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Page 2 - For Canada/pour le Canada

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution –– POWER switch!Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. ThePOWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line.The power can be remote controlled. Attention –– Commutateur PO...

Page 3 - English; Table of Contents

1 English Table of Contents Using the DSP Modes ................................ 18 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement .. 20Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes .......................................... 21Adjusting the DAP Modes and HEAD PHONE mode ............ 21Adjusting the Surrou...

Page 4 - Parts Identification; Front Panel; MULTI CURSOR buttons; fl; To use MULTI CURSOR buttons (; Remote Control; fl

2 English Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use.Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Front Panel ~ POWER button and STANDBY lamp (8) Ÿ SOURCE NAME (TV SOUND/DBS) button(11) ! Display (8) ⁄ ONE TOUCH OPERATION/INPUT ATT.button (15) @ D...

Page 5 - Getting Started; Before Installation; General; Checking the Supplied Accessories; FM Antenna Connections; A. Using a Supplied FM Antenna; coaxial cable (the kind with a round wire going; Outdoor FM Antenna Cable

3 English Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver, and how to connect thepower supply. Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry.• Turn the power off to all components.• Read the manuals supplied with the components you ...

Page 6 - Basic connecting procedure; Cut, twist and remove the insulation at the end of; Connecting the front speakers; terminals, and another pair to the FRONT; Turn the loop antenna until you have the best reception.; • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other; Connecting the Speakers; • One subwoofer to enhance the bass.; AM Antenna Connections; Connecting the rear and center speakers

4 English Basic connecting procedure 1 Cut, twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied). 2 Open the terminal and then insert the speaker signal cable. 3 Close the terminal. Connecting the front speakers You can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pair ...

Page 7 - Connecting the subwoofer speaker; Connecting Audio/Video Components; Audio Components; • Turntable; Analog connections; Audio component connections; CD player; Turntable; Cassette deck or MD recorder

5 English Connecting the subwoofer speaker You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer.Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to theSUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCApin plugs (not supplied). SUBWOOFER OUT Powered subwoofer Connecting Audio/Video Components Yo...

Page 8 - Video component connections; DVD player

6 English RIGHT LEFT AUDIO VCR IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) CD PHONO TV SOUND /DBS TAPE /MD IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) DIGITAL 2 (CD) DIGITAL 1 (DVD) PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL / DTS DIGITAL IN VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT VCR IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) DBS DVD RIGHT LEFT AUDIO DVD A B D C RIGHT RIGHT LEFT AUDIO VCR IN (PLAY)...

Page 9 - Digital connections; MD recorder; Connecting the Power Cord; Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.; Putting Batteries in the Remote Control

7 English DVD DBS DIGITAL 2 (CD) DIGITAL 1 (DVD) PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL / DTS DIGITAL IN Digital connections This receiver is equipped with two DIGITAL IN terminals — onedigital coaxial terminal and one digital optical terminal.You can connect any component to one of the digital terminals usinga digita...

Page 10 - Selecting the Source to Play; From the remote control:; Basic Operations; • When connecting an MD recorder (to the TAPE/MD jacks) or a DBS; Signal and speaker indicators on the display

8 English Turning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: To turn on the power, press POWER.The STANDBY lamp goes off. The name of thecurrent source (or station frequency) appears onthe display. To turn off the power (into standby mode),press POWER again.The STANDBY lamp lights up. A smal...

Page 11 - • Once you have selected a video source, pictures of the selected; Adjusting the Volume; Selecting the Front Speakers; terminals, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the; or; Muting the Sound

9 English Selecting different sources for picture and sound You can watch picture from a video component while listening tosound from another component. Press one of the audio sourceselecting buttons (CD, TAPE/MD, PHONO, FM/AM, TVSOUND*), while viewing the picture from a video component suchas the V...

Page 12 - Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level; Attenuating the Input Signal; • This function does not take effect when digital input is selected.; Reinforcing the Bass; On the front panel ONLY:; The Bass Boost function affects the front speaker sounds only.; Adjusting the Tone; On the front panel ONLY:

10 English Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level You can adjust the subwoofer output level if you have selected“YES” for the “SUBWOOFER” (see page 15).Once it has been adjusted, the receiver memorizes the adjustment. Before you start, remember...• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. I...

