User Manual JVC UX-DN300A DVD Micro HiFi System

• Owner's manual - (English)

Table of contents

• System Connection:
• Remote Functions:
• System Setup:
• Common Operation:
• Troubleshooting

User manual Micro HiFi System

System Connection:

Caution: Always disconnect unit from power when making or changing any connections to avoid risk of electric shock.

Note: An AV cable is included as an accessory. This can be used to make any ONE of the following connections.

Video Connection:

Choose one of the following two methods to connect to the TV.

1. Composite video connections

2. Component (YCbCr) connection

Please note: If you use this option for video connection, you will need an extra stereo RCA cable for the audio connection (see below).

The component output terminals provide Y,U,V orY,Pb,Prto correspond with the Y,U,V or Y,Pb,

Pr input of the TV. The image quality of component output is better than AV output. (In Setup Menu, set Video Output to Y,U,V or Y.Pb.Pr according to the TV inputs, otherwise the image may not be displayed.)

Please note: The component output terminals Y/g C/b C/r are same to Y, U, and V.

Audio connection:

Connect to the L-R Audio output of the TV.

Please note: If using YCbCr connection (see above) for video, you will need an additional cable for this audio connection.

Please note:

1. When connecting speakers, please make sure the right and left speakers are connected correctly to the terminals. Do not short circuit the connections as this will cause damage to the system.
2. To connect correctly, connect red wire to “+”, and “-”black wire to

Front Panel Functions:

1. Play/Pause Button
2. Power Switch
3. Next/FM+ Button
4. Last/ FM - Button
5. Source (USB/ Disc)
6. LED Display
7. Function (FM/AUX/ Bluetooth/ DVD)
8. FM Automatic Search Button
9. Tone Button
10. Open/Close Button
11. USB Interface
12. Volume Control
13. AUX Input Interface

1. Component (YCbCr) Output
2. L-R Audio Output
3. Video Output
4. FM Antenna Terminal 5.Speaker Left and Right Terminal
5. Power Input

Remote Functions:

1. Mute Button
2. Power Button
3. Number Button
4. GOTO (Time Selection/FM Frequency Selection) Button
5. FM Button
6. FM/AUX/Bluetooth/DVD Switch Button
7. Play/Pause Button
8. Return Button
9. Setup Button
10. Up Button
11. Enter/RadioAuto Search Button
12. Left Button
13. Down Button
14. Bass+ Button
15. Volume- Button
16. Bass- Button
17. Angle/Delete Button
18. Copy Button
19. P/N Button
20. Repeat Button
21. USB/DISC Switch Button
22. V-Mode Button
23. Open/Close Button
24. Last/FM- Button
25. Next/FM+ Button
26. Backward/Radio Frequency Trim+ Button
27. Forward/Radio Frequency Trim- Button
28. Title/Record Button
29. Menu Button
30. Stop Button
31. Zoom Button
32. Right Button
33. Treb+ Button
34. Volume+ Button
35. Treb- Button
36. Subtitle Selection Button
37. Language Switch Button
38. Slow Button
39. DSP Button
40. OSD Button
41. Reset Button

To insert the remote control battery:

1. Open the battery compartment.
2. Insert 2 AAA batteries with correct polarity(+/-) as indicated.
3. Close the battery compartment.

Note:

• If you are not going to use the remote for a long time, remove the batteries. Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination.
• Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of propely.

System Setup:

System Setup:

First press the [Setup] key on the remote control to enter the setup menu. Then press Up, Down, Left or Right to highlight the option you want to adjust in the menu and then press [Enter] to enter. To exit the setup menu, press the [Setup] key.

The Setup procedure is as follows:

I.TV System:

Enter the [TV System] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu and select one of the following systems: NTSC, PAL or AUTO.

• Power Resume:

Enter the [Power Resume] option and press [►] key to enter the sub-menu. There are two options: "ON" or "OFF". If you choose "ON", then when the power resumes or the CD door is closed again, it will continue playing. If you choose "OFF", then when the power resumes or the CD door is closed again, it will play from the beginning.

• Video:

Enter the [Video] option and then press [P-] key to enter the sub-menu and select the output mode you require.

• TV Type:

Enter the [TV Type] option and press [►] key to enter the sub-menu. There are three modes to choose from: 4:3PS, 4:3LB or 16:9. Please select the mode that is the most compatible with your TV.

• Password Child Lock:

Enter the [Password] option, and press [►] key to enter the sub-menu. When the initial setting is in “Password Lock" state, the “Rating" cannot be set and the password cannot be modified. If you need to modify the “Rating" and password, first enter the initial password and press [Enter] key to unlock (initial password: 0000 ). The new password entered must be four digits and then press [Enter] key to take effect.

