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JVC CA-MXS6MD User's Manual

1. Mom o gt m DISC LOADING MECHANISM Playing Back the Entire MD Normal Play You can play an MD Before inserting an MD turn on the unit otherwise you cannot insert it 1 Insert an MD into the MD loading slot The MD is pulled in automatically The MD insertion indicator G lights on the display Insert an MD in the same way as indicated on the MD The following indications appear when the current source is MD Wh LOADING M ETO READING Total Track No 4 C l l CEKET Total Playing time 2 Press MD gt Il The MD source MA indicator lights on the display and MD playback starts from the first track The recording length mode indicator SP LP2 LP4 lights on the display Track No a Ei To stop during play press W Elapsed playing time nal To remove the disc press amp for the MD recorder If the MD or track has a title The title will be shown at the center portion of the main display If a title is long and cannot be shown at a time the unit scrolls the title to show the entire title pa notes About recording length mode MDs are played back in the same recording length mode as they were recorded When an MD starts playing the playback mode of the currently playing track lights on the display SP I
2. SP LP2 LPA TONG REC UNE FM AM MD gt m CDC M MODE K REC PAUSE o HASTE l DISC LOADING MEGHANI l tmegeoit ENTER DEMO PHONES LINE 2 Q D Display Window SP LP2 LP4 DAILY REC 35 nb PRGM mo SY MD G 1CD ALL TUNED STEREQ A P off Continued x See pages in the parentheses for details Main Unit CO IN oa al B a 20 21 22 23 24 Disc trays 21 I Standby On button and STANDBY ON lamp 11 18 MENU button 16 52 64 Remote sensor REC MODE button 36 38 LONG MODE SP LP2 LP4 button 33 38 REC PAUSE button and lamp 34 HIGH SPEED CD gt MD button 35 LINE button 11 38 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit FM AM button 11 18 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit MD loading slot 27 MD gt II play pause button 11 27 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit 4 CD1 4 CD2 amp CD3 open close buttons 21 e Pressing
3. SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDENCE 67 160 gt To a wall outlet If the AC power plug does not match the wall outlet use the supplied AC plug adaptor When connecting the AC power cord into a wall outlet the unit automatically starts display demonstration To stop and cancel the display demonstration press ENTER DEMO during display demonstration DEMO OFF appears in the main display the unit is turned off then the display dims After canceling the display demonstration it will start only when the AC power cord is reconnected or when a power failure is recovered e Pressing some of the buttons on the unit or the remote control will stop the demonstration temporarily If you do not cancel the display demonstration it f will start automatically in the following cases e 2 minutes after the unit is turned off e When no operation is done for more than 2 minutes after the unit is turned on 7 If you do not want to start the display demonstration notes when the AC power cord is reconnected or when a f power failure is recovered See To store the display setting in memory on page 15 To start the display demonstration manually Press ENTER DEMO e Each time you press the button the display demonstration turns on and off During MD editing and title entry mode The ENTER D
4. JG COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD orn ocn DISC LOADING MECHANISM TITLE EDIT ENTER You cannot use the remote control to edit MDs Use only buttons on the unit Continued 4 Introducing MD Editing Functions A recorded MD can be edited in many ways The MD editing functions include dividing joining moving erasing tracks erasing the entire disc and more than one of them can be combined as required Dividing a track DIVIDE Page 41 This function divides a track by adding a track marking s in the desired point s in the middle or where you want to search later ADEE After dividing track A Joining a track JOIN Page 42 This function joins two adjacent tracks into a single track by deleting a track marking After joining track B Moving a track MOVE Page 42 This function moves a track by reordering the track numbers After moving track B Erasing a track ERASE Page 43 This function erases selected tracks After the erasure the subsequent tracks are justified and their track numbers are renumbered automatically You can erase up to 15 tracks at a time After erasing tracks B and D Erasing all tracks ALL ERASE Page 44 This function erases
5. Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP On conventional MD recorders 2 times long hour recording on MDs has been possible only in monaural sound but this unit allows for 2 times or 4 times long hour recording without losing stereo sound This feature can be used for any recording method provided with this unit Songs tracks can be recorded on a single MD using different recording length modes LONG MODE SP Standard Play LP2 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play To make a recording using this feature follow the basic procedure below 1 Check the recording remaining time of the MD you want to use for recording See the right column To check the remaining recording time 2 Press LONG MODE to set the desired recording length mode LONG MODE SP LP2 LP4 e Each time you press the button the recording length modes change as follows and the corresponding indicator lights in the display SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play SP Signifies standard hour stereo recording The number of hours usable for recording is the same as shown on the package of the MD LP2 Signifies 2 times long hour stereo recording The number of hours usable for recording is twice as long as shown on the package of the MD LP4 Signifies 4 times long hour stereo recording The number of hours usable for recording is 4 times as long as shown on the package of the MD
6. About the indications in the main display When using some functions with the remote control the indications in the main display appear differently at first from those when using the same functions with the buttons on the unit Ex When starting CD play using the remote control oS i gt all di l Hha gt 2 b J gt ai VvV This indication does not appear when using the buttons on the unit except the following e When selecting the playback source e When calling up the menu MD editing mode or title entry mode ae Remote Control Remote Control 1 S Joo Nila Jon fs Joo In w RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL CO iN D la A Disc number buttons 21 e CD1 CD2 and CD3 Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit ACTIVE BASS EX extension button 12 ANIMATION button 14 DIMMER button 12 PLAY MODE button 22 24 28 29 MD TITLE button 48 50 CHARACTER button 49 CANCEL button 23 29 49 SET button 49 ENTER button 49 MD gt II play pause button 11 27 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit MD REC PAUSE button 34
7. 3 Press REC MODE to select the recording method if necessary 4 Start recording e For more detailed explanation see the following pages describing the actual recording methods REMEMBER to check the remaining recording time of MDs before starting recording The remaining recording time of MDs will be calculated and shown based on the recording length mode SP LP2 LP4 currently selected Before starting recording or using the Recording Timer check the recording time remaining on the MD for each recording length mode SP LP2 LP4 and select the optimum recording length mode To check the remaining recording time 1 Insert an MD to record on 2 Select any source other than MD 3 Press LONG MODE to select the recording length mode SP LP2 LP4 4 Press REC PAUSE or MD REC PAUSE on the remote control The unit enters recording pause mode The track number to be recorded and the remaining recording time are shown in the main display 5 Press W to cancel the recording pause mode after checking the remaining recording time Now you can proceed with your recording operation or Recording Timer operation If you want to check the remaining time in other recording length modes repeat steps 3 to 5 Precautions for performing long hour stereo recording After having made long hour stereo recordings on this unit pay attention to the following e Songs tracks recorded in 2 times or 4 times long hour recording
8. l l Md Recording time remaining on the MD When all loaded CDs are recorded recording will stop Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop automatically To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop 95 Continued x To record a single track during play or pause Press HIGH SPEED CD gt MD while playing back or pausing a CD track you want to record The playback of that CD track is stopped and the same track starts playing from the beginning again This time the MD recorder starts recording the CD track e When the track is recorded both the CD player and the MD recorder stop E Using the REC MODE button on the unit You can select the recording speed high speed or normal speed 1 Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot 2 Prepare CDs e After placing CDs press CD gt I then before going to the next step e You can make a program see page 22 or select Random play mode see page 24 if you want In this case you cannot select the starting disc go to step 4 3 Press DISC to select the disc you want to start recording with e Make sure that the correct disc number indicator is selected on the display 4 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 pean 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length
9. lt lt lt lt Shows the programed tracks in the reverse order gt P gt gt Shows them in the programed order To modify the program Before playing you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL Each time you press the button the last programed track is erased from the program e When you eject a disc the tracks selected from that ejected disc are erased from the program To add tracks in the program before you start play simply select track numbers you want to add To erase the entire program before or after play press and hold CANCEL on the unit until CD PROGRAM ALL CLEAR appears in the main display e Turning off the unit also erases the entire program 295 Continued x A fotes If you try to program a 33rd step CD PROGRAM FULL will appear in the main display 5 If your entry is ignored You have tried to program a track from an empty tray or a track number that does not exist on the CD for example selecting track 14 on a CD that only has 12 tracks Such entries are ignored Playing at Random Random Play The tracks of all loaded CDs will play at random On the remote control 1 Load CDs e If the current selected source is not the CD player press CD gt Il then M before going to the next step 2 Press PLAY MODE so that CD RANDOM appears in the main display The RANDOM indicator also lights eel RANDON e Each
10. CD current play mode setting The current play mode CONTINUE RANDOM or PROGRAM will appear following CD in the main display 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select PROGRAM 4 Press SET CD PROGRAM appears in the main display The PRGM indicator also lights CD PROGRAM a 3 Select the tracks 1 Push the joy control upward A or downward Vv to select the disc number 2 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the track number 3 Press TE j STEP t DISC Ho t TRACE Ho Ex Track No 4 is selected from Disc No 1 4 Repeat steps to program other tracks To program tracks from the same disc repeat steps 2 and 3 e To program tracks from a different disc repeat steps 1 to 3 4 Press CD gt I The tracks are played in the order you have programed To stop during play press W e Program play also stops when you open a disc tray To exit from Program play mode select another playback mode Continuous play or Random play mode before or after play either by pressing PLAY MODE on the remote control or by using the menu on the unit see page 61 Turning off the unit will automatically change the playback mode to Continuous play To check the program contents Before playing you can check the program contents by pressing a lt lt lt or gt gt gt gt on the remote control
11. Selecting the sound input level This is only used for recording from analog sources ex tape VCR or portable MD player connected to the LINE 1 jacks and to the LINE 2 jack If the recorded sound from such an analog source is not loud enough or if it is distorted select the appropriate sound input level before recording e When the input level is too loud during recording the display turns red the OVER indicator lights and Level OVER appears e You cannot adjust the input level while recording 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display e If the current source is not the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks or to the LINE 2 jack you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward v to select INPUT Level then press SET Be Ex When the source is the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks 3 3 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select the input level e When the source is the equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks Level 1 Select when the recorded sound is not loud enough This setting increases the input signal level Initial setting when shipped from the factory Level 2 Select when the recorded sound is distorted This setting reduces the input signal level e When the source is the equipment connected to the LINE 2 jack Level 1 Initial setting when shipped from the factory
12. as the source in the above step select a track number Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select a track number then press SET e If you press SET without selecting a track number the first track starts playing when the unit is turned on with the Daily Timer If you have selected one of the external equipment as the source in the above step simply press SET 10 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to adjust the volume level e You can adjust the volume level within the range of 0 silent to 50 maximum e __ can be selected if you set the timer while the unit is turned on The volume is set to the current volume level 1 1 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select volume fade in mode FADE or NoFADE FADE Volume fades in gradually becomes louder and is set to the specified level No fade in effect Volume is set to the specified level when the timer on time comes 12 Press SET The timer and DAILY indicators stop flashing and remains lit NoFADE 13 Press to turn off the unit on standby if you have set the timer with the unit turned on The STANDBY ON lamp lights red Lo notes If the unit is kept turned on when the timer on time comes Daily Timer does not work at all noes Daily Timer will be canceled and the unit will not turn off automatically in the following e
13. CLOCK SET then press SET The hour digit starts flashing and now you can adjust the clock again following steps 2 to 4 of Setting the Clock procedure to the left Using Recording Timer MENU With Recording Timer you can make an unattended recording e You can set Recording Timer whether the unit is turned on or in the standby mode e To correct a mis entry any time during the setting process press CANCEL e To cancel the setting any time during the process press MENU How Recording Timer actually works The unit automatically turns on turns off the volume and starts recording on the MD when the timer on time comes Then when the timer off time comes the unit automatically turns off stands by Recording Timer works only once but the timer settings remain stored in memory until you reset them or unplug the AC power cord 52 On the unit ONLY 1 Press MENU re se ACORFCONHTIHUE WCD REPEAT FOFF Ex When the unit is turned on and the source is CD but not playing 2 Push the joy control downward v to select REC ON OFF highlighted e If you cannot select REC ON OFF you have not finished setting the built in clock See page 52 3 Call up the Recording Timer Setup screen 1 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select REC SET UP e The items on the menu change as follows REC ON OFF REC SET UP CLOCK SET
14. Level 2 Select when the recorded sound is distorted with Level 1 selected Level 3 Select when the recorded sound is still distorted with Level 2 selected Level 4 Select when the recorded sound is still distorted with Level 3 selected e If Level OVER still appears even after setting the input level to Level 4 reconnect the equipment to the LINE 1 jacks and set the input level to Level 2 4 Press SET to finish the setting Changing the source name You can change the external source names LINE1 LINE2 and DIGITAL IN to the actual component names e You cannot change the external source names while recording its sound on an MD 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display e If the current source is not the external equipment connected you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select NAME CHANGE then press SET OK S5ET Ex When the source is the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks 3 Push the joy control downward v or upward A to select the source name e When the source is the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks You can select from LINE1 Initial setting TAPE DBS VCR TY and GAME When the source is the equipment connected to the LINE 2 jack You can select from LINE2 Initial setting and P MD portable MD pla
