JVC RX-6008VBK 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. LVT0380-001A [J] RX-6000VBK / RX-6008VBK INSTR UCTIONS AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX-6000V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER STANDBY PHONES SPEAKERS 12 ADJUS[...]

RX-6000VBK/RX-6008VBK[J]/ RX-6500VBK[J] Errata Sheet Please notice the following modifications when reading Instructions. Page 18. Incorrect Notes: • If “REAR SPK” and “CENTER SPK” are set to “NONE, ” — you can select only “HEAD PHONE” or “OFF” f or the DSP mode. — you cannot select Surround mode. • No sounds come out of[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others Floor Spacing 15 cm or more Stand height 15 cm or more Wall or obstructions Front Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoide risk of electric 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. T op: No obstru[...]

1 English T able of Contents Using the DSP Modes ................................ 18 A vailable DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement .. 20 Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes .......................................... 21 Adjusting the D AP Modes and Headphones mode .................. 21 Adjusting the Surround Modes .............................[...]

2 English Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Remote Control ~ PO WER buttons (8, 30) TV , VCR, A UDIO Ÿ SLEEP button (15) ! SURR OUND button (25) ⁄ SURR OUND MODE button (21) @ SOUND button (21) ¤ TV/VIDEO button (30) # CD-DISC button (29[...]

3 English ANTENNA AM LOOP AM EXT AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA 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 dry . • T urn the power of[...]

4 English Basic connecting procedur e 1 Cut, twist and r emove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied). 2 Open the terminal and then insert the speaker signal cable. 3 Close the terminal. Connecting the front speakers Y ou can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pair to the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, and another[...]

5 English Connecting the subwoofer speaker Y ou can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer . Connect the input jack of a power ed subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). SUBWOOFER OUT Powered subwoofer Connecting Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can connect the following audio/video co[...]

6 English RIGHT LEFT AUDIO VCR IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) CD PHONO TV SOUND /DBS T APE /MD IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) DIGITAL 2 (CD) DIGITAL 1 (DVD) PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL / DTS DIGITAL IN VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT VCR IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) DBS DVD RIGHT LEFT AUDIO DVD A B D C RIGHT RIGHT LEFT AUDIO VCR IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) CD PHONO TV SOUND /DBS T APE /MD I[...]

7 English DVD DBS DIGITAL 2 (CD) DIGITAL 1 (DVD) PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL / DTS DIGITAL IN Digital connections This receiv er is equipped with two DIGIT AL IN terminals — one digital coaxial terminal and one digital optical terminal. Y ou can connect any component to one of the digital terminals using a digital coaxial cable (not supplied) or digital [...]

8 English T ur ning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press POWER. 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 PO WER again. The ST ANDBY lamp lights up. A small amount of po wer is consumed in st[...]

9 English Selecting the Front Speakers On the front panel ONL Y : When you hav e connected two pairs of the front speakers, you can select which to use. Pressing SPEAKERS 1 or SPEAKERS 2 activ a tes the respecti ve set of speakers. • T o use the speakers connected to the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the _ ON position[...]

10 English Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Y ou can adjust the subwoofer output le vel if you hav e selected “YES” for the “SUBWOOFER” (see page 11). Once it has been adjusted, the recei ver memorizes the adjustment. Bef ore you start, r emember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled bef[...]

11 English Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers in your listening room, while others will make operations easier . Changing the Source Name When you ha ve connected the MD recorder to the T APE/MD jacks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel, change the sourc[...]

12 English Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes T o obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) modes (see page 18), you hav e to register the information about the speakers arrangement after all connections are completed. Bef ore you start, r emember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. I[...]

13 English Crossover Fr equency Setting Small speaker cannot reproduce the bass sound v ery well. So, if you hav e used a small speaker any for the front, center , or rear channels, this receiv er automatically reallocates the bass elements, originally assigned to the channel for which you ha ve connected the small speaker , to another channel (for[...]

14 English 1. Follo w the steps in “Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) T erminal Setting” to the left. 2. Press the sour ce selecting button (CD, T APE/MD, TV SOUND/DBS, or D VD) for w hich you want to change the input mode from analog input to digital input. 3. Press ANALOG/DIGIT AL repeatedly until the digital input mode you w ant appears on the dis[...]

