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COMPACT COMPONENT CDR SYSTEM SYSTEME CDR DE COMPOSANTS COMPACT CDR7 c°nsists °f cA'NXcDR7and sP'NxcDR7 Compos_ du CA-NXCDR7 et SP-NXCDR7 SP-NXCDR7 CA-NXCDR7 SP-NXCDR7 888W ooo_ iReWritablel omrrAL_UD=O INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D'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.
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, precautions et indications diverses CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,...
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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, if not installed...
Contents Introduction ............ Recording on a CD-R/CD-RW ....About This Manual ..........Before You Start Recording ......... Precautions ............. Recording Any Sound Source Precautions on Disc Playback and Recording ..3 --Standard Recording ........Recording from 3-CD Changer Location of the Buttons and Controls ...
Introduction Continued We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual for future reference.
Precautionson Disc Playback and Recording Recording This unit has been designed to record on the discs bearing the following logos: Playback This unit has been designed to play back discs bearing the following logos: mmTAtAUOm CD ReWritable (CD-RW) OlalTALAUnlO CD ReWritable (CD-RW) rd]_ CD Recordable (CD-R) OIr-lfAL AUOIO...
Locationof the Buttonsand Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Remote Control See pages in the parentheses for details. Remote Control Disc number buttons (21, 22) • CD1, CD2, and CD3 Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit.
GettingStarted To connectan outdoorFM antenna Unpacking Before connecting it, disconnect the supplied FM antenna. After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The numbers in the parentheses indicate the quantity of the pieces supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) •...
Connecting Speakers AM antenna You can connect the speakers using the speaker cords. AM loop antenna (supplied) FM..(75n) COAXIAL-- LOOP Hlll Black "'1] CAUTION: Black 6_16_ IMPEDANCE ..... +ea+ cord Vinyl-covered wire ,,_ Red (not supplied) Black Right Left If cords are covered with insulation,...
To remove the speaker grilles Connecting Other Components The speaker grilles are removed as the illustration below. When you connect and use other components, refer also to the manuals supplied with them. Holes Projections power is on. • O NOT connect other components while the •...
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To connectdigital components • When connecting a digital component equipped with an optical digital input terminal • When connecting a digital component equipped with You can record playback sounds of 3-CD Changer onto an optical digital output terminal the other component--digital-to-digital recording.
Puttingthe Batteriesintothe Remote When using the remote control, point it at the remote Control sensor on the front panel. Insert the batteries--R6(UM-3)/AA(15F)--into the remote Remote sensor control, by matching the polarity (+ and -) on the batteries with the + and - markings on the battery compartment.
Continued Selectingthe Sourcesand StartingPlay Before operating the unit any further, first set the clock built in this unit (see page 45). To select 3-CD Changer as the source, press CD I_ / II. Turning On the Power The unit automatically turns on.
Changing the DisplayInformation Adjusting the Volume You can change the information in the main display. You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned • For display information while recording, see "To change the display information while recording" on page 32. When using the remote control, press VOLUME...
Selecting the Sound Modes Creating Your Own Sound Modes mMANUAL Modes You can select one of the 5 preset sound modes and 2 manual modes. You can create and store your own sound modes. • You can use this effect only for playback, but not for •...
Continued Tuning into a Station Presetting Stations You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations--using either Press SOURCE repeatedly until FM or AM is automatic presetting method or manual presetting method. selected. • You cannot store FM reception mode separately for each The unit automatically turns on and tunes into the preset station.
Tuning into a Preset Station To preset stations manually--Manual Presetting On the remote control ONLY: On the remote control ONLY: • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 Press SOURCE repeatedly until FM or AM is again.
PlayingBackDiscson 3-CD Changer The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section Wages 21 to 25). Remote control Main unit CANCEL ... • i_ CD1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to move down (or up) the sliding panel. - 20-...
Continued PlayingBackthe EntireDiscs--Continuous The built-in 3-CD Changer can play back only finalized Play CD-Rs/CD-RWs. If you play back unfinalized CDs, "UNFINALIZE" appears in the main display. You can play discs continuously. Loading Discs Load discs into 3-CD Changer. On the unit ONLY: Select a disc, and start playback.