15. 2 Press TITLE EDIT The source is changed to MD M TITLE EDIT e If DIVIDE is not shown you cannot divide the track 3 Push the joy control downward v to select DIVIDE highlighted then press SET The first track or the current track starts playing m l Wid TR HOTITLE This TRE Pos ition 5E 4 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the track you want to divide The selected track starts playing Ex When you want to divide track 5 Tl TR HOTITLE gt This TRE Pos jt ion 5F If the track has a title it is shown here If you do not push the joy control rightward PI gt or leftward maa lt the same track plays repeatedly e You can push and hold the joy control upward gt gt A or downward lt lt 4 v to find the dividing point 5 Press SET when you find the point where you want to divide the track The MD recorder repeats the selected point a 3 second period following the dividing point x5 pi TE WOTITLE Position OK S5ET HO e If the dividing point is satisfactory go to step 7 e If the dividing point is not satisfactory go to the next step 6 Push and hold the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to precisely adjust the dividing point e You can shift the dividing point up to 128 This range 128 corresponds to approximately 8 seconds from the original
16. DAILY SET UP DAILY ON OFF 2 Press SET The timer and REC indicators start flashing on the display HREL TIMER EREL TIMER SET UPP gt BER asi D SF 4 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the hour of the timer on time then press SET 5 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the minute of the timer on time then press SET 6 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the hour of the timer off time then press SET 7 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the minute of the timer off time then press SET 8 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt E to select the source e The source changes as follows me lt gt AM lt eae DIGITAL IN lt gt LINE2 FM Tunes into an FM station Select a preset station see below AM Tunes into an AM station Select a preset station see below LINE1 Selects the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks LINE2 Selects the external equipment connected to the LINE 2 jack DIGITAL IN Selects the external equipment connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal To operate these equipment with the Recording Timer they also need to have the timer function If you have changed the source name the changed name will appear 9 If you have selected FM or AM as the source in the above s
17. LINE button 11 34 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit VOLUME button 12 I Standby On button 11 SLEEP button 57 SOUND button 15 REPEAT button 25 30 Number buttons e 1 10 10 buttons 19 22 28 e Character entry buttons A Z 0 9 49 e buttons 48 49 e AUTO PRESET button 18 E stop button 11 21 27 35 Haa BPI reverse search forward search button 22 23 27 29 lt lt gt P fast reverse fast forward button 18 22 27 CD gt II play pause button 11 21 22 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit FADE MUTING button 12 FM AM button 11 18 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit Getting Started Continued om Unpacking Connecting Antennas After unpacking check to be sure that you have all the following items The number in the parenthesis indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied e AM loop antenna 1 e FM antenna 1 e Remote control 1 e Batteries 2 e AC plug adaptor 1 If any is missing consult your dealer immediately Adjusting the Voltage Selector Before plugging in the unit set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector on the rear of the unit Use a screwdriver to rotate the voltage selector so the volta
18. i picks ABC twice you press ENTER in step 8 above When you press ENTER To input a C or c press ABC three times the next track will be played e To input a symbol press MARK repeatedly until Entering a disc title The MD recorder repeats playback of all tracks of the MD until you press ENTER in step 8 above When you press ENTER the MD recorder enters the track title entry mode During recording Entering a track title the mark you want appears e To input a numeral press 0 9 To move the character entry position while entering a title press 10 or 10 e To enter a space while entering a title press The MD recorder continues recording even after you press 10 twice ENTER in step 8 above When you press ENTER a track title e If you have entered an incorrect character press is assigned to the track where you have started the title entry If CANCEL to cancel the last entry you do not press ENTER before recording ends the track title 2 Press the button for the next character you want assigned will be canceled to input During CD Synchronized Recording see page 35 You can assign the disc title and 16 track titles one after another as recording goes on The track titles you have entered are automatically assigned to the tracks recorded on the MD in sequential order If you enter 17th track title or more they are e If the next character you want to input is assigned to the same button y
19. track e When recording from an analog source such as FM AM broadcasts no track mark is recorded on the MD This means that when playing this MD the MD recorder will regard the entire recording as one track track 1 You will not be able to select directly a song or navigate through songs However if there is a blank of 3 seconds or more the MD recorder will consider it as a blank separating 2 tracks and consequently put a track mark To put a track mark manually while recording an analog source press SET on the unit at the place you want to put a track mark EX When pressing SET while recording an FM broadcast program To add a track mark after recording is over you can use the DIVIDE function see page 41 To avoid erasing important recordings The recordable MD has an erasure prevention tab so that important recordings are not accidentally erased When you finish recording or editing slide to open the erasure prevention tab on the cartridge side surface New recording or editing is now no longer possible If you try to do DISC PROTECTED appears in the main display To do re recording or editing return the tab to the closed position gt gt Ne NE Recording Editing Disc protected possible Recording Editing not possible notes If PLAYBACK DISC appears in the main display when you try to record on an MD The MD is only for playback use not for recording 392
20. Australia and U K VOLTAGE SELECTOR izv L 2 2v no PTICAL CAUTIg IMPEDENCE 6 VOLTAGE SELECTOR CAUTION for mains AC line BEFORE PLUGGING IN do check that your mains AC line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and if different reset the voltage selector switch to prevent from damage or risk of fire electric shock 6B EN VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 1100JTMMDWJEM
21. CD player press CD gt Il then E before going to the next step 2 Press PLAY MODE so that CD PROGRAM appears in the main display The PRGM indicator also lights el PROGRAM e Each time you press the button play mode changes as follows Program play Random play CD RANDOM CD PROGRAM Continuous play CD CONT 3 Press one of the disc number buttons CD1 CD2 and CD3 to select the disc number you want to play Disc No and Track No gE STEP G Ex Disc No 1 is selected Step No 4 Press the number buttons to select the track from the disc selected in the above step For how to use the number buttons see To go to another track directly using the number buttons on the remote control ONLY to the left 2 5 Program other tracks you want To program tracks from the same disc repeat step 4 e To program tracks from a different disc repeat steps 3and 4 6 Press CD gt Il The tracks are played in the order you have programed On the unit You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 1 Load CDs If the current selected source is not the CD player press CD gt Il then W before going to the next step 2 Select Program play mode using the menu See also page 61 1 Press MENU MENU appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward v to select
22. FOR LASER PRODUCTS REPRODUCTION OF LABELS CLASSIFICATION LABEL PLACED ON REAR ENCLO WARNING LABEL PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT SURE CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 DANGER Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam 3 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit leave all servicing to quali fied service personnel ese 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 be low 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 Front View Side View i cm 15 cm CA MXS6MD t E lt 02 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 Precautions This manual is organized as follows This manual mainly explains playback operations using the remote control and the other operation such as recording and editing operations using the buttons
23. See page 52 FA 3 Call up the Daily Timer Setup screen 1 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select DAILY SET UP e The items on the menu change as follows REC ON OFF REC SET UP CLOCK SET DAILY SET UP DAILY ON OFF 2 Press SET The timer and DAILY indicators start flashing on the display miDAILY TIMER SET UP 4 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the hour of the timer on time then press SET 5 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the minute of the timer on time then press SET 6 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the hour of the timer off time then press SET Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to set the minute of the timer off time then press SET 8 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the source e The source changes as follows DIGITAL IN CD LINE2 lt gt LINE1 lt gt mp lt 4 55 Plays the source selected when the unit has been turned off FM Tunes into an FM station go to step 9 to select a preset station AM Tunes into an AM station go to step 9 to select a preset station CD Plays a CD Prepare a CD then go to step 9 to select the CD and starting track MD Plays an MD Prepare an MD then go to step 9 to select the starting tra
24. and controls on the unit You can use the buttons and controls both on the remote control and on the unit for the same operations if they have the same or similar names or marks unless mentioned otherwise e Basic and common information that is the same for many functions is grouped in one place and is not repeated in each procedure For instance we do not repeat the information about turning on off the unit setting the volume changing the sound effects and others which are explained in the section Basic and Common Operations on pages 10 16 The following marks are used in this manual Gives you warning and caution to prevent from damage or risk of fire electric shock Furthermore gives you information which is not good for obtaining the best possible performance from the unit better know Indicates that you have to refer to the menu operation Ees o notes Gives you information and hints you had f Installation e Install in a place which is level dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5 C 41 F and 35 C 95 F e Install the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the unit e Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV e Keep the speakers away from the TV to avoid interference with TV DO NOT install the unit in a location near heat Py sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or vibrati
25. and recorded into so many portions DISC FULL appears e If a divided portion of less than 8 seconds is made while a track is recorded on the MD that track cannot be joined to another track using the JOIN function Further more if that track is erased the remaining time of the MD may not increase exactly by the erased amount e If a track has been divided into many portions while being recorded on the MD sounds will drop out while fast forwarding or reversing such an MD The amount of recorded time on the MD added to the amount of remaining time is shorter than the MD s total possible recording time You cannot record on a blank portion of less than 2 seconds in the MD For this reason the actual recording time of discs may become shorter 2672 MD Messages Message Signification Solution BLANK DISC The disc is blank Change the MD with another if you want to enjoy playback CANNOT JOIN You are trying to join tracks which This is not a malfunction See MD cannot be joined limitations on pages 42 and 67 CANNOT You are trying to listen to the sound This is not a malfunction LISTEN during high speed recording You cannot listen to the sound during high speed recording DISC ERROR There is a problem with the MD Change the MD DISC FULL There is no more space on the MD or Use another recordable MD or erase there are over 254 tracks some tracks EMERGENCY A m
26. appears for a while The timer and REC indicators go off from the display The Recording Timer is canceled but the setting for the Recording Timer remains in memory To turn on the Recording Timer press SET after making sure that ON is selected highlighted in the main display The timer and REC indicators light on the display The settings you have done are shown in the main display for your confirmation Using Daily Timer MENU With Daily Timer you can wake up to your favorite music or radio program e You can set Daily Timer whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode e To correct a mis entry any time during the setting process press CANCEL e To cancel the setting any time during the process press MENU How Daily Timer actually works The unit automatically turns on and starts playing the specified source when the timer on time comes Then when the timer off time comes the unit automatically turns off stands by Daily Timer works every day and the timer settings remain stored in memory until you reset them or unplug the AC power cord On the unit ONLY 1 Press MENU re se ACD PCOHT I HOE ACD REPEAT FOF EF Ex When the unit is turned on and the source is CD but not playing 2 Push the joy control downward v to select REC ON OFF highlighted e If you cannot select REC ON OFF you have not finished setting the built in clock
27. audio cords and the jacks on the rear of the unit are color coded White plugs and jacks are for left audio signals and red ones for right audio signals To output PLAY By using audio cords not supplied connect e Between the audio input jacks on the cassette deck and the LINE 1 OUT jacks For recording on the cassette deck e Between the audio output jacks on the cassette deck and the LINE 1 IN jacks For playing a tape To connect a portable MD player with a mini output jack MD player To output stereo mini jack By using a cable with the stereo mini jack connect between the stereo mini jack on the other equipment and the LINE 2 jack on the front panel To connect audio equipment with an optical digital output terminal aN Protective cap lt P RA fo Before connecting the other equipment remove the protective cap from the terminal Audio equipment with an optical digital output To optical digital output Connect between the optical digital output terminal on the other equipment and the DIGITAL IN terminal NOW you can plug in the unit and other connected equipment FINALLY VOLTAGE SELECTOR
28. character When an animation character is selected the color of the main display and illumination color of the ring around the VOLUME control are changed to the color preset for the animation character selected e You can change the color of the animation character to any color other than preset To change the color of the animation character first select an animation character then change the color of the main display see Selecting the display color on page 62 The selected color is also stored in memory as the color for the animation character If you select an animation character after selecting the color of the main display the color of the main display will also change to the selected animation character s color e The animation character and main display colors can be backed up memorized For details refer to To store the display setting in memory see page 15 When using the unit you can select the animation characters and the level meters by using the menu See Selecting the display color on page 62 MENU 14 To store the display setting in memory You can store the following display settings in memory So even though the AC power is unplugged or a power failure occurs the settings are kept in memory e Display demonstration off setting see page 9 e Animation character or level meter see pages 14 and 62 e Display color see page 62 On the unit ONLY 1 U
29. data in a disc entirely 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th fle file Ale Ale A ratno After All Erase BLANK DISC Erasing a portion of a track By combining DIVIDE ERASE and JOIN for example it is possible to erase only a part of an existing track Part to be erased Dividing track A into 3 tracks Joining tracks and Sa te If PLAYBACK DISC or DISC PROTECTED appears when you try to edit an MD You cannot edit such MDs See page 68 i You can also assign titles to MDs and or tracks f See page 46 A title can be assigned to a track or disc Once a title is assigned it is displayed in later playback for confirmation Each title can be composed of up to 61 characters and can be input using alphabetic characters uppercase and lowercase symbols and numerals 40 DIVIDE Function This function allows you to divide one track into two separate tracks It is useful for example when you want to add track marks at a certain point within a track or if you want to separate a recording e To stop any time during editing process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step
