JVC RX-D211S manual

LVT1557-001A [J] RX-D211S / RX-D212B A UDIO / VIDEO CONTR OL RECEIVER INSTR UCTIONS 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.[...]

G-1 Caution–– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the standby lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the unit is on standby, the standby lamp lights red. • When the un[...]

1 T able of Contents P ar ts identification ................................................ 2 Getting started ...................................................... 4 Bef ore Installation .................................................................. 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 4 Putting batterie[...]

2 A/V CONTROL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL RM - SRXD21 1J MUTING AUDIO DVR/DVD VCR TV/SIRIUS USB FM/AM DBS/ CA TV DVR/DVD VCR TV XM SIRIUS DBS TV VOL CHANNEL VOLUME SELECT CA T TUNING TUNING TOP MENU MENU SURROUND DISPLA Y ANALOG/DIGIT AL TV/VIDEO FM MODE MEMORY D.EQ FREQ DIRECT BAND PREV D.EQ LEVEL C.TONE DIMMER B.BOOST TEST SLEEP L — FRONT — R L ?[...]

3 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON b utton and standby lamp (12) 2 DIMMER button (14) 3 SETTING button (20, 22) 4 ADJUST button (26) 5 SURROUND b utton (34) 6 Source lamps D VR/D VD , VCR, DBS, TV/SIRIUS, USB , XM, FM, AM 7 • SET button (20, 22, 26) • TUNER PRESET button (16, 19) 8 • SOURCE SELECT OR (12, 16, 17) • MUL TI JOG (16, 19, 20, 22, 26, [...]

4 Putting batteries in the remote control Bef ore using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. 1 Press and slide the battery co ver on the back of the remote contr ol. 2 Inser t batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). 3 Replace the co ver . If the range or eff ectiveness of the remote control decrea[...]

5 ANTENNA AM LOOP AM EXT COAXIAL FM 75 ANTENNA 7 Connecting the XM Connect and Pla y Digital Antenna T o enjo y XM Satellite Radio , connect the XM Connect and Play Digital Antenna (not supplied) to the XM jac k. Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna. Connecting antennas Do not connect the A C power pl[...]

6 L R LS RS SBL C SW SBR (*SB) CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 - 16 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT SUBWOOFER OUT *When using a single speaker for the surround back speaker Y ou can enjoy the surround sound b y one surround back speaker . When using one surround back speak er , –[...]

7 Å ıÎ ‰ Ï Ì Ç DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) This receiv er is equipped with the follo wing video ter minals— composite video , S-video, and component video terminals. • If your video components ha ve S-video (Y/C-separ ation) and/or component vid[...]

8 Å Î Ç ı COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN Y P B P R TV/SIRIUS IN DBS IN OUT(REC) V C L R VIDEO OU T DBS IN VIDEO S-VIDEO Å ıÎ ‰ Ï Ì Ç AUDIO OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) VCR Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN VCR OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) VCR Å T o component video output • Connect Y , P B , and P R correctly [...]

9 ı Ç Î Å Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN TV/SIRIUS IN D B I N L R MONITOR OUT / DVD L AY) T urn off all components bef ore making connections. • When y ou connect other components, ref er also to their manuals. Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. 7 Connecting [...]

10 DIGITAL IN 2(DBS) 1(DVR /DVD) 3(VCR) About video signal conversion This receiv er can conv er t video signals. See the table below about video signal conv ersion. T o con ver t composite video and S-video signal into component video signal, set the “D VD VIDEO IN, ” “VCR VIDEO IN, ” or “DBS VIDEO IN” to “<S/C>” (see page 25[...]

11 2. Check if the driver s are correctly installed. 1. Open the Control P anel on your PC: Select [Star t] = [Control P anel]. 2. Select [System] = [Hardware] = [De vice Manager] = [Sound, video and game controllers] and [Univ ersal Serial Bus controllers]. • The f ollowing windo w appears, and y ou can check whether the drivers are installed. N[...]

12 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECT OR until the sour ce name y ou want appears on the displa y . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As y ou tur n SOURCE SELECT OR, the source changes as f ollows: D VR/D VD* 2 : Select this f or the D VD recorder or D VD play er . VCR* 2 : Sele[...]

13 3 Adjust the volume T o increase the v olume , turn MASTER V OLUME control c lockwise (or press V OLUME + on the remote contr ol). T o decrease the v olume , turn MASTER V OLUME control counter cloc kwise (or press V OLUME – on the remote contr ol). • When you adjust the v olume, the v olume le v el indication appears on the displa y for a w[...]

