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JVC RX-DP15B User's Manual

1. i Connect the TV to appropriate MONITOR OUT jacks to view the ES playback picture from the connected video components Using the component cords allows you to view the playback picture from any other connected video components without using S video or composite video connections RIGHT LEFT e When connecting the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source name to DBS which will be shown on the display when selected as the source See Changing the Source Name on page 27 for details If the DBS tuner has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When To audio output connecting the DBS tuner to either one of the component input To component video output jacks make the video input terminal setting correctly For details see r0 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT on page 43 To view the pictures through the DBS tuner in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks To S video output To composite video output SJ IO w gt 14 mooo Q H 00000000 3 Go moms COOO OOOs 000000000 SER Jooo dus ooo c Rear view A To front left righ
2. OO 000000000 000006 0000 JG OOO OP OOO e V OOOO GO O O ope 000000 000 B2089 uon 2900 Rear view Left front speaker Right front speaker Power amplifier Center speaker Power amplifier Right surround speaker Left surround speaker Left Right surround back speakers 10 Connecting Audio Video Components When connecting individual components refer also to the manuals supplied with them m Analog Connections Audio component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs not supplied e Connect the white plug to the audio left jack and the red plug to the audio right jack CAUTION If you connect a sound enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this receiver the sound output through this receiver may be distorted 1 OP OP Tg 00000000 G GJ meg Rear view GOOOOOOO y 000000000 eje elejelejee Reede dus a000 Turntable If an earth cable is provided for your turntable connect the cable to the screw marked 7 on the rear panel Same aj To audio output
3. 4 If no sound comes out of the front ae seness speakers press SPEAKERS 1 and or SPEAKERS 2 which you pem want to use The selected front speaker indicator s light s up on the display For more details see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 MASTER VOLUME 5 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume level of the sound through the Zone 1 speakers From the remote control 1 Set ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN unb adm TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 TE e Now the buttons and controls on the remote ZONE 1 ZONE2 control work for the Zone 1 operations 2 Press AUDIO ON The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up The front door moves down For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby on page 22 AUDIO ON SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME The last Surround THX DSP The volume mode appears level appears 3 Select and play a source VOR I TAPEIMD DR TV DBS FM AM EXT 7 1CH 4000 06 The sound comes out of the Zone 1 front speakers f no sound comes out of the front speakers press SPEAKERS 1 and or SPEAKERS 2 on the unit inside the front door The selected front speaker indicator s light s up on the display For more details see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 VOLUME ES 4 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume level of the sound through the Zone 1 s
4. 1 Insert the RF rod antenna onto the RF REMOTE ANTENNA terminal 2 Rotate the fixing nut to attach the RF rod antenna firmly 17 e The signal reachable distance may differ depending on the operating conditions and circumstances To improve transmitting conditions change the distance to the receiver and the direction to transmit while operating the remote control To avoid a failure in the reception from the remote control keep the connecting cables and the IR signal transmitter s cable away from the RF rod antenna f your neighbour uses the same or similar RF remote control system the receiver may happen to receive the RF signals sent from such an RF remote control system which could cause your receiver to be operated unintentionally If this happens set the BAND 1 2 selectors both on the rear and in the remote control to another band either BAND 1 or BAND 2 RF REMOTE ANTENNA In remote control Inside the battery compartment On the main unit s rear If the problem still persists stop using the RF rod antenna and the remote control and consult your JVC dealer or the nearest JVC Service Center Setting Up the IR Signal Transmitter The IR signal transmitter can retransmit the IR signals It allows you to use the AV COMPU LINK remote control system and to operate other manufacturers components without aiming the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the target components
5. Press A V to move c to SEARCH then press SET The DISC SEARCH screen appears Press A V to move SOURCE CD ce to GENRE then DISC SERKGH press SET The GENRE SEARCH screen appears ED ENTER EXT BACK Press A V to move c gt to the genre you want to search for then press SET To show the unseen genres press A V until they appear Disc search starts then the SEARCH RESULT screen showing the disc titles appears On the SEARCH SOURCKERCD RESULT screen you rx SEARCH RESULT can do the following Changing the indication of the disc information Press A V to move Gr to a searched disc then press lt Each time you press lt D gt the disc information alternates between its disc title and its performer Starting a disc play and going to the Disc Information screen see page 64 Press A V to move Fr to a searched disc then press SET Showing unseen disc information if more than 5 discs are listed as a result of the search Press A V until they appear Going back to the GENRE SEARCH screen Press EXIT 3 Entering the Disc Information For a CD Player with disc memory function You can use the disc memory function through this receiver The disc information its performer disc title and music genre of normal audio CDs will be stored into the memory built in the CD player For the disc memory function refer to the manual supp
6. z DISC SEARCH then press SET The PERFORMER SEARCH Screen appears EXIT BACK 4 Press A V lt a P gt to move in front of the first character of the performer you want to search for then press SET To correct an incorrect entry press A V lt to move Fin front of the correct character then press SET JVE PERFORMER SEARCH x CHARACTER C DEF G H OPQR 5 6 7 GED ENTER BACK SOURCE CD Note Symbols such as or are not available for search 5 Press SET again SOURCE CD Disc search starts then the Pr eee SEARCH RESULT screen EEE showing the performers appears 6 On the SEARCH RESULT screen you can do the following Changing the indication of the disc information Press A V to move Fr to a searched disc then press lt gt Each time you press lt D gt the disc information alternates between its performer and its disc title Starting a disc play and going to the Disc Information screen see page 64 Press A V to move Fr to a searched disc then press SET Showing unseen disc information if more than 5 discs are listed as a result of the search Press A V until they appear Going back to the PERFORMER SEARCH screen Press EXIT 65 Search for a disc by its disc title 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV Press A V to move c to SEARC
7. Menu Operating Procedure Ex When setting the speaker distance Operations On the TV screen On the main unit s display 1 Press SETUP MENU SETUP MENU 1 GrSPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL LEVEL SPEAKER DISTANCE SUBWOOFER THX AUDIO SETUP The submenu names previously SURR CH OUT AUDIO DELAY selected appears xx NEXT PAGE xx GED ENTER xD EXIT SETUP MENU 1 appears M 7 to SPEAKER il 2 Press Y or A DOWN or UP repeate dly ove Gr to Press the button until SP speaker DISTANCE DISTANCE appears to select the desired submenu In this example select SPEAKER DISTANCE SEU MEN OE SPEAKER SETTING submenu CHANNEL LEVEL SPEAKER DISTANCE SUBWOOFER THX AUDIO SETUP SURR CH OUT AUDIO DELAY xx NEXT PAGE xx GED ENTER GM EXIT 3 Press SET SPEAKER DISTANCE G UNIT SUBWOOFER FRONT L SP FRONT R SP CENTER SP SURR L SP SURR R SP SBACK L SP SBACK R SP i EG OPERATE xp BACK The first item on the selected submenu appears with the current setting shown on the lower line of the main display w w w w 0 0 0 co S 4 Set a desired item on the submenu E D Press V or DOWN or UP GUNIT i oO SUBWOOFER 0 f a repeatedly to select an item PRONT L SD 2 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to set 0100 the item en 0f te BACK In this example set UNIT to feet for indicating the speaker distance 5 Set other
8. This function does not work when you connect this receiver and the TV with the AV COMPU LINK EX terminal using the component video cables To use this function connect this receiver and the TV using the S video or composite video cables Automatic Power On Off Standby Automatic Power On The Zone 1 TV VCR 1 the VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks and DVD player turn on and off along with the receiver When you turn on the receiver by pressing 5 STANDBY ON on the front panel or AUDIO ON on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 OR When you turn on the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF while the receiver is turned on The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up and the source name for Zone 1 appears on the display and If the previously selected Zone 1 source is VCR 1 the Zone 1 TV and VCR 1 will turn on automatically If the previously selected Zone 1 source is DVD or DVD MULTI the Zone 1 TV and DVD player will turn on automatically If the previously selected Zone 1 source is VIDEO VCR 2 TV or DBS only the Zone 1 TV will turn on automatically When you turn on the receiver by pressing AUDIO ON on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 OR When you turn on the Zone 2 sound by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF while the receiver is turned on The ZONE 2 O
9. 78 4 Press one of the learning buttons to which you want to assign a signal from the target remote control The LEARN indicator starts flashing If you have pressed DVD or DVD MULTI in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons lt gt Gm sw Qmm 0 000 0000 0 0 0 0 If you have pressed PHONO in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons If you have pressed CD or CONTROL to select CD DISC in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons You can store a different set of signals into the following buttons separately for CD and CD DISC OQ G 4 5 8 9 0 0 Gd If you have pressed TAPE MD or CDR in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons Gr e G lt gt Ge 8 9 0 0 9 OG If you have pressed VCR 1 in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons VCR Y a 2 CHANNEL 0 000 0000 0000 79 If you have pressed TV DBS in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons By setting the TV operation mode selector either to TV or CATV DBS you can store B a different set of signals into the following quy buttons LJ TV CATV DBS TV VIDEO L D 4 lt lt e a gt z m O00 E 000 While the LEARN indicator is flashing press the button on the tar
10. Select OFF not to use this function CENTER ALIGN Align the vertical localization of the center channel signals mainly human voices are recorded at the same height as for the front speakers Select ON when you cannot feel as if the actors or singers are speaking or singing on the screen Select OFF not to use this function To adjust the DSP effect levels using the 10 keys You can also use the 10 keys on the remote control to adjust the DSP effect levels EFFECT and LIVENESS Once you adjust their levels using the following procedure the adjustments you have done on the Adjustment Menu will be also changed From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments EFFECT Press EFFECT repeatedly to adjust the overall level of the effect 1 to 5 LIVENESS Press LIVENESS repeatedly to adjust the liveness 1 to 5 50 Ej Using the Surround and THX Modes This unit activates a variety of Surround and THX modes automatically The stored basic settings and adjustments performed on the Setup and Adjustment Menus see pages 35 to 50 are applied The following operations are only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations and are used only for Zone 1 sources Reproducing Theater Ambience Introducing the Surround and THX Modes In a movie theater many speakers are located on the walls to reproduce impressive multi surround sounds
11. Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame 18 n Multi Room Operations Before operating this receiver any further be familiar with this multi room function This function enables you to listen to different sources in two different places we call these two places Zone 1 main room and Zone 2 sub room by using this receiver This section explains only the required speaker connections the concept and basic operations of the multi room function For more detailed operations see the respective pages in this manual Required Connections for Zone 2 1 Connect a TV to the ZONE 2 MONITOR OUT jack either composite video or S video jack 2 Connect front speakers by using one of the methods described below either Connection A or Connection B Zone 2 Layout TV To use the Zone 2 TV Turn on and select the correct input for this receiver Left front menter RM Right front speaker Connection A Connect the input jacks of another amplifier to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks on the rear using a cable with RCA pin plugs not supplied W Connec
12. NORMAL Normally select this REVERSE Select this to reverse the phase Note If SUBWOOFER is set to NO on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu this function is not available Continued on the next page 40 m BASS PEAK LIMIT When this setting is ON Bass Peak Limit functions so that sounds exceeding the preset peak level see below will be cut off When this setting is ON you can set the bass peak level using the bass test tone see below to eliminate bass sound distortion Select one of the following ON Normally select this OFF Select when not using Bass Peak Limit Note If THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER is set to YES this function is not available BASS TEST TONE Only when BASS PEAK LIMIT is ON you can emit the bass test tone through the subwoofer and or other speakers depending on your settings on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu and adjust the bass peak level see below The bass test tone can be emitted when one of the Surround THX DSP modes is in use Select one of the following ON Select to emit the bass test tone OFF Select to stop the bass test tone Notes If BASS PEAK LIMIT is set to OFF this function is not available While transmitting the bass test tone Parametric Equalizer and Midnight Mode will be canceled temporarily BASS PEAK LVL Only when BASS PEAK LIMIT is ON you can set the bass peak l
13. When unplugging the receiver from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the AC power cord Do not handle the AC power cord with wet hands If you are not going to operate the receiver for an extended period of time unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet Multi room operations Do not use the remote control outdoors or install the speakers outdoors When operating the receiver from a place where you cannot see the receiver for example when controlling the receiver installed in the living room from the kitchen pay attention to the following not to surprise other people Be careful not to turn up the volume too high when controlling the receiver without listening to the playback sound Be careful not to surprise other people with a sudden sound coming out of the receiver when turning it on Stopping the sound suddenly may surprise people as well If the receiver operates by itself or malfunctions the following causes should be considered Interference to RF communication between the receiver and the remote control from outside The remote control is operated unintentionally For example a book is placed on the remote control possibly depressing some of its buttons If your neighbour uses the same or similar RF remote control system the receiver may happen to receive the RF signals sent from such an RF remote control system which could cause your receiver to be operated unintentionally
14. ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up in red when Zone 2 is turned on Source selecting buttons 20 21 23 25 DVD DVD MULTI VCR 1 VCR 2 TV DBS VIDEO CD PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH Front door VIDEO input terminals 12 Display Window D OQ DUAL indicator 24 Lights up when Dual Mono signals are detected ANALOG indicator 26 Lights up when an analog input source is selected DGTL AUTO indicator 26 Lights up when auto digital input DIGITAL AUTO is selected 96 24 indicator 52 Lights up when DTS 96 24 signals are detected Surround THX DSP mode indicators Indicate the current Surround THX DSP mode setting TUNED indicator 33 Lights up when a station is received STEREO indicator 33 Lights up when an FM stereo station is received AUTO MUTING indicator 34 Lights up when the FM station reception mode is set to Auto Reception mode AUTO MUTING INPUT ATT indicator 26 Lights up when Input Attenuator is in use ONE TOUCH OPERATION indicator 44 Lights up when One Touch Operation is in use SPEAKERS 1 2 ZONE 2 indicators 32 SPEAKERS Lights up when any of the speakers connected to the FRONT 1 SPEAKERS and the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals is activated 1 2 Lights up when the corresponding speakers are activated for Zone 1 ZONE 2 Lights up when the front speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKE
15. speakers By referring to the speaker distance setting this unit automatically sets the delay time of the sound through each speaker so that sounds through all the speakers can reach you with the same timing m UNIT Select one of the following as your measuring unit meter Select to set the distance by meter A Setting the Bass Sounds SUBWOOFER feet Select to set the distance by feet m For each speaker Set the distance from the listening point within the range of 0 30 m 1 0 ft to 9 00 m 30 0 ft in 0 15 m 0 5 ft intervals Notes You cannot set the speaker distance for the speaker you have selected NO or NONE for on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu This function does not take effect for the surround back channel when the source is EXT 7 1CH with Analog Direct turned off Ex In the above case set the speaker distance as follows Subwoofer SUBWFR SUBWOOFER 3 60 m 12 0 ft Left front L FRONT LSP 3 00 m 10 0 ft Right front R FRONT RSP 3 00 m 10 0 ft Center C CENTER SP 3 00 m 10 0 ft Left surround LS SURR L SP 2 70 m 9 0 ft Right surround RS SURR R SP 2 70 m 9 0 ft Left surround back LSB SBACKLSP 2 40 m 8 0 ft Right surround back RSB SBACK RSP 2 40 m 8 0 ft uve On this submenu you can adjust CPSUBWFR OUT LFE ma subwoofer and bass sounds LFE LEVEL odBEl PHASE NORMAL QD Precisely according to your prefer
16. 6 Try to operate your TV by pressing TV CATV DBS Q I STANDBY ON TV CATV DBS When your TV turns on or off you have entered the correct code If more than one code is listed for your brand of TV try each one until the correct one is entered 74 To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s CATV converter and DBS tuner 1 Set the TV operation mode selector to SA CATV DBS Press and hold TV CATV DBS O I STANDBY ON Press TV DBS Remote s display Enter a manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 See page 77 to find the code Release TV CATV DBS 5 STANDBY ON After setting the TV operation mode selector to CATV DBS you can turn on and off the CATV converter or the DBS tuner TV CATV DBS b I STANDBY ON DA Z Turns on or off the CATV converter or DBS tuner After pressing TV DBS with TV operation mode selector set to CATV DBS you can perform the following operations on the CATV converter or on the DBS tuner CHANNEL 1 10 0 100 10 E Changes the channels Selects the channels Number button 10 will function as the ENTER button if your equipment requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number Note Refer to the manual supplied for your CATV converter or DBS tuner Try to operate your CATV converter vesavess or DBS tuner by pressing TV CATV DBS O STANDBY ON When your CATV converter or DBS tu
17. AM EXT FM Antenna supplied Outdoor FM Antenna Cable not supplied A Using the Supplied FM Antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 COAXIAL terminal as a temporary measure B Using the Standard Type Connector with an Outdoor FM Antenna not supplied A standard type connector should be connected to the FM 75Q COAXIAL terminal Note If reception is poor connect an outdoor antenna Before attaching a 75 Q coaxial cable the kind with a round wire going to an outdoor antenna disconnect the supplied FM antenna AM Antenna Connections ANTENNA AM EXT Loge Turn the loop until you have the best reception FM 750 COAXIAL AM Loop Antenna supplied Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop Outdoor single vinyl covered wire not supplied Notes f the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl remove the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram e Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals connecting cords and power cord This could cause poor reception If reception is poor connect an outdoor single vinyl covered wire to the AM EXT terminal Keep the AM loop antenna connected Connecting the Speakers For full enjoyment of the THX modes see page 51 it is recommended to
18. Input PHONO IN CD IN TAPE MD IN CDR IN TV SOUND DBS IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN DVD IN 5 1 ch Output TAPE MD OUT CDR OUT VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT S video composite video input output jacks 13 15 Input TV SOUND DBS IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN DVD IN Output VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT MONITOR OUT Component video input output jacks 13 15 Input 1 IN DVD 2 IN 3 IN Output MONITOR OUT EXT 7 1CH IN audio input jacks 12 RF REMOTE ANTENNA terminal and BAND 1 2 selector 17 FM AM ANTENNA terminals 7 8 COMPU LINK 4 SYNCHRO terminals 61 63 AV COMPU LINK III terminals 68 TEXT COMPU LINK terminals 63 IR OUT terminal 18 68 CTRL OUT 12V terminal This terminal transmits 12V voltage signals maximum output current 10 mA As the receiver turns on and off output through this terminal also turns on and off You can use the output through this terminal as a trigger for systematic operation between this receiver and the connected component availability of this function depends on the conncted component IR IN terminal This terminal is only for service use AC power cord 18 DIGITAL OUT terminal 16 PREOUT jacks 10 FRONT SUBWOOFER CENTER SURR SURR BACK ZONE 2 audio video output jacks 19 PREOUT Video output MONITOR OUT S video composite
19. It is recommended to adjust the DSP effects using the Adjustment Menu since you can adjust other elements as well 1 Press SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments SOUND 2 Press EFFECT repeatedly to adjust the level of the overall effect 1 to 5 EFFECT 3 Press LIVENESS repeatedly to adjust the liveness 1 to 5 LIVENESS To cancel the DSP modes Press SURR DSP OFF SURROUND OFF appears on the display SURR DSP o oe On the unit inside the front door SURR DSP From the remote control When a pair of headphones is connected or when the front speakers are deactivated HEADPHONE will appear Fal Using the Analog Multi channel Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH playback modes for reproducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player or another component such as a digital decoder Before using these playback modes refer also to the manual supplied for those components The following operations are only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations and are used only for the Zone 1 sources DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH Activating the Analog Multi channel Playback Modes Perform the basic settings and adjustments using the Setup and Adjustment Menus first see pages 35 to 50 Activating DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH playback mode automatically recalls the memorized settings and adjustments You also need to
20. Jvc 10 0Hz D 0 d B D 1 0kH700 odBEID 10 0kHzDB 0 dBOD MIDNIGHT MODE Jvc OFF OG EFFECT ADJUST See page 49 EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ PANORAMA CENTER WIDTH DIMENSION SEAT POSITION CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN When DSP is activated EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ CENTER GAIN D OPERATE EM BACK When Neo 6 Music is activated NOTICE If Analog Direct is in use see page 27 you cannot make any sound adjustments using the Adjustment Menu Items on the menus shown above are all set to the initial values when shipped from the factory Some of the menus or some items on the menu cannot be shown or cannot be adjusted For details see the respective explanations in this section 45 BG OPERATE xD BACK D OPERATE Ex BACK When Pro Logic II Music is activated EFFECT ADJUST JVC CENTER EQ OFF OG CENTER ALIGN OFF EB OO OPERATE EM BACK When one of the other modes is activated or when the source is DVD MULT or EXT 7 1CH Note When performing sound adjustments viewing the indications on the main unit s display the indications shown are slightly different from what are shown on the on screen display This is because of the limited number of characters shown on the main unit s display Ex PEQ SURR BACK is shown as PEQ SBACK on the main unit s display e TREBLE LEVEL is shown as TREBLE LVL on t
21. NTER EQ NTER ALIGN OD OPERATE EM BACK CE CE Select and adjust the following items EFFECT LEVEL Adjust the DSP effect level As the number increases the DSP effect becomes stronger Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 ROOM SIZE Adjust the virtual room size As the number increases the interval between reflections increases so that you will feel as if you are in a larger room Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 LIVENESS Adjust the liveness effect As the number increases the attenuation level of reflections over time decreases so that acoustics change from Dead to Live Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 WALL TYPE Adjust the wall type As the number increases the hardness of the wall to be simulated ranges from soft to hard Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 SEAT POSITION Select either 1 or 2 according to your preference as if you change your seat in a theater hall recital hall church etc CENTER EQ In movie theaters the screen works as the high frequency cut filter of the center channel since the center speakers are located behind the screen and the center channel sounds have to pass through the screen Select ON to cut off the high frequency of the center channel as is done in a real movie theater Select OFF not to use this function CENTER ALIGN Align the vertical localization
22. STANDBY ON on the front panel to turn off the receiver After unplugging the AC power cord consult your dealer Remote control does not work The ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector is not set correctly Set the selector correctly either to ZONE 1 or to ZONE 2 General The TV operation mode selector is not set correctly Set the selector correctly either to TV or to CATV DBS The BAND 1 2 selectors on the rear and on the remote control are set to a different band Set both the BAND 1 2 selectors to the same band See page 17 RF communication between the receiver and the remote control is interrupted from outside Consult your dealer Batteries are weak Replace batteries See page 18 Remote control does not work properly Incorrect remote control operation mode is selected Select the correct remote control operation mode See pages 71 to 80 82 ES Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation Analog Direct On Front channels At Surround operation Analog Direct On Front channels Center channel Surround channels Surround back channels Audio Audio Input Sensitivity Impedance 1 kHz PHONO IN MM CD IN CDR IN TAPE MD IN EXT 7 1CH IN DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO Audio Input DIGITAL IN Coaxial 1 DVD 2 CD 3 TV DBS Optical 4 CDR 5 MD 6 VCR1 Audio Output Level ZONE 2 PRE
23. 6 we 09 N gt 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SOUND button 39 50 56 59 71 TEST button 39 71 CC CONVERTER button 27 71 THX button 57 71 SURROUND button 56 57 71 EX ES 7 1 button 55 71 SLEEP button 28 Operating buttons for audio video components 72 76 79 80 On screen operation buttons 36 46 64 SETUP MENU ADJUST MENU SET EXIT A UP V DOWN lt LEFT RIGHT TEXT DISPLAY button 64 DVD MENU button 73 76 AUDIO ON button 20 22 30 76 AUDIO STANDBY button 22 30 76 VCR 1 5 STANDBY ON button 73 75 80 TV CATV DBS 5 STANDBY ON button 73 75 80 10 keys for selecting preset channels 34 71 10 keys for adjusting sound 39 56 71 10 keys for adjusting DSP effects 50 59 71 10 keys for operating audio video components 71 80 SURR DSP OFF button 56 57 59 60 71 DSP button 59 71 ANALOG DIRECT button 27 71 TV operation mode selector 73 75 79 DIMMER button 27 VOLUME buttons 20 21 24 31 MUTING button 26 32 LIGHT button 18 Remote s display window ZONE 1 indicator Lights up when you press a button on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 This remote control can be used only for Zon
24. OOoooooOo CDR FM AM OO Notes You cannot select DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH for Zone 2 e When TV has been assigned as the source to the TV DBS button it does not work To change the source name see Changing the Source Name on page 27 1 MASTER VOLUME adjust the volume level of the sound through the Zone 2 front speakers Down Up Note When ZONE2PREOUT is set to FIX on the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS 2 submenu see page 43 the MASTER VOLUME control will not work for adjusting the volume level of the sound through the ZONE2 PREOUT jacks From the remote control When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows the Zone 1 source information though you are operating it for the Zone 2 source 1 Set ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN mh TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 2 CO Now the buttons and controls on the remote FG ZONE 1 ZONE 2 control work for the Zone 2 operations Press AUDIO ON The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off and the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up AUDIO ee Select and play a source DVI D PHONO CDR TAPE MD VIDEO i OG 40 00 FM AM The sound comes out of the Zone 2 front speakers If no sound comes out of the Zone 2 front speakers see page 32 Notes You cannot select DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH for Zone 2 e When TV has been assigned as the source to the TV DBS button it does n
