MD RECORDER XM-228BK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 REPEAT +10 CANCEL RANDOM PROGRAM REC PAUSE TRACK TITLE DISPLAY MARKING /EDIT /CHARA SCROLL ENTER SET RM-SM228EU REMOTE CONTROL 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. LVT0111-003B [B] XM-228BK(B)-Eng. Cover 1 98.9.
Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. REPRODUCTION OF LABELS 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR ENCLOSURE BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted.
Welcome ! We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before connecting this unit to the wall outlet, please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you obtain the best possible performance. If you have any questions, please consult your JVC dealer. Important cautions Installation of the Unit • • • • • • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (Between 5°C and 35°C or 41°F and 95°F). Leave sufficient distance between the Unit and a TV.
Table of Contents Welcome ! .................................................... 1 Important cautions ....................................... 1 For safe use, observe the following ............. 1 COMPU LINK ..................................... 30 Linked Operation of the Other Optional Components (Compu Link) .................. 30 Parts Index ........................................... 3 Front panel .............................................. 3 Display ..................................................
Parts Index Front panel ———————————————————————————— s a; 1 2 oi 3 4 1 PHONES jack 2 PHONES LEVEL control 3 DISPLAY/CHARACTER button 4 INPUT SELECTOR button 5 Display 6 Jog dial (4, ¢/REC LEVEL) 7 1, ¡ buttons 8 6 PLAY/PAUSE button uy 5 tr e wq p 9 8 6 7 9 7 STOP/CANCEL button p ¶ REC PAUSE button q ENTER button w SET button e EDIT button r TITLE button t 0 (Eject) button y MD insertion slot u Disc indicator i REPEAT button o PLAY MODE button ; Remote sensor a STANDBY/ON button s STANDBY indicato
Remote control unit ———————————————————————— r e 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 REPEAT +10 CANCEL RANDOM PROGRAM REC PAUSE w q TRACK TITLE DISPLAY MARKING /EDIT /CHARA SCROLL ENTER SET p RM-SM228EU REMOTE CONTROL 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 (STANDBY/ON) button 2 Numeric keys 3 CANCEL button 4 PROGRAM button 5 RANDOM button 6 MD control buttons ¶ REC PAUSE 8 (Pause) 7 (Stop) 3 (Play) 4, ¢ 1, ¡ 7 SCROLL button 8 SET button 9 DISPLAY/CHARA button p TITLE/EDIT button q ENTER button w TRACK MARKING button e
Setting up the System Supplied Accessories Before setting up your system make sure you received all of the following supplied accessories. AC power cord (1) Audio pin cord (2) Compu Link cable (1) Optical digital cable (1) Batteries R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) (2) Remote Control (1) Remote control batteries Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – markings in the battery compartment. R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) CAUTION: Handle batteries properly.
Connection Signal cable connections —————————————— Example: Amplifier/Tuner INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER / TUNER DISPLAY MODE EON ON/OFF TA/NEWS /INFO PTY SEARCH S. A. BASS DIRECT VOLUME BAND Audio pin cord (supplied) INPUT PHONES DOWN UP KEY MODE STANDBY Audio pin cords Connect to the MD jacks, TAPE jacks, etc. of an external unit. Always connect the jacks with the plugs of the same colors so as not to mistake the L (Left) and R (Right) connections.
AC power cord connection ————————————— First, firmly insert the supplied AC power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the unit. Next, plug the AC power cord plug into the wall outlet. AC power cord AC POWER CORD Cautions • Use only the JVC AC power cord provided with this system to avoid malfunction or damage to the system. • Be sure to unplug the power cord from the outlet when going out or when the system is not in use for an extended period of time.
Playback Normal playback The basic operation for playing an MD is described below. When no MD is loaded yet, “NO DISC” is shown on the display. 1 Load an MD. Hold an MD with the side on which an arrow is marked facing up, and insert it into the slot in the direction of the arrow. The MD will be pulled in automatically from the middle. • • If the MD has a disc title, the display shows the disc title then the number of tracks and total playing time of the MD.
To pause the MD: Press 6 on the main unit or press on the remote control unit. The indicator lights up. To cancel pause, press 6 on the main unit or press 3 on the remote control unit. The MD starts from the position where it has paused. or To select a track —————————————————— You can select a desired track during playback or in Stop mode. When you use the numeric keys on the remote control unit in Stop mode, the selected track automatically starts playing.
Switching the displayed information The display can show the disc title, track title and remaining time (recording time available when a recordable MD is loaded) information. When no track is selected (In Stop mode): Press DISPLAY/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. Each press of the button switches the displayed information as follows.
3 Select desired track numbers to be programmed. Main unit: 1 2 Turn the jog dial to the right or left to select the desired track number to be programmed. (Turning it to the right increases the track number and vice versa.) The selected track number will blink. Press SET. The track number stays lit and the program number increases by 1. Also, the programmed track is indicated on the music calender. Then, the total playing time is displayed instead of the program number.
