Page 2 - CAUTION
G-1 Warnings, Cautions and OthersMises en garde, précautions et indications diverses 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. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’in...
Page 3 - For Canada/pour le Canada
CA-D3S CA-D3S 1 cm 1 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm 10 cm Front view Side view Face Côté Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to preventdamage, locate the apparatus as follows:1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should...
Page 4 - English; Features; Installation of the Unit
1 English Thank you for purchasing the JVC Compact Component System.We hope it will be a valued addition to your home, giving you years of enjoyment.Be sure to read this instruction manual carefully before operating your new stereo system.Here you will find all the information you need to set up and...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Using the Cassette Deck; The Quickest Way to Start a CD Is with the
2 English Table of Contents Using the Cassette Deck (Listening to a Tape) ................................. 18 One Touch Play .................................................. 18 Regular Play ............................................................ 18 Fast Left and Fast Right .....................
Page 6 - Getting Started; Accessories; Using the Remote Control
3 English Getting Started Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. AM Loop Antenna (1)Remote Control (1)Batteries (2)FM Wire Antenna (1) If any of these items is missing, contact your dealer immediately. How to Put Batteries in the RemoteControl...
Page 7 - Connecting the FM Antenna; Using the Supplied Wire Antenna; Connecting the AM Antenna
4 English CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the FM Antenna Using the Supplied Wire Antenna Connecting the AM Antenna FM AM LOOP FM 75 GND GND AM EXT ANTENNA Snap the tabs on the loopinto the slots of the baseto attach the AM Loop. AM Antenna W...
Page 8 - Connecting the Speakers; Connecting Auxiliary Equipment; Laying out the Unit; VCR or other equipment; AUX
5 English CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the Speakers For each speaker, connect one end of the speaker wire to the speaker terminals on the back of the System.1. Open each of the terminals and insert the speaker wires firmly, then close the...
Page 9 - COMPU PLAY; On the Unit
6 English COMPU PLAY COMPU PLAY is JVC’s feature that lets you control the most frequently used functions of the Systemwith a single touch.One Touch Operation starts playing a CD, turns on the radio, plays a tape, etc. with a single press of theplay button for that function. What One Touch Operation...
Page 10 - Turning the Power On and Off; Turning the System On; Press the POWER button.; Turning the System Off; Press the POWER button again.; Common Operations; Display
7 English Turning the Power On and Off Turning the System On Press the POWER button. The display comes on and the STANDBY indicator goes out.The System comes on ready to continue in the mode it was in when the power was last turned off.o If the last thing you were doing was listening to a tape in De...
Page 11 - Adjusting the Volume; For private listening; Reinforcing the Bass Sound; Surround effect modes
8 English Adjusting the Volume Turn the VOLUME control clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease it.Turning the VOLUME control quickly also adjusts the volume level quickly.When using the Remote Control, press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume or press theVOLUME – but...
Page 12 - Listening to Auxiliary Equipment; Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired listening level.
9 English Listening to Auxiliary Equipment By playing the sound from auxiliary equipment through the System, you can gain control over how themusic or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the System, you can applythe sound effects. o First make sure that the optional equip...
Page 13 - Using the Tuner; One Touch Radio; Tuning in a Station; Press the FM/AM button to turn on the radio.; Switching between Frequency Bands
10 English Using the Tuner Display kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC A.BASS EX S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM Band display, Frequency display, Preset channel When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well.However, we have only shown the items described in this section. 1 /CLEAR C D...
Page 14 - Presetting Stations; Press the TUNING UP or TUNING DOWN button to tune into a; Repeat steps 1 – 3 for each station you want to store in memory; Changing the FM Reception Mode
11 English Three ways to select a station o Press the TUNING UP or TUNING DOWN button repeatedly to move from frequency to frequencyuntil you find the one you want. (Manual Tuning). OR o Press and hold the TUNING UP or TUNING DOWN button for a few seconds, and the frequencystarts changing on the dis...
Page 15 - Using the CD Player; Disc display
12 English Using the CD Player Display kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC A.BASS EX S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM Disc display Track number, Playing time, Step number Play mode indicator Repeat indicator When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well.However, we have only shown the...
Page 16 - button to close the tray.; Inserting Discs; button on the left of the Disc button you want to insert; place at the center of the tray.
13 English CD CORRECT INCORRECT Tray 3. Press the 0 button to close the tray. 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to insert other discs into other trays. • To continue putting discs into other trays, even if a tray is open, by pressing the 0 button of another disc tray, the open tray will close automatically, an...
Page 17 - Selecting a Disc, Track or Passage Within a Track
14 English Basics of Using the CD Player —Normal Play Playing a Disc 1. Prepare the discs. 2. Press the CD £ / 8 or CD1, CD2 or CD3 button of the disc you want to play. When using the Remote Control, press the £ / 8 button or the CD1, CD2 or CD3 buttons. The first track of the selected disc will beg...
