JVC RX-7520VBK 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. LVT0852-002A [C] INSTR UCTIONS RX-7520VBK DVD VCR TV SOUND ADJUST RX-7520V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SETTING MASTER VOLUME CONTROL DOWN UP CD TAPE/CDR [...]

W ar nings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en gar de, précautions et indications diverses WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. [...]

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1 English T able of Contents Par ts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Star ted ........................................... 3 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................................... 3 Putting Batteries in t[...]

2 English Par ts Identification Front Panel ADJUST RX-7520V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SETTING MASTER VOLUME CONTROL DOWN UP SURROUND MODE PHONES SURROUND ON/OFF FM/AM TUNING STANDBY FM/AM PRESET FM MODE MEMORY 1 2 5 4 8 79 p t u io 6 3 STANDBY/ON DVD VCR TV SOUND CD TAPE/CDR SOURCE NAME AM DVD MULTI FM y r q w e INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL SPEAKERS ON/[...]

3 English Getting Star ted Putting Batteries in the Remote Contr ol Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries f irst. • When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the unit. 1 On the back of the remote contr ol, remo ve the battery cover . 2 Insert batteries. • Make sure to match the [...]

4 English DIGITAL 1 ( DVD ) DIGITAL 2 ( CD ) FRONT CENTER DVD FM 75 COAXIAL COMPU LINK-4 (SYNCHRO) ANTENNA TV SOUND SUBWOOFER OUT VID EO VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AU DIO AUDIO OU T (REC) R IGHT LEFT LEFT AM LO OP AM EXIT RIGHT LEFT TAPE /CDR IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) VCR IN (PLAY) DIGITAL IN CENTER SPEAKER REAR SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT [...]

5 English Connection diagram FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT + 1 – RIGHT LEFT 2 + – FRONT SPEAKERS 1 FRONT SPEAKERS 2 RIGHT LEFT 1 RIGHT LEFT 1 RIGHT LEFT 1 1 2 3 Connecting speakers to the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals For each speak er, connect the (+) and ( – ) terminals on the rear panel to the (+) and ( – ) terminals marked on the speak ers. 1 [...]

6 English Getting Star ted Left rear speaker Right rear speaker CENTER SPEAKER REAR SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT + – Center speaker Connecting the r ear and center speakers Connect rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals. RIGHT LEFT 2 1 4 RIGHT LEFT 3 For each speaker , connect the (+) and ( – ) [...]

7 English Cassette deck or CD recorder Cassette deck To audio output To audio input AUDIO TV SOUND VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) TAPE CDR CD OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) RIGHT LEFT CD recorder To audio input To audio output 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[...]

8 English Getting Star ted TV COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT VCR DVD Y P B /C B P R /C R VIDEO VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) MONITOR OUT DVD AUDIO REAR RIGHT LEFT FRONT CENTER DVD SUBWOOFER OUT SUB WOOFER RIGHT LEFT S-VIDEO VIDEO DVD E C A D F G B DVD player F or enjoying DVD MUL TI Playback Mode — • When you connect the D VD player with its analog disc[...]

9 English DVD DIGIT AL 1 (DVD) DIGIT AL IN DIGIT AL 2 ( CD ) 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 an y digital component to one of the digital terminals using a digital coaxial cable (not supplied). IMPORT ANT: • When conne[...]

10 English Fr ont Panel T urning On the Power Press ST ANDBY/ON (or ST ANDBY/ON A UDIO on the remote control). 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 ST ANDBY/ON (or ST ANDBY/ON A UDIO on the remote control) again. The ST ANDBY lamp [...]

11 English Adjusting the V olume On the front panel: T o increase the v olume, turn MASTER V OLUME clockwise. T o decrease the volume , turn it counterclockwise. From the remote control: T o increase the v olume, press V OLUME +. T o decrease the volume , press V OLUME – . CA UTION: Alwa ys set the volume to the minimum bef ore star ting any sour[...]

12 English Basic Operations Changing the Display Brightness Y ou can dim the display . Press DIMMER on the remote contr ol . • Each time you press the button, the display dims and brightens alternately . T urning Off the Power with the Sleep T imer Y ou can f all asleep w hile listening to m usic — Sleep Timer . Press SLEEP on the remote contr [...]

13 English S.WFR LS RS S LFE R C L LC S.WFR LS RS CH- S LFE SPK PRO LOGIC ΙΙ DIGIT AL AUTO ANALOG DIGIT AL LINEAR PCM 12 R S.WFR LS RS S LFE R C L Signal indicators Speaker indicators Basic adjustment auto memory This receiv er memorizes sound settings for each source when — : • turning off the po wer, • changing the source, and • assigni[...]

14 English Setting the Digital Input [DIGIT AL IN] T erminals When you use the digital input terminals, register what components are connected to which terminals (DIGIT AL IN 1/2) so that the correct source name will appear when you select the digital source. Befor e you start, r emember .... There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If [...]

15 English INPUT INPUT ATT ANALOG / DIGITAL On the front panel From the remote control 2 Press INPUT ANALOG/DIGIT AL (or AN ALOG/DIGIT AL on the r emote control) to select the digital input mode. • Each time you press the button, the input mode alter nates between the analog input ( “ ANALOG ” ) and the digital input ( “ DIGIT AL A UT O ”[...]

16 English Selecting the V ideo Input T erminal This receiv er is equipped with the component video input terminals for the D VD player which giv e you higher picture quality . When you use the component video input terminals for the D VD player , change the video input terminal setting. Befor e you start, r emember .... There is a time limit in do[...]