Programingthe PlayingOrderof the Tracks Basic Disc Operations --Program Play To exchangea disc duringplaybackof another disc On the unit ONLY: You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before Press the open!close buttons (_ CD1, • CD2, or • CD3) you start playing.
Continued Playing at Random--Random Play Program other tracks you want. • To program tracks from the same disc, repeat step 4. The tracks of all loaded discs will play at random. To program tracks from a different disc, repeat steps On the remote control ONLY:...
Other Convenient Functions RepeatingTracksor Discs--Repeat Play You can have all the discs, the program or the individual The following functions can be used only for 3-CD track currently playing repeat as many times as you like. Changer. • If an unfinalized CD-R or CD-RW is loaded, it will be skipped and not be played back.
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To show the text information recorded on a CD Text 2 Press _ or 14_1 / _ while the current setting still remains in the main display. On a CD Text, some information about the disc (its disc When playback speed (pitch) is adjusted and set to any title, performer, composer, arranger, etc.--shaded portion percentage other than "0,"...
Basic Disc Operations Notice you cannot use Program Play and Random Play while playing a disc on CD Recorder. To locate a particular point in a track during play On the remote control: Press and hold _ or 1_1_1/ -41_1. Playing Back a DiscmNormal Play On the unit: Press and hold _...
Recordingon a CD-R/CD-RW The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section Wages 29 to 38). For recording operations, you mainly use the buttons and controls on the unit. Main unit SOURCE OPEN/CLOSE MODE CANCEL Q..Q ...
Continued Before You Start Recording • When you record onto a partially recorded unfinalized CD-R or CD-RW, its contents are not erased or overwritten. The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the disc. For CD-RW only: If you want to record on such a CD-RW from the beginning, you have to erase its contents first (see "Erasing All Tracks (Only for CD-RW)"...
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Available recording modes--REC MODE High-Speed Recording CD Recorder provides a variety of the recording When using some of the Recording Modes mentioned methods--called "Recording Modes." on the left column, this unit allows you to change the Available recording modes vary according to the recording speed--normal speed and high speed.
Continued RecordingAnySoundSource Adjust the recording input level if necessary. --Standard Recording See "To adjust the recording input level" on page 32. The following recording method can be applied to any Press CDR I_ / I|. sound source. Recording starts. On the unit ONLY: If"7"f"'_ i,-j)l i"l...
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To adjustthe recordinginput level To make a silent portion in your recording You can adjust the recording input level. You can record a 4-second silence when using Standard Recording. This is convenient when recording tracks from Once adjustment is made, it is memorized, and will be many discs.
Continued Recording from 3-CD Changer Press DIRECT REC. --CD Synchronized Recording You have three methods to record from 3-CD Changer to SPEED_ I CD-I_ CD Recorder. :", r'., .'=, .':, C [: F;I: F;;: E C RECLEVa 1_ •..[...= [i=' ['=' Using these synchronized recording methods, you can start and playback and recording at the same time.
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• Using the RECMODE button Press REC START (inside the sliding panel). On the unit ONLY: s_,_, co-_ Prepare discs in 3-CD Changer. • If the current playing source is not 3-CD changer, C [::, ii,.ii,. C E:,F;?. i:;i: E C RECLEVa la_ press CD D ,_ / II, then l To select a disc, press DISC...
Continued FirstTrack Recording Press START (inside the sliding panel). First Track Recording allows you to record the first track of • IfOPC (see page 29) is being performed, "UPDATE each loaded disc in 3-CD Changer. OPC" flashes first in the main display, then recording You can, for example, make a directory...
ListeningEdit Recording Press SET (inside the sliding panel). Listening Edit Recording allows you to make a program while listening and checking each track of the loaded discs • Playback starts from the currently selected disc if two -CD Changer starts playing. (up to 3 discs) in 3-CD Changer, then to start recording...
