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8

Getting Started

Connecting an MD Recorder, etc (Digital Output)

Remove the cap and connect an optical digital cord (not supplied) between the System’s CD DIGITAL OUT terminal and the
input terminal of the MD recorder, etc.
You can record the digital output signal from the System’s CD Player to the MD recorder, etc.

Connecting the AC Power Cord

Firmly insert the supplied AC power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the Unit.
The provided AC power cord for this unit has certain one-way direction connections to
prevent electric shock. Refer to the illustration for correct connection.

CAUTIONS:

• ONLY USE THE JVC POWER CORD PROVIDED WITH THIS SYS-

TEM 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.

Installing the Unit on the Stand

You can place the Unit 

vertically

 by attaching the supplied Stand.

• Avoid an unstable place when placing the Unit vertically. Select a place on the level surface.

Attach the Stand to the Unit and tighten the screw.

Attach the Legs to the Stand.

CD DIGITAL

OUT

MD recorder, etc. (not supplied)

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

Cap

AC IN

Power cord

Screw (supplied)

Stand (supplied)

Legs (supplied)

Back of the Leg

VS-DT2000(J)_EN.book  Page 8  Wednesday, February 6, 2002  4:37 PM

Summary of Contents for CA-VSDT2000

Page 1: ... future reference Model No Serial No INSTRUCTIONS LVT0854 001A J VS DT2000 Consists of CA VSDT2000 SP VSDT2000 and SP PW2000 RM SVSDT2000J REMOTE CONTROL STANDBY ON PLAY MODE REPEAT FM MODE TREBLE BASS SET CANCEL SLEEP DIMMER DISPLAY FM AM COLOR CLOCK TIMER OPEN CLOSE VOLUME MD AUX 1 2 3 6 9 10 10 7 4 5 8 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM SP PW2000 SP VSDT2000 CA VSDT2000 SP VSDT2000 ...

Page 2: ...equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equip ment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The li...

Page 3: ...T LASER CLASSE 1 2 ATTENTION Radiation laser invisible quand l appareil est ouvert ou que le verrouillage est en panne ou désactivé Evi ter une exposition directe au rayon 3 ATTENTION Ne pas ouvrir le couvercle du dessus Iln y a aucune pièce utilisable à l intérier Laisser à un personnel qualifié le soin de réparer votre appareil CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not re...

Page 4: ...nditions How This Manual Is Organized Basic information that is the same for many different functions e g setting the volume is given in the section Basic Operations and not repeated under each function The names of buttons controls and display messages are written in all capital letters e g FM AM CD NO DISC System functions are written with an initial capital letter only e g Normal Play Use the t...

Page 5: ...Operations 12 Turning the Power On and Off 12 Adjusting the Brightness DIMMER 12 Changing the Color COLOR 13 Adjusting the Volume 13 Tone Control BASS TREBLE 13 Showing the Time DISPLAY 13 Using the Powered Subwoofer 14 Operating the Powered Subwoofer 14 Using the Tuner 16 Tuning In a Station 16 Presetting Stations 17 To Change the FM Reception Mode 17 Using the CD Player 18 To Insert a CD 18 To U...

Page 6: ... Pattern 1 If any of these items are missing contact your dealer immediately How To Put Batteries In the Remote Control Match the polarity and on the batteries with the and markings in the battery compartment CAUTION Handle batteries properly To avoid battery leakage or explosion Remove batteries when the Remote Control will not be used for a long time When you need to replace the batteries replac...

Page 7: ...l of the Center Unit CA VSDT2000 Using the Supplied Wire Antenna Using the Coaxial Type Connector Not Supplied A 75 Ω antenna with coaxial type connector should be con nected to the FM 75 Ω COAXIAL terminal If reception is poor connect the outdoor antenna Before attaching a 75 Ω coaxial lead the kind with a round wire going to an outdoor antenna disconnect the supplied FM Wire Antenna ANTENNA OUT ...