25. OPERATE EM BACK VIDEO POWER Turn on or off the power supply to the video output circuit ON Normally select this Power is supplied to the built in video output circuit OFF Select to cut off power to the built in video output circuit while playing an audio source With this setting interference caused by the video output circuit will be reduced Note Even if VIDEO POWER is set to OFF power will be supplied to the video output circuit when on screen display menus are used Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage G ZONE2PREOUT VARIABLEEIG ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 On this submenu you can determine the output signal type through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks and the usage of the speaker connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 JVC SPEAKER 2 SPEAKER 2 EB D OPERATE CX BACK ZONE2PREOUT When connecting the Zone 2 front speakers to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier see page 19 determine how to adjust the volume level in Zone 2 Select one of the following VARIABLE Select when you want to adjust the Zone 2 volume level using the MASTER VOLUME control on this unit or VOLUME on this remote control FIX Select when you want to adjust the Zone 2 volume level using the amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks The MASTER VOLUME control on this unit or VOLUME on this remote control cannot adjust the Zone 2 vo
26. TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 Ex When you press TEXT DISPLAY with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 29 20995 Text display operation buttons a Showing the Disc Information on the TV Screen Either in Zone 1 or in Zone 2 Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD or MD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV Disc Information screen v SEARCH TITLE INPUT Source name CD or MD Select Y or J then press SET to change the disc Track numbers and track titles When you move gt to a track number you can change the track information by pressing lt 1 gt Each time you press the button track information alternates between its track title and its performer You can also start playing the track by pressing SET Select this move 3 in front then press SET to go to the DISC SEARCH screen see page 65 Select this move Fr in front then press SET to go to the TITLE INPUT screen see page 66 This appears only when a CD Text is selected Disc information such as the disc title performer music genre etc When this is selected Gr in front you can change the disc information by pressing lt gt Each time you press the button disc information see Note on D changes Select Y or Q then press SET to change the track Usable buttons and their functions for the current selection
27. actor s words will be improved This mode cannot be used when the source is DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH and when multi channel digital signals are coming in STEREO FILM To play back stereo video software MONO FILM To play back monaural video software When STEREO FILM or MONO FILM is used sounds come out of all the connected and activated speakers If incoming signals changes from 2 channel digital signal to another digital signal type STEREO FILM or MONO FILM is canceled and an appropriate Surround mode is activated Activating the DSP Modes Perform the basic settings and adjustments using the Setup and Adjustment Menus first see pages 35 to 50 Activating one of the DSP modes for a source automatically recalls the memorized settings and adjustments IMPORTANT Check to see if the following before or while using the buttons and controls For the Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2
28. receiver without listening to the playback sound For example when adjusting the volume level in Zone 2 from Zone 1 Notes The volume level can be adjusted within the range of dB minimum 71 0 dB to 18 0 dB maximum If you set One Touch Operation to ON see page 44 you do not have to adjust the volume level each time you change the source It is automatically set to the stored level However if you have turned off the receiver with the volume level set at more than level 35 dB the volume level will be automatically set at level 35 dB next time you turn on the receiver 24 Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode When shipped from the factory both pairs of the front speakers have been set to be used in Zone 1 To connect the speakers to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals set the speaker usage correctly See 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 On the unit ONLY When you have connected two pairs of front speakers and placed them in Zone 1 you can select which to use To use the speakers connected to the FRONT z 1 SPEAKERS terminals press SPEAKERS 1 EN inside the front door so that the speakers 1 indicator lights up on the display Make sure that the speakers 2 indicator is not lit on the display To use the speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZO
29. 15 dBm 72 dB 80 dB at REC OUT 92 dB 80 dB 92 dB 80 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 dB 10 Hz to 100 kHz 1 dB 3 dB 10 Hz to 100 kHz 1 dB 3 dB 1 0 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Video Video Input Sensitivity Impedance Composite video DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO S video DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO Component Video Output Level Composite video VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT MONITOR OUT S video VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT MONITOR OUT Component MONITOR OUT Synchronization Signal to Noise Ratio FM tuner IHF Tuning Range Usable Sensitivity Monaural 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Monaural Stereo Signal to Noise Ratio IHF A weighted Monaural Stereo Total Harmonic Distortion Monaural Stereo Stereo Separation at REC OUT Alternate Channel Selectivity Frequency Response AM tuner Tuning Range Usable Sensitivity Signal to Noise Ratio General Power Requirements Power Consumption Dimensions W x H x D Mass 1 IN DVD 2 IN 3 IN Loop antenna 1 V p p 75 Q Y luminance 1 V p py 75 Q C chrominance burst 0 286 V p p 75 Q Y luminance 1 V p p 75 Q Pp PR 0 7 V p p 75 Q 1 V p p 75 Q Y luminance 1 V p p 75 Q C chrominance burst 0 286 V p p 75 Q Y luminance 1 V p p 75 Q Pp Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Q Negative 45 dB 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz 12 8 dBf 1 2 uV 75 Q 18 2 dBf 2 2 uV 75 Q
30. 29 58 83 84 Aiwa 01 02 82 Bell amp Howell Blaupunkt CGM Emerson Fisher Funai GE Gold Star Goodmans Grundig Hitachi Loewe Magnavox Matsushita Mitsubishi NEC Nokia Nordmende Orion Panasonic 19 24 39 40 79 Philips 04 19 21 24 41 42 Phonola 21 Pioneer 73 RCA Proscan 04 18 19 23 24 43 44 45 SABA 38 46 Samsung 45 47 59 61 62 63 Sanyo 03 48 49 Sharp 37 50 75 Siemens 03 51 52 53 54 68 69 70 55 60 43 44 71 72 56 57 06 07 08 10 11 12 64 65 03 14 15 16 17 01 76 18 23 24 25 66 74 07 21 04 19 24 77 78 30 31 32 33 34 35 80 81 26 27 Sony Telefunken Toshiba Zenith This figure is set to the remote control as the initial JVC code 77 Sanyo Sharp Sony Teac Technics Yamaha 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 This figure is set to the remote control as the initial JVC code Note Manufacturers codes are subject to change without notice If they are changed this remote control cannot operate the equipment Storing the Remote Signals Manually You can store the signals into the learning buttons by sending the signals you want to store from another remote control This function is called Learning Function The learning buttons The highlighted buttons in the illustrat
31. 38 2 dBf 22 3 uV 75 2 78 dB at 85 dBf 73 dB at 85 dBf 0 2 at 1 kHz 0 3 at 1 kHz 40 dB at 1 KHz 60 dB 400 kHz 30 Hz to 15 kHz 0 5 dB 3 dB 530 kHz to 1 710 kHz 400 uV m 50 dB 100 mV m AC 120 V 60 Hz 670 W 865 VA at operation 2 2 W in standby mode 445 mm x 177 mm x 475 mm 17 he in x 7 in x 18 7 4 in 23 5 kg 52 Ibs Designs amp specifications are subject to change without notice 84 Se Ob Rb Ob bb bb bbb bot bb ot abot bb bb ot bot bbb aa 20 nd tt bob do 26 2 bbb bb bb 06 tb bb bb bb bob bbb bb db ab bbb bk bt bb bt JVC LIMITED WARRANTY AUDIO 2 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below The Warranty Period PARTS LABOR 2 vns 2 vns THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY 50 UNITED STATES THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO 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 Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period All products and parts thereof may be brought
32. 39 80 Telefunken 40 41 42 69 2 Press CD Thomson 71 72 Toshiba 37 43 44 79 X Zenith Remote s display 45 46 This figure is set to the remote control as the initial JVC code 76 Manufactures codes for DBS tuner JVC 56 57 67 Amstrad 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Blaupunkt 30 50 51 67 Echostar General Instrument Gold Star Grundig Hirshmann 48 52 53 54 55 ITT Nokia 34 Kathrein 52 58 59 60 61 62 63 Manufactures codes for DVD player JVC Denon Panasonic Philips Pioneer RCA Samsung Sony Toshiba NEC Orbitech Philips RCA Samsung Schwaiger Siemens Sony Technisat This figure is set to the remote control as the initial JVC code Manufactures codes for CATV converter General Instrument 29 Hamlin 01 02 03 04 05 Jerrold 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Oak 15 16 17 Yamaha This figure is set to the remote control as the initial JVC code Manufactures codes for CD player JVC 00 09 Denon 01 02 03 Fisher 04 05 Kenwood 10 11 12 13 14 Magnavox 15 16 Marantz 17 Onkyo 18 19 20 21 Panasonic 22 23 24 Philips 25 26 27 28 29 Pioneer Panasonic 18 19 20 RCA Pioneer 21 22 Scientific Atlanta 23 24 25 Tocom 26 Zenith 27 28 Manufactures codes for VCR JVC 00 28
33. By checking the following indicators you can easily confirm which speakers you are activating and which signals are coming into this receiver Speaker indicators Signal indicators cL c R L CR LFE rs ns LS S RS JED SB What speaker indicators light depends on the speaker setting for details see 41 Setting the Speakers SPEAKER SETTING on page 38 The frames of L C R gt LS RS and SB light up when the corresponding speakers are set to LARGE or SMALL and when the speaker is required for the Surround THX DSP mode currently selected When SUBWOOFER is set to YES lights up All three frames on the row of SB are not used at the same time When SURR BACK OUT is set to 2SPK the left and the right ones are used When it is set to 1SPK the middle one is used The signal indicators light up to show the incoming signals L When digital input is selected Lights up when the left channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up R When digital input is selected Lights up when the right channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up C Lights up when the center channel signal comes in LFE Lights up when the LFE channel signal comes in LS Lights up when the left surround channel signal comes in RS Lightsup when the right surround channel s
34. Indication here will change according to what is currently selected C in front on the screen See Note on ONO Qe oe Note on D The following information will appear on the display For CD Texts Disc title Performer Genre Song writer Composer Arranger Message Only recorded information will be shown If there is no data NO DATA will appear e For MDs Disc title If there is no data NO DATA will appear Note on For example the SET button will be used to start play PLAY to go to the next screen ENTER and to determine the selection ENTER To exit from the Disc information screen Press EXIT Notes The on screen display will disappear in the following cases if no operation is done for about 10 minutes if you do any operation other than explained in this section To control the MD recorder using the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system you have to change the source name shown on the display from TAPE to MD See page 27 Some special characters and marks cannot be displayed correctly 64 lll Searching for a Disc Only for the CD player Search for a disc by its performer 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV 2 Press A V to move to SEARCH then press SET The DISC SEARCH screen appears 3 Press A V to move c to PERFORMER
35. LARGE HALL 1 Reproduces the spatial feeling of a large shoebox shaped hall designed primarily for classical concerts Its seating capacity is about 2000 LARGE HALL 2 Reproduces the spatial feeling of a large vineyard shaped hall designed primarily for classical concerts Its seating capacity is z about 2000 Introducing the DSP Modes RECITAL HALL Reproduces the spatial feeling of a small hall designed primarily for classical recitals Seating capacity is about 500 OPERA HOUSE Reproduces the spatial feeling of an opera house with a high ceiling and multi level The DSP modes include the following modes DAP Digital Acoustic Processor modes LARGE HALL 1 LARGE HALL 2 RECITAL HALL OPERA HOUSE CHURCH LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB PAVILION LARGE THEATER SMALL THEATER seating layout ALL CH STEREO CHURCH Reproduces the spatial feeling of a majestic STEREO FILM MONO FILM church with a high ceiling LIVE CLUB Reproduces the spatial feeling of a live music HEADPHONE Mode club with a low ceiling If you press DSP when the front speakers 1 and 2 are both DANCE CLUB Reproduces the spatial feeling of a rocking deactivated HEADPHONE mode is activated without respect to dance club the type of software played back PAVILION Reproduces the spatial feeling of an The DSP and HEADPHONE indicators also light up exhibition hall with a high ceiling LARGE THEATER Reproduces th
36. Movie PLII MOVIE and Pro Logic II Music PLII MUSIC When Dolby Pro Logic II is activated the D IPLI indicator lights up on the display Pro Logic II Movie Suitable for playing any Dolby Surround encoded software You can enjoy a sound field very close to the one created with discrete 5 1 channel sounds Pro Logic II Music Suitable for playing any 2 channel stereo software You can enjoy wide and deep sounds THX Cinema can be applied together with Pro Logic II Movie when an analog or digital 2 channel software is played back DTS DTS is another digital signal compression method developed by Digital Theater Systems Inc and enables multi channel encoding and decoding 1ch up to 6 1ch When a DTS signal is detected through the digital input the dts indicator lights up on the display DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround DTS SURROUND is another discrete 5 1 channel digital audio format available on CD LD and DVD software Compared to Dolby Digital the DTS Digital Surround format has a lower audio compression rate which enables it to add breadth and depth to the sounds reproduced As such DTS Digital Surround features natural solid and clear sound When 7 1 channel reproduction mode EX ES 7 1 is set to ON DTS Neo 6 DTS NEO 6 is applied while playing back multi channel DTS software It creates the same surround ambience as playing 6 1 channel software DTS Extended Surr
37. SIZE LIVENESS WALL TYPE SEAT POSITION CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN OD OPERATE x BACK OG OPERATE EX BACK EFFECT ADJUST EFFECT ADJUST JVE G CENTER EQ OFF OO CENTER GAIN CENTER ALIGN OFF QD OD OPERATE GM BACK OD OPERATE EM BACK On these submenus you can adjust various effects for each DSP and Surround mode except the THX modes Notes This submenu is not available when ALL CH STEREO is selected This submenu settings are memorized for each DSP and Surround mode including multi channel playback modes DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH with the DSP mode turned off You cannot adjust these various effects in the following cases When Analog Direct is turned on When the THX mode is turned on When the Surround or DSP mode is turned off or When 3D HEADPHONE or HEADPHONE mode is turned on 49 m Submenu items Adjustable items on the submenu depend on what mode is currently selected If NONE is selected for the center speaker on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 no adjustments related to the center channel are available CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN CENTER WIDTH and CENTER GAIN When one of the DSP modes except ALL CH STEREO is activated When the surround speakers are deactivated these adjustments are not available EFFECT ADJUST CREFREGCTOLEVEE ROOM SIZE LIVENESS WALL TYPE SEAT POSITION
38. Signal Processor modes The stored basic settings and adjustments performed on the Setup and Adjustment Menus see pages 35 to 50 are applied The following operations are only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations and are used only for the Zone 1 sources Reproducing the Sound Field To use the DSP modes press DSP so that the DSP modes change as follows The sound heard in a concert hall club etc consists of direct sound The DSP indicator also lights up on the display and indirect sound early reflections and reflections from behind Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflection On LARGE HALL 1 gt LARGE HALL 2 gt RECITAL HALL the other hand indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the OPERA HOUSE CHURCH gt LIVE CLUB ceiling and walls These direct sounds and indirect sounds are the DANCE CLUB gt PAVILION gt ALL CH STEREO most important elements of the acoustic surround effects gt LARGE THEATER gt SMALL THEATER The DSP modes can create these important elements and give you a real being there feeling STEREO FILM MONO FILM gt Back to the beginning Reflections from Suitable for audio Suitable for video Early reflections behind sources sources DAP modes You can use the following DAP modes in order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room
39. Turntable Note This connection is for the turntable with an MM moving magnet type cartridge Any turntables incorporating a small output cartridge such as an MC moving coil type must be connected to this receiver through a commercial head amplifier or step up transformer Direct connection may result in insufficient volume 11 CD player CD player SSeS To audio output Cassette deck or MD recorder Cassette deck To audio input To audio output To audio input To audio output Note You can connect either a cassette deck or an MD recorder to the TAPE MD jacks When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE MD jacks change the source name to MD which will be shown on the display when selected as the source See Changing the Source Name on page 27 for details CD recorder CD recorder To audio input To audio output QI rad BED 00 If your audio components have a COMPU LINK or TEXT COMPU LINK jack e See page 61 for detailed information about the connection and the COMPU LINK remote control system See page 63 for detailed information about the connection and the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system External 7 1 channel output component Decoder A B C or DVD player y E AEE LEFT e fe fe L EXT 7 108 To left right fron
40. ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminal see also 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers on page 32 To turn off the power into standby mode press AUDIO b STANDBY The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit goes off AUDIO STANDBY Note If you have turned off the receiver with the volume level set at more than level 35 dB the volume level will be automatically set at level 35 dB next time you turn on the receiver Canceling the Zone 2 Operations On the unit To stop Zone 2 operations and sounds through the Zone 2 speakers press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off No sound will be heard in Zone 2 and the display changes to show the Zone 1 source ZONE 2 ON OFF SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 VOLUME SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME To use this receiver for Zone 2 operations again ZONE 1 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF again so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up 2 Press ZONE 2 CONTROL inside the front door The name of the current source for Zone 2 appears on the display SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 VOLUME From the remote control ZONE 2 ON OFF To stop Zone 2 operations and sounds through the Zone 2 speakers press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit goes off To use this receiver for Zone 2 oper
41. composite video output To S video input Ol ml m oo I To composite video input Notes If the VCR has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When connecting the VCR to either one of the component input jacks make the video input terminal setting correctly For details see 10 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT on page 43 To view the pictures through the VCR in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks Ce rn 13 To audio output To audio input To composite video input To S video input To composite video output Tn mi JO o wo gt To S video output JG OOO OOo O O9 Og Hu 09006006 0 0 000000000 OV 000 0000 000000000 S I Bassssees gooo uon 2900 Rear view TV and or DBS tuner When connecting the TV to the AUDIO jacks TV SOUND DBS IN DO NOT connect the TV s video output to these video input jacks To audio output To component video input To S video input To composite video input OD W gt
42. converted into PCM format 10 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT VIDEO INPUT After connecting the video components to the video input terminals you have to register which type of the terminal you have connected to whether the component input or S Video composite input Without setting this correctly you may not view the pictures on the TV JVC Pot DB oo L lt gt GVIDEO DVD C VIDEO DBS 8 VIDEO VCR1 s o M C C KG OPERATE EM BACK m VIDEO INPUT Select an appropriate input terminal used for each component DVD DBS and VCR1 Each time you press gt RIGHT or lt LEFT the selected video input terminal changes as follows COMPO COMPO2 2 COMPO3 gt gt S C back to the beginning Notes If you have selected the same component input terminal for different video components only the last performed terminal setting will be valid The other terminal settings will be automatically set to S C If any of COMPO 1 2 3 is selected for the video component which is only connected using S video or composite video jacks S C you cannot view or record its playback picture 43 Turning On and Off the Video Output GVIDEO POWER VIDEO POWER VIDEO POWER On this submenu screen you can turn on or off the power supply to the video output circuit built in this unit ON oo OO
43. display no sound will be heard in Zone 1 To use this receiver for Zone 1 operations again press ZONE 1 ON OFF again the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front speakers indicator s previously selected light s up Now the buttons and controls on the unit work for Zone 1 operations Notes If you have turned off Zone 1 with the volume level set at more than level 35 dB the volume level will be automatically set at level 35 dB next time you turn on Zone 1 If TURN ON ZONE1 OR ZONE appears on the display press ZONE 1 ON OFF or ZONE 2 ON OFF to listen to the sound in Zone 1 or in Zone 2 otherwise the receiver will turn off after about 1 minute Selecting the Zone 1 Source to Play Press one of the source selecting buttons O The selected source name and Surround THX DSP mode also appear on the display PHONO TAPE MD O DVD DVDMULTI VCR1 VCR2 FM AM EXT 7 1CH O TV DBS VIDEO CD O CDR O On the unit DVD cD DVD MULTI VCR 2 VIDEO PHONO TAPE MD FM AM CDR EXT 7 1CH VCR 1 TV DBS 0E 00 C000 0 From the remote control Selected source name SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME The current Surround THX DSP mode appears 23 DVD Selects the DVD player DVD MULTI Selects the DVD player for viewing a digital video disc using the analog discrete output mode 5 1 channel reproduction To use the DVD MULTI playback mode see page 60
44. eene Introducing the Surround and THX Modes Surround and THX Modes Applicable to the Various Software 53 Activating the Surround and THX Modes 55 m Activating the 7 1 channel reproduction 55 W Activating the Surround Modes sess 56 W Activating the THX Modes eee 57 Using the DSP Modes 58 Reproducing the Sound Field sess 58 Introducing the DSP Modes eene 58 Activating the DSP Modes 59 Using the Analog Multi channel Playback Mode 60 Activating the Analog Multi channel Playback Modes 60 COMPU LINK Remote Control System 61 TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Control System 63 B Showing the Disc Information on the TV Screen Either in Zone 1 or in Zone 2 E Searching for a Disc Only for the CD player E Entering the Disc Information AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System Operating JVC s Audio Video Components 71 Operating Audio Components esee 71 Operating Video Components eee 73 Operating Other Manufacturers Equipment 74 Changing the Preset Signal Codes sess 74 Storing the Remote Signa
45. for this receiver the receiver PLAYS automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 gt source or Zone 2 source to the target component depending on the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector setting on the remote control When you select a new source on the receiver or on the remote control supplied for this receiver either for Zone 1 or Zone 2 the newly selected component begins playing immediately and the previously selected source continues playing without sound for a few seconds Note If the source changes from an analog source for which Analog Direct see page 27 is activated to a digital source muting time will be a little longer The period during which the receiver changes the source mechanically No sound comes out during this period Automatic Power On Off Standby only possible with the COMPU LINK 3 and COMPU LINK 4 connection Automatic Power On When you turn on the receiver by pressing 5 STANDBY ON on the unit or AUDIO ON on the remote control with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 OR When you turn on the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF while the receiver is turned on The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up and the source name for Zone 1 appears on the display and one of the connected components will turn on automatically depending on which component has been previously selected as the Zone 1 source When you turn on the receiver by press
46. gt to move Fr to ikt then press SET to erase the character 3 Press A V lt D gt to move C in front of the correct character then press SET to enter the correct character 5 Press A V lt D gt to move c to DISC 1 MICHAEL in this example then press SET The TITLE INPUT DISC TITLE screen appears 6 Enter the disc title referring to steps 3 and 4 If the current CD is a CD Text go to the next step without entering the disc title 7 Press A V lt P to move c to DISC 1 MY FAVORITE in this example then press SET The TITLE INPUT DISC 1 GENRE screen appears RISTIAN GED ENTER X1 BACK 8 Press A V to move c to the genre you want then press SET The Disc Information screen appears again To show the unseen genres press A V until they appear 67 For the MD recorder You can write the disc information disc title and song titles into the disc You can only write the song title for the song currently selected If you have the CD MD combination deck you can also enter the disc information its performer disc title and its music genre of normal audio CDs into the memory built in the CD MD combination deck To do this follow the procedure of For a CD Player with disc memory function on page 66 If you change the disc or song title including more than 32 characters the characters following the 32nd will be erased from
47. it counterclockwise When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly the volume level also changes rapidly When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly the volume level also changes slowly MASTER VOLUME Down From the remote control VOLUME ES To increase the volume press VOLUME To decrease the volume press VOLUME CAUTIONS Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source If the volume is set at a high level the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and or ruin your speakers Be careful not to turn up the volume too high when controlling the receiver without listening to the playback sound For example when adjusting the volume level in Zone 2 from Zone 1 Notes The volume level can be adjusted within the range of dB minimum 71 0 dB to 18 0 dB maximum e With ZONE2PREOUT set to VARIABLE see page 43 no sounds come out of the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks if the volume level is set to dB In this case increasing the volume level will enable the sound output through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers This section is NOT applicable to those who connect the Zone 2 front speakers through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier see page 19 Before you start remember When shipped from the factory both pairs of the front speakers have been set to be used in Zone 1 To
48. of the center channel signals mainly human voices are recorded at the same height as for the front speakers Select ON when you cannot feel as if the actors or singers are speaking or singing on the screen Select OFF not to use this function When Dolby Pro Logic II Music is activated EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ PANORAMA CENTER WIDTH DIMENSION D OPERATE EM BACK Select and adjust the following items CENTER EQ In movie theaters the screen works as the high frequency cut filter of the center channel since the center speakers are located behind the screen and the center channel sounds have to pass through the screen Select ON to cut off the high frequency of the center channel as is done in a real movie theater Select OFF not to use this function PANORAMA Extend the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wraparound effect with side wall imaging Select ON to turn on this function Select OFF not to use this function CENTER WIDTH Adjust the center image so it may be heard only from the center speaker only from the left right speakers as a phantom center image or various combinations of all three front speakers As the number increases the phantom effect become stronger Normally select 3 Adjustable range OFF 1 to 7 Select OFF not to use this function DIMENSION Allows you to gradually adjust
