MINIDISC RECORDER GRABADORA DE MINIDISC XM-G6 SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER M I N I D I S C R E C O R D E R X M - G 6 REC PAUSE REC INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. LVT0378-006A [U, UB, US] XM-G6[U/UB/US].
Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, precauciones y otras notas 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. PRECAUCIÓN Para reducir riesgos de choques eléctricos, incendio, etc.: 1. No extraiga los tornillos, los cubiertas ni la caja. 2. No exponga este aparato a la lluvia o a la humedad.
IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANTE PARA LOS PRODUCTOS LÁSER REPRODUCTION OF LABELS REPRODUCCIÓN DE ETIQUETAS 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON REAR ENCLOSURE 2 WARNING LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT 1 ETIQUETA DE CLASIFICACIÓN, PEGADA EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA CAJA 2 ETIQUETA DE ADVERTENCIA, PEGADA EN EL INTERIOR DE LA UNIDAD CLASS LASER 1 PRODUCT DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
English Introduction We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual for future reference. Welcome to XM-G6 Precautions XM-G6 is MiniDisc Recorder exclusively designed for UXG6 micro component system.
Introduction .......................................................... 1 Handling MDs ..................................................... 27 Welcome to XM-G6 ............................................................. 1 Precautions ........................................................................... 1 MD Handling Precautions .................................................. 27 Additional Information ...................................... 28 Contents .........................................
English Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the unit. XM-G6 MiniDisc Recorder 1 5 2 SAMPLING RATE CONVERTER 6 REC PAUSE 3 7 REC 4 AX-UXG6 Stereo Amplifier (belongs to UX-G6) OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY/ON 1 M I C R O C O M P O N E N T S Y S T E M U X - G 6 2 AUX FM/AM 3 MULTI JOG VOLUME MOS - FET (When pressing OPEN/CLOSE button 4) Buttons behind the Sliding Panel DISPLAY /CHARA.
English Front Panels Remote Control (belongs to UX-G6) MiniDisc Recorder XM-G6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MD IN lamp (7) MD loading slot (7) REC PAUSE button (12) REC indicator (12) 0 (eject) button (8) 6 (play/pause) button (8) 7 (stop) button (8) * MD related operations are mainly assigned to the hollow buttons as illustrated bellow. REMOTE CONTROL RM-SUXG6E PANEL OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER ACTIVE BASS EX.
English Getting Started Unpacking When connecting the XM-G6 MD recorder Make sure to turn off UX-G6 and unplug the AC power cord. Leave it until all the connections complete. After unpacking, check to be sure that you have the following items. DO NOT place XM-G6 unit or any other equipment onto AX-UXG6 stereo amplifier unit. Damage or malfunction may result from heat generating portion of AX-UXG6.
English Connecting Another Digital Audio Equipment For digital audio recording onto an MD, XM-G6 unit connected to UX-G6 system has one more optical digital terminal (OPTICAL DIGITAL IN for AUX), prepared for an external digital audio output equipment. When connecting another digital equipment Make sure to turn off UX-G6 system with XM-G6 unit and unplug the AC power cord. Leave it until all the connection completes.
English Playing Back an MD OPEN/CLOSE REMOTE CONTROL RM-SUXG6E PANEL OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER ACTIVE BASS EX. CLOCK/TIMER PANEL OPEN/CLOSE TREBLE PLAY MODE REPEAT TITTLE/EDIT DISPLAY /CHARA. AUTO PRESET TAPE FM/AM U X - G 6 AUX MULTI JOG VOLUME MOS - FET PLAY MODE REPEAT SET CANCEL > UP/DOWN AUX MD (play/pause) DISPLAY /CHARA.
If the MD or each track has a title The disc title and track titles will be shown at the lower portion of the display window (Title longer than 11 characters scrolls to show the entire title). DO NOT insert any foreign matters. 2 Press 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder or MD 6 (play/pause) button on the remote control.
English Continued Programing the Playing Order of the Tracks — Program Play • If you try to program a 33rd step “MEMORY FULL” will appear in the display window, and your entry is ignored. • The total playback time of programed tracks exceeds 99’59” “– – : – –” will appear in the display window. You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. You can program up to 32 tracks. 1 2 Insert an MD.