To clear the program: Press 0 on the main unit or the remote control unit. The programmed tracks are cleared then the MD is ejected. or To play programmed tracks repeatedly: Combine the program playback and repeat playback to play the programmed tracks repeatedly. For the repeat playback, see page 13. Random playback Tracks in the MD can be played in a randomly selected order. The random playback may bring you a surprising effect by playing tracks in a different order every time.
Repeat playback You can repeat all the tracks or single track in each playback mode. 1 Press REPEAT on the main unit or the remote control unit to select Repeat Play mode. REPEAT Each time REPEAT is pressed, the repeat mode indicators switches as follows. or REPEAT ALL REPEAT 1 Off (Repeat playback canceled) REPEAT ALL : In Normal Play mode, repeats all the tracks. In Program Play mode, repeats all the tracks in the program. In Random Play mode, repeats all the tracks in random order.
Recording An audio signal from a variety of sources can be recorded by using either digital or analog input as required. Things to know before recording —————————— • • • • • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. Carefully read the “Rule on Digital Copying” on page 31. The MD recorder supports the following sampling frequencies for digital sources DIGITAL 1 and DIGITAL 2 and lights the sampling frequency being received on the display.
3 Select the input by pressing INPUT SELECTOR on the main unit. Each press of INPUT SELECTOR switches the inputs as follows. DIGITAL 1 IN DIGITAL 2 IN ANALOG IN DIGITAL 1 IN : Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGITAL IN 1 optical jack. The DIGITAL 1 indicator lights up. DIGITAL 2 IN : Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGITAL IN 2 optical jack. The DIGITAL 2 indicator lights up.
• • Normally the input level should be adjusted so that the segments for 0 dB blink at the peak level. When the input level is too high, the OVER indicator will light up, resulting in distorted recording. To display the remaining recording time —————— or In Rec/Pause or during recording, press DISPLAY/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. Each press of the button switches the elapsed recording time display and remaining recording time display alternately.
Editing Functions MD editing functions A recorded MD can be edited in many ways. The editing functions include the dividing, joining, moving, erasing a single track, erasing the entire disc and assigning titles to the disc and tracks, and more than one of them can be combined as required. 2nd 1st A B C 3rd D 4th Dividing a track (DIVIDE) Page 19 E Track No. This function divides a track by adding track marking(s) in desired point(s) in the middle or where you want to search later.
Part to be erased 1st 2nd B A Combining editing functions 3rd By combining “DIVIDE”, “ERASE” and “JOIN”, for example, it is possible to erase only a part of existing track. C Track No. Dividing track A into 3 tracks 2nd 1st A A a 3rd 4th 5th A b c C B Track No. Erasing track b 1st A 4th 3rd 2nd A a c C B Track No. Joining tracks a and c 2nd 1st A a 3rd A c C B Assigning titles A title can be assigned to a track or disc.
Dividing a track (DIVIDE) A track can be divided into desired number of tracks by adding track markings in the middle, in the desired points or where you want to search later. This makes it possible to assign track numbers after recording medley music or FM broadcast. The track numbers after the divided track are incremented automatically. TITLE /EDIT 1 Press EDIT on the main unit or the TITLE/EDIT on the remote control unit to select “DIVIDE”. The DIVIDE indicator lights up.
5 Fine-adjust the track marking position. Turn the jog dial on the main unit or 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit. The track marking position can be fine-adjusted in the range of ±128 positions (approx. ±8 sec.). As you adjust, the track marking displaces slightly and the 4-second section from the newly divided point will be played repeatedly. or or ENTER • • After completing the fine-adjustment, go to step 6.
2 Press SET on the main unit or the remote control unit. SET Blinks or Blinks 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Select the track to be joined with the previous track. Using the jog dial or 4 or ¢ : or Select the track number by turning the jog dial on the main unit or 4 or ¢ on the remote control unit. Example) To join track numbers 1 and 2, select track number 2. Blinks Blinks 1 2 3 4 5 6 Example) When track No.
Moving a track (MOVE) A track can be moved to the desired position by selecting its track number and the destination track number. TITLE /EDIT 1 Press EDIT on the main unit or the TITLE/EDIT on the remote control unit to select “MOVE”. or The MOVE indicator lights up. Each press of the button switches the editing functions as follows. • When TITLE/EDIT on the remote control unit is used, the disc title is displayed after “ALL ERASE”.
5 Press ENTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. or The change made above is entered temporarily in the memory. The display shows “EDITING” and the TOC indicator lights up. ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Press 0 on the main unit or the remote control unit to eject the MD. The data in the memory is written in the MD before it is ejected. The display shows “UTOCwriting” during MD writing operation. or • • Be careful not to apply impact to the MD recorder during writing data in the memory in the MD.
Using the numeric keys: Select the track number with the numeric keys on the remote control unit. The selected track is repeatedly played. Then press SET on the remote control unit. To select a track, see “Selecting a track with the numeric keys” on page 9. SET • • If you selected a wrong track number, press 7STOP/CANCEL on the main unit or CANCEL on the remote control unit and select the correct track number.