30. joy control downward V to select DISP current display pattern setting The current display pattern setting will appear following DISP 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select either Nega or Posi Nega Letters and animation characters are shown in color Initial setting when shipped from the factory Posi Background other than letters and animation characters is shown in color and letters and level meters look like being shown in black 4 Press SET to finish the setting Adjusting the display contrast You can change the display contrast only when the unit is turned on e There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select CONTRAST ADJ then press SET e When shipped from the factory contrast level is set to 40 LEVEL Min 44 3 Push and hold the joy control upward A or downward V to adjust the contrast e You adjust the contrast within the range of 25 to 64 4 Press SET to finish the adjustment pa If you cannot see any indications on the display The display contrast is too light If this happens unplug the AC power cord and plug it again The contrast will be reset to the initial setting when shipped from the factory External Source Setting
31. lt gt RAN jiin CONTINUE e See pages 23 and 24 for details When the source is MD i PROGRAM gt RANDOM Bi NORMAL e See pages 28 and 30 for details 4 Press SET to finish the setting Setting the repeat modes When the source is CD or MD you can change its repeat modes through the menu 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display e If the current source is not CD or MD you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward v to select CD REPEAT current repeat mode setting or MD REPEAT current repeat mode setting The current repeat mode will appear following CD REPEAT or MD REPEAT 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the play mode you want e The repeat modes change as follows When the source is CD 1 lt 1CD anes Canceled 1CD is not used for Program play and Random play e See page 25 for details When the source is MD ee a OFF Canceled e See page 30 for details 4 Press SET to finish the setting 61 Continued x Display Setting Selecting the animation character 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Make sure that ANIMATION is selected highlighted then press SET 3 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select the animation character or the level mete
32. main display the display may seem to move back and forth this is a characteristic of this unit and is not a malfunction e When a strong light strikes the display the display happens to become dark but this is not a malfunction Creating your own display colors You can select one color from among 24 colors and store it into each of Manual 1 and Manual 2 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward V to select COLOR current display color setting The current display color setting will appear following COLOR 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select Set up as color setting then press SET R t ttt bot Gii B 4 Push the joy control horizontally lt gt and vertically v to select the color setting e You can select one of 24 colors marks in the main display Ohna Y tA FOS I 5 G a Green Blue 62 5 Press SET LULOR Set UF anua DK 7 SET 6 Push the joy control downward v or upward A to select either Manual 1 or Manual 2 in which you want to store the setting Press SET to finish the setting Selecting the display pattern You can change the display pattern either to positive pattern or to negative pattern 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the
33. one of these buttons also turns on the unit DISC button 21 VOLUME control 12 E stop button 11 15 21 27 35 CANCEL button 23 29 41 47 52 Joy control 0 lt lt iV PP A a lt I gt and SET Pressing SET also turns on the unit MD eject button 27 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit ENTER DEMO button 9 13 15 47 48 50 TITLE EDIT button 41 44 46 48 LINE 2 jack stereo mini type 8 PHONES jack stereo mini type 12 CD gt H play pause button 11 21 e Pressing this button also turns on the unit 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Display window Timer mode indicators 52 57 e DAILY Daily Timer and REC Recording Timer CD indicators 21 e CD source and CD numbers to 3 Main display e Shows the source name track number and other information MD indicators 27 e MD source and MD insertion Recording length mode indicators 33 e SP LP2 and LP4 SOUND indicator 15 A BASS Active Bass Extension indicator 12 OVER indicator 63 Play mode indicators 22 25 28 30 e PRGM Program RANDOM and REPEAT 1 CD ALL Tuner mode indicators 18 e TUNED and STEREO A P off Auto Power Off indicator 64 When using the remote control point it at the remote sensor on the front panel
34. or if a power P failure occurs The preset stations will be erased in a few days If this happens preset the stations again Tuning in a Preset Station 1 Press FM AM The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station either FM or AM e Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Select a preset number On the remote control Press the number buttons Ex For preset number 5 press 5 For preset number 15 press 10 then 5 For preset number 20 press 10 then 10 On the unit Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt e Rightward gt to increase the preset numbers e Leftward lt to decrease the preset numbers 249 Playing Back CDs The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 20 to 25 Remote control CcD2 CD3 PLAY MODE REPEAT CANCEL A lt lt gt gt BEC voume Qiie Qaa C gt TINE FM AM RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Main unit SVS PONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD i FM AM MD an DISC LOADING MECHANISM E Loading CDs On the unit ONLY 1 Press one of the open close buttons 4 CD1 4 CD2 or 4 CD3 for the disc tray you want to load a CD onto The
35. play also stops when you open a disc tray To exit from Random play mode select another playback mode Continuous play or Program play mode before or after play either by pressing PLAY MODE on the remote control or by using the menu on the unit see page 61 e Pressing one of the disc number buttons CD1 CD2 and CD3 starts Continuous play from the first track of the selected CD e Pressing one of the number buttons will start Continuous play from the selected track of the currently selected CD e Turning off the unit will automatically change the playback mode to Continuous play 24 Repeating Tracks or CDs Repeat Play Prohibiting Disc Ejection Disc Lock You can have all the CDs the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like To repeat play press REPEAT on the remote control during or before playing REPEAT ALL Ex When REPEAT ALL is selected e Each time you press the button Repeat play mode changes and appears in the main display as follows REPEAT ALL gt REPEAT 1CD 7 REPEAT OFF REPEAT 1 Canceled REPEAT ALL Repeats all the tracks on all the CDs continuously or at random or all the tracks in the program REPEAT 1CD Repeats all the tracks on one CD REPEAT 1 Repeats one track on one CD REPEAT OFF Cancels the repeat play REPEAT ICD is not used for Program play and Random play When using the unit you ca
36. point Position 0 l T WOTITLE Position OK7 5ET HO Ex When adjusting the point by 20 When SP is selected for the recording length mode For LP2 it is approximately 16 seconds and for LP4 approximately 32 seconds When you stop holding the joy control the unit repeats the newly selected dividing point e When you find the right position go to the next step e If you want to cancel the dividing point press CANCEL then select the correct dividing point DIVIDE VES 7 EHTER HOv EDIT 8 Press ENTER DEMO to finish the editing procedure EDITING appears for a while then WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD Press SET To join the divided tracks again see the JOIN function 41 Continued x JOIN Function This function allows you to join two adjacent tracks into one track e To stop any time during editing process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step 2 Press TITLE EDIT _ The source is changed to MD MSTITLE EDIT If JOIN is not shown you cannot join the tracks 3 Push the joy control downward v to select JOIN highlighted then press S
37. repeats playback of all tracks of the MD until you press ENTER DEMO in step 9 above When you press ENTER DEMO the MD recorder enters the track title entry mode During recording Entering a track title The MD recorder continues recording even after you press ENTER DEMO in step 9 above When you press ENTER DEMO a track title is assigned to the track where you have started the title entry If you do not press ENTER DEMO before recording ends the track title assigned will be canceled During CD Synchronized Recording see page 35 You can assign the disc title and 16 track titles one after another as recording goes on The track titles you have entered are automatically assigned to the tracks recorded on the MD in sequential order If you enter 17th track title or more they are ignored K If NO OPERATE appears Operation you have tried to use is not acceptable For example you have tried to use the remote control while entering a title using the buttons on the unit Use the buttons on the unit only 4 Continued x Changing the Title You can make a correction or change the title 1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of page 46 2 Select the character you want to correct referring to step 7 on page 47 e Make sure that the character you want to change is flashing 3 Press CANCEL to delete the character you have selected in the above step 4 Input the correct character referring to step 7 on page 47 5
38. the source is CD with the unit turned on but not playing Buttons you use to operate the menu MENU e Press to show the menu in the main O display when the menu is not shown gt e Press to cancel the menu operation when the menu is shown Joy control e Push downward Vv or upward A to select the functions on the menu Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select a proper setting after selecting the function on the menu or to move to another setting mode Press to finish the setting or to move to another setting mode Press to cancel the menu operation e Press to go back to the previous step while setting clock or timers The following functions are selected and operated through the menu screens e Menus you can see on the screen vary according to the operating condition of the unit 15 re se ACOPRCOHT IHUE ACO REPEAT HOFF Ex This menu appears when the source is CD with the unit turned on but not playing e Clock Setting CLOCK SET see page 52 Appears only when the clock has not been set Once it has been adjusted it appears in the timer setting mode e Timer Setting see pages 52 56 Recording Timer Setup REC SET UP see page 52 Recording Timer On Off Setting REC ON OFF see page 54 Daily Timer Setup DAILY SET UP see page 54 Daily Timer On Off Setting DAILY ON OFF see page 56 Clock Readju
39. turned on Bright lt Dimmer When using some functions the display window brightens for a while For example when selecting the source either using the buttons on the unit or on the remote control or when selecting the CD or MD track using the buttons on the remote control etc Ls During display demonstration The display always brightens regardless of the dimmer setting 4 Changing the Main Display Screen You can change the screen pattern which appears in the main display while the unit is not playing or no operation is done for a certain period of time On the unit ONLY You can do the following procedure while the unit is turned on e If the unit is turned off you can only select DEMO in step 2 1 Press ENTER DEMO The SCREEN MODE screen appears DOLPHIHe Ok SEE T If DEMO OFF appears press ENTER DEMO again 2 Push the joy control upward A or downward Vv to select the screen pattern you want in the main display DEMO Starts the display demonstration gt go to step 4 PENGUIN Penguins try to catch fishes DOLPHIN Dolphins and whales swim MONKEY A monkey eats bananas SURFING A surfer enjoys surfing FIREWORKS Sets up multicolored fireworks STAR DUST Colorful star dust shines in the sky STOVE Fire frame in the stove and rocking chair create a relaxing atmosphere OFF To cancel the display demonstration and the animation screen
40. using more than 3 CDs When the first track of the last loaded CD is recorded First Track Recording stops To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop During First Track Recording Repeat play mode will be canceled automatically Recording the External Equipment Sound Synchronized Recording With this recording method you can start recording automatically when the source sound comes into this unit through the LINE 1 jacks LINE 2 jack or the DIGITAL IN terminal Sound Synchronized Recording will stop automatically if no sound comes in for more than 30 seconds When the sound signal comes in through the DIGITAL IN terminal digital recording is performed 1 Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot 2 Press LINE repeatedly to select the external equipment you want to record from e When selecting the equipment connected either the LINE 1 jacks or LINE 2 jack the sound input level appears for a while See page 63 for the sound input level 3 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 4 Select Sound Synchronized Recording 1 Press REC MODE 2 Press SET The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit starts fl
41. you want To erase your own screen Repeat the above procedure and in step J select Reset Startup disp Reset appears in the main display and your own screens are erased When you turn on and off the unit the HELLO screen and the SEE YOU screen will appear e If you want to erase only one of the screens erase all registered characters by inserting blanks When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power f failure occurs The registered screen messages will be erased 50 Using the Timers The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 51 to 57 Main unit STANDBY ve o ice SPEED COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD MDLP Recording comm Remote control JVC PP onl Ld ACTIVE ANIMATION BASS EX SOUNDI PLAY MODE REPEAT RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Continued x There are three timers available Recording Timer Daily Timer and Sleep Timer Before using these timers you need to set the clock built in the unit To set the clock Recording Timer and Daily Timer you have to use the menu See pages 59 and 60 Setting the C
42. EMO button cannot function for the display demonstration Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control Insert the batteries R6 UM 3 AA 15F into the remote control by matching the polarity and on the batteries with the and markings on the battery compartment When the remote control can no longer operate the unit replace both batteries at the same time DO NOT use an old battery together with a new one DO NOT use different types of batteries together DO NOT expose batteries to heat or flame DO NOT leave the batteries in the battery compartment when you are not going to use the remote control for an extended period of time Otherwise it will be damaged from battery leakage Basic and Common Operations The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 10 to 16 Remote control ACTIVE BASS EX SOUND ANIMATION DIMMER VOLUME IO RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Main unit STANDBY ON ome JVB Hot sPeeD COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD MDLP Recording FM AM MD E N oom i DISC LOADING MECHANISM I es D DEMO Turning On the Power S
43. ENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD unel FM AM MD orm Continued x Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart and some countries use 10 kHz spacing When shipped the built in AM tuner is set to 9 kHz spacing On the unit ONLY To set the AM tuner to the 10 kHz spacing be sure that the unit is turned off but is plugged into a wall outlet While holding the joy control upward A press 1 To set it back to the 9 kHz spacing be sure that the unit is turned off but is plugged into a wall outlet While holding the joy control downward v press pa When you change the setting Preset stations will be erased You need to preset stations again Tuning in a Station 1 Press FM AM The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station either FM or AM e Each time you press the button the band alternates aT BPD 2 Tune into a station On the remote control Press and hold gt gt gt i or lt lt lt lt until the station frequencies start changing in the main display BP PP to increase the frequencies lt d I lt to decrease the frequencies On the unit Push and hold the joy control upward A or downward V until the station frequencies start changing in the main display e Upward A
