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RV-NB20[J].book Page 1 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM
POWERED WOOFER CD SYSTEM
RV-NB20B/RV-NB20W
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
INSTRUCTIONS
which are located either on the rear,
bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
LVT1614-001A
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 1 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses (For U.S.A.) (For U.S.A.) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 2 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS CAUTION: 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified heat may not be able to get out.) service personnel. Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candl
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 1 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Thank you for purchasing the JVC Powered Woofer CD System. Before operating this system, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible performance from your system, and retain this manual for future reference. Features Here are some of the things that make your system both powerful and simple to use. General • With JVC’s COMPU PLAY you can turn on the system and start playing the iPod connected to the iPod jack
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 2 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Index of parts and controls Display window How to open the cover See pages in parentheses for details. Display window o Timer indicators (16) 1 ON/STANDBY button (7) • (timer), ON, OFF 2 Shoulder strap hooks (4) ; SLEEP indicator (15) 3 AUX button (3, 14) a CLOCK indicator (8, 15) • Pressing this button also turns on the system. s QP LINK indicator (14) 4 SOUND button (8) d iPod indicator (13) 5 SUPER WOOFER VOLUME +/– control knob (8)
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 3 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Remote control See pages in parentheses for details. 1 Number buttons (9, 11) 2 SLEEP button (15) 3 Multi control buttons (9, 11, 15, 16) • GROUP UP, GROUP DOWN •4, 7, x 4 Source buttons (3, 9 – 14) • iPod 6, CD 6, AUX, FM/AM Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the system. 5 PLAY MODE button (12) 6 REPEAT button (12) 7 SOUND button (8) 8 ACS (Active Clear Sound) button (8) 9 ON/STANDBY button (7, 15, 16) p DISPLAY button (8) q C
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 4 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Carrying the system Using the carrying handles Using the shoulder strap Be sure to hold both handles when you carry the system. Attach the supplied shoulder strap (adjustable in length) to each If you carry the system by only one handle, because of the length end of the system as illustrated. of the system, the end may drag on the ground and be damaged as a result. Shoulder strap (supplied) Do not lift the system by the woofer ducts
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 5 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Connections CAUTION: Make all connection before plugging the system into an AC power outlet. Connecting the microphone/guitar Rear view (See page 15.) (Not supplied) (Not supplied) Connecting the headphones (See page 7.) (Not supplied) Stereo mini plug Connecting to the car battery Memory backup batteries Car adapter JVC model CA-R120 (not supplied) To car’s cigarette lighter socket (DC12V) CAUTIONS: • Be sure to use the specified
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 6 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Connecting the auxiliary equipment Connecting the iPod (See page 13.) (See page 14.) To headphones jack To dock connector Stereo mini plug cable (not supplied) iPod cable iPod stand (supplied) Auxiliary equipment (not supplied) (supplied) Disconnecting the auxiliary equipment iPod (not supplied) When disconnecting the auxiliary equipment, make sure the system is turned off. Disconnecting the iPod • When disconnecting the iPod, make
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 7 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Basic operations ON/STANDBY SUPER WOOFER DISPLAY VOLUME +/– VOLUME +/– SOUND SUPER WOOFER STANDBY lamp ON/STANDBY VOLUME +/– SOUND MUTING ACTIVE CLEAR ACS ON/LEVEL ACS SOUND VOLUME +/– indicator Turning the power on and off Turning off the system Note: The lighting condition for the STANDBY lamp and for the Press ON/STANDBY again. display differs depending on the power source. The STANDBY lamp lights up when the system is operate
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 8 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Turning off the sound Selecting the sound mode temporarily Sound modes can be selected to enhance the type of music being played. Using the remote control only Press SOUND to select the sound mode. Press MUTING. Each time you press the button, the sound mode changes as “MUTING” appears on the display. follows: On remote control To restore the sound, press MUTING again or adjust the volume (see page 7). or Adjusting the super woofer On
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 9 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Listening to the radio Number buttons SET 4 x FM/AM FM/AM PRESET TUNING FM MODE FM MODE x 4 You can listen to FM and AM stations. Stations can be tuned in manually, automatically, or from preset memory storage. Before listening to the radio, fully extend the FM telescopic antenna. Preset Tuning (possible only after presetting stations) Tuning in to a station Select the desired preset number using PRESET TUNING on the system or the n
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 10 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM 4. Press the number buttons to select the Presetting stations preset number you want. You can preset up to 30 FM stations and 15 AM stations. • To select 5, press 5. • To select 15, press +10 then 5. Note: Preset numbers may have been set to factory test • To select 20, press +10 once then press 10. frequencies prior to shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory as 5. Press SET. follows:
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 11 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Skip Play Using the disc player—Normal Press 4 or x to select the track you Play want to play during playback. •Press x once to skip to the beginning of the next track. To play a disc •Press 4 to skip to the beginning of the track being played. Press 4 twice quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous 1. Set a disc. track. 2. Press CD 6. You can also select a track in stop mode with the same buttons. The first track of the di
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 12 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Programming the playing order Random play of the tracks The tracks will play in no special order when you use this mode. Using the remote control only Using the remote control only You can program up to 50 tracks in any desired order including 1. Set a disc. the same tracks. You can only make a program when the system is stopped. 2. Press CD 6. While making a program, you cannot specify a group number to 3. Press 7 to stop the di
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 13 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Listening to the iPod iPod 6 x 4x 4 iPod 6 You can operate an iPod through the system. • Before connecting your iPod to the system, check its type and Skip Play software version (see page 4). Press 4 or x to select the track you • Remember you cannot send any data to your iPod from the want to play during playback. system. • You can also operate the iPod directly even while it is connected to the system. For details of the operati
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 14 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Listening to auxiliary equipment AUX AUX QP LINK You can listen to auxiliary equipment. First make sure that the auxiliary equipment is properly connected to the system. (See pages 5 and 6.) Note: For operation of the auxiliary equipment, refer to its instructions. How does QP Link work? Listening to auxiliary While QP Link is activated, starting playback performs the following: equipment – While listening to another source, 1. Set
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 15 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Using the microphone/guitar 3. Connect a microphone or a guitar into the Microphone/guitar mixing MIC/GUITAR INPUT jack on the rear of the system. Using a microphone or a guitar (not supplied), you can mix its sound with a source sound. 4. Start a source: disc, tuner, iPod, or auxiliary equipment. 1. Make sure the MIC/GUITAR LEVEL control 5. Adjust the VOLUME +/– control and the on the rear of the system is properly set. MI
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 16 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM 2. Set the length of time you want the source 5. Set the OFF time (example: PM1:30). to play before shutting off. Each time you press the button, it changes the number of minutes shown on the display in this sequence: 10 = 20 = 30 = 60 = 90 = 120 = OFF = (back to the beginning) (1) Press x or 4 to select the hour, then press SET. After setting the number of minutes for the sleep timer, the (2) Press x or 4 to select the minute, the
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RV-NB20[J].book Page 17 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:28 PM Care and maintenance Handle your discs carefully, and they will last a long time. Cleaning the lens Compact discs If the lens in the pickup is dirty, dropout, etc., could degrade sound. • This system can play back the following discs: Open the disc compartment door and clean the lens as shown. – Audio CD • Use a blower (available at camera stores) to blow dust off the – Finalized CD-R/CD-RW recorded in audio lens. CD format or MP3 fo
