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For Customer Use: Enter belo w the Model No . and Serial No . which are located either on the rea r , bot- tom or side of the cabine t. Retain this information for future reference. Mo de l N o. Se r ia l N o . INSTR UCTIONS L VT0107-006 A [B] PO WERED W OOFER CD-MD SYSTEM RD-MD5 RD-MD5(B)-Cover.fm Page 1 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:39 AM[...]
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G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Other s IMPORT ANT f or the U .K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fit- ted is not suitable f or the power points in your home or the cable is too shor t to reach a power point, then obtain an appropr iate safety approv ed e xtension lead or consult your dealer . BE SURE to replace the fuse[...]
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G-2 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been disigned an d manuf actured to meet inter national safe ty standards but, lik e any electrical equipment, care must be tak en if you are to obtain the best results and saf ety is to be assured. ✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮ ✮?[...]
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1 Thank you for purchasing the JVC Powered Woofer CD-MD System. We 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. In it you will find all the information you need to set up an d use the system. If you have a query that is not a[...]
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2 ■ ■ Getting Started Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. Power Cord (1) AM Loop Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) If any of these items are missing, contact your dealer immediately. Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batter ies with the + and – markings in the battery compartment.[...]
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3 CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outl et. FM broadcast reception is made with the telescopic antenna. Fully extend and turn it to obtain the best reception. If reception is poor, connect an FM outside antenna (not sup plied) as follows. 'LVFRQQHFW # WKH # FDEOH # ZLUH # IURP # WKH # )0 # :80 RKP # &am[...]
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4 CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outl et. Connect an (not supplied) signal cord between the AUX IN terminal on the System and the output terminals of yo ur auxiliary equi pment (e.g. turntable). You can listen to this source. Firmly insert the supplied AC power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the Uni[...]
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5 ■ ■ Common Operations PHONES SUPER WOOFER VOLUME+,– DISPLAY /CHARA. DISPLAY ACS VOLUME+,– TREBLE+,– MID+,– SUPER WOOFER VOLUME+,– STANDBY indicator ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND indicator ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND VOLUME+,– MID/TREBLE Turning the System On —————— Press the button. The display comes on and the “STANDBY” indicator go [...]
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6 The Active Clear Sound circuitry emphasizes the high frequency range level in conjunction with the bass level so that you can obtain clear sound at high frequencies. You can use this effect only for playback. To get the effect, press the ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND button on the Unit or the ACS button on the Remote Control. The "ACS" indicator l[...]
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7 ■ ■ Using the Tuner TUNER BAND ¢ 4 FM MODE AUTO PR ESET Number Keys ¢ 4 TUNER BAND JOG dial Band, Frequency, Preset channel FM mode indicator When the Syst em is in use, the displ ay shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section. You can listen to FM and AM (MW/LW) stations. Stations can be[...]
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8 Presetting Stations You can preset up to 30 FM stations an d up to 15 AM (MW/LW) stations. Note: Preset numbers may have been set to factory test frequen- cies prior to shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following one of the presetting methods below. Manual Presetting ————————?[...]
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9 ■ ■ Using the CD Player PROGRAM Number Keys RANDOM REPEAT CD 6 7 ¢ 0 CD 4 JOG dial 0 CD 4 7 ¢ CD 6 Play mode indicator Track numbe r, Playing time, Preset n umber Repeat indicator Music calender CD indicator OVER indicator which lights up if the number of tracks of the CD exceeds 20. When the System is in use, the display shows other items [...]
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10 • Press the 4 b utton or turn the J OG dial to the left by 1 click to skip to the beginning of the track being played. Press the 4 button twice quickly or turn the J OG dial to the left by 2 clicks quickly to skip to the beginning of the pre vious track. You can also select a track in Stop mode with the same buttons and the JOG dial. When the [...]
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11 ■ ■ Using the MD Player (Listening to an MD) PROGRAM Number Keys 0 MD 4 ¢ 7 MD 6 RANDOM REPEAT JOG dial 0 MD MD 6 7 ¢ OVER indicator which lights up if the number of tracks o f the MD exceeds 20. Music ca lender MD indicator Track number, Playing time , Preset number Play mode indicator 4 When the System is in use, the display shows other [...]
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12 Locating a Track with Remote Con- trol Directly ———————————— During playback or in Stop mode, press the number keys on the Re- mote Control to directly play a track. To directly play the track 5, press 5. To directly play the track 15, press +10 then 5. To directly play the track 20, press +10 once then press 10. To Selec[...]
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13 You can repeat the tracks or individual track as many times as you like. Press the REPEAT button on the Remote Control. The Repeat indicator changes with each press of the button, as shown below. = ALL = blank display = (back to the beginning) : Repeats one track. ALL : In Normal Play mode, repeats all the tracks. In Program Play mode, repeats a[...]