Continued Recording the External Components Press REC START (inside the sliding panel). --Sound Synchronized Recording The REC indicator flashes on the display- for a while. r'FF, o-.RAoK With this recording method, you can start recording i:::, F: i:;i automatically- when the source sound comes into this unit RECLEVELI.S_ i .
Recording a Single Track during Play Finalizing a Disc--CD-R/CD-RW You can record the current track while playing back a disc Finalization is the final process in recording on a CD-R or on 3-CD changer. CD-RW. "Finalizing a disc" means writing the TOC (Table •...
Other Convenient CDR Functions The buttons and controls enlarged in the illustration below are used and explained in this section (pages 40 to 43). Remote control - 39-...
By pressing MENU, you can use (or cancel) the following Recording Track Marks Manually convenient CD Recorder functions: --Manual Track-Marking When auto track-marking is activated (initial setting at the AUTO TRACK: Selects either auto-track marking or factory-), track marks are recorded automatically (see "Auto manual track marking (see the right track-marking"...
Continued SeparatingRecordedTracks Turning On or Off Sampling Frequency Rate Converter Automatically--Auto-Track Space While recording from the 3-CD Changer onto CD Recorder The sampling frequent2, rate converter built in the CD using Standard Recording method (see page 31), CD Recorder allows you to record a digital source having Recorder automatically places a 2-second blank space at sampling frequency (fs) of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz by the beginning of each track in the recording.
Recording Skip Marks onto a CD-PJCD-RW Erasing Tracks (Only for CD-RW) Before finalizing a disc, you can record a skip mark to an Before finalizing a disc, you can erase recorded tracks-- unwanted track so that it will be skipped (ignored as if it from a selected track up to the last track--on a CD-RW at a time.
Erasing All Tracks (Only for CD-RW) IJnfinalizing a Disc (Only for CD-RW) You can erase all the recorded tracks on a CD-RW at a By erasing the TOC (Table of Contents) of a finalized CD- time. RW, you will be able to record on the CD-RW again. This erasing process of the TOC is called "Unfinalization?' •...
Continued There are three timers available--Recording Timer, Daily Using Recording Timer Timer, and Sleep Timer. Before using these timers, you need to set the clock built in With Recording Timer, you can make an unattended the unit. recording. • In addition to these three timers, you can also use Auto •...
Continued UsingDaily Timer Press _ or _ to set the hour of the off-tlme, then press SE'I; With Daily Timer, you can wake up to your favorite music or radio program. Press _ or _ to set the minute of the •...
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To turn on or off Daily Timer after its setting is done lfvou have selected "CD" as the source in the above select a disc number. 1 Press CLOCKfI'IMER repeatedly until "DAILY" Press _ or 1,11,,11 / _ to select the disc number appears in the main display.
UsingSleep Timer To sleep with the Sleep Timer and wake up with the Daily Timer The unit turns off when the shut-off time comes (set by With Sleep Timer, you can fail asleep to your favorite Sleep Timer), and turns on when the timer on-time (set by music or radio program.
Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes To play new discs In general, you will have the best performance by keeping New discs may- have some rough spots around the inner and your discs and the mechanism clean.
Glossary OPC (Optimum Power Control) OPC is a function that checks the loaded disc and automatically- adjusts the laser for optimum recording setting before recording through the Digital Optical Input terminal. PCA (Power Calibration Area) A space reserved at the beginning ofa CL)-RiCL)-RW for calibrating the laser output power required to record on that disc.
Messages Solution Message Signification ALL SKIP TR Skip marks are recorded to all the tracks. Replace the disc. ALREADY FINAL You are trying to erase a track or add a skip mark on a finalized disc. ALREADY UNFIN. You are trying to unfinalize an unfmalized disc. BLANK DISC Loaded disc is blank.
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.
Specifications CD Recorder Amplifier--CA-NXCDR7 Output Power: System: Compact disc digital audio 28 W per channel, rain. RMS, driven into 6 _, recording system 44.1 kHz 40 Hz to 20 kHz, _Jth no more than 10% total Sampling frequency-: harmonic distortion 91 dB Dyaaamic range: 94 dB...
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