JVC RX-F10S manual

LVT1163-007A [B] RX-F10S HOME CINEMA CONTR OL CENTER INSTR UCTIONS cover_RX-f10[B]_f.p65 04.2.13, 16:42 3[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Other s IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with a[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o av oid risk of electr ic 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. Back: No obstructions in 15 cm from the back. Bottom: No obstructions, place on the level surface. In addition, maintain the be[...]

G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQ UIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manuf actured to meet international safety standards but, lik e any electrical equipment, care must be tak en if you are to obtain the best results and saf ety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions bef ore you attemp[...]

1 T ab le of Contents P ar ts identification ................................................ 2 Getting started ...................................................... 4 Before Installation .................................................................. 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 4 Putting batterie[...]

2 Remote control See pages in parentheses for details . 1 TV DIRECT button (14) 2 Standby/on b uttons (12, 14, 36 – 40) A UDIO , D VR/D VD , VCR , STB , TV 3 Source selecting buttons (12, 14, 25, 36, 38, 39) D VR/D VD , VCR, VIDEO , TV , D VD MUL TI, FM/AM 4 TV V OL (volume) +/– button (36, 38) 5 CHANNEL +/– button (36 – 40) 6 • Operating[...]

3 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and standb y lamp (12, 14) 2 Displa y window (see below) 3 Source lamps D VD MUL TI, D VR/D VD , VCR, VIDEO , TV , FM/AM 4 • SOURCE SELECT OR (12) • MUL TI JOG (18, 22, 26, 35) 5 MASTER VOLUME control (13) 6 Remote sensor (4) 7 TV DIRECT button (14) 8 SETTING button (18) 9 ADJUST button (22) p SURROUND b utton[...]

4 Getting star ted Getting started Before Installation General precautions • Be sure your hands are dry . • T urn the power off to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Install the receiver in a location that is le vel and protected from moisture and dust. • The temperature a[...]

5 COAXIAL AM LOOP FM 75 AM EXT ANTENNA Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM (MW) loop antenna. Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas AM (MW) loop antenna (supplied) If AM (MW) reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl- covered wire (not supplied). AM (MW) antenna connection Connect the AM (MW) loop anten[...]

6 Getting started SUBWOOFER OUT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT FRONT CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 ~ 16 LR LS RS SB C SW Connecting the speakers T urn off all components bef ore making connections. 1 T wist and remo ve the insulation at the end of each speaker cord. 2 Press and hold the clamp of the speaker terminal ( 1[...]

7 Getting started VCR TV DVR/DVD AV IN/OUT NO TE When the TV is equipped with multiple SCAR T ter minals, ref er to the TV manual to check the a vailable video signals f or each ter minal, then connect the SCAR T cable correctly . Connecting video components SCART connection Y ou can enjoy pictures and sounds from pla yback components simply by con[...]

8 Getting started For TV and video format This receiver cannot con ver t the video signals. When the video signal of one video component is diff erent from that of the other (for e xample, one is S-video , the other is Composite), you ma y not see the pictures appropriately . In this case, unify the video signals of all the video components, or you[...]

9 Getting started Y AUDIO P B P R VIDEO S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT RIGHT LEFT VIDEO IN VIDEO COMPONENT DVR/DVD IN SUB- WOOFER SURR-L SURR-R CENTER DVD MULTI IN Åı ÇÎ When you connect a D VD pla yer with its analogue discrete output jacks (D VD MUL TI IN): This connection is the best connection method f or enjoying D VD A udio sounds. When a D VD Audio[...]

10 Getting started Y P B P R DVR/DVD IN MONITOR OUT RIGHT LEFT Å ı AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO SUB - DVR/DVD IN CENTER VIDEO IN VIDEO COMPONENT ı Ç Î Å Stereo audio cable (not supplied) Green Blue Red Component video cable (not supplied) S-video cable (not supplied) Composite video cable (not supplied) VCR, etc. Å T o S-video output ı T o composite[...]

11 Getting started NO TES • When shipped from the f actor y , the DIGIT AL IN ter minals hav e been set for use with the f ollowing components: – 1(D VR/D VD): F or D VD recorder or D VD play er – 2(VIDEO): F or the component connected to the VIDEO IN jacks – 3(TV): F or TV If you connect other components , change the digital input (DIGIT A[...]

