JVC RX-665VBK manuale d’uso

For Customer Use: 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. INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL D’INSTRUCTIONS RX-665VBK AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR DE CONTROL AUDIO/VIDEO LVT0065-001A [C] RX-665V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL [...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution –– POWER switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Attention –– Commutateur POWER! Déconnecter la fiche de secteu[...]

G-2 English Français Once you have found the best DVD MULTI playback, DAP, 3D-PHONIC and Surround mode settings for your listening room, note them in the table below for future reference (even though the receiver memorizes the settings until you change them). For actual setting procedures, see pages 26 to 39. DVD MULTI playback Mode Center Speaker[...]

1 English T able of Contents Parts Identification ...................................................................................... 2 Easy Set Up & Operations ............................................................................ 3 Getting Started .......................................................................................[...]

2 English Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Remote sensor (13) 2 Display (14) 3 D VD MUL TI button (38) 4 MASTER V OLUME control (15) 5 MEMOR Y b utton (21) 6 TUNER/BAND button and lamp (21) 7 PRESET SEA button and lamp (24) 8 [...]

3 English AM LOOP ANTENNA COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) FRONT SPEAKERS FM FM 75 AM EXT OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) GND GND DVD OUT (REC) MONITOR OUT IN (PLAY) RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ++ –– + 1 2 1 2 – – + + – – + PHONO CD TAPE TV SOUND L R SUBWOOFER OUT REAR SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER REAR LEFT RIGHT VIDEO VCR CENTER SPEAKER TV [...]

4 English 4 . Set the remote contr ol to sound operation mode. 2 . Select the source. 3 . Adjust the v olume. 1 . T urn on the power . 5 . Surr ound settings are pr eset a t the factory . Howe ver , if you need to make further adjustments, see pages 26 to 37. GH T CATV CONTROL SOUND CONTROL CD-DISC AUDIO CATV/SAT TV VCR D A P M O D E E F F E C T S [...]

5 English AM LOOP ANTENNA COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) FRONT SPEAKERS FM FM 75 AM EXT OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) GND GND DVD OUT (REC) MONITOR OUT IN (PLAY) RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT ++ –– + 1 2 1 2 – – + + – – + PHONO CD TAPE TV SOUND L R SUBWOOFER OUT REAR SPEAKERS FRONT CENTER SUBWOOFER REAR LEFT RIGHT VIDEO VCR CENTER SPEAKER TV [...]

6 English 2 . Select the source. 3 . Adjust the v olume. 1 . T urn on the power . LIGHT C A T V C O N T R O L S O U N D C O N T R O L C D -D IS C A U D I O C A T V /S A T T V V C R D A P M O D E E F F E C T S E A M O D E 1 4 7/P +10 3 D - P H O N I C S E A P R E S E T D E L A Y 2 5 8 0 S U R R O U N D T E S T M E N U 3 6 9 10 C E N T E R R E A R ( [...]

7 English Getting Star ted This section explains how to connect stereo components and speakers to the receiver , and how to connect the power supply . Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry . • T urn the power of f to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Inst[...]

8 English Note: If reception is poor , connect the outside antenna. Before attaching a 75 Ω coaxial cable (the kind with a round wire going to an outside antenna), disconnect the supplied FM wire antenna. Connecting the FM and AM Antennas FM Antenna Connections Notes : • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connect[...]

9 English Connecting the Speakers Y ou can connect the following speakers: • T wo sets of front speakers to produce normal stereo sound • One set of rear speakers to enjo y the surround effect • One center speaker to produce more ef fectiv e surround eff ect (to make human voices outstanding) • One subwoofer to enhance the bass For each spe[...]

10 English Connecting the rear and center speakers Connect the rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and the center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals. Notes: • When you connect rear speakers, make sure that both left and right speakers are connected; otherwise, no sound will come out of the rear speakers. • Y ou can register the ce[...]

11 English Getting Star ted Note: When connecting a JVC TV : • If you use the A V COMPU LINK remote control system to operate the TV , connect the receiver to the Video Input 2 jack on the TV . • If you do not use the A V COMPU LINK remote control system to operate the TV , connect the receiver to the Video Input 1 jack on the TV . CAUTION: If [...]

12 English DVD player connection • When you play back a disc on the DVD player in stereo (or the audio output setting of the DVD player is mixed to two front channels): DVD player To front left/right channel audio output To subwoofer audio output To video output To rear left/right channel audio output To center channel audio output DVD player •[...]

13 English Notes: • A small amount of power is always consumed even in standby mode. T o switch of f the power completely , unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. • If the power cord is unplugged (or a power failure occurs), preset settings will be erased in a few days. CAUTIONS: • Do not touch the power cord with wet hands. • Do not pul[...]

