COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM SISTEMAS DE COMPONENTES COMPACTOS SISTEMA DE COMPONENTE COMPACTO CA-MXGT90/CA-MXGT80 CA-MXG70 STANDBY/ON PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY CD-R/RW PLAYBACK MX-GT90 CA-MXGT90 STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY CD-R/RW PLAYBACK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY CD-R/RW PLAYBACK MX-GT80 MX-G70 CA-MXGT80 INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES INSTRUÇÕES CA-MXG70 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, precauciones y otras notas Advertências, precauções e outras notas Caution — STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Precaución –– Interruptor STANDBY/ON ! Desconectar el cable de alimentación para desactivar la alimentación totalmente.
English PRECAUCIÓN Para reducir riesgos de choques eléctricos, incendio, etc.: 1. No extraiga los tornillos, los cubiertas ni la caja. 2. No exponga este aparato a la lluvia o a la humedad. PRECAUCIÓN • No obstruya las rendijas o los orificios de ventilación. (Si las rendijas o los orificios de ventilación quedan tapados con un periódico, un trozo de tela, etc., no se podrá disipar el calor). • No ponga sobre el aparato ninguna llama al descubierto, como velas encendidas.
Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm or more.
IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANTE PARA PRODUCTOS LÁSER IMPOTANTE PARA PRODUTOS LASER REPRODUCTION OF LABELS / REPRODUCCIÓN DE ETIQUETAS / REPRODUÇÃO DE ETIQUETAS 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR ENCLOSURE 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASIFICACIÓN, PEGADA EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA CAJA 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO LOCALIZADA NA PARTE POSTERIOR DA CAIXA DO APARELHO.
English Introduction We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual for future reference. About This Manual Power sources This manual is organized as follows: • When unplugging from the wall outlet, always pull the plug, not the AC power cord. • The manual mainly explains operations using the buttons and controls on the unit.
English Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Playing Back CDs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) .................. 13 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Loading CDs ............................................................ 13 Playing Back the Entire Discs — Continuous Play ............................................. 14 Basic CD Operations ........................
English Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel Front Panel 1 STANDBY/ON 2 PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY 3 4 u i CD-R/RW PLAYBACK o ; a 5 6 7 8 s d f g h j 9 p q w k l e r t / y z –3– EN01-12.
Display Window 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Disc trays 2 STANDBY/ON button and STANDBY lamp (9, 23, 24) 3 Remote sensor 4 PRESET + / – control (12) 4 / ¢ (reverse search/forward search) control (9, 11, 14 – 16, 20, 22 – 24) 5 Display window 6 TAPE 2 3 button and lamp (9, 17 – 19) Pressing this button also turns on the unit. 7 CD 3¥8 (play/pause) button and lamp (9, 14 – 16, 20, 21) Pressing this button also turns on the unit.
English Remote Control Remote Control 1 p q w 2 e r t y 3 4 u i 5 6 7 8 o 9 1 Disc number buttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) (14, 15) Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit.
Continued Supplied Accessories Connecting Antennas Make sure that you have all the following items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. FM antenna • • • • • A ENN ANT AM loop antenna (1) FM antenna (1) Remote control (1) Batteries (2) AC plug adaptor (1) FM antenna (supplied) EXT AM LOOP 5 FM 7 IAL X COA If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately.
English Connecting Speakers AM antenna 1 ANTENNA 1 3 2 Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Red AM EXT AM LOOP Speaker cords (red/black) SUBWOOFERS LEFT RIGHT Speaker cords (red/black) FM 75 COAXIAL Black Black RIGHT LEFT MAIN SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 16 2 Blue AM loop antenna (supplied) Speaker cords (blue/black) 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated.
English Connecting Other Equipment Adjusting the Voltage Selector You can connect both analog and digital equipment. Before plugging in the unit, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector on the rear of the unit. • DO NOT connect any equipment while the power is on. • DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete.
English Common Operations Turning On or Off the Power To turn on the unit, press STANDBY/ON so that the STANDBY lamp goes off. To check the clock time STANDBY/ON STANDBY Press and hold SET/DISPLAY while playing any source. • Each time you press and hold the button, the source indication and the clock time alternate on the display. To adjust the clock again To turn off the unit (on standby), press STANDBY/ON again so that the STANDBY lamp lights up.
Adjusting the Volume Selecting the Sound Modes You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOL MIN, VOL 01 — VOL 30, and VOL MAX). You can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround modes and 3 SEA — Sound Effect Amplifier — modes). This function only affects the playback sound, but does not affect your recording. Turn VOLUME + / – clockwise (+) to increase the volume or counterclockwise (–) to decrease it.
English Creating Your Own Sound Mode — Manual Mode 4 Press SET/DISPLAY again. You can change SEA pattern to suit your preference. These changed settings can be stored in the MANUAL 1, MANUAL 2, and MANUAL 3 modes. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 5 Turn 4 / ¢ to select one of On the unit ONLY: the MANUAL 1, MANUAL 2, and MANUAL 3 modes into which you want to store the SEA pattern.
Tuning in a Station On the unit ONLY: 1 Press FM/AM. 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • See “Tuning in a Station.” The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station (either FM or AM). • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Press SET/DISPLAY. 2 Start searching for stations. On the unit: Press and hold TUNING + or TUNING – for more than 1 second. On the remote control: Press and hold ¢ or 4 for more than 1 second.
English Playing Back CDs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • CD (Audio CD) • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) Loading CDs On the unit ONLY: 1 Press 0 for the disc tray (CD1, CD2, and CD3) you want to load a CD onto. Continued use of irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, octagonal, etc.) can damage the System. The unit automatically turns on and the disc tray comes out.
