JVC RX-6012VSL manual

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. LVT0578-003A [US, UN, UJ] AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RECEPTOR DE CONTROL DE AUDIO/VÍDEO RECEPTOR DE COMANDO AUDIO/VÍDEO RX-6010VBK / RX-6012VSL INSTRU[...]

G-1 CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Caution –– switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Precau[...]

English G-2 RX-6010VBK/ RX-6012VSL Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage. Locate the apparatus as follows: Front: No obstructions open spacing. Sides: No obstructions in 10 cm from the sides. T op: No obstructions in 10 cm from the top. Back: No obstructions in 15 cm from the back Bottom: [...]

1 English T able of Contents Par ts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Star ted ........................................... 3 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................................... 3 Setting the V oltage S[...]

2 English 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 ST ANDBY/ON 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 ADJU[...]

3 English 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 sur e y our hands are dry . • T urn the power off to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations ?[...]

4 English 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 have the best r eception. Notes: • If the AM loop antenna wire is co vered with vin yl, remov e the vin[...]

5 English 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) [...]

6 English 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 au[...]

7 English 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 cor d may cause noise or screen interference. W e recommend that you use a coaxial cable t[...]

8 English 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 ST ANDBY/ON . 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[...]

9 English CD TAPE/CDR SOURCE NAME FM/AM TAPE/CDR FM/AM CD – + VOLUME Selecting dif fer ent sour ces for pictur e and sound Y ou can w atch picture from a video component while listening to sound from another component. Press one of the audio source selecting buttons (CD , T APE/CDR, FM/AM), while vie wing the picture from a video component such a[...]

10 English 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 be[...]

11 English Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers in your listening room, while others will make operations easier . Recording a Sour ce Y ou can record any sour ce pla ying through the receiver to a cassette deck (or a CD recorder) connected to the T APE/CDR jac ks and the VCR conn[...]

12 English 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 [...]

13 English S T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP 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 smal[...]

14 English 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 win[...]

15 English 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[...]

16 English Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Y ou can br owse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a par ticular station. Using Pr eset T uning Once a station is assigned to a c hannel n umber , the station can be quickly tuned . Y ou can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. T o stor e the preset stations Befor e you[...]

17 English 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 alte[...]

18 English 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 tr ademar ks of Dolby Labor atories. Confidentia[...]

19 English DAP modes In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound f ield in your listening room while playing soundtracks of stereo sources, you can use D AP modes. This mode can be used when the fr ont speakers and the rear speak ers are connected to this recei ver (without respect to the center speaker connection). Y ou can select one of the follo[...]

20 English 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 T[...]

21 English 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, press REAR•L +/– (from +10 dB to –10 dB). • T o adjust the r ight rear speaker lev[...]

22 English 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[...]

23 English 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 i[...]

24 English 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[...]

25 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 . 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) alo[...]

26 English Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can operate JVC’s audio and video components with this receiver’ s remote control, since control 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 connec[...]

27 English 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.” ?[...]

28 English 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 . SOLUTION Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary. Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF button correctly. Select the correct source. Press MUTING to can[...]

29 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W* per channel, min. RMS, both channels dri ven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3/DIN) At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 W* per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total ha[...]

30 English FM tuner (IHF) T uning Rang e: 87.50 MHz to 108.00 MHz Usable Sensitivity: Monaural: 12.8 dBf (1.95 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: Monaur[...]

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