JVC RX-6018VBK manual

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    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. LVT0578-001A [J] INSTRUCTIONS RX-6010VBK / RX-6018VBK DIGITAL A UDIO/VIDEO CONTR OL RECEIVER 1 7 1 REMOTE CONTROL SURROUND SURROUND MODE SOUND TV/VIDEO CD[...]

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    W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses 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. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triang[...]

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    Wall or obstructions Mur, ou obstruction Stand height 15 cm or more Hauteur du socle: 15 cm ou plus Front Avant Spacing 15 cm or more Dégagement de 15 cm ou plus For Canada/pour Le Canada 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 STAND[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Par ts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Star ted ........................................... 3 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................................... 3 Connecting the FM and AM Anten[...]

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    2 Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Fr ont Panel 1 PO WER button and ST ANDBY lamp (8) 2 FM/AM TUNING 5 / ∞ buttons (16) 3 FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ b uttons (16, 17) 4 FM MODE b utton (17) 5 MEMOR Y button (16) 6 Display (8) 7 ADJUST button (10[...]

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    3 Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the r eceiver , and how to connect the power supply . Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry . • T urn the power off to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Install [...]

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    4 ANTENNA AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM EXT 2 3 1 Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop. Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) AM Antenna Connections AM Loop Antenna T urn the loop until y ou ha ve the best reception. Notes: • If the AM loop antenna wire is co vered with vin yl, remov e the vin yl b y [...]

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    5 Connecting the subwoofer speaker Y ou can enhance the bass b y connecting a subwoofer . Connect the input jac k of a po wered subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the r ear panel, using a ca ble with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). SUBWOOFER OUT CD PHONO AUDIO TV SOUND VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) CD IN (PLA Y) RIGHT LEFT T APE CDR OUT (REC) Cassette[...]

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    6 V ideo component connections Use the 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 yello w plug to the video jac k. DVD player VIDEO VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) AUDIO MONITOR OUT DVD RIGHT LEFT DVD DVD A B  DVD player Å To front left/right channel audio outp[...]

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    7 Connecting the Power Cor d Before plug ging the recei ver into an AC outlet, make sur e tha t all connections have been made. Plug the power cor d into an A C outlet. Keep the po wer cor d away fr om the connecting ca bles and the antenna. The power cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e r ecommend that you use a coaxial cable to connec[...]

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    8 Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. T ur ning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press POWER. The ST ANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the current source (or station frequency) appears on the displa y . T o turn off the power (into standb y mode), press[...]

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    9 Listening Only with Headphones Y ou m ust tur n off speakers when you listen with headphones. 1. Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel . 2. Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF so that the SPK indicator disappears from the display . This cancels the DSP mode currently selected , and acti vates the HEADPHONE mode (see belo w). • ?[...]

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    10 Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Y ou can adjust the subw oofer output level if you have selected “YES” f or the “SUBWOOFER” (see page 11). Once it has been adjusted, the receiv er memor izes the adjustment. Bef ore you start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you[...]

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    11 Recording a Sour ce Y ou can record any sour ce pla ying thr ough the receiver to a cassette deck (or a CD recorder) connected to the T APE/CDR jac ks and the VCR connected to the VCR jac ks a t the same time. While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at whate ver sound le vel y ou like without affecting the sound le v els of [...]

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    12 Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes T o obtain the best possible sur round sound of the DSP (Dig ital Signal Pr ocessor) modes (see pa ge 18), you ha ve to register the information a bout the speakers arrangement after all connections are completed. Bef ore you start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing ste ps. If t[...]

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    13 S T SETTING Crossover Fr equency Setting Small speakers cannot reproduce the bass sound very well. So, if you have used a small speaker f or any of the fr ont, center, and rear channels, this recei ver automatically reallocates the bass elements, originally assigned to the channel f or w hich y ou hav e connected the small speaker, to another c [...]

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    14 T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP DIGITAL 2 terminal setting DIGITAL 1 terminal setting Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) Terminal Setting When you use the digital input terminals, y ou hav e to register w hat components are connected to which terminals (DIGIT AL IN 1/2). Bef ore you start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing ste ps[...]

