JVC RX-6012RSL manual

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    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. LVT0578-005A [B] RX-6010RBK / RX-6012RSL INSTR UCTIONS AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER 1 7 1 DISPLAY REMOTE CONTROL SURROUND SURROUND MODE SOUND TV/VIDEO CD-[...]

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    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[...]

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    G-2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manuf actured to meet international safety standards b ut, like an y electrical equipment, care must be taken if y ou are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions bef ore you attempt[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Parts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Star ted ........................................... 3 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................................... 3 Connecting the FM and AM (MW/L [...]

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    2 Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (8) 2 FM/AM TUNING 5 / ∞ buttons (16) 3 FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ buttons (16, 17) 4 FM MODE b utton (17) 5 MEMOR Y button (16) 6 Display (8) 7 ADJUST b utto[...]

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    3 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 f to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Install[...]

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    4 ANTENNA AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM EXT 2 3 1 Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM (MW/L W) loop. Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) AM (MW/LW) Antenna Connections T urn the loop until y ou have the best r eception. Notes: • If the AM (MW/L W) loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl, remo ve the vin[...]

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    5 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 CD PHONO AUDIO TV SOUND VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) CD IN (PLA Y) RIGHT LEFT T APE CDR OUT (REC) Cassette dec[...]

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    6 V ideo component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, the red plug to the audio right jack, and the yellow plug to the video jack. DVD player VIDEO VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) AUDIO MONITOR OUT DVD RIGHT LEFT DVD DVD A B  DVD player Å To front left/right channel audio output[...]

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    7 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiv er into an AC outlet, mak e sure that all connections hav e been made. Plug the power cord into an A C outlet. K eep the power cord aw a y from the connecting cables and the antenna. The po wer cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e recommend that you use a coaxial cable to connect th[...]

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    8 Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. T ur ning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press ST ANDBY/ON . The ST ANDBY lamp goes of f. The name of the current source (or station frequency) appears on the display . T o turn off the po wer (into standby mode)[...]

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    9 CD TAPE/CDR SOURCE NAME FM/AM TAPE/CDR FM/AM CD – + VOLUME MASTER VOLUME Selecting different sour ces for picture and sound Y ou can watch picture from a video component while listening to sound from another component. Press one of the audio source selecting buttons (CD, T APE/CDR, FM/AM), while viewing the picture from a video component such a[...]

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    10 Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Y ou can adjust the subwoofer output lev el if you have 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 following ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you f[...]

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    11 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 . Recording a Sour ce Y ou can record any source playing through the recei ver to a cassette deck (or a CD recorder) connected to the T APE/CDR jacks and the VCR connected to t[...]

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    12 Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes T o obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP modes, 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 following ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, sta[...]

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    13 S T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP Crossover Fr equency Setting Small speakers cannot reproduce the bass sound v ery well. So, if you ha ve used a small speaker for any of the front, center , and rear channels, this receiv er automatically reallocates the bass elements, originally assigned to the channel for which you ha ve connected the small speaker [...]

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    14 T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP DIGITAL 2 terminal setting DIGITAL 1 terminal setting Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) T erminal Setting When you use the digital input terminals, you ha ve to register what components are connected to which terminals (DIGIT AL IN 1/2). Bef ore you start, r emember ... • There is a time limit in doing the following ste ps.[...]

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    15 Storing the Basic Settings and Adjustments Y ou can assign and store different sound settings for each different playing source. By using this function, you do not hav e to change the settings ev ery time you change the source. The stored settings for the newly selected sour ce are automatically recalled. The follo wing can be stored for each so[...]

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    16 Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Y ou can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a par ticular station. 2. Press MEMOR Y . “CH-” appears and the channel number position starts flashing on the display for about 5 seconds. 3. Press FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ to select a channel number while the channel number posi[...]

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    17 FM/AM 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 receiving an FM broadcast. • Y ou can store the FM reception mode for each preset station. On the front panel ONL Y : Press FM MODE. • Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode alternates betw[...]

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    18 Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to Receive FM Stations RDS allo ws FM sta tions to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. F or example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned to an FM station which pro vides t[...]

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    19 From the r emote control: 1. Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station. “PTY SELECT” flashes on the display . 2. Press and hold PTY + or PTY – until the PTY code y ou want appears on the display , while “PTY SELECT” is flashing. The display gi ves you the PTY codes described below . 3. Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code[...]

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    20 When an emergency broadcast (ALARM signal) is sent fr om an FM station: The recei ver automatically tunes in the station except in the following cases: • When you are listening to non-RDS stations (all AM — MW/L W and some FM stations). • When the receiv er is in standby mode. While receiving an emer gency broadcast, “ ALARM” appear s [...]

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    21 Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — Surround mode and DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode. * Manuf actured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby , ” “Pro Logic, ” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublish[...]

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    22 BUTT ON SURROUND MODE (On the remote control) BUTT ON SURROUND ON/OFF * DSP MODE (On the front panel) MODE SURROUND ON THEA TER LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB HALL P A VILION DSP OFF (SURROUND OFF) ANALOG V VV V V V V (2 CH) (DOLBY PRO LOGIC) LINEAR PCM V VV V V V V (DOLBY PRO LOGIC) DOLBY DIGIT AL V * 1 22 2 2 2 V (DOLBY DIGIT AL) DTS V * 2 22 2 2 2 V (D[...]

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    23 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Ar rangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary depending on how many speak ers ar e used with this recei ver . Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 12). Speaker arrangements A vailable DSP modes Front speaker TV Front speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker TV Center spea[...]

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    24 6 5 – CENTER + +10 10 – REAR•R + ENTER MENU 9 8 – REAR•L + 1 TEST 5. Adjust the speaker output le vels. • T o adjust the center speaker lev el, press CENTER +/– (from +10 dB to –10 dB). • T o adjust the left rear speaker lev el, press REAR•L +/– (from +10 dB to –10 dB). • T o adjust the right rear speaker le vel, press [...]

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    25 SOUND SURROUND SURROUND MODE CONTROL DOWN UP TEST TONE L (Left front speaker) TEST TONE LS (Left rear speaker) TEST TONE RS (Right rear speaker) TEST TONE C (Center speaker) TEST TONE R (Right front speaker) DSP EFFECT 1 DSP EFFECT 2 DSP EFFECT 3 DSP EFFECT 4 DSP EFFECT 5 1 TEST JVC Theater Surr ound adjustments Bef ore you start, r emember ... [...]

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    26 DSP MODE SOUND MENU 9 8 – REAR•L + +10 10 – REAR•R + ENTER 4 EFFECT SURROUND SURROUND MODE Adjusting the DAP Modes Once you hav e adjusted the DAP modes, the adjustment is memorized for each D AP 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 [...]

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    27 SURROUND SURROUND MODE SURROUND ON/OFF SURROUND ON/OFF DSP MODE DSP MODE 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 ON/OFF . • Each time you press th[...]

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    28 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 . Automatic Power On/Off (Standby): only possible with the COMPU LINK-3 and COMPU LINK-4 connection Both the CD player and cassette deck (or CD recorder) turn on and off (standby) along with [...]

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    29 Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can operate JVC’ s audio and video components with this receiver’s remote contr ol, since contr ol signals for JVC components are preset in the remote control. Operating Audio Components IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC a[...]

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    30 Operating Video Components IMPORT ANT: T o operate JVC’ s video components using this remote control: • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote code “A” and “B.” Before using this remote control, make sure that the remote control code of the VCR connected to the VCR jacks is set to code “A.” • When [...]

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    31 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 reception. “[...]

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    32 Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3/DIN) At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, dri ven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Cen[...]

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