English Playing at Random — Random Play Repeating Tracks — Repeat Play The tracks of the loaded MD will play in no special order (at random) when you select this mode. You can have the entire disc, the programed tracks, or the individual track repeat as many times as you like. 1 1 2 Insert an MD. If the current playing source is not the MD, press 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder, then 7 (stop) button before going to the next step.
English Recording onto an MD Things to Know Before You Start Recording • It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner. • The sampling frequency rate converter built in the MD recorder allows you to record a digital source if its sampling frequency is 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz. If no source equipment is connected to the AUX terminal or if the sampling frequency of the connected equipment is not 32 kHz, 44.
English Continued OPEN/CLOSE REMOTE CONTROL RM-SUXG6E PANEL OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER PANEL OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY/ON M I C R O ACTIVE BASS EX. CLOCK/TIMER BASS TREBLE PLAY MODE REPEAT TITTLE/EDIT DISPLAY /CHARA. FM MODE ENTER > AUX MULTI JOG VOLUME MOS - FET DISPLAY/CHARA. SET CANCEL DISPLAY /CHARA.
English Continued 5 Press 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder to start recording. The REC indicator remains lit, and recording starts. • To stop recording temporarily, press REC PAUSE button or 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder or MD 6 (play/pause) button on the remote control. • To resume recording, press 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder or MD 6 (play/pause) button on the remote control again. 6 Press 7 (stop) button to stop recording as required.
1 Recording a CD When recording a CD onto an MD, you can record the entire CD or the particular tracks manually and using the synchronized recording. 2 Recording a CD Manually You can start recording an entire CD or any tracks of a CD while listening. 1 2 3 4 5 3 Press SET button to start recording. Recording starts automatically, and information change in the display window as follows: Remaining time for recording Each time you press DISPLAY/CHARA.
English Continued Recording a Tape • To stop recording temporarily, press REC PAUSE button or 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder or MD 6 (play/pause) button on the remote control. • To resume recording, press 6 (play/pause) button on the MD recorder or MD 6 (play/pause) button on the remote control again. When recording from TD-UXG6 cassette deck, you can select one of the two recording methods — Manual Recording (stereo) and Sound Synchronized Recording.
4 Press ` (playback) button on the cassette deck or TAPE ` (playback) button on the remote control. Once the cassette deck starts playback, the MD recorder detects the audio signals and starts recording. Each time you press DISPLAY/CHARA. button, information switches between the remaining time for the MD and the elapsed time for the MD alternately. • If no sound comes in for more than 30 seconds, Sound Synchronized Recording will stop.
English Continued Recording the External Equipment When recording from the external equipment, you can select one of the two recording methods — Manual Recording and Sound Synchronized Recording. • Manual Recording — Sound is recorded in stereo (both on the left and right audio channels). You have to operate the MD recorder and the external equipment respectively.
English Recording the External Equipment — Sound Synchronized Recording Setting the recording mode, you can start playing back the external equipment and recording from it onto an MD simultaneously. First of all, make sure the proper cable connections between XM-G6 MD recorder and external equipment (see also page 6 in this manual, and refer to UX-G6’s Instructions page 9). 1 2 Insert a recordable MD. The MD IN lamp lights orange.
English Editing an MD Introducing MD Editing Functions Erasing all tracks (ALL ERASE) : Page 23 This function erases data in a disc entirely. A recorded MD can be edited in many ways. The MD editing functions include dividing, joining, moving, erasing single tracks, erasing the entire disc, and more than one of them can be combined as required.
English Continued OPEN/CLOSE REMOTE CONTROL RM-SUXG6E PANEL OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER ACTIVE BASS EX. CLOCK/TIMER BASS TREBLE PANEL OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY/ON M I C R O C O M P O N E N T U X - G 6 MULTI JOG SLEEP FM MODE AUX FM/AM MULTI JOG PLAY MODE REPEAT S Y S T E M VOLUME MOS - FET AUTO PRESET TITLE/EDIT TITTLE/EDIT DISPLAY /CHARA. ENTER CANCEL UP < SET ENTER SET CANCEL DISPLAY /CHARA.
English Continued • If “TRACK PROTECTED” appears, the selected track has been write-protected by another component. You cannot edit such a protected track. To cancel the editing, press TITLE/EDIT button. 5 Press SET button when you find the point where you want to divide the track. The MD recorder repeats the selected point — a portion of three seconds length following the dividing point. JOIN Function This function allows you to join two adjacent tracks into one track.
