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COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-MXG950V / CA-MXG880V / CA-MXG850V CA-MXG780V / CA-MXG750V CA-MXGA9V / CA-MXGA8V / CA-MXGA7V CA-MXG880V CA-MXG950V CA-MXG780V CA-MXG850V CA-MXGA9V CA-MXG750V CA-MXGA8V CA-MXGA7V COMPACT COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution — STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. – G-1 –...
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CAUTION CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.) •...
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10 cm or more. 15 cm 15 cm 1 cm 1 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm CA-MXG950V CA-MXG950V CA-MXG880V CA-MXG880V CA-MXG850V CA-MXG850V CA-MXG780V CA-MXG780V CA-MXG750V CA-MXG750V CA-MXGA9V CA-MXGA9V CA-MXGA8V CA-MXGA8V CA-MXGA7V CA-MXGA7V 10 cm – G-3 –...
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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.
Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....... 3 MP3 Disc Playback ........... 22 Remote Control ............3 Playing Back Tapes ........... 23 Front Panel ..............4 Playing Back a Tape ..........23 Locating the Beginning of a Song — Music Scan ... 23 Getting Started ............
(28) h SUBWOOFER LEVEL + / – buttons (11) (For CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V) BASS LEVEL + / – buttons (11) (For CA-MXG780V/ G750V/GA7V) j VOLUME + / – buttons (11, 27 – 28) When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel.
Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel Front Panel Notes: 1. CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V: EXTENDED SUPER BASS CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V: ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION 2. CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V: SUBWOOFER LEVEL CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V: BASS LEVEL 3. All illustrations in this manual will be based on CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V – 4 –...
Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit. (For CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V) a SET/DISPLAY button (10, 12 – 13, 16, 22, 26, 29 – 32) LEVEL indicator (For CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V) s 0 (Disc tray open/close) (CD1, CD2, and CD3) buttons p Main display (14 –...
Getting Started Supplied Accessories Connecting Antennas FM antenna Make sure that you have all the following items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) FM antenna (supplied) • FM antenna (1) •...
Continued AM antenna Connecting Speakers For CA-MXG950V/G880V/G850V/GA9V/GA8V Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Speaker cords Speaker cords (red/black) (red/black) Black Black Blue AM loop antenna (supplied) Speaker cords (blue/black) Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. • If the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram.
Surround Speakers For CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V To connect surround speakers. Speaker cords (red/black) • Connect the right rear speaker to the RIGHT jack. Black • Connect the left rear speaker to the LEFT jack. Speaker cords (red/black) Right Left speaker speaker Open the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit.
Connecting Other Equipment Adjusting the Voltage Selector You can connect both analog and digital equipment. Before plugging in the unit, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector on the rear of the unit. • DO NOT connect any equipment while the power is on.
Common Operations Turning On or Off the Power To check the clock time Press and hold SET/DISPLAY while playing any source. To turn on the unit, press • Each time you press and hold the button, the source indication and the clock time alternate on the display. STANDBY/ON so that the STANDBY lamp goes off.
Continued Adjusting the Volume Reinforcing the Bass Sound (For CA-MXG780V/G750V/GA7V) You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOL MIN, You can select one of the 4 bass levels. This function only VOL 01 —...
STADIUM: Adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an Adjust the SEA pattern. outdoor stadium. 1) Turn 4/¢ to select the SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes: frequency range to adjust ROCK: Boosts low and high frequency. Good for (LOW, MID, HIGH). acoustic music.
Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts Tuning in a Station On the unit ONLY: Tune in the station you want to preset. Press FM/AM. • See “Tuning in a Station.” The unit automatically turns on and tunes in the previously tuned station Press SET/DISPLAY.
Playing Back CDs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) Loading CDs This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: • CD (Audio CD) On the unit ONLY: • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) Press 0 for the disc tray (CD1, CD2 and CD3) you Continued use of irregular shape CDs (heart-shape, want to load a CD onto.
Continued Playing Back the Entire Discs Basic CD Operations — Continuous Play While playing a CD, you can do the following operations. To exchange CDs during playback of another Load CDs. Press 0 corresponding to a CD, not playing or selected currently, to eject and exchange the CD.
Continued Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks Program other tracks you want. — Program Play • To program tracks from the same disc, repeat step 4. • To program tracks from a different disc, repeat steps 3 You can arrange the order in which tracks play before you and 4.