44. ET G JOH 3 TELL ME 4 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select the two adjacent tracks you want to join Go JOH 2 GS OK 5ET Ex When you want to join tracks 2 and 3 5 Press SET fH f VES7 EHTEF HO CANCEL If you have selected wrong tracks press CANCEL then select the correct tracks 6 Press ENTER DEMO to finish the editing procedure EDITING appears for a while then WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD To divide the joined tracks see the DIVIDE function If CANNOT JOIN appears in step 5 You cannot join the following tracks Tracks recorded using different recording length modes LONG MODE SP LP2 LP4 See page 33 e Digital recording tracks and analog recording tracks Tracks recorded using monaural long recording method not possible on this unit and stereo recording tracks MOVE Function This function allows you to move a track to the position you prefer It is useful to change the order of the tracks as you like e To stop any time during editing process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step 2 Press TITLE EDIT The source is c
45. H is selected Character entry position 2 Press SET The selected character is entered and the character entry position moves to the next e To change the character set select this and press SET e To move the character entry position while entering a title select for moving it rightward and lt 4 for moving it leftward then press SET Each time you press SET the character entry position moves e To enter a blank select a blank in the main display then press SET e If you have entered an incorrect character press CANCEL to cancel the last entry 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter other characters e The main display can only show 7 characters at a time If you enter the 8th character the first character disappears and so on 9 Press ENTER DEMO to finish the current title entry The unit enters title entry mode again e You can assign another title by repeating steps 4to 9 10 Press TITLE EDIT or ENTER DEMO again to exit from the title entry mode 1 1 Press amp for the MD recorder to eject the MD WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD pA AN can assign titles during play or recording During play Entering a track title The MD recorder repeats playback of the current track until you press ENTER DEMO in step 9 above When you press ENTER DEMO the next track will be played Entering a disc title The MD recorder
46. I The tracks are played in the order you have programed To stop during play press W To exit from Program play mode select another playback mode Normal play or Random play mode before or after play either by pressing PLAY MODE on the remote control or by using the menu on the unit see page 61 e Turning off the unit or ejecting the MD will automatically change the playback mode to Normal play To check the program contents Before playing you can check the program contents by pressing kaa lt 4 lt 4 or gt gt gt gt on the remote control 44 lt lt Shows the programed tracks in the reverse order gt gt gt Shows them in the programed order To modify the program Before playing you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL Each time you press the button the last programed track is erased from the program To add tracks in the program before you start play simply select track numbers you want to add To erase the entire program before or after play press and hold CANCEL on the unit until MD PROGRAM ALL CLEAR appears in the main display e When you eject the MD or turn off the unit the entire program is also erased E bees you try to program a 33rd step MD PROGRAM FULL will appear in the main display If your entry is ignored You have tried to program a track that does not exist on the MD for example selecting track 14 on an MD that only has 12
47. JVC MM COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM CA MXS6MD MDLP e Ue DEMO OFF RS Bj Display Demonstration Fiiss eee Aenor NDE Each time you plug the power cord to the AC outlet Display demonstration starts automatically in the main display To stop and cancel the display demonstration press ENTER DEMO on the unit so that DEMO OFF appears in the main display m For more detailed information about demonstration see page 9 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 LVT0529 004A UJ Warnings Cautions and Others Caution O I switch Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely the STANDBY ON lamp goes off The switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line e When the unitis on standby the STANDBY ON lamp lights red e When the unit is turned on the STANDBY ON lamp lights green The power can be remote controlled CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture IMPORTANT
48. Press TITLE EDIT The source is changed to MD ETLE gt e If you press TITLE EDIT while recording track title entry screen of the current recording track appears in the main display gt go to step 4 3 Press SET The MD recorder enters one of the following title entry screen e Disc title entry screen appears when you press SET when the MD recorder stops DISC TITER DISC HOTITLE e Track title entry screen appears when you press SET while playing or pausing 1 TITER TR HOTITLE Ex While playing track 1 4 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to change the title entry mode e Title entry mode changes as follows Disc 1st track 2nd track title title title Last track ae 3rd track title title 5 Press SET to enter the selected title entry mode ce F F abcde IJEL ahiJjkl HHOFQE mrors STUUWH stu We wok YZ Ex When entering a disc title 6 Select the character set you want 1 Push the joy control horizontally lt gt and vertically V A to select 4 i 2 Press SET Each time you press the button the character sets change as follows Numerals Alphabets lt gt amp Symbols Select this to change the character set 46 Input a character e Ex When entering H 1 Push the joy control horizontally lt gt and vertically V A until
49. Repeat steps 2 to 4 of the current procedure to correct more characters 6 Press ENTER DEMO to finish correcting the title e If you want to correct another title select another title entry mode by pushing the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt press SET then repeat from step 2 above e If you want to finish the correction go to the next step Press TITLE EDIT or ENTER DEMO again to exit from the title entry mode 8 Press 4 for the MD recorder to eject the MD WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD To erase all the characters Press CANCEL repeatedly in step 3 above to erase all the characters then go to step 6 On the remote control In the following example the process is explained from the very first that is inserting a disc If you have already started recording or playing start from step 2 e To exit from the title entry screen any time during the process press MD TITLE 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step 2 Press MD TITLE The source is changed to MD and the MD recorder enters one of the following title entry screen e Disc title entry screen appears when you press MD TITLE when the MD recorder stops Epe THEE i TITLE J gt e Track title ent
50. TE appears in the main display Operation you have done is not acceptable For example you are trying to use both the remote control and the buttons and controls on the unit while entering disc or track titles Follow the correct procedure explained in this manual If CAUTION appears in the main display Something is wrong with your unit Unplug the unit immediately then consult your dealer The display suddenly becomes dark This happens because a strong light strikes the display Avoid exposing the unit to a strong light Operations are disabled The built in microprocessor has malfunctioned due to external electrical interference 69 Press CANCEL and DISC on the unit at the same time to reset the microprocessor or unplug the unit then plug it back in Specifications Amplifier Output Power IEC 268 3 DIN 19 W per channel min RMS both channels driven into 6 Q at 1 kHz with no more than 0 9 total harmonic distortion Audio input sensitivity Impedance at 1 kHz Analog input LINE 1 190 mV 47 KQ at INPUT Level 1 500 mV 47 kQ at INPUT Level 2 LINE 2 45 mV 47 KQ at INPUT Level 1 55 mV 47 KQ at INPUT Level 2 110 mV 47 kQ at INPUT Level 3 290 mV 47 KQ at INPUT Level 4 Digital input DIGITAL IN Optical Signal wave length 660 nm Input level 23 dBm to 15 dBm With the built in sampling rate converter corres
51. When you change the source e When you try to start recording e When you enter the MD editing or title entry mode e When you enter the timer setting or clock setting mode To turn on or off Daily Timer after its setting is done 1 Press MENU 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select REC ON OFF highlighted 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select DAILY ON OFF highlighted then press SET The Daily Timer On Off screen appears OK 5ET 4 To turn off the Daily Timer push the joy control downward V to select OFF highlighted then press SET DAILY TIMER OFF appears for a while The timer and DAILY indicators go off from the display The Daily Timer is canceled but the setting for the Daily Timer remains in memory To turn on the Daily Timer press SET after making sure that ON is selected highlighted in the main display The timer and DAILY indicators light on the display The settings you have done are shown in the main display for your confirmation 56 Using Sleep Timer With Sleep Timer you can fall asleep to your favorite music You can set Sleep Timer when the unit is turned on How Sleep Timer actually works The unit automatically turns off after the specified time length passes On the remote control ONLY 1 Press SLEEP GISLEEP 1H e Each time you press the button the time length changes a
52. able Of Contents Found only on recordable MDs this area contains sub data track number recording data etc which can be rewritten by the user UTOC enables us to search tracks quickly and edit tracks on the MD uToc 1 song a 2 song b 4 15 Contents of 3 song c the tracks Sound Skip Guard Memory The biggest weakness of discs is their susceptibility to vibration The Sound Skip Guard Memory has been developed to cope with this weakness With this function a few seconds of signals read by the optical read head from the MD are first stored in memory before being reproduced as audio signals Thus even when vibration or shock interrupts signals being read these stored signals can continue to reproduce sounds for the few seconds Thus the user will enjoy uninterrupted music Normally as When vibrated c s of as Sea O el rg eass PI pR PI ER 66 SCMS Serial Copy Management System The MD recorder integrated to this unit uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first generation digital copies to be made of premastered software like CDs or prerecorded MDs OK 1st Generation DIGITAL ABCDEFG 2nd Generation NO DIOC AL HCMS High speed Copy Management System Now onto recordable MDs minidiscs you can record copy sound at a recording speed exceeding the normal speed This fact requires some restrictions for prote
53. alfunction has occurred during Stop playback and eject the MD and re STOP recording insert it HCMS CANNOT You are trying to re record a song that An internal timer works to protect COPY has been recorded once at high speed copyrights Wait for 74 minutes or before 74 minutes have passed after its more then start recording first recording MD LOAD MD is not loaded correctly Eject the MD and re insert it ERROR MD NO DISC There is no MD Put an MD NON AUDIO You are trying to copy a non audio disc Stop recording CANNOT COPY like a CD ROM Video CD or DVD PLAYBACK You are trying to edit or record on a Use a recordable MD DISC playback only MD DISC MD is write protected Unprotect the MD or use another See PROTECTED page 32 SCMS CANNOT Digital copy of the 2nd generation is Use the external equipment connected COPY prohibited to either the LINE 1 jacks as the recording playback device or the LINE 2 jack as the playback device 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 No sound is heard Possible Cause Connections are incorrect or loose Action Check all connections and make corrections See pages 6 9 Unable to record on an MD
54. als as illustrated i insulation 3 Turn the AM loop antenna until you have the best reception 2 Open the speaker terminal To connect an outdoor AM antenna 3 Insert the end of the speaker cord to the terminal When reception is poor connect a single vinyl covered Match the polarity of the speaker terminals Red to wire to the AM EXT terminal and extend it horizontally red and black gt to black The AM loop antenna must remain connected For better reception of both FM and AM e Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals and connecting cords e Keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the unit connecting cords and the AC power cord 4 Close the speaker terminal on the rear of the unit Continued x Connecting Other Equipment You can connect the following equipment to this unit e Cassette deck used as a playback and recording device By using the cassette deck you can record any source played back on this unit e Portable MD player used as a playback device e Audio equipment with an optical digital output terminal used only as a digital playback device When you connect and use these equipment refer also to the manuals supplied with them DO NOT connect other equipment while the power is on DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete To connect another component such as a cassette deck Be sure that the plugs of the
55. annot go to the next step 2 Press TITLE EDIT E The source is changed to MD GTI TLE EDIT 3 Push the joy control downward v to select ALL ERASE highlighted then press SET ALL ERASE YEST EHTEF HO EDIT 4 Press ENTER DEMO to finish the editing procedure EDITING appears for a while then WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD BLANK DIAL DISC NOTITLE 44 Making Your Own Titles and Screens The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 45 to 50 Main unit STANDBY ON JIVE cH speco COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD MDLP Recording vove mem comm DISC LOADING MECHANISM 1 Remote control ANIMATION DIMMER PLAY MODE _REPEA FA O Ke z or gO A Qiie D OOO 9 O OF UNE FM AM RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Continued x Assigning Titles to an MD You can assign a name to each MD and to each track using alphabetic characters uppercase and lowercase symbols and numerals Once a title is assign
56. as the source e Auto Power Off Setting A P off Appears only when the unit is turned on Sound Setting Selecting the sound modes You can select one of the 6 preset sound modes 3 surround modes and 3 SEA Sound Effect Amplifier modes and 1 manual mode 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward V to select SOUND highlighted 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select a sound mode you want e The sound modes change as follows D CLUB lt HALL lt gt STADIUM gt ROCK FLAT Canceled POP SET UP MANUAL gt CLASSIC e See pages 15 and 16 for details 4 Press SET to finish the setting Reinforcing the Bass Sound The richness and fullness of the bass sound is maintained regardless of how low you set the volume Active Bass Extension 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward V to select A BASS highlighted 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to turn ON or OFF the Active Bass Extension e See page 12 for details 4 Press SET to finish the setting 0 FM Reception Mode Setting When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy you can change the FM reception mode to MONO so that reception improves 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main displ
57. ashing SOUND SYNCHRO J eLINET Read START ged Liard Ex When LINE 1 is selected as a playback source with Penguin is selected as the animation character 5 Start playback on the external equipment The REC PAUSE lamp stops flashing and remains lit and recording starts automatically To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while When the source for recording is the equipment connected to either the LINE 1 jacks or the LINE 2 f jack You can select the sound input level See Selecting the sound input level on page 63 R R f When recording is stopped or finished Sound Synchronized Recording is canceled automatically 9 If Sound Synchronized Recording do not work correctly Use the Standard Recording method see page 34 Sound Synchronized Recording starts automatically when this unit detects sound signals coming in This means that if sound signal is too weak for this unit to detect Sound Synchronized Recording will not start or will stop even while the source is being played eh When recording from a DAT deck using Sound Synchronized Recording Two track marks may be recorded at the beginning of the recording If this occurs join these two track marks using the JOIN function described on page 42 a 38 Editing MDs The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 39 to 44 Main unit
