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COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-MXDK51 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0178-001A [US,UN,UG,UX,A]...
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– (standby/on) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The (standby/on) button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. •...
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10 cm or more. The minimal clearance is shown as below: Front view Side view Wall or obstructions Wall or obstructions 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm Front No obstructions CA-MXDK51 CA-MXDK51 10 cm 10 cm [European Union only]...
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Introduction Precautions Playable Disc Types INFO Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. COMPACT DO NOT install the System in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO sunlight, excessive dust or vibration.
The System can play back the following digital audio Contents formats. • LPCM (Linear PCM), DIGITAL (Dolby Digital), Connections .............3 DTS (Digital Theater Systems), MLP (Meridian Lossless Preparing the Remote Control ..........6 Packing) Changing the Color System and Scanning Mode ....6 Caution for DualDisc playback Display Indication ...........7 The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc”...
Connections Supplied Accessories Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Composite video cord (1) • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your •...
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Ÿ AM/FM antenna TV/monitor To assemble the AM loop antenna Green Blue To connect AM/FM antenna Component video cord (not supplied) FM antenna (supplied) Composite video S-video cord Extend it so that you can cord (supplied) (not supplied) obtain the best reception. •...
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⁄ Speakers • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit. To connect the speaker cords • The front speakers, the surround speakers and the center speaker are magnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on TVs.
Voltage Selector • Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations. Use a screwdriver to rotate the voltage selector so that the When using the remote control voltage mark is pointing to the same voltage as where you Point the top of the remote control toward the remote sensor are plugging in the unit.
Display Indication The indications on the display tell you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator q Tape operation indicators •...
Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. In this manual, the operations using the remote control The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. are mainly explained; however, you can use the buttons • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns and controls on the main unit if they have the same (or on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the similar) name and marks.
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Remote ONLY If the FM station has poor reception To drop the volume in a moment To restore the volume, press again, or The MONO indicator lights on the display. adjust the volume level. Reception will improve though stereo effect is lost—monaural reception mode. To restore the stereo effect, press the button again (the MONO indicator goes off).
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While playing a disc except CDs: This System can store the Playing Back a Disc INFO stop point, and when you start playback again by pressing DVD/CD 3 (even while on standby), it starts from the Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. position where you have stopped—Resume Play.
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Remote ONLY To select an item directly To move to the next or To return to the previous You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start previous page of the menu: playback. current menu: For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback, while you can select a chapter after starting playback.
Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Canceling the Demonstration Main Unit ONLY Remote Control When you plug in the AC power cord to a wall outlet, the System automatically starts the display demonstration. 2 sec. DEMO OFF DEMO START DIMMER To start the demonstration, select DEMO START.
Adjusting the Speaker Output Level Selecting the Sound Modes Remote ONLY You can adjust the speaker output level from –6 (dB) to +6 You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. (dB). SEA Modes • You can also use the SPK. SETTING menu to adjust the ROCK CLASSIC speaker output level (see page 36).
Adjust the SEA pattern. Selecting the Surround Modes INFO 1 Select one of the tones—BASS or TRE (treble). For DVD/CD: DANCE HALL STADIUM ALL CH. ST MUSIC MOVIE AUTO STEREO 2 Adjust the level of the selected tone. • You can adjust the bass and treble level from –3 to +3.
Adjust the parameter. Changing the Picture Tone Remote ONLY While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own settings. To select a preset picture tone While playing, display VFP setting screen. NORMAL Repeat steps 2 to 3 to adjust other parameters.
Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track Remote ONLY INFO Remote Control For DVD Video/DivX: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. SUB TITLE For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing AUDIO/MPX ANGLE audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to.
While playing a DVD-VR... Selecting the Subtitle Language Remote ONLY For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc.
Remote Slow-motion playback ONLY Playing Back a Bonus Group Remote ONLY INFO • This does not function for MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audio discs have a discs. special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. While playing...
Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order Remote ONLY Remote Control —Program Play INFO You can arrange the playing order of the chapters or tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. • Program play cannot be used for DVD-VR/MPEG-1/ MPEG-2/ASF/DivX/JPEG discs.
To check the programmed contents Remote Playing at Random—Random Play ONLY Remote ONLY Before playback... You can play the contents of all tracks at random. in the reverse order • Random Play cannot be used for DVD-VR, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF, DivX, JPEG and some DVDs. Before starting playback, activate Random Play.
A-B Repeat Playing Repeatedly Remote ONLY INFO You can repeat playback of a desired portion by specifying • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar the beginning (point A) and the ending (point B). (see page 23). •...
On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information Remote control You can check the information on a disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 1 Disc type ZOOM Number 2 Playback information buttons Indication Meanings Dolby D, , , , LPCM...
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For detailed operations of the following functions, see also Operations Using the Remote ONLY “Operations Using the On-screen Bar” on this page. On-screen Bar INFO Time information Basic operation procedures through the on-screen bar are as You can change the time information in the on-screen bar follows: and the display window on the main unit.