Playing at Random — Random Play Repeating Tracks or CDs — Repeat Play The tracks of all loaded CDs will play at random. You can have all the CDs, the program or the individual track • To use Repeat play for Random play, press REPEAT after currently playing repeat as many times as you like.
Playing Back Video CDs Selecting Video Output (PAL, MULTI, NTSC) Repeat steps 1 to 3 to place other CDs. You can set this setting in Standby mode. When you place a CD onto the currently selected tray, whose Before playing a VCD, use the buttons on the unit to select a disc number shown on the CD indicator, reading of the CD video output mode to match your TV system.
Continued Playing Video CDs with PBC Function — Menu Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from the CD Player. Play Refer to the manual supplied for your TV. This System provides Playback Control (PBC) which utilizes Prepare a CD.
Continued Press CD 3¥8 SELECT button to continue playback from the last scene that you stopped Screen-saver • When a menu screen of a karaoke disc is displayed for a few minutes without any selection being made, it automatically starts NOTE: from the first song.
The TV screen will show the following: Viewing highlights VIDEO INTRO • If a highlight scene is not selected while 9 scenes are shown on the TV, highlight scenes of the next track will appear on the display. • When a highlight scene is selected, playback starts from the beginning of the highlight scene, but not from the still image shown on the display (the part shown is the last part of the Press the number button for...
MP3 Disc Playback About MP3 discs If you press and hold 4 or ¢ (press 4 PREV or ¢ NEXT on the remote control), you An MP3 disc can have several folders (albums). Tracks are contained within the albums. The player will only recognize up to 64 albums. can fast search (reverse/forward) within a track.
Playing Back Tapes To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode You can playback type I, type II and type IV tapes without changing any settings. Reverse Mode works for both decks at the same time. When it is in use, the tape automatically reverses at the end of Playing Back a Tape a side and the unit starts playing the other side of the tape, and repeats the same process.
Recording IMPORTANT: Recording a Tape on Deck B • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. Press EJECT 0 for deck B. • The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the VOLUME, the SUBWOOFER LEVEL, and the SOUND MODE controls.
Continued To record on both sides — Reverse Mode CD Direct Recording Press REVERSE MODE so that the Reverse Everything on the CD goes onto the tape in the orderlayed Mode indicator lights up — out on the CD. • When using Reverse Mode for recording, start recording in the forward (3) direction On the unit ONLY: first.
Auto Edit Recording Press SET/DISPLAY. • Each time you press the button, the tracks to By using Auto Edit Recording, you can record the CD tracks be recorded on the front side (“SIDE-A”) and to fit the tape. Auto Edit Recording makes a program by on the reverse side (“SIDE-B”) alternate.
Using the Microphones You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) and microphone If howling or squealing (feedback) occurs while using mixing using two microphones. the microphone(s) • MIC LEVEL adjustment is valid for both microphones Take the following actions to prevent these noises. connected MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks.
Microphone mixing When you sing along with multiplex tapes or CDs, follow the When finished singing procedure below: Restore the stereo effect by pressing MPX until “NORMAL” appears on the display. Connect the microphone(s). Recording Your Singing Start playing the source — CD, tape or other connected component.
Using the Timers On the unit ONLY: There are three timers available — Daily Timer, Recording Timer and Sleep Timer. Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly Before using the timers, you need to set the clock built in the until “DAILY” appears on the unit.
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Continued Turn 4 / ¢ to select the source to play, Press STANDBY/ON turn off the unit (on standby) then press SET/DISPLAY. if you have set the Daily Timer • The source changes as follows: with the unit turned on. TUNER FM TUNER AM TAPE...
Continued Using Recording Timer Set the on-time you want the unit to turn on at. With Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio 1) Turn 4/¢ to set the hour, broadcast automatically. You can set the timer whether the then press SET/DISPLAY.
To turn on or off Recording Timer after its setting is Timer Priority done Since each timer can be set separately, you may wonder what 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until happens if the settings for these timers overlap. “REC” appears on the display. Here are examples.
Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs Handling cassette tapes • Remove the disc from its case by • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take holding it at the edge while pressing the up the slack by inserting a pencil in center hole lightly.
Troubleshooting If you have 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.
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Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and U.K.) ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT IMPORTANT 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...