JVC RX-EXA10 manual

COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM EX-A10 Consists of RX-EXA10, SP-EXA10 and XV -EXA10 L VT1403-011 A [A, US, UN, UB , UW , UG] INSTR UCTIONS English EXA10[A_Ux]-00Cov1.fm Page 1 Friday, September 2, 2005 9:51 AM[...]

G-1 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrica l shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remov e screws, co v ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain o r moisture. CAUTION — F button! Disconnect the mains plu g to shut the power off completely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The F button in an y position does not d[...]

G-2 CAUTION — Proper Ventilation T o a void risk of electric shock and fire and to pr otect from damage, locate the apparatus as follo ws: T op/F ront/Back/Sides: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown b y the dimensions below . Bottom: Place on the lev el su rf ace. Maintain adequate air path for v entil ation by placing on a stand [...]

1 Introduction Supplied accessories ...................................... 2 Part description ............................................... 3 DVD player ....................... ........... ............. .......... 3 Receiver.. ............. ............. ........... ............. .......... 4 Using the remote control .............................[...]

2 Intr oduction Listening to the sound of other audio equipment Listening to the sound of other audio equipment ................................................... 41 Timer Timer ............................................................. 42 Using the sleep timer ....... ........... ............ .......... 42 Using th e playback tim er ..... ....[...]

3 The numbers ref er to the pages in which the par ts are explained. Front p anel Rear panel Displa y window The receiver and the D VD play er use the same design for their displa y windows. DVD player S ee “ Display windo w” shown below . 13, 14 14 23–26, 28 5 20, 24 20, 28 20 10 13 12 10 45 10 47 12 12 21, 22 21, 22 21, 22, 29 21, 27 28 21,[...]

4 Intr oduction The numbers ref er to the pages in which the par ts are explained. Front p anel * This terminal is fo r connecting a pai r of headphones equipped with a s tereo plug (not supplied). When t he headphones ar e connected, th e speak ers do not produc e any so und. Rear panel Displa y window The receiver and the D VD play er use the sam[...]

5 The numbers ref er to the pages in which the parts are e xplained. If the eff ective distance bet ween the remote control and remote control sensor on the receiver or the D VD play er decreases, replace the batteries. Use two R6P (SUM-3)/AA(15F) type dry-cell batter ies. CAUTION • Do not use a used battery and a ne w battery together . • Do n[...]

6 Intr oduction Y o u can operate your TV using the remote control of this system. Setting the manufacturer code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to TV. 2 Hold down F TV. • Hold down F TV until you finish step 4. 3 Press ENTER and release. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0). • Ref er to “Using the number buttons” ( A page 15). Examples[...]

7 Connecting the AM loop antenna (supplied) 3 Turn the AM loop antenna to find the best position for radio reception. Place the AM loop antenna as far from the receiver as possible. • Do not place the AM loop antenna on a metallic table or close to a TV , computer , or other electric appliances. Doing so ma y affect r adio reception. When positio[...]

8 Preparation Connecting the FM antenna (supplied) 7 When radio reception with th e supplied FM antenna is poor, or when usin g a communal antenna When using a n antenna oth er than tho se suppli ed with this system, refer to the operation man uals fo r the antenna and conver ter for details of connection . When positioning the antennas, find the b[...]

9 There is no difference between the left and right speakers. CAUTION • Do not short-circui t the ª and · speaker terminals. Doing so ma y damage the receiver . • Do not connect other speakers toge ther with the supplied speake rs. The change in i mpedance may damage the re ceiver and the spea kers. • Improper speaker cord connection spoils[...]

10 Preparation Make sure to connect the three supplied cords. CAUTION • Do not fold the op tical digital cord as thi s may damage the inner w ire. Connecting the r eceiv er and the DVD player DVD player (rear panel) Synchronization cord (supplied) Optical digital cord (supplied) Audio cord (supplied) If protection caps co ver the tips of the opti[...]

11 Connecting the subwoofer When you connect this system with an amplifier- built-in subwoof er (not suppl ied), you can enjo y a more dynamic bass sound. Refer to the manual of the subw oof er f or detail s. T o produce sound from the subwoof er , pr ess S.WFR OUT on the remote control to display “S. W OOFER ON” (Subwoofer on) in the display w[...]