58. at the same time e All CDs Synchronized Recording Records all loaded CDs continuously Continuous play mode or at random Random play mode or the program you have made Program play mode e One CD Synchronized Recording Records the entire CD e First Track Recording Records the first track of each CD For each recording method you can select the recording speed either high speed or normal speed All CDs Synchronized Recording E Using the HIGH SPEED CD gt MD button on the unit This is the easiest way of CD recording 1 Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot 2 Prepare CDs e After placing CDs press CD gt H then W before going to the next step e You can make a program see page 22 or select Random play mode see page 24 if you want In this case you cannot select the starting disc go to step 4 3 Press DISC to select the disc you want to start recording with e Make sure that the correct disc number indicator is selected on the display 4 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 n 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 5 Press HIGH SPEED CD gt MD The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit lights and recording starts Remaining playback time jig CPAD REC l HIGH SPEED gt LAP dt HIGH SP
59. ay If the current source is not FM you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward V to select FM MODE current play mode setting The current play mode AUTO or MONO will appear following FM MODE 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the FM reception mode you want AUTO Normally select this In this mode you can hear stereo sound when a program is broadcast in stereo In addition static noise between stations will be erased while tuning Select this when an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy Reception improves though stereo effect is lost MONO 4 Press SET to finish the setting CD and MD Playback Mode Setting Selecting the playback modes When the source is CD or MD and playback has not been started you can change its playback modes through the menu 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display e If the current source is not CD or MD or if CD or MD play has been started you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward V to select CD current play mode setting or MD current play mode setting The current play mode will appear following CD or MD 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the play mode you want e The playback modes change as follows When the source is CD E PROGRAM
60. ck LINE1 Selects the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks LINE2 Selects the external equipment connected to the LINE 2 jack DIGITAL IN Selects the external equipment connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal To operate these equipment with the Daily Timer they also need to have the timer function If you have changed the source name the changed name will appear If you have selected FM or AM as the source in the above step select a preset station Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select a preset station then press SET If you press SET without selecting a preset station the last received station will be tuned in when the unit is turned on with the Daily Timer If you have selected CD as the source in the above step select a disc number and a track number 1 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select the disc number CD 1 to CD 3 then press SET 2 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select a track number then press SET If you press SET without selecting a disc number the last selected disc will be played back when the unit is turned on with the Daily Timer If you press SET without selecting a track number playback starts from the first track of the selected disc when the unit is turned on with the Daily Timer Continued x If you have selected MD
61. cting copyrights On this unit you cannot re record at either high speed or normal speed a song track that has been recorded once from a CD at high speed until 74 minutes elapse after the first recording of the song started For example after having recorded the first song track of a CD at high speed you cannot record it again at either high speed or normal speed until 74 minutes elapse after the first recording of that song started MD limitations malfunctions Symptoms The MD records data in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs Since there are some limitations with this recording format the following types of symptoms may occur These symptoms are not Cause DISC FULL appears even though there is still enough remaining time on an MD There is a maximum number of tracks which can be recorded regardless of recording time More than 254 tracks cannot be recorded on an MD DISC FULL appears even though the number of tracks and recording time do not reach the limit The JOIN function sometimes does not work The remaining time on the MD does not increase even when tracks are erased The sound drops out during fast forward or fast reverse e Repeating erasure and recording on the same MD creates many blank portions sparsely on the MD When record ing on such an MD a track is recorded on these blank portions sparsely If a track is divided
62. d on the disc trays they are played in one of the following sequences e When CD 1 is the starting disc CD 1 CD 2 gt CD 3 then stops e When CD 2 is the starting disc CD 2 gt CD 3 CD 1 then stops e When CD 3 is the starting disc CD 3 gt CD 1 gt CD 2 then stops Tf no CD is on the disc trays CD player skips such an empty tray LS bere the CD indicators Each disc number indicator amp 15 2 gt 5 3 gt corresponds to the disc tray of the same number Lights when a disc on the corresponding disc tray is all currently selected Goes off when the unit has recognized that there is 3 Goes off when the unit h ized that there i gt gt 1 gt Flashes during play or pause no CD on the corresponding disc tray CA Lights when the CD player is selected as the source 241 Continued x Basic CD Operations While playing a CD you can do the following operations To exchange CDs during playback of another Press the open close button amp CD1 amp CD2 or amp CD3 corresponding to a disc number not currently being played to eject that disc tray and exchange the CD If CDs are exchanged during playback playback will stop after playing all newly inserted CDs To stop playback for a moment Press CD gt I To resume play press CD gt Il again To locate a particular point in a track during play On the remote control Press and ho
63. e You are using a prerecorded MD e The MD is write protected e Change it with a recordable MD e Unprotect the MD See page 32 Poor radio reception e The antenna is not connected correctly e The AM loop antenna is too close to the unit e The FM antenna is not properly extended and positioned e Reconnect the antenna securely e Change the position and direction of the AM loop antenna e Extend FM antenna to the best reception position Unable to operate the remote control e The path between the remote control and the remote sensor on the unit is blocked e The batteries have lost their charge e You are using the remote control far from the main unit e Remove the obstruction e Replace the batteries See page 9 e Signals cannot reach the remote sensor Move close to the main unit Loaded CDs and MD cannot be ejected e The main AC power cord is not plugged in e The Disc Lock function is in use e Plug in the AC power plug e Turn off the Disc Lock function See page 25 The CD does not play The CD is upside down Put the CD in with the label side up The CD skips The CD is dirty or scratched Clean or replace the CD See page 65 If DIGITAL IN UNLOCK appears in the main display There is no digital device connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal Connect a digital device using digital optical cord See page 8 If NO OPERA
64. ed it is displayed for your confirmation e You cannot edit titles composed of more than 61 characters About the number of characters inputted for an MD The total number of characters that can be input for an MD is 1792 and the maximum number that can be input for each track is 61 However the actual number you can input may be slightly less than this maximum numbers due to the MD limitations see page 67 e A space can be counted as one character e When the stereo long hour recording LP2 or LP4 see page 33 method is used for recording the maximum number you can input for a track title automatically reduced since LP and four spaces are automatically added to the beginning of the track title Consequently this reduces the total number of characters you can input for an MD Example You can input up to 10 characters for each track if an MD is composed of 120 tracks recorded using the stereo long hour recording method On the unit In the following example the process is explained from the very first that is inserting a disc If you have already started recording or playing start from step 2 To exit from the title entry screen any time during the process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step 2
65. electing the Sources and Starting Play When you press the play button gt I for a particular source or the source selecting buttons such as FM AM and LINE the unit automatically turns on and starts playback if the source is ready e Pressing SET on the unit also turns on the unit To turn on the unit without playing press Iso that the STANDBY ON lamp on the unit lights green according to the selected animation character T When METER 2 is im selected no indication a appears See page 14 To turn off the unit on standby press I again so that the STANDBY ON lamp lights red This indication changes 4 E E 4 J according to the selected animation character When METER 2 is selected no indication appears See page 14 Ex When Penguin is selected as the animation character This indication changes e The indicator will flash on the display until you set the clock when the power is off 0 00 will also flash After setting the clock the clock time will appear on the display while the power is off To set the clock use the menu referring to MENU Setting the Clock on page 52 To select the tuner as the source press FM AM The unit automatically turns on and the last received station is tuned in e For more detailed operations see pages 18 to 19 To select the CD player as the source press CD gt Il The unit automatically
66. ge number the voltage mark is pointing at is the same as the voltage where you are plugging in the unit e DO NOT plug in before setting the voltage TOPI selector on the rear of the unit and all connection procedures are complete FM antenna FM antenna supplied 1 Attach the FM antenna to the FM 75 Q COAXIAL terminal 2 Extend the FM antenna 3 Fasten it up in the position which gives you the best reception 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 outdoor FM antenna To connect an outdoor FM antenna Before connecting it disconnect the supplied FM antenna Outdoor FM antenna not supplied A 75Q antenna with coaxial type connector should be used AM antenna Connecting Speakers You can connect the speakers using the speaker cords Vinyl covered call wire Pes not supplied RIGHT LEFT SPEAKER Iyf EDANCE 6 aO T 750 COAXIAL AM loop antenna supplied 1 If cords are covered with insulation twist the core of speaker speaker the cord at the end of each cord then remove the insulation 2 c tthe AM1 i to the AM LOOP 1 If cords are covered with insulation twist the core acd e es ieee aia of the cord at the end of each cord then remove the termin
67. gt go to step 4 3 When selecting any setting other than DEMO and OFF in the above step Push the joy control repeatedly rightward gt or leftward lt to select the starting time no operation period e You can select the starting time from among 1 3 and 5 minutes 4 Press SET to finish the setting How these settings work e When selecting DEMO Display demonstration starts 20D E AW Ue DEMO START If you do not cancel the display demonstration by pressing ENTER DEMO display demonstration automatically starts in the following cases 2 minutes after the unit is turned off When no operation is done for more than 2 minutes e When selecting any setting other than DEMO and OFF Selected image appears in the lower portion of the main display If you press any button while the selected image is shown in the main display it goes off from the main display However it will be shown again if no operation is done for your specified starting time 1 3 and 5 minutes e When selecting OFF SCREEN OFF appears in the main display Neither display demonstration nor selected image appears but one of the selected animation characters or of the level meters see page 14 appears in the lower portion of the main display While recording or editing an MD Display demonstration and animation screen will not appear pa betes ote When the AC po
68. h have been recorded at music studio can be played back like regular CDs On an MD of this type data is recorded as the presence or absence of tiny pits A laser beam focuses on the pits on the surface of the MD and reflects the detection back to the lens in the MD recorder The MD recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music This type of MD is called an optical disc Recordable MDs Recordable MDs which use magneto optical technology can be recorded and played back repeatedly The laser inside the MD recorder applies heat to the MD demagnetizing the magnetic layer of the MD for recording and playback This type of MD is called an magnetic optical disc ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC3 IMDLP The MD provides 80 minute recording and playback time much more than an audio CD but in a diameter of only 64 mm This ability to store such a large amount of data is the result of ATRAC an audio compression technique developed for MD This technology cuts out faint sounds that would not be heard by the human beings This technology based on human sensitivity to sounds reduces recorded data volume up to about one fifth of the original data volume Furthermore this unit takes advantage of the latest ATRAC3 techniques which can reduce the amount of data to record to one 10th or one 20th of the original data volume This allows for 2 times or 4 times long hour stereo recording on this unit UTOC User T
69. hanged to MD MGTITLE EDIT e If MOVE is not shown you cannot move the track 4 3 Push the joy control downward V to select MOVE highlighted then press SET at MOUE 3 TELL ME Ist OKY 5ET 4 Push the joy control downward Vv or upward A to select the track you want to move lst OK 5ET 5 Press SET at MOVE i 344 3 Pod OK 4 SET Ex When you want to move track 3 If you have selected a wrong track number press CANCEL then select the correct track number 6 Push the joy control downward V or upward to select the position where you want to move the track to Ex When you want to move to the track 5 position Press SET aH VES T EHTER Ho CANCEL 8 Press ENTER DEMO to finish the editing procedure EDITING appears for a while then WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD ERASE Function This function allows you to erase unwanted tracks e To stop any time during editing process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you cannot go to the next step 2 Press TITLE EDIT The source is changed to MD PGTITLE EDIT 3 Push the joy control down
70. hile Daily Timer is operating Daily Timer is canceled 6 00 6 30 7 00 7 30 l l l l Recording Timer l l l l Daily Timer l l canceled If Recording Timer is set to come on while Sleep Timer is operating Sleep Timer will not shut off the power even if the shut off time comes 6 00 6 30 7 00 7 30 l l i l Recording Timer I l Sleep Timer mm Cl l I l canceled vee Using the Other Convenient Functions The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 58 to 64 Main unit JVE COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD You cannot use the remote control for the menu operations explained in this section Use only buttons on the unit About the menu screen Arrows indicate the direction up down you can move on the menu screen In this example you can only move down S Highlighted when selected Pe ze MCORCOHMT THLE LD REPEA RIFF e These triangles indicate that you can select a mode or move to another setting by pushing the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt e Items with no triangles indicate that you can move to their setting screens by pressing SET In this example ANIMATION Ex This menu appears when
71. hted B AHIHATIOH A COLOR Pre set FATE L Current sound mode 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select SET UP AHIHATIOH ACOLOE Pre se e Each time you push the joy control the sound modes change as follows D CLUB HALL gt STADIUM ROCK FLAT Canceled POP a SET UP MANUAL CLASSIC 4 Press SET The equalizer pattern adjustment screen appears E ULL 5 Adjust the equalizer pattern 1 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the frequency range to adjust LOW MID HIGH 2 Push the joy control upward A or downward V to adjust the level 3 to 3 of the selected frequency range 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the level of the other frequency ranges 6 Press SET again or wait until the above indication disappears The equalizer pattern you have created is stored in memory MANUAL To use your own sound mode Select MANUAL when using the sound modes See Selecting the Sound Modes on page 15 if Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 17 to 19 Remote control RMSMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Main unit STANDBY ON JVB COMPACT COMPON
