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RD-MD5(B)-Cover.fm Page 1 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:39 AM POWERED WOOFER CD-MD SYSTEM RD-MD5 INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bot- tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.
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RD-MD5(B)-Warning.fm Page 1 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:41 AM IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fit- ted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
RD-MD5(B)-Warning.fm Page 2 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:41 AM “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been disigned and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.
The controls and operations have been redesigned to make them very easy to use, freeing you to just enjoy the music. • With JVC’s COMPU PLAY you can turn on the System and automatically start the Radio, CD Player, MD Player with a single touch.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 2 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Getting Started Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. Power Cord (1) AM Loop Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) If any of these items are missing, contact your dealer immediately.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 3 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outlet. Connecting the FM Antenna FM broadcast reception is made with the telescopic antenna. Fully extend and turn it to obtain the best reception.
COMPU PLAY JVC's COMPU PLAY feature lets you control the most frequently used System functions with a single touch. With One Touch Operation you can play a CD, an MD, or turn on the radio with a single press of the play button for that function. One Touch Operation turns the power on for you, then starts the function you have specified.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 5 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Common Operations DISPLAY ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND indicator SUPER WOOFER VOLUME+,– VOLUME+,– MID+,– TREBLE+,– Turning the Power On and Off Turning the System On —————— Press the button. The display comes on and the “STANDBY” indicator goes out.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 6 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM ACS (Active Clear Sound) Effect The Active Clear Sound circuitry emphasizes the high frequency range level in conjunction with the bass level so that you can obtain clear sound at high frequencies. You can use this effect only for playback.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 7 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Using the Tuner Number Keys AUTO PRESET FM MODE TUNER BAND ¢ When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 8 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Presetting Stations Presetting Stations You can preset up to 30 FM stations and up to 15 AM (MW/LW) stations. Note: Preset numbers may have been set to factory test frequen- cies prior to shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following one of the presetting methods below.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 9 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Using the CD Player Number Keys REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM ¢ When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 10 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM • Press the button or turn the JOG dial to the left by 1 click to skip to the beginning of the track being played. Press the button twice quickly or turn the JOG dial to the left by 2 clicks quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous track.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 11 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Using the MD Player Number Keys DISPLAY RANDOM PROGRAM REPEAT ¢ When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 12 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Locating a Track with Remote Con- trol Directly ———————————— During playback or in Stop mode, press the number keys on the Re- mote Control to directly play a track. To directly play the track 5, press 5.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 13 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Repeating Tracks You can repeat the tracks or individual track as many times as you like. Press the REPEAT button on the Remote Control. The Repeat indicator changes with each press of the button, as shown below.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 14 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Recording onto an MD DISPLAY MD REC When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 15 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Track Marking for Tuner/AUX Re- cording ——————————————— • Whenever no sound at the playback side continues for 3 or more seconds, the track number at the MD side is automati- cally increased by 1.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 16 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Moving tracks (MOVE function) Tracks can be moved around so that they are in the desired se- quence. Track No. Track A Track B Track C Track D MOVE Track A Track C Track D Track B Erasing tracks (ERASE function) This enables unnecessary tracks.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 17 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM • You can also complete editing operation by pressing the button to turn off the power. To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4, 5, or 7 until the display returns to the original display before editing the track.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 18 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM 2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button to set the function to MD. The track numbers and total playback time are displayed. 3. Press the EDIT button until "ERASE ?" is displayed.
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RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 19 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM 5. Input a preferred title (up to 32 charac- ters). Use the following buttons to input a title. [Title editing buttons and their functions] (see below) Button Function DISPLAY Changes the type of characters to be input as fol- /CHARA.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 20 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Listening to an Auxiliary Equipment Listening to External Equipment You can listen to an auxiliary equipment. First make sure that the auxiliary equipment is properly con- nected to the System.(See page 4).
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 21 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Using the Timers SLEEP TIMER When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well. For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section. The timers let you control listening and recording functions auto- matically.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 22 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM The minute of the current OFF time blinks on the display. 3. Turn the JOG dial to set the minute. 4. Press the SET button. The music source "TUNER" blinks on the display.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 23 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Two types of minidisc There are two types of minidisc, “recordable MDs” and “playback- only MDs.” The playback method for each is the same: a laser irra- diates the disc and the signal is read from the beam which comes back.
RD-MD5(B)-e.fm Page 24 Wednesday, December 2, 1998 11:40 AM Messsage You have tried to join tracks which cannot CANNOT JOIN be joined. DISC ERROR There is a problem (damage) with the disc. 7KHUH#LV#QRW#HQRXJK#VSDFH#OHIW#RQ#WKH#GLVF1 DISC FULL 7KHUH#DUH#RYHU#587#WUDFNV1 The disc is in accidental erasure protection DISC PROTECTED mode.