the Program play mode. 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then press 7 . 3 Pr ess RANDOM so that “ RANDOM ” appears on the dis[...]

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    – 16 – Playing Back T apes Playing Back a T ape 1 Pr ess EJECT ( 0 ) for the deck y ou want to use. 2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to play facing front. • Y ou can play back only type I tapes. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck whic[...]

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    – 17 – Recording a T ape on Deck B On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press EJECT 0 f or deck B. 2 Put in a recordab le cassette, with the exposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to record facing fr ont. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Start playing the source — FM, AM, CD player or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX IN jacks. • F[...]

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    – 18 – CD Synchronized Recording Y ou can easily record a CD onto a tape. • Y ou can also record the tracks in order you hav e made the program. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recordable cassette into deck B. 2 Place a disc correctl y on the circle of the disc tray , with its label side up. 3 Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, and [...]

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    – 19 – 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set the hour , then press SET . 2) Press 4 or ¢ to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters off-time setting mo[...]

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    – 20 – 6 Select the preset station number . Press 4 or ¢ to select the preset station number , then press SET . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 Pr ess 4 or ¢ to set the volume le vel. • Y ou can select the v olume lev el from VOL MIN, VOL 1 — V OL 30, and V OL MAX. 8 Pr ess SET to complete the Daily Timer setting . The D AIL Y (dai[...]

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    – 21 – 4 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to tur n on. 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set the hour , then press SET . 2 ) Press 4 or ¢ to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters of f-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time y ou want the unit to tur n of f (on standby). 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set the hour ,[...]

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    – 22 – Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, kee p y our discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. 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[...]

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    – 23 – Symptom Unable to cancel the display demonstration. No sound is heard. Hard to listen to broadcasts because of noise. The disc sound is discontinuous. The disc tray does not open or close. The disc does not play . The cassette holders cannot be opened. Impossible to record. Operations are disabled. Unable to operate the unit from the rem[...]

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    – 24 – Specifications Amplifier section — CA-MXG500 Output Po wer SUBWOOFERS : 80 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 40 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 k[...]

  • Page 28

    BT -51002-5 (0301) QUALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www .[...]

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    THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V ALID ONL Y IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED ST A TES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEAL TH OF PUERTO RICO. WHA T WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner . Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during norma[...]

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    INSTR UCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS 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. LVT0901-002A [C] MX-G500 SP-MXG500 SP-MXG500 CA-MXG500 DISC CHANGE COMPU PLAY CONTROL STANDBY/ON STANDBY CD-R/RW PLA[...]

  • Page 34

    – G-1 – W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas e[...]

  • Page 35

    – G-2 – For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE CORRESPOND ANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU A U FOND . For Canada/pour le Canada THIS DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS DOE[...]

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    – 1 – English Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the unit. Y ou can also use the b uttons on the remote control if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the unit. If operation using the r emote control is differen[...]

  • Page 37

    – 2 – English Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Unpacking ...............[...]

  • Page 38

    – 3 – English Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel DISC CHANGE ST ANDBY/ON STANDBY CD-R/RW PLAYBACK CLOCK /TIMER DISPLA Y PHONES REPEAT REC START /STOP CD REC START DUBBING PROGRAM RANDOM TAPE B TAPE A AUX TAPE CD FM /AM SUBWOOFER LEVEL SOUND MODE EXTENDED SUPER BASS 3 FUL[...]

  • Page 39

    – 4 – English See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (9) 2 CLOCK/TIMER b utton (9, 19 – 21) 3 DISPLA Y button (9) 4 PRESET +/– b uttons (11) 4 / ¢ (re verse search/forw ard search) buttons (9, 13 – 15, 19 – 21) 5 7 (stop) b utton (12 – 18) 6 TUNING +/– buttons (11) 1 / ¡ (f ast[...]

  • Page 40

    – 5 – English Remote Control Remote Control 1 ST ANDBY/ON b utton (9) 2 SLEEP button (21) 3 A UX button (9) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 4 Number buttons (11, 13) 5 T APE 3 button (9, 16) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 6 FM/AM button (9, 11) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 7 CD 6 button (9, 12 – 1[...]

  • Page 41

    – 6 – English 1 Attach the FM antenna to the FM [75 Ω ] coaxial terminal. 2 Extend the FM antenna. 3 F asten it up in the position which gives y ou the best reception, then f ix it on the wall, etc. About the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna supplied with this unit can be used as temporary measure. If reception is poor , you can connect an [...]

  • Page 42

    – 7 – English 1 Pr ess and hold the clamp of the AM terminal on the r ear of the unit. 2 Insert the end of the AM loop antenna cord into the terminal. • If the AM loop antenna wire is cov ered with vinyl, remo ve the vin yl b y twisting it as sho wn in the diagram. 3 Release the f inger from the clamp. 4 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou h[...]

