JVC UX-MD9000R manual Information on MDs Minidiscs, Setting the Sleep Timer

■	Setting the SLEEP Timer
6. Press the TIMER/SNOOZE button on the
Unit.

The timer setting is completed and the display returns to the dis- play before you set the timer. The timer indicator remains lit.

■7. Before turning off the System, prepare the music source selected in step 4.

TUNER: Tune in to the desired station.

TUNER REC: Tune in to the desired station and insert an MD for recording the station.

CD: Insert a CD.

MD: Insert an MD.

■8. Press the button to turn off the System.

To cancel the timer, press the TIMER/SNOOZE button. The Timer indicator goes out on the display.

To re-activate the cancelled timer, press the TIMER/ SNOOZE button to light the Timer indicator. Then, press the TIM- ER/SNOOZE button until the display returns to the original display. To confirm the timer settings, cancel the timer once by press- ing the TIMER/SNOOZE button. Then, press the TIMER/ SNOOZE button repeatedly, to see the current timer settings (ON time, OFF time, source, and volume).

To change the timer setting, repeat the setting procedure from the beginning.

•When the timer turns on, the Timer indicator starts blinking and the volume level gradually increases from 0 (zero) to the preset level, except when you set the volume level to “– –” in step 5.

CAUTION: If the System is unplugged, or a power failure occurs, the timer setting will be lost. You will need to reset the clock first, then the timer.

5-Minute Snoozing —————————

When the timer turns on the music source you can, if you wish, ac- tivate the 5-minute snoozing function to temporarily stop playback.

Press the TIMER/SNOOZE button on the Unit.

The “SNOOZE” indicator lights up on the display and the power is turned off for five minutes for snoozing.

Use the Sleep Timer to turn the System off after a certain number of minutes when it is playing. By setting the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know that your System 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, MD, or tune in to the desired sta- tion.

■2. Press the SLEEP button on the Remote

Control.

The "SLEEP" indicator lights up.

■3. Set the length of time you want the source to play before shutting off.

•Each time you press the SLEEP button, it changes the number of minutes shown on the display in this sequence:

= 30 = 60 = 90 = 120 = Cancelled = (back to the begin-

ning)

After setting the number of minutes for the Sleep Timer, the display will stop blinking and return to the display as before setting the Sleep Timer. (The display is dimmed.)

The System is now set to turn off after the number of minutes you set.

To Confirm the Sleep Time

When the SLEEP button is pressed, the remaining sleep time is dis- played. Wait until the display returns to the original display.

To Cancel the SLEEP Timer Setting

Press the SLEEP button until the “SLEEP” indicator goes out on the display.

Turning off the System also cancels the SLEEP Timer.

■If you are setting the Daily Timer, the System will be turned on at the set time to wake you up.

■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.

The cartridge

The diameter of the disc itself is 64 mm, smaller than a CD single. The disc sits inside a 68 x 72 mm cartridge, which also being pocket size, makes minidiscs extremely handy for carrying and storage. Since the disc is protected by the cartridge, dust and dirt cannot eas- ily get into it. And thanks to a shutter which is closed at all times except during use, there is no need to worry about scratches or fin- ger marks, making the handling of minidiscs very simple.

Playback-only MD

This is the type used for commercially-available pre-recorded MDs, on which recording cannot be done. Like a CD, data is recorded based on the presence or absence of small indentations called pits. A disc recorded with this format is called an “optical disc.”

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Cartridge

Disc

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Two types of minidisc

There are two types of minidisc, “recordable MDs” and “playback- only MDs.” The playback method for each is the same: a laser irra- diates the disc and the signal is read from the beam which comes back. However, the recording method for each type is different.

Recordable MDs

These are the so-called “blank” MDs you can use to make your own recordings. Data is recorded by magnetism, which is easily proc- essed, so that recording can be done again and again. By using a la- ser to heat the disc, the magnetism is erased and the magnetic head records the new data. Discs with this type of recording method are called magneto-optical (MO) discs.

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