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MD RECORDER
XM-228BK
12 3 4
56 7 8
9 10 +10 CANCEL
REPEAT RANDOM PROGRAM
REC PAUSE
TRACK TITLE DISPLAY
MARKING /EDIT /CHARA SCROLL
ENTER SET
RM-SM228EU
REMOTE CONTROL
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.
Model No.
Serial No.
LVT0111-003B
[B]
XM-228BK(B)-Eng. Cover 1 98.9.25, 4:13 PM
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Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT for the U.K. REPRODUCTION OF LABELS DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult ENCLOSURE your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted. If non
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Welcome ! We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before connecting this unit to the wall outlet, please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you obtain the best possible performance. If you have any questions, please consult your JVC dealer. Important cautions Installation of the Unit • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (Between 5°C and 35°C or 41°F and 95°F). • Leave sufficient distance between the Unit and a TV. • Be sur
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Table of Contents Welcome ! .................................................... 1 COMPU LINK ..................................... 30 Important cautions ....................................... 1 Linked Operation of the Other Optional For safe use, observe the following ............. 1 Components (Compu Link) .................. 30 Parts Index ........................................... 3 Rule on Digital Copying.................... 31 Front panel .............................................. 3 S
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Parts Index Front panel ———————————————————————————— sa; oi uy trewq p9 8 12435 6 7 1 PHONES jack 97 STOP/CANCEL button u Disc indicator 2 PHONES LEVEL control p¦ REC PAUSE button i REPEAT button 3 DISPLAY/CHARACTER button q ENTER button o PLAY MODE button 4 INPUT SELECTOR button w SET button ; Remote sensor 5 Display e EDIT button a STANDBY/ON button 6 Jog dial (4, ¢/REC LEVEL) r TITLE button s STANDBY indicator 71, Á buttons t0 (Eject) button 86 PLAY/PAUSE button y MD insertion slot Display ——
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Remote control unit———————————————————————— 1 (STANDBY/ON) button 2 Numeric keys r 1 3 CANCEL button 12 3 4 4 PROGRAM button 56 7 8 2 5 RANDOM button 9 10 +10 CANCEL 3 6 MD control buttons REPEAT RANDOM PROGRAM 4 e ¦ REC PAUSE REC PAUSE 5 8 (Pause) 6 7 (Stop) TRACK TITLE DISPLAY MARKING /EDIT /CHARA SCROLL 3 (Play) w 7 ENTER SET 4, ¢ q 8 1, Á p 9 7 SCROLL button RM-SM228EU REMOTE CONTROL 8 SET button 9 DISPLAY/CHARA button p TITLE/EDIT button q ENTER button w TRACK MARKING button e REPEAT button
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Setting up the System Supplied Accessories Before setting up your system make sure you received all of the following supplied accessories. AC power cord (1) Audio pin cord (2) Compu Link cable (1) Optical digital cable (1) Batteries R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) (2) Remote Control (1) Remote control batteries Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – markings in the battery compartment. R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) CAUTION: Handle batteries properly. To avoid battery leakage or explosion: •
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Connection Signal cable connections—————————————— Example: Amplifier/Tuner INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER / TUNER VOLUME DISPLAY EON BAND MODE ON/OFF TA/NEWS PTY /INFO SEARCH Audio pin cord (supplied) INPUT S. A. BASS DIRECT PHONES DOWN UP STANDBY KEY MODE Audio pin cords Connect to the MD jacks, TAPE jacks, etc. of an external unit. Always connect the jacks with the plugs of the same colors so as not to mistake the L (Left) and R (Right) connections. Connect the OUT (PLAY) jacks to
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AC power cord connection ————————————— First, firmly insert the supplied AC power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the unit. Next, plug the AC power cord plug into the wall outlet. AC power cord AC POWER CORD Cautions • Use only the JVC AC power cord provided with this system to avoid malfunction or damage to the system. • Be sure to unplug the power cord from the outlet when going out or when the system is not in use for an extended period of time. Turning the Power On and Off Power On 1 P
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Playback Normal playback The basic operation for playing an MD is described below. When no MD is loaded yet, “NO DISC” is shown on the display. 1 Load an MD. Hold an MD with the side on which an arrow is marked facing up, and insert it into the slot in the direction of the arrow. The MD will be pulled in automatically from the middle. • If the MD has a disc title, the display shows the disc title then the number of tracks and total playing time of the MD. • The tracks in the MD appears on the Nu
