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Introduction

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.
In it you will find all the information you need to set up and use the system.
If you have a query that is not answered by the manual, please contact your dealer. 

Features

Here are some of the things that make your System both powerful and simple to use.

The controls and operations have been redesigned to make them very easy to use, freeing you to 
just enjoy the music.
• With JVC’s 

COMPU PLAY

 you can turn on the System and automatically start the Radio or 

CD Player with a single touch.

The System incorporates Active Hyper Bass PRO circuitry to faithfully reproduce low frequency
sounds.

A 45-station preset capability (30 FM and 15 AM (MW/LW)) in addition to auto-seek and manual tuning.

CD options that include repeat, random and program play.

Timer functions; Daily Timer and Sleep Timer.

The System is compatible with RDS (Radio Data System) broadcasting.
• The EON data enables you to standby for desired information.
• The PTY Search function searches for programmes in the category you wish.

In addition, Radio Text can be displayed using data sent by station.

You can connect various external units, such as an MD recorder.

The system can play CD-R and CD-RW after they have been finalized.

You can play back your original CD-R or CD-RW recorded in Music CD format. (However they may not be played back 
depending on their characteristics or recording conditions.)

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, “NO DISC”.
• System functions are written with an initial capital letter only: e.g. Normal Play.

Use the table of contents to look up specific information you require.
We have enjoyed making this manual for you, and hope it serves you in enjoying the many features built into your System.

WARNINGS

• DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE TOP COVER. IF THE SYSTEM IS OPERATED WITH SOMETHING 

PUT ON THE TOP COVER, IT WILL BE DAMAGED WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE TOP COVER.

• NEVER REMOVE THE TOP COVER FROM THE UNIT. SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR IF THE SYS-

TEM IS OPERATED WITHOUT THE TOP COVER.

IMPORTANT CAUTIONS

1

Installation of the System

• Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold. (Between 5°C and 35°C or 41°F and 95°F.)
• Leave sufficient distance between the System and a TV.
• Do not use the System in a place subject to vibrations.

2

Power cord

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands!
• Some power is always consumed as long as the power cord is connected to the wall outlet.
• When unplugging the System from the wall outlet, always pull the plug, not the power cord.

3

Malfunctions, etc.

• There are no user serviceable parts inside. In case of system failure, unplug the power cord and consult your dealer.
• Do not insert any metallic object into the System.
• Do not insert your hand between the Top Cover and the main body when the Top Cover is being closed.

FS-SD550(B).book  Page 1  Saturday, January 13, 2001  2:08 PM

Summary of Contents for FS-SD550A

Page 1: ...N MD AUX FM AM VOLUME CD FADE MUTING PTY EON DISPLAY MODE FS SD550R FS SD770R FS SD990R REMOTE CONTROL DIMMER SLEEP DISPLAY FM MODE AHB PRO CD PROGRAM DOOR SLIDE AUTO PRESET REPEAT RANDOM BASS TREBLE CANCEL UP SET DOWN MD AUX FM AM VOLUME CD FADE MUTING PTY EON DISPLAY MODE For Customer Use Enter below the Model No and Serial No which are located either on the rear bot tom or side of the cabinet R...

Page 2: ... EXTERIOR SURFACE 2 WARNING LABEL PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 DANGER Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam 3 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit leave all servicing to qual ified service personnel SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Prevention of Electric Shocks Fire Hazards and Damag...

Page 3: ...equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unat tended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted fro...

Page 4: ...ay not be played back depending on their characteristics or recording conditions 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 NO DISC System functions are ...

Page 5: ...out Muting FADE MUTING 10 Reinforcing the Bass Sound AHB PRO 10 Tone Control BASS TREBLE 10 Showing the Time CLOCK DISPLAY 10 Sliding the Top Cover DOOR SLIDE 10 Using the Tuner 11 Tuning In a Station 11 Presetting Stations 12 Auto Presetting 12 To Change the FM Reception Mode 12 Receiving FM Stations with RDS 13 Using the CD Player 16 To Insert a CD 16 To Unload a CD 17 Basics of Using the CD Pla...

Page 6: ...TION 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 replace both batteries at the same time with new ones Do not use an old battery with a new one Do not use different types of batteries together Using the Remote Control The Remote Control makes it easy to use many of t...

Page 7: ...al type connector IEC or DIN45 325 should be connected to the FM 75 ohm CO AXIAL terminal If reception is poor connect the outdoor antenna Before attaching a 75 ohm coaxial lead the kind with a round wire going to an outdoor antenna disconnect the supplied FM Wire Antenna SUB WOOFER CD DIGITAL OUT ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP OUT IN MD AUX SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE 4 16 R AC IN L FM wire antenna ...

Page 8: ...ting cord and the AC power cord SUB WOOFER CD DIGITAL OUT ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP OUT IN MD AUX SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE 4 16 R AC IN L Attach the AM loop to its base by snapping the tabs on the loop into the slot in the base AM loop antenna Supplied ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP Turn the loop until you have the best reception ...

Page 9: ...rs are the same you can put either one to the right or left side CAUTION A TV may display irregular colors if located near the speakers If this happens set the speak ers away from the TV Removing the speaker grilles The speaker grilles can be moved When removing 1 Pull the top forwards you with your fingers 2 Also pull the bottom towords you When removing the speaker grille from the FS SD990R s sp...

Page 10: ...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 SUB WOOFER CD DIGITAL OUT ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 11mm Max COAXIAL AM LOOP OUT IN MD AUX Powered Subwoofer not supplied Signal cord not supplied Use the plug whose diameter is 11mm or less 11mm Max SUB WOOFER CD DIGITAL OUT ANTE...

Page 11: ...ard to allow the Unit s top button operation 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 Automatic Power On The System automatically turns on with the following operation When you press the CD 0 button on the Remote Control or ...