72. illiance to the sound STADIUM Adds clarity and spreads the sound like in an outdoor stadium SEA modes ROCK Boosts low and high frequency Good for acoustic music POP Good for vocal music CLASSIC Good for classical music Manual mode MANUAL Your individual mode stored in memory See Creating Your Own Sound Mode MANUAL Mode on page 16 FLAT Cancels the sound mode Surround elements are added to the sound modes to create a being there feeling in your room 4 5 To check the sound mode currently selected press SOUND once while the SOUND indicator is lit The currently selected sound mode screen will appear in the c HALL acl Ex When HALL is currently selected with Elephant selected as the animation character When using the unit you can select the sound MENU modes by using the menu see page 60 Creating Your Own Sound Mode MANUAL Mode MENU You can create and store your own sound mode e You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again On the unit ONLY 1 Press MENU 15 re se ACO REPEAT FOFF ASOUHD FLAT Ex When the source is CD and playing 2 Push the joy control downward V to select SOUND highlig
73. in to exit from the title entry mode 8 Press amp on the unit for the MD recorder to eject the MD WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD To erase all the characters Press CANCEL repeatedly in step 3 above to erase all the characters then go to step 6 Creating Your Own Opening and Ending Screens MENU When you turn on or off the unit you can show your own screens instead of the HELLO and SEE YOU screens To create your own opening and ending screens follow the procedure below e You can register up to 26 characters for each screen e You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 On the unit ONLY 1 Press to turn off the unit if it is on The STANDBY ON lamp lights red 2 Call up the Startup Display setting mode 1 Press MENU 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select Startup Disp highlighted then press SET 3 Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select the screen you want to make then press SET USER MEMORY on Power Power on To make your own opening screen Power off To make your own ending screen Reset See To erase your own screen below 3 Enter the message using the title entry procedure explained in step 7 on pages 47 4 Press ENTER DEMO to finish creating the screen 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to create the other screen if
74. ing First Track Recording allows you to record the first track of each loaded CD You can for example make a directory of all your best CDs E Using the REC MODE button on the unit ONLY 1 Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot 2 Prepare CDs e After placing CDs press CD gt I then W before going to the next step e Always place a CD on the CD 1 tray If not this function does not work 3 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows E SP LP2 g Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 4 Select the recording mode 1 Press REC MODE 2 Push the joy control downward V to select Ist TRK 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt if you want to change the recording speed from normal speed to high speed HIGH 4 Press SET The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit lights and recording starts Ist TRACK RE HIGH SPEED j gt LS i e When the first track of the CD on the CD 1 tray is recorded the first track of the CD on the CD 2 tray will be recorded Recording continues until the first track of each loaded CD is recorded 2 1 a7 amp 5 Press the open close button 4 CD1 4 CD2 or 4 CD3 for the CDs already played to replace the CDs e You can change CDs to continue the First Track Recording
75. l playing time es at TR NOTITLE STEP Step No Ex When selecting track 5 e Ifthe selected track has a title it will be shown at the center portion of the main display If the title is long and cannot be shown at a time the unit scrolls the title to show the entire title 4 Press MD gt Il The tracks are played in the order you have programed On the unit You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 1 Load an MD If the current playing source is not the MD recorder press MD gt II then W before going to the next step 2 Select Program play mode using the menu See also page 61 1 Press MENU MENU appears in the main display MENU 2 Push the joy control downward v to select MD current play mode setting The current play mode NORMAL RANDOM or PROGRAM will appear following MD in the main display 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select PROGRAM 99 4 Press SET MD PROGRAM appears in the main display The PRGM indicator also lights eNO PROGRAM 3 Select the tracks 1 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the track number 2 Press SET E i giil TR _NOTITLE STEF Ex When selecting track 5 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to program other tracks 4 Press MD gt I
76. ld gt gt gt I or lt lt lt lt gt gt PPI Fast forwards the tracks lt lt 44 Fast reverses the tracks On the unit Push the joy control upward gt A or downward lt lt v e Upward gt gt Fast forwards the tracks e Downward lt 4 lt 4 v Fast reverses the tracks To go to another track On the remote control Press P gt gt or aa lt 4 repeatedly gt gt gt Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks aa lt 4 lt 4 Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks On the unit Push repeatedly or hold the joy control rightward gt P gt or leftward lt lt lt e Rightward gt i gt Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks Leftward lt _ lt Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks To go to another track directly using the number buttons on the remote control ONLY Pressing the number button s allows you to start playing the track number you want Ex For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 32 press 10 10 10 then 2 Programing the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing You can program up to 32 tracks On the remote control 1 Load CDs If the current selected source is not the
77. lock MENU You can set the clock whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode On the unit ONLY 1 Press MENU re z6 4CORCONTIWUE ACO REPEAT FOFEF Ex When the unit is turned on and the source is CD but not playing 2 Push the joy control downward v to select CLOCK SET highlighted then press SET ELIK OE A Be The hour digit in the main display starts flashing bila 3 Push and hold the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to adjust the hour then press SET e If you want to correct the hour after pressing SET press CANCEL The hour digit starts flashing again 4 Push and hold the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to adjust the minute then press SET ADJUST OK appears in the main display and the built in clock starts If there is a power failure The clock loses the setting and is reset to 0 00 You need to set the clock again To adjust the clock again Once you have adjusted the clock you cannot go to the clock setting directly on the menu To readjust the clock follow the procedure below 1 Press MENU 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select REC ON OFF highlighted If REC ON OFF does not appear and CLOCK SET appears the clock setting has been lost In this case simply press SET in the following step 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select
78. mechanism clean ic 3 ot The shutter is locked so that it tee e Store CDs and MDs in their cases and keep them in cabinets or on shelves e Keep the CD trays and the MD loading slot cover closed when not in use will not open Trying to force it open will break the MD If the shutter opens accidentally close it again quickly without touching the MD inside Handling CDs Do not place MDs in the follow ing places High temperature areas such as in direct sunlight or inside a e Remove the CD from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly cat e Do not touch the shiny surface of High humidity areas e g in a the disc or bend the CD bathroom e Put the CD back in its case after Ona beach or sandy area use to prevent warping e Clean MDs regularly If dust or dirt gets on cartridge wipe it off with a soft e Be careful not to scratch the dry cloth surface of the CD when placing it back in its case e Avoid exposure to direct sunlight temperature extremes and moisture To clean the CD Wipe the CD with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge DO NOT use any solvent such as conventional sobs record cleaner spray thinner or benzine to clean the CD 65 Additional Information PE MD Disc Types There are two types of MDs Premastered prerecorded and Recordable blank Premastered MDs Premastered MDs whic
79. mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 5 Select the recording mode 1 Press REC MODE e Make sure that CD gt MD is selected highlighted E MiCDeMD Po STHET OKk7 5SE 2 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt if you want to change the recording speed from normal speed to high speed HIGH I WiCD MD F STHRT OK 55 3 Press SET The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit lights and recording starts When all loaded CDs are recorded recording will stop Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop automatically To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop To record a single track during play or pause 1 Press REC MODE while playing back or pausing a CD track you want to record 2 Make sure that CD gt MD is selected highlighted 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt if you want to change the recording speed from normal speed to high speed HIGH 4 Press SET The playback of that CD track is stopped and the same track starts playing from the beginning again This time the MD recorder starts recording the CD track e When the track is recorded both the CD player and the MD recorder stop During All CDs Synchronized Recording You can exchange the discs not being played back See page 22 One CD Synchronized Recording E Using the REC MODE butto
80. mode can only be played back on the equipment provided with MDLP compatible with a long hour stereo recording function otherwise LP is displayed before a title and playback proceeds without sounds e When editing songs tracks on an MD you cannot join JOIN songs tracks recorded in different recording length modes SP LP2 LP4 ae bere about MDLP e You cannot make a long hour monaural recording using this unit Sound quality will decrease as the recording length mode changes to LP2 little and LP4 much To obtain the best sound quality it is recommended to use the SP mode when recording 33 About High Speed Recording There are some restrictions to observe for high speed recording exceeding normal speed to protect copyrights HCMS see page 67 This unit is so designed that a song track recorded from a CD using high speed recording cannot be re recorded until 74 minutes elapse after the previous recording started If you try to re record the same song track within the 74 minutes recording is canceled and the display turns red with HCMS CANNOT COPY shown as a warning The remaining time required until re recording will then appear in the main display If this happens press W after the remaining time appears CD playback stops REMEMBER if you are trying to record a program including the same song track twice using high speed recording recording will stop a
81. mote control The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit starts flashing 5 Press MD gt Il The REC PAUSE lamp stops flashing and remains lit and recording starts e When recording an FM AM broadcast The station frequency will be recorded as the track title 34 6 When recording a CD Press CD gt I When recording from external equipment Start playback e For details see the manual supplied with your equipment To stop recording for a moment press REC PAUSE or MD REC PAUSE again To resume recording press MD gt H again A track mark is recorded when you resume recording To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while e When recording from a CD both the CD player and the MD recorder stop notes When recording from a CD using Standard f Recording Two track marks may be recorded at the beginning of the recording If this occurs join these two track marks using the JOIN function described on page 42 pA You can use more useful and easier recording methods For recording from CDs see Recording CDs CD Synchronized Recording below For recording from the external equipment see Recording the External Equipment Sound Synchronized Recording on page 38 Recording CDs CD Synchronized Recording You have three methods to record from CDs onto an MD Using the synchronized recording methods you can start and stop CD play and MD recording
82. n activate or E deactivate Repeat play mode by using the menu MENU see Setting the repeat modes on page 61 You can prohibit CD and MD ejection from the unit and can lock discs e You cannot use this function while the display demonstration is shown in the main display On the unit ONLY To prohibit disc ejection 1 Press and hold when the unit is in standby mode 2 Press amp CD1 LOCKED appears for a while and the loaded discs both CDs and MD are locked LOCKED 3 Release your finger from W l If you try to eject the locked discs LOCKED appears to inform you that the Disc Lock is in use To cancel the prohibition and unlock the discs repeat the above procedure UNLOCKED appears for a while in step 2 and the loaded discs both CDs and MD are unlocked UNLOCKED notes If you turn on the unit after canceling the prohibition to unlock the discs The CD tray may come out This is not a malfunction of the unit 25 Playing Back an MD The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 26 to 30 Remote control PLAY MODE REPEAT CANCEL Main unit LINE FM AM RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL OO JYE COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD
83. n on the unit ONLY You can record the entire CD onto an MD 1 Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot 360 2 Prepare a CD e Place a CD on one of the disc tray CD 1 CD 2 or CD 3 press CD gt H then M before going to the next step 3 Press DISC to select the disc you want to record e Make sure that the correct disc number indicator is selected on the display 4 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 5 Select the recording mode 1 Press REC MODE 2 Push the joy control downward V to select 1CD gt MD 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt if you want to change the recording speed from normal speed to high speed HIGH 4 Press SET The REC PAUSE lamp on the unit lights and recording starts ILDO REC ee aid HIGH SPEED j gt weed 1 Liars Oo HIGH SP EX When high speed recording is selected When the entire CD is recorded recording will stop Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop automatically To stop recording press W WRITING flashes for a while Both the CD player and the MD recorder stop Lo During One CD Synchronized Recording Repeat play mode will be canceled automatically First Track Record
84. nal or if the sampling frequency of the connected equipment is not 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz DIGITAL IN UNLOCK appears in the main display no recording is possible You cannot record the Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround or MPEG Multichannel signals entirely through the DIGITAL IN terminal When you record onto partially recorded MD its contents are not erased or overwritten The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the MD If you want to record on such an MD from the beginning you have to erase its contents first see ALL ERASE Function on page 44 When an MD is fully recorded recording will stops automatically The recording level is automatically set correctly except when recording from the equipment connected to the LINE 1 and LINE 2 jacks so it is not affected by the VOLUME control Thus during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level While recording you can hear sound mode effect and or the Active Bass Extension effect through the speakers or headphones However the sound is recorded without these effects see pages 12 and 15 About the track marks When playing an MD you can move among the tracks You can do this because there is a mark recorded at the beginning of each track enabling you to locate the track This mark is called a track mark and the portion between two adjacent track marks is called a
85. ndicates the tracks recorded in standard stereo recording mode on this unit or those recorded on an MD recorder incompatible with MDLP LP2 Indicates the tracks recorded in 2 times long hour stereo recording mode LP4 Indicates the tracks recorded in 4 times long hour stereo recording mode MDLP features a new sound compression method ATRACS3 and a 2 times or 4 times long hour stereo recording and playing function The MDLP logo is marked on the MD recorders and players compatible with MDLP It is also marked on MDs pre recorded in ATRAC3 excluding recordable MDs Basic MD Operations While playing an MD you can do the following operations To stop playback for a moment Press MD gt Ill To resume play press MD gt Il again To locate a particular point in a track during play On the remote control Press and hold gt gt gt i or lt lt q4 gt gt gt P Fast forwards the tracks lt lt lt lt Fast reverses the tracks On the unit Push the joy control upward gt or downward lt lt v e Upward gt Fast forwards the tracks e Downward lt lt vV Fast reverses the tracks 27 Continued To go to another track On the remote control Press PI gt gt or aa lt 44 repeatedly gt gt gt Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks aa lt 44 Goes back to the beginning of the current or p
