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MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLATINE COMBINÉE MD-CD XU-301BK XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING EDIT POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC SKIP INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS DIGITAL INPUT 32kHz 44.1kHz 48kHz EDIT TITLE CANCEL MIXING DIGITAL LINE PLAY &...
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Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indica- tions diverses RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION “TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL” The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
Thank you for purchasing this JVC product. Please read these instructions through carefully before starting operation to ensure that you will derive the optimum performance and a long service life from your unit. Table of Contents BEFORE OPERATION Precautions ... 2 Features ...
Precautions 1. Safeguarding against electric shocks, fire hazards and damage A very low current will still flow even when the POWER button is set at STANDBY. To save power and ensure safety when the unit is not going to be used for an extended period of time, disconnect the power cords from the household AC outlet.
Features • 3CD + MD combination deck • CD-TEXT facility supported • Simultaneous copying of CD-TEXT characters (track titles, etc.) onto MDs • Input of CD disc titles and names of artists enabled • Full complement of input/output facilities including optical digital, LINE and MIC •...
This is connected for synchro recording. COMPU LINK - 3 SYNCHRO XU-301BK MD-CD combination deck • When connected with TAPE input/output terminals of the amplifier or receiver MODE COMPU LINK - 3 SYNCHRO CD player, cassette deck or other component made by JVC...
CD player, etc. Note • When the synchro record- To OPTICAL connector (OUT) ing function is to be used, connect the CD player etc. and unit’s ground side using the pin cord. DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT...
TIMER/CLOCK button (See pages 45 , 46 ) This is used for setting the clock and programming the timer. CD trays (trays 1, 2 and 3 from the bottom) These are opened and CDs placed on them. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER...
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• REC START: This is used to start recording. • REC STOP: This is used to stop recording. DIGITAL INPUT lamps (See page 28 ) These light according to the sampling frequency of the digital input signal. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK CD PITCH CONTROL STANDBY TIMER...
Regular control panel When the regular controls are used DIGITAL INPUT 32kHz 44.1kHz 48kHz XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE DIGITAL PAUSE START STOP REC SOURCE SELECTOR STANDBY...
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When installing the dry batteries, ensure that the markings. Do not drop the remote control or subject it to strong impact. In order to ensure that the remote control does not fail to operate, avoid operation under the following conditions: •...
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Names of the buttons (editing control panel) ————————————————— Character input buttons (See page 43 ) These enables characters to be input directly when titles are to be given to a CD or MD. Upper/lower-case letter selector button (See page 43 ) •...
Power ON/OFF Operations Power ON/OFF operations XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING EDIT POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC SKIP POWER button • To turn on the power Main unit Lamp goes out.
Listening to CDs Continuous Play (playing CD1, CD2 and CD3 through once each) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK POWER NORMAL SPEED Example: When playing starting with CD1 1 Open the CD tray (by pressing the CD1 0 button).
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• Playing CDs using the 6 button • First set the function to “CD.” Stopping CD play ————————————————————— • Stopping play at any time • When the button on the left is pressed after the function has been set to “CD,” the track number and play time appear on the display.
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CD PITCH CONTROL ———————————————————— The CD PITCH CONTROL buttons The CD play signals are output to any other device from DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL only when the play speed is set to NORMAL. Normally, NORMAL SPEED should be set. CD Text——————————————————————————— “CD Text”...
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Direct Play (starting play from a spe- cific track) CD play can be started from a specific track by pressing the corresponding number button(s) on the remote control. 1 Press the CD button. 2 Press the number button(s). • To play a track from No.1 to No.10 Press the number button ( •...
Skipping Tracks • To skip to the previous or next track with this unit, turn the jog dial. With the remote control, tap the ¢ or 4 button once. When the operation is performed while the last track on the CD is playing, play moves on to the next CD.
Giving a title to a CD The CD can be given a title as well as the name of the artist and genre of music using up to 32 characters. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE CD PITCH CONTROL...
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5 Input the title (using up to 32 characters). To return to a previous character Example : Disc title • If the wrong character has been input, clear it using the CANCEL button. • The title of your choosing is input by repeating steps 4 and 5. To clear a particular character which has been input, use the 1 button to align the cursor with •...
