JVC UX-GD6S manual

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    MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM UX-GD6S —Consists of CA-UXGD6S and SP-UXGD6S UX-GD6M —Consists of CA-UXGD6M and SP-UXGD6M INSTRUCTIONS GVT0149-002A [UW, US, UN, UG, UX] SUPER VIDEO UX-GD6S UX-GD6M Cover[US].fm Page 1 Friday, March 4, 2005 4:30 PM[...]

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    G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION— (STANDBY/ON) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (all lamps and indications go off). The (STANDBY/ON) button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the unit is on standby, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights in red. • When the unit is turned on, the STANDBY/O[...]

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    1 Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to avoid i[...]

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    2 Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM, Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file”[...]

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    3 Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy-protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all [...]

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    4 ~ AM/FM antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect AM/FM antenna For better AM/FM reception • Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna using a 75 Ω wire with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325). Ÿ TV/monitor Connect the COMPONENT, S-VIDEO, or VIDEO jacks which you want to use. • To select progre[...]

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    5 ! Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 35). If setting is incorrect, loud noise may be generated causing damage to the speakers. ⁄ To connect the powered subwoofer @ Speakers • When connecting the speaker cords, match the polar[...]

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    6 Display Indicators The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while y ou ar e operating the System. Befor e operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display . 1 FM reception indicators • MONO: lights while receiving an FM stereo station in monaural. • ST (stereo): lights while an FM st[...]

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    7 Daily Operations —Playback 1 Turn on the power. The STANDBY/ON lamp on the main unit lights in green. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System turns on by pressing one of the source buttons in the next step. 2 Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready. • If you select “AUX,” start playback source on th[...]

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    8 Listening to the Radio To set the AM tuner interval spacing Before operating the tuner, it is required to select the appropriate AM space interval used for your area. 1 Select the AM band. 2 Turn off the power. 3 Select the appropriate AM space interval for your area. • You can only use the button and the control on the front panel. To select t[...]

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    9 2 Activate the preset number entry mode. • Finish the following process while the indication on the display is flashing. 3 Select a preset number for the station you store. • You can also use the ¡ or 1 button. 4 Store the station. To tune in to a preset station 1 Select the band (FM or AM). 2 Select a preset number for the station you store[...]

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    10 Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/JPEG comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks ,” and CD/SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” • For MP3/JPEG playback, see also page 25. To insert a disc You[...]

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    11 To locate an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . To play back using the disc menu 7 For DVD Video/DVD Audio: 1 Show the disc menu. 2 Select an item on the disc menu. • With so[...]

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    12 Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume level from level 0 (VOL MIN) to level 40 (VOL MAX). To drop the volume in a moment Adjusting the Sound To reinforce the heavy sound This boosts the low and high frequency sound—Sound Turbo I I. • When Sound Turbo I I is turned on, AHB Pro is auto[...]

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    13 To adjust the tone You can adjust the bass and treble level from –3 to +3. To adjust the bass To adjust the treble Creating 3-dimentional Sound Field —3D Phonic While playing a disc... • The selected mode can only be shown on the TV. Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower le[...]

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    14 Changing the Display Brightness You can dim the display window. * “AUTO DIM” does not work for CD/MP3. Changing the Picture Tone • While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own taste. To select a preset picture tone 1 While playing, display VFP setting screen. 2 Select a[...]

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    15 Setting the Clock Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Timers (see page 32) and Sleep Timer. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL (while holding SHIFT) or CLOCK/TIMER. You can return to the previous step. 1 Activate the clock setting mode. • If you have already adjusted the clock before, press the button rep[...]

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    16 Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Audio Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR and Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, you c[...]

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    17 Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. • You can also select the subtitle language using the on- screen[...]

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    18 2 Enter the key number. 3 Follow the interactive instructions shown on the screen. To cancel the key number entry, press 7 . Making Dialogues Clear—Clear Voice When you play back a disc, you can use this function—Clear Voice. You can make the singer’s voices or dialogues of the movie clear. • This function only works for center-channel e[...]

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    19 Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order— Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the chapters or tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. • Program play cannot be used for DVD-VR/JPEG discs. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. • For DVD Video[...]

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    20 3 Start playback. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... • You can also use 4 or ¢ to check the programmed contents. To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play all chapters or tracks at random. • Random Play cannot[...]

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    21 Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see pages 23 and 24). • For JPEG/DVD-VR discs, see page 27. Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3: While playing or before playback... • For CD/SVCD/VCD: Whi[...]

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    22 On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the disc information (except for MP3/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 2 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME 4 TITLE 14 TOT AL 1:25:58 CHAP 23 D VD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 3 1 / 1 TIME 0:00:58 CHAP 3 Dolby D 3/2.1ch 1 3 ENTER 10 keys MENU/PL REPEAT ¡ DV[...]

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    23 Operations Using the On-screen Bar Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the entire on-screen bar. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired option in the pop-up window. 5 Finish the setting. To erase the on-screen bar To change the tim[...]