12 Preparation Connecting other audio equipment Connecting digital equipment with an optical output terminal Connecting a TV with the VIDEO terminal Connecting a TV with the S-VIDEO terminal Connecting a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals Receiver (rear panel) Output Input Other audio equipment Audio cord (not supplied) MD player or satellit[...]

13 F or the locations of the remot e control b uttons, ref er to page 11. Do not tur n on the power until you complete the connection . Connections (continued) After connecting the D VD pla yer to the TV , select the video signal type corre ctly according to the TV . 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Make sure that playback stops. [...]

14 Preparation/Basic operations • 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press F AUDIO (or F on the receiver). • The power of the receiv er will turn on and the ST ANDBY lamp on the receiver will turn off . • Press F A UDIO again to tur n off the power of the receiver . • With the power off , pressing any of the f ollowing [...]

15 Y ou ca n set the clock when the receiv er is turn ed either on or off. Example: T o set the cloc k to 10:30 a.m. on W ednesday 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER. Display on the receiver 3 Press 2 or 3 (cursor) to select the hour. • Hold down the b utton to incrementally increase the hour setting. • Y [...]

16 Basic operations Changing the brightness of the display windows on the receiver and the DVD player Y ou ca n set the brightness of the displa y windows on the receiver and the D VD play er respectively . 7 When the receiver/DVD player is turned on 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER or DVD. 2 Press DIMMER repeatedly. • Each ti[...]

17 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press BASS ADJUST. Display on the receiver 3 While the select able values are flashing, press 2 or 3 (cursor) to select the value of the bass frequency. • Y ou can select “10 0 Hz”, “120 Hz” or “140 Hz”. • The initial setting is “100 Hz”. Sele ct the value f or your desi[...]

18 Basic operations/Listening to radio Some countr ies space AM stations 9 kHz apar t, and other countr ies use 10 kHz spacing. On the receiver ONL Y : 7 When the receiver is turned off T o select 10 kHz spacing, while holding down SEARCH + on the receiver , press F on the receiv er to turn on the pow er . “AM 10 kHz STEP” appears in the di spl[...]

19 Presetting radio stations in the receiver allows y ou to easily tune in to a radio station. Presetting radio stations Y o u can store up to 30 FM radio stations and up to 15 AM radio stations. 1 Select a radio station you want to store ( A “Selecting a radio station” on page 18). 2 Press MEMORY. • The preset number flashes in the display w[...]

20 Listening to radio/ Playing bac k D VDs/CDs Remote control mode selector SLOW / ¡ SLOW / 1 Playing back DVDs/CDs Basic operations of the DVD player 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE. • The disc tray ejects. 3 Place a disc. • To listen to an 8 cm disc, pl ace it on the inner hollow of the disc tray. 4 Pres[...]

21 This par t explains the operation with displa ys of an MP3 disc as examples . F or a JPEG disc, read “track” as “file” . NOTE • When files of different types are reco rded on a disc, select the f ile type to be played back. ( A “FILE TYPE ” on pa ge 39) 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Load a disc. 3 Press 5 / / ([...]

22 Play ing back DV D s / C D s ■ VCD/SVCD When a disc is played back • PBC (Play Back Control) is a signal recorded in a VCD (version 2.0) f or controlling playbac k. Y ou can enjoy interactiv e software or softw are with a search function using a menu screen recorded in a PBC compatible VCD . T o pla y back a disc without the PBC function, fo[...]

23 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly. • Each time you press DISPLA Y , the display toggles betwee n the curre nt source (D VD , FM, AM, A UX-DIGIT AL or A UX) and the clock. 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback. • Each time you press DISPLA Y ,[...]

24 Pla ying back DV D s / C D s 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press 8 . • T o return to nor mal playbac k, press 3 (pla y). 7 When a disc is paused 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press 8 repeatedly. 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. T[...]

25 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press ONE TOUCH REPLAY. NOTE • This operation may not be used for some discs. • You cannot go back to the previous title. 7 When a disc is paused 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press SLOW or SLOW . • Each time you press the button, the speed[...]

