JVC RX-7010VBK 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. LVT0579-001A [J] RX-7010VBK INSTR UCTIONS AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER DIGITAL DVD VCR TV SOUND/DBS ADJUST RX-7010V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SETTING M[...]

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    W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triang[...]

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    Wall or obstructions Mur, ou obstruction Stand height 15 cm or more Hauteur du socle: 15 cm ou plus Front Avant RX-7010VBK Spacing 15 cm or more Dégagement de 15 cm ou plus For Canada/pour Le Canada THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUI[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode .......... 27 Acti vating the D VD MUL TI Playback Mode .......................... 27 COMPU LINK Remote Control System ......... 28 AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System .... 29 Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components ... 31 Operating Audio Components ...........................................[...]

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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. 6 1 2 34 5 7 q 9 8 i yu t e r w p o DVD VCR TV SOUND/DBS ADJUST RX-7010V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SETTING MASTER VOLUME CONTROL DOWN UP CD TAPE/CDR SOURCE NAME BASS BOOST INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL SPEAKERS [...]

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    3 ANTENNA AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM EXT AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA AM LOOP AM EXT 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 . A. Using the Supplied FM Antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 Ω [...]

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    4 Basic connecting procedur e 1 Cut, twist and remo ve the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied). 2 T urn the knob counterclockwise. 3 Insert the speaker signal cable. 4 T urn the knob clockwise. Connecting the front speakers Y ou can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pair to the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, and a[...]

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    5 About the speaker impedance The required speaker impedance of the front speakers does dif fer depending on whether both the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 and FRONT SPEAKERS 2 terminals are used or only one of them is used. CASE 1 When you connect onl y one pair of front speakers Front speaker 1 Front speaker 1 Use front speakers with 8 Ω – 16 Ω impedan[...]

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    6 To audio output CD player Cassette deck or CD recorder Cassette deck CD player 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. If your video components hav e S-video (Y/C-separation) terminals,[...]

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    7 AUDIO VIDEO TV SOUND DBS VCR VCR OUT (REC) OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) IN (PLA Y) T APE CDR CD PHONO OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) MONITOR OUT RIGHT LEFT DVD DBS TV and/or DBS tuner DVD player • When you connect the D VD player with stereo output jacks: DVD player VIDEO SUBWOOFER OUT VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) AUDIO MONITOR OUT CENTER FRONT DVD DVD DBS SUB WOOFE[...]

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    8 Digital connections This receiv er is equipped with four DIGIT AL IN terminals — one digital coaxial terminal and three digital optical terminals, and one DIGIT AL OUT terminal. Y ou can connect any digital equipment such as — • DBS tuner , • Digital TV broadcast tuner , • D VD player , • CD player , and • CD recorder . IMPORT ANT: [...]

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    9 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiv er into an A C outlet, make sure tha t all connections hav e been made. Plug the power cord into an A C outlet. K eep the power cord aw ay fr om 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 t[...]

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    10 Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. STANDBY POWER STANDBY POWER A UDIO POWER T urning 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 o[...]

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    11 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 b uttons — PHONO , CD, T APE/CDR, FM/AM, TV SOUND/DBS* (or TV/DBS on the remote control), while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR, D V[...]

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    12 Muting the Sound From the r emote control ONL Y : Press MUTING to m ute the sound thr ough all speakers and headphones connected. “MUTING” appears on the display and the volume tur ns off (the volume le vel indicator goes of f). T o restore the sound, press MUTING again so tha t “OFF” appears on the display . • T urning MASTER V OLUME [...]

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    13 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 For analog-to-analog r ecording Y ou can record any analog source through the recei ver to — • the cassette deck (or CD recorder) connected to the T A[...]

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    14 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select the appropriate items f or the other speakers. Notes: • K eep the following comment in mind as ref erence when adjusting. – If the siz e of the cone speaker unit b uilt in your speaker is g reater than 4 3 / 4 inches (12 cm ), select “LARGE, ” and if it is smaller than 4 3 / 4 inches (12 cm ), select “[...]

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    15 Low Frequency Ef fect Attenuator Setting If the bass sound is distorted while playing back a source using Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, follo w the procedure below . On the front panel ONLY: 1. Press SETTING repeatedly until “LFE A TT” (Low Frequency Effect Attenuator) appears on the display . The display changes to show the cur ren[...]

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    16 Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) T erminal Setting When you use the digital input terminals, you ha v e to re gister what components are connected to which terminals (DIGIT AL IN 1/2/3/4). 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, start from step 1 again. [...]

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    17 Storing the Basic Settings and Adjustments Y ou can assign and store different sound settings for each dif ferent 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 s[...]

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    18 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. T uning in Stations Manually On the front panel: 1. Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). The last recei ved station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the button, the band altern[...]

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    19 T o tune in a preset station On the front panel: 1. Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. 2. Press FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ until y ou find the channel y ou want. • Pressing FM/AM PRESET 5 increases the channel numbers. • Pressing FM/AM PRESET ∞ decreases the channel numbers. Fr[...]

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    20 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. What are the DSP Modes? Surr ound modes W ith this receiv er, you can use three types of the Surround mode. Follo wing modes cannot be used when only the front speakers are[...]