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    24 4 Select the repeat mode you want. * While playing a DVD-VR disc, “PG” appears, and while playing a Program list, “PL” appears. ** During Program Play and Random Play, “STEP” appears. 5 Finish the setting. A-B Repeat • See also page 21. 1 While playing, display the entire on-screen bar. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Sel[...]

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    25 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the pop-up window. 5 Finish the setting. Browsable Still Pictures For DVD Audio only: While playing back a track linked to browsable still pictures (B.S.P.), you can select the still picture (turn the page) to be shown on the [...]

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    26 Control screen for DVD-RW/RAM in DVD-VR format The control screen is superimposed on the TV screen when you call up Program List (PG) or Play List (PL). To select playback type To move the highlight bar between group list and track list (for MP3/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG track,[...]

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    27 To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before playback... • For Repeat Play of the other disc types, see page 21. To repeat playback for DVD-VR While playing an original program... While playing a Program List... To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) • You cannot zoom in the still picture during slide-show. 1 While playing back a s[...]

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    28 Advanced Tape Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 9. 1 Insert a recordable cassette. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction To change the Reverse mode if necessary REC 7 DVD/CD # PUSH OPEN 0 TAPE @ # AUX FM/AM Remote cont[...]

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    29 3 Select and start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see below). 4 Start recording. Synchronized Disc Recording You can start and stop both disc play and tape recording at the same time. To record the entire disc 1 Load a disc and in[...]

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    30 Enjoying Karaoke Singing Along (Karaoke) You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) while playing a disc. To sing along using the Karaoke discs You can enjoy Karaoke using the Karaoke disc (except Karaoke CD). • By pressing REC, you can record your singing-along. 1 Turn MIC VOLUME to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone (not supplied) to the MIC jack. 3 I[...]

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    31 To adjust the Key (disc playback only) 1 Activate Key Control. 2 Adjust the Key • Key Control cannot be activated for DVD Audio/DVD- VR. To deactivate Key Control, press KARAOKE (while holding SHIFT) to select “OFF.” To apply echo to your voice To sing along using the stereo discs —Vocal Cancel You can enjoy Karaoke while playing a stere[...]

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    32 Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You can store three Daily Timer settings and one Recording Timer setting; however, you can activate only one of Daily Timers and Recording Timer at the[...]

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    33 5 Select the volume level. • You can select the volume level (“1” to “40” and “VOL – –”). If you select “VOL – –,” the volume is set to the last level when the unit has been turned off. Once settings are complete, the Timer setting information appears in sequence. For Recording Timer: 1 Set the hour then the minute for [...]

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    34 Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press ( or )to select the menu. 3 Press ( or ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press ( or ) to select the options, then press ENTER. • For settings of the LANGUAGE menu, see also “Language Code List” on page 41. [...]

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    35 AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STREAM/PCM:[...]

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    36 Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL,” you can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be reproduced using “PAL 60” format), but the TV screen may roll over upward and downward rapidly. • If you play[...]

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    37 Daily Operations—Sound & Other Adjustments (see pages 12 to 15) Adjusting the Sound: • This function also affects the sound through the headphones. Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level: • This also functions for DVD-VR formatted discs. Changing the Scanning Mode: • You cannot change the scanning mode to progressive in [...]

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    38 Advanced Tape Operations (see pages 28 to 29) Recording on a Tape: • The recording level is automatically set correctly. Thus, you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level. • There is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto at the start and end of cassette tapes. Thus, when recording CDs or r[...]

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    39 Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. ?[...]

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    40 Troubleshooting General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external electrical interference. Unplug the A C po wer cord and then plug it back in. Unable to operate the System from the remot[...]

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    41 Language Code List AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fij[...]

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    42 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals * 1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. * 2 While playing some DVD Audio discs, digital signals may not be emitted through the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal if [...]

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    43 Specifications Amplifier section CA-UXGD6S (for UX-GD6S)/CA-UXGD6M (for UX-GD6M) Output Power: 100 W (50 W + 50 W) at 6 Ω (10% THD) Audio Input AUX: 400 mV/50 k Ω (at “AUX LVL1”) 200 mV/50 k Ω (at “AUX LVL2”) Digital output: DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (660 nm ±30 nm) Video output: Color system: NTSC or PAL (in[...]

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    44 Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page AUDIO f 7 TV g 42 7 7 7 7 r 10, 11, 18, 20, 27 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 y 9, 10 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 n 8, 9, 11, 20, 27 8 8 8 8 t 10, 18, 20, 26 / ENTER p 11, 18, 23, 32, 34 (Clear Voice) 7 18 (One-Touch Replay) c 18 p 31 10 keys 1 9, 11, 18, 19, 24, 25 3D PHONIC 6 13 AHB PRO m 12 ANGLE o 17 AUDIO i[...]

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    MEMO ME MO . f m Pag e 2 W e d n e sd ay , J an u ar y 21, 2004 6: 03 PM[...]

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    0305AIMMDWJEM EN © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited UX-GD6S/UX-GD6M MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) ANTENNA SUB WOOFER OUT DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT SPEAKERS COMPONENT VIDEO OUT FM ( 75 ) COAXIAL AM LOOP Y RIGHT SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 ~ 16 LEFT P B P R AM EXT PCM /[...]