49. playback Press 1 0 5 then 1 2 then PLAY Turntable After pressing PHONO you can perform the following operations on a turntable PLAY STOP Starts playing Stops operations CD recorder After pressing CDR or selecting CDR by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on a CD recorder PLAY Starts playing lt lt Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track i Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY 1 10 410 Selects a track number directly For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 30 press 10 10 then 10 Note When you start recording on the CD recorder use the buttons on the CD recorder itself or on the remote control supplied for it Cassette deck After pressing TAPE MD or selecting TAPE by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on a cassette deck PLAY Starts playing REW Fast winds the tape from right to left FF Fast winds the tape from left to right STOP Stops operations PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY REC Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording for Zone 1 operation only Press this button together with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause for Zone 1 operation only Not
50. reaching you from all directions With these many speakers sound localization and sound movement can be expressed Surround modes built in this receiver can create almost the same surround sounds as you can feel in a real movie theater with only five or seven speakers plus subwoofer Note When the ZONE 2 speaker indicator is lit on the display you cannot use the THX modes and Surround modes requiring the surround back speakers You can only use those modes which do not require the surround back speakers 51 Home THX Home THX Audio Systems developed by THX Ltd has become the world s standard for film enjoyment in the home It is one of the multi channel home entertainment systems to reproduce all multi channel sources accurately in the home In THX Ultra2 Cinema Mode or THX Music Mode all multi channel software 5 1 channels or more is automatically detected and proper processing is applied to improve directional and ambient surround information through four surround speakers two at the side and two at the back This receiver provides four types of THX modes THX Ultra2 Cinema THX U2 CINEMA THX Music THX MUSIC THX Surround EX THX SURR EX THX Cinema THX CINEMA When any one of the THX modes is activated the THX indicator lights up on the display THX Ultra2 Cinema Best for playing any 5 1 channel encoded movie software th
51. recording You can record any analog source through the receiver to the cassette deck or MD recorder connected to the TAPE MD OUT jacks the VCRs connected to the VCR 1 OUT and VCR 2 OUT jacks and the CD recorder connected to the CDR OUT jacks at the same time For digital to digital recording You can record the currently selected digital input source through the receiver to a digital recording device connected to the DIGITAL OUT terminal Notes e Analog to digital and digital to analog recordings are not possible No sound adjustments can affect the recording IMPORTANT While recording do not turn off the receiver or Zone 1 source otherwise recording will stop f the same source is selected both for Zone 1 and Zone 2 operating the Zone 2 source will affect the recording Basic adjustment auto memory This receiver memorizes sound settings for each Zone 1 source when you turn on the power when you change the source and when you turn on One Touch Operation see page 44 When you change the Zone 1 source the memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled The following can be stored for each source Analog digital input mode see page 25 Input Attenuator mode see page 26 Analog Direct see page 27 Parametric Equalizer setting see page 48 Midnight mode see page 49 Surround THX mode see page 51 DSP mode see p
52. repairs Accessories To purchase accessories for your JVC product please call toll free 1 800 882 2345 or on the web at www JVC com D EN 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 0304RYMMDWJEIN H3AI3O3H TOYULNOD OACIA OIGNV SGLdA X4
53. selected the test tone comes out of all the activated speakers in the following sequence Left front speaker Center speaker Right front speaker Right surround speaker Right surround back speaker Left surround back speaker Left surround speaker Subwoofer Back to the beginning MANUAL When this is selected the test tone comes out of only the speaker you select OFF Select this to stop the test tone Notes Test tone is not available in the following cases When the Zone 2 front speakers are activated with SURR BACK SP is set to either SMALL or LARGE on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu When a pair of headphones is connected to the PHONES jack If NO or NONE is selected for a speaker on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 test tone does not come out of the speaker m Adjusting the speaker channel output levels To accurately set the output levels it is recommended to use a handheld sound pressure level SPL meter not supplied Set the meter to C weighting and slow averaging Use the MANUAL test tone option and set each channel so that you read a 75 decibel sound pressure level at the listening point Select and adjust the following speaker output levels within the range of 10 dB to 10 dB FRONT L LEVEL Select to adjust the left front speaker output level FRONTRLEVEL Select to adjust the right front
54. set the target component to the analog discrete output mode IMPORTANT Check following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display DOWN Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control Set the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button on the remote control this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while DOOR AUI STANDBY m lt D SE ner amts VET LEARN TRANSMIT rr STANDBYION STANDBYION annat ZONET ZONE 2 Ex When you press DVD MULTI with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 1 Press DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1 CH VD MULT From the remote control DVD MULTI EXT 7 1CH A On the unit inside the front door Note To view the pictures through a component connected to the EXT 7 1CH IN jacks you need to follow one of the methods explained on page 12 2 Select the analog discrete output mode on the connected component and start playback Refer to the manual supplied with the connected component 3 Apply the THX mode or the DSP mode if n
55. terminals for high frequency or for low frequency terminals Left front speaker Right front speaker Rear view CENTER FRONT h SPEAKER RONT I FRONT 1 PEAKERS mim ZONE 2 S EAKERS mm l OE Go RIGHT LEFT IMPEDANCE FRONT 1 AND 2 I ZONE 2 80 160 FRONT 1 OR 2 o 40 160 G O To use the speaker with the above connection see 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on pages 43 and 44 When this connection is used you cannot use the surround back speakers In this case no sounds come out of the PREOUT SURR BACK jacks Connecting a subwoofer You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the PREOUT SUBWOOFER jack on the rear panel using a cable with RCA pin plugs not supplied sd OOO g EE 6 Rear view GOOOOOOG y 000000000 Oo 00000000 REESE COO OO O0 O o HC Y dus sooo c Powered subwoofer Enhance your audio system You can use this receiver as the pre amplifier control amplifier when you connect power amplifiers to the PREOUT jacks on the rear panel using cables with RCA pin plugs not supplied Connect the white plug to the audio left jack and the red plug to the audio right jack
56. the blue background screen This receiver memorizes the volume level Notes when you turn on the power aj eye ek as when you change the source and If a video component and this unit are connected only usin i d g when you turn on One Touch Operation component cords Superimpose will not work e While Superimpose is in use the menus may fluctuate or may OFF Select not to store the volume level setting be distorted depending on the playback pictures In this case cancel superimpose by selecting OFF To recall the volume level With the ONE TOUCH OPERATION indicator lit the volume level for the currently selected source is recalled when the source is selected To cancel the One Touch Operation Set One Touch Operation to OFF so that the ONE TOUCH OPERATION indicator goes off 44 Sound Adjustments Sound adjustment operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations Adjustment Menu Configuration ADJUST MENU PARAMETRIC See page 48 ADJUST MENU GPEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND PARAMETRIC EQ SURR BACK MIDNIGHT MODE BASS FREQ EFFECT ADJUST LEVEL MID FREQ LEVEL GED ENTER TREBLE FREQ EXM EXIT LEVE N See page 49 MIDNIGHT MODE w EFFECT ADJUST GPE RECIEVE ROOM SIZE LIVENESS WALL TYPE OD OPERATE D BACK MIDNIGHT MODE GO OPERATE EM BACK EQ
57. the sound field either towards the front or towards the rear As the number increases the sound field moves towards the front Normally select 4 Adjustable range 1 to 7 When Neo 6 Music is activated EFFECT ADJUST G CENTER EQ CENTER GAIN OPERATE oo EM BACK Select and adjust the following items CENTER EQ In movie theaters the screen works as the high frequency cut filter of the center channel since the center speakers are located behind the screen and the center channel sounds have to pass through the screen Select ON to cut off the high frequency of the center channel as is done in a real movie theater Select OFF not to use this function CENTER GAIN Adjust the sound localization of the center channel As the number increases center channel will be localized clearly Normally select 0 2 Adjustable range 0 to 0 5 When one of the other Surround modes is activated or DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH is selected without DSP mode EFFECT ADJUST CrCENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN DD OPERATE EXM BACK Select and adjust the following items CENTER EQ In movie theaters the screen works as the high frequency cut filter of the center channel since the center speakers are located behind the screen and the center channel sounds have to pass through the screen Select ON to cut off the high frequency of the center channel as is done in a real movie theater
58. the title 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY while MD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV 2 Press V to move SOURCE MD cr to TITLE INPUT then press SET H The DISC TITLE INPUT TRACK TRACK iv screen appears riTLE INPUT INPUT SED PLAY Qi EXIT 3 Enter the title referring to steps 3 and 4 of For c a CD Player with disc G B G D memory function on W X Y d pages 66 and 67 inb int Youcan enter up to 32 characters for the disc title 4 Press A V lt D to SOURCE MD move c to the disc title SONG TITLE you have just entered ne then press SET W x Y z The disc title is stored into the 1 4 CANCEL ST ENTER memory and the SONG ED BACK TITLE INPUT screen for the currently selected song appears You can enter a song title for the song currently selected 5 Enter the song title referring to steps 3 and 4 of For a CD Player with disc memory function on pages 66 and 67 You can enter up to 32 characters for the song title 6 Press A V lt 4 gt to move c gt to the song title you have just entered then press SET The song title is stored into the memory and the Disc Information screen appears again B AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System This receiver is equipped with the AV COMPU LINK II The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components TV VCR and DVD p
59. turning on the VCR 1 use the remote control supplied with this receiver press VCR 1 5 I STANDBY ON CONNECTIONS 1 IR Signal Transmitter Connection Target video component s On the rear panel RX DP15B At an angle of approx 60 IR signal transmitter CONNECTIONS 2 AV COMPU LINK Connection VCR 1 DVD player TV CAUTION Bum P TaT qm When connecting the TV with the L AV COMPU LINK remote control System connect the receiver to the AV COMPU LINK EX or AV AV COMPU LINK wm COMPU LINK III terminal C COMPULINK EX DO NOT connect the receiver to gt the AV COMPU LINK RECEIVER fann AMP terminal COMPU LINK III F Notes e The AV COMPU LINK remote control system cannot control the DBS tuner connected to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks and video components connected to the VIDEO and VCR 2 IN jacks on the receiver e When connecting only the VCR 1 or DVD player to this receiver connect it directly to the receiver using a cable with the monaural mini plugs When connecting the receiver and the TV with AV COMPU LINK EX terminal by using the component video cables you cannot use Automatic Selection of TV s Input Mode see page 70 68 CONNECTIONS 3 Video Cable Connection This receiver is equipped with video signal conversion function for details see IMPORTANT on page 12 However with the AV COMPU LINK remote control syst
60. video FRONT 1 SPEAKERS terminals 9 FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals 9 19 CENTER SPEAKER terminals 9 SURROUND SPEAKERS terminals 9 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS terminals 9 Audio output Remote Control LEARN TRANSMIT m n a lar QO bo ZONET ZONE2 ZONE1 ZONE2 TVICATVDBS V RT ON OFF ON OFF dl il STANDBY ON STANDBY ON II ZONE 1 AUDI STANDBY ON ZONE 2 LEARN Cow omu Phono co 5 eni vonz eemo cor voss voeo Fwam ze SURR DSP OFF NALOG DIRECT Di THX SURROUND DSP A J VOL CHANNEL 3 UTING EN JVC RM SRXDP20J REMOTE CONTROL AN CONTROL RECEIVER Remote s display window ZONE 1 ZONE2 LEARN ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector ZONE 1 ON OFF button 23 ZONE 2 ON OFF button 30 Display window or gt Joo ro Source selecting buttons 20 21 23 25 71 76 78 80 DVD DVD MULTI PHONO CD VCR 1 VCR 2 TAPE MD CDR TV DBS VIDEO FM AM EXT 7 1CH ANALOG DIGITAL INPUT button 25 71 0 SJ 2j le
61. you want to listen to see page 42 DUAL indicator TM Selecting different sources for picture and sound While watching pictures from a video source DVD player VCR or DBS tuner you can listen to sound of an audio source Once you have selected a video source pictures of the selected source are sent to the TV until you select another video source Press one of the audio source selecting buttons PHONO CD TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player etc cD PHONO TAPEMD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH O On the unit PHONO cD TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH 4000 From the remote control Adjusting the Zone 1 Volume On the unit To increase the volume turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise To decrease the volume turn it counterclockwise When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly the volume level also changes rapidly When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly the volume level also changes slowly MASTER VOLUME Down VOLUME ES From the remote control To increase the volume press VOLUME To decrease the volume press VOLUME CAUTIONS Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source If the volume is set at a high level the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and or ruin your speakers Be careful not to turn up the volume too high when controlling the
62. 15B You can control the connected video components using this remote control Aim the remote control at the remote sensor s on the target video component s or on the receiver directly For details see page 73 69 When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the component video jacks connect this receiver to the TV s Video Input 2 terminal component video input using component video cables RX DP15B Component video cable To Video Input 2 One Touch Video Play Simply by inserting a video cassette without its safety tab into the VCR 1 the VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks you can watch the video playback without setting other switches manually The receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source to VCR 1 The Zone 1 TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the playback picture When you insert a video cassette with its safety tab in place press the play B button on the VCR 1 or on its remote control Thus you can get the same result If the receiver is already turned on with the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit and the source name for Zone 2 appears on the display the receiver changes the Zone 2 source to VCR 1 In this case the Zone 2 TV will not turn on When you press PLAY on the remote control supplied for this receiver for operating the VCR 1 the receiver automatically turns on a
63. ATVIDBS lt STANDBYON STANDBVON STANDBYION STANDBYION Ex When you press FM AM Ex When you press FM AM with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 selector set to ZONE 2 71 Tuner You can always perform the following operations FM AM Tunes in to the last station of the last selected band Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM After pressing FM AM you can perform the following operations 1 10 10 Selects a preset channel number directly For channel number 5 press 5 For channel number 15 press 10 then 5 For channel number 20 press 10 then 10 TUNING UP DOWN Tunes in to stations FM MODE Changes the FM reception mode Sound control section Amplifier You can always perform the following operations THX Selects the THX modes SURROUND Selects the Surround modes EX ES 7 1 Selects the 7 1 channel reproduction modes DSP Selects the DSP modes SURR DSP OFF Deactivates the THX Surround DSP modes ANALOG DIRECT Turns on or off Analog Direct ANALOG DIGITAL INPUT Selects the analog digital inputs CC CONVERTER Turns on or off CC Converter After pressing SOUND you can perform the following operations TEST Turns on or off the test tone output FRONTeL then LEVEL Adjusts the left front speaker channel output level FRONT R th
64. According to the incoming signal an appropriate Surround mode is applied For 6 1 channel encoded software 7 1 channel reproduction is applied For 5 1 channel or less encoded software 5 1 channel reproduction is applied EXES7 1 ON Select to apply 7 1 channel reproduction to both 5 1 channel and 6 1 channel encoded software EXES7 1 OFF Select to cancel the 7 1 channel reproduction Notes e When an analog or digital 2 channel source is playing with Surround activated you can adjust the 7 1 channel reproduction mode and store the setting but it will not affect the current source In the following cases the EX ES 7 1 button does not work NO SURRBACK appears on the display When SURR BACK SP is set to NONE see page 38 or When SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT see page 44 e When the Zone 2 speakers are activated the EX ES 7 1 button does not work EXES7 1 OFF appears on the display a Activating the Surround Modes For the Surround modes Parametric Equalizer adjustments done on the Adjustment menu also take effect for the activated speaker channels Available Surround modes vary depending on the received signal and the current speaker settings For details see Surround and THX Modes Applicable to the Various Software on pages 53 and 54 1 Select and play any source other than DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH Surround modes are not a
65. Before Installation eerie oie 7 Checking the Supplied Accessories sss 7 Connecting the FM and AM Antennas see 7 Connecting the Speakers esee 8 Connecting Audio Video Components sess 11 W Analog Connections nn sssssssss 11 W Digital Connections soenrnervrvrrnevrrvernrvrrnervevernevsenervevsrnevsenen 16 Using the RF Rod Antenna and IR Signal Transmitter 17 Connecting the Power Cord sese 18 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 18 Multi Room Operations 19 Required Connections for Zone 2 sese 19 Basic Operating Procedure for Zone 1 sess 20 Basic Operating Procedure for Zone 2 21 Zone 1 Main Room Operations 22 Turning the Power On and Off Standby 22 Canceling the Zone 1 Operations sene 23 Selecting the Zone 1 Source to Play sss 23 Adjusting the Zone 1 Volume eee 24 Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers 25 Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode 25 Attenuating the Input Signal eee 26 Muting the Zone 1 Sound see 26 Cha
66. DIGITAL IN OUT When you use the digital input and output terminals on the rear you have to register what components you have connected to these digital terminals 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 UT THROUGHEIB QD OPERATE CX BACK COAX IN 1 2 3 OPT IN 4 5 8 Select the name of the component connected to each digital terminal so that it will correspond to the source selecting button on the unit and on the remote control Each time you press D gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT the component name changes as follows DVD CD Z TV or DBS CDR MD z gt VCRI back to the beginning Notes If you have selected the same source for different terminals only the last performed terminal setting will be valid The other terminal settings will be automatically set to OFF 2 If you have changed the source name from TV to DBS DBS appears see page 27 Continued on the next page 42 m DIGITAL OUT Select the output digital signal format through the DIGITAL OUT optical terminal on the rear Each time you press the button the output signal format changes as follows THROUGH Select when connecting a digital signal processor or decoder The incoming digital signals are transmitted through the digital output terminal without any processing PCM Select when connecting an MD recorder or other digital recording device The incoming digital signals are down mixed and
67. ESCRITES DANS LA NORME SUR LE MATERIEL BROUILLEUR APPAREILS NUMERIQUES NMB 003 EDICTEE PAR LE MINISTRE DES COMMUNICATIONS Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical For the remote control This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment For the remote control Pour la t l commande This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Cet appareil est conforme au r glement CNR 210 de l industrie du Canada L utilisation de ce dispositif est autoris e seulement aux conditions suivantes 1 il ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisate
68. FOG SBACK SP POSITION APART 6 SURR CH OUT See page 42 SURR CH OUT Jvc SURROUND SP SURR oo 7 AUDIO DELAY See page 42 AUDIO DELAY JVC CPAUDIO DELAY oms Note When performing the basic settings viewing the indications on the main unit s display the indications are slightly different from what are shown on the on screen display This is because of the limited number of characters shown on the main units display Ex SPEAKER SETTING is shown as SP SETTING on the main unit s display e SPEAKER DISTANCE is shown as SP DISTANCE on the main unit s display 35 SETUP MENU 2 eo DUAL MONO See page 42 SETUP MENU 2 xx PREVIOUS PAGE xx DUAL MONO DIGITAL IN OUT JVC VIDEO INPUT DUAL MONO JVC VIDEO POWER ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 FDUAL MONO MAIN DD SUPERIMPOSE FL DISPLAY 9 DIGITAL IN OUT See page 42 CPCOAX IN 1 DVD OO COAX IN cD OG SETUP MENU 1 COAX IN 3 TV OO OPT IN 4 CDR OG OPT IN 5 MD DD OPT IN 6 _ VCRi DD DIGITAL OUT THROUGH D 10 VIDEO INPUT See page 43 VIDEO INPUT VIDEO DVD VIDEO DBS VIDEO VCR1 VIDEO POWER See page 43 VIDEO POWER JVC G VIDEO POWER ON OD 12 ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 See page 43 ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 JVE ZONE2PREOUT VAR ABL EQO SPEAKER 2 SPEAKER 2 OG SUPERIMPOSE See page 44 S
69. GITAL THX CINEMA 3 2 2 2 OFF 2SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DOLBY D EX THX SURR EX THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA ON DOLBY D EX THX SURR EX OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA NONE Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Dolby Digital ON Not available Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 3 1 2 1 OFF 2SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DOLBY DIGITAL THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA ON DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA NONE Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Dolby Digital ON OFF Not available Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 1 0 3 0 Dolby Digital ON OFF Not available Not available DUALMONO Not available a Dual Mono For Dolby Digital 2 channel 2 0 and Dolby Surround see Incoming Signal Type 2 channel on the next page Incoming Signal Type Zone 2 Surround Back Ch EX ES 7 1 Available Available multi channel Speakers NONE 1SPK 2SPK AUTO ON OFF Surround Mode THX Mode DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch ON Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA OFF 2SPK 1SPK AUTO DTS ES DSCRT THX ES DSCRT ON DTS ES DSCRT THX ES DSCRT OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch ON Not available Not
70. H then press SET The DISC SEARCH screen appears Press A V to move BED G to DISC TITLE MER then press SET The DISC TITLE SEARCH Screen appears GE ENTER EXIT BACK Press A V lt 1 gt to move c in front of the first character of the disc title you want to search for then press SET To correct an incorrect entry press A V lt E to move Ff in front of the correct character then press SET CD JVE xx DISC TITLE SEARCH xx Note Symbols such as or are not be available for search Press SET again SOURCE CD Disc search starts then the bb SEIRCH RESULT SEARCH RESULT screen cross 14 showing the disc titles appears On the SEARCH RESULT screen you can do the following Changing the indication of the disc information Press A V to move C to a searched disc then press lt 1 P gt Each time you press lt D gt the disc information alternates between its disc title and its performer Starting a disc play and going to the Disc Information screen see page 64 Press A V to move Fr to a searched disc then press SET Showing unseen disc information if more than 5 discs are listed as a result of the search Press A V until they appear Going back to the DISC TITLE SEARCH screen Press EXIT Search for a disc by its genre 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV
71. If this happens set the BAND selectors both on the rear and on the remote control to another band either BAND 1 or BAND 2 see page 17 for details If the problem still persists stop using the RF rod antenna and the remote control and consult your JVC dealer or the nearest JVC Service Center Ventilation The seven high power amplifiers built in this receiver will generate heat inside the cabinet For safety observe the following carefully Make sure there is good ventilation around the receiver Poor ventilation could overheat and damage the receiver Do not block the ventilation openings or holes If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out Others Should any metallic object or liquid fall onto the unit unplug the unit and consult your dealer before operating any further Do not use this receiver in a bathroom or places with water Do not place any containers filled with water or liquids such as cosmetics or medicines flower vases potted plants cups etc on top of this receiver Do not disassemble the unit since there are no user serviceable parts inside If anything goes wrong unplug the AC power cord and consult your JVC dealer Table of Contents Parts Identification 3 Getting Started 7
72. In addition the IR signal transmitter reduces the possibility of malfunction The IR signal transmitter may not operate the target components depending on the operating conditions and circumstances including the aiming angle and direction of the IR signal transmitter at the remote sensors of the target components If this occurs changing its aiming angle and direction at the remote sensors may solve the problem To set up the IR signal transmitter 1 Find a place where you can attach the IR signal transmitter Place the transmitter where the signal can reach the remote sensor of the target components in a direct line of sight f the cord length of the IR signal transmitter is not long enough use an extension cord not supplied 2 Attach the double sided adhesive tape supplied to the IR signal transmitter IR Signal Transmitter or fd Double Sided Adhesive Tape 3 Connect the plug of the transmitter to the IR OUT jack of the receiver and attach the transmitter Target component s At an angle of approx 60 Signal emitting angle of the transmitter Horizontally 60 Vertically 60 15 30 30 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiver into an AC outlet make sure that all connections have been made Plug the power cord into an AC outlet Keep the power cord away from the connecting cables and the antenna The power cord may ca
73. JVC 4 r AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX DP15B BOoool DOLBY DO oy oe DIGITAL EX K dits E TTT 4 THXSURROUNDEX sremmeroer CONVERTER TEXT C VYMDII TIAL AVCO vV Y I IE WEN W ww wEWENE INSTRUCTIONS Enter below the Model No and Serial No which are located either on the rear bottom or side of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No LVT1216 001A J gt g R Warnings Cautions and Others Mises en garde precautions et indications diverses 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 within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical sh
74. Mono Sound DUAL MONO On this submenu screen you can select the playback sound channel you want while go orerAte Playing digital software recorded EM BACK or broadcast in the Dual Mono mode which includes two monaural channels separately DUAL MONO JVC DUAL MONO MAIN OG m DUAL MONO Select the playback sounds channel MAIN Select to play back the main channel Ch 1 Signal indicator L lights up while playing back this channel SUB Select to play back the sub channel Ch 2 Signal indicator R lights up while playing back this channel ALL Select to play back both the main and sub channels Ch 1 Ch 2 Signal indicators L and R light up while playing back these channels Notes e The Dual Mono format is not identical with bilingual broadcasting or the MTS Multi channel TV Sound format used for TV programs So this setting does not take effect while watching bilingual or MTS programs Dual Mono signals can be heard from the following speakers L left front speaker R right front speaker and C center speaker with respect to the current Surround setting Without Surround With Surround Activated Dual Mono Center speaker setting Setting LARGE SMALL r Lt c R E r MAIN Chi chi Chi Chi SUB Ch2 Ch2 Ch2 ALL Ch 1 Ch2 Ch 1 Ch2 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT
75. N OFF lamp lights up and If the previously selected Zone 2 source is VCR 1 the VCR 1 will turn on automatically If the previously selected Zone 2 source is DVD the DVD player will turn on automatically If the previously selected Zone 2 source is VIDEO VCR 2 or DBS nothing happens Automatic Power Off Standby When you turn off the receiver by pressing 5 STANDBY ON on the unit or AUDIO 5 STANDBY on the remote control the Zone 1 TV VCR 1 and the DVD player will turn off standby When you turn off the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF the selected Zone 1 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 2 source and the Zone 1 TV also turns off If the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp is lit nothing happens When you turn off the Zone 2 sound by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF the selected Zone 2 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 1 source If the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp is lit nothing happens Note If you turn off the receiver by pressing STANDBY ON on the unit or AUDIO D STANDBY on the remote control or if you turn off the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF while recording on the VCH 1 the VCH 1 will not turn off but continue recording 70 3 Operating JVC s Audio Video Components You can operate JVC s audio and video components with this receiver s remote control since