14 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiv er memorizes sound settings f or each source: • when y ou tur n off the pow er , and • when y ou change the source. When you change the source , the memor ized settings f or the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The f ollowing can be stored f or each source: • Analog/digital input[...]

15 FM/AM tuner operations T uning in to FM/AM stations manually From the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM to select the band. The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time y ou press the button, the band alternates between “FM” and “AM. ” 2 Press repeatedl y or hold TUNING 9 or ( TUNING until the station y o[...]

16 3 Press the numeric b uttons (0 – 9, h 10) to select a channel number while the c hannel number position is flashing. • F or channel number 5, press 5. • F or channel number 10, press h 10, 1, then 0. • F or channel number 15, press h 10, 1, then 5. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected channel number is flashing on the displa y . The[...]

17 About XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio is a satellite radio with digital-quality sound and ov er 100 digital channels—100% commercial-free music channels, o ver 30 channels of ne ws, spor ts, talk and enter tainment, and ov er 20 channels of traffic and weather . F or the latest channel listings and programming inf or mation, or to sign u[...]

18 7 Direct Channel Access Y ou can tune in to the desired channel directly by entering the channel number . Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps . If the setting is canceled bef ore you finish, start from step 2 again. 1 Press XM to select “XM” as the sour ce. 2 Press DIRECT . The receiv er enter[...]

19 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected preset number is flashing on the displa y . 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until y ou store all the desired channels. T o erase a stored preset channel Storing a new channel on a used preset number er ases the pre viously stored one. T o tune in a preset channel From the remote control: 1 Press XM. The last receiv[...]

20 T o obtain the best possib le sound effect from Surround/DSP modes (see pages 30 to 34), y ou need to set up the speaker and subwoof er information after all the connections are completed. F rom pages 20 to 25, how to set speak ers and other basic items of the receiv er are explained. Setting the speaker information easily—Quick Speaker Setup [...]

21 Speakers (channels) number and the size Y ou can find how each of the speak er size is defined according to the number of connected speak ers (speaker channel “ch” n umber) you select. • Subwoof er is counted as 0.1 channel. The size of connected speakers CH L/R C LS/RS SB SUBWFR 2.0CH LRG (large) NO NO NO NO 2.1CH SML (small) NO NO NO YES[...]

22 Operating procedure On the front panel ONL Y : Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps . If the setting is canceled bef ore you finish, start from step 1 again. Ex.: When setting DIGIT AL IN 1 terminal. 1 Press SETTING. MUL TI JOG now w or ks f or the setting operation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG until the it[...]

23 In this case, set the distance as f ollows: Left front speaker (L): “FRONT L <3.0m> (10ft)” Right front speaker (R): “FRONT R <3.0m> (10ft)” Center speaker (C): “CENTER <3.0m> (10ft)” Left surround speaker (LS): “SURR L <2.7m> (9ft)” Right surround speaker (RS): “SURR R <2.7m> (9ft)” Left surroun[...]

24 Selecting the main or sub channel —DUAL MONO Y ou can select the playbac k sound (channel) you want while pla ying digital software recorded (or broadcasted) in Dual Mono mode (see page 31), which includes two monaural channels separately . When the receiver detects Dual mono signals, the DU AL MONO indicator lights up on the displa y . D MONO[...]

25 Setting the digital input (DIGIT AL IN) terminals—DIGIT AL IN 1/2/3 When you use the digital input terminals, register what components are connected to which terminals—DIGIT AL IN 1/2/3 (see page 10) so that the correct source name will appear when you select the digital source . Select one of the f ollowing components f or each ter minal: D[...]

26 Sound adjustments Y ou can make sound adjustment to y our preference after completing basic setting. Basic adjustment items Y ou can adjust the follo wing items. See pages in parentheses f or details. • Y ou cannot select the items which are not av ailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL* 1 Adjust the subwoof er output lev e[...]

27 Adjusting the equalization patterns— D EQ 63Hz/250Hz/1kHz/4kHz/16kHz Y ou can adjust equalization patter ns in fiv e frequency bands (center frequency: 63 Hz, 250 Hz, 1 kHz, 4 kHz, 16 kHz) for the front speakers . • Once you ha ve made an adjustment, it is memorized f or each source. Adjustable range: –8 (dB) to +8 (dB) (in 2 dB inter vals[...]

28 Adjusting the bass sounds Reinforcing the bass—BASS BOOST Y ou can boost the bass lev el—Bass Boost. • Once you ha ve made an adjustment, it is memorized f or each source. B BOOST < ON > Select to boost the bass le vel. The B.BOOST indicator lights up on the displa y . B BOOST < OFF > Select to deactivate the Bass Boost. Initia[...]

