Jvc compact component system instructions (151 pages)
Summary of Contents for JVC CA-EX90
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COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-EX90 Consists of RX-EX90, ME-EX90 and XL-EX90. INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER/TUNER RX-EX90 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER ME-EX90 COMPACT DISC PLAYER XL-EX90 RX-EX90 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER / TUNER S. A. BASS DIRECT PHONES STANDBY POWER ME-EX90 SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER RM–SEEX90U REMOTE CONTROL POWER SLEEP...
Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
Welcome ! We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before connecting this unit to the wall outlet, please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you obtain the best possible performance. If you have any questions, please consult your JVC dealer.
4 dB SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER 2 dB 0 dB SUBWOOFER LEVEL COMPACT DISC PLAYER PLAY & EXCHANGE VOLUME BAND INPUT MODE 6 dB 8 dB SUBWOOFER VOLUME 10 dB 12 dB /CANCEL CD 3 CD 2 CD 1 REPEAT PLAY MODE CA-EX90...
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When headphones are connected, no sound comes from the speakers and the SUBWOOFER LEVEL indicator on the ME-EX90 does not light. CA-EX90 Subwoofer amplifier front panel POWER button Press to switch the power between ON and STANDBY.
Displays DISC Amplifier/tuner VOLUME PRESET CD player DAILY TAPE SLEEP TUNER 1 2 3 4 5 PROGRAM REPEAT 6 7 8 9 10 ALL 1 CD RANDOM 11 12 13 14 15 CA-EX90...
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• REC: Lights up when the recording timer operation is selected. Source indicators The “ ” marking on the left of the selected source lights up. CA-EX90 CD player display Play indicators ‹: Lights up during CD playback. *: Lights up during pause.
SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT GNDGND (75 ) LOOP ANTENNA IN (PLAY) IN (PLAY) OUT(REC) TAPE SUB- WOOFER SPEAKERS SUB- WOOFERS RIGHT LEFT SYNCHRO ( FOR RX-EX90 ) SUB- WOOFER OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT SYNCHRO ( FOR ME-EX90 ) AC POWER CORD CA-EX90...
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SPEAKERS terminals Connect speakers with rated impedance of 6 to 16 ohms. ANTENNA terminals Connect the FM and AM antennas. CA-EX90 Subwoofer amplifier rear panel COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks Connect each jack with the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jack of another component.
–/L to adjust the treble. BALANCE: Press to adjust the balance. After pressing BALANCE, press +/R or –/L to adjust the balance CANCEL • Press to cancel a timer operation. • Press to erase a CD program step. CA-EX90...
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• Press to tune manually to a higher frequency after pressing TUNER. TAPE CONTROL Press to set the buttons on the remote to operate the cassette deck. CA-EX90 Press to set the preset channel, timer, clock, etc. CLOCK/TIMER Press to set the timer or clock.
SUBWOOFER VOLUME 2 dB ME-EX90 10 dB 0 dB 12 dB (Subwoofer amplifier) STANDBY SUBWOOFER LEVEL POWER XL-EX90 COMPACT DISC PLAYER XL-EX90 /CANCEL CD 3 PLAY & EXCHANGE CD 2 (CD player) CD 1 STANDBY REPEAT PLAY MODE POWER CA-EX90...
To improve reception of FM stations, disconnect the supplied FM wire antenna and connect an 75-Ohm FM antenna wire (not supplied). • To improve reception of AM stations, connect an vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) to the AM EXT terminal in addition to the supplied AM loop antenna. CA-EX90 GNDGND (75 ) LOOP ANTENNA...
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(Refer to the manual supplied with it.) XL-EX90 (CD player) Be sure to remove the protective cap before using the DIGITAL OUT jack. Keep AC POWER CORD the cap in a safe place so you can replace it when not using the DIGITAL OUT jack. CA-EX90...
Use to connect the subwoofer amplifier’s SYNCHRO socket to the SYNCHRO socket on the RX-EX90 amplifier/tuner. Optical digital cable Use to connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the CD player (XL-EX90) and DIGITAL IN 1 jack of the MD recorder. CA-EX90 SYNCHRO ( FOR ME-EX90 ) RIGHT LEFT...
