JVC CA-C55BK User Manual

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Using the Amplisier
LIVE SURROUND
effects:
DANCE CLUB
HALL
STADIUM
leat COMPUPLAY
The Magic o COMPUPLAY is JVC’s feature thal Jets you control the most used functions of the CA-CSSBK with a single touch.
® This One Touch Operations starts playing a CD, (ums on the radio, plays a tape, etc. with a single press of the play button
for that function. What One Touch Operation does for you is to tum the power on, then start function you have called for.
COMPUTPLAY Hf the Unit is not ready. such as no CD or tape in place, the Unit still comes on so you can pul ina CD or tape.
How One Touch Operation works in cach case is explained in the section about that function.
Turning the CA-C55BK On
Press the POWER button. ce
The displays come on and the red indicator on POWER lights goes out. B
Q The CA-C5SBK comes on ready to do whatever it was doing when the power was last shut off. So if the last thing Sone
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you were doing was listening to a tape in deck B, you now are ready to listen to a tape again in deck B. or you
can change to another source.
Q If you were listening to the radio last, the radio comes on playing that last station
Turning the CA-C55BK Off
Press the POWER button again.
The red indicator on the POWER button light up and the displays blank, except for the clock display.
QA little power (12 watts) is always consumed even though power is turned off (called standby mode).
Q Toswitch off the Unitcompletely, unplug the AC powercord from the AC outlet. When you unplug the AC power
cord, the clock will rest to AM 12:00 right away, while the turner preset stations will be erased in a few days.
Adjusting the Volume controls
Volume Control
Turn the VOLUME control adjust the volume level of the speakers or headphones,
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CAUTION: Always set the VOLUME control to MIN betore turning on a connected source such as a VCR or turntable, connecting optional
or starting any other of the sound sources such as the radio, tape, CD player. Otherwise, if the VOLUME control is turned equipment
up the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and/or ruin your speakers.
Balance ®
Tum the BALANCE control to adjust the left-and-right sound balance in the speakers or headphones. COMPU'PLAY
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Active Bass Extension - oO
This feature is designed and incorporated to reinforce the bass sound, depending on the volume level to maintain the
richness and fullness of the bass. You cannot control it manually. wlion
Press the ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION button to light the indicator if you want to use the Active Bass Extension function.
To cancel this function, press the ACTIVE BASS EXTENSION button again. The indicator will go off. O
Listening with Headphones
A standard pair of headphones can be connecied at the PHONES jack on the front panel. No sound can be heard from the
speakers. Be sure to turn down the volume betore connecting or puiting on headphones as high volume can damage doth
the headphones and your hearing.
Sound Effect Modes
The CA-C55BK has some preset sound effects that give you control of the way your music sounds. so you can Lailor it
for your room and for the quality of the source. We can give you come idea of how each one affects the music, bul the
only way to really tell is to try them yourself.
You can use only one effect at a time selecting from the LIVE SURROUND or S.E.A. effects. Feel [ree to experiment!
LIVE SURROND effects
With these effects, the sound coming from only two speakers approaches the quality of sound from four speakers.
DANCE CLUB _ Increase resonance and bass.
HALL Adds depth and brilliance to the sound, like in a concert hall.
STADIUM Adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium.
To get an effect, press the Live Surround preset button (DANCE CLUB, HALL, or STADIUM) on the Unit. “LIVE-S”
lights up and the effect you want is pointed with the cursor ( <@» ) on amp display. When using the Remote controller,
press the LIVE-S MODE, you can cycle through the effects one after another.
To cancel the effect, press the button again. “LIVE-S” and cursor ( «<@» ) will go off the amp display, When using the
Remote controller, press the LIVE-S MODE repeatedly until "LIVE-S” goes off on the amp display.
Preset S.E.A. (Sound Effect Amplifier) effects.
Adjustments of frequency range levels have been preset as three S.E.A. effects.
BGM Used as a back ground music.
CAR Used for recording tapes to listen to in a car.
H. PHONE — Used for recording tapes to listen to with headphones.
To get an effect, press the S.E.A. preset button (BGM. CAR, or H. PHONE) on the Unit, “SEA” lights up and the effect
you want is pointed with the cursor ( <> ) on amp display. When using the Remote controller, press the SEA MODE,
you can cycle through the effects one after another.
To cancel the effect, press the button again. “SEA” and cursor ( «@ ) will go off the amp display. When using the
Remote controller, press the SEA MODE repeatedly until “SEA” goes off on the amp display.
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Sound Effect Demonstration
You may be sometimes unable to decide which sound effect to use for the music you are listening to, In this case, you
can use a very helpful function — Sound Effect Demonstration
To get the function, hold down the DEMO button (the same button as the DANCE CLUB button) during play fora few
seconds. The Unit bricfly demonstrates six sound modes.
To cancel the function, press any Sound Effect Mode button.
Listening to Optional Equipment
By playing the sound froma VCR, Auxiliary equipment or lumtable through the CA-CS5BK, you can gain control over
how the music or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the CA-CSSBK, you can apply the
sound effects, make recordings, or listen with the headphones.
2 First make sure that the connection between optional equipment and the CA-CSSBK has been done correctly.
Set the VOLUME control to MIN.
Press the AUX/VIDEO button or the PHONO button.
The Unit automatically turns on the “AUX” or “PHONO” lights up on the amp display.
Start playing the selected equipment.
Adjust the VOLUME to a proper listening level.
Select a desired sound effect mode if you want.
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To cancel the setting
Change the source by starting any one of the CA-C5SBK’s built-in sound sources, such as the radio or CD player.

JVC CA-C55BK Specifications

General

Brand	JVC
Model	CA-C55BK
Category	Stereo Receiver
Language	English