Page 13 - Changing the Source Name; When changing the source name from “TV SOUND” to “DBS”:; Press and hold SOURCE NAME; the MD recorder or DBS tuner.; Recording a Source; Press ADJUST repeatedly until; Basic Settings

11 English Changing the Source Name When you have connected the MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacksor the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel,change the source name shown on the display when you select theMD recorder or the DBS tuner as the source. On the front panel ONLY: When changi...

Page 14 - Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes; Center Delay Time Setting; Rear Delay Time Setting; LARGE

12 English Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes To obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP (DigitalSignal Processor) modes (see page 18), you have to register theinformation about the speakers arrangement after all connections arecompleted. Before you start, remember...• There is a time...

Page 15 - Crossover Frequency Setting; Low Frequency Effect Attenuator Setting; Dynamic Range Compression Setting; OFF

13 English Crossover Frequency Setting Small speaker cannot reproduce the bass sound very well. So, if youhave used a small speaker any for the front, center, or rear channels,this receiver automatically reallocates the bass elements, originallyassigned to the channel for which you have connected th...

Page 16 - Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode; - When the receiver cannot recognize the incoming signal; • Noise may come out of the speakers while searching or skipping a; ANALOG

14 English Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) TerminalSetting When you use the digital input terminals, you have to register whatcomponents are connected to which terminals (DIGITAL IN 1/2). Before you start, remember...• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before ...

Page 17 - Using the Sleep Timer; From the remote control ONLY:; Setting the Subwoofer Information

15 English To cancel the One Touch Operation functionPress ONE TOUCH OPERATION (INPUT ATT.) so that the ONETOUCH OPERATION indicator goes off.(Even though the One Touch Operation function is canceled, therecalled sound effects remain active.) Note: If the source is FM or AM, you can assign a differe...

Page 18 - Using Preset Tuning; To store the preset stations; Tuning in Stations Manually; • When you hold MULTI CURSOR; Receiving Radio Broadcasts

16 English Using Preset Tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can bequickly tuned. 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 be...

Page 19 - Selecting the FM Reception Mode; To tune in a preset station

17 English Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo broadcast is hard toreceive or noisy You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FMbroadcast. On the front panel ONLY: 1. If necessary, press FM/AM so that the MULTI CURSOR % / fi / @ / # buttons can be now used for operating t...

Page 20 - Using the DSP Modes; Best for action and war movies — where the; D THEATER: Reproduces the sound field of a large theater. This; DAP modes; Gives the feeling of a live music club with a low; • If “REAR SPK” and “CENTER SPK” are set to “NONE,” you cannot

18 English Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides three types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — 3D-PHONIC mode,DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode and Surround mode. 3D-PHONIC modes The 3D-PHONIC mode gives you such a nearly surround effect as itis reproduced throu...

Page 21 - JVC Theater Surround; HEAD PHONE mode; Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic); ) or with Dolby Surround; DTS Digital Surround; decoder built in this receiver is activated.

19 English JVC Theater Surround In order to reproduce a more realistic sound field in your listeningroom while playing soundtracks of software encoded with DolbySurround (bearing the mark DOLBY SURROUND ), you can use JVC Theater Surround. HEAD PHONE mode This mode can reproduce the LFE channel sign...

Page 22 - Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement; Available DSP modes; • You can only select “HEAD PHONE” while playing a multi-sound source; By pressing DSP MODE:; press SURROUND; By pressing SURROUND MODE:

20 English Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement Available DSP modes will vary depending on how many speakers are used with this receiver.Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 12). Available DSP modes Each time you press DSP MODE on the front pane...

Page 23 - Press DSP MODE repeatedly until; Press SURROUND MODE; DSP EFFECT 1

21 English Adjusting the DAP Modes and HEADPHONE mode Once you have adjusted the DAP modes, the adjustment ismemorized for each DAP mode. Before you start, remember...• Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 12). • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. ...

Page 24 - Dolby and DTS Surround adjustments; Press SURROUND to activate an; • You can adjust the speaker output levels without outputting the; TEST TONE L

22 English From the remote control: 1. Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the DAP mode —LIVE CLUB, DANCE CLUB,HALL, or PAVILION — or HEADPHONE appears on the display. The DSP indicator also lights up on thedisplay. (When the HEAD PHONE isselected, HEAD PHONE indicator lights up,instead of the DSP ...