• Rating:

When playing a disc with a locking function, select the suitable play control rating. This setup can only be carried out when the password lock is off. Remember to switch the password lock back on after you have completed the setup so that the rating restrictions can be applied.

• Default:

Enter [Default] option, press [►] key to select "Restore", and then press [Enter] key, so each setup will restore to factory default automatically.

II. Language Setup:

The setup operations are as follows:

• OSD Language:

Enter the [OSD Language] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu and select the interface display language you want.

• Audio Language:

Enter the [Audio Lang] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu and select the audio language you need; ensure that the disc you wish to play has the required capability.

• Subtitle Language:

Enter the [Subtitle Lang] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu and select the subtitle language you want; ensure that the disc you wish to play has the required capability.

• Menu Language:

Enter the [Menu Lang] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu and select the menu language you need; ensure that the disc you wish to play has the required capability.

III. Audio Setup:

The setup operations are as follows:

• Audio Out

Enterthe [Audio out] option, press [►] key to enter the sub-menu to chose audio out mode.

• Key:

Enter the [Key] option, and press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys “Up" or “Down" to adjust the key volume.

IV. Video setup:

Setup details as follows:

• Brightness:

Enter the [Brightness] option, press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys “Up” and “Down” to adjust brightness parameters.

• Contrast:

Enter the [Contrast] option, press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys “Up” or “Down” to adjust contrast parameters.

• Hue:

Enter the [Hue] option, press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys “Up" or “Down" to adjust hue parameters.

• Saturation:

Enter the [Saturation] option, press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ to adjust saturation parameters.

• Sharpness:

Enter the [Sharpness] option, press [►] key to enter the next menu, and then use the direction keys “Up” or ‘Down’ to adjust saturation parameters.

V. Speaker Setup:

The setup operations are as follows:

• Downmix:

Enter the [Downmix] option, and press [►] key to enter the next menu; there are three modes to choose from: LT/RT, STEREO,VSS.

• Front:

Enter the [Front] option, and press [►] key to enter the next menu; there are two modes to choose from: LARGE/SMALL.

Bluetooth Reception:

To connect an external device to this unit via Bluetooth:

1. Press "Function Switch" on the remote control or on the panel to select the Bluetooth function. The corresponding screen will then display ”BT" indicating that the Bluetooth function is on.
2. Ensure the Bluetooth function is on on the external device and search for UX-DN300A. Once found, click on it and pair. Once connected, you will hear a signal indicating that the connection is successful.

Please note: Bluetooth is only controlled by an external device.

USB COPY:

• To Copy an MP3 File:

When playing MP3 disc, press [Copy] key on the remote and enter the copy selection interface; the content that can be copied are the tracks of the current disc being played.

• To Copy an MP4 File:

When playing MPEG4 disc, press the [Stop] key to return to the menu interface, press the [Copy] key on the remote; and enter the copy selection interface; the content that can be copied are the tracks of the current disc being played.

• To Copy a CD File:

When playing CD disc, press [Copy] key on the remote, and enter the copy operation interface.

• Multiple Setup:

1. Move the highlight bar to the "SPEED” option, press the [ENTER] key, and then select the desired multiple (i.e. copy speed).
2. In the copying process, select “CHANGE SPEED” option or press [ENTER] key to switch the copy speed.

• Bit Rate Setup:

Move the highlight bar to the “BITRATE” option, and press [ENTER] to set up; for the file with high bit rate, the capacity will be enlarged and the quality of file will be closer to that of original file. The system default is: 128KBPS.

• Create ID3 Information:

Move the highlight bar to “CREATE ID3 TAG" option, press [ENTER] key to select or cancel. By selecting this option during the copying process, the file will be created with ID3 information which is produced automatically by the system.

• Create File List:

Move the highlight bar to “CREATE FILE LIST" option, press [ENTER] key to select or cancel. By selecting this option during the copying process, a file list will be produced automatically.

• Create Playlist:

Move the highlight bar to “TRACK" option, press right key to select track option and then press [ENTER] key to select the song to be copied or to be cancelled.

• Copy:

Move the highlight bar to “START" option; at this time, the information about this copy will be shown on the right hand side (TOTAL TRACKS, TOTAL TIME and TOTAL SIZE). Then press [ENTER] key to start copying and system will write the CD in MP3 format on to the designated USB. When copying at normal speed, you can listen to the content to be copied at the same time; when selecting 4 times speed, it will be mute. Please note: when you press the [ENTER] key to switch speed, there will be slight sound which continues for a few seconds.

• Cancel Copy:

During copy, you can move highlight bar to “CANCEL” option and press [ENTER] key to confirm.

• Return from Copying Screen:

Move the highlight bar to “RETURN" option and press [ENTER] key to confirm return.