86. nplug the AC power cord 2 Plug the AC power cord again while holding E and ENTER DEMO at the same time MODE BACK UF 3 Set the above settings as you like Turn off the display demonstration See page 9 If you turn it off and store its setting in backup memory display demonstration will not start even after the AC power cord is reconnected or when a power failure is recovered e Select the animation character or the level meter See page 14 or 62 e Select the display color See page 62 To erase the memory Repeat steps 7 and 2 of the above procedure MODE CLEAR Memory is cleared e When the AC power plug is reconnected or a power failure is recovered display demonstration automatically starts Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the 6 preset sound modes 3 surround modes and 3 SEA Sound Effect Amplifier modes and 1 manual mode The sound modes can be applied only to playback sounds and cannot be used for recording To select the sound modes press SOUND on the remote control until the sound mode you want appears on the display The SOUND indicator also lights on the display e Each time you press the button the sound modes change as follows ie D CLUB gt HALL gt STADIUM gt ROCK FLAT lt MANUAL CLASSIC pops Canceled Surround modes D Dance CLUB Increases resonance and bass HALL Adds depth and br
87. on Power sources e When unplugging the unit from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the AC power cord f DO NOT handle the AC power cord with wet hands Moisture condensation Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit in the following cases e After starting heating in the room e Inadamp room e If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm place Should this occur the unit may malfunction In this case leave the unit turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates unplug the AC power cord then plug it in again Others e Should any metallic object or liquid fall into the unit unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer before operating any further e If you are not going to operate the unit for an extended period of time unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet DO NOT disassemble the unit since there are no user serviceable parts inside If anything goes wrong unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer H Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls 3 Maim Ut ree a E 4 Remote Contolera aen ea 3 Getting Started csssscsssscsscsssssscsssssessssesesseses Wpachi ngs ssssscsessssssevssisscosesvesesnza sseuenteorssteveseastess 6 Adjusting the Voltage Selector cece 6 Connecting Antennas s sc sestesedeaseisesevasecsedeceeves 6 Connecting Speakers viise 7 Connecting Other Equipment 00 0 0 8 Putting the Bat
88. ou have just pressed in step 6 1 press 10 first to move the character entry position to the right ignored Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter other characters K e The main display can only show 8 characters at a P If NO OPERATE appears time If you enter the 9th character the first character Operation you have tried to use is not acceptable For example disappears and so on you have tried to use the buttons on the unit while entering a title using the remote control Use the remote control only 8 Press ENTER to finish the current title entry The unit enters title entry mode again e You can assign another title by repeating steps 3 to 8 49 Changing the Title You can make a correction or change the title 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of pages 48 and 49 2 Press 10 or 10 to select the character you want to correct e Make sure that the character you want to change is flashing 3 Press CANCEL to delete the character you have selected in the above step 4 Input the correct character by pressing one of the character entry buttons 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 of the current procedure to correct more characters 6 Press ENTER to finish correcting the title e If you want to correct another title select another title entry mode by pressing 10 or 10 press SET then repeat from step 2 above e If you want to finish the correction go to the next step Press MD TITLE or ENTER aga
89. ponding to 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Audio output level Impedance at 1 kHz LINE 1 150 mV 3 9 KQ Speakers Impedance 6 Q 16 Q Tuner FM tuning range 87 50 MHz 108 00 MHz AM tuning range 531 kHz 1 602 kHz at 9 kHz channel spacing 530 kHz 1 710 kHz at 10 kHz channel spacing CD player CD Capacity 3 CDs Dynamic range 92 dB Signal to noise ratio 100 dB Wow and flutter Immeasurable MD recorder Audio playing system MiniDisc digital audio system Recording system Magneto optical overwrite system Non contact semiconductor laser pickup A 780 nm CIRC Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code 44 1 kHz With sampling rate converter for recording 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Audio compression system ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC3 MDLP Reading system Error correction system Sampling frequency General Power requirement AC 110V AC 127V AC 220V AC 230V AC 240V adjustable with the voltage selector 50 Hz 60 Hz 75 W at operation 11 W on standby Dimensions approx 215 mm x 170 mm x 349 mm W H D 8 2 in x 67 4 in x 13 4 in Mass approx 6 2 kg 13 7 Ibs Power consumption Supplied accessories See page 6 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 70 Mains AC Line Instruction not applicable for Europe U S A Canada
90. r you want e See page 14 for details 4 Press SET to finish the setting Selecting the display color When you change the display color the illumination color of the ring around the VOLUME control also changes 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward v to select COLOR current display color setting The current display color setting will appear following COLOR 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the display color you want e The display color changes as follows Pre set Blue 22 White lt 7 Purple lt 7 Orange 7 L Blue Light Blue 7 Yellow lt 2 Green Pink 27 Random 77 Manual1l 77 Manual2 I7 Set up 27 back to the beginning When you select Random the display color changes according to the playback sound When you select Manual1 or Manual2 the display color changes to your own color stored in memory ke When you select Set up you can create and store your own colors into Manual1 and Manual2 See Creating your own display colors on the next column 4 Press SET to finish the setting A bere on the display color The colors shown in the display cannot be always reproduced precisely Due to the circumstances room temperature etc where the unit is used colors may vary slightly e When you change the color of the
91. ras 27 Programing the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play srno nersini Playing at Random Random Play i Repeating Tracks Repeat Play ssieseeeeeeeeeee Recording on MDS sseesesssesssecsocesocesosesossssseee OL Before You Start Recording eee 32 e About the track marks wo eee 32 e To avoid erasing important recordings 32 e Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP 33 e About High Speed Recording 34 Recording Any Sound Source Standard Recording 0 eeeeeteeees 34 Recording CDs CD Synchronized Recording 35 e All CDs Synchronized Recording 35 e One CD Synchronized Recording 36 a First Track Recording eee eeeeeereeee 37 Recording the External Equipment Sound Synchronized Recording 38 Editing MDS sccicscacscscseasesssonnsesanscessersesszevsssss D9 Introducing MD Editing Functions 0 ee 40 DIVIDE PUnCHOMN sreping a JOIN PUNCUOM sssivsiecsscssrtsvcsssasteesetieisacccciersens MOVE BUMCHHOD c secsnc sseksedeadeotcnseesenseubieitereeacen ERASE Function ALL ERASE Function Making Your Own Titles and Screens 45 Assigning Titles to an MD insesi 46 Creating Your Own Opening and Ending Screens 50 Using the Timers vccsesssscessecsesssssissssussssteverescee SL Setting the Clock sssrin 52 Using Recording Timer cece eeeeeeeeeeees 52 Using Daily TIMET sissisotaan 54 Using Sleep TIMET
92. revious tracks On the unit Push repeatedly or hold the joy control rightward PP gt or leftward lt 4 lt e Rightward gt i gt Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks Leftward I lt lt Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks To go to another track directly using the number buttons on the remote control ONLY Pressing the number button s allows you to start playing the track number you want Ex For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 32 press 10 10 10 then 2 Programing the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing You can program up to 32 tracks On the remote control 1 Load an MD e If the current playing source is not the MD recorder press MD gt Il then W before going to the next step 2 Press PLAY MODE so that MD PROGRAM appears in the main display The PRGM indicator also lights fell FROGRAN Coo e Each time you press the button play mode changes as follows Program play Random play MD PROGRAM MD RANDOM Normal play MD NORMAL 3 Press the number buttons to select the tracks e For how to use the number buttons see To go to another track directly using the number buttons on the remote control ONLY to the left Track No Tota
93. ry screen appears when you press MD TITLE while playing pausing or recording TITLE HD TITLE J gt TR MOTITLE K SET Fini SPATIE 3 Press 10 or 10 to change the title entry corns TR HOTITLE Ok SET Finish TITLE EX When track 8 is selected e Title entry mode changes as follows Disc 1st track 2nd track title title title Last track net 3rd track title title 48 4 Press SET to enter the selected title entry mode 9 Press MD TITLE or ENTER again to finish the Character entry position title entry L B 10 Press amp on the unit for the MD recorder to eject 5 f the MD WRITING flashes while the editing you have F A all made is being recorded on the MD Press CHARACTER to select the character set you want hnotes e Each time you press the button the character sets f Available Symbols are as follows change as follows Blank 7 H amp Capital letters Small letters T C m B7 he EEEE Numerals fill N gt 6 Input a character K 1 Press the character entry button for a character you want to input f You can assign titles during play or recording During play Examples Entering a track title e To input an A or a press ABC once The MD recorder repeats playback of the current track until To input a B or b
94. s follows re gt 30 60 OFF 120 90 Canceled 2 Wait for about 4 seconds after specifying the time length The display window dims To check the remaining time until the shut off time press SLEEP once The remaining time until the shut off time appears for about 4 seconds To change the shut off time press SLEEP repeatedly until the time length you want appears To cancel the setting press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears in the main display note Sleep Timer will be also canceled in the following Z cases e When you turn off the unit e When you operate other timer settings e When you adjust the clock You can use the Auto Power Off function through the menu to turn off the unit automatically See Auto Power Off Setting on page 64 MENU To sleep with the Sleep Timer and wake up with the Daily Timer The unit turns off when the shut off time comes set by the Sleep Timer and turns on when the timer on time set by the Daily Timer comes 1 Set the Daily Timer as explained on pages 54 to 56 2 Start playing back any source you want to listen to before sleep 3 Set the Sleep Timer Timer Priority Since each timer can be set separately you may wonder what happens if the setting for these timers overlaps Here are the priorities for each timer e A timer with the late timer on time has priority If Recording Timer is set to come on w
95. s in the MD in Normal play or Random play mode or all the tracks in the program REPEAT 1 Repeats one track REPEAT OFF Cancels the repeat play When using the unit you can activate or deactivate Repeat play mode by using the menu MENU see Setting the repeat modes on page 61 To prohibit disc ejection Disc Lock You can prohibit CD and MD ejection from the unit and can lock the discs See page 25 for details 30 Recording on MDs The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section pages 31 to 38 For recording operations you mainly use the buttons and controls on the unit Main unit SP LP2 LP4 REC PAUSE O HIGH SPEED CD gt MD Remote control RM SMXS6MDU REMOTE CONTROL Continued x Before You Start Recording lt may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner The sampling frequency rate converter built in the MD recorder allows you to record a digital source if its sampling frequency is 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz If no source equipment is connected to the DIGITAL IN termi
96. saseccscssvesconssvecesstioceoresenversensevs 57 Timer PHOT sireni Sea S 57 Using the Other Convenient Functions 58 Sound SOHN os sessesveiesveevsivsciessctdsctsvessisstestersersen 60 FM Reception Mode Setting 61 CD and MD Playback Mode Setting 61 Display Seti sic cecieieessssescteeiesnaset a62 External Source Setting icsscessecseessssreseerses 63 Auto Power Off Seting ssnin ociairos e 64 Maintenance ccccccsssssssssssessssssssssssssesssees OS Additional Information c0c0ccccceseeeee 06 IMD DISC Types soriire e 66 ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC3 MDEP 000 ceeeeececeeeteteteeeeeeeeeee 66 UTOC User Table Of Contents 66 Sound Skip Guard Memory s ssesseseeseeresessereenes 66 SCMS Serial Copy Management System 67 HCMS High speed Copy Management System 67 MD limitations casis 67 MD Messages csscscssscrcsscsscccssscscscscesseeesees OS Troubleshooting ccsccssssscssssscsscssscseees OF Specifications cccsccsccscccscscscecccesscesscsssees 70 Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit Main unit 1 STANDBY ON JIVE BCD Poy amp Exchange COMPACT COMPONENT MD SYSTEM MX S6MD HIGH SPEED MDLP Recording
97. set stations and other settings will be erased in a few days When selecting the equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks or the LINE 2 jack the sound input level appears for a while You can adjust the input MENU level by using the menu See page 63 for the sound input level e For operating the external equipment see the manuals supplied with them While selecting the digital equipment DIGITAL f IN as the source The sampling frequency of the connected digital equipment is shown in the main display If no equipment is connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal UNLOCK appears Continued x Adjusting the Volume Reinforcing the Bass Sound You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on When using the remote control press VOLUME to increase the volume or press VOLUME to decrease it When using the unit turn VOLUME clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease it For private listening Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack No sound comes out of the speakers Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on the headphones notes If CANNOT LISTEN appears in the main f display During high speed recording see page 34 you cannot listen to any source and therefore cannot adjust the volume level DO NOT turn off on standby the unit with the volume set to an extremely high level otherwise the
98. stment Setting CLOCK SET see page 52 Sound Setting Sound Mode Setting SOUND Appears only when the unit is turned on Active Bass Extension On Off A BASS Appears only when the unit is turned on e FM Reception Mode Setting FM MODE Appears only when the unit is turned on and the source is FM 59 Continued x e CD and MD Playback Mode Setting CD playback mode setting CD Appears only when the unit is turned on and the source is CD but not playing CD repeat mode setting CD REPEAT Appears only when the unit is turned on and the source is CD MD playback mode setting MD Appears only when the unit is turned on and the source is MD but not playing MD repeat mode setting MD REPEAT Appears only when the unit is turned on and the source is MD e Display Setting Animation Selection ANIMATION Display Color Selection COLOR Display Pattern Selection DISP Contrast Adjustment CONTRAST ADJ Appears only when the unit is turned on Startup Display Setting Startup Disp see page 50 Appears only when the unit is turned off e External Source Setting Input Level Adjustment INPUT Level Appears only when the unit is turned on and the external equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks or to the LINE 2 jack is selected as the source Source Name Change NAME CHANGE Appears only when the unit is turned on and the external equipment is selected
99. sudden blast of sound can damage your hearing speakers and or headphones when you turn on the unit or start playing any source REMEMBER you cannot adjust the volume level while the unit is in standby mode To turn down the volume level temporarily Press FADE MUTING on the remote control mil To restore the sound press the button again The richness and fullness of the bass sound is maintained regardless of how low you set the volume Active Bass Extension e You can use this effect only for playback To get the effect press ACTIVE BASS EX extension on the remote control so that ACTIVE BASS EX ON appears in the main display the A BASS indicator also lights To cancel the effect press the button again so that ACTIVE BASS EX OFF appears in the main display the A BASS indicator goes off When using the unit you can activate or deactivate the Active Bass Extension by using MENU the menu See page 60 Selecting the Display Brightness You can change the display brightness whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode You can set and memorize the display brightness setting each for power on time and for power off standby time To change the display brightness press DIMMER on the remote control e Each time you press the button the display brightness changes as follows When the unit is turned off on standby Dark lt Dimmer When the unit is
