Page 2 - Caution ––; switch in any position does not; Precaución –– Interruptor; , la alimentación no es; Precaução –– Interruptor; , a alimentação não é; Warnings, Cautions and Others
G-1 Caution –– switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power offcompletely. The switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remotecontrolled. Precaución –– Interruptor ! Desconectar el cable de alimentación para desactivarla alimentación totalmente. Cualquier qu...
Page 6 - English; About This Manual; Audio CD discs; We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products.; Introduction
1 English About This Manual This manual is organized as follows:• The manual mainly explains operations using the buttons and controls on the unit. You can also use the buttons on the remotecontrol if they have the same or similar names (or marks) as thoseon the unit.If operation using the remote co...
Page 7 - Table of Contents
2 English Table of Contents Getting Started ............................................... 3 Unpacking .................................................................. 3Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ........... 3Connecting Antennas ....................................................
Page 8 - Continued; Unpacking; • DO NOT use an old battery together with a; Connecting Antennas; FM antenna; If reception is poor; Getting Started
3 English Continued Unpacking After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the followingitems.The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the piecessupplied. • AM loop antenna (1)• FM antenna (1)• Remote control (1)• Batteries (2)• AC plug adaptor (except for Vietnam, Hong Kong an...
Page 9 - AM antenna; For better reception of both FM and AM; • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other; Connecting Speakers; To connect front speakers; Release the finger from the clamp.
4 English AM antenna 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOPterminals as illustrated. 2 Turn the AM loop antenna until you have the bestreception. To connect an outdoor AM antenna When reception is poor, connect a single vinyl-covered wire to theAM EXT terminal and extend it horizontally. (The ...
Page 10 - • DO NOT connect any equipment while the; To connect a subwoofer; Now you can plug the AC power cord into the wall outlet,; the video input jack on the TV via the supplied video cord.; Connecting Auxiliary Equipment; VCR or other equipment; TV with a video input jack:
5 English Continued VOLTAGESELECTOR 110V 127V 220V 230V -240V ANTENNA CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT AUX AM EXT FM RIGHT LEFT IN OUT SUB WOOFER OUT FM AM LOOP (75 ) SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT VIDEO OUT CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE6 ~ 16 STEREO RECEIVER MODEL NO. MX - J555V UNIT NO. MX-J555VAC 110 / 127 / 220/ 230 ...
Page 11 - Adjusting the Voltage Selector; Voltage mark; for more than 2 seconds.; To stop the demonstration, press any button.; • DO NOT plug in before setting the voltage; To know the locations of Buttons and controls
6 English VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110V 127V 220V 230V -240V ANTENNA AUX AM EXT FM RIGHT LEFT IN OUT SUB WOOFER OUT FM AM LOOP (75 ) SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT VIDEO OUT CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE6 ~ 16 STEREO RECEIVER MODEL NO. MX - J555V UNIT NO. MX-J555VAC 110 / 127 / 220 / 230 - 240V 50 / 6 0Hz 85W Adjusting th...
Page 12 - O n t h e u n i t; To select the external equipment as the source,; To check the clock time; If there is a power failure; Common Operations
7 English Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some countriesuse 10 kHz spacing. O n t h e u n i t O n t h e u n i t ONLY :: You can only change the AM tuner interval spacing while tuninginto an AM station. Press FM/AM u while holding down 7 z . • E...
Page 13 - Adjusting the Volume; For private listening; Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack; Selecting the Sound Modes; To select the sound modes,; To turn down the volume level temporarily; Reinforcing the Bass Sound; To turn on the function,; Surround modes; SOUND MODE; To turn off the function,
8 English Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. Turn VOLUME t clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease it. W h e n u s i n g t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l , p r e s sVOLUME + ¡ to increase the volume or press VOLUME – ¡ to de...
Page 14 - To use your own sound mode
9 English Creating Your Own Sound Mode — Manual Mode You can change SEA pattern to suit your preference. These changedsetting can be stored in the MANUAL 1, 2, and 3 modes.• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. • ...
Page 15 - When placing more than one CD continuously; When placing another CD,; Playing Back Audio CDs; CD playback sequence; To exchange CDs during playback of another
10 English Continued Placing CDs 1 Press 0 e for the disc tray (CD 1 to 3) you want to load a CD onto. The unit automatically turns on and the disc traycomes out. The Powered Rolling Panel also opensautomatically. 2 Place a disc correctly on the circle of the disc tray,with its label side up. • When...