Please note: During copy, ensure available space on the USB is enough for the size of the file(s) to be copied and insert USB into the USB interface. If you have two tracks with the same title, rename one of the tracks, otherwise one track will be saved over the other. While copying, do not pull the USB out or shut the unit down, as this could damage the unit or USB. If the USB cannot be read after it has been copied, please format the USB on your computer;before formatting, please save the important data from the USB.

Disc Playing Operation:

• Sequence:

1. After reading disc, the unit will automatically go into sequence play mode.
2. Press [PLAY/PAUSE] key in pause mode and play mode will be recovered.

• Menu

Press [MENU] when using discs with VCD 2.0, or DVD format. Different formats of discs have different menus.

• Title

When play DVD you can choose this play mode

• Record:

When playing VCD, CD and MP4, you can press “RECORD" key to transfer audio file(s) in MP3 format to the USB.

• Select:

You can press the number keys on remote to directly select the required track that you want to play. When VCD is in MENU mode, the track cannot be selected and can only be selected when the MENU mode is off. Different formats of discs have different selecting approaches(for example press number key “5" to select the 5lh track. When selecting “23”, press “10+” twice and the screen will show “20+”; then press number key “3” or try to press “2" then hold “3" and the unitwill select23).

Common Operation:

• ANGLE

Press [ANGLE] key when playing DVD discs , you can switch to a different angle of the screen.

Please note: this function is only valid for the DVD disc with angle function.

• P/N

Press [P/N] key in DVD mode, you can switch to a different video system: there are four video system: NTSC PAL60 PAL AUTO; video system has to be consistent with the video system of TV.

• DSP

Press [DSP] key to choose different sound effect mode.

• OSD

In DVD mode, press [OSD] key to show information about the DVD being played.

• V-MODE

On the DVD mode, use [V-MODE] key to switch between Interlace or Progressive Scan.

• RESET

On the DVD mode, press I RESET] key, all preset will resume to the factory setting.

• DEL

In USB mode, press 'DEL1 key to delete files from the USB drive. Use the direction keys (UP, DOWN LEFT or RIGHT) to select. Press 'ENTER' key to confirm. Sub-menu explanation below:

1. Press [DEL] key to show the operate interface of FILE DELETE, ‘OPTION’is for deleting the folder containing the selected file.
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2. FOLDERS is for deleting the subcatalog containing the selected file.
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3. TRACKS is for deleting the selected file
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   • You can choose can single or multiple files for deletion at the same time.
4. START means start to delete.
   • 
   • Delete is finished.
5. QUIT means quit the operation interface of delete.

• GOTO:

Press [GOTO] key on remote and use direction keys and number keys to finish time or track selecting function, then press [ENTER] key.

• Repeat

While playing, press [REPEAT] key on remote. Different formats of discs have different repeating approaches to be selected: single cycle, title cycle or disc cycle.

• Slow:

During play, press [SLOW] key on the remote control. To go back to the normal speed, press [PLAY] .

Please note: In this mode, no audio will be heard and it only affects the video files.

• Copy:

Please note: For CD and MP3 discs, the unit will copy in MP3 format on to the USB, for MPEG4 discs, it will copy directly.

Please see Copy Function Introduction for specific operating instructions.

• Function Switching:

When you turn the unit on, you can press “FUNCTION” to switch between the different function modes: FM radio, LINE external audio input, Bluetooth or DVD.

The unit is set at DVD function as the default.

Please note: Please see function introduction for specific operation of FM and audio input.

Volume Adjustment:

• Master Volume:

Press “VOLUME +” or “VOLUME on remote or turn the volume control knob on panel to adjust the volume.

• Low Pitch:

1. Press [VOLUME] key on panel, select ‘LOW PITCH BA” adjusting state; press “VOLUME +” or “VOLUME-"key on remote, or turn the volume control knob on panel to adjust low pitch.
2. Press “BASS +” or “BASS key on remote to directly adjust low pitch.
3. Adjustable range of high pitch: from -14 to +14.

• High Pitch

1. Press [VOLUME] key on panel, select‘HIGH PITCH TR” adjusting state; press “VOLUME +” or “VOLUME key on remote, or turn the volume control knob on panel to adjust high pitch.
2. Press “TREB +" or “TREB -” key on remote to directly adjust high pitch.
3. Adjustable range of high pitch: from -14 to +14.

Disc Playing Operation:

• Play MP3 Disc:

After inserting MP3 disc, the system will automatically search all directories containing an MP3 file. After searching, the system will enter the first directory by preference and play the first track of this directory (cursor stops in 01 position).The unitwill play the tracks of this directory in sequence. At this time, you can press number keys to select which song you want to play.

