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Common Operations

Turning On or Off the Power

To turn on the unit, press STANDBY/ON

so that the standby lamp goes off.

To turn off the unit (on standby), press STANDBY/ON again so that the standby lamp lights up.

A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby.

To switch off the power supply completely, unplug the AC

power cord from the AC outlet.

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The clock is reset to “– – : – –” soon, while the tuner preset stations (see page 12) will be erased in a few days.

Setting the Clock

Before operating the unit any further, first set the clock built in this unit. You can set the clock whether the unit is on or off.

On the unit ONLY:

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER.

The hour digits start flashing on the display.

2 Press ¢or 4to adjust the hour, then press SET/

DISPLAY.

The minute digits start flashing on the display.

•If you want to correct the hour after pressing SET/ DISPLAY, press CANCEL/DEMO. The hour digits start flashing again.

3 Press ¢or 4to adjust the minute, then press

SET/DISPLAY.

To check the clock time

Press and hold SET/DISPLAY for more than 2 seconds while playing any source.

•To return to the source indication, press

SET/DISPLAY.

While the time indication appears on the display

If you press a button or turn a control, the time indication returns to the source indication.

To adjust the clock again

If you have adjusted the clock before, you need to press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “CLOCK” is selected.

•Each time you press the button, the clock/timer setting modes change as follows:

DAILY ON TIME REC

(Daily Timer)

Canceled CLOCK ON TIME

(Recording Timer)

If there is a power failure

The clock loses the setting and is reset to “– – : – –.” You need to set the clock again.

Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing

Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz spacing.

•This function works only when the unit is turned off.

•10 kHz spacing is the initial setting.

On the unit ONLY:

To select 9 kHz, press REPEAT while holding down TUNING – when the unit is in standby mode.

“AM - 9” appears on the display.

+

To select 10 kHz interval again, press REPEAT while holding down TUNING + when the unit is in standby mode.

“AM - 10” appears on the display.

+

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JVC MX-GB5 manual Common Operations, Turning On or Off the Power, Setting the Clock, Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing
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MX-GB5 specifications

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