Page 16 - to; O n t h e u n i t :; To locate a particular point in a track; If you press and hold; You can change the tracks continuously.; To go to another track directly using the number buttons; Press PROGRAM/RANDOM; Program other tracks you want.; To e x i t f r o m P r o g r a m p l a y m o d e ,
11 English Program Play Random Play Continuous Play 3 Press one of the disc number buttons(CD 1, CD 2, and CD 3) r , 1 to select the disc number you want toplay. CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 Track number PROGRAM 2 3 1 Program step number Disc number 4 Select a track from the CD selected in the abovestep. O n t h ...
Page 17 - To check the program contents; If you try to program a 33rd step; “FULL” will appear on the display.; If your entry is ignored; Even if you press; can go to next random tracks.; If you try to eject CDs; “LOCKED” appears to inform you that the Tray Lock is in use.
12 English CANCEL DEMO To check the program contents Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing 1 / 4 9 or ¢ / ¡ * on the remote control. • ¢ / ¡ : Shows the programmed tracks in the programed order. • 1 / 4 : Shows them in the reverse order. To modify the program Before play, yo...
Page 18 - • When you play an NTSC disc in MULTI mode on a Multisystem; Compu Play; Playing Back Video CDs/SVCDs
13 English Selecting Video Out To playback images correctly on your TV, select the video outaccording to your TV system, select the proper video out using thebuttons on the Unit before you play a disc. 1 At standby mode. 2 Press disc number r , 1 button for more than 2 sec. CD3 ............ for NTSC...
Page 19 - Playing Video CDs/SVCDs with PBC Function- Menu Play; Concept of PBC Flow; Select the item you want to view.; To stop the track being played and return to the menu,; High -resolution still image display
14 English Continued Playing Video CDs/SVCDs with PBC Function- Menu Play This System provides a Playback Control (PBC) function whichutilizes a procedure (menu selection) programmed in a video CD.The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the discyou use. For Menu Play, use the folowi...
Page 20 - OR; Press CD; Viewing Operating Status; To cancel the display of operation status,; Viewing the Video Intro of the Video CD
15 English • When a menu is shown for about 10 minutes, the screen background automatically fades out to prevent screen burn-inwhile the setting is suspended. Playing Video CDs/SVCDs without the PBC function -Continous Play Even if a video CD has PBC function, you can cancel the PBCfunction and play...
Page 21 - To stop and cancel the video intro play,; Viewing the Highlights of a Video CD; To stop and cancel the highlight play; • If a highlight scene is not selected while 9 scenes are shown on; Operation; CD tray, MPX will reset to the initial mode.
16 English VIDEO INTRO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 Press the number button ^ for the video intro you want to select. Playback starts from the selected track. To stop and cancel the video intro play, press 7 z , _ . Viewing the Highlights of a Video CD You can view highlight scenes of the selected track on a...
Page 22 - To stop during searching,; briefly and; The frequency changes step by step.; To change the FM reception mode; To restore the stereo effect,; Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts
17 English Tuning in a Station O n t h e u n i t O n t h e u n i t ONLY :: 1 Press FM/AM u . The unit automatically turns on and tunes in thepreviously tuned station (either FM or AM). ThePowered Rolling Panel automatically opens.• Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and A...
Page 23 - Playing Back a Tape; To operate the other deck,; To play both sides repeatedly — Reverse Mode; To use Reverse Mode,; ) side of the tape finishes playing, the tape in; Locating the Beginning of a Song — Music Scan; To find the beginning of the current song; • Long, very soft passages or pauses in a song.; Playing Back Tapes
18 English Playing Back Tapes You can play back type I, type II and type IV tapes without changingany settings. Playing Back a Tape 1 Press EJECT ( 0 ) w / o for the deck you want to use. 2 Put a cassette in, with the exposed part of the tapedown. 3 Close the cassette holder gently. If you put casse...
Page 24 - Close the cassette holder gently.; To stop during recording,; To protect your recording; Recording Tapes on Deck B; Recording
19 English Continued 2 Put in a recordable cassette, with the exposed partof the tape down. 3 Close the cassette holder gently. 4 Check the tape direction of deck B. • If the tape direction is not correct, press TAPE 2 3 7 , - twice then 7 z , _ to change the tape direction. 5 Start playing the sour...