2 Press SET on the main unit or the remote control unit. Blinks 1 2 3 4 5 6 SET or • If the display shows “TRACK PROTECTED”, the tracks have been protected against accidental erasure by other component than the MD recorder in use. If you still want to erase the tracks, go to step 3. If you will not erase them, press EDIT on the main unit or the TITLE/EDIT on the remote control unit. 3 Press ENTER on the main unit or the remote control unit.
Assigning the disc title and track titles A disc title and track titles can be assigned to a recorded MD. Any title name can be given up to 64 characters. This operation is possible while the MD recorder is in Stop mode. • You can assign the track title during playback or recording as well. For details, see “Assigning a track title during playback or recording” on page 29. 1 Load a recorded MD.
4 Input the disc or track title. The following table shows the buttons to be used to input a title. Also, an example how to input title is explained here. [Title editing buttons and their functions] Function Button Changes the type of characters to be input as follows. Upper case letters and symbols or Lower case letters and symbols DISPLAY /CHARA Numbers or • Moves the cursor for the character to be input to the right.
4 5 6 7 8 Select “(space)” and press SET on the main unit or the remote control unit. Press DISPLAY/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit until the numbers “01234” are displayed. Select “1” and press SET. Select “2”, “3” and “4” in the same way. When you enter “3”, the title name scrolls to the left to display “4”. To check the title name, press 6 on the main unit or 3 on the remote control unit. Then the title name starts scrolling from the beginning. Go to step 5 .
Assigning a track title during playback or recording A track title up to 64 characters can be assigned as you play or record the track. 1 Starts playback or recording the track. 2 Press TITLE on the main unit once or press TITLE/EDIT on the remote control repeatedly until the title editing display appears. or The display is divided into the title name area and the characters area. You can select a character to be input to the title name from the characters area.
COMPU LINK Linked Operation of the Other Optional Components (Compu Link) The XM-228BK MD recorder can be controlled under linked operation provided by the JVC’s Compu Link remote control system. What is Compu Link The world of single components, in which you purchase a cassette deck, CD player, amplifier and other components separately and enjoy your own composition, is an effective means for pursuit of high-quality reproduction.
Rule on Digital Copying The digital audio equipment exchange audio signals in the digital forms through digital input/output jacks, and include the CD (Compact Disc) player, MD (Mini Disc) recorder and DAT (Digital Audio Tape) recorder. The digital audio equipment allows digital copy of signals with little deterioration of music signals. This has made it necessary to have a copy restriction rule for protecting the copyright, and the SCMS has been established as a result.
About MD (Mini Disc) The MD (Mini Disc) is a new digital audio medium using a disc with a diameter of 64 millimeters. In spite of the small size, the MD has multiple functions, high audio quality and recording/playback capabilities for up to 74 minutes. Role of the cartridge Cartridge Disc The MD cartridge has a pocket size of 68 mm × 72 mm with a thickness of 5 mm. The cartridge accommodates the 64 mm diameter disc for ease of transportation and storage.
ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) (dB) The MD (Mini Disc) has half the size of the CD but can record data for the same period of time. This has been made possible by the newly developed ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding), which compresses data by cutting the audio components that are inaudible to the human sense of audition. This technology reduces the recorded data to about 1/5 the original data quantity and enables recording/playback of data for up to 74 minutes.
MD Messages The display of the MD recorder may show the messages which are explained in the following table. Messages Description Treatment BLANK DISC The loaded disc is a non-recorded disc. Use a recorded disc unless you want to start recording on a blank disc. CANNOT JOIN An attempt is made to join tracks that cannot be joined. This is one of system restrictions on the MD. [See page 35.] DISC ERROR The MD is abnormal (damaged). Use another MD.
MD Restrictions The MD uses a unique data recording format that is different from the formats used by Cassette tape and DAT. Due to the restrictions imposed by this MD recording format, following symptoms may be observed. Note that these symptoms do not indicate malfunction of the product. Symptom Cause “DISC FULL” is displayed before the available recording time indicated on the disc has been used. The number of tracks that can be recorded on an MD is limited regardless of the time period.
Handling MDs MD handling precautions —————————————— To maintain high quality audio for a long period Since the disc is accommodated inside a cartridge, it can be handled easily without caring about dust and dirt. However, to maintain the high audio quality for an extended period, use care in the following points. Installation location Do not install the MD in following places. • In a place subject to direct sunlight or where the temperature rises, for example in a closed automobile.
Troubleshooting In case of difficulty, check the following before calling for service. Symptom Cause Treatment Sound is not heard. • Cables are not connected properly. • Connect cables properly by referring to “Connection”. • The power cord is unplugged from the power outlet. • Plug the power cord securely into the power outlet. • A playback-only MD is loaded. • Use a recordable MD. • The MD is protected against accidental erasure (“DISC PROTECTED” is displayed in this case).
Specifications Format Recording format Reading format Sampling frequency Compression/expansion method Number of channels Frequency response S/N ratio Dynamic range Wow/flutter Input terminals (Analog) Minidisc digital audio system Magnetic modulation overwrite format Non-contacting optical method by semiconductor laser (λ=780 nm) 44.1 kHz ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) method 2 channels 5 Hz to 20,000 Hz (±0.
