Common Operations; Turning On Or Off The Power; Saving The Power Consumption While On Standby-Eco Mode; Setting The Clock - JVC MX-G500 Instruction Manual

Common Operations

Turning On or Off the Power

To turn on the unit, press
ON so that the STANDBY lamp goes off.
To turn off the unit (on standby), press
STANDBY/ON again so that the
STANDBY lamp lights up.
A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on
standby.
To switch off the power supply completely, unplug the AC
power cord from the AC outlet.
When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power
failure occurs
The clock is reset to "– – : – –" soon, while the tuner preset stations
(see page 11) will be erased in a few days.
Saving the Power Consumption While on
Standby—ECO mode
You can save the power consumption while the unit is turned
off (on standby).
To activate the ECO mode, press ECO
while the unit is turned off (on standby).
The display illumination (including the
display demonstration) disappears.
To deactivate the ECO mode, press ECO again.
The display illumination appears.
About ECO mode
While ECO mode is activated, the display demonstration is canceled
temporarily.

Setting the Clock

Before operating the unit any further, first set the clock built
in this unit. You can set the clock whether the unit is on or
off.
On the unit ONLY:
1
Press CLOCK/TIMER.
The hour digits start flashing on the display.
STANDBY/
STANDBY
ECO
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
ECO
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
ECO
STANDBY/ON
CLOCK
/ TIMER
2
Press 4 or ¢ to adjust the
hour, then press SET.
The minute digits start flashing on the display.
• If you want to correct the hour after pressing SET,
press CANCEL/DEMO. The hour digits start
flashing again.
3
Press 4 or ¢ to adjust the
minute, then press SET.
To check the clock time
Press DISPLAY while playing any source.
• Each time you press the button, the source
indication and the clock time alternate on the
display.
To adjust the clock again
If you have adjusted the clock before, you need to press
CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until "CLOCK" is selected.
• Each time you press the button, the clock/timer setting
modes change as follows:
DAILY
Canceled
If there is a power failure
The clock loses the setting and is reset to "– – : – –." You need to set
the clock again.

Selecting the Sources

To listen to the radio, press FM/AM. (See page 11.)
To play back CDs, press CD 6. (See pages 14 – 17.)
To play back tapes, press TAPE 3. (See page 18.)
To select the external equipment as the source, press AUX.
AUX
When you press the play button for a particular source (AUX,
FM/AM, CD 6, and TAPE 3), the unit turns on (and starts
playing the source if it is ready—COMPU PLAY
CONTROL).
– 9 –
REC
ON TIME
(Daily Timer)
CLOCK ON TIME
(Recording Timer)
CD
FM
/AM
SET
SET
DISPLAY
TAPE