100. t to select RANDOM 4 Press SET MD RANDOM appears in the main display The RANDOM indicator also lights eNO RANDOM 3 Press MD gt Il The tracks are played at random Random play stops when all the tracks are played once To skip the playing track press gt gt on the remote control or push the joy control rightward PI gt e You cannot go back to the previous tracks by pressing Haa lt 4 lt 4 on the remote control or pushing the joy control leftward I lt lt To stop during play press W To exit from Random play mode select another playback mode Normal play or Program play mode before or after play either by pressing PLAY MODE on the remote control or by using the menu on the unit see page 61 e Turning off the unit or ejecting the MD will automatically change the playback mode to Normal play e Pressing one of the number buttons will start Normal play from the selected track Repeating Tracks Repeat Play You can have all the tracks the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like To repeat play press REPEAT on the remote control during or before playing LMGREPERT ALL J Ex When REPEAT ALU is selected e Each time you press the button Repeat play mode changes and appears in the main display as follows REPEAT ALL gt REPEAT 1 eile REPEAT OFF a Canceled REPEAT ALL Repeats all the track
101. t the beginning of the 2nd recording of the same song track HCMS CANNOT COPY will appear in the main display Lo During high speed recording You cannot listen to any source and therefore cannot adjust the volume level CANNOT LISTEN will appear if you try to do Continued x Recording Any Sound Source Standard Recording The following recording method can be applied to any sound source 1 Insert a recordable MD in the MD loading slot 2 Select the source e When recording CDs On the unit Press DISC to select a disc and press CD gt Il then press W On the remote control Press CD1 CD2 or CD3 to select a disc you want to record with then W e When recording an FM AM broadcast Press FM AM then tune into a station you want e When recording from external equipment Press LINE repeatedly until the external equipment you want is selected When the source for recording is the equipment connected to either the LINE 1 jacks or the LINE 2 jack you can select the sound input level See Selecting the sound input level on page 63 3 Press LONG MODE on the unit if necessary The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 4 Times Long Play e For the recording length mode see Stereo Long Hour Recording MDLP on page 33 4 Press REC PAUSE on the unit or MD REC PAUSE on the re
102. tep select a preset number Push the joy control downward V or upward A to select a preset station then press SET e If you press SET without selecting a preset station the last received station will be tuned in when the timer recording starts If you have selected one of the external equipment as the source in the above step simply press SET 53 Continued x 10 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select the recording length mode e The recording length mode changes as follows SP LP2 Standard Play 2 Times Long Play LP4 pam 1 1 4 Times Long Play Press SET The timer and REC indicators stop flashing and remain lit 12 Press to turn off the unit on standby if necessary The STANDBY ON lamp lights red pA notez Recording Timer will be canceled and the unit will not turn off automatically in the following e When you pause the recording e When you change the source after stopping the recording e When you enter the timer setting or clock setting mode To turn on or off Recording Timer after its setting is done 1 Press MENU 2 Push the joy control downward Vv to select REC ON OFF highlighted then press SET The Recording Timer On Off screen appears La OK 5ET 3 To turn off the Recording Timer push the joy control downward Vv to select OFF highlighted then press SET REC TIMER OFF
103. teries into the Remote Control 9 Basic and Common Operations 10 T rning On the Power sses ai 11 Selecting the Sources and Starting Play 0 11 Adjusting the Volume ssesssissrssreisersisuesesresisevesiserend Reinforcing the Bass Sound 0 0 cess Selecting the Display Brightness S Changing the Main Display Screen 0 0 0 0 13 Selecting the Animation Characters 0 ee 14 e To store the display setting in memory 15 Selecting the Sound Modes cece 15 Creating Your Own Sound Mode MANUAL Mode seese 16 Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts 17 Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing 18 Tuning ima Station esneari 18 Presetting Stations ccceeseceeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeees 18 Tuning in a Preset Station cece 19 Playing Back CDs ccsscscsssscsscsssesceceeeers 20 Loading CDS cscaiei iad naai 21 Playing Back the Entire Discs Continuous Play siisiiciicciieacniasiiss 21 Basic CD QperatiOns c scevessstsssisacedeescotsacssseeness 22 Programing the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play sccssiisscassesseess teasssaveenss anteesee 22 Playing at Random Random Play 00 24 Repeating Tracks or CDs Repeat Play 25 Prohibiting Disc Ejection Disc Lock 25 Playing Back an MD cccscssssscssscseseeeeers 20 Playing Back the Entire MD Normal Play 27 Basic MD Operations ii
104. the band 2 Press and hold AUTO PRESET until A PRESET appears in the main display for about 2 seconds wh AL PRESET Local stations with strong signals are searched and stored in memory automatically When automatic preset is over the station stored in preset number 1 is received ETERN 18 3 Repeat steps 7 and 2 to store stations of the other band notes When you cannot store stations you want automatically Stations with weak signals cannot be detected with this automatic presetting method To store such a station use the manual presetting method that follows To preset stations manually Manual Presetting 1 Tune in the station you want to preset e See Tuning in a Station on page 18 2 Press SET The preset number starts flashing FE 90 A Hemor 2 SET 3 Select a preset number On the remote control Press the number buttons Ex For preset number 5 press 5 For preset number 15 press 10 then 5 For preset number 20 press 10 then 10 On the unit Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt e Rightward gt to increase the preset numbers e Leftward lt to decrease the preset numbers 4 Press SET again The tuned station in step 7 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3 HET SHE CH Memory e Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one A When you unplug the AC power cord
105. time you press the button play mode changes as follows Program play Random play CD PROGRAM CD RANDOM Continuous play CD CONT 3 Press CD gt II The tracks are played at random Random play stops when all the tracks are played once On the unit You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 1 Load CDs If the current selected source is not the CD player press CD gt H then M before going to the next step 2 Select Random play mode using the menu See also page 61 MENU 1 Press MENU MENU appears in the main display 2 Push the joy control downward v to select CD current play mode setting The current play mode CONTINUE RANDOM or PROGRAM will appear following CD in the main display 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select RANDOM 4 Press SET CD RANDOM appears in the main display The RANDOM indicator also lights Lae RANDOM 3 Press CD gt II The tracks are played at random Random play stops when all the tracks are played once To skip the playing track press gt gt on the remote control or push the joy control rightward PI gt e You cannot go back to the previous tracks by pressing Haa lt 4 on the remote control or pushing the joy control leftward lt 4 lt To stop during play press W e Random
106. to increase the frequencies e Downward V to decrease the frequencies The unit starts searching stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights e If an FM program is broadcast in stereo the STEREO indicator also lights To stop during searching press gt gt Pl or lt lt I lt or push the joy control again on the unit or push the joy control upward or downward on the unit The frequency changes step by step A When you repeatedly press gt PI or 4 lt lt lt betes When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy You can use the menu to improve FM reception See FM Reception Mode Setting on page 61 MENU Presetting Stations You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations using either automatic presetting method or manual presetting method In some cases test frequencies have been already memorized for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment This is not a malfunction You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method e There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again To preset stations automatically Automatic Presetting On the remote control ONLY You need to preset stations separately for the FM and AM bands 1 Press FM AM to select
107. tracks Such entries are ignored notes If the total playing time exceed 2 hours and 30 minutes The playing time will not be shown will appear Playing at Random Random Play The tracks of the loaded MD will play at random On the remote control 1 Load an MD e If the current playing source is not the MD recorder press MD gt II then W before going to the next step 2 Press PLAY MODE so that MD RANDOM appears in the main display The RANDOM indicator also lights fer A D e Each time you press the button play mode changes as follows Program play Random play MD PROGRAM MD RANDOM Normal play MD NORMAL 20 3 Press MD gt Il The tracks are played at random Random play ends when all the tracks are played once On the unit You have to use the menu for the following operations For general information on the menu see pages 59 and 60 1 Load an MD e If the current playing source is not the MD recorder press MD gt Il then before going to the next step 2 Select Random play mode using the menu See also page 61 1 Press MENU MENU appears in the main display MENU 2 Push the joy control downward v to select MD current play mode setting The current play mode NORMAL RANDOM or PROGRAM will appear following MD in the main display 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward l
108. turns on Play starts if a CD is on one of the CD trays To stop play press W e For more detailed operations see pages 21 to 25 To select the MD player as the source press MD gt I The unit automatically turns on Play starts if an MD is in the MD loading slot To stop play press W e For more detailed operations see pages 27 to 30 To select the external equipment as the source press LINE The unit automatically turns on e Each time you press the button the source changes as follows LINE1 gt LINE2 Maint DIGITAL IN nae LINE1 To use the equipment connected to the LINE 1 jacks on the rear LINE2 To use the equipment connected to the LINE 2 jack on the front panel DIGITAL IN To use the digital equipment connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal on the rear Tf you have changed the source name the changed name will appear See page 64 e A little power is always consumed even while the unit is in standby mode To switch off the power supply completely unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet You can change the opening or ending screen f illustrated above Instead of showing the above opening or ending screen you can make your original screens To make and store your original screens see Creating Your Own Opening and Ending Screens on page 50 4 When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power Z failure occurs The clock will be reset to 0 00 while the tuner pre
109. unit automatically turns on and the selected disc tray comes out 2 Place a CD correctly on the circle of the disc tray with its label side up Good No good e When using a CD single 8 cm place it on the inner circle of the disc tray 3 Press the same open close button 4 CD1 4 CD2 or CD3 you have pressed in step 7 The disc tray closes 4 Repeat steps 7 to 3 to place other CDs When loading more than one CD continuously Press the open close button 4 CD1 amp CD2 or amp CD3 for the next tray you want to place a CD onto The first disc tray automatically closes and the next disc tray comes out Playing Back the Entire Discs Continuous Play You can play CDs continuously 1 Load CDs 2 Select a disc number you want to start play with On the remote control Press one of the disc number buttons CD1 CD2 and CD3 On the unit Press DISC repeatedly to select the disc number you want then press CD gt Il CD playback starts from the first track of the selected disc This shows the currently selected disc rele ail 1 Track No Elapsed playing time e Pressing CD Il without selecting a disc number starts playing back the currently selected CD To stop during play press W To remove the disc press the corresponding open close buttons 4 CD1 amp CD2 or amp CD3 Le CD playback sequence When 3 CDs are loade
110. ward V to select ERASE highlighted then press SET W ERASE o TELL ME ERASE 5ET 4 Push the joy control downward Vv or upward A to select the track you want to erase U ERASE ERASE SE7 If you have selected wrong tracks press CANCEL then select the correct tracks by repeating from step 4 j 5 Press SET appears between track number and track title 7 means the track in the same line will be erased when you finish the editing procedure W ERASE ERASE 5ET OK EHT Ex When you want to erase track 3 e If you have selected a wrong track number press CANCEL then select the correct track number 6 Repeat step 4 and 5 to select all the tracks you want to erase e You can select up to 15 tracks Press ENTER DEMO to finish selecting tracks it ERASE VES T EHTE HO EDI 8 Press ENTER DEMO again to finish the editing T procedure EDITING appears for a while then WRITING flashes while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD ALL ERASE Function This function allows you to erase all the tracks on an MD e To stop any time during editing process press TITLE EDIT 1 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot e It takes about 5 seconds for the unit to read the TOC Table Of Contents of the inserted MD While the unit is reading it you c
111. wer is unplugged DEMO is automatically restored unless you have stored another image setting in backup memory See To store the display setting in memory on page 15 249 Continued x Selecting the Animation Characters You can select the animation characters or level meters shown in the main display while the unit is playing a source or operated To select the animation character or level meter press ANIMATION on the remote control Parauin Ex When Penguin is selected e Each time you press the button the animation characters including the level meters are shown in the main display change as follows AUTO Penguin gt Dolphin gt Rabbit gt UFO gt Snail gt Monkey gt Tortoise gt Elephant gt METER 1 gt METER 2 gt back to the beginning AUTO Monkey Changes the characters and colors periodically Penguin Tortoise Dolphin Elephant Rabbit METER 1 CUVAVAVAVAVOUOUOVOVONUOULULINUOUI ANOININIOINIO ONON UFO mee METER 2 Fi LL tt Snail The animations actually shown on the main display may be different from the ones illustrated above because animations shown on the main display change and move according to the operating condition of this unit Color relationship between the animation characters including the level meters and the main display The color of the main display is preset for each animation
112. yer When the source is the equipment connected to the DIGITAL IN terminal You can select from DIGITAL IN Initial setting and DBS DIGITAL 4 Press SET to finish the setting Auto Power Off Setting Auto Power Off function automatically turns off the unit if no sound comes in for more than 3 minutes If any operation is done during this 3 minute period Auto Power Off function is canceled temporarily even though no sound comes in 1 Press MENU The menu screen appears in the main display e If the unit is turned off you cannot go to the next step 2 Push the joy control downward v to select A P off current setting The current setting will appear following A P off 3 Push the joy control rightward gt or leftward lt to select either SET or CANCEL SET Activates the Auto Power Off function CANCEL Cancels the Auto Power Off function 4 Press SET to finish the setting When Auto Power Off function is activated the A P off indicator lights on the display The A P off indicator starts flashing if no sound comes in When the remaining time until the shut off time becomes 20 seconds it will be shown in the main display 4 Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit keep your discs and mechanism clean General Notes Handling MDs In general you will have the best performance by keeping e Do not open the shutter your CDs MDs and the

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