JVC RX-668VBK 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. LVT0142-001A [J] RX-668VBK INSTR UCTIONS AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SLEEP ONE TOUCH OPERATION TV/VIDEO 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7/P +10 0 TV SOUND R E C P A U S [...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others 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. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERV[...]

1 T able of Contents Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode .......... 20 Acti vating the D VD MUL TI Playback Mode .......................... 20 Using the On-Screen Menus ........................ 21 Selecting the Source to Play ..................................................... 21 Acti vating the DSP Modes ..........................................[...]

2 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 PO WER button and ST ANDBY lamp (8) 2 Display (8) 3 SURR OUND button (17) 4 ONE T OUCH OPERA TION button and lamp (12) 5 Remote sensor (7) 6 B ASS BOOST lamp (10) 7 ADJUST button (10) * 8 SET[...]

3 ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 C O A X IA L AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 C O A X IA L Getting Star ted This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver , and how to connect the power supply . Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dr y . • T urn the po we[...]

4 AM Antenna Connections AM Loop Antenna Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop. Basic connecting procedur e 1 Cut, twist and r emove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable. 2 Open the terminal and then insert the speaker signal cable. 3 Close the terminal. Connecting the front speakers Y ou can[...]

5 Connecting the subwoofer speaker Y ou can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer . Connect the input jack of a powered subw oofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA pin plugs. Powered subwoofer SUBWOOFER OUT Connecting Audio/Video Components Y ou can connect the follo wing audio/video components to this receiv[...]

6 Video 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 yellow plug to the video jack. If D VD player and TV ha ve S-video (Y/C-separation) terminals, connect them using S-video cables (not supplied). Connecting these video component[...]

7 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiv er into an A C outlet, make sure that all connections hav e been made. Plug the power cord into an A C outlet. K ee p the power cor d away from the connecting cables and the antenna. The po wer cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e recommend that you use a coaxial cable to connect th[...]

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

9 VOLUME Adjusting the V olume On the front panel: T o increase the volume, turn MASTER V OLUME clockwise. T o decrease the volume, turn it counterclockwise. • When you turn MASTER V OLUME rapidly , the volume le vel also changes rapidly . • When you turn MASTER V OLUME slowly , the volume le vel also changes slo wly . Fr om the r emote contr o[...]

10 Attenuating the Input Signal When the input le vel of the playing source is too high, the sounds will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input signal lev el to prev ent the sound distortion. On the front panel ONL Y : Press INPUT A TT . so that the lamp next to the button lights up. The A TT indicator also lights up on the [...]

11 3. Press cursor contr ol @ / # to select y our center speaker size. LARGE: Select this mode when the size of the center speaker is the same as that of the front speakers. SMALL: Select this mode when the size of the center speaker is smaller than that of the front speakers. NONE: Select this mode when you do not use a center speaker . Rear Speak[...]

12 On the front panel: 1. Press SETTING so that the cursor control % / fi buttons work f or setting the delay time. 2. Press cursor contr ol % / fi re peatedly until “DELA Y TIME” appears on the display . 3. Press cursor contr ol @ / # to select an appropriate delay time. As the distance from you to your rear speakers decreases, you will get [...]

13 Receiving Radio Broadcasts Y ou can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a par ticular station. T uning in Stations Manually On the front panel ONL Y : 1. Press FM/AM to select the band. The cursor control % / fi / @ / # b uttons can be no w used for operating the tuner . • Each time you press the b [...]

14 FM/AM FM/AM FM/AM 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO 100 1k 10k MUTE AUT O VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 /P +10 0 10 SURROUND TEST DELAY EFFECT – CENTER + – REAR•L + ENTER RETURN MENU – REAR•R + 100+ Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo br oa[...]

15 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 (Dolby Pro Logic and JVC Theater Surround.) Early reflections Reflections from behind Direct sounds 3D-PHONIC modes The 3D-PHONIC mode gi ves you such a ne[...]

16 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Ar rangement A v ailable DSP modes will vary depending on ho w many speakers are used with this recei ver . Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 11). TV Front speaker Front speaker Center speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker Each time you press SURR OUND, the DSP mod[...]

17 Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes Bef ore you start, r emember ... • Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 11). • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, start fr om step 1 again. On the front panel: 1. Press SURR OUND repea tedly until “3D A CTION[...]

18 Fr om the r emote contr ol: 1. Press SOUND CONTR OL. The 10 keys ar e activated for sound adjustments. 2. Press SURR OUND repea tedly until the D AP mode — LIVE CLUB, D ANCE CLUB, HALL, or P A VILION — appears on the display . The DSP and the selected D AP mode indicators also light up on the display . 3. Press REAR•L – / + to adjust the[...]