12 Basic operations Basic operations 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECT OR until the source name y ou want appears on the display . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECTOR, the source changes as follo ws: D VD MUL TI: Select the D VD pla yer using the analo[...]

13 Basic operations 3 Adjust the volume T o increase the volume, turn MASTER VOLUME control c lockwise (or press V OLUME + on the remote control). T o 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 vel indication appears on the displa y[...]

14 Basic operations Adjusting the subwoofer audio position If the subwoofer sound is reinf orced f or stereo sound compared to the sound reproduced with multi-channel, set the subwoof er audio position. The subwoof er output level is automatically decreased b y the selected value when y ou are listening in stereo. The A UDIO P . indicator lights up[...]

15 Basic operations T urning off the sounds temporarily From the remote control ONL Y : Press MUTING to turn off the sound through all connected speakers and headphones connected. “MUTING” appears on the display and the v olume tur ns off. T o restore the sound, press MUTING again. • Pressing VOLUME +/– (or turning MASTER VOLUME control on [...]

16 Basic settings T o obtain the best possible sound eff ect from Surround/DSP modes (see pages 31 to 35), you need to set up the speak er and subwoof er information after all the connections are completed. F rom pages 16 to 21, how to set speakers and other basic items of the receiv er are explained. Setting the speaker information automatically?[...]

17 Basic settings In the follo wing cases, set the speakers manually . • When the receiver detects the sound as “SILENT” twice in succession. The setting is made. (The distance of the speak ers from which sound has not been detected is set to “+9.0m (+30ft). ”) The receiver e xits from Smar t Surround Setup. • When the receiver fails to[...]

18 Basic settings 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 works for the setting operation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG [...]

19 Basic settings Setting the speaker distance The distance from your listening point to the speak ers is one of the impor tant elements to obtain the best possible sound eff ect from the Surround/DSP modes. By ref err ing to the speaker distance, the receiv er automatically sets the delay time of the sound through each speak er so that sounds thro[...]

20 Basic settings Activating the EX/ES setting — EX/ES Depending on this setting, av ailable Surround modes f or digital multi-channel software v ary—EX/ES (6.1-channel) reproduction or 5.1-channel reproduction. Select an appropriate setting for y our enjoyment. • For details about relation betw een EX/ES setting and availab le Surround mode,[...]

21 Basic settings Setting the digital input (DIGIT AL IN) terminals — DIGIT AL IN1/2/3 When you use the digital input terminals, register what components are connected to which terminals—DIGIT AL IN1/2/3 (see page 11) so that the correct source name will appear when you select the digital source. Select one of the follo wing components for each[...]

22 Sound adjustments Sound adjustments Y ou can make sound adjustment to your pref erence after completing basic setting. Basic adjustment items Y ou can adjust the following items . See pages in parentheses for details. • Y ou cannot select the items which is not av ailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL Adjust the subwoof er[...]

23 Sound adjustments Adjusting speaker output level • SUBWFR L VL (subwoofer output le vel), • FRONT L L VL (left front speaker output le vel), • FRONT R L VL (right front speaker output level), • CENTER L VL (center speaker output level), • SURR L L VL (left surround speaker output level), • SURR R L VL (right surround speaker output l[...]

24 Sound adjustments Selecting the subwoofer sound phase — SBWFR PHASE Y ou can change the subwoofer sound phase to y our preference. • Once you hav e made an adjustment, it is memorized for each source. • Y ou cannot use the remote control for this setting. PHASE NORM. Nor mally select this. PHASE REV . Select this when you f eel the bass so[...]

25 T uner operations T uner operations When operating the receiver using the remote control, set the mode selector to “A UDIO/TV/VCR/STB. ” T uning in to 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 al[...]

26 T uner operations 3 Press the numeric b uttons (1 – 10, +10) to select a channel number while the c hannel number position is flashing. • For channel n umber 5, press 5. • For channel n umber 15, press +10, then 5. • For channel n umber 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected channel number is flashing on th[...]