  • Page 43

    – 8 – English For MX-GT700: T o remove the speaker grilles The speaker grilles are remov able as the illustration belo w . T o r emove the speaker grille, insert your f ingers around the projection at the top of the speaker grille, then pull gently tow ards you by holding the side. Do the same for the rest of projections each at a time. T o att[...]

  • Page 44

    – 9 – English Common Operations T urning On or Off the Power T o tur n on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ ON so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes off. T o tur n off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A little power is al ways consumed ev en while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the po wer supply comp[...]

  • Page 45

    – 10 – English Selecting the Sound Modes This function only af fects the playback sound , not your recording. Y ou can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA—Sound Ef fect Amplifier—modes). T o select the sound modes, turn the SOUND MODE control until the sound mode you want appears on the display . • As you tu[...]

  • Page 46

    – 11 – English Listening to the Radio On the unit ONL Y : 1 T une in the station you want to pr eset (in this example, of FM 87.50). • See “Tuning in a Station. ” 2 Press SET . 3 Press PRESET + or PRESET – to select a pr eset number . 4 Press SET again. The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3 . • [...]

  • Page 47

    – 12 – English 3 If y ou wish to load a third disc, press DISC CHANGE on the unit or DISC SKIP on the remote contr ol. The disc tray rotates by 120˚. 4 Press 0 again. The carrousel closes. About the disc indicators Each disc indicator corresponds to the disc tray of the same number . • The disc marker lights up for the disc number you ha ve [...]

  • Page 48

    – 13 – English 3 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2 or CD3) f or the disc you want to start to play fr om. CD play starts from the f irst track of the selected disc. • Pressing CD 6 instead of the disc number buttons starts playing back if a CD is on the trays. T o stop during play , press 7 . T o r emove the disc, press 0 . CD [...]

  • Page 49

    – 14 – English Programing the Playing Order of the T racks —–Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. Y ou can program up to 32 tracks. • T o use Repeat play (see page 15) for Program play , press REPEA T after starting Program play . On the unit ONL Y : 1 Load CDs. • If the current play[...]

  • Page 50

    – 15 – English Playing at Random—–Random Play The tracks of the selected CD will play at random. • T o use Random play mode, you ha ve to cancel the Program play mode. 1 Load a CD . 2 Pr ess one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) f or the disc you want to play , then press 7 . 3 Pr ess RANDOM so that “ RANDOM ” appears on[...]

  • Page 51

    – 16 – English Playing Back T apes Playing Back a T ape 1 Pr ess EJECT ( 0 ) for the deck y ou want to use. 2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to play facing front. • Y ou can play back only type I tapes. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last d[...]

  • Page 52

    – 17 – English Recording a T ape on Deck B On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press EJECT 0 f or deck B. 2 Put a recordable cassette in, with the e xposed part of the tape down and the side y ou want to record facing fr ont. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Start playing the source — FM, AM, CD player or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX IN jack[...]

  • Page 53

    – 18 – English CD Synchronized Recording Y ou can easily record a CD onto a tape. • Y ou can also record the tracks in order you hav e made the program. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recordable cassette into deck B. 2 Place a disc correctl y on the recess of the disc tray , with its label side up. 3 Press one of the disc number b uttons (CD1, C[...]

  • Page 54

    – 19 – English 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again. “ON TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters on-time setting mode. 3 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on. 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set the hour , then press SET . 2) Press 4 or ¢ to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters off-time se[...]

  • Page 55

    – 20 – English 6 Select the preset station number . Press 4 or ¢ to select the preset station number , then press SET . The unit enters volume setting mode. 7 Pr ess 4 or ¢ to set the volume le vel. • Y ou can select the v olume lev el from VOL MIN, VOL 1 — V OL 30, and V OL MAX. 8 Pr ess SET to complete the Daily Timer setting . The D AI[...]

  • Page 56

    – 21 – English 4 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to tur n on. 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set the hour , then press SET . 2 ) Press 4 or ¢ to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters of f-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time y ou want the unit to tur n of f (on standby). 1) Press 4 or ¢ to set th[...]

  • Page 57

    – 22 – English Maintenance T o get the best performance of the unit, kee p y our discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. 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 car[...]

  • Page 58

    – 23 – English Action Press CANCEL/DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 8.) • Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely . • Change the position and direction of the AM loop antenna. • Extend the FM antenna at the best position. Clean or replace the disc. (See page 22.) • Plug th[...]

  • Page 59

    – 24 – English Specifications Amplifier section — CA-MXG500 Output Po wer SUBWOOFERS : 80 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS : 40 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance[...]

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    VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAP AN , LIMITED 0202KSMMDWSAM EN, FR J V C GT700&G500COVER[C]f.pm6 02.2.19, 9:32 AM 2[...]