Page 8: ...ld cause poor reception If reception is poor connect an outdoor single vinyl covered wire to the AM EXT terminal Keep the AM loop antenna connected ANTENNA OUT IN SPEAKERS SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 16 AC IN AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP R L MD AUX SUB WOOFER CD DIGITAL OUT H V DISP SET Attach the AM loop to its base by snapping the tabs on the loop into the slot in the base AM loop antenna Supplied AM EX...

Page 9: ...you can put either one to the right or left side Do not connect other speakers to the Unit The difference of the load impedance causes failures Do not use the supplied speakers in parallel with other speakers CAUTION A TV may display irregular colors if located near the speakers If this happens set the speak ers away from the TV Take care not to short circuit the wire leads for the speakers as thi...

Page 10: ...necting External Equipment Connect signal cords not supplied between the System s MD AUX OUT IN terminals and the output input terminals of the external MD recorder tape deck etc You can then listen to the external source through the System or record the System s CD player or tuner to the external unit Spacer supplied Bottom of the powered subwoofer SUB WOOFER Powered Subwoofer Signal cord supplie...

Page 11: ...c shock Refer to the illustration for correct connection CAUTIONS ONLY USE THE JVC POWER CORD PROVIDED WITH THIS SYS TEM 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 Installing the Unit on the Stand You can place the Unit vertically by attaching the supplied Stand Avoid a...

Page 12: ...t the users are liable to knock their bodies or heads against Avoid a location above a bed sofa water tank sink etc or in a passage Example of attachment Center Unit The procedure below is intended merely to illustrate how the Center Unit can be attached to a wall and does not make any guarantees for safety while using the Center Unit on a wall Take into account such factors as the material and st...

Page 13: ...bles breakables underneath the location where the Center Unit is attached They will be damaged if the Center Unit should fall The manufacturer accepts absolutely no liability for any accidents or damage resulting from inadequate assembly or mount ing insufficient strength of attachment misuse or abuse or natural disasters Changing the Display and Control Buttons Settings You can change the directi...

Page 14: ...s of the play button for that function One Touch Operation turns the power on for you then starts the function you have specified If the System is not ready no CD in place the System still powers on so you can insert a CD How One Touch Operation works in each case is explained in the section dealing with that function The COMPU PLAY buttons are On the Remote Control 3 8 button FM AM button MD AUX ...

Page 15: ...fter about 20 minutes Adjusting the Brightness DIMMER Using the Remote Control You can adjust the brightness of the backlighting for the dis play and the illumination on the cover When the System is Turned On Each time you press the DIMMER button on the Remote Control the brightness of the backlighting and the illumina tion on the cover change as follows When the System is turned off once then tur...

Page 16: ...down the volume be fore connecting or putting on head phones Tone Control BASS TREBLE Using the Remote Control You can control the tone by changing the bass and treble BASS Control You can adjust the bass level low frequency range level between 5 and 5 0 Flat 1 Press the BASS button on the Remote Control 2 Press the or button on the Remote Control to adjust the bass level TREBLE Control You can ad...

Page 17: ...e richness more to the bass press the PHASE button to set it either in the _ REVERSE position or the NORMAL position whichever can add the rich ness to the bass Normally the PHASE button should be set in the NOR MAL position Automatic Operating Status On Off To save energy the Subwoofer enters the Standby mode if no or very weak sound signals come into the Subwoofer for about 5 minutes In Standby ...

Page 18: ... not have the SUB WOOFER OUT terminals the RIGHT and LEFT MONO ter minals will be connected to the LINE OUT RIGHT and LEFT terminals of that unit INPUT HIGH LEVEL You can connect the speaker output terminals of other amplifier etc to these terminals Connect the speaker cords in parallel to the speaker terminals on the amplifier etc Do not use the INPUT LOW LEVEL terminals and the INPUT HIGH LEVEL ...

Page 19: ... or but ton for one second or more the frequency changes down or up automatically until a station is found OR Preset Tuning using the Remote Control Possible only after presetting stations Select the desired preset number using the Number buttons on the Remote Control For the preset num ber more than 10 press the 10 button then the Num ber button After 1 second the display will show the preset num...