76. NE 2 SPEAKERS terminals press SPEAKERS 2 inside the front door so that the speakers 2 indicator lights up on the display Make sure that the speakers 1 indicator is not lit on the display To use both sets of the speakers press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 so that the speakers 1 and 2 indicators light up on the display To use neither set of the speakers press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 so that the speakers 1 and 2 indicators disappear from the display HEADPHONE appears on the unit s display Notes Even if both pairs of the front speakers are activated the speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals are deactivated in the following cases If you select DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH as the source or If you select one of the Surround THX DSP modes e The SPEAKERS 2 button will not work if SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT see page 44 Listening with headphones only Sounds through the front speakers and the subwoofer shut off when connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack HEADPHONE appears on the unit s display You can enjoy the following sound effects through the headphones If the Surround THX mode is activated you can enjoy surround effect For details see 3D HEADPHONE Mode on page 57 If a DSP mode is activated you can enjoy the DSP effect For details see HEADPHONE Mode on page 58 CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume before conne
77. NE 2 SPEAKERS terminals See 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front To use the Zone 2 front speakers Speakers on page 32 Turn on and operate the other amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks correctly Note Usage of long speaker signal cables will deteriorate the signals and Note degrade the sound quality Usage of long audio cables long speaker signal cables will deteriorate the signals and degrade the sound quality 19 Basic Operating Procedure for Zone 1 On the unit 1 Press O STANDBY ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear and the buttons and controls on the unit work for the Zone operations For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby on page 22 STANDBY Ol STANDBY ON The last Zone 1 source is activated SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME The last Surround THX DSP mode appears The volume level appears 2 Select and play a source DVD DVDMULTI V R 1 VCR2 TV DBS VIDEO cD PHONO TAPEMD CDR 0000000009 FM AM EXT 7 1CH The sound comes out of the Zone 1 speakers 3 Press DOOR DOWN so that you can use the other buttons inside the front door DOOR DOWN ay To close the front door press DOOR UP once or twice The front door moves up in two steps
78. ODE on the remote control be sure that TUNER appears on the remote s display If not press FM AM first to select the FM band then press FM MODE 34 m Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers while others will make operations easier Basic setting operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations Setup Menu Configuration SETUP MENU 1 SPEAKER SETTING See page 38 SPEAKER SETTING JVC SETUP MENU 1 SPEAKER SETTING CHANNEL LEVEL SPEAKER DISTANCE SUBWOOFER THX AUDIO SETUP SURR CH OUT AUDIO DELAY xi NEXT PAGE 11 GED ENTER EM EXIT CG SUBWOOFER 2SPK CROSSOVER 80Hz D CHANNEL LEVEL See page 38 N SETUP MENU 2 CHANNEL LEVEL G TEST TONE OF mmmmmmm V V V V V V V o w gt o D arrrrrrr mmmmmmm rrrrrrr SUBWOOFE SPEAKER DISTANCE See page 40 w SPEAKER DISTANCE JVC GUNIT meter SUBWOOFER 3 00m OG FRONT L SP 3 00m QD FRONT R SP 3 00m OG CENTER SP 3 00m OG SURR L SP 3 00m OG SURR R SP 3 00m OG SBACK L SP 3 00m OG SBACK R SP 3 00m OG 4 SUBWOOFER See page 40 SUBWOOFER G SUBWFR OUT LFE LFE LEVEL a THX AUDIO SETUP See page 41 THX AUDIO SETUP JVC THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER YESOD BOUNDARY GAIN COMPENSATION OF
79. OUT PREOUT Recording Output Level TAPE MD OUT CDR OUT VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT Digital output Signal to Noise Ratio 66 IHF 78 IHF Analog Direct On PHONO IN MM CD IN CDR IN TAPE MD IN EXT 7 1CH IN DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO Frequency Response 8 Q PHONO IN MM CD IN CDR IN TAPE MD IN EXT 7 1CH IN DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO RIAA Phono Equalization 83 Optical Signal wave length Output level 120 W per channel min RMS driven into 8 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 02 total harmonic distortion 120 W per channel min RMS driven into 4 Q 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 07 total harmonic distortion 120 W per channel min RMS driven into 8 2 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 0246 total harmonic distortion 120 W min RMS driven into 8 Q 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 0246 total harmonic distortion 120 W per channel min RMS driven into 8 Q 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 0246 total harmonic distortion 120 W per channel min RMS driven into 8 2 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0 0246 total harmonic distortion 2 5 mV 47 KQ 200 mV 47 kQ 200 mV 47 kQ 0 5 V p p 75 Q 2 dBm to 15 dBm 660 nm 30 nm Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 200 mV 1V 200 mV DIGITAL OUT 660 nm 21 dBm to
80. PEAKERS terminals on Note the rear of this unit e When BI AMP OUT is selected the surround back speakers are automatically deactivated In this case the SURR CH OUT submenu cannot be adjusted see page 42 e When BI AMP OUT is selected SURR BACK SP is set to NONE on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 Though you have selected TEXT the source name and Surround THX DSP mode will appear while playing a disc that has no text information 15 Memorizing the Volume Level for Each Source ONE TOUCH OPE 13 Superimposing the Menus SUPERIMPOSE ONE TOUCH OPE av This unit memorizes many SUPERIMPOSE You can select whether or not to ONE TOUCH OPE OFF mg settings separately for each CPSUPERIMPOSE ON mg superimpose the menus on the source see page 28 playback pictures on the TV M EROS E In addition you can store the volume level for each source together with the other memorized settings EG OPERATE screen xm BACK m SUPERIMPOSE m ONE TOUCH OPE Turn on or off superimpose Select one of the following to store the volume level for each source ON Select to superimpose the menus on the playback P T T P pictures on the TV screen ON Select to store the volume level setting separately for each source The ONE TOUCH OPERATION indicator lights up on the main unit s display OFF Select to cancel superimposition Menus will be shown on
81. PLAY Starts playing of the above buttons lt lt Returns to the beginning of the current or If more than one code is listed for your brand of CD try each previous chapter one until the correct one is entered i Skips to the beginning of the next chapter STOP Stops playing Manufactures codes for TV PAUSE Stops playing temporarily To release press EGRE JVC 00 13 74 After pressing DVD MENU these Akai 01 02 buttons can be used for the DVD C eo Blaupunkt 03 04 menu operations Fisher 01 05 DP Grundig 03 06 07 Hitachi 08 09 10 49 78 C Irradio 02 ITT Nokia 11 12 Loewe 06 15 16 Note gt Magnavox 08 17 49 Refer also to the manual supplied for your DVD player and the Matsushita 86 87 instructions supplied for the discs Mets 50 51 52 53 Mitsubishi 08 18 19 20 5 Try to operate your DVD player by pressing one Mivar 21 of the above buttons NEC 83 DO NOT forget to turn on the DVD player before pressing Nordmende 22 23 one of the above buttons Okano 15 If more than one code is listed for your brand of DVD player Panasonic 24 25 26 27 76 try each one until the correct one is entered Philips 15 17 28 75 Pioneer 85 RCA Proscan O8 24 29 30 31 48 To change the transmittable signals for SABA 32 33 68 69 70 operating another manufacturer s CD player Samsung 06 08 16 34 35 49 Sanyo 01 05 81 AUDIO Schneider 02 15 36 1 Press and hold AUDIO ON on Sharp 37 38 77 88 Sony
82. RS terminals are activated for Zone 2 SLEEP indicator 28 Lights up when Sleep Timer is in use BI AMP indicator 44 Lights up when SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT Speaker and signal indicators 23 Speaker indicators Indicate the activated speakers Signal indicators Indicate the incoming channel signals Digital signal format indicators 26 Indicates the digital signal format of incoming signals Main display Shows the source name station frequency Surround THX DSP mode etc PARAMETRIC EQ indicator 48 Lights up when Parametric Equalizer is in use VOLUME level indicator Indicates the volume level Goes off while muting sounds MIDNIGHT MODE indicator 49 Lights up when Midnight Mode is in use Rear Panel N FRONT 1 SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 80 160 SURROUND SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SPEAKERS LEFT DIGITAL IN terminals 16 e Coaxial 1 DVD 2 CD 3 TV DBS Optical 4 CDR 5 MD 6 VCR 1 Earth ground terminal 11 Audio input output jacks 13 15
83. S Neo 6 and DTS 96 24 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 52 Surround and THX Modes Applicable to the Various Software Available Surround modes and THX modes vary depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals The tables from this page to the next page show the relation of the Surround THX modes and the incoming signals with the Zone 2 speakers surround back speakers and 7 1 channel reproduction mode settings If only front speakers are activated you cannot use the THX modes and the 7 1 channel reproduction mode EX ES 7 1 The numbers inside the parentheses under the incoming signal type indicate the number of the front channels and that of the surround channels For example 3 2 indicates that the signals are encoded with three front signals left right center and two stereo surround signals Incoming Signal Type Zone 2 Surround Back Ch EX ES 7 1 Available Available multi channel Speakers NONE 1SPK 2SPK AUTO ON OFF Surround Mode THX Mode Dolby Digital EX ON Not available Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Depending on ho Maux 2SPK ISPK AUTO DOLBY D EX THX SURR EX spacitication In ON DOLBY D EX THX SURR EX case of some softwares OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA DOLBY DIGITAL is applied NONE Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Dolby Digital ON Not available Not available DOLBY DI
84. UDIO SETUP 41 6 Setting the Surround Channel Output Speakers SURR CH QUT iter PP Dre 42 7 Setting the Audio Delay Level AUDIO DELAY 42 8j Selecting the Dual Mono Sound DUAL MONO 42 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT esee 42 10 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT 43 11 Turning On and Off the Video Output VIDEO POWER ZL y u a mp ne e 43 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 43 13 Superimposing the Menus SUPERIMPOSE 44 14 Showing the Text Information on the Display EFL DISPLAY etcetera toe e e ere e resin 44 15 Memorizing the Volume Level for Each Source QONE TOUCH OPE itin entente e eres 44 Sound Adjustments 45 Adjustment Menu Configuration see 45 Operation through On Screen Display Menus 46 Menu Operating Procedure 1 Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer for Each Channel PEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK 48 2 Setting the Midnight Mode MIDNIGHT MODE 49 3 Adjusting the Various Effects EFFECT ADJUST 49 Using the Surround and THX Modes Reproducing Theater Ambience
85. UPERIMPOSE JVC CSUPERIMPOSE ON oo 14 FL DISPLAY See page 44 EPEIDIFISPHIPINW Jvc OPE ES RIAN TENG oa 5 ONE TOUCH OPE See page 44 ONE TOUCH OPE Jvc CONE TOUCH OPE OFF QD NOTICE Items on the menus shown above are all set to the initial values when shipped from the factory However the SPEAKER DISTANCE SUBWOOFER and THX AUDIO SETUP submenu settings are not the initial ones They are the settings when SUBWOOFER is set to YES on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu Some of the menus or some items on the menu cannot be shown or cannot be adjusted For details see the respective explanations in this section IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls Menus Operation through On Screen Display For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit To do the basic settings for this receiver you can utilize the on When using the unit Bas screen display menus in order to finish important settings easily ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display DOWN while viewing these menus Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door Menu operation buttons To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 When no operation is done for about 1 minute the on screen menu as well as the indications in the unit s main di
86. V DBS y STANDBY ON VCR 1 5 STANDBY ON TV VOL TV VIDEO DVD MENU To use the following buttons press DVD MENU first SET A V lt 4 P gt To erase the stored signals After erasing the stored signals preset signals are resumed and you can operate JVC s components again 1 y LEARN TRANSMIT TT Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to LEARN y ZONET ZONE2 Press and hold EXIT then press one of the source selecting buttons from which you want to erase the stored signals E VD DVD MULTI VCR 1 PHONO TAPE MD CDR CD and TV DBS WOE Qc LEARN CLEAR appears on the display and all the signals stored in the selected remote mode source are erased at the same time Notes You cannot erase a signal assigned to a particular button only Storing a new signal to a particular button erases the previously stored signal To erase the stored signals for CD DISC first press CONTROL to select CD DISC then press CONTROL again while holding EXIT this time WS NS ws Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 to finish the erasing procedure LEARN TRANSMIT ABN TRAN LEARN TRANSMIT I K IL _ ZONE1 m ZONE 1 ZONE2 For the Zone 1 operations For the Zone 2 operations 80 Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems If there is any problem you
87. VCR 1 Selects the video component connected to the VCR 1 IN jacks VCR2 Selects the video component connected to the VCR 2 IN jacks TV DBS Selects TV sound or the DBS tuner VIDEO Selects the video component connected to the VIDEO jacks CD Selects the CD player PHONO Selects the turntable TAPE MD Selects the cassette deck or the MD recorder CDR Selects the CD recorder FM AM _ Selects the tuner Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM EXT 7 1CH Selects the external component connected to the EXT 7 1CH IN jacks To use the EXT 7 1CH playback mode see page 60 Notes When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks and a DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source names shown on the display For details see Changing the Source Name on page 27 When you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote control marked with an asterisk the receiver automatically turns on If you turn on the receiver with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 press ZONE 1 ON OFF to activate Zone 1 operations If you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 while the receiver is turned on but Zone 1 is turned off Zone 1 is turned on with the audio source selected Speaker and signal indicators on the display
88. WOIORDIOIOKOCIGKODIOROCAORIORKOCIOR AE ENKE alaala bb tb bt 06 bb bob bb Ot bb bot ob bot bbb bt bb bbb bob bbb bbb bb bb Ob bb bb bb bb bb bb bt bbb bb bbb bbb bb tb bb bb bt FI DI I HII HII 209 9249 24 IAAI 2 2 9 29 2 2 AAA AAA AAS ACSA SDAA AAS ASSIA ACS ACA SA he de de de SACS S SORS S SO OB k REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARRY A SEPARATE WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY FOR DETAILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY INFORMATION PACKAGED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT For customer use Enter below the Model No which is located either on the rear bottom or side of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No Purchase data Name of dealer Authorized Service Centers BT 51002 5 0301 QUALITY JVC SERVICE HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE 1 800 537 5722 http www jvc com Dear Customer In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit In the event that repairs are necessary please call 1 800 537 5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www JVC com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service Do not service the television yourself Caution To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet There are no user serviceable parts inside Please refer to qualified service personnel for
89. ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 Turning the Power On and Off Standby On the unit To turn on the power press 5 STANDBY ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear c STANDBY Ol STANDBY ON SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME The volume level appears The last Surround THX DSP mode appears The currently selected speakers 1 and or 2 indicator s also light s up on the display If neither speakers 1 nor 2 indicator is lit on the display see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 To turn off the power into standby mode gt SGanpey press STANDBY ON again ord The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front STANDSY ON door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON ND OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off small amount of power is consumed in standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord From the remote control To turn on the power press AUDIO ON AUDIO The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off ON and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear The last Zone 1 source is activated SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME The volume level appears The last Surround THX DSP mode appears The currently selected speakers 1 and or 2 indic
90. Zone 1 sources The SPEAKER 2 setting is set to ZONE 2 SPK and activated on the ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 submenu To use the 7 1 channel reproduction mode set the SPEAKER 2 setting to SPEAKER 2 then activate the surround back speaker s NO SURRBACK appears on the display when you have tried to use 7 1 channel reproduction mode The SPEAKER 2 setting is set to BI AMP OUT on the ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 submenu To use the 7 1 channel reproduction mode set the SPEAKER 2 setting to SPEAKER 2 then activate the surround back speaker s The SURR BACK SP setting is set to NONE Select LARGE or SMALL for the SURR BACK SP Surround THX 7 1 channel reproduction mode cannot be used for Zone sources The speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals are activated Deactivate the Zone 2 front speakers then activate the surround back speakers Expected surround effect cannot be obtained 81 Speakers are deactivated on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu Activate all connected speakers correctly See How to use the speaker and signal indicators on page 24 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Continuous hissing or buzzing during FM reception Incoming signal is too weak Connect an outdoor FM antenna or contact your dealer See page 7 The station is too far away Select a new sta
91. age 58 Notes f the source is FM or AM you can assign a different setting for each band e The memorized settings are not applied when a source is selected for Zone 2 If you want to memorize the volume level together with the above settings set One Touch Operation to ON see page 44 28 m Zone 2 Sub room Operations bzh This section explains only the operations used when you play a sound source in Zone 2 See pages 22 to 28 for the Zone 1 operations e Before performing the Zone 2 operations it is recommended to finish the basic settings on pages 35 to 44 Turning the Power On and Off Standby and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 2 operations The ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit ZONE 2 is shown in the main display DOOR Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the DOWN front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows the Zone 1 source information though you are operating it for the Zone 2 source Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 2 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode ei
92. amage that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensor Cartridge Stylus Needle are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase Batteries except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase MOS RON There are no express warranties except as listed above THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT INCONVENIENCE LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO TAPES RECORDS OR DISCS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA 1700 Valley Road DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP Wayne NJ 07470 DCIOEROOCIGKOR IORCROCNGOOEORQIOR
93. annel number 15 press 10 then 5 For channel number 20 press 10 then 10 For channel number 30 press 10 10 then 10 0000 000 000 Go Note You can only select the same station of the same band FM or AM for both Zone 1 and Zone 2 operations If you change the station for Zone 2 it also changes for Zone 1 and vice versa indications in the main display also change This also means that if you change the station for Zone 2 while recording a broadcasting program in Zone 1 recording in Zone 1 will be interrupted Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station Press FM MODE Each time you press the button the FM reception mode alternates between AUTO MUTING and MONO FM MODE Q j On the unit inside the front door FM MODE From the remote control AUTO MUTING When a program is broadcasted in stereo you will hear stereo sound when in monaural you will hear monaural sounds This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations The AUTO MUTING indicator lights up on the display MONO Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo effect In this mode you will hear noise while tuning in to the stations The AUTO MUTING and STEREO indicators go off Note When you press FM M
94. ations again press ZONE 2 ON OFF again Notes If you have turned off Zone 2 with the volume level set at more than level 35 dB the volume level will be automatically set at level 35 dB next time you turn on Zone 2 e If TURN ON ZONE1 OR ZONE appears on the display press ZONE 1 ON OFF or ZONE 2 ON OFF to listen to the sound in Zone 1 or in Zone 2 otherwise the receiver will turn off after about 1 minute 30 Selecting the Zone 2 Source to Play Press one of the source selecting buttons DVD V R 1 VCR 2 DBS VIDEO CD PHONO TAPEMD CDR FM AM O 0000000006 On the unit SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 VOLUME Selected source name The Zone 2 volume level appears DVD PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM 60 4000 VCR 1 DBS VIDEO From the remote control DVD Selects the DVD player VCR 1 Selects the video component connected to the VCR 1 IN jacks VCR2 Selects the video component connected to the VCR 2 IN jacks TV DBS Selects the DBS tuner Does not work for selecting TV VIDEO Selects the video component connected to the VIDEO jacks CD Selects the CD player PHONO Selects the turntable TAPE MD Selects the cassette deck or the MD recorder CDR Selects the CD recorder FM AM Selects the tuner Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM Notes When you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote contr
95. ator s also light s up on the display f neither speakers 1 nor 2 indicator is lit on the display see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 To turn off the power into standby mode press AUDIO D STANDBY The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit goes off AUDIO STANDBY Notes Before you turn off the receiver in Zone 1 make sure that no one is listening to any source in Zone 2 the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp is lit on the display since the Zone 2 sound will also be turned off unexpectedly If you have turned off the receiver with the volume level set at more than level 35 dB the volume level will be automatically set at level 35 dB next time you turn on the receiver When you turn on the TV connected to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks on the rear This receiver automatically turns on and selects TV as the Zone 1 source about 5 seconds after you turn on the TV If you change the source name from TV to DBS the receiver will not turn on along with the TV See Changing the Source Name on page 27 22 Canceling the Zone 1 Operations To stop Zone 1 operations and sounds from the Zone 1 speakers press ZONE 1 ON OFF so that the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp goes off ZONE 1 ON OFF ZONE 1 QS On the unit From the remote control The currently selected front speakers indicator s also go es off from the
96. available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA without DTS 96 24 OFF 2SPK 1SPK AUTO DTS ES MATRIX THX ES MATRIX with DTS 96 24 ON DTS ES MATRIX THX ES MATRIX OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS DTS 96 24 ON Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 3 2 2 2 OFF 2SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA 2 DTS 96 24 FE processing is not ON DTS NEO 6 THX DTS NEO 6 de re THX U2 CINEMA processing set THX MUSIC the EX ES 7 1 setting to OFF OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA ON DTS NEO 6 THX DTS NEO 6 OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS ON Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 3 1 2 1 OFF 2SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA ON DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS 1 0 3 0 ON OFF Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS Dual Mono ON OFF Not available Notavalable DUALMONO Notavailable For DTS 2 channel 2 0 see Incoming Signal Type 2 channel below Incoming Signal Type 2 channel Analog PCM Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Surround Available Surround Mode PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC PRO LOGIC NEO 6 CINEMA NEO 6 MUSIC Analog Multi channel DVD MULTI EXT 7 1CH Analog PCM Dol
97. by Digital DTS Dolby Surround None Available THX Mode PLUMOVIE THX PROLOGIC THX NEO 6 C THX Analog Multi channel DVD MULTI EXT 7 1CH THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC 3 Available only when a pair of surround back speakers can be used 54 Activating the Surround and THX Modes Perform the basic settings and adjustments using the Setup and Adjustment Menus first see pages 35 to 50 Activating the Surround mode and the THX mode for a source automatically recalls the memorized settings and adjustments IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the RS When using the remote control press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode When using the unit ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display Bown front door To close the front door press DOOR UP Set the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while TET b 4 QD ZONEI ZONE2 TVICATVIDBS vci LEARN TRANSMIT A r STANDBYION STANDBYION EEE K Ex When you press THX with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 About Dialog Normalization Dialog Normalization is one of t
98. cannot solve contact your JVC service center PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The buttons and controls on the front panel do not work The multi room function is not set correctly Press ZONE 1 ON OFF for Zone I operations Press ZONE 2 ON OFF and ZONE 2 CONTROL for Zone 2 operations No sound from the speakers in Zone I Speaker signal cables are not connected properly Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary See pages 8 to 10 The SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 buttons are not set correctly Press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 correctly See page 25 Incorrect source is selected for the Zone 1 Select the correct source for the Zone 1 Muting is activated for the Zone 1 source Press MUTING to cancel the mute See page 26 Incorrect input mode analog or digital is selected Select the correct input mode analog or digital See page 25 Connections are incorrect Check connections For analog connections see pages 11 to 15 For digital connections see pages 12 and 16 No sound from the front speakers in Zone 2 Multi room operations Zone 1 Zone 2 Speaker signal cables are not connected properly Check speaker connection and reconnect if necessary See page 19 Zone 1 2 setting for the speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals are not set correctly Set the Zone 1 2 setting for the speakers correctly to use th
99. ch time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly 47 Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer for Each Channel PEG FRONT GENTER SURROUND SURR BACK You can adjust equalization patterns to your preference First on the ADJUST MENU screen select the signal channel speaker you want to adjust then move to its submenu ADJUST MENU GPEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK IDNIGHT MODE E FFECT ADJUST GED ENTER EM EXIT Notes This function is applied only to Zone 1 sources f NO or NONE is selected for a speaker on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 you cannot select the corresponding channel If THX is activated Parametric Equalizer is not available If EXT 7 1CH is selected as the source Parametric Equalizer for the surround back channel is not available m Adjustment procedure 1 Press V or A DOWN or UP to select the channel PEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND or SURR BACK then press SET The submenu of the selected channel appears ADJUST MENU GrPEQ FRONT G BASS CENTER SURROUND MID SURR BACK TREBLE MIDNIGHT MODE FE EFFECT ADJUST OG OPERATE xD BACK SED ENTER x EXIT 2 Press V or A DOWN or UP to select an item you want to adjust on the submenu 3 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to adjust the item Once one of the
100. changer After selecting CD DISC by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on a CD player changer PLAY Starts playing d Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY 1 6 7 P Selects the number of a disc installed in a CD player changer After pressing CD you can perform the following operations on the CD player changer 1 10 410 Selects a track number directly For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 30 press 10 10 then 10 EXAMPLE Selecting disc number 4 track number 12 and starting playback 1 Press CONTROL repeatedly until CD DISC appears on the remote s display then press 4 2 Press CD then press 10 2 If your CD changer is of 200 disc loading capability except for XL MC100 and XL MC301 You can do the following operations using the 10 keys after pressing CD 1 Select a disc number 2 Then select a track number always enter two digits 3 Start playback EXAMPLES Selecting disc number 3 track number 2 and starting playback Press 3 then 0 2 then PLAY Selecting disc number 10 track number 5 and starting playback Press 1 0 then 0 5 then PLAY Selecting disc number 105 track number 12 and starting