14 English Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. T urning the Power On and Off On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press PO WER. The ST ANDBY lamp goes of f. The name of the current source (or station frequency) appears on the display . T o turn off the power , press PO WER again. The ST[...]

15 English Adjusting the V olume On the front panel: T o increase the v olume, turn MASTER V OLUME clockwise. T o decrease the v olume, turn it counterclockwise. When you turn MASTER V OLUME rapidly , the v olume le v el also changes rapidly . When you turn MASTER V OLUME slowly , the v olume le v el also changes slowly . From the r emote control: [...]

16 English Recording a Sour ce Y ou can record any source playing through the receiv er to a cassette deck connected to the T APE jacks and the VCR connected to the VCR jacks at the same time. While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at whatever sound level you like, without af fecting the sound lev els of the recording. Listeni[...]

17 English Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance. On the front panel only : 1. Press SETTING so that the Control 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 buttons work for adjusting the balance. The lamp above the [...]

18 English When the shut-off time comes The recei ver turns off automatically . T o check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time 1. Press SETTING, if necessary , so that the Control 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons work for setting the Sleep T imer . 2. Press Control 5 / ∞ , if necessary , until “SLEEP” appears on the display . 3. Press [...]

19 English Selecting the Center Speaker Size Y ou can register the information about the center speaker after all connections are completed. If you do this registration first, you do not have to adjust the center speaker mode when you want to activate the surround sound. On the front panel only : 1. Press SETTING so that the Control 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞[...]

20 English One T ouch Operation This receiver can memorize the optimum sound settings for each playing source. About the One T ouch Operation JVC’ s One T ouch Operation function is used to assign and store dif ferent sound settings for each diff erent playing source. By using this function, you do not hav e to change the settings ev ery time you[...]

21 English Notes: • When you hold down Control 2 / 3 in step 3, the frequency keeps changing until you press Control 2 / 3 again or a station is tuned in. • 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. Receivin[...]

22 English 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you stor e all the stations you want. T o cancel a stored pr eset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one. T o tune in a preset station On the front panel: 1. Press TUNER/BAND so that the Contr ol 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 b uttons work for[...]

23 English Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Note: Y ou can store the FM reception mode for each preset station. Selecting the FM Reception Mode Y ou can change the FM rece ption mode while recei ving an FM broadcast. On the front panel only : 1. Press TUNER/BAND so that the Contr ol 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 buttons w ork f[...]

24 English Using the Pr eset SEA Modes The preset SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes give you control of the way your music sounds. Notes: • The preset SEA modes cannot be used for recording. • When you turn on the preset SEA mode, the mode with its effect level previously selected is recalled at first. Selecting Y our Favorite SEA Mode On the [...]

25 English Using the Pr eset SEA Modes From the r emote control: 1. Press SOUND CONTR OL so that 10 keys work f or adjusting the sound. 2. Press SEA MODE until the pr eset SEA mode you want appears on the display . The previously selected mode is recalled (at its previous ef fect lev el) and is shown on the display . Each time you press the button,[...]

26 English Using the Sur r ound Pr ocessor The built-in surround processor provides three groups of Surround Processor modes — JVC 3D-PHONIC mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode, and surround modes (Dolby Surround and JVC Theater Surround). Direct sounds On JVC 3D-PHONIC mode JVC 3D-PHONIC mode gives you such a nearly surround eff ect as i[...]

27 English Using JVC 3D-PHONIC Modes When using JVC 3D-PHONIC modes, you need only two front speak ers to reproduce the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark DOLBY SURROUND . The 3D-PHONIC modes gi ve you very realistic surround ef fects as if the sound is reproduced through the Dolby Surround decoder . On the front panel: 1. Press SURR OU[...]

28 English 6. Press Control 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 to adjust the effect lev el. Each time you press the button, the ef fect lev el changes as follows: As the number increases the eff ect of the selected 3D- PHONIC mode becomes stronger . 7. Select and play a sound source which was processed with Dolby Surr ound and is labeled with DOLBY SURROUND mar[...]

29 English Using the DAP Modes Y ou can use fiv e D AP modes — “Dance Club, Liv e Club, Hall, Pavilion, and Headphones. ” These modes (except “Headphones”) require the front speaker s and the rear speakers, b ut do not require a center speaker to enlarg e the sound field. Among the DAP modes, “Headphones” is very special. It can creat[...]

30 English 5. Press Contr ol 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ until “– REAR +” appears on the display . 6. Press Contr ol 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 to adjust the r ear speaker output level. • Pressing Control 2 decreases the output le vel up to –10 dB. • Pressing Control 3 increases the output le vel up to +10 dB. 7. Press Contr ol 5 5 5 5 5[...]