List of Music Genres ———————————————————— Genre ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE ROCK CHILDRENS MUSIC CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN COUNTRY DANCE EASY LISTENING EROTIC FOLK GOSPEL HIP HOP JAZZ LATIN MUSICAL NEW AGE OPERA OPERETTA POP MUSIC REGGAE ROCK MUSIC RHYTHM EFFECTS SOUND EFFECTS SOUND TRACK SPOKEN WORD WORLD MUSIC...
Listening to MDs Playing all tracks XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC 1 Place the MD in position. • Place the MD with its label side facing up. When it is inserted in the direction shown by the arrow, the power turns on and the MD is automatically drawn inside.
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When the MD has been placed inside ——————————— Lamp lights. • To eject the MD Press the MD 0 button. “MD EJECT” appears in the display window, and the MD is ejected. display is cleared. The MD can be ejected even when the power is off. In this case, as soon as the MD is ejected, the power is automatically turned off.
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Keep MDs away from the following locations! Do not place or keep MDs in any of the following locations. • Any location exposed to direct sunlight, inside a car or wherever the temperature may increase to a very high level Such locations will warp the discs and render them unusable.
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Skipping Tracks • To skip to the previous or next track with this unit, turn the jog dial. With the remote control, tap the ¢ or 4 button once. Main unit To skip to the start of the current or previous track Direct play cannot be initiated by pressing the ( of the number buttons (...
MIX PROGRAM Play Up to 16 tracks can be programmed in programs 1, 2 and 3. Any tracks on the MD, CD1, CD2 and CD3 can be selected. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK...
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6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 (this procedure can be repeated for up to 16 tracks). • The tracks on the MD alone or only the tracks on the CDs can be programmed also. 7 Press the 6 button to start MIX PROGRAM play. •...
5 Select and enter the track. 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 (this procedure can be repeated for up to 16 tracks). • The tracks on the MD alone or only the tracks on the CDs can be programmed also. 7 Press the £...
Adding track numbers ——————————————————— • Recording the numbers automatically With CD digital recordings, the numbers are added automatically following the numbers in the recording source. • Adding your own numbers (at any time except during synchro REC) When MANUAL is set using the TRACK MARKING button and the SET button on the main unit or remote control is pressed during recording, a number can be added exactly where desired.
Manual Recording XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC 1 Insert the recording MD. • Insert the MD with its label side facing up. Flashing 2 Establish the rec pause mode.
When digital input signals are supplied, they will be recorded in their original digital form. There is no need to adjust their recording level. CD Recording (single-action recording) CD play and MD recording are started simultaneously. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER...
MD unusable. Always wait for “UTOC WRITING” to be cleared before proceeding with the next operation. CD Recording (1st TRACK recording) Only the first tracks on the CDs can be recorded on the MD. XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER...
CD Recording (LISTENING EDIT recording) Selected tracks can be programmed and recorded. · XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY TIMER...
Upon completion of the MD recording, “UTOC WRITING” is displayed. Operating any button while this message is displayed may render the MD unusable. Always wait for “UTOC WRITING” to be cleared before proceeding with the next operation. Mixing Recording XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER...
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Flashing 3 Select two recording sources. • CD + LINE • CD + MIC MIXING • LINE + MIC LINE REC SOURCE SELECTOR • The lamps of the selected sources stop flashing and light. The other lamp goes off. • Since analog signals are recorded, the REC LEVEL and MIX BALANCE lamps light.
MD Editing Functions In addition to its recording and play functions, the MD part of this combination unit comes with editing functions. Recorded tracks can be joined, divided or erased exactly where required. Dividing tracks (DIVIDE function) This involves adding a track mark (see Note) at some point during the track which is to be made into the start of an additional track so that the original track is divided into two tracks.
Dividing tracks (DIVIDE function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC 1 Insert the MD to be edited, and set the function to “MD.” • The number of tracks and play time are displayed.
CANCEL button, and then press the EDIT button. Do not disconnect the power cord or subject the unit to the vibration while “UTOC WRITING” appears. Doing so may make it impossible to play the MD. Joining tracks (JOIN function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL...
CANCEL button, and then press the EDIT button. Do not disconnect the power cord or subject the unit to the vibration while “UTOC WRITING” appears. Doing so may make it impossible to play the MD. Moving tracks (MOVE function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY...