15 English Using the Sleep T imer Using the Sleep T imer , you can fall asleep to music and kno w the receiv er will turn off by itself rather than play all night. Fr om the remote control ONL Y : Press SLEEP r epeatedly . The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display , and the shut-off time changes as follo ws (in minutes): When the shut-off time c[...]

16 English Using Preset T uning Once a station is assigned to a channel number , the station can be quickly tuned. Y ou can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. T o stor e the preset stations Bef ore you start, r emember ... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 aga[...]

17 English Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo br oadcast is hard to receive or noisy Y ou can change the FM reception mode while recei ving an FM broadcast. On the front panel ONL Y : 1. If necessar y, pr ess FM/AM so that the MUL TI CURSOR % / fi / @ / # buttons can be now used f or operating the tuner . • Each time you press the[...]

18 English 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. 3D-PHONIC modes The 3D-PHONIC mode giv es you such a nearly surround effect as it is reproduced through the Dolby Surround decoder , which is wide[...]

19 English JVC Theater Surr ound In order to reproduce a more realistic sound f ield in your listening room while playing soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark DOLBY SURROUND ), you can use JVC Theater Surround. Headphones mode This mode can reproduce the LFE channel signals, mixing them to the front channel signals.[...]

20 English Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Ar rangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary depending on how many speak ers are used with this receiver . Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 12). A vailable DSP modes Each time you press DSP MODE on the front panel or SURR OUND MODE on the remote contro[...]

21 English Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes Once you hav e adjusted the 3D-PHONIC modes, the adjustment is memorized for each 3D-PHONIC mode. Bef ore you start, r emember ... • Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 12). • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you[...]

22 English From the r emote control: 1. Press SURR OUND MODE re peatedly until the DAP mode — LIVE CLUB, D ANCE CLUB, HALL, P A VILION, or HEAD PHONE — appears on the display . The DSP indicator also lights up on the display . (When the HEAD PHONE is selected, HEAD PHONE indicator lights up, instead of the DSP indicator .) • When you hav e se[...]

23 English 4. Adjust the speaker output lev els. • T o adjust the center speaker le vel, press CENTER –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • T o adjust the left rear speaker le vel, press REAR•L –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • T o adjust the right rear speaker le vel, press REAR•R –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). 5. Press TEST again to sto[...]

24 English On the front panel: Y ou can also use the buttons 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, make adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back. 1. Press DSP MODE r epeatedly until “THEA TER” appears on the display . • Th[...]

25 English Activating the DSP Modes Y ou can use only one DSP mode at a time. When a DSP mode is acti vated, another DSP mode is canceled if in use. For Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surr ound On the front panel: 1. Press SURR OUND so that the lamp next to the button lights up. • Each time you press the button, the Dolby/ DTS Su[...]

26 English 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 [...]

27 English CASE1: If the DVD player is equipped with the S-video terminals 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[...]

28 English One-T ouch DVD Play Simply by starting playback on the D VD player , you can enjoy the D VD playback without setting other switches manually . • When the D VD player is connected thr ough the analog input jacks on this r eceiver (and analog input is selected), the receiv er automatically turns on and changes the source to “D VD. ” [...]

29 English Sound control section (Amplifier) Y ou can always perform the following operations: SURROUND : T urns on or off the Surround modes — Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround. SURROUND MODE : Selects the DSP modes. After pressing SOUND, you can perform the follo wing oper ations: SUBWOOFER – / + : Adjusts the subwoofer[...]

30 English CD player -changer After pressing CD-DISC, you can perform the follo wing opera tions on a CD player-changer: 3 3 3 3 3 : Starts playing. 4 4 4 4 4 : Returns to the be ginning of the cur rent (or pr e vious) track. ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the ne xt track. 7 7 7 7 7 : Stops playing. 8 8 8 8 8 : Pauses playing. T o relea[...]

31 English 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 recept[...]

32 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Center[...]

33 English FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity: Monaural: 12.8 dBf (1.2 µV/75 Ω ) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: Monaural: 21.3 dBf (3.2 µV/75 Ω ) Stereo: 41.3 dBf (31.5 µV/75 Ω ) 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[...]

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