CORD terminal on the back of the CD player to a wall outlet. Subwoofer amplifier After completing all other connections, connect the power cord to a wall outlet. MAIN SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT RX-EX90 SPEAKERS SUB- WOOFERS RIGHT LEFT ME-EX90 Left speaker Left subwoofer CA-EX90...
S. A. BASS DIRECT PHONES STANDBY POWER CA-EX90 1 Open the battery case. Push down and pull the lid in the direction of the arrow. 2 Load the batteries. Insert two R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batteries. Match the polarity (+ and –) of the batteries with the + and –...
SET. Hold down +/R or –/L to change the minutes in 10 minutes steps. • If you set the clock while the power is on, the display returns to the previous information after completing the clock setting. Blinks. Blinks. CA-EX90...
Goes out. Adjusting the Volume From the front panel VOLUME DOWN From the remote control VOLUME CA-EX90 Remote control Press POWER. The STANDBY indicator goes out and “HELLO” appears in POWER the display. ME-EX90 subuwoofer amplifier also turns on. •...
• The treble can be adjusted in 7 steps from –3 to +3. • The BASS, and TREBLE cannot be adjusted during DIRECT playback. Rotate SUBWOOFER VOLUME. Rotate rightward to increase the level or leftward to decrease the level. CA-EX90...
Remote control Front panel DIRECT DIRECT CA-EX90 1 Press BALANCE. 2 Press –/L or +/R to adjust the balance level. Press –/L to shift the sound to the left speaker. Press +/R to shift the sound toward the right speaker.
When using the optional components together with this unit via the Compu Link connection (page 41) When a source is selected, the selected source component switches ON automatically. If the component is ready for playback, it also starts to play (see page 42). TAPE TAPE CA-EX90...
This section shows you how to tune in an FM or AM broadcast. From the front panel BAND MODE CA-EX90 1 Press BAND to select the band you desire (FM or AM). Each press of BAND switches the band between FM and AM.
“AUTO” appears in the display. This switches the reception mode to auto tuning. When a program is broadcast in stereo the STEREO indicator lights up and you hear the stereo sound. When in monaural, the STEREO indicator goes off and you hear monaural sound. CA-EX90...
Once stations are preset, they can be called up quickly with preset tuning. You can preset a total of 40 stations, either FM or AM. + 10 CA-EX90 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. Use the buttons on the remote control to tune in the station;...
Use the number buttons to select a preset number. • For preset number 5, press 5. • For preset number 15, press +10 then 5. • For preset number 20, press +10 then 10. • For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. CA-EX90...
CAUTION The disc tray will close if pushed inward. Be careful not to push the tray inward when placing a CD. CA-EX90 1 Press 0 (open) for the disc tray (CD 1to 3) you want to load.
4 seconds, then it shows the playing time for track 1. To pause playback Press ‹/8. The * indicator lights up. Press again to resume playback from the position where it was paused. To remove a CD: Press the respective 0. CA-EX90...
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CD, unit checks the other disc trays and automatically plays the first CD it finds. If there are no CDs, the unit enters stop mode when it reaches the last disc tray. CA-EX90 To exchange CDs during playback of another Press 0 corresponding to a disc number not shown in the display to open that disc tray and exchange the CD.
• Perform step 2 within 4 seconds of step 1. If 4 seconds elapse between any operations, the unit automatically returns to the previous state. • When using the remote control, see page 45. Lights PROGRAM RANDOM Program No. CA-EX90...
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/CANCEL PLAY MODE CA-EX90 4 Press ‹/8 to start program playback. Program playback stops automatically after playing all the programmed tracks. To check the programmed tracks Press 4 or ¢ on the remote control during stop mode. Pressing ¢ shows programmed track numbers in the programmed order.
The tracks are played again in a different order after playing each track once. For details on the repeat mode, see page 34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RANDOM 11 12 13 14 15 Lights RANDOM CA-EX90...
This function electronically locks the main tray so that it can not be opened simply by pressing one of the 0 buttons. /CANCEL CA-EX90 1 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the repeat mode. Each time you press REPEAT, the repeat modes switch...
Timer sets are stored in memory until they are changed. • Timer settings may be erased if the power cord is unplugged or if there is a power failure. The timer memory provides for about 2~3 days of backup, but if the settings are lost, please reset them. CA-EX90...