101. connecting the Zone 2 front speakers to Y the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals see also 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front ZONE2 CONTROL t j SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 Speakers on page 32 3 Press ZONE 2 CONTROL inside the front door so that ZONE 2 and the previously selected Zone 2 source name appear on the display VOLUME The last Zone 2 source appears The Zone 2 volume level appears Now the buttons and controls on the unit work for Zone 2 operations Each time you press the button the buttons and controls on the unit are activated or deactivated for Zone 2 operations To turn off the power into standby mode zH mannev press STANDB Y ON again orl The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front ER door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off A small amount of power is consumed in standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord From the remote control 1 Set ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 2 Now the buttons and controls on the remote control work for Zone 2 operations dn LEARN TRANSMIT IT CO I Ll ZONE 1 ZONE 2 2 Press AUDIO I ON The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off and the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up AUDIO When connecting the Zone 2 front speakers to the FRONT 2
102. control signals for JVC components are preset in the remote control Operating Audio Components IMPORTANT To operate JVC s audio components using this remote control You need to connect JVC s audio components through the COMPU LINK SYNCHRO jacks see page 61 in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs see page 11 Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the receiver To operate a source with the remote control the source must be selected using source selecting buttons on the remote control To operate the cassette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system set the source name correctly See page 27 Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components When using the remote control Set ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 fora while The CONTROL button can change the remote control operation mode without changing the source Each time you press the button the remote control operation mode changes in the sequence VCR1 gt TAPE gt CDR gt CD DISC gt back to the beginning LEARN TRANSMIT IT 4 C EL L ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONET ZONE2 ZONE 1 ZONEI ZONE2 TVIC
103. control system through the receiver CONNECTIONS FUNCTIONS To use this remote control system you need to connect the CD player and or MD recorder you want to operate following the procedures below 1 If you have already plugged your CD player MD recorder and this receiver into the AC outlets unplug their AC power cords first 2 Connect your CD player MD recorder and this receiver as follows through the COMPU LINK jacks and TEXT COMPU LINK jacks 1 COMPU LINK jacks Use cables with monaural mini plugs not supplied with this receiver CD player RX DP15B 2 TEXT COMPU LINK jacks Use cables with stereo mini plugs not supplied with this receiver CD player ON Fe RX DP15B MD recorder 3 Connect your CD player MD recorder and this receiver using the cables with RCA pin plugs see page 11 4 Plug the AC power cords of these components above into the AC outlets 5 When turning on these components for the first time turn on the connected components first then turn on this receiver 63 This remote control system allows you to use the functions listed below Displaying the Disc Information on the TV screen Disc information such as its performer and disc title and track titles only when a CD Text is selected is shown on the TV screen Disc Search Only for CD Player This remote control system allows you to search for discs b
104. cting or putting on headphones as high volume can damage both the headphones and your hearing When you have connected digital source components using the digital terminals see pages 12 and 16 you need to select the digital input mode Before you start remember The digital input DIGITAL IN terminal setting should be properly done see 4 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT on page 42 The digital input can be used for the Zone 1 sources The analog input is always selected as the Zone 2 source without respect to this setting 1 Press one of the source selecting buttons DVD VCR 1 TV DBS VIDEO CD CDR or TAPE MD for which you want to change the input mode DVD VCR 1 TV DBS VIDEO cD O O O O O TAPE MD CDR OO TV DBS On the unit VIDEO p From the remote control Note If TAPE has been assigned to the TAPE MD button it does not work in this step To change the source name see Changing the Source Name on page 27 2 Press INPUT MODE or ANALOG DIGITAL INPUT to change the input mode Each time you press the button the input mode changes as follows ANALOG DIGITAL So nj i On the unit inside the front door From the remote control SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME DET AUTO SPEAKERS 1 E mur we EEE vawe E i C Ex When the source is DVD DIGITAL AUTO Select this for the digital input mode Th
105. deo Video composite Video composite Notice Pictures through the video components only connected to the component input jacks on the rear of this unit cannot be viewed in Zone 2 Video camera The VIDEO input terminals on the front panel are convenient when connecting and disconnecting the component frequently When you do not use the VIDEO input terminals attach the front terminal cover supplied to these jacks to protect them from dust When attaching the front terminal cover When removing the cover aR Sie renin NAE eS sas ass TENE To audio output To composite video output To S video output To optical digital output Video camera When using the digital input terminal Select the digital input mode correctly For details see Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode on page 25 12 I H Ol OOO0O0O000 GOGOEOES 0009000 000 000000000 000000000 sl ssooo e Rear view VCR s D VHS S VHS VHS VCR el EN A I3 B M A Nu Pl gt Green 1 Blue i R D To audio input To audio output To component video output To S video output To
106. e When connecting the cassette recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks change the source name to TAPE initial setting see page 27 MD recorder 2023 After pressing TAPE MD or selecting TAPE by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on the MD recorder PLAY Starts playing lt lt Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track i Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY e REC Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording for Zone 1 operation only Press this button together with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause for Zone 1 operation only Notes When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks change the source name to MD see page 27 Selecting TAPE will allow you to control the MD recorder 72 Operating Video Components IMPORTANT To operate JVC s video components using this remote control You need to connect JVC s video components through the AV COMPU LINK jacks see page 68 in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs see pages 13 to 15 Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of control signals remote codes A and B Before using this remote control make sure that the remote control code of the VCR connected to the VCR 1 IN jacks is set to code A When another JVC VCR is con
107. e unplugged before connection Plug the AC power cords only after all connections are complete Cassette deck or MD recorder CD recorder RX DP15B p CD player IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit For Zone 2 operations The ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit For the Zone 1 operations ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display For the Zone 2 operations ZONE 2 is shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control DOOR DOWN B When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows the Zone 1 source information though you are operating it for the Zone 2 source Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while um adm LEARN TRANSMIT ub LEARN TRANSMIT rr A CO EL COON ZONET ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 61 Notes There are four versions of COMPU LINK remote control system This receiver is equipped with the fo
108. e 1 operations ZONE 2 indicator Lights up when you press a button on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 This remote control can be used only for Zone 2 operations LEARN indicator Lights up when the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector is set to LEARN This remote control cannot operate the receiver or other components but can memorize IR signals See page 78 Signal transmission indicator Lights up when transmitting the remote control signals Remote control operation mode display Remote control operation mode such as DVD CD SOUND etc appears When the remote control operation mode changes it is shown on this display for about 10 seconds When showing the remote control operation mode just for confirmation it is shown only for about 5 seconds e g when pressing Number button 1 while the remote control operation mode is CD CD appears for about 5 seconds Fal Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio video components and speakers to the receiver and how to connect the power supply Before Installation Connecting the FM and AM Antennas General Be sure your hands are dry Turn the power off on all components Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect Location Install the receiver in a location that is level well ventilated and free from moistu
109. e 42 Select the digital input mode correctly For details see Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode on page 25 Digital input terminals You can connect any digital components having a coaxial or optical digital output terminal Digital coaxial cable not supplied between digital coaxial terminals d LDD 17 m Digital optical cable not supplied between digital optical terminals When the component has a digital coaxial output terminal connect it to the 1 DVD 2 CD or 3 TV DBS terminal using a digital coaxial cable not supplied DIGITAL IN 1 DVD 2 CD When the component has a digital optical output terminal connect it to the 4 CDR 5 MD or 6 VCR 1 terminal using a digital optical cable not supplied optical cable unplug the protective plug ao d ap 6 VCR 1 RI 3 TV DBS 9 9 9 4 CDR Before connecting a digital Notes e When shipped from the factory the DIGITAL IN terminals have been set for use with the following components 1 coaxial For DVD player 2 coaxial For CD player 3 coaxial For digital TV broadcast tuner 4 optical For CD recorder 5 optical For MD recorder 6 optical For VCR 1 VCR connected to the VCH 1 jacks e When you want to operate the CD player CD recorder or MD recorder using
110. e receiver automatically detects the incoming signals The DGTL AUTO indicator lights up on the display and the digital signal format indicators for the detected signals also light up ANALOG Select this for the analog input mode The ANALOG indicator lights up When selecting DIGITAL AUTO the following indicators indicate the digital signal format of the incoming signal LINEAR PCM Lights up when Linear PCM signals come in DC DIGITAL Lights up when Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX signals come in Lights up when DTS or DTS ES signals come in No indicator lights up when the receiver cannot recognize the digital signal format of the incoming signals When playing software encoded with the Dolby Digital or DTS Surround the following symptoms may occur Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or tracks In this case press RIGHT or LEFT on the unit to select DGTL DOLBY D or DGTL DTS while DIGITAL AUTO still remains on the display Each time you press the button the input mode changes as follows DET AUTO SPEAKERS 1 5 we DDDGmC J VOLUME ca DIGITAL AUTO DGTL DOLBY D DOLBY DIGITAL DGTL DTS DTS SURROUND When DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS SURROUND is selected the DGTL AUTO indicator goes off and the corresponding digital signal forma
111. e spatial feeling of a large theater where the seating capacity is about 600 The built in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder is activated for 2 channel software The DOPLI indicator lights up SMALL THEATER Reproduces the spatial feeling of a small theater where the seating capacity is about 300 The built in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder is activated for 2 channel software The JPL indicator lights up When using the DAP mode the sounds come out of all the connected and activated speakers If the surround speakers are deactivated JVC s original 3D PHONIC processing which has been developed to create the surround effect through the front speakers only is used The 3D PHONIC indicator lights up on the display Continued on the next page 58 All Channel Stereo mode This mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected and activated speakers This mode cannot be used without activating the surround speakers If headphones are connected or if the front speakers are deactivated ALL CH STEREO cannot be selected The settings on the EFFECT ADJUST submenu are not valid for ALL CH STEREO Stereo Film and Monaural Film modes In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room while viewing stereo sound or monaural sound video software analog and 2 channel digital signals you can use these modes The surround effect will be added and the sound localization of
112. e turning on the other components after connecting the components the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system does not work correctly If this happens 1 Turn off all the components including this receiver 2 Turn on the connected components 3 Turn on this receiver OPERATIONS To use this remote control system you need to connect the Zone 1 TV to the MONITOR OUT jack see page 14 and the Zone 2 TV to the ZONE 2 MONITOR OUT jack see page 19 and set the TV s input mode to the proper position to which the receiver is connected Make sure you have connected the CD player or MD recorder equipped with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system If not you cannot use the following functions IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while mel dm LEARN TRANSMIT LEARN TRANSMIT ae ug SEE K ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 STANDBY ON 1 E E 7 ZONEi ZONE2 ZONE1 ZONE2 TVICATVIDBS VCR STANDBYION STANDBYON L STANDBYJON STANDSV ON Ex When you press TEXT DISPLAY with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN
113. ecessary Press THX to apply the THX mode Each time you press the button THX U2 CINEMA or THX MUSIC will be activated THX THX gt On the unit inside the front door From the remote control Note You cannot apply the THX mode in the following cases When Analog Direct is turned on When the Zone 2 speakers are activated or When the surround back speakers are deactivated or only one surround back speaker is used Press DSP to apply one of the DSP modes except STEREO FILM and MONO FILM Each time you press the button the DSP modes change in sequence see page 58 for details DSP DSP k On the unit inside the front door From the remote control To adjust the speaker output level using the remote control see page 56 To cancel the THX and DSP modes Press SURR DSP OFF DSP OFF appears on the display SURR DSP Or aC j On the unit inside the front door SURR DSP S From the remote control 60 Fal COMPU LINK Remote Control System The COMPU LINK remote contro system allows you to operate JVC audio components through this receiver To use this remote control system you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK SYNCHRO jacks using the cable with monaural mini plugs not supplied see below in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs see page 11 Make sure that the AC power cords of these components ar
114. edure 1 2 hg CN S 1 Cut twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable not supplied 2 Turn the knob counterclockwise 3 Insert the speaker signal cable 4 Turn the knob clockwise Continued on next page 8 Front speakers 1 Right Left Center speaker IMPORTANT After connecting the speakers set the speaker setting information properly To obtain the best possible Surround THX DSP effect in Zone 1 see Basic Settings on pages 35 to 44 To connect the speakers to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals set the speaker usage correctly See 12 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 C d SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 80 160 SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE FRONT 1 AND 2 SURROUND SURROUND BACK ZONE 2 80 160 FRONT 1 OR 2 40 160 Right Left Front speakers 2 LEFT RIGHT Right Left Right Left Surround speakers Surround back speakers When using only one surround back speaker connect it to the LEFT terminals Zone 1 speaker layout Ideal speaker layout varies depending on the conditions of your listening room The diagram below is a recommended typical example Subwoofer Center speak
115. el surround by playing 2 channel or multi channel software Multi channel headphone virtual surround sound 3D HEADPHONE The built in headphone virtual surround system is compatible with multi channel software You can enjoy a natural surround sound through the headphones 192 kHz 24 bit PEM DD audio DA converter The JV C exclusive converter is now upgraded to be fully compatible with DVD Audio s high specifications Subtle nuances are accurately reproduced K2 Technology K2 technology has been designed to enable natural audio reproduction achieving a drastic reduction in digital distortion and creating original sound ambience with high precision CC Compression Compensative Converter CC Converter eliminates jitter and ripples achieving a drastic reduction in digital distortion by processing the digital music data in 24 bit quantization and by expanding the sampling frequency to 128 kHz for fs 32 kHz signals 176 4 kHz for fs 44 1 kHz signals 192 kHz for fs 48 kHz signals By using the CC Converter you can obtain a natural sound field from any source Multi room operations You can connect two pairs of front speakers to the RX DP15B and use them to listen to different sources in different rooms Zone 1 and Zone 2 at the same time COMPU LINK TEXT COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK remote control systems These COMPU LINK remote control systems allow you to operate other JVC audio video components from this receiver Power sources
116. em video conversion function cannot be used So connect the VCR and or DVD player to the TV using only one of the following three ways The video input terminal should be correctly preset see 110 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT on page 43 otherwise the correct input for this receiver will not be selected on the TV TV s Video Input 1 terminal using S video cables Source Equipment S video cable RX DP15B When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the S video jacks connect this receiver to the S video cable To Video Input 1 Source Equipment Composite video cable When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the composite video jacks connect this receiver to the TV s Video Input 2 terminal composite video input using composite video cables RX DP15B Composite video cable To Video Input 2 Component video cable Source Equipment The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to use the five basic functions listed below Remote Control of the TV DVD player and VCR Using This Remote Control IMPORTANT To operate the video components using the IR signal transmitter supplied place it so that it is aimed at the remote sensor s on the target video component s The IR signal transmitter can send signals at a distance of 3 m 10 feet DVD player TV VCR u uum RX DP
117. em as the Zone 2 front speakers See page 44 Amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT is not turned on Turn on the amplifier Incorrect source is selected for Zone 2 Select the correct Zone 2 source Muting is activated for the Zone 2 source Press MUTING to cancel the mute See page 32 Connections are incorrect Make analog connections for Zone 2 For analog connections see pages 11 to 15 The ZONE 2 SPEAKERS 2 button does not work The speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS are preset for Zone 1 usage Set them for Zone 2 usage See page 44 CD tracks are skipped tape is rewound or radio station is changed unintentionally When the same source is selected both for Zone 1 and Zone 2 the source in one zone affects the source in the other zone This is normal not a malfunction of the unit Selecting different sources for Zone 1 and Zone 2 will avoid these troubles The receiver does not work correctly as you operate it Zone and Zone 2 operations are done at the same time If this happens perform the same operation again TURN ON ZONE1 OR ZONE appears on the display The receiver is turned on with the Zone I and Zone 2 sounds deactivated Press ZONE 1 ON OFF for Zone I operations Press ZONE 2 ON OFF for Zone 2 operations EXES7 1 OFF appears on the display and 7 1 channel reproduction mode cannot be used for
118. en LEVEL Adjusts the right front speaker channel output level SUBWFR then LEVEL Adjusts the subwoofer output level CENTER then LEVEL Adjusts the center speaker channel output level SURReL then LEVEL Adjusts the left surround speaker channel output level SURReR then LEVEL Adjusts the right surround speaker channel output level SURR BkeL then LEVEL Adjusts the left surround back speaker channel output level SURR BkeR then LEVEL Adjusts the right surround back channel speaker output level EFFECT Selects the effect level LIVENESS Selects the liveness Notes After adjusting sounds press the corresponding source selecting button to operate your target source by using the 10 keys otherwise the 10 keys cannot be used for operating your target Source e When you press LEVEL or LEVEL the corresponding speaker name appears on the remote s display CD player After pressing CD you can perform the following operations on the CD player PLAY Starts playing Haa Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY 1 10 410 Selects a track number directly For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 30 press 10 10 then 10 CD player
119. ence SUBWOOFER BASS PEAK LIMIT ON OG OFFOO 10 a B D BASS TEST TONE BASS PEAK LVL CD OPERATE EM BACK SUBWFR OUT You can select the type of the signal which can be transmitted through the subwoofer In other words you can determine whether or not the bass elements of the front speaker channels are transmitted through the subwoofer regardless of the front speaker size setting either SMALL or LARGE Select one of the following LFE Select to transmit only the LFE signals while playing Dolby Digital and DTS software and the bass elements of small speakers through the subwoofer LFE MAIN Select to always add the bass elements of the front speaker channels MAIN to the above LFE and to transmit them through the subwoofer Note If SUBWOOFER is set to NO on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu this function is not available LFE LEVEL If the bass sound is distorted while playing back software encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS set the LFE level to eliminate distortion This setting is also valid for THX Ultra2 Cinema THX Music DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH Adjust the LFE level within the range of 20 dB to 0 dB Normally select 0 dB Each time you press lt LEFT or P RIGHT the LFE level changes by 1 dB PHASE If the sound output through the subwoofer is not satisfactory changing the phase will give you a different result Select one of the following
120. er Left front speaker s C Right front speaker s L R Ae Cg an Right surround speaker RS Li mas speaker LS Surround back speakers LSB RSB Front speakers L R and center speaker C Place these speakers at the same height from the floor at or near ear level Array accross the front of the viewing area Surround speakers LS RS and surround back speakers SB Place these speakers at a position which is 60 cm to 90 cm 2 ft to 3 ft higher than the listener s ears Point these speakers directly accross the listening area but not at the listener s ears Note Ideal speaker layout requires that all speakers be placed at the same distance from the listener However since in some places it may be difficult to fulfil this requirement this unit can adjust the delay time so that the sounds through all the speakers reach the listener with the same timing See page 40 About the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals The FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals can be used as follows To connect the second pair of the front speakers in Zone 1 To connect the front speakers in Zone 2 when using the multi room operations see page 19 To connect the front speakers in Zone 1 and to drive them using two amplifiers built in this receiver If the speakers connected are of the bi wiring connection type you can connect the speakers as illustrated below You can use either front speaker
121. er Channel Output Levels CHANNEL LEVEL Notes danh ai n this submenu you can adjust Keep the following comment in mind as reference when J T ee TEST TONE OFF the speaker channel output adjusting SERONT L VEL 0dB levels Whil itting th If the size of the cone speaker unit built in your speaker is CENTER VEL 0dB evels While transmitting the greater than 12 cm 4 3 4 inches select LARGE and if it is EDONT M Dd test tone select a speaker smaller than 12 cm 4 inches select SMALL PAEK y Md channel and adjust its output If you have selected NO for the subwoofer you can only SURR VEL 0dB level s SUBWOOFER 0dB select LARGE for the front speakers OD OPERATE B Ifyou have selected SMALL for the front speakers you cannot select LARGE for the center surround and surround Note back speakers If you have selected SMALL for the surround speakers you cannot select LARGE for the surround back speakers If you have selected NONE for the surround speakers the surround back speakers are fixed to NONE You can show this submenu simply by pressing TEST after pressing SOUND on the remote control The test tone comes out of the activated speakers in sequence W Adjustment procedure on this submenu m SURR BACK OUT Adjustment is also possible without emitting the test tone In this Register the number of the surround back speakers connected case yo
122. ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving 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 Canada pour le Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQUAU FOND For Canada pour le Canada For the main unit Pour l appareil principal THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT STANDARD ENTITLED DIGITAL APPARATUS ICES 003 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS CET APPAREIL NUMERIQUE RESPECTE LES LIMITES DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES APPLICABLES AUX APPAREILS NUMERIQUES DE CLASSE B PR
123. ettings are canceled temporarily Surround THX DSP modes pages 51 and 58 Input Attenuator see page 26 and CC Converter Parametric Equalizer page 48 and Midnight mode page 49 Turning off Analog Direct activates the above settings except the speaker output level settings lf you turn off Analog Direct while listening to an analog source muting time will be a little longer The period during which no sound comes out 27 Making Sounds Natural JVC s CC Compression Compensative Converter eliminates jitter and ripples achieving a drastic reduction in digital distortion by processing the digital music data in 24 bit quantization and by expanding the sampling frequency to 128 kHz for fs 32 kHz signals 176 4 kHz for fs 44 1 kHz signals 192 kHz for fs 48 kHz signals By using the CC Converter you can obtain a natural sound field from both digital and analog sources Press CC CONVERTER so that the CC CONVERTER lamp lights up Each time you press the button CC Converter turns on and off the lamp goes off alternately CC CONVERTER CC CONVERTER WAT lt L gt X gt On the unit From the remote control Notes This function is applied only to the Zone 1 sources You cannot use this function while Analog Direct or THX mode is in use If you turn on Analog Direct or THX mode while this function is in use this function will be canceled temporarily This function does not work for the sur
124. evel so that sounds exceeding the peak level will be cut off to prevent the bass sound distortion Adjust the bass peak level as follows While listening to the bass test tone press and hold gt RIGHT to increase the bass test tone output level and stop increasing the level just before the test tone is distorted The level where you stop can be memorized as the bass peak level Each time you press gt RIGHT or lt LEFT the bass peak level changes by 1 dB e You can adjust the level within the range of dB minimum and 71 dB to 18 dB When shipped from the factory the level is set at 10 dB Notes When you set BASS TEST TONE to ON the bass peak level is reset to dB minimum e If THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER is set to YES this function is not available 41 OT Gr BOUNDARY GAIN Setting the THX Audio THX AUDIO SETUP These settings are required to obtain the optimum effect from the THX modes HX AUDIO SETUP JVE THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER YESOO COMPENSATION OFFEIG SBACK SP POSITION APART DD E OPERATE Xi BACK Note When SUBWOOFER is set to NO on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 this submenu is not available in the following Cases If SURR BACK SP is also set to NONE or If SURR BACK OUT is also set to 1SPK THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER A THX Ultra2 certified s
125. for a while h leon LEARN TRANSMIT TT L ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE ZONE2 TVICATVIDBS vci z STANDBYON STANDBYION Ex When you press DSP with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 59 1 Select and play any sound source 2 Press DSP repeatedly until the DSP mode you want appears on the display Each time you press the button the DSP modes change as follows DSP Onthe unit From the remote control inside the front door ban amo Hi SPEAKERS 1 Sewn u VOLUME e LARGE HALL 1 gt LARGE HALL 2 gt RECITAL HALL OPERA HOUSE gt CHURCH gt LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB PAVILION ALL CH STEREO LARGE THEATER SMALL THEATER STEREO FILM MONO FILM Back to the beginning When multi channel signals come in you cannot select STEREO FILM and MONO FILM Notes e When the surround speakers are deactivated the 3D PHONIC processing is applied to the DSP modes except ALL CH STEREO the 3D PHONIC indicator also lights up If the Surround THX mode is in use it will be canceled when you turn on the DSP mode To adjust the DSP effects Using the 10 keys on the remote control you can adjust the level of the overall effect and the liveness except for ALL CH STEREO Once you adjust the levels using the following procedure the adjustments you have done on the Adjustment Menu will be also changed