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14 ■ ■ Recording onto an MD DISPLAY CD 6 MD 6 MD 6 CD 6 MD REC 7 DISPLAY /CHARA. Track number, Playing time MD indicator Music calender OVER indicator which light s up if the number o f tracks of the MD exceed s 20 . When the Syst em is in use, t he display shows othe r items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in thi[...]
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15 Track Marking for Tuner/AUX Re- cording ——————————————— • Whene ver no sound at the playback side continues for 3 or more seconds, the track number at the MD sid e is automati- cally increased b y 1. • The track number at the MD side is automatic ally increa sed b y 1 by pressing the SET button on the Unit at th[...]
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16 Moving tracks (MOV E function) Tracks can be moved around so that they are in the desired se- quence. Erasing tracks (ERASE function) This enables unnecessary tracks. Narration, etc. to be erased speed- ily. The erased parts do not remain as silences but are closed up by the subsequent tracks. Erasing all the tracks (ALL ERASE function) All the [...]
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17 • You can also complete editing operation by pressing the button to turn off the power. To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4, 5, or 7 until the display returns to the original display before editing the track. Note: While “UTOCwriting” is displayed, do not disconnect the power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration[...]
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18 ■ 2. Pr ess the MD 6 button a nd then 7 button to set the function to MD. The track numbers and total playback time are displayed. ■ 3. Pr ess the EDIT button until "ERASE ?" is displayed. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows. Current display = DIVIDE = JOIN = MOVE = ERASE = ALL ERASE = (back to the beginn[...]
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19 ■ 5. Input a pr eferr ed title (up to 32 charac- ters). Use the following buttons to input a title. [Title editing buttons an d their functions] (see below) Example: When input the title “N(space)1” 1. Display the letter N to be input by turning the JOG dial to the right or left. 2. Select "N" (put the cursor to the letter N by t[...]
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20 ■ ■ Listening to an Auxiliary Equipment AUX AUX You can listen to an auxiliary equipment. ■ First make sure that the auxiliary equipment is properly con- nected to the System.(See page 4). ■ 1. Set the volume level to minimum. ■ 2. Pr ess the AUX button. "AUX" appears on the display. ■ To listen to the auxiliary equipment, [...]
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21 ■ ■ Using the Timers SLEEP CANCEL JOG dial DISPLAY/CHARA. SET TIMER Timer indicator SLEEP indicator ON time, OFF time , Source, Volume When the System is i n use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section. The timers let you con trol listening and recording functions auto- ma[...]
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22 The minute of the current OFF time blinks on the display. 3. Turn the JOG dial to set the minute. 4. Press the SET button. The music source "TUNER" blinks on the display. ■ 4. Selecting the music sour ce. 1. Turn the JOG dial to select the music source you want to lis- ten to. The display changes as shown below. TUNER = TUNER REC = C[...]
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23 Two types of minidisc There are two types of minidisc, “recordable MDs” and “playback- only MDs.” The playback method for each is the same: a laser irra- diates the disc and the signal is read from the beam which comes back. However, the recording method for each type is different. Playback-only MD This is the type used for commercially-[...]
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24 ■ ■ Minidisc limitations The minidisc records information in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs. Since the re are some lim- itations with this recording format, the following types of conditions may arise. These conditions arre not malfunctions. ■ ■ Rules of Digital Dubbing The following rule[...]
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25 ■ ■ Care And Maintenance +DQGOH # RXU # &'V # DQG # 0'V # FDUHIXOO /# DQG # WKH # ZLOO # ODVW # D # ORQJ # WLPH 1 Compact Discs ‡ 2QO # &'V # EHDULQJ # WKL V # PDUN # FDQ # EH # XVHG # ZLWK # WKLV # 6VWHP 1# +RZHYHU /# FRQWLQXHG # XVH # RI # LUUHJX 0 ODU # VKDSH # &'V #+ KHDUW 0 VKDSH /# RFWDJRQDO /# HW[...]
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26 ■ ■ Specifications Amplifier 2XWSXW # 3RZHU + 0D[ 1, ;19# : #+716# : #.#716# : ,# DW #7# RKPV #+ IXOO # UDQJH , 5917# : #+4615# : #.#4615# : ,# DW #7# RKPV /#93 +] #+ ZRRIHU , +43(# 7+' , :# : #+618# : #.#618# : ,# DW #7# RKPV #+ IXOO # UDQJH , 54 : #+4318# : #.#4318# : ,# DW #7# RKP V /#93 +] #+ ZRRIHU , ,QSXW # 6HQVLWLYLW 2 ,PSHGDQFH[...]
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