JVC XA-F107A, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...chasing this JVC product Please read these instructions carefully before starting operation to be sure to obtain optimum performance and a longer service life from the unit LVT1542 004A J E EV INSTRUCTIONS LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 1 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 2: ...has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For qualified service personnel only CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service person...

Page 3: ...ged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For U S A For the main unit Declaration of Confo...

Page 4: ...igh volume Hearing experts advise against continuous extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce volume or discontinue use Do not use while operating a motorized vehicle It may create traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas You should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations Even if your Headphones are an open air type designed to...

Page 5: ... cause malfunctioning CAUTION Do not place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus We have no responsibility for any improper recording or playback incurred by equipment malfunction It is recommended to store backup copy of your important data in your PC or the like LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 5 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 6: ...t and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more information about collection point and recycling of this product please contact your local municipal office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste in accordance with national legislati...

Page 7: ...NG THE MAIN MENU 17 PLAYING MUSIC 18 NAVIGATE 19 RECORDING MUSIC FROM EXTERNAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT IN LINE IN MODE 21 DELETING FILES 23 ADVANCED FEATURES 24 SET MENU ITEMS 24 EQUALIZER 24 PLAYMODE 26 SLEEP TIMER 28 AUTO POWER OFF 29 BACKLIGHT 30 CONTRAST 31 RECORD SET 32 LANGUAGE 34 ABOUT 35 RESETTING THE UNIT 36 LOCKING BUTTONS HOLD 37 DISPOSING OF THE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 38 TROUBLESHOOTING 41 SPECI...

Page 8: ...creen to search for the location of the Digital Audio Player s driver click the Browse button and select CD ROM drive and then proceed to the next screen 4 Be sure that the installation completion screen appears 5 Reboot the PC If you are using Windows XP Me or 2000 you do not need to install the USB driver on the CD ROM GETTING STARTED Make sure that no programs such as games or anti virus softwa...

Page 9: ...ttery When your PC is in standby mode the battery cannot be charged The player cannot be operated while it is being charged Battery indicator The battery indicator shows the remaining battery level When the battery level becomes low Low Battery appears on the display In this case you need to charge the battery NOTES Notes on the built in battery To replace the battery consult your dealer or JVC Se...

Page 10: ...e cover of the USB connector 3 Connect the player to the USB port on your PC using USB cable USB Connected appears on the display and the connection is completed For Windows 98SE user Before connecting your player to the computer for the first time you need to install the USB driver from the supplied CD ROM into your computer For details see INSTALLING USB DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY on page 8 2 ...

Page 11: ...ws 98SE users Open My Computer and select Removable Disk then right click to select EJECT The player supports MP3 ID3 V1 0 1 1 tags ID3 V2 3 tags and WMA tags ID3 tags and WMA tags are the data including music names and artist names recorded in MP3 files and WMA files When the player is connected to the PC it is recognized as an external USB memory removable disk and shown on the PC You can treat ...

Page 12: ... 3 3 8 Play Pause button 4 Forward button 5 LINE IN jack 6 USB connector 7 Headphone jack 8 Hole for strap 9 Hold switch 0 Reset switch 7 Stop button MENU button REC button VOL Volume buttons 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 12 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 13: ... go without having to worry about the cables 1 Insert the supplied strap through the hole of the player and loop it through itself If you have difficulty in inserting the strap into the hole use a thin sharp tool to push it through 2 Insert the Neck Strap Headphones plug into the headphone jack of the player 3 Adjust the positions of the silver slider on the Neck Strap Headphones to make a loop la...