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A-B Repeat Finish the setting. The System starts playing from Select “A-B” in step of “Repeat Play” on page 23. the specified time. Dolby D TITLE TITLE 2 CHAP CHAP 3 TOTAL TOTAL 1:01:58 1:25:58 DVD-VIDEO 3/2.1ch TIME TIME CHAP. A–B Select the start point (A).
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Typhoon.mp3 Album Wind.mp3 ORIGINAL PROGRAM Winter sky.mp3 No Date itle 1 25/04/06 4ch 19:00 JVC DVD World 2004 1 Current group number/total group number 2 17/05/06 8ch 10:30 3 22/05/06 8ch 17:00 Music Festival 2 Current group 4 26/05/06 L-1...
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To move the highlight bar between group list and track To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR list (for MP3/WMA/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX/ While playing a program in Program List JPEG) CHAP Moves the bar to the track list. Moves the bar to the group list.
Recording Operations IMPORTANT Main unit It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. Recording on a Tape INFO Main Unit ONLY You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 11. DVD/CD 3 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B.
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Dubbing Tapes Synchronized Disc Recording INFO Main Unit Main Unit ONLY ONLY You can start and stop both disc play and tape recording at Change the source to TAPE. the same time. Load a disc and insert a recordable cassette in deck B. •...
Enjoying Karaoke NOTE Remote control • This function is not available in the Australian model. IMPORTANT AUDIO/MPX • Always set MIC LEVEL to MIN when connecting or Number disconnecting the microphone. buttons • MIC LEVEL adjustment is valid for both microphones ECHO KARAOKE connected to the MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks.
Select the desired audio channel when using a Singing Along Using Stereo Discs Karaoke SVCD/VCD (see page 16). —Vocal Masking INFO You can enjoy singing along while playing a stereo disc. Vocal Masking reduces the lead vocal of a disc. •...
To use microphone only Microphone Mixing You can enjoy microphone mixing by using one or two Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. microphones. Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC jack(s). Select disc player, then stop playback. Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC jack(s).
Activate the Karaoke Mode. Reserving Karaoke Songs Remote ONLY —Karaoke Program Play INFO MIC MIX V. MASKING You can determine the playback order of up to 12 chapters MIC OFF or tracks on the disc player. (While holding...) Change the source to the “DVD/CD.” Start playback.
Timer Operations • You need to set the built-in clock before using timer functions (see page 15). Remote Control Remote Setting the Timer ONLY INFO Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite music. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically.
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Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the Turn off the selected timer. timer with the System turned on. (While holding...) The timer indicator ( ) and the DAILY/REC indicator How Daily Timer works go off. Once the Daily Timer has been set, the timer indicator ) and DAILY indicator are lit on the display.
Setup Menu Operations INFO How to set the Initial Settings Initial Settings Press SET UP. The Setup Menu cannot be activated during playback. LANGUAGE MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH Press ) to select the menu. Press ) to move to select the item.
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AUDIO menu Item Contents D. RANGE COMPRESSION Set this item to listen to DVD Video recorded in Dolby Digital format at low middle volume. AUTO: You can enjoy powerful playback sound with full dynamic range. ON: Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect to make the sound at lower volume clear (useful at midnight).
Operating the TV Operating TV Remote control You can operate JVC’s TV using this remote control. To operate the TV To turn on or off the To select the input mode (either TV or VIDEO): TV/VIDEO TV CHANNEL (While holding...)
Additional Information • This System can recognize up to 4 000 files in a disc. Also, Learning More about This System the System can recognize up to 150 files per group and up to 99 groups in a disc. Introduction (see pages 1 and 2) –...
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Daily Operations—Sound & Other Adjustments • For ASF playback... – This System can play back ASF files with the extension (see pages 12 to 15) code <.asf> (regardless of the letter case–upper/lower). Creating Your Own Sound Modes —User Mode: – This System supports ASF files whose resolution is 352 •...
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On-Screen Disc Operations Timer Priority: (see pages 22 to 26) • If you set the Sleep Timer after Daily Timer starts playing Operations Using the On-screen Bar: the selected source, Daily Timer is canceled. • For DVD-R/-RW in the VR format, “PG” or “PL” appears •...
MP3, WMA, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF, DivX or JPEG Troubleshooting files are not played back. ] The inserted disc may include multiple types of tracks If you are having a problem with your System, check this list (ex. MP3/WMA files and JPEG files). In this case, you for a possible solution before calling for service.
• Avoid the following places to store the tape—in dusty Maintenance places, in direct sunlight or heat, in moist areas, on a TV or speaker, or near a magnet. To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean.
Specifications Amplifier section Cassette deck section Output Power: Frequency response Normal (type I): 50 Hz – 14 000 Hz FRONT SPEAKERS: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into Wow and flutter: 0.15% (WRMS) 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion.
Parts Index Remote control Button Page Button Page Button Page Button Page SUBWOOFER TOP MENU LEVEL AUDIO 8, 34 ENTER/SET 6, 9, 11, 13, TV CHANNEL 14, 15, 18, 23, SURROUND +/– 24, 26, 33-35 MODE TV VOLUME 6, 10, 11, 14, FADE MUTING 15, 17, 18, 20, TAPE A...
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Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada and U.K.) 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 a damage or risk of fire/electric shock.
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