JVC RX-D212B manual

LVT1557-001B [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. cover_RX-D211S212B[J]ff.p65 06.4.25, 11:53 3[...]

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 Ta b le of Contents Pa r ts identification ................................................ 2 Getting started ...................................................... 4 Bef ore Installation .................................................................. 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 4 Putting batteri[...]

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 Before using the remote control, put tw o supplied batter ies first. 1 Press and slide the battery cover on the bac k of the remote control. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). 3 Replace the cover . If the range or eff ectiveness of the remote control decrease[...]

5 ANTENNA AM LOOP AM EXT COAXIAL FM 75 ANTENNA 7 Connecting the XM P asspor t System (XM Passport and XM P asspor t Home Dock)* To enjo y XM Satellite Radio, connect the XM P asspor t System (not supplied) to the receiv er. *Y ou can also use the conventional XM Connect and Pla y Digital Antenna (not supplied) f or the receiver . Snap the tabs on t[...]

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 speaker , – [...]

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 receiver is equipped with the f ollowing video terminals— composite video , S-video, and component video terminals. • If your video components ha ve S-video (Y/C-separation) and/or component video [...]

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 To 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 you connect other components , refer 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 receiver can con ver t video signals. See the table below about video signal conv ersion. To 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 [Universal Serial Bus controllers]. • The follo wing window appears, and y ou can check whether the drivers are installed. Now[...]

12 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECT OR until the sour ce name y ou want appear s on the display . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECT OR, the source changes as f ollo ws: D VR/D VD* 2 : Select this for the D VD recorder or D VD play er . VCR* 2 : Select[...]

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

14 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiver memoriz es sound settings for each source: • when you turn off the power , and • when you change the source . When you change the source , the memor ized settings f or the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The follo wing can be stored for each source: • Analog/digital input mode[...]

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 received station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the b utton, the band alter nates between “FM” and “AM. ” 2 Press repeatedly or hold TUNING 9 or ( TUNING until the station you [...]

16 3 Press the numeric b uttons (0 – 9, h 10) to select a channel number while the c hannel n umber 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 c hannel 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 170 digital channels, the most commercial-free music in satellite radio , live concerts plus exclusive original progr amming, the biggest names in news , talk, and enter tainment, the most spor ts play-b y-play including Major League Baseball R [...]

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 before y ou finish, star t from step 2 again. 1 Press XM to select “XM” as the source. 2 Press the DIRECT button. The receiv[...]

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. To erase a stored preset channel Storing a new channel on a used preset number er ases the previously stored one . To tune in a preset channel From the remote control: 1 Press XM. The last received[...]

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

21 Speakers (channels) number and the size Y ou can find how each of the speaker siz e is defined according to the number of connected speakers (speak er channel “ch” number) y ou 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 before y ou finish, star t from step 1 again. Ex.: When setting DIGIT AL IN 1 terminal. 1 Press SETTING. MUL TI JOG now w or ks for the setting oper ation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG until the ite[...]

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 playing digital softw are recorded (or broadcasted) in Dual Mono mode (see page 31), which includes two monaural channels separately . When the receiv er detects Dual mono signals, the DU AL MONO indicator lights up on the display . 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 y ou select the digital source . Select one of the follo wing components for each terminal: 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 for details. •Y ou cannot select the items which are not a vailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL* 1 Adjust the subwoof er output lev el.[...]

27 Adjusting the equalization patterns— D EQ 63Hz/250Hz/1kHz/4kHz/16kHz Y ou can adjust equalization patterns in five 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. To 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 following DTS Neo:6 modes— Neo:6 Cinema (NEO:6 CINEMA) and Neo:6 Music (NEO:6 MUSIC). When one of them is[...]

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 and[...]

33 PLII MO VIE/ PLII MUSIC/ PLII GAME/ NEO:6 CINEMA/ NEO:6 MUSIC Using the Surround/DSP modes Av ailable 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 surr[...]

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 before y ou finish, star t from step 2 again. 1 Select and play an y source. • Make sure y ou have selected the input mode (analog or digital) correctly . 2 Press SURROUND . MUL TI JOG now w or ks for selecting S[...]

35 AV COMPU LINK EX AV COMPU LINK- III AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK- III AV 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 receiver is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK- III , which has added a function [...]

36 One-touch DVD play Simply by starting playbac k on the D VD player , you can enjo y the D VD playback 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 receiver automatically turns 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 , y ou can perform the f ollo wing operations on the D VD recorder or D VD play er. See the instructions supplied with the D VD recorder or D VD player f or details. 7 Changing the remote control code for DVD recorder Some JVC D VD recorders can accept four types of control signals. Y ou can assign one o[...]

39 By changing the transmittable signals, you 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 y ou need to set the manuf acturers’ codes each for the TV , VCR, CA TV converter, DBS tuner [...]

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 “Manufacturers’ codes for VCR” on the r ight. 4 Release VCR . Now , you can perform the f ollowing operation on the VCR. VCR : Tu rn on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR, you c[...]

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 Tr oubleshooting Use this char t to help you solv e daily operational problems. If there are any prob lems you cannot solve , 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, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no m[...]

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0306RYMMDWJEIN EN © 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited AUDIO / VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX-D211S / RX-D212B cover_RX-D211S212B[J]f.p65 06.3.17, 11:51 2[...]