19 On the front panel: Y ou can also use the b uttons on the front panel to adjust the Surround modes. Howe ver , no test tone is av ailable when using the buttons on the front panel. So, mak e adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back. 1. Press SURR OUND repea tedly until the mode — “PR O LOGIC” or “THEA TER” —[...]

20 Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for r epr oducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player . Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player . 7. Press cursor contr ol @ / # to adjust the left rear speak er output level (fr om –10 to +10). 8. Press[...]

21 Using the On-Scr een Menus Y ou can use the Menus on the TV screen to control the receiver . T o use this function, you need to connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT jack on the rear panel (see page 6), and set the TV’ s input mode to the proper position to which the receiver is connected. • When the TV’ s input mode is incorrect; for example,[...]

22 4. Press % / fi to mov e to “INPUT A TT . ” 5. Press @ / # to tur n the Input Attenuator mode “A TT ON” or “NORMAL. ” 6. When you f inish, press OSD EXIT r epeatedly until the menu disappears fr om the TV . Adjusting the DSP Modes (Also see pages 17 – 19) 1. Press OSD SET . 2, 8, 4, and 6 buttons on the 10 k eys work as % / fi / [...]

23 Operating the T uner (Also see pages 13 and 14) 1. Press OSD SET . 2, 8, 4, and 6 buttons on the 10 k eys work as % / fi / @ / # for OSD operations. 2. Press any one of % / fi / @ / # . The MAIN MENU appears on the TV . 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to “TUNER CONTR OL, ” then press @ / # . The TUNER CONTR OL menu appears. 4. Press % / fi to m[...]

24 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 (SYNCHR O) jacks (see belo w) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin [...]

25 TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system has been newly developed to deal with the disc information recorded in the CD T ext* and MDs. Using these information in the discs, you can operate the CD player or MD recorder equipped with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system through the receiver . COMPU LINK[...]

26 1 Source name: CD or MD 2 Select or , then press OSD SET to change the disc. 3 Trac k numbers and track titles. • The current playing (selected) track is indicated in yellow . • When y ou mov e to a track number, you can change the track information by pressing @ / # . Each time you press the button, track information alternates between its [...]

27 Sear ch a disc by its disc title: 1. Press TEXT DISPLA Y while “CD” is selected as the source. The Disc Information screen appears on the TV . 2. Press % / fi to mo ve to “SEARCH, ” then press OSD SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears. 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to “DISC TITLE”, then press OSD SET . The DISC TITLE SEARCH screen appear[...]

28 Sear ch a disc by its genr e: 1. Press TEXT DISPLA Y while “CD” is selected as the sour ce . The Disc Information screen appears on the TV . 2. Press % / fi to mov e to “SEARCH, ” then press OSD SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears. 3. Press % / fi to mov e to “GENRE”, then press OSD SET . The GENRE SEARCH screen appears. 4. Press [...]

29 For the MD recor der: Y ou can write the disc information (disc title and song titles) into the disc. Y ou 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 i[...]

30 A V COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV , VCR, and DVD player) through the receiver . T o use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, follo wing the procedures below . 1. If y ou have alr eady plugged your VCR, [...]

31 The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to use the fi ve basic functions listed belo w . Remote Control of the TV , DVD player , and VCR Using This Remote Control See page 33 for details. For the D VD player and the VCR: • Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the each component. For the TV ha ving A V COMPU LINK [...]

32 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. IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC audio components through the C[...]

33 Cassette deck After pressing T APE/MD, you can perf orm the follo wing operations on a cassette deck: 3 : Starts playing. 1 1 1 1 1 : Fast winds the tape from right to left. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ : Fast winds the tape from left to right. 7 : Stops operations. 8 : Pauses playing. T o release it, press 3 . REC P AUSE : Pauses recording temporarily . T o [...]

34 Operating Other Manufacturers’ V ideo Equipment This remote control supplied with the recei ver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CA TV converters and satellite tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manufacturer’ s components us[...]

35 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV conver ter or satellite tuner 1. Press and hold CA TV/SA T PO WER. 2. Press CA TV CONTR OL. 3. Enter manufacturer’ s code (two digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list below to f ind the code. Examples: For a PIONEER product, press 1, then 3. For a SONY product, pr ess 2, then [...]

36 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 . 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. No [...]

37 Specifications Amplifier Output Po w er At Stereo operation: 100 watts per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 8 ohms, 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At Surround operation: Front channel: 100 watts per channel, min. RMS, driv en into 8 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Center channel: [...]

38 FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensiti vity: Monaural: 17.0 dBf (1.95 µV/75 ohms) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: Monaural: 21.3 dBf (3.2 µV/75 ohms) Stereo: 41.3 dBf (31.5 µV/75 ohms) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A weighted): Monaural: 78 dB at 85 dBf Stereo: 73 dB at 85 dBf T otal Harmonic Distortion: Monaural: 0.4% at[...]

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