126. get remote control The signal from the target remote control is sent to this remote control LEARN OK appears and the LEARN indicator stops flashing and remains lit The target signal is now stored in the button selected in step 4 Notes e Ifthe LEARN indicator stops flashing before you press the button on the target remote control repeat from step 4 again If ERROR appears on the display you have failed in storing the signal Try again However some signals do not match with this remote control even though this remote control can learn most infrared signals Repeat steps 4 and 5 to store more signals in the same remote mode source Repeat steps 3 to 5 to store more signals in a different remote mode source Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 to finish the storing procedure LEARN TRANSMIT LEARN TRANSMIT TT CO ZONET ZONE2 ZONET ZONE2 For the Zone 1 operations For the Zone 2 operations Notes e The signals stored into this remote control from the target remote control deviate slightly from the original signals Since some components will not accept these deviating signals you may not be able to operate those components using this remote control even though the storing procedure has been successtully finished When replacing the batteries finish changing them without delay otherwise the stored signals are all erased To use the stored s
127. he MD recorder and a disc in the CD player 2 Press the record 0 button and the pause II button on the cassette deck or on MD recorder at the same time This puts the cassette deck or MD recorder into recording pause If you do not press the record 6 button and pause II button at the same time the synchronized recording feature will not operate 3 Press the play gt button on the CD player The Zone 1 source changes on the receiver and as soon as play starts the cassette deck or MD recorder starts recording When play ends the cassette deck or MD recorder enters recording pause and stops about 4 seconds later Notes During synchronized recording The selected Zone 1 source cannot be changed You can change the Zone 2 source If the same source is selected both for Zone 1 and Zone 2 operating the Zone 2 source will affect the recording The COMPU LINK remote control system may not operate properly during synchronized recording If the power of any component is shut off If the Zone 1 sound is turned off by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF In this case you must start recording again from the beginning 62 TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Control System The TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system has been developed to deal with the disc information recorded in the CD Text and MDs Using this information in the discs you can operate the CD player or MD recorder with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote
128. he main unit s display IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the Bonne front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while A adim LEN EMT uo OG PENES ZONE 1 ZONE2 m STANDBYON STANDBVON Ex When you press ADJUST MENU with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen You can operate the menu with these buttons ADJUST MENU G PEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK IGHT MODE CT ADJUST Usable buttons PARAMETRIC EQ BASS FREQ 10 0Hz D LEVEL 0 d BRO MID FREQ 1 0kHz00 LEVEL odBED TREBLE FREQ 10 0kHzEIB LEVEL 0 d BRO 5 wo gt om Am gt 4 m Usable buttons Operation through On Screen Display Menus To make sound adjustments for this receiver you can utilize the on screen display menus in order to finish important adjustment
129. he standard functions for Dolby Digital and its level is encoded together with the audio signals With this function the sound output level of Dolby Digital software can be kept at almost the same level even if the recording levels differ among software If you see a message in the main display that shows DIAL NORM XX number this means that the source material that you are listening to has been encoded at a higher or lower level than normal To keep the volume level consistent from program to program adjust the volume control by the amount XX in this message Ex If the display reads DIAL NORM 4 turn down the volume control by 4 dB 55 lll Activating the 7 1 channel reproduction For multi channel digital software you can activate the 7 1 channel reproduction mode Once you have set 7 1 channel reproduction mode it is stored in memory and will be called up whenever you activate the Surround mode or THX mode which the memorized 7 1 channel reproduction mode can be applied to Press EX ES 7 1 to select an appropriate setting for your enjoyment The currently selected 7 1 channel reproduction mode appears on the display Each time you press the button it changes as follows EX ES 7 1 EX ES 7 1 On the unit T From the remote control inside the front door DaT AUTO 7 P SPEAKERS 1 we vou E ue u E EXES7 1 OFF EXES7 1 AUTO E EXES7 1 ON EXES7 1 AUTO
130. ignal comes in s Lights up when the monaural surround channel signal comes in SB Lights up when the surround back channel signal comes in Notes When DVD MULTI is selected as the source L C R LFE LS and RS light up When EXT 7 1CH is selected as the source L C R LFE LS RS and SB left right light up However SB will not light if the THX mode or the DSP mode is activated or if SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT see page 44 How to use the speaker and signal indicators To obtain the best performance of this receiver while using the Surround THX DSP modes check the speaker and signal indicators on the display carefully and set the speakers correctly C R Ex No sound comes out of the center speaker and surround back speakers though center SB channel and surround back channel signals are coming into this receiver About Dual Mono Dual Mono can be easily understood when you think of the bilingual broadcast or the MTS Multi channel TV Sound used for some TV programs however the Dual Mono format is not identical with those analog formats This format is now adopted in Dolby Digital DTS and so on It allows two independent channels called main channel and sub channel to be recorded separately When Dual Mono signals are detected the DUAL indicator lights up You can select either channel
131. ignals When you want to use the stored signals follow the procedure below IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using this remote control Aim directly at the remote sensor s on the target component s This remote control can send signals at a distance of 7 m 23 feet OR You can also use the IR signal transmitter connected to this receiver Place the IR signal transmitter so that it is aimed at the remote sensor s on the target component s You can operate the other component s through the remote sensor on this receiver When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 properly 1 Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT LEREN TRANSMIT rr ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 For the Zone 1 operations For the Zone 2 operations 2 Press one of the source selecting buttons or CONTROL repeatedly to select the desired remote control operation mode source DVD MULTI PHONO CD won A 3 Press the desired button TVCATVDBS VCR1 S ALY E REC STOP PAUSE TV VIDEO ot mal 4 lt lt o P 9 lt gt z z m m CL CL Soar P 0000 D E Gieieio 3 Notes To operate the TV CATV tuner or DBS tuner set the TV operation mode selector correctly To use the following buttons you can skip step 2 above TV CAT
132. ing AUDIO ON on the remote control with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 OR When you turn on the Zone 2 sound by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF while the receiver is turned on The ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up and one of the connected components will turn on automatically depending on which component has been previously selected as the Zone 2 source Automatic Power Off Standby When you turn off the receiver by pressing 5 STANDBY ON on the unit or AUDIO 5 STANDBY on the remote control the connected components will turn off standby When you turn off the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON OFF the selected Zone 1 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 2 source If the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp is lit the Zone 1 source will stop playing but will not turn off When you turn off the Zone 2 source by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF the selected Zone 2 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 1 source If the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp is lit the Zone 2 source will stop playing but will not turn off Synchronized Hecording This operation is only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations Synchronized recording means the cassette deck or MD recorder starts recording as soon as a CD begins playing To use synchronized recording follow these steps 1 Put a tape in the cassette deck or an MD in t
133. ion below are the learning buttons you can store signals into LEARN TRANSMIT 1 T TV CATV DBS VCR 1 STANDBY ON STANDBY ON DVD TV DBS To store the signals Before storing another manufacturer s signals make sure that the manufacturer s remote control unit hereafter called target remote control actually works 1 Set the LEARN TRANSMIT uu em ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to AN LEARN LL ZONE 1 ZONE 2 2 Place the two remote controls on a level surface with signal transmitting windows facing each other Leave a space of 5 cm to 10 cm 2 in to 4 in between the two remote controls otherwise storing may fail 5 cm to 10 cm OOO OOO OOO OOO 2 in to 4 in 3 Press one of the source selecting buttons except VCR 2 VIDEO FM AM and EXT 7 1CH The selected source name appears on the display If possible select the source corresponding to the target remote control s usage Ex When you press CD DVD DVD MULTI PHONO VCR1 TAPE MD CDR TV DBS Notes Before pressing the TV DBS button set the TV operation mode selector to the desired position You can store different signals into the 10 keys each for the TV and the CATV converter or the DBS tuner f you want to store signals for the CD changer press CONTROL repeatedly until CD DISC appears on the remote s display B Continued on the next page
134. is mode can stabilize the sound localization and enlarge the sound field Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Music Best for playing any 5 1 channel encoded music software Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Surround EX Best for playing Dolby Digital EX encoded software Only selectable with one or a pair of surround back speakers THX Cinema To reproduce the sound through all activated speakers except surround back speakers When THX Cinema is applied to Neo 6 Cinema sounds can also be emitted from the surround back speakers THX modes can be also applied to any source together with another Surround mode Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital signal compression method developed by Dolby Laboratories and enables multi channel encoding and decoding 1ch up to 5 1ch When a Dolby Digital signal is detected through the digital input the indicator lights up on the display Dolby Digital 5 1CH Dolby Digital 5 1CH DOLBY DIGITAL encoding method records and digitally compresses the left front channel right front channel center channel left surround channel right surround channel and LFE channel signals total 6 channels but the LFE channel is counted as 0 1 channel Therefore called 5 1 channel Dolby Digital enables stereo surround sounds and sets the cutoff frequency of the surround treble at 20 kHz compared to 7 kHz for Dolby Pro L
135. it inside the front door For the Zone 1 operations ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display When operating for Zone 1 For the Zone 2 operations ZONE 2 is shown in the poon 5 am p een SN main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control When operating for Zone 2 AUTO MUTING SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 VOLUME When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows the Zone 1 source information though you are operating it for the Zone 2 source Set the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while 2 Press TUNING A Y inside the front door or TUNING UP DOWN until you find the frequency you want TUNINGY TUNINGA ee DOWN TUNING uh dum mh On the unit LEARN TRANSMIT LEARN TRANSMIT esis From the remote control T rr inside the front door V ZONET ZONE2 ZONE1 ZONE2 Notes When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights up on the display When an FM stereo program is received the STEREO indicator also lights up e When you hold the butt
136. items on the same submenu if SPEAKER DISTANCE necessary as 1 Press V or A DOWN or UP SUBWOOFER 01108 repeatedly to select another item on REON a SP vaa the same submenu SVAR A SP 01108 SBACK L SP o0frceaa 2 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to set SBACK R SP 10 0110 r DD OPERATE x BACK the item In this example set the center speaker distance To move between the SETUP MENU 1 and 2 To erase the menu to return to the regular screen By simply pressing V or DOWN repeatedly on the SETUP Press SETUP MENU MENU 1 you can go to the SETUP MENU 2 By simply pressing A or UP repeatedly on the SETUP MENU 2 you can go back to the SETUP MENU 1 To return to the previous screens Press EXIT Each time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly 37 Setting the Speakers SPEAKER SETTING m CROSSOVER SPEAKER SETTING To obtain the best possible You can select the crossover frequency for the small speakers CPSUBWOOFER No mg surround sound of the Surround used The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to FRONT s E THX DSP modes in Zone 1 you and be reproduced by the subwoofer or by LARGE speakers SURROUND SP have to register the information when SUBWOOFER is set to NO SURR BACK SP SURR BACK OUT about the speaker arrangeme
137. l 2 channel software and DTS Digital Surround software by using the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch This receiver provides two types of DTS Neo 6 modes Neo 6 Cinema NEO 6 CINEMA and Neo 6 Music NEO 6 MUSIC When either Neo 6 mode is activated the Neo 6 indicator lights up on the display Neo 6 Cinema Suitable for playing movies You can get the same atmosphere with 2 channel software as with 6 1 channel software It is also effective for playing software encoded with conventional surround formats Neo 6 Music Suitable for playing music software The front channel signals bypass the decoder resulting in no loss of sound quality and the surround signals transmitted through the other speakers expand the sound field naturally THX Cinema can be applied together with Neo 6 Cinema when an analog or digital 2 channel software is played back About Dual Mono This format is now adopted in Dolby Digital DTS and so on When Dual Mono signals are detected DUAL MONO appears and the DUAL indicator lights up on the display See page 24 for more details 1 THX and THX Ultra2 are registered trademarks of THX Ltd Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Inc Used under authorization Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic Surround EX and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 3 DTS DTS E
138. layer through the receiver To use this remote control system you need to connect the video components you want to operate following the procedure below e Refer also to the manuals supplied with your video components 1 If you have already plugged your VCR 1 VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks DVD player TV and this receiver into the AC outlets unplug their AC power cords first 2 Connect the IR signal transmitter supplied to the IR OUT on the rear and place it so that it is aimed at the remote sensor s on the target video component s See CONNECTIONS 1 below and page 17 for details 3 Connect your VCR 1 DVD player TV and this receiver as follows using cables with monaural mini plugs not supplied See CONNECTIONS 2 below 4 Connect the audio input output jacks on VCR 1 DVD player TV and this receiver using the cables with RCA pin plug See pages 13 to 15 5 Connect the video input output jacks on VCR 1 DVD player TV and this receiver using the cables with RCA pin plugs with S video plugs or with component video plugs See CONNECTIONS 3 on the next page and pages 13 to 15 for details 6 Plug the AC power cords of the components into the AC outlets 7 When turning on the TV for the first time after the AV COMPU LINK connection turn the TV volume to the minimum using the TV volume control on the TV 8 Turn on the other connected components first then turn on this receiver When
139. lied with your CD player The performer disc title and music genre information are usually recorded on a CD Text However if a CD Text has no genre information recorded on the disc itself you can input its music genre yourself Note You can enter the TITLE INPUT screens for a CD Text and input its titles However you cannot store the titles you have input for a CD Text Example Entering the following information for Disc 1 Performer MICHAEL Disc title MY FAVORITE Press A V lt P to move c in front of a character you want then press SET to enter the character If the current CD is a CD Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV Press A V to move c to TITLE INPUT then press SET The TITLE INPUT PERFORMER screen appears Text go to step 5 without entering the performer To use lower case letters press A V lt D gt to move C to GF then press SET To use upper case letters again press A V lt gt to move G to GF then press SET 66 4 Repeat step 3 until you finish entering a performer name up to 32 characters To insert a space press A V lt 1 to move Fr to acD then press SET To correct an incorrect character 1 Press V lt 1 amp to move to or gt then press SET until the incorrect character is selected 2 Press A V lt D
140. llow plug to the video jack If your video components have S video Y C separation and or component video Y Ps Pr jacks connect them using an S video cable not supplied and or component video cable not supplied By using these jacks you can get better picture quality in the order Component video gt S video gt Composite video IMPORTANT This receiver is equipped with the following video jacks composite video S video and component video jacks You can use any of the three to connect a video component However observe the following points when make connections Composite video signals and S video signals can be converted into each other and can be also converted into component signals So incoming signals of both types can be emitted through all video output jacks If both signals are used the unit automatically gives priority to S video signals Pictures may be distorted if the signals are converted If this happens connect the playback source component and TV using the cords of the same type When the recording components and this unit are connected using the video cords or S video cords playback components and this unit need to be connected using the cords of the same type Component signals cannot be converted So incoming signals of this type can be emitted only through the component output jacks Video Input Doeonvered Video Output Component Component S video S vi
141. ls Manually 78 Troubleshooting 81 Specifications 83 Indicates the functions YOU CAN ALSO USE when the receiver is ready for Zone 2 operations 2 Fa Parts Identification Front Panel 1 4 6 8 F de ARS INPUT MODE SURR DSP DOWN UP SET SPEAKERS 1 INPUT ATT T SURROUND OFF ADJUST MENU TUNING v TUNING 4 MEMORY SPEAKERS 2 ANALOG ZONE 2 LEFT RIGHT EXIT I ZONE 2 CONTROL EX ES 7 1 DIRECT SETUP MENU PRESET v PRESET A FM MODE I I I 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 MASTER VOLUME To open the front door press DOOR DOWN For more details see page 20 AUDIOMIDEQ ROL RECEIVER 30 DVD DVD MULTI VCR1 VCR 2 TV DBS VIDEO CD PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH 000000000000 Display Window Refer to the pages in parentheses for de
142. lume level Note With ZONE2PREOUT set to VARIABLE no sounds come out of the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks if the volume level is set to dB In this case increasing the volume level will enable the sound output through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks m SPEAKER 2 14 Showing the Text Information on the When using the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals Display FL DISPLAY determine the speaker terminal usage FL DISPLAY JvE When you have connected an T v MD recorder or CD player SPEAKER2 Select to connect the second front speakers in equipped with the TEXT Zone 1 EBG oPERATE COMPU LINK remote control ZONE 2 SPK Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 2 system see page 63 you can BI AMP OUT Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 1 show Ten information such as using bi amplifier connection disc title or track title on the The BI AMP indicator as well as the front display of this receiver speaker 1 indicator will light up when the front speakers 1 are activated EM BACK m FL DISPLAY Turn on or off the text information display Nores ER TEXT Text information appears during play f your speaker has two pairs of input terminal one for the high frequency range and the other for the low frequency range NORMAL Surround THX DSP mode appear during play you can connect the speakers by using both the FRONT 1 SPEAKERS and FRONT 2 ZONE 2 S
143. menu CD Press V or A DOWN or UP repeatedly to select an item 2 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to set the item In this example set ROOM SIZE to 5 5 Set other items on the same submenu if necessary CD Press V or A DOWN or UP repeatedly to select another item on the same submenu 2 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to set the item In this example set LIVENESS to 5 To return to the previous screens Press EXIT ADJUST MENU CPPEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK IDNIGHT MODE FFECT ADJUST GED ENTER GM EXIT ADJUST MENU appears Move to EFFECT ADJUST ADJUST MENU PEQ FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK IGHT MODE MIDN G EFFECT ADJUST GED ENTER xm EXIT EFFECT ADJUST GEFFEGT LEVEL ROOM SIZE LIVENESS WALL TYPE SEAT POSITION CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN DB OPERATE EM BACK EFFECT ADJUST EFFECT LEVEL GROOM SIZE LIVENESS WALL TYPE SEAT POSITION CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN D OPERATE EM BACK EFFECT ADJUST EFFECT LEVEL ROOM SIZE G LIVENESS WALL TYPE SEAT POSITION CENTER EQ CENTER ALIGN OG OPERATE XD BACK The submenu names previously selected appears Press the button until EFFECT ADJ appears The first item on the selected submenu appears with the current setting shown on the lower line of the main display To erase the menu to return to the regular screen Press ADJUST MENU Ea
144. mode changes in the sequence VCR1 TAPE CDR CD DISC back to the beginning LEARN TRANSMIT Tr suce z Lll v zo Ue ZONE ZONE TWOAVEeS ZONE1 ZONE2 TVICATVIDBS FF STANDBYJON STANDBVJON STANDBVION STANDBVON Ex When you press VCR1 with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 Ex When you press VCR1 with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 73 VCR VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks You can always perform the following operations VCR 1 O I STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR After pressing VCR 1 or selecting VCR1 by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on the VCR 1 9 0 Selects the TV channels on the VCR PLAY Starts playing REW Rewinds a tape FF Fast winds a tape STOP Stops operations PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY REC Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording only for Zone 1 operations Press this button together with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause only for Zone 1 operations CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR DVD player After pressing DVD or DVD MULTI only for Zone 1 operations you can perform the following operations on the DVD player 1 10 0 410 Selects the DVD titles or the chapters PLAY Starts playing lt lt Returns t
145. nd changes the Zone 1 source or Zone 2 source to VCR 1 depending on the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector setting on the remote control For Zone 1 operations only The Zone 1 TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the picture One Touch DVD Play Simply by starting playback on the DVD player you can enjoy the DVD playback without setting other switches manually When you press PLAY on the remote control supplied for this receiver for operating the DVD player the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source or Zone 2 source depending on the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector setting on the remote control to the appropriate input DVD or DVD MULIT as the Zone 1 source and DVD as the Zone 2 source For Zone 1 operations The Zone 1 TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the playback picture When the DVD player is connected through the analog input jacks on this receiver and analog input is selected the receiver automatically turns on and changes the source to DVD or DVD MULTI If the receiver is already turned on with the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit lit and Zone 2 source name is shown on the display the receiver changes the Zone 2 source to DVD In this case the Zone 2 TV will not turn on When the DVD pla
146. nected to the VCR 2 IN and VIDEO jacks set its remote control code to code B This remote control cannot emit the control signals of code B To operate the video component s using the remote control Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on each component not on the receiver To operate the video component s using the RF signals emitted from this remote control the IR signal transmitter and the RF rod antenna must be connected to this receiver Place the IR signal transmitter so that it is aimed at the remote sensor s on the target video component s The RF signal reachable distance may differ depending on the operating conditions and circumstances The IR signal transmitter can send signals from a distance of 3 m 10 feet When using the remote control Set the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly LEARN TRANSMIT TILT LEARN TRANSMIT ZONET ZONE2 ZONEi ZONE Set the TV operation mode selector to TV or CATV DBS properly TV i To operate TV set it to TV SR Check the indication shown on the remote s display I when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while The CONTROL button can change the remote control operation mode without changing the source Each time you press the button the remote control operation
147. necting the DVD player to either one of the component input jacks make video input terminal setting correctly For details see 10 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT on page 43 To view the pictures through the DVD player in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks B Digital Connections This receiver is equipped with six DIGITAL IN terminals three digital coaxial terminals and three digital optical terminals and one DIGITAL OUT optical terminal on the rear Another digital optical input terminal is located on the front panel see page 12 H 00000000 000000000 DOO OOOO Rear view 06000000 1 OG Xe OO OO OG OG OO OP OKO o O O O w DI DJ E IMPORTANT When connecting the DVD player digital TV broadcast tuner digital VCR or DBS tuner using the digital terminals you also need to connect it to the video terminal on the rear Without connecting it to the video terminal you cannot view any playback picture After connecting the components using the DIGITAL IN terminals set the following correctly if necessary Set the digital input DIGITAL IN terminal setting correctly For details see 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT on pag
148. ner turns on or off you have entered the correct code If more than one code is listed for your brand of CATV converter or DBS tuner try each one until the correct one is entered Note You cannot preset the signals for both the CATV converter and DBS tuner at the same time 75 To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s VCR 1 2 3 VCR1 D Press and hold VCR 1 O STANDBY ON Press VCR 1 Remote s display Enter a manufacturer s code using OOO buttons 1 9 and 0 See page 77 to find the code C Release VCR 1 I ISTANDBY ON The following button can be used for operating the VCR VCR 1 O I STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR DA After pressing VCR 1 you can perform the following operations on the VCR 1 10 0 100 10 E Selects the TV channels Number button 10 will function as the ENTER button if your VCR requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number PLAY Starts playback REW Rewinds a video tape FF Fast winds a video tape STOP Stops operation PAUSE Pauses playing REC Press this button together with the PLAY button to start recording only for Zone 1 operation Press this button together with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause only for Zone operation CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR Note Refer to the manual supplied for your VCR Try to ope
149. nging the Display Brightness ees 27 Turning Analog Direct On and Off sss 27 Making Sounds Natural eese 27 Changing the Source Name esee 27 Using the Sleep Timer 3 detti erit a 28 Zone 2 Sub room Operations e9 Turning the Power On and Off Standby and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations 2 niii 29 Canceling the Zone 2 Operations sese 30 Selecting the Zone 2 Source to Play sss Adjusting the Zone 2 Volume Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers Muting the Zone 2 Sound sene Receiving Radio Broadcasts Tuning in to Stations Manually sese 33 Using Preset Tuning au onn erento trn ene tren 34 Selecting the FM Reception Mode 34 Basic Settings 35 Setup Menu Configuration sse 35 Operation through On Screen Display Menus 36 Menu Operating Procedure esse 37 1 Setting the Speakers SPEAKER SETTING 38 2 Adjusting the Speaker Channel Output Levels CHANNEL LEVEL senarisini 38 3 Setting the Speaker Distance SPEAKER DISTANCE 40 4 Setting the Bass Sounds SUBWOOFER 40 5 Setting the THX Audio THX A