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    21 Reproducing the Sound Field The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound and indirect sound — early reflections and reflections from behind. Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflection. On the other hand, indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. T hese direct sounds and i[...]

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    22 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 recei ver . Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 14). Speaker arrangements A vailable DSP modes TV Center speaker Front speaker Front speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker [...]

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    23 Adjusting the Surr ound Modes Once you hav e adjusted the Surround modes, the adjustment is memorized for each Surround mode. Dolby and DTS Surr ound adjustments Bef ore you start, r emember ... • Make sure that y ou hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 14). • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setti[...]

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    24 JVC Theater Surr ound adjustments Befor e you start, r emember ... • Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 14). • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start fr om step 2 again. • Y ou cannot adjust the rear speaker output le vels when you hav [...]

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    25 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 14). • There is a time limit in doing the following ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, start from step[...]

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    26 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 1. Press SURR OUND ON/OFF . • Each time you press the button, the Dolby/DTS Surround turns on and of f alternately . 2. Select and play a sound s[...]

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    27 Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for r epr oducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player . Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player . Activating the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode Y ou can adjust the D VD MUL TI playbac k mode while playing back a[...]

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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 . T o use this r emote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK (SYNCHR O) jacks (see belo w) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin p[...]

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    29 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 w ant to operate, following the diag rams below and the procedure on the next page. CONNECTION[...]

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    30 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” or “D VD[...]

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    31 T uner Y ou can always perform the follo wing operations: FM/AM : Alternates between FM and AM. After pressing FM/AM, you can perform the following operations: 1 – 10, +10 : Selects a preset channel number directly . For channel number 5, press 5. For channel number 15, press +10, then 5. For channel number 20, press +10, then 10. TUNING +/–[...]

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    32 CD changer After pressing CONTR OL repeatedly until “CDDSC” appears on the display windo w , you can perform the following operations on the CD changer: PLA Y 3 : Starts playing. 4 4 4 4 4 : Returns to the beginning of the current (or pre vious) track. ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ : Skips to the beginning of the ne xt track. ST OP 7 : Stops playing. P A U[...]

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    33 VCR Y ou can always perform the follo wing operations: VCR POWER : T urns on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR (or CONTR OL repeatedly until “VCR” appears on the display windo w), you can perf orm the following operations on the VCR: 1 – 9, 0 : Selects the TV channels on VCR. PLA Y 3 : Starts playing. REW : Re winds a tape. FF : Fast wind[...]

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    34 Operating Other Manufactur ers’ V ideo Equipment Manufacturer Codes JVC 00, 02, 13, 14, 47, 74 AKAI 01, 02 BLAUPUNKT 03, 04 FISHER 01, 05 GRUNDIG 03, 06, 07 HITACHI 08, 09, 10, 49 IRADDIO 02 ITT/NOKIA 11, 12 LOEWE 06, 15, 16 MAGNAVOX 08, 17, 49 METS 50, 51, 52, 53 MITSUBISHI 08, 18, 19, 20 MIVAR 21 NORDMENDE 22, 23 OKANO 15 PANASONIC 24, 25, 2[...]

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    35 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV conver ter or DBS tuner 1. Press and hold CA TV/DBS PO WER. 2. Press CA TV/DBS CONTROL. 3. Enter manufacturer’ s code using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list to the right to find the code. 4. Release CA TV/DBS PO WER. The follo wing buttons can be used for operating the CA TV con vert[...]

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    36 Manufacturer Codes JVC 00, 26, 27, 28, 29, 58 AIWA 01, 02 BELL & HOWELL 03 BLAUPUNKT 04, 05 CGM 06, 07 EMERSON 08, 10, 11, 12, 64, 65 FISHER 03, 14, 15, 16, 17 FUNAI 01 GE 18, 19, 20 GOLDSTAR 07 GOODMANS 13, 21 GRUNDIG 06, 22 HITACHI 18, 23, 24, 25, 66 LOEWE 07, 21 MAGNAVOX 04, 19, 24 MITSUBISHI 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 NEC 26, 27 NOKIA 03, 36[...]

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    37 Manufacturer Codes JVC 00, 02 DENON 01 PANASONIC 03 PHILIPS 13 PIONEER 04, 05, 06 RCA 07 SAMSUNG 08 SONY 09 TOSHIBA 10 YAMAHA 11, 12 Manufacturers’ codes are subject to change without notice. If they are changed, this remote control cannot operate the equipment. 23 56 4 89 MENU ENTER TEST – REAR • R + – REAR • L + – CENTER + T o chan[...]

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    38 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 . SOLUTION Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary. Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF 1 and 2 correctly. Select the correct source. Press MUTING to cancel th[...]

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

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    40 FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensiti vity: 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 Har monic Distortion: Monaural: 0.4% at[...]

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    Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products. NATIONAL HEADQUART[...]

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    LIMITED W ARRANTY A UDIO-2 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all par ts thereof , except as set f or th below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FR OM DEFECTIVE MA TERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase f or the period as shown below . (“The Warr anty Period. ”) THIS LIMITED W ARRAN[...]

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