JVC manual

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1.	CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
2.	CAUTION: Do not open the top cover or cabinet. There

CAUTION:

• Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the

ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or

Precautions

Notes on the power cord

Basic and Common Operations

MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM

UX-G355

—Consists of CA-UXG355 and SP-UXG355

For turning off the demonstration display, see “Display Demonstration” on page 3.

Thank you for purchasing a JVC product.

INSTRUCTIONS

LVT1981-015A[US,A,UB,UW] 0209YAMMDWCDT

©2009 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION

The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line.

	are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all
	servicing to qualified service personnel.
3.	CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation
	when open. Do not view directly with optical instruments.
4.	REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED
	INSIDE THE UNIT.

CAUTION: Proper Ventilation

To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows:

1.Front: No obstructions and open spacing.

2.Sides/Top/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below.

3.Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm or more.

Front viewSide view

cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

• Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted

candles, on the apparatus.

• When discarding batteries, environmental problems

must be considered and local rules or laws governing the

disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

• Do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping

or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as

vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION:

Excessive sound pressure from earphones or headphones can cause hearing loss.

CAUTION

Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

[European Union only]

•When you are away on travel or otherwise for an extended period of time, remove the plug from the wall outlet.

•When unplugging the System from the wall outlet, always pull the plug, not the power cord.

•Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.

•Disconnect the power cord before cleaning the System or moving the System.

•Do not alter, twist or pull the power cord, or put anything heavy on it, which may cause fire, electric shock, or other accidents.

•If the cord is damaged, consult a dealer and have the power cord replaced with a new one.

Avoid moisture, water, dust, and high temperatures

•Do not place the System in moist or dusty places.

•If water gets inside the System, turn off the power and remove the plug from the wall outlet, then consult your dealer. Using the System in this state may cause a fire or electrical shock.

•Do not expose the System to direct sunlight or place it near a heating device.

Notes on installation

•Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5˚C and 35˚C.

•Do not install the System in a place subject to vibrations.

•Do not put heavy objects on the System.

To prevent malfunction or damage of the System

•Do not insert any metallic objects, such as wires, hairpins, coins, etc. into the System.

•Do not block the vents.

There are no user-serviceable parts inside. If anything goes wrong, unplug the power cord and consult your dealer.

STANDBY lamp

Point at the remote sensor on the front panel.

To			Press							Indication/Result
	System			Remote
Turn on or off						The STANDBY lamp on the System turns off/on.
(standby) the power
Select a source						See “Playing Back a Disc/USB Mass Storage Class Device” on page 4.
		CD
				CD
		USB
		MEMORY		USB
						When using the remote				Press repeatedly to select “TUNER FM” or
		TUNER				control				“TUNER AM.”
										• See “Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts” on
							TUNER FM		TUNER AM
								AUDIO IN		page 5.
				AUDIO IN		See “Listening to Other Equipment” on page 5.
		AUDIO
				TUNER
		IN
Adjust the volume		VOLUME				Adjustable range: Level 0 (“VOL MIN”) to level 40 (“VOL MAX”).
				VOLUME
Drop the volume in					FADE	To restore the volume, press again, or adjust the volume level.
a moment		—		MUTING
Emphasize the				SOUND TURBO		The S.TURBO indicator lights up.
sound (Sound		SOUND				To cancel this function, press again.
		TURBO
Turbo)
Reinforce the bass						The BASS indicator lights up.
sound (Hyper Bass		—		HBS		• When Sound Turbo function is activated (see above), the BASS indicator
Sound)							goes off and HBS button does not work.
						To cancel this function, press again.

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off).

The MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.

•When the system is on standby, the STANDBY lamp lights red.

•When the system is turned on, the STANDBY lamp goes off. The power can be remote controlled.

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.

Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Australia and Hong Kong)

Main unit (rear view)

CAUTION for mains (AC) line

BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if different, reset the voltage selector switch, to prevent from a damage or risk of fire/electric shock.

PHONES jack

Stereo mini plug cord

Display Demonstration

When you plug in the System, the display demonstration automatically starts. To cancel the display demonstration, press and hold DEMO until “DEMO CLR” is displayed while the System is on standby.

•When the ECO Mode is activated, the display demonstration does not work (and you cannot deactivate it).

