CAVS JB-99, User Manual

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Page 5: ...instantly Yet CAVS JB 99 is a unit that is as small as a home CD player This marvel is achieved by using the latest digital technology MP3 Graphics Contents 1 Product Features 6 2 Safety Precautions 7 3 Check Points Before Use 13 4 Controls And Functions 15 5 Using Remote Controllers 23 6 How To Connect 25 7 How To Operate 30 Jukebox Play 31 Disc Play 34 CDG Capture 37 System Setup 47 Sound Contro...

Page 6: ...eo picture from both internal and external video sources 2 Multi CD Play Play CD CD G and video CD version 1 1 2 0 3 disc carousel that allows disc changes during play Built in 4 band audio equalizer Continuous Single song play option Digital key control and Voice cancel multiplex Random and Repeat play PBC play Resume Time Intro and Search functions 3 CD and CD G Capture Capture CD and CD G songs...

Page 7: ... Do not place heavy equipment Tilted position may cause damage such as TV on top of the unit to the unit and the disc Do not place the unit in areas with vibration high humidity limited or no ventilation under direct sunrays high or low temperature 7 ...

Page 8: ...her with extreme temperature place the unit away from speakers difference may cause water dew on the laser pickup of the unit and result in malfunctioning of the unit If so turn off the unit and wait for one or two hours before starting again Do not open the tray by force 8 ...

Page 9: ... to touch the inside of the Place the unit in an area well unit due to possible electric shock ventilated and with no heat When not in use for long duration be sure to pull out the power cord from the electric outlet Also do not use the unit when the power cord is damaged as it may cause electric shock 9 ...

Page 10: ... and its power cord should be arranged safely at all times and never be handled with wet hands due to a danger of electric shock Check the supply voltage before turning on the unit The unit uses 110 220V AC 10 ...

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Page 15: ...y cause damage to the unit 4 FLT Display It displays the status of the discs and functions Refer to FLT display panel for detail description 5 Remote Sensor It receives the infrared signal from the remote controller for operation of the unit 6 Microphone volume It controls the volume level of microphones 1 and 2 Turn clockwise to increase the volume and counter clockwise to decrease the volume 7 E...

Page 16: ...ample 13 push 10 once and 3 20 push 10 twice and 0 17 PROGRAM button Press to reserve a song for play First select a song using the JB CD button and numeric buttons Then press PROGRAM button to reserve For more details see 7 HOW TO OPERATE 18 CANCEL button Press to cancel a reserved song Select a song in reserve using JB CD button and numeric buttons Then press CANCEL to delete the song from reser...

Page 17: ... TIME button Video CD Press to select a specific time track minute second and press again to begin playing 25 SEARCH buttons Press to display the song list on TV screen and then press to move to the next or previous song in the song list In Disc Play mode press to move forward or backward by several second in play 26 PBC button Video CD ver 2 0 with Play Back Control Press to turn on off the Play ...

Page 18: ...mode selection switch Select the video output mode between NTSC PAL 5 BGV Input Terminal Connect to external video source for background video such as camcorder VHS or LD player 6 POWER Input Connect the power cord to home electric outlet of 110 220 volt 7 External Connector This connector is reserved for an optional feature of light control and special effects in KTV 8 Parallel Port Connect to PC...

Page 19: ...play when a song is in pause 5 DISC Indicate the disc tray number 6 TRACK Display the total number of tracks in a disc in play 7 TOTAL Indicate when the displayed time is the total playing time of a disc 8 EACH Indicate when the displayed time is the remaining time of a track 9 SCENE Indicate the section of Video CD while in PBC mode 10 SELECT TIME display panel Display the song number time 19 ...

Page 20: ...ay specifying that the unit will play one song repeatly or play all songs sequentially 15 Music contents Display the numbers of tracks contained in a disc 16 OVER indicator Indicate when the total number of tracks is over 21 17 TRAY status Indicate the disc positions in the tray The top position indicates the disc in play or ready for play The other two indicate the discs in standby or ready for c...

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Page 22: ...r play or program 7 SETUP button Press to enter System Setup mode 8 MENU button Press to enter Menu mode 9 RANDOM button Press to select a song at random 10 REPEAT button Press to select from Repeat One All Off mode The choices are to play one song continuously play all songs sequentially or play normally 11 SORT FAN button Press to select from Fanfare 1 Fanfare 2 Fanfare 3 and then press the Play...

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Page 25: ...hen connecting video audio outputs to TV The connection for operating JB 99 with TV is illustrated below Note If your TV does not have video audio inputs use an adopter such as R F modulator for the connection with JB 99 25 ...

Page 26: ...ideo output to TV and audio output to amplifier The connection for operating JB 99 with TV and amplifier is illustrated below Note For better vocal sound try connecting the microphones directly to karaoke mixer amplifier 26 ...

Page 27: ...ng JB 99 through S VHS output to TV and audio output to amplifier is illustrated below Note S VHS output is of better video quality than composite video output When using S VHS output external video input is disabled Warning When using S VHS output be sure to use the FR Core on the S VHS cable 27 ...

