JVC HX-Z3
Owner's Manual

Common Operations
Turning On or Off the Power
To turn on the unit, press (or STANDBY/ON on the remote control) so that the lamp on the button goes off.

Setting the Clock
You can set the clock whether the unit is on or off; however, if Ecology Mode is activated, you cannot set the clock while the unit is off (on standby). If Ecology Mode is not in use while the unit is turned off (on standby), �AM 12:00� flashes on the display until you set the clock.

To turn off the unit (on standby), press (or STANDBY/ON on the remote control) again so that the lamp on the button lights up. � A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby. To switch off the power supply completely, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet.

On the unit ONLY:

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Press CLOCK/TIMER.
The hour digits start flashing on the display.

CLOCK / TIMER

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When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs The clock is reset to �AM 12:00� right away, while the tuner preset stations (see page 12) will be erased in a few days.

Turn 4 / ¢ to adjust the hour, then press SET/DISPLAY.
The minute digits start flashing on the display.

PRESET

Saving the Power Consumption while on Standby �Ecology Mode
You can save the power consumption while the unit is turned off (on standby). � You can set Ecology Mode whether the unit is on or off. If you want to correct the hour after pressing SET/DISPLAY, press CANCEL/DEMO. The hour digits start flashing again.
SET / DISPLAY

CANCEL / DEMO

On the unit ONLY:
To activate the Ecology Mode, press ECO. �ECO� appears on the display for 2 seconds (and
ECO

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Turn 4 / ¢ to adjust the minute, then press SET/DISPLAY.

the demonstration is canceled temporarily if you have pressed the button while the unit is off). � Each time you press the button, �ECO� and �NORMAL� appear alternately on the display.

To check the clock time while playing a source
To deactivate the Ecology Mode, press ECO again. �NORMAL� appears (and the demonstration starts if the unit is turned off).
When you turn off the unit with Ecology Mode activated �ECO� flashes on the display, and the clock time will not be shown while the unit is turned off.

Press and hold SET/DISPLAY. � Each time you press and hold the button, the source indication and the clock time alternate on the display.

To adjust the clock again
If you have set the clock before, press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the clock setting mode is selected. � Each time you press the button, the clock/timer setting modes change as follows:
DAILY Canceled TIMER
(Daily Timer setting)

REC TIMER
(Recording Timer setting)

Clock setting

(The hour digits start flashing.)

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs The clock loses the setting and is reset to �AM 12:00.� If this happens, set the clock again.

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