JVC CA-UXZ7MD Instructions Manual

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MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM
UX-Z7MD
TA/News/Info
—Consists of CA-UXZ7MD and SP-UXZ7MD
CA-UXZ7MD
INSTRUCTIONS
SP-UXZ7MD
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. which are located either on the rear,
bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
LVT0900-004A
[UB]

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  • Page 1 MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-Z7MD TA/News/Info —Consists of CA-UXZ7MD and SP-UXZ7MD — SP-UXZ7MD CA-UXZ7MD INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.
  • Page 2 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. – G-1 –...
  • Page 3 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.) •...
  • Page 4 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below.
  • Page 5: Important For Laser Products

    IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS / REPRODUCTION OF LABELS / 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL ON EXTERIOR SURFACE 2 WARNING LABEL INSIDE THE UNIT CAUTION: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2.
  • Page 6 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 About This Manual This manual is organized as follows: •...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Location of the Buttons ... 3 Main Unit ... 3 Remote Control ... 5 Getting Started ... 6 Unpacking ... 6 Connecting Antennas ... 6 Connecting Speakers ... 7 Connecting External Equipment ... 8 Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ... 9 Basic and Common Operations ...
  • Page 8: Location Of The Buttons

    Location of the Buttons Become familiar with the buttons on your unit. Main Unit Main unit See pages in the parentheses for details. 1 Disc tray (20) 2 Display window (4) 3 REV.MODE button (25, 30, 39, 40) 4 MD 0 (eject) button (11, 24, 26, 58) •...
  • Page 9 Display window on the electronic swing panel Display window See pages in the parentheses for details. 1 CD indicator (21) 2 MD indicator (25) 3 MD recording indicators • MD REC indicator (36, 37, 40, 44 – 50, 52 – 55) •...
  • Page 10: Remote Control

    Remote Control 1 Number buttons • 1 – 10, 0 and +10 buttons (12, 18, 21, 25, 26, 44 – 46, 52 – 55) • Character entry buttons (A – Z, 0 – 9) (28, 57) • MARK button (28, 57) •...
  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Remote control (1) •...
  • Page 12: Connecting Speakers

    AM antenna Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) If cords are covered with insulation, twist the core of the cord at the end of each cord, then remove the insulation. Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated.
  • Page 13: Connecting External Equipment

    To remove the speaker grilles The speaker grilles are removable as illustrated below: Holes Projections To remove the speaker grille, insert your fingers at the top of the speaker grille, then pull towards you. Also pull the bottom towards you. To attach the speaker grille, put the projections of the speaker grille into the holes of the speaker.
  • Page 14: Putting The Batteries Into The Remote Control

    NOW, you can plug in the unit and other connected equipment FINALLY! SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4~16Ω AC power cord When you connect the AC power cord into a wall outlet, the unit automatically starts display demonstration (Automatic display demonstration). •...
  • Page 15: Basic And Common Operations

    Basic and Common Operations The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 11 to 15). Remote control Main unit – 10 –...
  • Page 16: Turning On The Power

    Turning On the Power When you press one of the source selecting buttons, the unit automatically turns on (and starts playback if the source is ready). On the remote control: On the main unit * Pressing CD 0 or MD 0 also turns on the unit. To turn on the unit without playing, press STANDBY/ON on the main unit).
  • Page 17: Setting The Clock

    Setting the Clock You can set the clock whether the unit is turned on or in standby mode. On the remote control ONLY: Press CLOCK/TIMER. “0:00” appears in the main display with the hour digit flashing. Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour. •...
  • Page 18: Selecting The Sources And Starting Play

    Selecting the Sources and Starting Play To select the tuner or external equipment as the source On the remote control: Press FM/AM/AUX. The unit automatically turns on (when the unit is in standby), and the last selected source appears in the main display.
  • Page 19: Reinforcing The Bass Sound

    Reinforcing the Bass Sound The richness and fullness of the bass sound is clearly maintained regardless of how low you set the volume —Active Hyper Bass Pro. • This effect does not affect recording. You can use this effect only for playback. •...
  • Page 20: Setting The Display Illumination

    Setting the Display Illumination You can change the illumination color and brightness of the electronic swing panel and the display window. To select the illumination color You can select the illumination color by your preference. Press COLOR (or COLOR/DEMO on the main unit) repeatedly while the unit is turned on until the color you want appears in the main display.
  • Page 21: Listening To Fm And Am Broadcasts

    Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 17 and 18). Remote control Main unit – 16 –...
  • Page 22: Setting The Am Tuner Interval Spacing

    Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz spacing. When shipped, the built-in AM tuner is set to 9 kHz spacing. You can change it to 9 kHz or 10 kHz spacing. On the main unit ONLY: To set the AM tuner to the 10 kHz spacing, be sure that the unit is turned off, but is plugged into a wall outlet.
  • Page 23: Presetting Stations

    Presetting Stations You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations manually. In some cases, test frequencies have been already memorized for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method.
  • Page 24: Playing Back Cds (Cd-R/Cd-Rw)

    Playing Back CDs (CD-R/CD-RW) The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 20 to 22). Remote control Main unit – 19 –...
  • Page 25: Precautions On Cd Playback

    Precautions on CD Playback This unit has been designed to play back discs bearing the following logos: Audio CD CD Recordable (CD-R) CD ReWritable (CD-RW) In addition to the above discs, this unit can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra.
  • Page 26: Basic Cd Operations

    Basic CD Operations While playing a disc, you can do the following operations. To stop playback for a moment Press CD 3/8. The CD indicator and the elapsed playing time start flashing on the display. • When the key-touch tone is activated (see page 11), the unit keeps beeping while pausing.
  • Page 27: Playing At Random-Random Play

    To check the program contents Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing ¢ or 4. • ¢: Shows the programed tracks in the programed order. • 4: Shows them in the reverse order. To modify the program Before playing, you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL on the remote control.
  • Page 28: Playing Back Mds

    Playing Back MDs The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 24 to 28). Remote control Main unit – 23 –...
  • Page 29: Playing Back The Entire Md-Normal Play

    Playing Back the Entire MD—Normal Play Press MD 0 on the main unit. The unit automatically turns on, the electronic swing panel slides upward, then the MD loading slot appears. • If an MD is already in the MD loading slot, it will be ejected.
  • Page 30: Programing The Playing Order Of The Tracks -Program Play

    To go to another track Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly. • ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks. • 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks. To go to another track directly using the number buttons On the remote control ONLY: Pressing the number button(s) allows you to start playing...
  • Page 31: Playing At Random-Random Play

    Press the number buttons to select the tracks. • For how to use the number buttons, see “To go to another track directly using the number buttons” on the previous page. PRGM indicator The last programed Total playing time track No. Ex.: 7 tracks have been programed.
  • Page 32: Playing Tracks In A Group-Group Play

    Playing Tracks in a Group—Group Play You can play back tracks in a group. • To make or edit groups, see pages 42 to 50. On the remote control ONLY: Load an MD including a group(s). Press MD 3/8, then 7. The source is changed to “MD.”...
  • Page 33: Searching For Tracks To Play -Md Title Search

    Searching for Tracks to Play —MD Title Search You can search for the tracks by their titles and play them back. For details on assigning a title, see pages 56 – 58. On the remote control ONLY: Load an MD. Press MD 3/8, then 7.
  • Page 34: Playing Back Tapes

    Playing Back Tapes The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (page 30). Remote control Main unit – 29 –...
  • Page 35: Playing Back A Tape

    Playing Back a Tape You can play back type I tapes. Push ) (PUSH OPEN). The cassette holder opens. Cassette holder Put a cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. Cassette holder Push ) (PUSH OPEN) gently to close the cassette holder.
  • Page 36: Listening To External Equipment

    Listening to External Equipment The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (page 32). Remote control Main unit – 31 –...
  • Page 37: Listening To External Equipment

    Listening to External Equipment You can listen to external equipment connected to the AUX/DVD jacks on the rear of the unit. • First make sure that the external equipment is properly connected as follows: DO NOT connect other equipment while the power is on.
  • Page 38: Recording

    Recording The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 34 to 40). For recording operations, you mainly use the buttons on the main unit. Main unit Remote control – 33 –...
  • Page 39: Before You Start Recording On An Md

    Before You Start Recording on an MD • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. • When you record onto partially recorded MD, its contents are not erased or overwritten. The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the MD.
  • Page 40 Stereo Long-Hour Recording (MDLP) On conventional MD recorders, 2 times long-hour recording on MDs has been possible only in monaural sound, but this unit allows for 2 times or 4 times long- hour recording without losing stereo sound. With this feature, songs (tracks) can be recorded on a single MD using different recording length modes—SP: Standard Play, LP2: 2 Times Long Play, LP4: 4 Times Long Play.
  • Page 41: Setting Md Recording Modes