31 English 4. Press EFFECT to select the effect lev el. Each time you press the button, the ef fect le vel changes as follows: T o cancel the DAP mode Select “OFF” in step 2. The D AP indicator goes of f from the display . EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 4 EFFECT 3 EFFECT 5 Using the Surr ound Pr ocessor 4 EFFECT RX-665VBK(C)24-50 98.5.12, 11:30 AM 31[...]

32 English With this receiver , you can use two types of the surround modes — Dolby Surround and JVC Theater Surround. Speaker Arrangements for Sur round Modes The following illustrations show how to obtain the optimum sound environment for various surr ound mode settings. T ry to find the speaker direction and location to create the optimum soun[...]

33 English Preparing for Sur round Modes Once you hav e set the surround modes, you can use the same adjustments ev ery time you want to acti vate the surround mode you w ant. The recei ver memorizes surround adjustments for each mode. On the front panel: 1. Press SURR OUND so that the Control 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3[...]

34 English Notes: • No test tone comes out of the rear speakers when you have selected “3CHLOGIC.” • No test tone comes out of the center speaker when you select “PHANTOM” for the center mode. 5. Press Control 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 to select the center mode. Each time you press the button, the center modes change as follows: WIDE Select[...]

35 English Notes: • The sound levels of the left and right rear speakers will be the same. • Y ou cannot set the sound level of the rear speakers when you have selected “3CHLOGIC.” • Y ou cannot set the sound level of the center speaker when you select “PHANTOM” for the center mode. 9. If necessary , adjust the speaker output balance [...]

36 English 4. Press TEST to start checking the speaker output balance. “TEST” starts flashing on the display , and a test tone comes out of the speakers in the following order: 5. If necessary , adjust the speaker output balance as follows: • T o adjust the rear speaker output le vel, press REAR (L) +/–. • T o adjust the center speaker ou[...]

37 English Using the Surr ound Pr ocessor Using Surround Modes Once you have adjusted the surround mode you can use the same adjustments every time you want to enjoy Surround modes. From the fr ont panel: 1. Press SURR OUND so that the Control 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ buttons work f or selecting the Surround Pr ocessor mode. The lamp above t[...]

38 English Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete output mode (5.1 CH) of the DVD player . Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player . Left front speaker Sub- woofer TV Right front speaker Left rear speaker Right rear speaker C[...]

39 English Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode 6. Press Contr ol 5 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ until “–REAR L+” appears on the display . 7. Press Contr ol 2 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 3 to adjust the left rear speaker output level. • Pressing Control 2 decreases the output lev el up to –10 dB. • Pressing Control 3 increases the output lev el up[...]

40 English COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through the remote sensor on the receiver . T o use this remote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks with the cable (monaural mini-plug supplied with those componen[...]

41 English A V COMPU LINK Remote Control System The A V COMPU LINK r emote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV , VCR, and DVD player) through the receiver . Notes: • Without connecting the video components with RCA pin plugs as described on page 1 1, the A V COMPU LINK remote control system cannot operate the components.[...]

42 English Note: Refer also to the manual supplied with your video components. The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allo ws you to use the fi ve basic functions listed below . Remote Control of the TV , DVD player , and VCR Using This Remote Control See page 44 for details. F or the DVD pla yer and the VCR: • Aim the remote control directly a[...]

43 English Operating Other Components Y ou can operate JVC audio and video components with this receiver’ s remote control. T o operate these components with the remote control, first select a source with the source buttons on the remote control. Then, operate that source using the remote control. IMPOR T ANT : T o operate JVC audio components us[...]

44 English IMPOR T ANT : T o operate JVC video components using this r emote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC video components through the A V COMPU LINK jacks (see page 41). • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote code “ A” and “B. ” Before using this remote control, mak e sure that the remote control [...]

45 English Operating Other Manufactur ers’ V ideo Equipment This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CA TV conv erters and satellite tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manufacturer’ s comp[...]

46 English T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV converter or satellite tuner 1. Press and hold CA TV/SA T (in the PO WER section). 2. Press CA TV CONTR OL. 3. Enter manufacturer’ s code (two digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list below to find the code. 4. Release CA TV/SA T (in the PO WER section). Follo wing butt[...]

47 English Note: Refer to the manual supplied with your VCR. Operating Other Manufactur ers’ V ideo Equipment T o change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s VCR 1. Press and hold VCR (in the PO WER section). 2. Press VCR. 3. Enter manufacturer’ s code (two digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list below to fi[...]

48 English T r oubleshooting Use this char t to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC ser vice center . SOLUTION Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary. Press SPEAKERS 1 and 2 to set it in the _ ON position. Select the correct source. Rot[...]

49 English Specifications Output Power At Stereo operation 100 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 ohms, 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8 % total harmonic distortion. Amplifier Output Power ....................................................... At Surround operation Front channels .......................................................[...]

50 English FM tuner (IHF) Tuning Range ................................................................................................................... .......................... 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ............................................................................................................. .................[...]

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