Page 14: ...d your neck and place in the each ear respectively You can also adjust the position of the silver slider according to your preference Be sure to read the separate sheet Precautions for Use of the Neck Strap Headphones for its safety information NOTE LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 14 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 15: ...Welcome appears After a while the following screen appears To turn power OFF Press and hold 7 Stop button When the player is turned on it resumes the mode it was in when it was last turned off NOTE AUDIO PLAYER DIGITAL LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 15 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 16: ...g the top line is scrolled first and then the bottom line is scrolled 1 Play indicator 2 Volume level 3 Play mode indicator 4 EQ sound mode 5 Sleep Timer icon 6 Lock icon 7 Battery indicator 8 Track number Total number of tracks 9 File information 0 Track time Mode indicator MUSIC mode LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 16 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 17: ...AVIGATE mode Select to easily search for the desired music See page 19 RESET mode Select to reset the settings you have made See page 36 LINE IN mode Select to record music MP3 file from external audio equipment See page 21 SET mode Select to set advanced settings See pages 24 to 34 DELETE mode Select to delete files See page 23 MAIN MENU MUSIC LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 17 Thursday Februa...

Page 18: ...de press 4 button To fast forward reverse track During playback press and hold 4 button To exit MUSIC mode Press MENU button If no audio files are stored NO FILES appears When the player is turned off in stop mode or during playback and then turned on again it will resume playback from the beginning of the track lastly played when you start playback The menu mode returns to the previous display be...

Page 19: ...ocate the desired file 4 Moves the cursor highlight vertically The cursor scrolls through the files and folders in the selected folder 3 8 7 1 Move the cursor to the desired folder and press 3 8 button to open it Then the files in the folder can be selected 2 When the cursor is inside the folder press 7 button to close the folder Then the hierarchical structure appears including that folder 3 Pres...

Page 20: ...an be recognized by the player is 50 Maximum number of hierarchies that can be recognized by the player is 8 including the highest order folders You can change the playback order of music files by adding numbers at the head of folder names or file names on PC For example add numbers like 01xxxx 02yyyy The maximum number of files WMA MP3 and WAV files that can be displayed or operated is 550 On a f...

Page 21: ...4 button to select LINE IN mode from Main menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press and hold REC button until Recording appears The player is paused the counter is stopped 3 Play the music source on the external audio equipment The player automatically detects the sound starts recording of the music and numbers each track The default recording setting is as follows Bit rate 128kbps...

Page 22: ...ded to use a fully charged battery if you continue to record the music for many hours in this mode AUTO LEVEL CONTROL ALC The player is equipped with Auto Level Control ALC to control distortion during recording When the output level from external audio equipment is too high the ALC automatically activates to control the recording level which can reduce distortion When you perform test recording b...

Page 23: ...o delete the file File Deleted appears If you try to delete a read only file Operation Failed appears Each time you press 7 button the status switches between YES and NO To return to DELETE menu Press MENU button once To exit DELETE mode Press MENU button again or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in DELETE submenu When all files in a folder are deleted the folder disappears from the player However...

Page 24: ...an select from one of 6 different preset sound modes or one customized sound mode Types of sound modes ADVANCED FEATURES NORMAL No sound effect applies CLASSICAL Good for classical music JAZZ Good for jazz music ROCK Boosts low and high frequency POP Good for vocal music BASS Empowers bass sound CUSTOMIZED You can create your own sound mode Low High Level High Low Frequency LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _En...

Page 25: ...ton to select EQ SET 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select CUST 5 Press MENU button briefly to start editing The indicator of the lowest frequency is highlighted 6 Press 4 button to select the frequency you want to edit 7 Press 3 8 button The indicator starts to blink 8 Press 4 button to set the level up or down and then press 3 8 button to store it 9 Repeat Steps 6 through 8 to edit for o...

Page 26: ...folder which has a track selected in NAVIGATE mode RANDOM Plays all tracks in random order RANDOM RPT Repeats all tracks in random order RND FOLDER Repeats all tracks of a folder which has a track being played back or plays all tracks of a folder which has a track selected in NAVIGATE mode in random order INTRO Plays first 10 seconds for each tracks When all tracks are played the display disappear...

Page 27: ...nd then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select PLAYMODE 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the play mode 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in the SET MENU LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 27 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 28: ...mer icon appears on the upper right of the display To set sleep timer 1 After turning on the player press MENU button and 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select SLEEP TIMER 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the time 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and p...

Page 29: ... After turning on the player press MENU button and 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select A POWER OFF 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the time 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in the SET MENU LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 29 T...