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4 Select the track to be moved. 1 Select the track. 2 Enter the track selection. • When the track to be moved is selected using the number button on the remote control corre- sponding to the track number, the track is played directly. 5 Select the destination to which the track is to be moved.
Erasing a track (ERASE function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC 1 Insert the MD to be edited, and set the function to “MD.” • The number of tracks and play time are displayed.
Do not disconnect the power cord or subject the unit to the vibration while “UTOC WRITING” appears. Doing so may make it impossible to play the MD. Erasing all the tracks (ALL ERASE function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER...
Do not disconnect the power cord or subject the unit to the vibration while “UTOC WRITING” appears. Doing so may make it impossible to play the MD. Giving titles to discs and tracks (TITLE function) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY...
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4 Select the type of characters to be used for the title. Each time this is pressed, the character type changes. (The input characters appear in the display window.) For details, refer to the character layout table on page 44 . 5 Input the title (using up to 32 characters).
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Editing operations using the remote control Buttons bearing the same markings as those on the main unit function in exactly the same way as their main unit counterparts. This section describes how to use the buttons on the remote control which are not provided on the main unit.
Character Layout Table This unit enables the titles of the album and tracks to be written for the disc and tracks which have been recorded. The characters which can be used for this purpose are shown below. Upper-case letters A B C D E F G H K L M N O P Q R S T...
Setting the Clock Setting the Present Time (to be performed when the unit is to be used for the first time) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING EDIT POWER NORMAL SPEED...
If the CANCEL button is pressed while setting the “minute” display, the flashing “hour” display is restored. This function comes in handy for correcting the “hour” display. Timer Operations Timer Play (wake-up play) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL...
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3 Press the SET button. 4 Set the timer start time (this unit uses a 12-hour clock). Example: When timer play is to start at 7:15AM To put back the time To advance the time 1 Use the dial to align the “hour” display with “...
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Timer Play (wake-up play) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK POWER NORMAL SPEED Continued from page 47 (while “PLAY?” is flashing) 6 Press the SET button. • When “REC?” flashes, turn the jog dial to select “PLAY?” flashing.
Timer Recording (unattended record- ing of the sound from a broadcast re- ceiver or other component) XU-301 MD-CD COMBINATION DECK PLAY & EXCHANGE STANDBY TIMER CD PITCH CONTROL /CLOCK 1st TRACK LISTENING EDIT POWER NORMAL SPEED CD REC SKIP Continued from page 47 (while “PLAY?” is flashing) 6 Select “REC?”...
CD combination Amplifier CD player The COMPU LINK functions provided with JVC’s products come in the form of COMPU LINK-3 or COMPU LINK-1. They are compatible, and the difference between them is that COMPU LINK-3 has the functions of COMPU LINK-1 and some additional functions as well.
Connection to CD player or CD changer (refer to page 4 and 5 ) This unit can record CD TEXT information onto an MD when it is directly connected to a CD changer made by JVC which supports the TEXT COMPU LINK function. The optical digital cables are used for this connection.
Information on MDs (Minidiscs) This is a new digital audio disc format: it has a diameter of 64 mm and enables up to 74 minutes of playback and recording. Function of the cartridge The diameter of the actual disc is 64 mm, making it slightly smaller than CD singles.
MD (Minidisc) Error Messages Error message MD BLANK DISC CANNOT JOIN DISC ERROR DISC FULL DISC PROTECTED EMERGENCY STOP MD NO DISC NON AUDIO CANNOT COPY PLAYBACK DISC TRACK PROTECTED SCMS CANNOT COPY Significance An MD with nothing recorded on it has been inserted.
Restrictions Imposed by MDs (Minidiscs) MDs use their own system to record information which is different from conventional cassette tapes and DAT tapes. This system has a number of restrictions which sometimes give rise to the following symptoms. These symptoms do not, however, indicate that something is wrong with the product.
Troubleshooting Symptom No sound. • An MD with nothing recorded on it has been inserted. (“BLANK DISC” is displayed.) The time display flashes in the • A power failure has occurred or the power display window. cord has been disconnected. Play fails to start •...
Main Specifications CD Player Section Error correction system CIRC Number of channels 2 Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz) 0.009% Dynamic range (1 kHz) 90 dB Signal-to-noise ratio 94 dB Frequency response 8Hz ~ 20 kHz MD Recorder Section Recording system Magnetic field modulation overwrite system...
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