    Setting MD Recording Modes Before recording on MDs, set the recording length mode (SP/LP2/LP4), “LP:”-prefix addition mode, and the group recording mode. On the remote control ONLY: To set the recording length mode The recording length mode can be set and stored for each source.
  • Page 42: Recording Other Sources Onto An Md

    To record a single track during play or pause On the main unit ONLY: While playing back or pausing a track you want to record, press ONE TOUCH MD REC. The playback of the track is stopped, and the same track starts playing from the beginning again.
  • Page 43: Before You Start Recording On A Tape

    Before You Start Recording on a Tape • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. • The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the volume level. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
  • Page 44: Recording Onto A Tape

    Recording onto a Tape You can use only type I tapes for recording. Prepare the source to record. To record a disc: Prepare a disc. After placing a disc, press CD 3/8, then 7 to change the source to “CD.” •...
  • Page 45: Recording Cd Onto An Md And A Tape -Cd Synchronized Recording

    Recording CD onto an MD and a Tape —CD Synchronized Recording With this recording method, you can start and stop CD play, MD and tape recordings at the same time. Prepare a disc. After placing a disc, press CD 3/8, then 7 before going to the next step.
  • Page 46: Editing Mds

    Editing MDs The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 42 to 58). Remote control Main unit – 41 –...
  • Page 47: Guidance-Md Group Functions

    Guidance—MD Group Functions To add to the conventional MD Editing functions (called the track editing functions in this manual), MD Group functions help you to classify the tracks by making groups on your MD. Classifying the tracks on an MD MDLP enables you to record more tracks on a single MD than usual.
  • Page 48: Introducing Group Editing Functions

    Introducing Group Editing Functions The groups and tracks can be edited in many ways (Group editing functions and Track editing functions). From this page to page 50, the group editing functions are explained. For details on the track editing functions, see pages 51 to 55. Forming a group (FORM GR): Page 44 This function forms a series of tracks or a single track into a new group.
  • Page 49: Forming A Group-Form Gr

    Forming a Group—FORM GR This function allows you to form a group from a series of tracks which do not belong to the other groups. You can form a group from a single track. Once a new group is formed, the other groups are renumbered.
  • Page 50: Adding A Track To A Group-Entry Gr

    Adding a Track to a Group—ENTRY GR This function allows you to enter a track into a group. The track will be added as the last track in the selected group. The track numbers will be renumbered. • To stop any time during the editing process before step 8 , press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.
  • Page 51: Dividing A Group-Divide Gr

    Dividing a Group—DIVIDE GR This function allows you to divide one group into two separate groups. You cannot divide the group containing only a single track. When the original group has a title, two separate groups are reassigned the same title as the original group. Once a new group is divided, the other groups are renumbered.
  • Page 52: Joining Two Groups-Join Gr

    Joining Two Groups—JOIN GR This function allows you to join two adjacent groups into a single group. When the groups have their own titles, the title of the preceding group is reassigned to the joined group. Once two groups are joined, the other groups are renumbered.
  • Page 53: Moving A Group-Move Gr

    Moving a Group—MOVE GR This function allows you to move a group. Once a group is moved, the tracks and the other groups are renumbered. • To stop any time during the editing process before step 8 , press GROUP TITLE/EDIT. On the remote control ONLY: In the following example, the process is explained from the very first—that is, inserting a disc.
  • Page 54: Ungrouping Tracks-Ungroup

    Ungrouping Tracks—UNGROUP This function allows you to dissolve a group. You cannot erase the tracks using this function. Once tracks are ungrouped, the other groups are renumbered. • To stop any time during the editing process before step 6 , press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.
  • Page 55: Erasing Tracks In A Group-Erase Gr

    Erasing Tracks in a Group—ERASE GR This function allows you to erase a group together with tracks in the group. You cannot resume the tracks in the erased group. Once a group is erased, the other tracks and groups are renumbered.
  • Page 56: Introducing Track Editing Functions

    Introducing Track Editing Functions The groups and tracks can be edited in many ways (Group editing functions and Track editing functions). From this page to page 55, the track editing functions are explained. For details on the group editing functions, see pages 43 to 50. Dividing a track (DIVIDE): Page 52 This function divides a track by adding a track mark(s) in the desired point(s) in the middle or where you want to...
  • Page 57: Dividing A Track-Divide

    Dividing a Track—DIVIDE This function allows you to divide one track into two separate tracks. It is useful, for example, when you want to add track marks at a certain point within a track or if you want to separate a recording. When the original track has a title, two separate tracks are reassigned the same title as the original track.
  • Page 58: Joining Two Tracks-Join