MOVE Function 8 This function allows you to move a track to the position you prefer. It is useful to change the order of the tracks as you like. • To quit any time during editing process, press TITLE/ EDIT button. 9 1 ERASE Function 2 Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot. The MD IN lamp lights orange. Press TITLE/EDIT button until “MOVE?” appears in the display window. 4 5 Press 0 (eject) button to eject the MD.
English Continued 7 Press ENTER button to finish your selection of tracks to erase. • If you want to cancel the editing, press CANCEL button. 8 9 Erasing a Portion of a Track You can erase just a portion of one track by using the DIVIDE, ERASE and JOIN functions. • To stop any time during editing process, press TITLE/ EDIT button. 1 Press ENTER button again. 2 Press 0 (eject) button to eject the MD. “WRITING” appears while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.
English Assigning Titles to an MD OPEN/CLOSE REMOTE CONTROL RM-SUXG6E PANEL OPEN/CLOSE DIMMER ACTIVE BASS EX. CLOCK/TIMER BASS TREBLE PANEL OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY/ON M I C R O C O M P O N E N T FM MODE AUTO PRESET U X - G 6 MULTI JOG SLEEP AUX FM/AM MULTI JOG PLAY MODE REPEAT S Y S T E M VOLUME MOS - FET DISPLAY/CHARA. TITLE/EDIT TITTLE/EDIT DISPLAY /CHARA. ENTER CANCEL UP < SET TAPE DISPLAY /CHARA. DISPLAY /CHARA.
English Continued 3 • To move the characters on the upper portion, rotate MULTI JOG dial or press < / > button on the remote control. • To move the character entry box on the lower portion, press 4 / ¢ button. Press SET button to select the track number. Track Number Each time you press SET button, the character entry box moves character by character. The display window can show just 11 characters at a time. • If you enter the 12th character, the first character scrolls out to the left end.
English • During Synchronized Recording: You can assign the disc title, and 15 track titles one after another as recording goes on. The track titles you have entered are automatically assigned to the tracks recorded on the MD in sequential order. If you enter 16th track title or more, they are ignored. Available Characters Uppercase and Symbols Changing the Title (blank) You can make a correction or change the title. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Follow steps 1 to 4 of pages 24 to 25.
English Handling MDs MD Handling Precautions To maintain high quality audio for a long period Since the disc is accommodated inside a cartridge, it can be handled easily without caring about dust and dirt. However, to maintain the high audio quality for an extended period, use care in the following points. Installation location Do not install the MD in following places. • In a place subject to direct sunlight or where the temperature rises, for example in a closed automobile.
English Additional Information MD Disc Types There are two types of MDs: Premastered (prerecorded) and Recordable (blank). Premastered MDs Premastered MDs, which have been recorded at music studio, can be played back like regular CDs. On an MD of this type, data is recorded as the presence or absence of tiny pits. A laser beam focuses on the pits on the surface of the MD and reflects the detection back to the lens in the MD recorder. The MD recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music.
English Continued Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) The MD recorder integrated to this unit uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software (like CDs or prerecorded MDs). NO OK DIGITAL DIGITAL ABCDEFG Sound Skip Guard Memory The biggest weakness of discs is their susceptibility to vibration. The “Sound Skip Guard Memory” has been developed to cope with this weakness.
English Continued MD Messages Message Signification BLANK DISC CANNOT JOIN DIGITAL IN UNLOCK Solution The disc is blank. Change the MD with another if you want to enjoy playback. You are trying to join tracks which cannot be joined. This is not a malfunction (see MD Restrictions on page 31). There is no digital device connected to Connect digital device using optical the DIGITAL IN terminals. digital cable properly. DISC ERROR There is a problem with this MD. Change the MD.
English Continued MD Restrictions The MD records data in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs. Since there are some limitations with this recording format, the following types of symptoms may occur. These symptoms are not malfunctions. Symptoms “DISC FULL” appears, even though there is still enough remaining time on an MD. “DISC FULL” appears even though the number of tracks and recording time do not reach the limit. The JOIN function sometimes does not work.
If you are having a problem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer, for service. Symptom Possible Cause Action No sound is heard. • Connections are incorrect, or loose. • Check all connections and make corrections (see pages 5 – 6). Unable to record on an MD. • You are using a prerecorded MD.
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