150. nt CROSSOVER I after all connections are Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected D OPERATE BACK completed 80Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 12 cm 4 4 inches m SUBWOOFER When using the THX certified speakers the Register whether you have connected a subwoofer crossover frequency should be set to 80 Hz YES en 100Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 10 cm 3 5 16 inches NO Select when no subwoofer is used 120Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 8 cm 3 3 16 inches m FRONT SB CENTER SP SURROUND SB SURR BACK SP Register the speaker size for each speaker connected front speakers center speaker surround speakers and surround back Notes Use the above comments as reference when adjusting If you have selected LARGE for all activated speakers this speakers function will be set to OFF a CERCA SQG Crossover frequency is not valid for HEADPHONE and 3D LARGE Select when the speaker size is relatively large HEADPHONE SMALL Select when the speaker size is relatively small If Analog Direct is in use this function does not take effect NONE Select when you have not connected a speaker Not selectable for the front speakers 2 Adjusting the Speak
151. o the beginning of the current or previous chapter i Skips to the beginning of the next chapter STOP Stops playing PAUSE Stops playing temporarily To release press PLAY After pressing DVD MENU these buttons can be used for the DVD menu operations gt E lt Note Refer also to the manual supplied for your DVD player and the instruction supplied for the discs TV You can always perform the following operations with the TV operation mode selector set to TV TV CATV DBS 5 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the TV Adjusts the volume Sets the input mode either TV or VIDEO TV VOL TV VIDEO After pressing TV DBS with the TV operation mode selector set to TV you can perform the following operations on a TV CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 9 0 100 Selects the channels RETURN Alternates between the previously selected channel and the current channel Nm Operating Other Manufacturers Equipment You can use this remote control supplied for operating other manufacturers components either by changing the preset signal codes or by using the learning function see page 78 IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using the RF signals emitted from this remote control the IR signal transmitter and the RF rod antenna must be connected to this receiver Place the IR signal transmitter so that it is aimed at the remote sens
152. ocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture ATTENTION Atin d viter tout risque d lectrocution d incendie etc 1 Ne pas enlever les vis niles panneaux et ne pas ouvrir le coffret de l appareil 2 Ne pas exposer l appareil la pluie ni l humidit Caution 5 STANDBY ON button Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely The b STANDBY ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line The power can be remote controlled Attention Commutateur 5 STANDBY ON D connecter la fiche de secteur pour couper compl tement le courant Le commutateur 5 STANDBY ON ne coupe jamais compl tement la ligne de secteur quelle que soit sa position Le courant peut tre t l command CAUTION To avoid personal injury or accidentally dropping the unit have two persons unpack carry and install the unit ATTENTION 23 5 kg 52 0 Ib Pour viter toute blessure personnelle ou chute accidentelle de l appareil faites d baller transporter et installer l appareil par deux personnes For U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en
153. ogic As such the sound movement and being there feeling are enhanced much more than Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX DOLBY D EX is a new digital surround encoding format that adds the third surround channels called surround back Compared to the conventional Dolby Digital 5 1CH the newly added surround back channel can reproduce more detailed movements behind you while viewing the video software In addition surround sound localization will become more stable Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Surround encoding format records the left front channel right front channel center channel and surround channel monaural signals into 2 channels The Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC built in this receiver decodes these 2 channel signals into 4 original channel signals plus subwoofer matrix based multi channel reproduction When Dolby Pro Logic is activated the DOPL indicator lights up on the display THX Cinema can be applied together with Pro Logic when an analog or digital 2 channel software is played back Dolhy Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly developed multi channel playback format to convert 2 channel software into 5 channel plus subwoofer The matrix based conversion method used for Dolby Pro Logic II makes no limitation for the cutoff frequency of the surround treble and enables stereo surround sound This receiver provides two types of Dolby Pro Logic II modes Pro Logic II
154. ol marked with an asterisk the receiver automatically turns on If you turn on the receiver with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 press ZONE 2 ON OFF to activate Zone 2 operations If you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote control with the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 while the receiver is turned on but Zone 2 is turned off Zone 2 is turned on with the audio source selected You cannot select the following as a Zone 2 source TV DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH Any digital input You can only select the analog input as the Zone 2 source If analog connections have not been made no sound comes out of the Zone 2 speakers 3l Selecting different sources for picture and sound While watching pictures from a video source DVD player VCR or DBS tuner you can listen to sound of an audio source Once you have selected a video source pictures of the selected source are sent to the TV until you select another video source Press one of the audio source selecting buttons PHONO CD TAPE MD CDR FM AM while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player etc cD PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM O O O Q QO On the unit PHONO TAPE MD FM AM Y From the remote control Adjusting the Zone 2 Volume On the unit To increase the volume turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise To decrease the volume turn
155. on and release it in step 2 the frequency keeps changing until a station is tuned in Youcan only select the same station of the same band FM or AM for both Zone 1 and Zone 2 operations If you change the station for Zone 2 it also changes for Zone 1 and vice versa indications in the main display also change This also means that if you change the station for Zone 2 while recording a broadcasting program in Zone 1 recording in Zone 1 will be interrupted LEARN TRANSMIT Tire sue bn NET Zez ZONEI ZONE2 on ZONEI ZONE2 TVICATVDBS vei T STANDBYON STANDBY ON STANDBVJON STANDBY ON Ex When you press FM AM with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 Ex When you press FM AM with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 33 Using Preset Tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned in You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations To store the preset stations Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again On the unit ONLY 1 Tune in to an FM or AM station you want to preset see Tuning in to Stations Manually on page 33 If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station select the FM reception mode you want See Selecting the FM Rece
156. or s on the target component s The RF signal reachable distance may differ depending on the operating conditions and circumstances The IR signal transmitter can send signals at a distance of 3 m 10 feet When using the remote control Set the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 correctly LERN TRANSMIT LEARN TRANSMIT COD CO k LL ZONE 1 ZONE2 ZONE 1 ZONE2 Set the TV operation mode selector to TV or CATV DBS correctly To operate TV set it to TV NS To operate the CATV converter or the DBS tuner set PBS it to CATV DBS I E Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while LEARN TRANSMIT Ar AUDIO STANDBY ON P Co ZONET ZORE2 ZONE1 ZONE2 TVICATVIDBS STANDBYION STANDBYON STANDBYON STANDBYON Ex When you press VCR1 with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 Ex When you press VCR1 with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 CAUTION When replacing the batteries finish changing them without delay otherwise preset manufacturers codes will be reset Changing the Preset Signal Codes By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacture
157. ot work To change the source name see Changing the Source Name on page 27 Press VOLUME to adjust the IN volume level of the sound through the Zone 2 front speakers VOLUME o When ZONE2PREOUT is set to FIX on the ZONE 2 SPEAKERS 2 submenu see page 43 the VOLUME control will not work for adjusting the volume level of the sound through the ZONE2 PREOUT jacks 3 Zone 1 Main Room Operations This section explains only the operations commonly used when you play any sound source in Zone 1 main room See pages 29 to 32 for the Zone 2 sub room operations e Before performing Zone 1 operations it is recommended to finish the basic settings on pages 35 to 44 IMPORTANT Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls For Zone 1 operations The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit 200r ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control Setthe ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while DOOR uu am LEARN TRANSMIT IT L ZONE 1 ZONE 2 Ex When you press FM AM with
158. ound DTS ES DTS ES is another new multi channel digital encoding format It greatly improves the 360 degree surround impression and space expression by adding the third surround channel surround back channel DTS ES includes two signal formats with different surround signal recording methods DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch DTS ES DSCRT and DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch DTS ES MATRIX DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch has been designed to encode and decode a 6 1 channel signal discretely to avoid interference with each channel DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch has been designed to add an extra surround channel to DTS Digital Surround 5 1 channel By using a matrix encoding decoding method an additional surround back channel signal is encoded and decoded in both the left and right surround channel signals DTS 96 24 In recent years there has been increasing interest in higher sampling rates both for recording and for reproducing at home Higher sampling rates allow wider frequency range and greater bit depths provide extended dynamic range DTS 96 24 is a multi channel digital signal format fs 96 kHz 24 bits introduced by Digital Theater Systems Inc to deliver better than CD sound quality into the home When DTS 96 24 signals are detected the 96 24 indicator lights up You can enjoy its 5 1 channel sound with full quality DTS Neo 6 DTS Neo 6 is a newly developed conversion method to create 6 channel plus subwoofer from analog digita
159. ounds within the range of 6 dB to dB TREBLE FREQ LEVEL Note Adjustable range changes according to the other two frequency settings Continued on the next page 48 MIDNIGHT MODE Setting the Midnight Mode MIDNIGHT MODE ave Using the Midnight mode you can enjoy a powerful sound at night even at a low volume level MIDNIGHT MODE OFF OG CD OPERATE XD BACK m MIDNIGHT MODE CPEFFEGTC LEVEL CPCENTER EQ Select one of the following 1 Select when you want to reduce the dynamic range a little The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator lights up on the display 2 Select when you want to apply the compress effect fully useful late at night The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator lights up on the display OFF Select when you want to enjoy surround with its full dynamic range no effect applied The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator goes off from the display Notes This function is applied only to Zone 1 sources If Analog Direct is in use Midnight mode is temporarily canceled The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator goes off when one of the THX modes is activated However this function is still active if the playback source is Dolby Digital or DTS encoded software If the source is analog or digital PCM software Midnight mode is canceled Adjusting the Various Effects EFFECT ADJUST EFFECT ADJUST EFFECT ADJUST GCENTER EQ PANORAMA CENTER WIDTH DIMENSION ROOM
160. peaker output levels without emitting the test tone see page 39 From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments SOUND 2 Select the speaker you want to adjust The selected speaker name appears on the remote s display for a while To select the left front speaker press FRONT L C2 To select the center speaker press CENTER To select the right front speaker press Co FRONT R To select the right surround speaker press SURR R To select the right surround back speaker press SURR BK R To select the left surround back speaker press SURR BKeL To select the left surround speaker press SURR L To select the subwoofer press SUBWFR 3 Press LEVEL to adjust the speaker output levels The speaker name selected in the above step and its level appear on the unit s display You can adjust the levels within the range of 10 dB to 10 dB LEVEL O Ow 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other speaker output levels To cancel the Surround mode Press SURR DSP OFF SURROUND OFF appears on the display SURR DSP OFF j On the unit inside the front door SURR DSP 9 From the remote control 56 a Activating the THX Modes When one of the THX modes is activated Parametric Equalizer and CC Converter are temporarily canceled Available THX modes vary depending on the received signal and the current speaker settings For de
161. peakers 20 Basic Operating Procedure for Zone 2 6 Turn MASTER VOLUME to The sources and functions available for the Zone 2 operations are limited For more details on the Zone 2 operations see Zone 2 Sub room Operations on pages 29 to 32 On the unit 1 5 O 2 Press STANDBY ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear and the buttons and controls on the unit work for the Zone 1 operations For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations on page 29 STANDBY Ql gt Press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up A t A Y Press DOOR DOWN so that you can use the other buttons inside the front door DOOR DOWN So To close the front door press DOOR UP once or twice The front door moves up in two steps Press ZONE 2 CONTROL so that ZONE 2 and the previously selected Zone 2 source name A i appear on the display Now the buttons and controls on the unit work for the Zone 2 operations SPEAKERS ZONE2 The last Zone 2 source appears The Zone 2 volume level appears Select and play a source The sound comes out of the Zone 2 front speakers If no sound comes out of the Zone 2 front speakers see page 32 DvD VCR1 VCR2 DBS VIDEO cD PHONO TAPE MD
162. pplicable to DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH 2 Press SURROUND to activate the Surround mode SURROUND SURROUND On the unit inside the front door From the remote control For multi channel digital software except 2 channel and Dual Mono software either DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS SURROUND is activated SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME Ex When DOLBY DIGITAL is activated If the 7 1 channel reproduction EX ES 7 1 mode has been set to AUTO or ON one of the 7 1 channel reproduction modes will be activated For analog sources and digital 2 channel software you can select one of the following Surround modes Each time you press SURROUND Surround modes change as follows SPEAKERS 1 MOVIE PLII MUSIC PRO 2 NEO 6 MUSIC NEO 6 CINEMA For Dual Mono software speaker output channel changes to the center speaker if it is connected and activated You can select the channel you listen to See page 42 DUAL oa 8 sewa Doom VOLUME SPEAKERS 1 Notes While listening with the headphones 3D HEADPHONE will appear on the display The DSP and HEADPHONE indicators will light up e If the THX mode or DSP mode is in use it will be canceled when you turn on the Surround mode To adjust the speaker output level using the remote control follow the procedure below When Analog Direct is in use you cannot adjust the s
163. ption Mode AUTO MUTING TUNED STEREO SPEAKERS 1 2 Press MEMORY inside the front door MEMORY a j AUTO MUTNG SPEAKERS TUNED STEREO VOLUME The channel number position starts flashing on the display for about 10 seconds 3 Press PRESET A Y inside the front door to select a channel number while the channel number position is flashing PRESETY PRESETA AUTO MUTING SPEAKERS 1 4 Press MEMORY again while the selected channel number is flashing on the display Sy The selected channel number stops flashing The station is assigned to the selected channel number 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the FM and AM stations you want To erase a stored preset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one To tune in to a preset station On the unit 1 Press FM AM The last received station of the last selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM FM AM 2 Press PRESET A Y inside the front door until you find the channel you want PRESETY PRESETA FM AM From the remote control 1 Press FM AM The last received station of the last selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM G 2 Press the 10 keys to select a preset channel number For channel number 5 press 5 For ch
164. rate your VCR by pressing VCR 1 O I STANDBY ON VCR 1 When your VCR turns on or off you have entered the correct code If more than one code is listed for your brand of VCR try each one until the correct one is entered To change the transmittable signals for 3 Enter a manufacturer s code using operating another manufacturer s DVD player buttons 1 9 and 0 AUDIO See page 77 to find the code 1 Press and hold AUDIO STANDBY STANDBY 000 000 000 2 Press DVD C DP 4 Release AUDIO ON After pressing CD you can perform the following operations on a CD player Remote s displa pay 1 9 0 410 Selects the tracks 3 Enter a manufacturer s code using PLAY Starts playing buttons 1 9 and 0 OJOJOO REW Fast reverses the tracks 5 E B Ls pr See page 77 to find the code FF Fast forwards the tracks STOP Stops playing D PAUSE Stops playing temporarily To release press PLAY b Note 4 Release AUDIO 5 STANDBY After pressing DVD or DVD MULTI only for Zone 1 operation you can perform the following operations on a DVD Refer to the manual supplied for your CD player 5 Try to operate your CD player by pressing one of player the above buttons 1 9 0 10 Selects the titles or the chapters DO NOT forget to turn on the CD player before pressing one
165. re and dust The temperature around the receiver must be between 5 C and 35 C 23 F and 95 F Make sure there is good ventilation around the receiver Poor ventilation could overheat and damage the receiver Handling the receiver Do not insert any metal object into the receiver Do not disassemble the receiver or remove screws covers or cabinet Do not expose the receiver to rain or moisture Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made Checking the Supplied Accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following items which are supplied for the receiver The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied Remote Control 1 Batteries 2 AM Loop Antenna 1 FM Antenna 1 RF Rod Antenna 1 IR Signal Transmitter 1 Double Sided Adhesive Tape 1 Front Terminal Cover 1 If any item is missing contact your dealer immediately G 0 00 OO Rear view Q Oo 9 9 O Q Q 9 o 9 OQ OO OG 00 OG 00 OO 00 00 OG OO OG OO OO QQ OO OO OJ O O O w I DD li FM Antenna Connections Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally ANTENNA
166. receiver catches the RF signals emitted from the remote control and converts them into IR signals then transmits the converted signals to the remote sensor on the other components through the IR signal transmitter This means that you can control not only this receiver but also other components from Zone 2 Setting Up the RF Rod Antenna H 00000000 000000000 OO O0 9O0O0000 000000000 OOO ooo 00000000 l REE Qoeeoeopp sl seooo0 Rear view The remote control supplied for this receiver can transmit RF Radio Frequency signals as well as IR infrared signals The RF rod antenna can receive the RF signals emitted from the remote control So with the RF rod antenna connected you can operate the receiver at a distance of up to 15 m 50 feet using RF signals sent from this receiver more than twice as far as when using IR signals Moreover RF signals can go through walls and other objects in the house so you need not aim at the receiver directly However if the antenna cannot receive signals stably you cannot operate the receiver correctly Without the RF rod antenna connected you can operate the receiver with the remote control aiming the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the receiver To set up the RF rod antenna 1 2
167. round back channel when the source is EXT 7 1CH This function is also applied to the output signals through the DIGITAL OUT terminal if the digital signals of fs 48 kHz or less come in except if the digital signals including surround back signals come in with the surround back speakers activated Changing the Source Name When you have connected an MD recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks on the rear panel change the source name which will be shown on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner as the source On the unit ONLY When changing the source name from TAPE to MD 1 Press TAPE MD TAPE MD 2 Press and hold TAPE MD until ASSGN MD appears on the display SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME When changing the source name from TV to DBS 1 Press TV DBS TV DBS 2 Press and hold TV DBS until ASSGN DBS appears on the display SPEAKERS 1 To change the source name to TAPE or TV repeat the same procedure above press and hold TAPE MD to select TAPE or press and hold TV DBS to select TV in step 2 While selecting DBS as the Zone 2 source you cannot change the source name to TV Notes Once you change the source name it is applied both for the Zone 1 and Zone 2 sources e Without changing the source name you can still use the connected components However there ma
168. rs you can operate the other manufacturer s components using this remote control When operating the other manufacturers components refer also to the manuals supplied with them To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s TV 1 Set the TV operation mode selector to TV CATV DBS CD y TV CATV DBS 2 Press and hold TV CATV DBS I STANDBY ON STANDBY O w Press TV DBS TV DBS AE Remote s display 4 Enter a manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 See page 76 to find the code 000 000 000 Be 5 Release TV CATV DBS O I STANDBY ON After setting the TV operation mode selector to TV you can perform the following operations on the TV TV CATV DBS 5 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the TV 2 TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Sets the input mode either TV or VIDEO After pressing TV DBS with the TV operation mode selector set to TV you can perform the following operations on a TV CHANNEL 1 10 0 100 10 Changes the channels Selects the channels Number button 10 will function as the ENTER button if your TV requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number Notes e Refer to the manual supplied for your TV All the buttons listed above may not be used for some TVs f you cannot change the channels of some TVs by pressing number buttons press CHANNEL
169. s SURR CH OUT On this submenu screen you can preset which surround speakers to use for 5 1 channel DBG oPERATE reproduction SURR CH OUT JVE SURROUND SP SURR aa xm BACK Note This submenu is not available in the following cases When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1 SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SURR BACK SP is set to NONE on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT on the ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 submenu or When the Zone 2 speakers are activated m SURROUND SP Select the surround channel output speakers from the following SURR Select to use the left and right surround speakers recommended setting for Dolby Pro Logic and Pro Logic II SBACK Select to use only the surround back speakers SURR SB Select to use both the surround speakers and surround back speakers 7 Setting the Audio Delay Level AUDIO DELAY Synchronization between audio and video reproduction can be possibly disturbed because ge OPERATE video signal decoding is time EXD BACK consuming compared to the audio signal decoding AUDIO DELAY JVC GAUDIO DELAY Ooms B On this submenu screen you can correct synchronization between video and audio signals by delaying the audio signal timing m AUDIO DELAY Adjust the delay time within the range of 0 ms initial setting no effect to 200 ms maximum in 20 ms intervals 8 Selecting the Dual
170. s easily while viewing these menus Menu operation buttons When no operation is done for about 1 minute the on screen menu as well as the indications in the unit s main display will disappear On the unit LEFT RIGHT EXIT inside the front door Button To do ADJUST MENU display or erase the Adjustment Menu select a submenu on the Adjustment Menu DOWN UP or an item on a submenu downwards or upwards SET move to the selected submenu screen LEFT RIGHT select the desired setting on a submenu EXIT exit from menu operations or return to the previous menu From the remote control Button To do ADJUST MENU display or erase the Adjustment Menu select a submenu on the Adjustment Menu VIA or an item on a submenu downwards or upwards SET move to the selected submenu screen lt gt select the desired setting on a submenu exit from menu operations or return to the EXIT p previous menu 46 Menu Operating Procedure Ex When adjusting the DSP effects Operations On the TV screen On the main unit s display 1 Press ADJUST MENU Make sure one of the DSP modes except ALL CH STEREO is selected 2 Press V or A DOWN or UP repeatedly to select the desired submenu In this example select EFFECT ADJUST submenu 3 Press SET 4 Set a desired item on the sub
171. sound levels BASS LEVEL MID LEVEL and TREBLE LEVEL is adjusted the PARAMETRIC EQ indicator lights up on the display 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items on the same submenu 5 Press EXIT once The ADJUST MENU appears again 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to adjust the other channels To cancel the adjustment set all the sound levels BASS LEVEL MID LEVEL and TREBLE LEVEL to 0 dB The PARAMETRIC EQ indicator goes off m Submenu items On this submenu you can adjust the following items for each channel BASS MID TREBLE OD OPERATE xD BACK BASS FREQ Select the center frequency to adjust bass sounds from 63 Hz 80 Hz 100 Hz initial 125 Hz 160 Hz 200 Hz 250 Hz 320 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz 1 0 kHz LEVEL Adjust the enhancement level for bass sounds within the range of 6 dB to 6 dB Select the center frequency to adjust middle range sounds from 250 Hz 320 Hz 400 Hz 500 Hz 630 Hz 800 Hz 1 0 kHz initial 1 25 kHz 1 6 kHz 2 0 kHz 2 5 kHz 3 2 kHz 4 0 kHz MID FREQ LEVEL Adjust the enhancement level for middle range sounds within the range of 6 dB to 6 dB Select the center frequency to adjust treble sounds from 1 0 kHz 1 25 kHz 1 6 kHz 2 0 kHz 2 5 kHz 3 2 kHz 4 0 kHz 5 0 kHz 6 3 kHz 8 0 kHz 10 0 kHz initial 12 5 kHz 16 0 kHz Adjust the enhancement level for treble s
172. speaker output level CENTER LEVEL Select to adjust the center speaker output level SURR L LEVEL Select to adjust the left surround speaker output level SURRRLEVEL Select to adjust the right surround speaker output level SBACK L LEVEL Select to adjust the left surround back speaker output level SBACK R LEVEL Select to adjust the right surround back speaker output level SUBWOOFER Select to adjust the subwoofer output level Note When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SBACK LEVEL will appear instead of these two level settings 39 To adjust the sound output levels using the 10 keys You can also use the 10 keys on the remote control to adjust the sound output levels Once you adjust the sound output levels using the following procedure the adjustments you have done on the Setup menu will be also changed f you do not emit the test tone the adjustments you make will be applied temporarily to the current Surround THX DSP mode but cannot be stored in memory From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SOUND SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound c adjustments Press TEST once to check the speaker TEST output balance The test tone comes out of all the activated gt speakers in sequence The CHANNEL LEVEL submenu see page 38 appears on the TV screen Select the speaker you want to adjust SONT The selected speaker name appears on the C remo
173. splay will Check the indication shown on the remote s display when you disappear press a button this indicates the remote control operation mode together with multi room operation mode either ZONE 1 or On the unit DOWN WE SET ZONE 2 for a while SETUP MENU LEFT RIGHT EXIT EEN n T AUDIO LEARN TRANSMIT ton inside the front door JK ZONE 1 ZONE 2 Button To do Ex When you press SETUP MENU with SETUP MENU display or erase the Setup Menu ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector ales i PE select a submenu on the Setup Menu or an DOWN UP item on a submenu downwards or upwards SET move to the selected submenu screen LEFT RIGHT select the desired setting on a submenu The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen exit from menu operations or return to the You can operate the menu with these buttons EXIT previous menu From the remote control SETUP MENU 1 SPEANER SETTING er PIN TD 6 Button To do SPEAKER SETTING CPSUBWOOFER SETUP MENU display or erase the Setup Menu FRONT SP CENTER SP SER BAG SB select a submenu on the Setup Menu or an SURR BACK OUT VIA item on a submenu downwards or CROSSOVER upwards SET move to the selected submenu screen Usable buttons lt gt select the desired setting on a submenu exit from menu operations or return to the EXIT previous menu 36
174. t channel audio output or to audio mixed output if necessary B To composite video output To S video output Dj To component video output Oo DVD player When you connect the DVD player with stereo output jacks COMPONENT lt Notes If the DVD player has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When connecting the DVD player to either one of the component input jacks make video input terminal setting correctly For details see 10 Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT on page 43 To view the pictures through the DVD player in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks When you connect the DVD player with its analog discrete output 5 1 channel reproduction jacks To left right front channel audio output To subwoofer LFE output To left right surround channel audio output To center channel audio output To composite video output To S video output To component video output REC SY NG bs s PLAY Qm imiig io 9g gt DVD player 15 COMPONENT Green Blue Go If the DVD player has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When con