    Joining Two Tracks—JOIN This function allows you to join two adjacent tracks into one track. When the tracks have their own titles, the title of the preceding track is reassigned to the joined track. Once two tracks are joined, the other tracks and/or the groups are renumbered.
  • Page 59: Moving A Track-Move

    Moving a Track—MOVE This function allows you to move a track to the position you prefer. It is useful to change the order of the tracks as you like. Once a track is moved, the tracks and/or the groups are renumbered.
  • Page 60: Erasing Tracks-Erase

    Erasing Tracks—ERASE This function allows you to erase unwanted tracks. You cannot resume the erased tracks. Once tracks are erased, the other tracks and/or groups are renumbered. You can erase up to 15 tracks at a time. • To stop any time during the editing process before step 8 , press TITLE/EDIT.
  • Page 61: Assigning Titles To An Md

    Assigning Titles to an MD You can assign a name to each MD, to each group and to each track using alphabetic characters (uppercase and lowercase), symbols and numerals. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed for your confirmation. •...
  • Page 62 Enter characters. 1) Press DISP/CHARA to select the character set you want. • Each time you press the button, the character set changes as follows: Capital letters & Symbols Numerals 2) Press the character entry button for a character you want to input. Ex.: •...
  • Page 63 You can assign titles during play or recording • During play: Entering a track title The MD recorder repeats playback of the current track until you press ENTER in step 6 above. When you press ENTER, the next track will be played. Entering a disc title The MD recorder repeats playback of all tracks of the MD until you press ENTER in step 6 above.
  • Page 64: Using The Timers

    Using the Timers The buttons emphasized in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 60 to 63). Remote control Main unit – 59 –...
  • Page 65: Using Recording Timer

    There are three timers available—Recording Timer, Daily Timer and Sleep Timer. • Before using these timers, make sure the built-in clock is set correctly (see page 12). • When using the tuner as the source, preset stations in advance (see page 18). Using Recording Timer With Recording Timer, you can make an unattended recording.
  • Page 66: Using Daily Timer

    Set the timer-off time. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour. You can adjust the hour using the number buttons. 2) Press SET. The minute digit starts flashing. 3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the minute. You can adjust the minute using the number buttons.
  • Page 67 Select the source to play back. 1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to select the source. • Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows: TAPE • You can also use the source selecting buttons. • When you select “CD,” “MD” or “TAPE,” prepare it for playing back.
  • Page 68: Using Sleep Timer

    Using Sleep Timer With Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to your favorite music. • You can set Sleep Timer when the unit is turned on. How Sleep Timer actually works The unit automatically turns off after the specified time length passes.
  • Page 69: Maintenance

    Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your CDs, MDs and the mechanism clean. • Store CDs and MDs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves.
  • Page 70: Additional Information

    Additional Information MD Disc Types There are two types of MDs: Premastered (prerecorded) and Recordable (blank). Premastered MDs Premastered MDs, which have been recorded at music studio, can be played back like regular CDs. On an MD of this type, data is recorded as the presence or absence of tiny pits.
  • Page 71: Scms (Serial Copy Management System)

    SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) The MD recorder integrated to this unit uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software (like CDs or prerecorded MDs). 1st Generation ABCD EFG HCMS (High-speed Copy Management System) Now onto recordable MDs (minidiscs), you can record (copy) sound at a recording speed exceeding the normal speed.
  • Page 72: Cd/Md Messages

    CD/MD Messages For CD: Message CANNOT PLAY CD NO DISC CANNOT REC x1 REC ONLY For MD: Message BLANK DISC CANNOT ENTRY! CANNOT FORM! CANNOT GROUP! CANNOT JOIN CANNOT LISTEN CANNOT TITLE CANNOT REC x1 or x2 ONLY READ ERROR DISC FULL DISC PROTECTED...
  • Page 73 Message EMERGENCY A malfunction has occurred during STOP recording. You are trying to form over 99 groups. GROUP FULL You are trying to make a group by GROUP TRACK including a track which belongs to another group. You are trying to re-record a song that HCMS CANNOT has been recorded once at high speed, COPY...
  • Page 74: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you are having 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.
  • Page 75: Specifications

    Specifications Amplifier Section—CA-UXZ7MD Tuner CD player MD recorder Cassette deck General Supplied accessories Speaker Section—SP-UXZ7MD Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 46 W (23 W + 23 W) at 4 Ω (MAX.) Output Power (IEC 268-3/DIN): 40 W (20 W + 20 W) at 4 Ω (10 % THD)
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