Page 25 - To record on both sides — Reverse Mode; To record on both sides — Reverse Mode
20 English To record on both sides — Reverse Mode Press REVERSE MODE a so that the Reverse Mode indicator lights up as — • When using the Reverse Mode for recording, start recording in the forward ( 3 ) direction first. Otherwise, recording will stop when recording is done only on one side (reverse)...
Page 26 - To change the tape length manually
21 English Auto Edit Recording By using Auto Edit Recording, you can record the CD tracks to fitthe tape. Auto Edit Recording makes a program by selecting the CDtracks in numerical order. However, to prevent the end of the lasttrack on the front side from being cut off, the last track is selected so...
Page 27 - Vocal Masking; To apply an echo to your voice; What is Multiplex Sound?; Using the Microphones
22 English IMPORTANT: • Always set the MIC LEVEL 8 to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone. • When you do not use the microphone, keep the microphones unconnected. Singing Along Vocal Masking Vocal Masking reduces the lead vocal of the playing source, andallows you to replace it by si...
Page 28 - To apply echo to your voice,; When finish singing; You can add echo to your voice.; To cancel the key adjustment,; To use microphone only
23 English 5 Turn MIC LEVEL 8 and VOLUME t to adjust the microphone level and the speaker output level. 6 Sing into the microphone. To apply echo to your voice, see " To apply an echo to your voice" in this page. To adjust the music key, see " Adjust the Music Key Control" in this pa...
Page 29 - How Daily Timer actually works; Using the Timers
24 English Continued There are three timers available — Recording Timer, Daily Timer,and Sleep Timer. Before using the timers, you need to set the clock built in the unit.(See page 7.) Using Daily Timer With Daily Timer, you can wake to your favorite music or radioprogram. How Daily Timer actually w...
Page 30 - When selecting “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM”; How Recording Timer actually works; To turn on or off Daily Timer after its setting is done; To turn on the Daily Timer,; Daily Timer does not work.
25 English 6 When selecting “– CD – – –”. 1) Press 4 ; or ¢ ; to select the disc number, then press SET k . 2) Press 4 ; or ¢ ; to set the track number, then press SET k . The unit enters volume setting mode. When selecting “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” Press 4 ; or ¢ ; to select the preset station numbe...
Page 31 - Press REC START/STOP; How Sleep Timer actually works; O n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l; To check the remaining time until the shut-off time,; Recording Timer
26 English 4 Set the on-time you want the unit toturn on. 1) Press 4 ; or ¢ ; to set the hour, then press SET k . 2) Press 4 ; or ¢ ; to set the minute, then press SET k . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds, then the unitenters off-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time you want the unit toturn off (on...
Page 32 - Troubleshooting
27 English Troubleshooting To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the ...
Page 33 - Remote Control; Location of the Buttons and Controls
28 English + – FM MODE TAPE A TAPE B REC PAUSE FADEMUTING SLEEP ECHO SOUND MODE HIGHTLIGHT SUBTITLE ON SCREEN V.INTRO PREV NEXT SELECT/STILL KEY CONTROL VOCAL MASKING + – 1 4 67 8 9 0 - * & ^ % $ # @ = 23 ~ ! 5 () _+ ¡ RM–SMXJ555V REMOTE CONTROL STANDBY CD 1 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 2 CD 3 PHONES PANEL...
Page 34 - See pages in the parentheses for details.; Front Panel; Pressing this button also turns on the unit.; Powered Rolling Panel
29 English See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Disc trays 2 (standby/on) button and STANDBY lamp (7, 25– 26) 3 Display window 4 Remote sensor 5 PANEL OPEN/CLOSE button (7)Pressing this button also turns on the unit. 6 PHONES jack (8) 7 TAPE 2 3 button and lamp (7, 18–20) Pressing...
Page 35 - k l; Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit.; Press PANEL OPEN/CLOSE
30 English STANDBY CD 1 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 2 CD 3 PHONES PANEL OPEN / CLOSE TAPE C D AUX FM AM / EJECT EJECT PLAY REC/PLAY AUTO REVERSE AUTO REVERSE VOLUME + – PLAY & EXCHANGE COMPACT SUPER VIDEO NTSC / PAL COMPATIBILITY PANEL OPEN / CLOSE REC START/STOP DUBBING REVERSE MODE CD REC START DECK A/B...
Page 36 - Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.; Specifications
31 English Center unit section – CA-MXJ555V/MXJ585V Amplifier Output Power 75 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 6 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) AUX: 380 mV/50 kohms MIC 1/2: 2.5 mV/5 kohms Audio outpu...