26 Play ing back D VDs/CDs Y ou can skip within a file at about 5 minute intervals . This is useful especially when you wa nt to skip within a long file. 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press 2 or 3 (cursor). • Each time you press the b utton, the playbac k position skips to the b eginning of the pr[...]

27 7 When a disc is stopped or played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press MENU/PL or TOP MENU/ PG. • The menu screen will be display ed. •O n l y T OP MENU/PG can be used for D VD AU D I O s . 3 Press 5 / / / 2 / 3 (cursor) (only for a DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO) or the number buttons to select the desired track. • Ref e[...]

28 Play ing back D VDs/CDs Y ou ca n lock the disc tra y to pre vent the disc from being ejected. Setting Turn off the DVD player. And while holding down 7 on the DVD player, press 0 on the DVD player. • “LOCKED” appears in the display windo w on the D VD play er . Releasing Follow the same instructions as those for setting. • “UNLOCKED?[...]

29 3 Press the number buttons to program chapters/tracks. • Ref er to “Using the number buttons” ( A page 15). ■ Displa y on the D VD play er for D VD VIDEO • Select a title number , and then a chapter number . ■ Display on the D VD pla yer f or D VD AUDIO/ MP3/WMA disc • Select a group number , and then a track number . . ■ Displa [...]

30 Pla ying back D VDs/CDs 7 When a disc is stopped 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to display “RANDOM” in the display window on the DVD player. • “RANDOM” will also be d isplay ed on the TV screen. 3 Press 3 (play). • The same chapter or track will not be play ed back twice. • T o return [...]

31 Y o u can play bac k the desired par t repeatedl y by specifying a star t point (A) and an end point (B). 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press ON SCREEN twice. • The men u bar ( A page 36) will be display ed. 3 Press 2 / 3 (cursor) to select . 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 / / (cursor) to display . ?[...]

32 Play ing back D VDs/CDs This par t explains the operation with displa ys of a D VD VIDEO as examples . Y ou can use discs of other types in almost the same manner. 7 When a disc contains subtitles an d is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press SUBTITLE. • Each time you press th e b utton, the subtitle will toggle [...]

33 7 When a scene contai ning multi-view angl es is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press ANGLE. • Each time you press the b utton, the angle will be changed. Also, the angle can be changed by pressing 5 / / (cursor). 3 Press ENTER. • The angle setting will change a utomatically in a f ew seconds e v en if ENTER i[...]

34 Play ing back D VDs/CDs 7 When a disc is played back or paused 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press VFP. • The current setting will appear on the TV screen. • The “GAMMA” setting adjusts the brightness of neutral tints while maintaining the brightness of dar k and bright por tions. • The “SHARPNESS” setting adju[...]

35 Some D VD A UDIOs may ha v e pictures call ed B.S .P . (Browsab le Still Pictures). The pictu res can be viewed as if you are turni ng pages. NOTE • You can use this function when “B.S.P.” lights up in the display window on the DVD player. 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press PAGE. • Each [...]

36 Pla ying back D VDs/CDs 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press ON SCREEN twice. • “ON SCREEN” will appear in the display window on the D VD player . The status bar and the menu bar will appear on the TV screen. Example: When a D VD VIDEO is loaded 3 Press 2 / 3 (cursor) to select an item to be[...]

37 Convenient functions of t he DVD player (continued) Function list F or functions with no descrip tion of the operation, press 5 / / (cursor) to select and press ENTER to deter mine the functi on. Designating the time (Time search) 7 When a disc is played back 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to DVD. 2 Press ON SCREEN twice. • The menu [...]

38 Play ing back D VDs/CDs The initial settings of the D VD play er can be changed with the preference screen according to the environment where the D VD play er is used . NOTE • The top and bottom of the preference screen may not be displayed on a wide TV. Adjust the picture size on the TV. 7 When a disc is stopped or no disc is lo aded (“NO D[...]

39 PICTURE * When using t he supplied XV - EXA10, make sure that “DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT” is set to “PC M ONL Y” . PICTURE Items Contents ( : initial setting) MONIT OR TYPE 16 : 9/16 : 9 MUL TI: For an ordinary wide TV . / 4 : 3 MUL TI LB (Letterbo x) : For a TV with con ventiona l 4:3 aspect rat io . When a wide scree n picture is input , [...]