Page 25 - Press TEST again to stop the test; JVC Theater Surround adjustments; Press SURROUND to activete an; ) Press ADJUST repeatedly until one of

23 English 4. Adjust the speaker output levels. • To adjust the center speaker level, press CNTR –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • To adjust the left rear speaker level, press REAR•L –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • To adjust the right rear speaker level, press REAR•R –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). 5. Pres...

Page 26 - Press TEST again to stop the test tone.

24 English On the front panel: You can also use the buttons on the front panel to adjust theSurround modes. However, no test tone is available when using thebuttons on the front panel. So, make adjustments while listening tothe sound of the source played back. 1. Press DSP MODE repeatedly until “THE...

Page 27 - Activating the DSP Modes; To cancel the Dolby/DTS Surround mode; To cancel the DSP mode

25 English Activating the DSP Modes You can use only one DSP mode at a time. When a DSP mode isactivated, another DSP mode is canceled if in use. For Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTSDigital Surround On the front panel: 1. Press SURROUND so that the lamp next to the button lights up. • Each ti...

Page 28 - COMPU LINK Remote Control System; • To operate the cassette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU; Automatic Source Selection; When you press the play (; Synchronized Recording; To use synchronized recording, follow these steps:; Put a tape in the cassette deck (or an MD in the; • During synchronized recording, the selected source cannot be

26 English COMPU LINK Remote Control System The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through the remote sensor onthe receiver. To use this remote control system, you need to connect JVC audiocomponents through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks (seebelow) in addi...

Page 29 - AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System; CAUTION; • When connecting only the; TV; CASE2: If the DVD player is not equipped with the S-video terminals

27 English AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV, VCR, and DVD player)through the receiver. To use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, follow the diagrams below ...

Page 30 - Automatic Selection of TV’s Input Mode; If you have already plugged your VCR, DVD

28 English One-Touch DVD Play Simply by starting playback on the DVD player, you can enjoy theDVD playback without setting other switches manually.• When the DVD player is connected through the analog input jacks on this receiver (and analog input is selected), the receiverautomatically turns on and...

Page 31 - Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components; Tuner

29 English Sound control section (Amplifier) You can always perform the following operations: SURROUND : Turns on or off the Surround modes —Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTSDigital Surround. SURROUND MODE : Selects the DSP modes. After pressing SOUND, you can perform the following operations:...

Page 32 - • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals —; TV POWER; Cassette deck

30 English IMPORTANT: To operate JVC’s video components using this remote control:• You need to connect JVC video components through the AV COMPU LINK terminals (see page 27) in addition to the connectionsusing cables with RCA pin plugs (see page 6). • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the contr...

Page 33 - Manufacturer; See the list below to find the code.; Refer to the manual supplied with your TV.; Try to operate your TV by pressing TV POWER.; Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment

31 English Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Hitachi 10 Samsung 12 JVC 01 Sanyo 13 Magnavox 02 Sony 07 Mitsubishi 03 Sharp 06 Panasonic 04, 11 Toshiba 08 RCA 05 Zenith 09 This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit controlsignals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CATV converters ...

Page 34 - Refer to the manual supplied with your VCR.; Try to operate your VCR by pressing VCR

32 English Manufacturer Codes Manufacturer Codes Emerson 11 Philips 09 Fisher 29 RCA 05, 06 Funai 10, 14, 15, 16 Samsung 24 GoldStar 12 Sanyo 21, 22, 23 Hitachi 04 Sharp 27, 28 JVC 01, 02, 03 Shinton 30 Mitsubishi 13 Sony 18, 19, 20 To change the transmittable signals foroperating another manufactur...

Page 35 - Troubleshooting; PROBLEM

33 English Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVCservice center. PROBLEM The display does not light up. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FMreception....

Page 36 - Specifications; Amplifier; at; Audio

34 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% totalharmonic distortion. At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no ...

Page 37 - AM tuner

35 English FM tuner (IHF) Tuning Range: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity: Monaural: 12.8 dBf (1.2 µV/75 Ω ) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: Monaural: 21.3 dBf (3.2 µV/75 Ω ) Stereo: 41.3 dBf (31.5 µV/75 Ω ) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A weighted): Monaural: 78 dB at 85 dBf Stereo: 73 dB at 85 dBf...