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MX-GC5 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM
COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM
MX-GC5—Consists of CA-MXGC5 and SP-MXGC5
SP-MXGC5 CA-MXGC5 SP-MXGC5
INSTRUCTIONS
LVT1344-003A
WBET
[A]
MXGC5[A]_Cover.p65 3 05.4.13, 5:06 PM
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Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.) • Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discarding batteries, environmental problems
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IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT. Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatu
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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. Power sources About This Manual •When unplugging from the wall outlet, always pull the This manual is organized as follows: plug, not the AC power cord. • The manual mainly explains operations using the DO NOT handle the AC power cord with wet hands
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Contents Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3 Getting Started............................................................ 6 Unpacking .................................................................. 6 Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ........... 6 Connecting Antennas ................................................. 6 Connecting Speakers .................................................. 7 Connecting Other Equipment ..................................... 8
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Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel e 1 2 r t 3 4 y 5 u i 6 7 o 8 ; 9 p a q s w 3 MXGC5[A]_01-09.p65 3 05.4.13, 5:10 PM
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Continued Display Window 123 4 56 78 9 0 -= See pages in the parentheses for details. a Sound effect controls • SOUND MODE control (12) Front Panel • RHYTHM AX control (11) 1 Display window • SUBWOOFER +/– control (11) 2 RHYTHM AX lamp (11) s AUX jack (8) 3 DEMO button (8) 4 ECO button (8) Display Window 5 STANDBY lamp (10) 1 BEEP ON indicator 6 (standby/on) button (10) 2 Timer indicators 7 • 7 (stop) button (15, 19) •DAILY (daily timer), SLEEP (sleep timer), and • BEEP button (12) (timer) indi
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Remote Control Remote Control 1 Number buttons (13, 17, 18) 2 DISPLAY button (10) 3 4/1 (reverse search/fast reverse) button (10, 13, 16 – 18, 20, 21) 4 Disc tray selecting buttons (10, 14 – 16, 18, 19) q • CD1, CD2, and CD3 buttons 5 REPEAT button (19) w 1 6 PROGRAM/RANDOM button (18, 19) e 7 FM/AM button (10, 13) Pressing this button also turns on the unit. r 8 SUBWOOFER LEVEL +/– buttons (11) t 9 SOUND MODE button (12) 2 y p FADE MUTING button (11) 3 u q STANDBY/ON button (10, 21) w SLEEP bu
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Do not connect the AC power cord until all other Getting Started connections have been made. Continued Unpacking Connecting Antennas After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the FM antenna following items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) FM antenna (supplied) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) If any is missing, consult your dealer immediately. Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control Insert the
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AM antenna Connecting Speakers Make sure to connect the wire correctly: The white end to AM EXT, the black end to GND. DO NOT carry the speaker by holding the tube duct (on the top of the speaker). 3 1, 2 1, 2 3 ANTENNA AM loop antenna 4 (supplied) Speaker cord Black Speaker AM EXT AM (blue/black) cord LOOP GND MAIN SPEAKER SUB-WOOFER (red/black) 6–16 6–16 LEFT FM coaxial (75 ) RIGHT Vinyl-covered wire Blue Red Black (not supplied) 1 Press and hold the clamp of the AM terminal Speaker c
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Continued NOW you are ready to plug in the unit and Connecting Other Equipment other connected equipment. You can connect audio equipment—used only as a playback device. • DO NOT connect any equipment while the power Canceling the Display Demonstration is on. • DO NOT plug in any equipment until all When connecting the AC power cord into a wall outlet, the connections are complete. unit automatically starts the display demonstration. On the unit ONLY: To connect audio equipment To cancel the dis
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Now PC is ready for playback through the USB connection. Connecting a Computer After installation is completed, you can use your PC as the playback source. The PC automatically recognizes the unit whenever a USB This unit is equipped with a USB AUDIO terminal on the front cable is connected between the PC and the unit while the unit is panel. turned on. You can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound • When not using the PC as the playback source, disconnect the reproduced through your
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Common Operations Continued Turning On or Off the Power 3 Press ¢ or 4 to adjust the minute, then To turn on the unit, press STANDBY/ON (or press SET/RESUME. on the unit) so that the STANDBY lamp goes off. To turn off the unit (on standby), press STANDBY/ON (or on the unit) again To check the clock time so that the STANDBY lamp lights up. Press DISPLAY while playing any source. •To return to the source indication, press A little power is always consumed even while DISPLAY again. the unit is
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Adjusting the Volume Reinforcing the Bass Sound You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned Press SUBWOOFER LEVEL + or – (or on. SUBWOOFER +/– control on the unit) to increase or decrease the subwoofer sound. Press VOLUME + to increase the volume or •The subwoofer level can be adjusted press VOLUME – to decrease it. in 3 steps (OFF, S.WOOFER1, S.WOOFER2). •The volume level can be adjusted in 33 steps The SUBWOOFER lamp also lights up. (VOL MIN, VOL 1 — VOL 31, and VOL MAX). Whe
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1 SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes* : Selecting the Sound Modes ROCK : Boosts low and high frequency. Good for You can select one of the 6 preset sound modes (3 surround acoustic music. modes and 3 SEA—Sound Effect Amplifier—modes). POP : Good for vocal music. CLASSIC : Good for classical music. On the remote control: FLAT : Cancels the sound mode. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly until the 2 Surround modes* : sound mode you want appears on the display. DANCE : Increases resonance and bass. •First
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Listening to the Radio Tuning in to a Station—Auto Search 2 Press SET/RESUME on the remote control. 1 Press FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously tuned station (either FM or AM). • Each time you press the button, the band 3 Press the number button(s) to alternates between FM and AM. select a preset number. 2 Start searching for stations. Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5. For preset number 15, On the remote control: press +10 then 5. Press and hold ¢/¡ or For pres
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Playing Back CDs Continued This unit has been designed to playback the following CDs: Caution for DualDisc playback The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non- Recordable DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended. ReWritable • Audio CD • CD-R (CD-Recordable) • CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) Loading discs • MP3 disc (MP3 files recorded on a CD-R or CD-RW)* When playing a CD-R or CD-RW On the unit ONLY: • Us
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For MP3 disc: To stop during play, press 7. •When the MP3 playback mode is the TRACK mode For Audio CD: (See also page 17.) Total playing time Current track name scrolls. When the track includes the ID3v1/1.1 tags, “Title,” “Artist,” Total track number and “Album” will scroll after the track name. For MP3 disc: • “TITLE” appears before the content of “Title” scrolls, (in TRACK mode) “ARTIST” appears before the content of “Artist” scrolls, and “ALBUM” appears before the content of “Album” scrolls
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Continued To go to another group on an MP3 disc Basic CD Operations When MP3 playback mode is the GROUP mode (see also While playing a disc, you can do the following operations. page 17): Press ¢/¡ or 4/1 (or turn To exchange CDs during playback of another the ¢ / 4 control on the unit) Press 0 on the unit. before or during playback. The carrousel comes out. • ¢: Skips to the beginning of the first If you change discs during play, the current play will track in the next or succeeding groups. not
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To go to another track directly using the number Changing the MP3 Playback Mode buttons When playing an MP3 disc, you can choose the playback mode of the MP3 disc as follows: Ex.: For track number 5, press 5. For track number 15, press +10, • TRACK mode: then 5. The unit recognizes only tracks (files). You can play an For track number 20, press +10, MP3 disc like an Audio CD. then 10. •GROUP mode: For track number 32, press +10, The unit recognizes tracks (files) and groups (folders) on an +10,