Page 28: ...xternal background video to JB 99 The connection for external video source such as a camcorder to JB 99 is illustrated below Note Connect the video output of the external video source to the video input terminal of JB 99 28 ...

Page 29: ...6 5 When connecting PC to JB 99 The connection for PC to JB 99 is illustrated below Note Use the 25 pin parallel port FX cable to connect from PC LPT1 port to JB 99 s parallel cable port 29 ...

Page 30: ...screen you may select a mode from the following choices 1 Jukebox Play Mode To play songs from Jukebox or discs 2 Disc Play Mode To play songs from discs only 3 CDG Capture Mode To capture songs from discs 4 System Setup To manage System Setup 5 Sound Control To manage Sound Control Note The disc tray will not operate until you have selected a mode 3 Jukebox Play Mode To return to the initial scre...

Page 31: ...turn to selecting a song from Jukebox press the JB CD button Warning To select a song in a Video CD ver2 0 while the unit is in Jukebox Play mode you must input the actual track number of the song which may be different from the song number written in the CD cover or insert To find the correct track number set the unit into Disc Play mode and examine the disc with PBC mode turned off 4 Reserve a s...

Page 32: ...PEAT button to select from One All Off repeat play mode One Play the current song continuously All Play all songs Jukebox disc or reservation queue sequentially Off Play in normal mode Note If the JB 99 is in Continuous mode optional in System Setup the REPEAT function will play the songs continuously If the JB 99 is in Single Play mode optional in System Setup the REPEAT function will play the so...

Page 33: ...in play The screen will return to the initial screen of the Jukebox play mode ready for a next selection 14 BGV Background Video mode Press the BGV button to turn on off the background video The source of the background video can be internal disc1 disc2 disc3 or external depending on the BGV setting in the System Setup Note Background video will not be available while playing a CD G disc 33 ...

Page 34: ...ional in System Setup the tracks will be played one at a time waiting for a press of the PLAY SELECT button for the next 4 RANDOM play Press the RANDOM button to play a song at random Press the RADOM button again to disable RANDOM play Note The randomly selected songs will play continuously if the Continuous mode is selected in the System Setup The songs will play one at a time waiting for a press...

Page 35: ...ME play Press the TIME button and enter the track number minute and second using the numeric buttons and the PREV NEXT buttons Press the PLAY START button to begin playing from the entered time 13 RESUME play With a song in play interrupted by the STOP RETURN button or the POWER off button you may resume the play by pressing the RESUME button or the POWER on button followed by the RESUME button No...

Page 36: ...n to move to the previous menu 16 3 Press the NEXT button to move to the next menu 16 4 Press the STOP RETURN button to return to the parent root menu 16 5 To make a selection in menu press a number using the numeric buttons 36 ...

Page 37: ... Port95NT exe to install a new LPT1 driver After the installation is complete click on Start Programs CAVS JBManager to begin the program NOTE To install the latest version of Jukebox Manager program visit our website http www cavsusa com jb 99 htm and go to the Upgrade Software 3 Select CDG CAPTURE mode in JB 99 From the MENU screen of JB 99 select 3 to enter into CDG CAPTURE mode Note When witho...

Page 38: ...cond is to capture the audio data of music which applies to both CD and CD G songs Third is to transfer the captured graphic and audio data to JB 99 database Note If you have a recordable CD ROM drive installed in PC you can capture both the graphic and audio data of CD G songs at the same time See Item 7 for the instructions Note If you are capturing a CD G song from a BIN or RW MP3 G files go to...

Page 39: ... the directory of the C program files cavs JBManager work by default 6 1 4 Click to place check marks on each of the songs you wish to capture and enter the song titles 6 1 5 Click Send button to begin capturing The captured data will be saved in files with extension cdg Step 2 Capturing audio data of a CD or CD G song 6 2 1 Insert the disc from which you wish to capture a song into the CD ROM dri...

Page 40: ...udio data 6 2 5 Click on Option button to select the MP3 bit rate and CD ROM drive speed The quality of MP3 music will improve with a higher bit rate and or a slower CD ROM drive speed MP3 data file size however will also increase with a higher bit rate The default settings are 128 kbps and 16x speed 6 2 6 Set the Sync using the up down arrows The Sync indicating the amount of time by which the ly...

Page 41: ...le and artist of a song after sending the files to the JB 99 For more details see Item 9 Editing and Printing Songlist Note The title and artist names will be shown in the on screen song list as entered above 6 3 4 Click the Send button to start transferring the files to JB 99 7 Capturing a CD or CD G song with a recordable CD ROM drive For the list of compatible recordable CD ROM drive see Chapte...

Page 42: ...w 7 2 6 Click on the Option button to select the MP3 bit rate and CD ROM drive speed The quality of MP3 music will improve with a higher bit rate and or a slower CD ROM drive speed MP3 data file size however will also increase with a higher bit rate The default settings are 128 kbps and 16x speed 7 2 7 Set the Sync using the up down arrows The Sync indicating the amount of time by which the lyric ...