•When the display demonstration is activated, it also starts if no operation is done for about 2 minutes while the System is turned on.

Using Headphones

Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on the headphones.

•Connecting the headphones will deactivate the speakers.

•Sound adjustments also affect the sound through the headphones.

NOTE:

DO NOT turn off (standby) the System with the volume set to an extremely high level; otherwise, the sudden blast of sound can damage your hearing, speakers and headphones when you turn on the System or start playback.

The operations on pages 4 to 6 are explained using the remote control, unless mentioned otherwise. However, if the System has the same or similar button names, they can also be used for the operations.

Headphones (not supplied)

Adjust the tone		BASS/TREBLE	Press once for adjusting the bass level; twice for treble level, then, press
(Bass/Treble)			VOLUME +/–.
	—		Adjustable range: –3 to +3.
		VOLUME
Dim the display			You can dim the display window and illumination lamp.
	ECO /		While the System is turned on...
	DIMMER	DIMMER
	DEMO
Set the clock and		CLOCK/	For setting the clock, see “Setting the Clock and Using Timers” on page 6.
timer	—	TIMER
Change the display			The display information changes as follows:
information	—		FM/AM: Clock = Frequency
		DISPLAY	CD: Current track elapsed time = Clock
			MP3/WMA: Current track elapsed time = ID3 tag = Current group/track

=Clock

Set the ECO	ECO /		Press when the System is on standby.
(Ecology) Mode			Setting the ECO (Ecology) Mode allows you to reduce power consumption
	DIMMER	—
	DEMO		by turning the display off while on standby.
			To cancel this function, press again when the System is on standby.

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Getting Started

Playing Back a Disc/USB Mass Storage Class Device

Supplied Accessories

After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items.

•Remote control, RM-SUXG355U (× 1)

•Lithium coin battery CR2025 (× 1)

–The battery has been installed in the remote control when shipped from the factory.

•AM loop antenna (× 1)

•FM antenna (× 1)

•AC plug adapter (× 1) (not supplied for Australia and Hong Kong)

If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately.

Prepare the Remote Control

When you use the remote control for the first time, pull out the insulation sheet.

Insulation sheet

Connections

To connect the FM antenna (supplied)

Extend it so that you can obtain the best reception.

FM antenna (supplied)

For better FM reception	Outdoor FM antenna
	(not supplied)

Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna using a 75 Ω wire with coaxial type connector.

Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made.

To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect the AM loop antenna (supplied)

AM loop antenna (supplied)

Turn it until the best reception is obtained.

NOTE: Keep the AM loop antenna cable wrapped around the AM loop antenna frame, otherwise the effectiveness and sensitivity of the AM loop antenna may be reduced.

Black

White

This System can play back...

–Audio CD.

–CD-R/CD-RW recorded in audio CD format (CD-DA) or recorded MP3/WMA files in ISO 9660 format.

–USB mass storage class device containing MP3/WMA files.

• When playing back an MP3 or WMA track, MP3 or WMA indicator lights up.

Loading a Disc (on the System only)

1	Press to open the disc tray.
2	• When using an 8 cm disc, place it on the inner
	circle of the disc tray.

3 Press to close the disc tray.

Basic Disc/USB Mass Storage Class Device Operations

To	Press	Indication/Result
Play back the disc		• Current track number and elapsed playing
	CD
		time appear.
Play back the USB		• During playback, press again to pause.
mass storage class	USB
device
Stop playback		• While playback is stopped, total track number
		and total playing time (for MP3/WMA files,
		group number and track number) appear.
Select a track		Select the next tracks.
		To go back to the beginning of the current or
		previous tracks.
Select a group	UP	Select the next groups.
(MP3/WMA only)
		Select the previous groups.

Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play

1	REPEAT	Press repeatedly to specify the repeat mode as follows:
		1:		Repeats the current (or specified) track.
		:		Repeats all tracks in the current group
			ALL:	(MP3/WMA only).
				Repeats all tracks.
		No indicator (Off): Normal playback
2
	CD	or USB
	Programming the Playing Order—Program Play
1	PROGRAM		During stops, press so that the PRGM (program) indicator
			lights up.
2			Select a track number.
	or

To Replace the Battery in the Remote Control

Rear viewTo connect the speaker cordsVoltage selector (models other

Connecting a USB Mass Storage Class Device

You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB flash memory device, MP3 player, multimedia card reader, etc. to the System.