Page 18 - On the Remote Control; Press the PLAY MODE button to
15 English PRGM A.BASS EX S.MODE Track number Disc number Step number CONT. A.BASS EX S.MODE CONTINUE PRGM A.BASS EX S.MODE PLAY MODE CD3 CD2 CD1 or Continuous Play This function plays the disc in the Unit continuously. 1. Prepare the discs. 2. Select Continuous mode. On the Unit Press the CONTINUE ...
Page 19 - Repeat steps 2 to 3 to select the other tracks for the program.; Random Play
16 English PRGM A.BASS EX S.MODE 1 CLOCK TIMER SELECT – + 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + 10 SET PLAY MODE RANDOM A.BASS EX S.MODE RANDOM 3. Press the number keys (1 to 10 and +10) to select the track to program. • Example: For track 5, press 5. For track 15, press +10 then 5.For track 20, press +10 then 10. 4...
Page 20 - Repeating a Selection or the Discs; Tray Lock Function; Locking the Electronic Lock
17 English P.UP P.DOWN Repeating a Selection or the Discs You can have all the discs, the program or the individual selection currently playing repeat as many timesas you like. Press the REPEAT button on the unit. The display changes with each press of the button, as shown below. = = ALL = (back to ...
Page 21 - One Touch Play; Regular Play; EJECT button for the deck you want to use.
18 English REC START/STOP POWER STANDBY PLAY & EXCHANGER PHONES FM/AM TAPE AUX P.UP P.DOWN CD TUNING UP DECK A/B DUBBING CD REC START REV. MODE TUNING DOWN COMPU PLAY CONTROL 1 BIT DUAL D/A CONVERTER COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO EJECT EJECT PLAY REC/PLAY AUTO REVERSE AUTO REVERSE SOUND MODE VOLUME REPE...
Page 22 - Fast Left and Fast Right; Music Scan; Finding the Beginning of the Current Selection; Reverse Mode
19 English 3. Close the holder gently. When both Deck A and Deck B contain a tape, the last deck to have a tape inserted is selected.To change the selected deck, press the DECK A/B button. When using the Remote Control, press theA or B button. 4. Press the TAPE ™ £ button (or 2 or 3 button on the Re...
Page 24 - Standard Recording; Recording Any Sound Source to Tape
21 English Note: At the start and end of cassette tapes, there is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto. Depend- ing on the recording source, the first part of the recording may be missing because of the leader. Whenrecording CDs or radio broadcasts, to get the beginning of the recording on the ...
Page 25 - CD Direct Recording; How to Use the DUBBING Button
22 English To Pause at Any Time During the Recording Process Press the REC PAUSE button on the Remote Control. Then press either the 2 or 3 button on the Remote Control or REC START/STOP button on the Unit to restart recording. To Stop at Any Time During the Recording Process Press the REC START/STO...
Page 26 - Using the Timer; Setting the Clock; Note that the clock must be set, otherwise the timers cannot be set.
23 English Using the Timer When the System is being used, the display shows other items as well.However, we have only shown the items described in this section. kHz MHz CONT. ALL PRGM REC A.BASS EX S.MODE SLEEP MONO ST CLOCK RANDOM Display 1 /CLEAR C D TAPE CLOCK TIMER POWER SLEEP SELECT – + RM-SMXJ...
Page 27 - Setting the Timer; Procedure For Setting the Timer
24 English Setting the Timer o You can set the Timer whether the Unit is on or off. Procedure For Setting the Timer 1. Press the SHIFT button. 2. Press the TIMER button. The Timer indicator on the display lights up and the blinking “TIMER ON” changes to the On Timesetting display. 3. Set the time yo...
Page 28 - Setting the Sleep Timer
25 English 8 SET SELECT – + 4 5 8. Press the SET button. The volume level blinks on the display. 9. Press the SELECT + or – button to set the volume level. 10. Press the SET button. The display returns to the display before you set the timer. Before Turning the Unit Off • Check that the selected sou...
Page 29 - Care And Maintenance; Cassette Tapes
26 English Care And Maintenance Cassette Tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, takeup the slack by inserting a pencil inone of the reels and rotating. • If the tape is loose, it may getstretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Do not touch the tape surface. • Do not store the tape:- In du...
Page 30 - Troubleshooting
27 English • If you are having a problem with your System, 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 yourdealer, for service. Symptom No so...
Page 31 - Specifications; Output Power 60 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 ohms at 1 kHz
28 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power 60 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kHz) AUX 300 mV/50 kohms Speaker terminals 6 – 16 ohms Tuner FM Tuner Tuning Range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz AM Tuner Tu...