Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– (standby/on) button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. •...
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Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm or more. Front view Side view Wall or Wall or obstructions obstructions 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm CA-DXT99 CA-DXT99 10 cm [European Union only]...
Introduction Audio formats Playable Disc Types INFO The System can playback the following digital audio formats. • LPCM (Linear PCM), DIGITAL (Dolby Digital), DTS (Digital Theater Systems), MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) IMPORTANT: Before playing a disc, make sure of COMPACT the following...
Precautions Contents Installation Connections................ 3 Canceling the Demonstration .......... 6 • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to Changing the Color System and Scanning Mode.... 6 prevent internal heat build-up in the System. Display Indication ............. 7 DO NOT install the System in a location near Daily Operations—Playback..........
Connections Supplied accessories Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. • FM antenna (x1) • AM loop antenna (x1) • Composite video cord (x1) • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your •...
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⁄ TV/monitor AM/FM antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna Composite video cord (supplied) S-Video cord (not supplied) Green To connect AM/FM antenna Blue Component video cord (not supplied) AM loop antenna (supplied) Turn it until the best reception is •...
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Speakers Speaker layout To enjoy multi-channel sound, locate the speakers as To connect the speaker cords follows. If you cannot locate like this, adjust the speaker setting by using the SPK.SETTING menu (see page 37). • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: blue/red/green/white to (+) and black to (–).
Preparing the remote control Changing the Color System and Remote Scanning Mode When using the remote INFO ONLY control, point the top of the You can select the video output to match it to the color remote control toward the system of your TV (NTSC or PAL).
Display Indication 9 Tape operation indicators The indications on the display tell you a lot of things while you are operating the System. • TAPE: lights when a tape is loaded in either deck A or B. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how •...
Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. In this manual, the operations using the remote control The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. are mainly explained; however, you can use the buttons • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns and controls on the main unit if they have the same (or on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the similar) name and marks.
Remote To preset stations ONLY Listening to the Radio INFO You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations. To select the band (FM/AM) • To cancel the operation during procedure, press CANCEL. Tune in to a station you want to preset. FM/AM TUNER FM •...
On-screen guide icons Playing Back a Disc INFO • During disc playback, the following icons may appear for Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. a while on the TV screen: • DVD Video comprises of “Titles” which includes Appears at the beginning of a scene “Chapters,”...
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To locate a particular portion Select an item on the disc menu. While playing a disc... ENTER • Search speed changes as illustrated above except for MP3/ • On some discs, you can also select items by entering the WMA/DivX discs. For MP3/WMA/DivX discs, search number using the number buttons.
To change the tape running direction Playing Back a Tape 3 (forward) TAPE-A TAPE-B To insert a tape 2 (reverse) You can playback type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. Push To reverse the tape automatically REVERSE MODE Tape is reversed, and playback repeats until...
Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Adjusting the Speaker Output Remote Control Level Remote INFO ONLY You can adjust the speaker output level from –6 (dB) to +6 (dB). • You can also use the setup menu to adjust the speaker AUDIO output level (see page 37).
Select one of the User Modes. Selecting the Sound Modes Remote ONLY USER1 USER2 USER3 You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. SEA Modes SOUND ROCK CLASSIC MODE FLAT USER1–3 Store the setting. SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) Modes ROCK Boosts low and high frequency.
Remote To adjust the DSP effect level Select a preset picture tone. ONLY When one of the DSP Modes (except for “ALL CH ST”) is NORMAL CINEMA selected... USER2 USER1 EFFECT 1 EFFECT EFFECT 2 NORMAL Normally select this. EFFECT 3 CINEMA Suitable for a movie source.
Changing the Display Brightness Turning Off the Power Automatically Remote Remote ONLY ONLY With Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep while listening to DIMMER 1 DIMMER 2 DIMMER music. DIMMER OFF Specify the time (in minutes). (Canceled) SLEEP DIMMER 1 Dims the display and the illumination* Canceled on the main unit.
Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track Remote INFO ONLY Remote Control For DVD Video/DivX: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to.
Selecting the Subtitle Language Selecting the View Angle Remote Remote ONLY ONLY For DVD Video/DivX: While playing back a chapter For DVD Video only: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the containing multi-view angles, you can view the same scene subtitle language to display on the TV screen.
Slow-motion playback Playing Back Bonus Group Remote INFO ONLY • This does not function for MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audio discs have a discs. special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. While playing...
Advanced Disc Operations Remote Programming the Playing Order ONLY Remote Control —Program Play INFO You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. • Program Play cannot be used for DVD-VR/JPEG/ AUDIO MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX. DVD/CD 3 Before starting playback, activate Program Play.
To skip a track: To pause: To stop*: Playing at Random—Random Play Remote ONLY FM MODE You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for DVD-VR/JPEG/ MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX and some DVDs. To release, press Before starting playback, activate Random Play.
Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play Remote ONLY REPEAT 1 Repeats the current chapter/track. You can repeat playback. REPEAT Repeats the current title/group. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 23). REPEAT 1 Repeats the current disc. •...