175. t channel output To LFE channel subwoofer output To left right surround back channel output To left right surround channel output m fo O w gt To center channel output Note If the external component connected to the EXT 7 1CH IN jacks and this receiver are not connected using video cords composite S video or component noise may happen to be generated when listening to this external component In this case connect the video output jacks on the external component and unused video input jacks on this receiver How to view the pictures through an external component connected to the EXT 7 1CH IN audio input jacks The EXT 7 1CH IN jacks do not have any corresponding video input jack on the rear You have to use one of the following methods to view the pictures through the external component e Connect the video output jack on the external component directly to the TV and select the connected input on the TV e Connect the video output jack on the external component to any one of unused video input jacks on the rear then 1 Select that video input as the video source 2 Select EXT 7 1CH as the audio source See Selecting different sources for picture and sound on page 24 Video component connections Use cables with RCA pin plugs not supplied Connect the white plug to the audio left jack the red plug to the audio right jack and the ye
176. t indicator TQ piemat or Ms lights up on the display If the incoming signal does not match the selected digital signal format the frame of the selected indicator will flash Note When you turn off the power or select another source DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS SURROUND settings are canceled and the digital input mode is automatically reset to DIGITAL AUTO Attenuating the Input Signal When the input level of the playing source is too high the sounds will be distorted If this happens you need to attenuate the input signal level to prevent sound distortion You have to make this setting for analog each source On the unit ONLY Press and hold INPUT ATT inside the front door so that the INPUT ATT D indicator lights up on the display Each time you press and hold the button the input attenuator mode turns on INPUT ATT ON or off INPUT ATT OFF INPUT ATT indicator Ex When the source is VIDEO Notes This effect is applied to only the Zone 1 analog sources e This function is not valid when Analog Direct is in use Muting the Zone 1 Sound From the remote control ONLY Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers in Zone 1 and headphones connected MUTING appears on the display and the volume turns off the VOLUME level indicator goes off MUTING SPEAKERS 1 Ex When the source is VIDEO The VOLUME le
177. tails Front Panel N O 167 jw 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 SPEAKERS 1 button 20 25 INPUT MODE button 25 INPUT ATT button 26 THX button 57 60 SURROUND button 56 57 SURR DSP OFF button 56 57 59 60 ADJUST MENU button 46 DOWN button 36 46 TUNING Y button 33 UP button 36 46 TUNING A button 33 SET button 36 46 MEMORY button 34 SPEAKERS 2 button 20 25 ZONE 2 button 32 ZONE 2 CONTROL button 21 29 EX ES 7 1 button 55 DSP button 59 ANALOG DIRECT button 27 SETUP MENU button 36 LEFT button 36 46 PRESET Y button 34 RIGHT button 36 46 PRESET A button 34 EXIT button 36 46 FM MODE button 34 5 STANDBY ON button and STANDBY lamp 20 22 29 STANDBY lamp lights up in red when the unit is turned off ZONE 1 ON OFF button and lamp 20 22 ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up in red when Zone 1 is turned on CC CONVERTER button and lamp 27 CC CONVERTER lamp lights up in red when CC Converter is turned on Display DIMMER button 27 DOOR UP button 20 MASTER VOLUME control 20 21 24 31 DOOR DOWN button 20 PHONES jack 25 Remote sensor ZONE 2 ON OFF button and lamp 21 29 30
178. tails see Surround and THX Modes Applicable to the Various Software on pages 53 and 54 1 Select and play any source other than DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH To use the THX modes for DVD MULTI and EXT 7 1CH see page 60 2 Press THX to activate the THX mode If the Surround mode is deactivated it is automatically activated with an appropriate mode selected THX THX ES On the unit inside the front door From the remote control For multi channel digital software except 2 channel and Dual Mono sources one of the appropriate THX modes is activated see the tables on pages 53 and 54 DETL AUTO THX R r SPEAKERS 1 ue nnum VOLUME 75 Ex When DVD with its digital input is selected If the 7 1 channel reproduction EX ES 7 1 mode has been set to AUTO or ON one of the 7 1 channel reproduction modes will be activated You can change the THX modes manually for some of the multi channel software In this case press THX repeatedly until the THX mode you want appears For analog 2 channel sources and digital 2 channel software you can select one of the following THX Surround modes Each time you press THX THX Surround modes change as follows SPEAKERS 1 mnam THX OOo One EO 3 THX PROLOGIC m NEO 6 C THX Then metam THX OO Doer SPEAKERS 1 E ve Note If the DSP mode is in use it will be canceled when you t
179. te s display for a while To select the left front speaker press TER FRONT L am To select the center speaker press C CENTER To select the right front speaker press FRONT R To select the right surround speaker press SURR R To select the right surround back speaker press SURR BK R To select the left surround back speaker press SURR BkeL To select the left surround speaker press SURReL To select the subwoofer press SUBWFR Press LEVEL to adjust the speaker output levels 2 The speaker name selected in the above step and its level appear on the unit s display G10 You can adjust the levels within the range of 10 dB to 10 dB Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other speaker output levels Press TEST again to stop the test tone Note When Analog Direct is in use you cannot adjust the speaker output levels without emitting the test tone Ww Setting the Speaker Distance SPEAKER DISTANCE The distance from your listening point to the speakers is another SPEAKER DISTANCE GUNIT meter En N N SUBWOOFER 3 00m DD important element to obtain the FRONT L SP 3 00m QD FRONT R sP 3 00m OD best possible surround sound of ENTER SP 3 00m QD SURR L SP 3 00m gg the Surround THX DSP modes SURR R SP 3 00m SBACK L SP 3 00m OG You need to set the distance from SBACK R SP 3 00m OG Sani QD OPERATE qg BACK Your listening point to the
180. the COMPU LINK or TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system connect the target component also as described in Analog Connections see page 11 When you want to operate the VCR TV or DVD player using the AV COMPU LINK remote control system connect the target component also as described in Analog Connections see pages 13 to 15 To use the digital source components for Zone 2 connect them using analog connection methods as well Digital output terminal You can connect any digital component which has an optical digital input terminal Digital optical cable not supplied between digital optical terminals When digital recording equipment such as an MD recorder and a CD recorder has a digital optical input terminal connecting it to the DIGITAL OUT terminal enables you to perform digital to digital recording PCM DOLBY DIGITAL DTS DIGITAL OUT Note The format of the digital signals transmitted through the DIGITAL OUT terminal can be determined using the Setup Menu For details see 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT on pages 42 and 43 16 Using the RF Rod Antenna and IR Signal Notes The combination of the RF rod antenna and the IR signal transmitter allows you to use the multi room function more conveniently The remote control supplied for this receiver can transmit both RF signal and IR signal at the same time This
181. the remote control ONLY Press MUTING to mute the sound through the Zone 2 front speakers MUTING SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 The VOLUME level indicator goes off To restore the sound press MUTING again so that the VOLUME level indicator appears on the display Turning MASTER VOLUME on the unit or pressing VOLUME on the remote control also restores the sound SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 Note Sounds through the Zone 2 front speakers connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier are also muted when ZONE2PREOUT is set to VARIABLE see page 43 e When ZONE2PREOUT is set to FIX the MUTING button does not work In this case mute the sounds on the connected amplifier 32 is Receiving Radio Broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station IMPORTANT Indicates the functions YOU CAN ALSO USE when Tuning in to Stations Manually i the receiver is ready for Zone 2 operations 1 Press FM AM The last received station of the last selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates Check the following before or while using the buttons and controls between FM and AM V For Zone 1 operations pos The ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit Rs For Zone 2 operations The ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit On the unit From the remote control When using the un
182. ther ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while LEARN TRANSMIT TT 3 L Ex When you press FM AM with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 2 To use the Zone 2 TV connected to the ZONE 2 MONITOR OUT jack Turn on the TV and select the correct input for this receiver manually For those who connect the Zone 2 front speakers to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier see page 19 You have to determine how to adjust the volume level through the Zone 2 front speakers See 112 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 for more details To use the Zone 2 front speakers 1 Turn on the other amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks 2 Adjust the volume level through the Zone 2 front speakers either on the other amplifier or on this receiver depending on the ZONE2PREOUT setting see page 43 29 On the unit 1 Press 5 I STANDBY ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear The unit is now activated only for Zone 1 operations STANDBY Ol gt The volume level appears The last Surround THX DSP mode appears The currently selected speakers 1 and or 2 indicator s light s up on the display 2 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up X When
183. tion FRONT 2 FRONT 1 SPEAKERS a ZONE 2 PEAKERS 1 CAUTION SPEAKER Power amplifier A a 63 IMPEDANCE FRONT 1 AND 2 ZONE 2 80 160 FRONT 1 OR 2 2 Sm m X mm n O Oo 40 160 25 Ps RIGHT RIGHT 99 MONITOR OUT ZONE 2 Merits This connection DOES NOT require a power amplifier Demerits Merits When the Zone 2 speakers are activated this connection DOES NOT allow you to use the Surround THX DSP modes using the surround back speakers see pages 51 and 58 and to select EXT 7 1CH see page 60 for the Zone 1 source This connection DOES allow you to always use the Surround THX DSP mode using the center surround and surround back speakers see pages 51 and 58 and to select EXT 7 1CH see page 60 for the Zone 1 source When the Surround THX DSP modes using the surround The output level through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks can back speakers or when EXT 7 1CH is selected for Zone 1 either be fixed or variable by setting it on the Setup Menu this connection DOES NOT allow you to use the Zone 2 See 112 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 speakers SPEAKER 2 on page 43 for more details Demerits To use the Zone 2 front speakers connected to the FRONT 2 This connection DOES require another amplifier ZO
184. tion An incorrect antenna is used Check with your dealer to be sure you have the correct antenna FM AM Antennas are not connected properly Check connections See page 7 Occasional cracking noise during FM reception Ignition noise from automobiles Move the antenna farther from automobile traffic Noise is heard during record playing A ground cable of the turntable is not connected to the screw marked 74 Connect it to the screw marked 7 Howling during record playing Your turntable is too close to speakers Move speakers away from the turntable The STANDBY lamp starts flashing and the receiver turns off into standby mode Speakers are overloaded because of high volume either in Zone I or in Zone 2 Press 5 STANDBY ON on the front panel to turn on the receiver and adjust the volume Speakers are overloaded because of a short circuit of the speaker terminals Check whether or not the speaker is short circuited If it is solve it then press 5 STANDBY ON on the front panel to turn on the receiver If the STANDBY lamp does not stop flashing after you solved the speaker wiring trouble consult your dealer The STANDBY lamp goes off after turning on the power but soon the receiver turns off again into standby mode Very high voltage or very low voltage is applied to the unit or built in power amplifier becomes out of order Press 5
185. to a JVC authorized service center on a carry in basis except for Television sets having a screen size 25 inches and above which are covered on an in home basis WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE Return your product to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale For your nearest JVC authorized service center please call toll free 800 537 5722 If service is not available locally box the product carefully preferably in the original carton and ship insured with a copy of your bill of sale plus a letter of explanation of the problem to the nearest JVC Factory Service Center the name and location of which will be given to you by the toll free number If you have any questions concerning your JVC Product please contact our Customer Relations Department WHAT IS NOT COVERED This limited warranty provided by JVC does not cover 1 Products which have been subject to abuse accident alteration modification tampering negligence misuse faulty installation lack of reasonable care or if repaired or serviced by anyone other than a service facility authorized by JVC to render such service or if affixed to any attachment not provided with the products or if the model number or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed Initial installation and installation and removal for repair Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s Manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning D
186. u can skip Steps 1 2 and 6 below you can use only one unit or a pair of the units for your surround You can only adjust the activated speakers on the SPEAKER back sounds SETTING submenu see the left column The test tone will not come out of the deactivated speakers ISPK Select when only one speaker is connected for your 1 Press V or A DOWN or UP to select TEST TONE surround back sounds minimum requirement for THX Surround EX see page 51 2 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to output the test tone See TEST TONE on the next page 3 Press V or A DOWN or UP to select a speaker you want to adjust 4 Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to adjust the speaker output level 2SPK Select when a pair of speakers are connected for your surround back sounds requirement for THX Ultra2 Cinema and THX Music see page 51 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other speaker output levels 6 After adjustment is finished stop the test tone Press A UP to select TEST TONE Press gt or lt RIGHT or LEFT to select OFF Continued on the next page 38 m TEST TONE You can emit the test tone to adjust the speaker output level CAUTION The test tone is automatically fixed to 0 dB but this level will be louder than you would expect Select one of the following The test tone will be heard for about three seconds after you select AUTO or MANUAL AUTO When this is
187. ubwoofer can reproduce very low bass sounds up to 20 Hz and if it is used at home the subwoofer sounds may be reinforced unsuitably because of resonance and reflection caused by the floor and walls boundary gain Using this function you can compensate for this over enhanced bass sound through the subwoofer Select one of the following YES Select when a THX Ultra2 subwoofer is used NO Select when a conventional subwoofer is used BOUNDARY GAIN COMPENSATION When the subwoofer sounds are unsuitably enhanced by so called boundary gain compensate for it using this function Select one of the following ON Select to apply the compensation OFF Select when no compensation is required Note If THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER is set to NO this function is not available SBACK SP POSITION Register the installation position of the surround back speakers whether they are placed close to each other or apart from each other This setting takes effect only for the THX modes APART Select when two surround back speakers are placed apart from each other more than 120 cm CLOSE Select when two surround back speakers are placed close to each other from 30 cm to 120 cm TOGETHER Select when two surround back speakers are placed adjacent to each other less than 30 cm recommended for THX Ultra2 Cinema and THX Music modes o Setting the Surround Channel Output Speaker
188. ur du dispositif doit tre pr t accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique regu m me si ce brouillage est susceptible de compromettre le fonctionnement du dispositif G 2 m Introduction We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products Before operating this unit read this manual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible performance from your unit and retain this manual for future reference m NEN r THX Ultra2 certified THX Ultra2 standard ensures the highest sound and picture quality and the most reliable performance by using seven channel amplification to reproduce multi channel software In THX Ultra2 Cinema Mode and THX Music Mode all multi channel software 5 1 channels or more is automatically detected and proper processing is applied to improve directional and ambient surround information through four surround speakers two at the side and two at the back Compatible with various audio formats including DTS 96 24 RX DP15B allows you to enjoy audio formats such as Dolby Digital EX Dolby Pro Logic II DTS ES DTS Neo 6 and DTS 96 24 This unit is also compatible with Dual Mono signals recorded in Dolby Digital and DTS discs 7 1 channel DAP Digital Acoustic Processor Sound field simulation technology allows precise ambience recreation of existing theaters and halls Thanks to the high performance DSP Digital Signal Processor and high capacity memory you can enjoy 7 1 chann
189. urn on the THX mode 57 PLIIMOVIE THX Select to apply Pro Logic II Movie and THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic II Music or Pro Logic II Movie is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode PROLOGIC THX Select to apply Pro Logic and THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode NEO 6 C THX Select to apply Neo 6 Cinema and THX Cinema mode together If Neo 6 Music or Neo 6 Cinema is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode To adjust the speaker output level using the remote control see page 56 To cancel the THX mode without canceling the Surround mode Press SURROUND so that the last selected Surround will be activated the currently selected THX mode will be canceled SURROUND On the unit inside the front door SURROUND From the remote control To cancel the THX and Surround modes Press SURR DSP OFF SURROUND OFF appears on the display SURR DSP Bia x OI OFF On the unit From the remote control inside the front door 3D HEADPHONE Mode If you press SURROUND when the front speakers 1 and 2 are both deactivated 3D HEADPHONE mode is activated without respect to the type of software played back The DSP and HEADPHONE indicators also light up Bl Using the DSP Modes This unit provides a variety of DSP Digital
190. urth version COMPU LINK 4 This version is created by adding systematic operations with the CD recorder to the previous version COMPU LINK 3 If your audio component has two COMPU LINK jacks you can use either one If it has only one COMPU LINK jack connect it so that it is the last item in the series of components For example the CD recorder or CD player on the left column To operate the cassette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system set the source name correctly See page 27 e Refer also to the manuals supplied for your audio components This remote control system allows you to use the four functions listed below Remote Control through the Remote Sensor on the Receiver You can control the connected audio components through the receiver using this remote control For details see pages 71 and 72 Automatic Source Selection When you press the play P gt button on a connected component or on its own remote control the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source to the component SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME Ex When you operate the CD player If the receiver is already turned on with the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit lit and the source name for Zone 2 appears on the display the receiver changes the Zone 2 source to the component SPEAKERS 1 ZONE2 VOLUME Ex When you operate the cassette deck When you press PLAY on the remote control supplied
191. use THX certified speakers You can connect the following speakers Two pairs of front speakers to produce normal stereo sound One pair of surround speakers to produce a three dimensional sound movement and environmental background effect sounds One or one pair of surround back speakers to enjoy 6 1 channel or 7 1 channel sound reproduction A pair of the speakers is required to use THX Ultra2 Cinema and THX Music modes One center speaker to produce a rich sound image by stabilizing the sound localization also used to emphasize human voices One powered subwoofer to enhance the bass and to reproduce the LFE channel recorded in multi channel software For each speaker except for a subwoofer connect the and terminals on the rear panel to the and terminals marked on the speakers For connecting a subwoofer see page 10 CAUTIONS Use only the speakers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals When connecting to both of the FRONT 1 and FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 8Q to 16 Q When connecting to either the FRONT 1 or FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 4Q to 16 Q GOOOOOOG y 000000000 00000000 Regsssssie OO OO OO O O dnanooo Rear view Basic connecting proc
192. use noise or screen interference Note The preset settings such as preset channels and sound adjustment may be erased in a few days in the following cases When you unplug the power cord When a power failure occurs CAUTIONS Do not touch the power cord with wet hands Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp the plug so as not to damage the cord Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control insert the two supplied batteries first 1 On the back of the remote control remove the battery cover 2 Insert the batteries e Make sure to match the polarity to and gt to gt 3 Replace the cover If the remote control cannot transmit signals or operate the receiver correctly replace the batteries Use two LR6 AM3 L40 15A type alkaline dry cell batteries Notes f you aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the receiver you can operate the receiver at a distance of up to 7m 23 feet When replacing the batteries finish changing them without delay otherwise the stored signals are all erased see pages 74 to 80 Press LIGHT control When using the remote control in the dark The buttons on the remote control are backlighted while you are using the remote If you do not press any button for about 5 seconds the backlight will turn off CAUTIONS
193. use the speakers connected to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals set the speaker usage correctly See 112 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 On the unit ONLY Press ZONE 2 to activate the Zone 2 front speakers The ZONE 2 speaker indicator lights up on the display SPEAKERS 2 ZONE 2 j ZONE 2 speaker indicator SPEAKERS 1 To deactivate the Zone 2 front speakers press ZONE 2 again The ZONE 2 speaker indicator goes off Notes The ZONE 2 button does not work If SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT see page 44 or If you are using 7 1 channel reproduction including EXT 7 1 CH in Zone 1 While the Zone 2 front speakers are activated you cannot use the surround back speakers for the Surround THX DSP modes in Zone 1 For those who connect the Zone 2 front speakers using the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier see page 19 You have to determine how to adjust the volume level through the Zone 2 front speakers See 112 Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 for more details To use the Zone 2 front speakers 1 Turn on the other amplifier connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks 2 Adjust the volume level of Zone 2 front speakers either on the other amplifier or on this receiver depending on the ZONE2PREOUT setting see page 43 Muting the Zone 2 Sound From
194. vel indicator goes off To restore the sound press MUTING again so that MUTING OFF appears on the display for a while Turning MASTER VOLUME on the unit or pressing VOLUME on the remote control also restores the sound SPEAKERS 1 26 Changing the Display Brightness You can dim the display Press DIMMER Each time you press the button the brightness level of the display changes as follows DIMMER DIMMER On the unit From the remote control Dimmer Much dimmer o MS Canceled Normal display Turning Analog Direct On and Off You can enjoy the sound quality closer to the original source by skipping the sound adjustments such as Parametric Equalizer see page 48 and Midnight mode see page 49 You can only adjust the volume level while Analog Direct is in use You have to make this setting for analog each source Press ANALOG DIRECT Each time you press the button Analog Direct turns on and off When Analog Direct turns on ANALOG DIRECT appears in the main display ANALOG DIRECT j On the unit inside the front door ANALOG DIRECT From the remote control SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME Ex When the source is VIDEO Notes This function is applied only to the Zone 1 analog sources e Activating one of the Surround THX DSP modes will cancel Analog Direct automatically lf you turn on Analog Direct the following s
195. y be some inconvenience TAPE or TV will appear on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner You cannot use the digital input see page 25 for the MD recorder You cannot use the COMPU LINK or TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system see pages 61 and 63 to operate the MD recorder Using the Sleep Timer Using the Sleep Timer you can fall asleep while listening to music When the shut off time comes the receiver turns off automatically Sleep Timer works for the Zone 1 source only From the remote control ONLY Press SLEEP repeatedly SLEEP The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display and the shut off time changes as follows in minutes o nS 0 Canceled SLEEP indicator Ex When the source is VIDEO When the shut off time comes The receiver turns off automatically If the Zone 2 source is still playing the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp is lit when the shut off time comes the receiver will not turn off and only the Zone 1 source will shut off To check or change the time remaining until the shut off time Press SLEEP once The remaining time until the shut off time appears in minutes To change the shut off time press SLEEP repeatedly To cancel the Sleep Timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP Omin appears on the display The SLEEP indicator goes off Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer Recording a Source For analog to analog
196. y the performer disc title and music genre With this disc search you can easily find the disc you want to play Disc Title Input If your CD player or MD recorder has the disc memory function you can input the following information about the normal audio CDs or MDs on the TV screen For CDs Performer disc title and music genre For MDs Disc title and song titles What is a CD Text In a CD Text some information about the disc its disc title performer composer arranger etc is recorded Notes If your audio component has two COMPU LINK jacks you can use either one If it has only one COMPU LINK jack connect it so that it is the last item in the series of components For example the CD player in the diagram on the left column If your audio component has two TEXT COMPU LINK jacks you can use either one If it has only one TEXT COMPU LINK jack connect it so that it is the last item in the series of components For example the CD player in the diagram on the left column e TEXT COMPULINK SOURCE NOT CONNECTED appears on the display in the following cases When the connections explained on the left are not correctly done When you try to use the TEXT COMPU LINK function a few seconds after you turn on the connected equipment This is not a malfunction of the units Refer also to the manuals supplied with your CD player or MD recorder IMPORTANT If you turn on the receiver befor
197. yer is connected through the digital input terminal on this receiver and digital input is selected the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source to DVD If the receiver is already turned on with the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit lit and Zone 2 source name is shown on the display the receiver changes the Zone 2 source to DVD If no analog connection is made for the DVD player no sound comes out of the Zone 2 front speakers Automatic Selection of TV s Input Mode Only for Zone 1 Operations When you select TV as the Zone 1 source to play on the receiver the Zone 1 TV automatically changes the input mode to the TV tuner so that you can watch the Zone 1 TV When you select DVD DVD MULTI VCR 1 VCR 2 VIDEO or DBS as the Zone 1 source to play on the receiver the Zone 1 TV automatically changes the input mode to the appropriate position either Video Input 1 or Video Input 2 so that you can view the playback picture Notes When you select TV as the source on the receiver you cannot see the menu on the TV screen since the AV COMPU LINK remote control system automatically changes the TV s input mode to the TV tuner If you do not mind stopping listening to the TV sounds you can then show the on screen displays after changing the TV s input mode to the appropriate position either Video Input 1 or Video Input 2 the receiver is connected to

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