Playing Back the Entire Discs — Continuous Play Basic CD Operations 1 Load CDs. 2 Press one of the disc number To exchange CDs during playback of another While playing a CD, you can do the following operations. Press 0 corresponding to a CD, not playing or selected currently, to eject and exchange the CD. If you exchange CDs during play, the current play will not stop until all CDs you have exchanged are played. buttons (CD1, CD2, and CD3) for the disc you want to play.
English Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks — Program Play You can arrange the order in which tracks play before you start playing. You can program up to 32 tracks. • To use Repeat play (see page 16) for Program play, press REPEAT after starting Program play. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 again. 5 Program other tracks you want. • To program tracks from the same disc, repeat step 4.
English Playing at Random — Random Play Repeating Tracks or CDs — Repeat Play The tracks of all loaded CDs will play at random. • To use Repeat play for Random play, press REPEAT after starting Random play. You can have all the CDs, the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like. On the unit ONLY: 1 Load CDs. • If the current playing source is not the CD player, press CD 3¥8, then 7 before going to the next step.
English Playing Back Tapes You can play back type I, type II, and type IV tapes without changing any settings. Playing Back a Tape To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode Reverse Mode works for both decks at the same time. When it is in use, the tape automatically reverses at the end of a side and the unit starts playing for the other side of the tape, and repeats the same process. To use Reverse Mode, press REVERSE MODE so that the Reverse Mode indicator on the display lights up like — .
Continued Recording a Tape on Deck B IMPORTANT: • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. • The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the VOLUME, the SUBWOOFER LEVEL, and the SOUND MODE controls. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
English CD Direct Recording To record on both sides — Reverse Mode Press REVERSE MODE so that the Reverse Mode indicator lights up like — . • When using the Reverse Mode for recording, start recording in the forward (3) direction first. Otherwise, recording will stop when recording is done only on one side (reverse) of the tape. To cancel Reverse Mode, press the button again so that the Reverse Mode indicator lights up like — .
English Auto Edit Recording 4 Press SET/DISPLAY. • Each time you press the button, the tracks to be recorded on the front side (“SIDE-A”) and on the reverse side (“SIDE-B”) alternate. By using Auto Edit Recording, you can record the CD tracks to fit the tape. Auto Edit Recording makes a program by selecting the CD tracks in numerical order. However, to prevent the end of the last track on the front side from being cut off, the last track is selected so as to fit on the remaining tape length.
English Using the Microphones You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone mixing by using two microphones. • MIC LEVEL adjustment is valid for both microphones connected MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks. If howling or squealing (feedback) occurs while using the microphone(s) Take the following actions to prevent these noises. • Adjust MIC LEVEL and VOLUME. • Avoid pointing the microphone(s) towards the speakers. • When two microphones are connected, turn off the ON/OFF switch on the unused microphone.
Continued On the unit ONLY: There are three timers available — Daily Timer, Recording Timer and Sleep Timer. Before using the timers, you need to set the clock built in the unit. (See page 9.) 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “DAILY” appears on the display. indicator lights up and DAILY (Daily Timer) indicator also starts flashing on the display. Using Daily Timer With Daily Timer, you can wake to your favorite music or radio program. You can set the timer whether the unit is on or off.
English 5 Turn 4 / ¢ to select the source to play, 9 Press STANDBY/ON to turn off the unit (on standby) if you have set the Daily Timer with the unit turned on. then press SET/DISPLAY. • The source changes as follows: TUNER FM AUX TUNER AM TAPE – CD 6 When selecting “TUNER FM” or “TUNER Turn 4 / ¢ to select the preset station number, then press SET/DISPLAY. The unit enters volume setting mode. – –” 1) Turn 4 / ¢ to select the disc number, then press SET/DISPLAY.
English Continued 4 Set the on-time you want the Using Recording Timer unit to turn on at. With Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. You can set the timer whether the system is on or off. 1) Turn 4 / ¢ to set the hour, then press SET/DISPLAY. 2) Turn 4 / ¢ to set the minute, then press SET/DISPLAY. “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unit enters offtime setting mode.
English To turn on or off Recording Timer after its setting is done Timer Priority 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “REC” appears on the display. Since each timer can be set separately, you may wonder what happens if the setting for these timers overlaps. Here are examples. 2 To turn off the Recording Timer, press CANCEL/DEMO. The REC (Recording Timer) indicator goes off from the display. The Recording Timer is canceled, but the setting for the Recording Timer remains in memory.
English Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs Handling cassette tapes • 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. • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating.
English Troubleshooting If you are having a problem with your unit, 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 Cause Action Unable to cancel the display demonstration. Other buttons will pressed to cancel the display demonstration. Press CANCEL/DEMO on the unit. (See page 8.) No sound is heard.
Continued CA-MXGT90 Amplifier section General Output Power SUBWOOFERS: Power requirement: 88 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS: 28 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (Measured at 1 kHz, with tape recording signal 300 mV) AUX: 390 mV/50 kΩ MIC 1/2: 3.
English CA-MXGT80 Amplifier section General Output Power SUBWOOFERS: Power requirement: 76 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS: 22 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (Measured at 1 kHz, with tape recording signal 300 mV) AUX: 390 mV/50 kΩ MIC 1/2: 3.
English CA-MXG70 Amplifier section General Output Power SUBWOOFERS: Power requirement: 68 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS: 22 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (Measured at 1 kHz, with tape recording signal 300 mV) AUX: 390 mV/50 kΩ MIC 1/2: 3.
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