Page 30: ...nd 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select BACKLIGHT 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the time 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in the SET MENU When Low Battery appears backlighting goes out and after that it does not light again NOT...

Page 31: ... SET mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select CONTRAST 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the level 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in the SET MENU LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 31 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 32: ...utton to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select RECORD SET 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select item Bit Rate or A TRK 5 Press 3 8 button to select the desired content from the selected item 6 Repeat the steps from 4 to 5 as necessary 7 Press MENU button to return to the SET mode Source LINE Encode MP3 Stereo Bit Rate 96kbps 128kbps 160kbps A TRK ON OFF LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book P...

Page 33: ...tarts recording and when the music stops the A TRK detects silence and the player pauses When OFF is selected no track is detected and recording doesn t stop if the player is in silent state When silent state continues for 3 seconds or more in LINE IN mode the A TRK judges this state as a turn of the track and the track is divided The track therefore is not divided in this mode if the interval of ...

Page 34: ... to select SET mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 4 button to select LANGUAGE 3 Press 3 8 button 4 Press 4 button to select the language 5 Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU To exit SET mode Press MENU button or select EXIT and press 3 8 button in the SET MENU When Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese is selected the menu is also displayed in the sele...

Page 35: ...o select ABOUT mode from Main Menu and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode To exit ABOUT mode Press MENU button Upgrading firmware version To upgrade the firmware of your player please visit our website Amount of memory installed Available memory space to store further music files LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 35 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 36: ... 8 button to enter that mode 2 Press 3 8 button to reset the unit All the settings are reset and RESET OK appears To cancel and exit RESET mode Press MENU button Default value of each SET MENU item EQ SET Normal PLAYMODE Normal SLEEP TIMER OFF A POWER OFF OFF BACKLIGHT 5 Sec CONTRAST Factory set level RECORD SET Bit Rate 128kbps A TRK ON LANGUAGE ENGLISH LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 36 Thurs...

Page 37: ...play To unlock Slide the HOLD switch to the left When the player is turned on with the HOLD switch set to ON position HOLD appears after the initial message DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Then the player automatically shuts off To use the player set the HOLD switch to OFF position and turn on the player again NOTE LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 37 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 38: ...heating bursting or start a fire Do not store the built in battery with a metal necklace or hairpin in a pocket Shorting the poles may cause heating bursting or start a fire Do not heat disassemble modify the built in battery or throw it into water or fire Bursting ignition or heat may cause a fire or injury Do not leave the built in battery near fire or in direct sunlight Also do not leave the bu...

Page 39: ... a screwdriver 4 Remove the top half of the casing by lifting it up 5 Remove the three screws shown in the illustration below 6 Hold the part shown in the illustration below and turn the circuit board over LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 39 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

Page 40: ...Using insulating tape cover each of the wires and stick them to the built in battery to prevent them from touching each other and place it in a plastic bag To replace the battery consult your dealer or JVC Service Center Do not reuse the battery once it has been removed The battery is designated recyclable Please follow your local recycling regulations NOTES LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 40 T...

Page 41: ...VC Service Center and replace it with a new one if necessary The player suddenly stops working Press the reset switch by inserting a thin object for example a pin or a straightened paperclip into the hole on the back of the player to turn the unit off and then turn the player back on Files and settings stored in the memory will not be deleted The display is too dark or too bright Adjust the contra...

Page 42: ...odel Name XA F107 XA F57 Type Digital audio player Built in memory size 1 GB 512 MB Display LCD with backlighting 4 line display Music playback format MP3 WMA WMA DRM 1 Bit rate MP3 8 kbps to 320 kbps WMA 32 kbps to 192 kbps Maximum number of tracks 2 Approx 500 Approx 250 Frequency response 60 Hz to 20 kHz 0 dB to 3 dB Audio Output terminal Headphones stereo mini jack Input terminal Line in stere...

Page 43: ...43 SPECIFICATIONS ACCESSORIES Neck Strap Headphones USB cable CD ROM USB Driver for Windows 98SE Audio cable LVT1542 004A J_E_EV _Eng book Page 43 Thursday February 2 2006 4 36 PM ...

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