Page 20: ...hin 5 seconds STORED appears and after 2 seconds the display re turns to the broadcast frequency display 6 Repeat above steps 1 to 5 for each sta tion you want to store in memory with a preset number To change the preset stations repeat the same steps as above CAUTION Even if the system is unplugged or if the power failure occurs the preset stations will be stored for about 24 hours However in cas...

Page 21: ...laced horizontally To open the Panel press the 0 button on the Unit or the OPEN CLOSE button on the Remote Control 2 Insert a CD into the loading slot with its label side front or up as shown below You can insert an 8 cm 3 CD If the CD cannot be read correctly because it is scratched or loaded upside down for example CANNOT PLAY appears on the display You can insert a CD while listening to the oth...

Page 22: ...he track you want The selected track starts playing Press the button once to skip to the beginning of the next track Press the 4 button to skip to the beginning of the track being played Press twice quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous track Search Play Holding down the 4 or button during playback will fast forward backwards the CD so you can quickly find a particular passage in the tr...

Page 23: ...der when you use this mode To enter Random Play mode stop playback first 1 Press the PLAY MODE button on the Remote Control until the RANDOM indicator lights 2 Press the 3 8 button The tracks are played in random order To skip a track during playback press the button to jump to the next track in the random sequence Press the 4 button to jump back to the start of a track being played To exit Random...

Page 24: ...o external equipment which is connected to the MD AUX IN OUT or CD DIGI TAL OUT terminals of the System such as cassette deck or MD recorder etc First make sure that the external equipment is properly connected to the System See page 7 1 Play the System s CD Player or tune in to a station The recording level is not affected by the VOLUME level set by the System Also it is not affected by the sound...

Page 25: ...of the time indication rapidly blink on the display 5 Press the or 4 button to set the minute 6 Press the SET button The selected time is set and the seconds start counting from 0 CAUTION If there is a power failure the clock loses its setting after about 20 minutes AM 12 00 blinks on the display and the clock must be reset The clock may gain or lose one to two minutes per month The or button oper...

Page 26: ...ant the Unit to come on using the or 4 button 2 Setting the OFF time Example PM 1 30 1 Press the SET button The hour digit of the OFF time blinks on the display The same time as the ON time will be automatically set Set the hour you want the Unit to be turned off using the or 4 button 2 Press the SET button The minute digits of the OFF time blink on the dis play Set the minute you want the Unit to...

Page 27: ...is playing By setting the Sleep Timer you can fall asleep to music and know that your Sys tem will turn off by itself rather than play all night You can only set the Sleep Timer when the System is on and a source is playing 1 Play a CD or tune in to the desired sta tion 2 Press the SLEEP button on the Remote Control The SLEEP indicator lights up When the clock is not set AM 12 00 appears on the di...

Page 28: ...DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in con tact with it for a long time Moisture Condensation Only CDs bearing this mark can be used with this System How ever continued use of irregular shape CDs heart shape octago nal etc can damage the System Remove the CD from its case by holding it at the edges while press ing the case s center hole lightly Do not touch the shiny surface of the CD or ...

Page 29: ...trol The path between the Remote Control and the sensor on the Unit is blocked The batteries have lost their charge Remove the obstruction Replace the batteries Operations are disabled The built in microprocessor has malfunctioned due to external electrical interference Unplug the System then plug it back in CD NO DISC appears There is no disc loaded Insert a disc CANNOT PLAY or UNFINALIZ appears ...

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Page 32: ...5 16 2 1 2 4 15 16 Mass 560 g 1 3 lbs Powered Subwoofer SP PW2000 Speaker Woofer 16 cm 6 5 16 4 Ω 1 Rated Impedance 4 Ω Frequency Response 30 Hz 280 Hz Input sensitivity Impedance LOW LEVEL 500 mV 50 kΩ HIGH LEVEL 2 1 V 1 kΩ Output Power 60 W min RMS at 4 Ω from 40 Hz to 280 Hz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion Power requirements AC 120 V 60 Hz Power consumptions 31 W Dimensions 226 m...

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