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    15 Storing the Basic Settings and Adjustments Y ou can assign and store different sound settings for each dif ferent playing sour ce. By using this function, you do not ha ve to change the settings ever y time you c hange the source. The stored settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The f ollo wing can be stor ed for eac[...]

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    16 T uning in Stations Manually On the front panel ONL Y : 1. Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). • Each time you pr ess the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2. Press FM/AM TUNING 5 / ∞ until y ou find the fr equency you want. • Pressing FM/AM TUNING 5 increases the frequency . • Pressing FM/AM TUNING ∞ decreases the [...]

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    17 FM/AM Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo br oadcast is har d to receive or noisy Y ou can change the FM reception mode while recei ving an FM broadcast. • Y ou can store the FM r eception mode for each preset station. On the front panel ONL Y : Press FM MODE. • Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode alter na tes[...]

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    18 Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — Surround mode and DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode. * Manuf actured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby , ” “Pro Logic, ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labor atories. Confidential Unpub li[...]

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    19 Reproducing the Sound Field The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound and indirect sound — early reflections and reflections from behind. Direct sounds reach the listener dir ectly without an y r eflection. On the other hand, indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and[...]

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    20 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary de pending on ho w man y speakers ar e used with this receiver . Mak e sur e that y ou have set the speak er information correctl y (see pa ge 12). Speaker arrang ements A vailab le DSP modes Front speaker TV Front speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker TV Center[...]

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    21 6 5 – CENTER + +10 10 – REAR•R + ENTER MENU 9 8 – REAR•L + 1 TEST 5. Adjust the speak er output le vels. • T o adjust the center speaker level, pr ess CENTER +/– (from +10 dB to –10 dB). • T o adjust the left rear speak er lev el, pr ess REAR•L +/– (from +10 dB to –10 dB). • T o adjust the r ight rear speaker lev el, pr[...]

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    22 SOUND 6 5 – CENTER + SURROUND SURROUND MODE CONTROL DOWN UP ADJUST SETTIN CONTROL DOWN UP +10 10 – REAR•R + ENTER MENU 9 8 – REAR•L + TEST TONE L (Left front speaker) TEST TONE LS (Left rear speaker) TEST TONE RS (Right rear speaker) TEST TONE C (Center speaker) TEST TONE R (Right front speaker) DSP EFFECT 1 DSP EFFECT 2 DSP EFFECT 3 D[...]

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    23 DSP MODE SOUND MENU 9 8 – REAR•L + +10 10 – REAR•R + ENTER 4 EFFECT SURROUND SURROUND MODE Adjusting the DAP Modes Once you ha ve adjusted the DAP modes, the adjustment is memorized for each D AP mode . Bef ore you start, remember ... • Make sure tha t you ha ve set the speak er information cor rectly (see page 12). • There is a time[...]

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    24 SURROUND SURROUND MODE SURROUND ON/OFF SURROUND ON/OFF DSP MODE DSP MODE Activating the DSP Modes Y ou can use only one DSP mode at a time. When a DSP mode is acti vated, another DSP mode is canceled if in use. For Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Sur r ound On the front panel: 1. Press SURR OUND ON/OFF . • Each time you pr ess [...]

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    25 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 . Automatic Power On/Off (Standby): only possible with the COMPU LINK-3 and COMPU LINK-4 connection Both the CD player and cassette deck (or CD recorder) turn on and off (standby) along with [...]

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    26 Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can operate JVC’ s audio and video components with this r eceiver’ s r emote control, since contr ol signals for JVC components are preset in the remote control. Operating Audio Components IMPOR T ANT : T o operate JVC’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JV[...]

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    27 Operating V ideo Components IMPORT ANT: T o operate JVC’s video components using this remote control: • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote code “A” and “B.” Before using this remote control, make sure that the remote control code of the VCR connected to the VCR jacks is set to code “A.” • When [...]

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    28 T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational pr oblems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center . PROBLEM The display does not light up. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM reception. “O[...]

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    29 Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS , driven into 8 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no mor e than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS , driv en into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Center c[...]

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    30 FM tuner (IHF) T uning Rang e: 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 T otal Harmonic Distor tion: Monaural: 0.4% at[...]

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    Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products. NATIONAL HEADQUART[...]

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    LIMITED W ARRANTY AUDIO-2 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below . (“The W arranty Period.”) THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V [...]

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