29 Adjusting the center channel localization for Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music—CENTER WIDTH This setting is av ailable when Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music is activated f or the analog or digital 2-channel sound signal. T o activ ate Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music, see page 34. • If “CENTER SPK” is set to ?[...]

30 Creating realistic sound fields Reproducing theater ambience In a movie theater , many speak ers are located on the walls to reproduce impressive m ulti-channel sound, reaching you from all directions. With these many speak ers, sound localization and sound mov ement can be expressed. Surround/DSP modes built in this receiv er can create almost [...]

31 DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 is another conv ersion method to create 6-channel (plus subwoof er) from analog/digital 2-channel software by using the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS-ES Matrix 6.1ch. • This receiv er provides the follo wing DTS Neo:6 modes— Neo:6 Cinema (NEO:6 CINEMA) and Neo:6 Music (NEO:6 MUSIC). When one of them i[...]

32 Introducing the DSP modes The sound heard in a concer t hall, club , etc. consists of direct sound and indirect sound—early reflections and reflections from behind. Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflection. On the other hand, indirect sounds are dela yed by the distances of the ceiling and walls . These direct sounds an[...]

33 PLII MO VIE/ PLII MUSIC/ PLII GAME/ NEO:6 CINEMA/ NEO:6 MUSIC Using the Surround/DSP modes A vailable Surround/DSP modes v ar y depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals . See the table below . • The numbers inside the parentheses f ollowing the incoming signal type indicate the number of the front channels and that of the sur[...]

34 On the front panel: Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps . If the setting is canceled bef ore you finish, start from step 2 again. 1 Select and play an y source. • Make sure you ha ve selected the input mode (analog or digital) correctly . 2 Press SURROUND . MUL TI JOG no w works for selecting Su[...]

35 AV COMPU LINK EX AV COMPU LINK- III AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK- III A V COMPU LINK remote contr ol system The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows y ou to operate JVC’ s video components (TV , D VD player*, and VCR) through this receiver . This receiv er is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK- III , which has added a functio[...]

36 One-touch DVD play Simply by starting playbac k on the D VD pla yer , you can enjo y the D VD pla yback without setting other s witches manually . • When the D VD player is connected through the analog input jacks on this receiv er (and analog input is selected), the receiv er automatically tur ns on and changes the source to “D VR/D VD . ?[...]

37 Y ou can use the supplied remote control to operate not onl y this receiver but also other JVC pr oducts. • Ref er also to the manuals supplied with the other products. – Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of control signals— remote codes “A” and “B. ” This remote control can operate a VCR whose remote control code is set to “A. [...]

38 After setting the mode selector correctly , you can perf or m the follo wing operations on the D VD recorder or D VD play er . See the instructions supplied with the D VD recorder or D VD play er for details. 7 Changing the remote control code for DVD recorder Some JVC D VD recorders can accept f our types of control signals. Y ou can assign one[...]

39 By changing the transmittable signals, y ou can use the supplied remote control to operate other man ufacturers’ products. • Ref er also to the manuals supplied with the other products. • T o operate those components with the remote control, first you need to set the manuf acturers’ codes each for the TV , VCR, CA TV con verter, DBS tune[...]

40 ❏ Changing the transmittable signals for operating a VCR 1 Press and hold VCR . 2 Press VCR. 3 Enter the manufacturer’ s code using buttons 1 – 9, and 0. See “Manuf acturers’ codes for VCR” on the r ight. 4 Release VCR . Now , y ou can perform the follo wing operation on the VCR. VCR : T urn on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR, you[...]

41 Manufacturer Codes G.I. 01 Gemini 02 Hamlin 03, 04, 05, 06 Jerrold 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Macom 16, 17, 18 Magnavox 19 Oak 20, 21, 22 Panasonic 23, 24 Philips 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Pioneer 31, 32 S. Atlanta 33, 34, 35 Samsung 36 Tocom 37 Zenith 38, 39 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 Hitachi 02 Kenwood 03, 04 Magnavox 05 Marantz 06 Mitsubi[...]

42 T r oubleshooting Use this char t to help you solv e daily operational problems. If there are any prob lems you cannot solv e, contact your JVC’ s ser vice center . PROBLEM The pow er does not come on. The receiver turns off (enters standby mode). “O VER HEA T” flashes on the display , then the receiver turns off . No sound from speakers .[...]

43 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Power At stereo operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At surround operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driv en into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no mo[...]

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