Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
The controls and operations have been redesigned to make them very easy to use, so you can spend your time listening to music. With the One Touch Operation feature of JVC’s COMPU PLAY you can turn on the System and •...
Table of Contents Features ... 1 How This Manual Is Organized ... 1 IMPORTANT CAUTIONS ... 1 Getting Started ... 3 Accessories ... 3 How to Put Batteries in the Remote Control ... 3 Using the Remote Control ... 3 Connecting the FM Antenna ...
Getting Started Accessories Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System. AM Loop Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Batteries (2) FM Wire Antenna (1) If any of these items is missing, contact your dealer immediately. How to Put Batteries in the Remote Control Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and –...
CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the FM Antenna Using the Supplied Wire Antenna Using an FM 75-Ohm Antenna Cable (not supplied) If reception is poor, connect the outside antenna. Before attaching a 75-ohm coaxial lead (the kind with a round wire going to an outside antenna), disconnect the supplied FM Wire Antenna.
CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the Unit into an AC power outlet. Connecting the Speakers For each speaker, connect one end of the speaker wire to the speaker terminals on the back of the System. 1. Open each of the terminals and insert the speaker wires firmly, then close the terminals. 2.
COMPU PLAY COMPU PLAY is JVC’s feature that lets you control the most frequently used functions of the System with a single touch. One Touch Operation starts playing a CD, turns on the radio, plays a tape, etc. with a single press of the play button for that function.
Adjusting the Volume Turn the VOLUME control clockwise to increase the volume or anticlockwise to decrease it. Turning the VOLUME control quickly also adjusts the volume level quickly. When using the Remote Control, press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume or press the VOLUME –...
Listening to Auxiliary Equipment By playing the sound from auxiliary equipment through the System, you can gain control over how the music or program sounds. Once the connected equipment is playing through the System, you can apply the sound effects. First make sure that the optional equipment is properly connected to the System.
Using the Tuner Number keys POWER CLOCK TIMER SLEEP – SELECT + SHIFT FM/AM FM MODE DISC PLAY MODE £/8 DISC /CLEAR DISC DECK REC PAUSE VOLUME SOUND ACTIVE MODE BASS EX. RM-SE40TU REMOTE CONTROL You can listen to both FM and AM stations. Stations can be tuned in manually, automatically, or from preset memory storage.
Three Ways to Select a Station —————————————— Press the TUNING DOWN or TUNING UP on the MULTI CONTROL repeatedly to move from frequency to frequency until you find the one you want. (Manual Tuning). Press and hold the TUNING DOWN or TUNING UP on the MULTI CONTROL for a few seconds, the frequency starts changing on the display.
Using the CD Player Number keys POWER CLOCK TIMER SLEEP – SELECT + SHIFT FM/AM FM MODE DISC PLAY MODE £/8 DISC /CLEAR CD Player DISC control buttons DECK REC PAUSE VOLUME ACTIVE SOUND MODE BASS EX. RM-SE40TU REMOTE CONTROL Display Disc indicator Track number, Playing time, step number...
The Quickest Way to Start a CD Is with the One Touch Operation ————————————————————————— Press the CD £ /8 button (or the £/8 button on the Remote Control). For Normal Play (Play mode indicator is not lit): • If there is a CD in the disc tray for the selected disc number, the power is automatically turned on and the CD is played from the first track.
Basics of Using the CD Player — Normal Play £/8 Playing a Disc ——————————————————————— 1. Prepare the discs. 2. Press the CD £/8 or DISC button (1-3) of the disc you want to play. DISC DISC DISC To stop play the disc, press the 7 STOP button (or the 7/CLEAR button on the Remote Control). To stop play and remove the disc, press the 0 button for the disc being played.
Continuous Play This function plays the discs in the Unit continuously. 1. Prepare the discs. CONTINUE 2. Select Continuous mode. On the Unit Press the CONTINUE button. The playback automatically starts from the selected CD. • The CONT. indicator lights up. You can press the CONTINUE button while a CD is playing to switch to Continuous mode.
3. Press the number keys (1 to 10 and CLOCK TIMER – SELECT + 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to select the other tracks for the program. 5. Press the £/8 button. To stop playing, press the 7 STOP button (or the 7/CLEAR button on the Remote Control) once. To delete all the tracks in a program, press the 7 STOP button on the Unit or the 7/CLEAR button on the Remote Control while the CD Player is stopped.
Repeating a Selection or the Discs You can have all the discs, the program or the individual selection currently playing repeat as many times as you like. REPEAT Press the REPEAT button. Each time you press the button, the Repeat Modes changes as follows. ALL: For Normal Play, repeats all the tracks on the current CD.
Using the Cassette Deck (Listening to a Tape) POWER CLOCK TIMER SLEEP – SELECT + SHIFT FM/AM FM MODE DISC PLAY MODE £/8 DISC /CLEAR DISC Cassette Deck DECK REC PAUSE control buttons VOLUME SOUND ACTIVE MODE BASS EX. RM-SED40TEU REMOTE CONTROL Display CONT.
3. Close the holder gently. When both Deck A and Deck B contain a tape, the last deck to have a tape inserted is selected. To change the selected deck, press the DECK A/B button. When using the Remote Control, press the A or B button.
Using the Cassette Deck (Recording) POWER CLOCK TIMER SLEEP – SELECT + SHIFT FM/AM FM MODE DISC PLAY MODE £/8 DISC /CLEAR DISC DECK REC PAUSE REC PAUSE VOLUME SOUND ACTIVE MODE BASS EX. RM-SE40TU REMOTE CONTROL Things to Know before You Start Recording ——————— Note: At the start and end of cassette tapes, there is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto.
CAUTION: If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the Unit may be too close to a TV which was on during the recording. Either turn off the TV or increase the distance between the TV and the System. Standard Recording This is the basic method for recording any source.
Recording AM Station to Tape ——————————————— When recording an AM broadcast, beats may be produced which are not heard when listening to the broadcast. In this case, press the CONTINUE button on the CD Player to eliminate the beats. 1. Set to AM station and start recording. CONTINUE 2.
Using the Timer 2 TIMER 1 CLOCK POWER 4 – SELECT 5 + CLOCK TIMER SLEEP – SELECT + SHIFT 8 SET FM/AM FM MODE DISC PLAY MODE £/8 DISC /CLEAR DISC REC PAUSE DECK VOLUME SOUND ACTIVE MODE BASS EX. RM-SE40TU REMOTE CONTROL The timers let you control listening and recording functions automatically.
Setting the Timer Procedure For Setting the Timer SHIFT 1. Press the SHIFT button. 2. Press the 2 TIMER button. TIMER 3. Set the time you want the Unit to – SELECT + 4. Press the 8 SET button. 5. Set the time you want the Unit to –...
8. Press the 8 SET button. The volume level blinks on the display. 9. Press the SELECT 5 + or 4 – button to set the volume level. – SELECT + 10. Press the 8 SET button. The display returns to the display before you set the timer. Before Turning the Unit Off •...
Care And Maintenance Compact Discs Handle your compact discs, cassette tapes, and Cassette Deck carefully, and they will last a long time. • Remove the CD from the case by holding it at the edges while pressing the centre hole lightly. •...
Troubleshooting • If you are having a problem with your System, 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.
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Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.
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WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers.
Specifications Amplifier Section Input Sensitivity/Impedance (1 kHz) Cassette Deck Section CD Automatic Changer Section Signal-To-Noise Ratio 90 dB Speaker Specifications Power Handling Capacity 60 W Power Specifications Output Power 55 watts per channel, min. RMS at 6 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 3% total harmonic distortion.