	DOWN
Forward search/		Press and hold to fast-forward the track during
Reverse search		playback.
		To stop searching, release the button.

3 SET Press to program the selected track.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program other tracks you want.

• If you try to program a 33rd track, “PRG FULL” will appear.

Lithium coin battery (product number: CR2025)

NOTES:

than Australia and Hong Kong) Before plugging in, confirm the position of the voltage marker points at. See page 1.

Press and hold

Front view

USB cable (not supplied)

or

NOTES:

USB memory (not supplied)

		Press to fast-forward the track during playback.
		To stop searching, press 6.
		Press and hold to fast-reverse the track during
		playback.
		To stop searching, release the button.
		Press to fast-reverse the track during playback.
		To stop searching, press 6.
Change display		Press repeatedly.
information	DISPLAY

5			The tracks are played back in the programmed order.
	CD or
		USB

Operations for Program Play (while program stop mode)

•To check the programmed contents, press SET repeatedly.

•To add tracks, repeat steps 2 and 3 above.

•To erase or exit the program, press 7.

– The stored program is not kept.

•Store the battery in a place where children cannot reach. If a child accidentally swallows the battery, consult a doctor immediately.

•To prevent the battery from overheating, cracking, or starting a fire:

–Do not recharge, short, disassemble or heat the battery or dispose of it in a fire.

–Do not leave the battery with other metallic materials.

–Wrap the battery with tape and insulate when throwing away or saving it.

–Do not poke the battery with tweezers or similar tools.

•Dispose of battery in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations.

CAUTION:

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

Release	Insert
	Red

To a wall outlet
Plug the AC power cord only after all connections are complete.
• If the wall outlet does not match the AC plug, use the supplied
AC plug adapter (not supplied for Hong Kong and Australia).	From right	From left
	speaker	speaker
		Black

NOTES:

•Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. Also, keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the System, connecting cords, and the AC power cord. This could cause poor reception.

•Make sure both the speakers are connected correctly and firmly.

•When connecting the speaker cords, match the polarity of the speaker terminals: red color to (+) and black color to (–).

•DO NOT connect more than one speaker to each terminal.

•DO NOT allow the conductor of the speaker cords to be in touch with the metallic parts of the System.

•When connecting with a USB cable, use the USB 2.0 cable whose length is less than 1 m.

•USB mass storage class device is charged through the USB MEMORY REC/PLAY terminal except when set to ECO Mode. Some USB mass storage class device may be charged through the USB terminal only when “USB” is selected as the source.

•You cannot connect a computer to the USB MEMORY REC/PLAY terminal of the System.

•Do not disconnect the USB mass storage class device while playing back a file. It may cause malfunction of both this System and the device.

•Noise and static electricity may stop the USB mass storage class device sound. In this case, disconnect and connect the USB mass storage class device again after turning off the System.

Prohibiting Disc Ejection (on the System only)

You can lock the disc tray so that no one can eject the loaded disc while the System is on standby.

Press these buttons for 2 seconds while the System is on standby.

To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.

NOTES:

•If no disc is inserted or no USB mass storage class device is connected, “NO DISC” or “NO USB” appears on the main display.

•If MP3/WMA files are not recorded on the disc or in the USB mass storage class device, “NO PLAY” or “NO DATA” appears on the main display.

RESUME Play

Press RESUME to activate RESUME Play so that the RESUME indicator lights up. When you stop the playback by one of the following operations, “RESUME” appears and this System stores the beginning of the stopped track on the disc or USB mass storage class device.

–Pressing 7 once

–Changing the source

When you start playback again, playback starts from the beginning of the stopped track.

To clear the memory, open the disc tray, disconnect the USB mass storage class device or press 7 twice.

• When you clear the memory and start playback, playback starts from the first track.

To deactivate RESUME Play, press RESUME again.

Playing at Random—Random Play

1Press so that the RND (random) indicator lights up and random

play starts.RANDOM

Operations for Random Play

•To skip a track, press ¢.

•To go back to the beginning of the current track, press 4.

•To exit from random play, press RANDOM so that the RND (random) indicator disappears during playback.

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