JVC RX-6100VBK manual

INSTR UCTIONS MANUAL D’INSTRUCTIONS 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. LVT0381-001A [C] RX-6100VBK RX-6100V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER STANDBY PHONES SPEAKERS 12 ADJUST SETTING MEMORY D[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution –– POWER switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Attention –– Commutateur POWER! Déconnecter la fiche de secteu[...]

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 HEAD PHONE 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. Front Panel ~ PO WER button and ST ANDBY lamp (8) Ÿ SOURCE N AME (TV SOUND/DBS) button (11) ! Display (8) ⁄ ONE TOUCH OPERA TION/INPUT A TT . b utton (15) @ DSP MODE button (21) ¤ SURR OUND but[...]

3 English 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 •[...]

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 urning the Power On and Of f (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 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/MD, PHONO, FM/AM, TV SOUND*), while vie wing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player , etc. On the front panel[...]

10 English Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Y ou can adjust the subwoofer output le vel if you ha ve selected “YES” for the “SUBWOOFER” (see page 15). Once it has been adjusted, the recei ver memorizes the adjustment. Bef ore y ou start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled bef[...]

11 English 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 source name shown on the display when you select the MD recorder or the DBS tuner as the source. On the front panel ONL Y : When changing the source name fr om “T APE” to “[...]

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 y ou start, remember ... • 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 very 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 Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) T erminal Setting When you use the digital input terminals, you hav e to register what components are connected to which terminals (DIGIT AL IN 1/2). Bef ore y ou start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, start from step 1 again.[...]

15 English T o cancel the One T ouch Operation function Press ONE T OUCH OPERA TION (INPUT A TT .) so that the ONE TOUCH OPERA TION indicator goes off. (Even though the One T ouc h Operation function is canceled, the recalled sound effects remain acti ve.) Note: If the source is FM or AM, you can assign a diff erent setting for each band. Using the[...]

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 y ou start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 ag[...]

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 necessary , press FM/AM so that the MUL TI CURSOR % / fi / @ / # b uttons 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 gi ves you such a nearly surround ef fect as it is reproduced through the Dolby Surround decoder , which is wid[...]

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. HEAD PHONE 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 v ailable DSP modes will vary depending on ho w many speakers are used with this receiv er . Make sur e that you ha ve set the speaker inf ormation correctly (see page 12). A vailable DSP modes Each time you press DSP MODE on the front panel or SURR OUND MODE on the remote contr[...]

21 English Adjusting the DAP Modes and HEAD PHONE mode Once you hav e adjusted the D AP modes, the adjustment is memorized for each D AP mode. Bef ore y ou start, remember ... • Make sur e that you ha ve set the speaker inf ormation correctly (see page 12). • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before[...]

22 English From the r emote control: 1. Press SURR OUND MODE re peatedly until the DAP mode — LIVE CLUB, D ANCE CLUB, HALL, or 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 ha ve [...]

23 English 4. Adjust the speaker output le vels. • T o adjust the center speaker lev el, press CNTR –/+ (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 lev el, press REAR•R –/+ (from –10 dB to +10 dB). 5. Press TEST again to stop [...]

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 b utton, the Dolby/ DTS S[...]

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 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 w the diag rams belo w and the procedure on the next page. CONN[...]

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 jac ks 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 ur ns on or of f 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 operations: SUBWOOFER –/+ : Adjusts the subwoofer [...]

30 English IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC’s video components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC video components through the A V COMPU LINK terminals (see page 27) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see page 6). • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote code “A” an[...]

31 English Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Hitachi 10 Samsung 12 JVC 01 Sanyo 13 Magnavox 02 Sony 07 Mitsubishi 03 Sharp 06 Panasonic 04, 11 Toshiba 08 RCA 05 Zenith 09 This remote control supplied with the receiv er can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CA TV conv erters and satellite tuners. By changing the transm[...]

32 English Manufacturer Codes Manufacturer Codes Emerson 11 Philips 09 Fisher 29 RCA 05, 06 Funai 10, 14, 15, 16 Samsung 24 GoldStar 12 Sanyo 21, 22, 23 Hitachi 04 Sharp 27, 28 JVC 01, 02, 03 Shinton 30 Mitsubishi 13 Sony 18, 19, 20 T o change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s VCR 1. Press and hold VCR PO WER. 2. Pres[...]

33 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[...]

34 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω at 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, dri ven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Ce[...]

35 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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