40 Play ing back D VDs/CDs List of relationships of DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT preference items and output signal NOTE * Copyright -protected DVD AUDIOs do not outpu t signals. • Among DVD VIDEOs without copyright protection, there may be some DVD VIDEOs that output a 20 or 24 bit signal through the digital aud io output t erminals. • To produce the[...]

41 Connect the other audio equipment to this system in advance ( A page 12). 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press AUX to select “AUX-DIGITAL” or “AUX”. • Each time you press AU X , the display on the receiver toggles between “A UX-DIGIT AL ” and “A UX”. • The source changes to the signal from the A UX te[...]

42 Listening to the sound of other audio equipment/Timer When the time you specif y elapses , the system will be tur ned off automatically . 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press SLEEP. • Each time you press the button, the time indicated in the display window on the receiver changes (in minutes). Example: Display on the r[...]

43 Set the clock bef orehand. ( A page 15) 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to RECEIVER. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER. Display on the receiver • If you a ccidental ly pressed CLOCK/TIMER twice or more, press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the display shown above is displayed. 3 Press SET. 4 Set the starting time and ending time with 2 , 3 (cursor), [...]

44 Timer 9 Press F AUDIO to turn off the receiver. • The playbac k timer is availab le only when the receiver is off . NOTE • Complete the playback timer setting at least 1 minute prior to the starti ng time you have selected in step 4. • While setting the playback timer, you can return to the previous step by pressing CANCEL or you can stop [...]

45 When a JVC-manuf a ctured TV with A V COMPU LINK II or III ter minals is connected to the D VD play er using these ter minals, operating ei ther the TV or the D VD play er cont rols the other equi pment at the same time. NOTE • “AV COMPU LINK” is printed for terminals on some JVC-manufactured TVs. Th ese terminals are no different from t h[...]

46 Reference 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is lev el, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e sufficient distance between the system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands! • A sma[...]

47 • Discs should be finalized before being pla yed bac k. 1 A D VD-R recorded in multi-border format is also play able (except f or dual layer discs). 2 O nly when a D VD-R is compatible with CPRM (Content Protection for Recordab le Media), D VD VR format can be used. 3 A DivX formatted D VD-ROM is also pla yable . 4 Among MP3/WMA/JPEG discs, on[...]

48 Reference Discs that cannot be played back • The follo wing discs cannot be pla yed bac k: D VD-ROM (e xcept f or MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/DivX/ MPEG1/MPEG2 format), D VD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD , SACD , etc. Play ing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. Damaged discs and discs in an extraordinary shape (other[...]

49 DVD VIDEO/DVD VR A D VD VIDEO consists of “titles” and each titl e may be divided into “chapters”. A D VD VR consists of “original programs” or “play lists” and each origina l program/pla y list may be divided into “chapters”. . DVD AUDIO A D VD A UDIO con sists of “groups” and each group ma y be divided into “tracks”[...]

50 Reference When you encounter a problem that seems to be a fault, check the f o llowing points bef ore contacting the JVC ser vice center : Power source 7 Power does not come on. • The power cord of the receiver or the D VD play er is not connected to an A C outlet. → Connect the power cord correctly. ( A page 13) Operation 7 You cannot opera[...]

51 Other 7 You cannot switch audio or subtitles between languages. • The disc does not contain multiple languages. → If only a single lang uage is recorded on the disc, you cannot sw itch the current language to another language . ( A page 32) 7 No subtitle is displayed. • The disc does not contain any subtitles. → A DVD VIDEO without subti[...]

52 Reference Receiver (RX-EXA10) T uner FM frequency: 87.50 MHz - 108.00 MHz AM frequency: 531 kHz – 1 710 kHz (9 kH z spacing) 530 kHz – 1 710 kHz (10 kHz spacing) Amplifier Output po wer (T weeter): 20 W + 20 W at 6 C (10 kHz, THD 10 %) Output po wer (W oof er): 30 W + 30 W at 6 C (1 kHz, THD 10 %) Te r m i n a l • Synchronization ter minal[...]

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