On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information Remote control You can check the information on a disc and use some functions through the on-screen bar. On-screen bars AUDIO DVD Video DVD/CD 3 Dolby D DISC 1 TITLE 2 CHAP 3 TOTAL 1:01:58 DVD-VIDEO 3/2.1ch TIME...
1 Disc type O perations Using the Remote ONLY 2 Playback information On-screen Bar INFO Indication Meanings Basic operation procedures through the on-screen bar are as Dolby D/ Audio format follows: LPCM Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: 3/2.1 ch/ Channel number While a disc is selected as the source...
To change the time information 4 Select the repeat mode you want. You can change the time information in the on-screen bar Repeats all discs or all programmed and the display window on the main unit. tracks. Repeats a desired portion (see below). 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu.
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Chapter/Track Search 6 Select the end point (B). You can search for the number of the item to play. A-B Repeat starts. The selected For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter portion plays repeatedly. ENTER For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu.
ORIGINAL PROGRAM 2 Current group No Date itle 3 Group list 1 25/04/06 4ch 19:00 JVC DVD World 2004 2 17/05/06 8ch 10:30 4 Current track 3 22/05/06 8ch 17:00 Music Festival 5 Track information (ID3 Tag Version 1.0: only for...
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To start playback To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... For JPEG: REPEAT REPEAT 1 DISC The selected track (still picture) is REPEAT GROUP) DISC) displayed until you change it. ENTER Canceled REPEAT ALL DISC OFF) ALL) Slide-show playback starts.
Recording Operations Before manual recording, select the Stereo Mode Main unit (“STEREO”—see page 14) for DVD Video to downmix its multichannel sound into 2 channels; otherwise, you can only record the front left/right sound onto a tape. • The channel level setting affects the recording. * Manual recording is started by pressing REC START/STOP.
Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” Synchronized Disc Recording INFO “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” Main Unit ONLY • When recording from a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). You can start and stop both disc play and tape recording at •...
Enjoying Karaoke • For DVD-VR/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX: The functions described in this section are not available. Remote control • When you activate the Mic Mixing Mode or Voice Masking Mode, multi-channel sounds are downmixed into 2 channels. The multi-channel surround mode (“MOVIE,” KARAOKE SCORING “MUSIC,”...
Remote To apply an echo to your voice ONLY Scoring Your Karaoke Skill INFO While the Mic Mix Mode is activated... This System can score your Karaoke skill by comparing your ECHO ECHO 1 ECHO 2 ECHO 3 ECHO 4 singing along with the vocal on the playback disc.
Select songs you want for Karaoke Program Play. Remote To change the scoring level Press the number buttons to select a song in the following ONLY order. 1 Enter the scoring level setting mode. 1 Select a disc. 2 Select a title/group. SETTING FANFARE 3 Select a chapter/track.
Timer Operations Setting the Timer Remote INFO ONLY Remote control Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. AUDIO • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at AUDIO the same time.
To turn off the Timer after the setting is done Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, AUDIO you may need to cancel it on some particular days.
Setup Menu Operations Initial settings INFO Remote Control Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. Press SET UP. AUDIO LANGUAGE MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH Press 2 (or 3) to select the menu. , , , , Press 5 (or ∞) to select the item.
AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder.
Operating the TV Operating TV Remote control You can operate JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” AUDIO TV/VIDEO AUDIO TV VOL +,– CHANNEL +,– Press and hold until the following steps are completed.
Additional Information system that can completely recreate the PCM signal), the Learning More about This System signals are recognized as the linear PCM signals, however, no indicator lights up on the display. Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) • For MP3/WMA playback... Playable Disc Types: –...
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– This System supports ASF files whose resolution is 352 • Dolby PLII MUSIC/MOVIE is ineffective when an x 288 pixels or less. MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF/DivX disc is the source, though – Some recorded files may not be able to played back MUSIC and MOVIE are selectable on the unit (Dolby PLII depending on file characteristics, kind of digital still/ MUSIC/MOVIE indicator does not appear after selecting...
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Recording Operations • While recording on a tape, Key control, ECHO sound and (see pages 29 to 30) Vocal Masking will be recorded. General: Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • You cannot change the source during recording. • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the •...
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Setup Menu Operations Handling cassette tapes (see pages 36 to 37) • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by General: inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotate it. • If the upper and lower parts of the menu are cut off, adjust –...
] You have changed the “FILE TYPE” setting after you Troubleshooting inserted a disc. In this case, reload the disc. The disc sound is discontinuous. If you are having a problem with your System, check this list ] The disc is scratched or dirty. for a possible solution before calling for service.
OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals DIGITAL AUDIO Output Signals OUTPUT Playback disc STREAM/PCM DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM PCM ONLY DVD Video with 48 kHz, 16/20/24 bit Linear 48 kHz, 16 bit Linear PCM* with 96 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bit Linear PCM with Dolby Digital Dolby Digital bitstream 48 kHz, 16 bit Linear PCM...
Specifications Amplifier section General Output Power: Power requirement: AC 110 V / AC 127 V / AC 220 V / FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into AC 230 V – AC 240 V , (adjustable 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic with the voltage selector), 50 Hz / 60 Hz distortion.
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Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if different, reset the voltage selector switch, to prevent from a damage or risk...