27 T uner operations With the receiver , y ou can receive the f ollowing types of RDS signals: PS (Program Service): Shows commonly kno wn station names. PTY (Program T ype): Shows types of broadcast programs . RT (Radio T ext): Shows te xt messages the station sends. Enhanced Other Networks: See page 30. NO TES • RDS is not av ailable f or AM (M[...]

28 T uner operations PTY codes Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a par ticular kind of program from the preset channels (see pages 25 and 26) by specifying the PTY codes . T o search for a program using the PTY codes Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing th[...]

29 T uner operations Description of the PTY codes: News: Ne ws. Affairs: T opical program e xpanding or enlarging upon the news—debate or analysis . Info (Inf ormation): Prog rams the pur pose of which is to impar t advice in the widest sense. Sport: Programs concerned with any aspect of spor ts. Educate (Education): Educational programs . Drama:[...]

30 T uner operations Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another conv enient RDS ser vice is called “Enhanced Other Networks. ” This allows the receiv er to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of y our choice (T A, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a diff erent station except in the f ollowing case: • The Enhanced Other Netw[...]

31 Creating realistic sound fields Creating realistic sound fields Reproducing theatre ambience In a movie theatre, man y speakers are located on the walls to reproduce impressiv e multi-surround sound, reaching you from all directions. With these many speakers , sound localization and sound mov ement can be expressed. Surround/DSP modes built in t[...]

32 Creating realistic sound fields ■ DTS ** DTS is another digital signal compression method, de veloped by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., and enab les multi-channel encoding and decoding (1ch up to 6.1ch). • When DTS signal is detected through the digital input, the DTS indicator lights up on the displa y . DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Sur[...]

33 Creating realistic sound fields 3D HEADPHONE mode If you connect a pair of headphones while one of the DSP modes is in use, the 3D HEADPHONE mode is activ ated without respect to the type of software pla yed back. “3DHEADPHONE” appears on the display and the DSP , 3D , and HP indicators light up . Introducing the DSP modes The sound heard in[...]

34 Creating realistic sound fields DSP modes HALL1/2, LIVE CLUB, D ANCE CLUB, P A VILION, THEA TRE1/2, ALL CH ST . 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 follo wing the incoming signal type indicate th[...]

35 Creating realistic sound fields 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 other than “D VD MUL TI. ” • Make sure you ha ve selected the input mode (analogue or digital) corre[...]

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

37 7 DVD recorder or DVD player T o operate the D VD recorder , set the mode selector to “D VR. ” T o operate the D VD player , set the mode selector to “D VD. ” Operating other JVC products After setting the mode selector , you can perform the f ollowing operations on the D VD recorder or D VD pla yer . See the instructions supplied with t[...]

38 By changing the transmittable signals, you can use the supplied remote control to operate other man ufacturers’ products. • Refer also to the man uals 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 STB , VCR, and TV . • After replaci[...]

39 Operating other manufacturer s’ pr oducts ❏ Changing the transmittable signals for operating a VCR Set the mode selector to “A UDIO/TV/VCR/STB. ” 1 Press and hold VCR . 2 Press VCR. 3 Enter the manufacturer’ s code using b uttons 1 – 9, and 0. See “Manufacturers’ codes f or VCR” on the right. 4 Release VCR . Now , y ou can perf[...]

40 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01, 02 Amstrad 03, 04, 05, 06, 33 BT 01 Canal Satellite 22 Canal + 22 D–Box 26 Echostar 19, 20, 21, 23 Finlux 11 Force 30 Galaxis 29 Grundig 07, 08 Hirschmann 07, 19, 39 ITT Nokia 11 Jerrold 16 Kathrein 13, 14, 36 Luxor 11 Mascom 34 Maspro 13 Nokia 26, 28, 35 Pace 10, 27, 33 Panasonic 15 Philips 09, 25 RFT 12 Saba 37 Sag[...]

41 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting PROBLEM The power does not come on. The receiver turns off (enters standby mode). “O VER HEA T” flashes on the displa y , then the receiver turns off. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only . Bass sound is reinforced too m uch when listening in stereo. Sounds are intermittently distor ted by th[...]

42 Specifications Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Power At stereo operation: F ront channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS , both channels driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distor tion. (IEC268-3) At surround operation: F ront channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS , driv[...]

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