Page 12: ...he brightness of the backlighting changes as fol lows Bright Dark back to the beginning When the System is Turned Off STANDBY MODE Each time you press the DIMMER button on the Remote Control the brightness of the backlighting changes as fol lows No backlighting Dark backlighting back to the beginning When the System is turned off again after power on the brightness in Standby mode will be restored...

Page 13: ...e level between 6 and 6 0 Flat 1 Press the BASS button on the Remote Control 2 Press the UP or DOWN button on the Remote Control to adjust the bass level TREBLE Control You can adjust the treble level high frequency range level between 6 and 6 0 Flat 1 Press the TREBLE button on the Remote Control 2 Press the UP or DOWN button on the Remote Control to adjust the treble level Showing the Time CLOCK...

Page 14: ...ges down or up automatically un til a station is found OR Preset Tuning using the Remote Control Possible only after presetting stations Select the desired preset number using the UP DOWN and button on the Remote Control After 1 second the display will show the preset number s band and frequency Example Press the UP button until the preset number 12 P12 appears Preset Tuning using the Unit Press t...

Page 15: ... store in memory with a preset number To change the preset stations repeat the same steps as above Auto Presetting In each band you can automatically preset FM 30 AM 15 MW LW stations Preset numbers will be allocated as sta tions are found starting from the lowest frequency and moving up the frequency 1 Select a band by pressing the FM AM button 2 Press the AUTO PRESET button on the Remote Control...

Page 16: ...to an FM station Each time you press the button the display changes to show information in the following order PS Programme Service While searching PS appears then station name is dis played NO PS appears if no signal is sent PTY Programme Type While searching PTY appears then broadcast pro gramme type is displayed NO PTY appears if no signal is sent RT Radio Text While searching RT appears then a...

Page 17: ...top search operation Descriptions of the PTY Codes News News Affairs Topical programme expanding on the cur rent news or affairs Info Programmes on medical service weather forecasts etc Sport Sports events Educate Educational programmes Drama Radio plays Culture Programmes on national or regional culture Science Programmes on natural sciences and tech nology Varied Other programmes like comedies o...

Page 18: ...ected this unit automatically switches to the station The programme type TA NEWS or INFO indicator starts blinking When the programme is over this unit goes back to the cur rently selected station but still remains in EON Standby mode Case 2 If there is a station broadcasting the type of programme you have selected This unit tunes to the station broadcasting the programme The programme type TA NEW...

Page 19: ...CLOSE button on the Unit or the CD 0 button on the Remote Control The Top Cover opens 2 Place a CD with its label side up as shown below Press down on the CD s center until you hear a click 3 Press the OPEN CLOSE button or CD 0 button again to close the Top Cover To close the Top Cover and play the CD you can just press the CD 8 button You can place an 8 cm 3 CD without an adaptor If the CD cannot...

Page 20: ...n ning of the next track Press the 4 or button to skip to the beginning of the track being played Press twice quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous track When the or button on the Remote Control is kept pressing the track continuously skips 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 trac...

Page 21: ...Each time you press the CANCEL button the last track in the program is deleted To add new tracks to the end of the program repeat above steps 5 to 7 Random Play The tracks will play in no special order when you use this mode 1 Press the RANDOM button on the Remote Control The RANDOM indicator lights up on the display 2 Press the CD 8 button The tracks are played in random order To skip a track dur...

Page 22: ...er source For operation of the external equipment refer to its In structions Recording the System s Source to External Equipment You can record the System s source to 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...

Page 23: ...cted 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 0 00 blinks on the display and the clock must be reset The clock may gain or lose one to two minutes per month Setting the Daily Timer Once you have set the Daily Timer the timer will be acti vated at the same time every day The Timer indicator on the displa...

Page 24: ...nges as shown below TUNERÔCDÔ back to the beginning 4 Setting the volume level 1 Press the TIMER button The current volume setting blinks on the display 2 Press the or 4 button to select the volume level The current volume level will be used 0 to 50 When the timer is turned on the Volume will be automatically set to the selected level 5 Press the TIMER button The timer setting is completed and the...

Page 25: ...o play before shutting off Each time you press the SLEEP button it changes the number of minutes shown on the display in this sequence 10 20 30 60 90 120 Cancelled back to the beginning The selected number of minutes for the Sleep Timer will stop blinking five seconds later and the display returns to the original one before setting the Sleep Timer The display is dimmed The System is now set to tur...

Page 26: ...etc could de grade sound Open the Top Cover and clean the lens as shown Use a blower available from a camera store to blow dust off the lens If there are fingerprints etc on the lens gently wipe clean with a cotton swab 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 ...

Page 27: ... Reconnect the antenna securely Change the position and direction of the AM Loop Antenna Extend FM Wire Antenna to the best reception position The CD skips The CD is dirty or scratched Clean or replace the CD The CD does not play The CD is upside down Put the CD in with the label side up Unable to operate the Remote Control The path between the Remote Con trol and the sensor on the Unit is blocked...

Page 28: ...nter Unit FS SD550R SD770R SD990R LPHQVLRQV 300mm 75mm 215mm W H D 0DVV Approx 3 0kg Speaker Specifications each unit FS SD550R 6SHDNHUV 8 cm cone PSHGDQFH 4 ohms LPHQVLRQV 109mm 217mm 165mm W H D 0DVV 1 5kg FS SD770R 6SHDNHUV 8 cm cone PSHGDQFH 4 ohms LPHQVLRQV 120mm 246mm 162mm W H D 0DVV 1 4kg FS SD990R 6SHDNHUV 8 cm cone PSHGDQFH 4 ohms LPHQVLRQV 120mm 246mm 162mm W H D 0DVV 1 4kg Accessories ...

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