Daily Timer Use the remote control to set this timer. It can be set during either power ON or STANDBY. Be sure to set the clock before attempting this operation. CA-EX90 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER to display “DAILY”. Blinks 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again.
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Press CLOCK/TIMER, so that “DAILY” blinks in the display (as described in step 1 of the main operations), then press SET. The DAILY indicator lights up and the start time, the end time, the source, and the volume settings appear in the display. CA-EX90...
Recording Timer Use the remote control to set this timer. It can be set during either power ON or STANDBY. Be sure to set the clock before attempting this operation. CA-EX90 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER 3 times to display “REC”. Blinks 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again.
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Switching OFF Press CLOCK/TIMER, so that “REC” blinks in the display (as described in step 1 of the main operations), then press CANCEL. The REC indicator turns off and “OFF” appears in the display. CA-EX90...
SLEEP timer Case 2 REC timer DAILY timer AM 6:00 CA-EX90 1 Start playing a source. 2 Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the timer. Each time you press SLEEP the timer changes as follows. Setting is complete when the SLEEP indicator stops blinking and lights steadily.
The Compu Link remote control system is the response to such a requirement. The components in the JVC EX series are equipped with jacks named COMPU LINK-3 (COMPU LINK jacks). By connecting the COMPU LINK jacks of these components, they can be controlled simply with a systematized, linked operation.
INPUT INPUT INPUT CA-EX90 Playing CDs Press INPUT to select “CD”. The CD player is turned on and playback of the CD with the disc number displayed on the CD player starts.
If the amplifier/tuner’s power is in the STANDBY mode, it is automatically switched ON. Tape deck operation Press ¤ or ‹. The amplifier/tuner’s input source is set to “TAPE” and tape playback starts. If the amplifier/tuner’s power is in the STANDBY mode, it is automatically switched ON. CA-EX90...
Operate the remote control by pointing it to the remote sensor of the amplifier/tuner. CD 1 + 10 TAPE CA-EX90 Controlling the CD player Use the following buttons to remote control the CD player. CD: Selects the CD player as the sound source and make it start playback of a loaded CD.
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1.Load the tape for use in recording in the tape tray. 2 Press TAPE DIRECTION to select the tape running direction. 3 Press REC PAUSE. The cassette deck enters the record-pause mode. 4 Play the source to be recorded. 5 Press 3. Recording starts. CA-EX90...
CD player) REC PAUSE CD REC INPUT /CANCEL CA-EX90 1 Prepare the MD recorder. Load a recordable MD (Mini Disc) in the MD recorder. 2 Prepare the CD player. Load the CD to be recorded in the CD player. Program tracks if required.
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3 Press REC PAUSE of the cassette deck. The cassette deck enters the recording standby mode. 4 Press ‹/8 of the CD player or MD recorder. Synchronized recording starts. • Refer also to read the instruction manuals of the other components. CA-EX90...
Sound placement and/or motion is undefined. Sound comes from only one speaker. Noise in broadcast signal makes it difficult to hear. Remote control does not work CA-EX90 POSSIBLE CAUSE • The AC power cord is disconnected. • Connections are incorrect or incomplete.
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Check to make sure the all equipment is connected correctly. • Adjust the volume on the amplifier/tuner. • Connect the power cord. • Turn the power on. • Connect the power cord. • Connect the Compu Link cable. • Turn the power on. CA-EX90...
Specifications Amplifier/tuner (RX-EX90) Total Harmonic Distortion (6 ohms, 1kHz) 0.08% at 14 watts output (* Measured by JVC Audio Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kHz) Audio output level/ Impedance (1 kHz) Subwoofer amplifier (ME-EX90) Input Sensitivity/Impedance (70 Hz) CA-EX90 Output Power 20 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven, into 6 ohms from 70 Hz to 20 kHz, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion.
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Stereo Audio pin cord (1) Monaural Audio pin cord (1) Compu Link cable (1) AM loop antenna (1) FM wire antenna (1) Batteries (R6P(SUM-3)/AA (15F)) (2) Remote Control (1) Flat cable (1) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. CA-EX90...
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Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.
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WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers.
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