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To pause the MD: Press 6 on the main unit or press on the remote control unit. The indicator lights up. or To cancel pause, press 6 on the main unit or press 3 on the remote control unit. The MD starts from the position where it has paused. To select a track —————————————————— You can select a desired track during playback or in Stop mode. When you use the numeric keys on the remote control unit in Stop mode, the selected track automatically starts playing. Main unit: During playback, turn the
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Switching the displayed information The display can show the disc title, track title and remaining time (recording time available when a recordable MD is loaded) information. When no track is selected (In Stop mode): Press DISPLAY/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. or Each press of the button switches the displayed information as follows. DISPLAY /CHARA Number of tracks and Number of tracks and total playing time remaining recording time Disc title • A disc title composed of
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3 Select desired track numbers to be programmed. Main unit: 1 Turn the jog dial to the right or left to select the desired track number to be programmed. (Turning it to the right increases the track number and vice versa.) The selected track number will blink. 2 Press SET. The track number stays lit and the program number increases by 1. Also, the programmed track is indicated on the music calender. Then, the total playing time is displayed instead of the program number. Example) Number of progr
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To clear the program: Press 0 on the main unit or the remote control unit. or The programmed tracks are cleared then the MD is ejected. To play programmed tracks repeatedly: Combine the program playback and repeat playback to play the programmed tracks repeatedly. For the repeat playback, see page 13. Random playback Tracks in the MD can be played in a randomly selected order. The random playback may bring you a surprising effect by playing tracks in a different order every time. • You can only
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Repeat playback You can repeat all the tracks or single track in each playback mode. 1 Press REPEAT on the main unit or the remote control unit to select Repeat Play mode. REPEAT Each time REPEAT is pressed, the repeat mode indicators switches as follows. or REPEAT ALL REPEAT 1 Off (Repeat playback canceled) REPEAT ALL : In Normal Play mode, repeats all the tracks. In Program Play mode, repeats all the tracks in the program. In Random Play mode, repeats all the tracks in random order. REPEAT 1 :
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Recording An audio signal from a variety of sources can be recorded by using either digital or analog input as required. Things to know before recording —————————— • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. • Carefully read the “Rule on Digital Copying” on page 31. • The MD recorder supports the following sampling frequencies for digital sources DIGITAL 1 and DIGITAL 2 and lights the sampling frequency being received on the displa
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3 Select the input by pressing INPUT SELECTOR on the main unit. Each press of INPUT SELECTOR switches the inputs as follows. DIGITAL 1 IN DIGITAL 2 IN ANALOG IN DIGITAL 1 IN: Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGITAL IN 1 optical jack. The DIGITAL 1 indicator lights up. DIGITAL 2 IN: Select this to record the digital input from the digital source component connected to the DIGITAL IN 2 optical jack. The DIGITAL 2 indicator lights up. ANALO
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• Normally the input level should be adjusted so that the segments for 0 dB blink at the peak level. • When the input level is too high, the OVER indicator will light up, resulting in distorted recording. To display the remaining recording time —————— In Rec/Pause or during recording, press DISPLAY/CHARACTER on the main unit or the remote control unit. Each press of the button switches the elapsed recording time display and remaining recording time display alternately. or DISPLAY /CHARA remainin
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Editing Functions MD editing functions A recorded MD can be edited in many ways. The editing functions include the dividing, joining, moving, erasing a single track, erasing the entire disc and assigning titles to the disc and tracks, and more than one of them can be combined as required. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Dividing a track (DIVIDE) Page 19 A B C D E This function divides a track by adding track marking(s) in Track No. desired point(s) in the middle or where you want to search later. After track B
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Part to be erased Combining editing functions 1st 2nd 3rd By combining “DIVIDE”, “ERASE” and “JOIN”, for B C A example, it is possible to erase only a part of existing track. Track No. Dividing track A into 3 tracks 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 5th A A A B C a c b Track No. Erasing track b 4th 1st 2nd 3rd A A B C a c Track No. Joining tracks and a c 1st 2nd 3rd A A B C a c Assigning titles A title can be assigned to a track or disc. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed in later playback for con