• Directory Selecting/ Press left key to return to directory list on the left hand side. Then use up/down keys to select folder directory on the left hand side. After the selection process is complete, press [ENTER] key to enter the playlist of the folder and the tracks of the playlist will automatically be played in sequence; or you can press number keys to select a specific song.

While playing, press !◄◄/PREVIOUS] or [►►I /NEXT] key to select the previous or next song.

• Press [REPEAT] key to select single cycle, directory cycle or disc cycle modes.
• While playing, press [PAUSE] key to enter “Pause” state; press [PLAY] key to recover from that state.

Play JPEG Disc:

• After inserting JPEG disc, the unit will automatically search and stop at the first image of the first directory found.
• Use up/down keys to select image files; after you have finished selecting the images, press [PLAY] key to play from current image. a Use up/down keys to select image files; after you have finished selecting the images, press [ENTER] key to view the image. At this time, the image is in an idle state and you can press [ZOOM] key to zoom in on the image or press direction keys to move the image in different directions.
• When the image is idle and not zoomed in, press direction keys to rotate the image.
• Press [PLAY] key to play the image in sequence.
• After entering file menu on the right hand side, press up/down keys and the image content will be shown on the left hand side of the screen. You can also use this approach to viewfile(s).

Play MP3-JPEG Disc:

• If you want to view images while playing MP3-JPEG mixed directory discs, use the left/right keys to select modes then use the direction keys to move the cursor to the icon of the required image and press [ENTER] to view the image.

• The method to viewing images is the same as that for playing JPEG discs.
• If you want to view other types of files while playing MP3-other mixed directory discs, use the left/right keys to select mode then use the direction keys to move the cursor to the icon you want to view and press [ENTER] to play the selected file.
• While playing discs with mixed directories, the approach to select a file is the same as playing MP3 disc.
• The unit will automatically load the files to be played when a disc is inserted. The music files will play by default if there are also supported photo, movie and E book files on the disc.

Play USB:

USB playability storage devices:

• Compatible USB storage devices:
• USB flas memory(USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
• USB flash players(USB 2.0 or USB1.1) memory cards (requires an additonal card reader to work with this apparatus)

Supported formats:

• USB or memory file format FAT12, FAT16,FAT32(sector size:512 bytes)
• MP3 bitrate(data rate):32-320 kbps and variable bitrate
• Directory nesting up to a maximum of 8levels
• Number of albums/folders:maximum99
• Number of tracks/titles:maximum 999
• When the USB has only one type of file, the playing method is the same as when you play a disc.
• When the USB has various types of files, the unit will play the audio files with the MP3 or WMA formats after it has finished its search. The method to playing other types of files is the same as when you play a disc.

Source switching:

1. While the disc is playing, press [SOURCE] key on remote control to switch to USB mode.
2. An interface will appear when switching from disc to USB. Press direction keys to select the file then press [ENTER] key for confirmation.
3. System will automatically load the USB files when there is no disc loaded.

FM Operation:

FM Radio:

• Press [FUNCTION] or [FM] key on panel or remote to switch the unit to FM operation mode.

Manual Search:

Press [Fast Backward] or [Fast Forward] keys on panel or remote to manually tune and search. You can search desired radio backwards or forwards.

Auto Search:

Press [SEARCH] keys on the panel or press and hold [SEARCH] key on remote control then the unit will automatically search in full band. FM frequency range:87-108MHZ(50KHZ for each

Please note: After you have found your specific station, the unit will automatically store it into current program. The FM search is affected by the radio signal strength. If no program is found during auto search or an offset frequency occurs, please use manual search, frequency-selecting search or adjust frequency by adjusting antenna position.

• Frequency-Selecting Search:

Press [GOTO] key on the remote, the unit will display frequency-selecting state and then use number keys to input your desired radio frequency. FM frequency range: 87-108 MHZ E.g. Input 1060 for 106 MHZ; input 9140 for 91.4 MHZ. The frequency input must have 4 figures.

If there are only 3 effective figures, please add 0 before the first figure.

• Radio Program Selection:

Press [!◄◄] and [ ►►! ] keys on remote or [!◄◄/PREVIOUS] and [►►l/NEXT] keys on panel to select stored radio program.

• Radio Station Selection and Storing:

After operating the "Auto Search", the unitwill automatically store the radio station/s found in sequence. After operating “manual search’ or "frequency-selecting search”, the unitwill automatically store current radio frequency into current station.

• External Audio Input Setting:

Press [FUNCTION] keyor [AUX] keyon remote or panel to switch the unit into audio input state;

At this time, the unitwill display "LINE”.

At this time, the “AUX" or “Audio Input" channel interface of the unit must be connected to AF generator input of any machine.

Troubleshooting

Before repairing, please take a look at the following problems and possible solutions first.