Page 43: ...ng number for the graphic and audio files Note You may use the Edit button to change the song number title and artist after sending the files to the JB 99 database For more details see Item 9 Editing and Printing Songlist Note The title and artist names will be shown in the on screen song list as entered above 7 3 4 Click Send button to start sending the files to JB 99 8 Capturing a CD G song from...

Page 44: ...e Step 2 window 8 2 6 Click on the Option button to select the MP3 bit rate The quality of MP3 music will improve with a higher bit rate MP3 data file size however will also increase with a higher bit rate The default setting is 128 kbps Note The Option for CD ROM drive speed will be ignored 8 2 7 Set the Sync using the up down arrows The Sync indicating the amount of time by which the lyric will ...

Page 45: ...mes will be shown in the on screen song list as entered above 8 3 4 Click Send button to start transferring files to JB 99 9 Editing and printing the song list 9 1 Making a song list for JB 99 9 1 1 From the main menu of the Jukebox Manager program Click the Juke button to open the song list of JB 99 9 1 2 Select any song and click Edit button to change the contents song number title artist 9 1 3 ...

Page 46: ...h to make a songlist The track information for the disc will appear on the display screen 9 2 2 Select any track and click Edit button to input the contents song number title artist 9 2 3 Click Save button to save the edited songlist into a directory of your choice in your PC 9 2 4 The songlist may be sorted according to song number title artist name by clicking the catergory buttons on the top of...

Page 47: ...lowing menu will appear on the screen DOWNLOAD 1 To begin download press Play Starting song number XXXXX 2 To change the setting press 2 2 3 If the starting song number XXXXX is correct and you wish to download all the songs in the DataCD press the Play button to begin downloading If you wish to change the starting song number or any other settings press 2 and the following screen will appear CHAN...

Page 48: ...ownloading press the STOP RETURN button Note When the downloading is canceled the song file in process will be deleted 3 Set Disc Play mode Continuous Play Single Play In the System Setup press 2 to change the setting between the Continuous Play mode and Single Play mode In the continuous play mode songs in reservation or repeat will play continuously without stops In a single play mode songs in r...

Page 49: ...alizer Press the Search buttons to increase or decrease the Low Band level 4 MID Low Band Press 4 to select the MID Low Band control for the equalizer Press the Search buttons to increase or decrease the MID Low Band level 5 MID High Band Press 5 to select the MID High Band control for the equalizer Press the Search buttons to increase or decrease the MID High Band level 6 High Band Press 6 to sel...

Page 50: ...before or at Column 64 Note 4 When completed Juke txt must be saved as a text file 8 1 4 Using any CD writer program e g Easy CD Writer write a CD ROM disc with the song files 00001 cdg 00001 mp3 00002 cdg 00002 mp3 and Juke txt file The format of the disc layout must be set to ISO 9660 and Mod 2 CDROM XA Also be sure to select Close Disc option and to write the disc at no more than 2x speed Note ...

Page 51: ...e txt for the changes in the latest upgrade programs 9 1 4 Double click on Setup exe to begin installing the new JBManager program Follow the menu to complete the installation 9 1 5 For Windows 2000 NT XP double click on Port95NT exe to install the LPT1 driver 9 2 Installing New Firmware For JB 99 9 2 1 Connect the PC with JB 99 unit via FX cable and start the new JBManager program in your PC Also...

Page 52: ...removed from JB 99 and connect to a PC for IDE transfer See 10 1 IDE Transfer of song files Fast Song Loading External Drive with a high speed CD ROM drive inside provides a faster and more reliable way of downloading the song files from DataCD See 8 How To Use DataCD into JB 99 It is particularly convenient for the JB 99 units in remote locations without easy means to connect to PC Also with a cl...

Page 53: ...mute mode Press the MUTE button to release the audio output Abnormal sounds from Audio output terminal is connected Connect the audio output terminal to speakers to record terminal of amplifier disc or AUX terminal of amplifier One audio output terminal is not Check the terminal to amplifier correctly connected to the amplifier Scratched or unclean disc Clean the disc or use an alternate disc Dirt...

Page 54: ...es Cavs JBManager directory and delete the file wnaspi32 dll Having installed COMPELASPI EXE if the program JBManager still gives out the error messages then go www goldenhawk com download_body htm or www adaptec com for the latest WINASPI driver JB 99 connection error or Wrong cable Check that the cable is 25 pin parallel port Time our error message from FX cable JBManager program Bad connections...

Page 55: ...or a list recognize a recordable CD ROM CD ROM drive of compatible recordable CD ROM drive as CD G compatible In drive Step 2 of JBManager program the square box for Send Graphic Incorrect installation of JBManager Uninstall completely and then reinstall Files is grayed out program or CD ROM drive the JBManager program and the CD ROM drive C Error or other error Limit over in number of Select only...

Page 56: ...IBM compatible Pentium or equivalent Windows 95 98 ME CD ROM Drive Recordable CD ROM All Sony models except the CRX0811 and CRX1611 Drive All Yamaha models except the 2100 and 2200 the 2100 2200 record CD G but does not read CD G with our software All Plextor models All Hewlett Packard models except drives with a model number that ends with 50 or 90 NOTE If our software sees the drive and there is...