17 English Speaker size Register the sizes of all the connected speakers. • When you change your speakers, register the inf ormation about the speakers again. 1 Press SETTING r epeatedly until “ FRNT SP (Front Speak er), ” “ CNTR SP (Center Speaker) ” or “ REAR SP (Rear Speak er) ” (with the current setting)* appears on the display . [...]

18 English 2 Press CONTR OL UP 5 /DO WN ∞ to select the low fr equency effect attenuator lev el. • Each time you press the button, the setting alternates between “ 0dB ” and “– 10dB. ” 0dB : Normally select this. – 10dB : Select this when the bass sound is distorted. Dynamic range compression Y ou can compress the dynamic range (dif[...]

19 English Adjusting the Front Speakers Output Balance If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speakers output balance. Bef ore you start, r emember .... 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. 1 Press ADJUST re[...]

20 English Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Y ou can adjust the subwoofer output le vel if you ha ve connected a subwoofer and set the subw oofer infor mation correctly —“ YES. ” On the front panel: Bef ore you start, r emember .... There is a time limit in doing the following ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start fr[...]

21 English T uning in Stations Manually 1 Press FM or AM (FM/AM). The last recei ved station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the button on the remote control (FM/ AM), the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Press FM/AM TUNING 5 / ∞ repeatedly until y ou f ind the frequency y ou want. • Pressing FM/AM TUNING 5 increas[...]

22 English Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receiv e or noisy , you can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast. • Y ou can store the FM reception mode for each preset station. (See page 21). 1 While listening to an FM station, pr ess FM MODE. • Each time you press the button, the FM re[...]

23 English Cr eating Realistic Sound Fields ** Manuf actured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US P A T . No . 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “ DTS ” and “ DTS Digital Surround ” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Cop yr ight 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reser v ed. * [...]

24 English Cr eating Realistic Sound Fields ■ All Channel Stereo This mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound f ield using all the connected (and acti vated) speakers. All Channel Ster eo can be used w hen the fr ont and rear speakers ar e connected to this receiver without r espect to the center speaker connection. If the center speaker is conn[...]

25 English About Relations between Speaker Layouts and Surr ound Modes A v ailable Surround modes will vary depending on ho w many speakers are used with this recei ver . Make sur e tha t y ou hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see pages 16 to 18). • If only front speakers ar e connected, you cannot use Sur round modes. • If rear spe[...]

26 English Befor e you start, r emember .... • Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see pages 16 to 18). • Y ou cannot adjust the center speaker output lev el when you have set “ CNTR SP ” to “ NONE. ” • Y ou cannot adjust the rear speaker output lev els when you have set “ REAR SP ” to “ NONE. ” ?[...]

27 English On the front panel: Y ou can also use the buttons on the front panel to adjust the Surround modes. Ho wever , no test tone is a vailable when using the b uttons on the fr ont panel. So mak e adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back. 1 Set the analog or digital input mode for the source y ou like to hear and star[...]

28 English Cr eating Realistic Sound Fields When y ou select “ PL II MUSIC, ” you can go to the follo wing adjustment. 4 T ur n Panorama control on or off . 1) Press ADJUST repeatedly until “ P ANORAMA ” (with the current setting)* appears on the display . * “ OFF ” is the initial setting. If you ha ve already changed the setting, “ O[...]

29 English On the front panel: 1 Start playing 2 channel softwar e — either analog or Linear PCM — and select the source. 2 Press SURR OUND ON/OFF to activate Sur round mode. When Surround mode turns on, the last selected Surround mode will be activ ated. • Each time you press the button, Surround mode turns on and off alterna tely . 3 Press [...]

30 English This receiv er provides the D VD MUL TI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete output mode of the D VD player . Before playing back a D VD, refer also to the manual supplied with the D VD player . Activating DVD MUL TI Playback Mode Y ou can adjust the D VD MUL TI playback mode while playing back a D VD using the analog discre[...]

31 English COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System Automatic Power On/Off (Standby): only possible with the COMPU LINK-3 and COMPU LINK-4 Both the CD player and cassette deck (or CD recorder) turn on and of f (standby) along with the receiver . When you turn on the receiv er, the CD pla yer or cassette deck (or CD recorder) will turn on automatically , d[...]

32 English The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC ’ s video components (TV , VCR, and D VD player) through the receiv er . This receiv er is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK-III, which added a function to operate JVC ’ s video components through the video components terminals. T o use this remote control system, you [...]

33 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 through the analog input jacks on this receiv er (and analog input is selected), the receiver automatically turns on and changes the source to “ DV D ” or[...]

34 English Operating JVC ’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can use the remote contr ol to operate other JVC ’ s components. Operating Audio Components FM MODE PTY – PTY SEARCH – PTY IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC ’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC ’ s audio components through the COMPU LINK-4 (SYNC[...]

35 English Cassette deck After pressing T APE/CDR, you can use the following b uttons f or cassette deck operations: 3 3 3 3 3 : Start playback. FF : Fast wind a tape from left to right. REW : Fast wind a tape from right to left. 7 7 7 7 7 : Stop playback or recording. 8 8 8 8 8 : Pause playback. T o release it, press 3 . REC P A USE : Press this b[...]

36 English Operating V ideo Components IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC ’ s video components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC ’ s video components through the A V COMPU LINK terminals (see page 32) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 7 and 8). • Some JVC ’ s VCRs can accept two types [...]

37 English Operating Other Manufactur ers ’ V ideo Equipment By changing the transmittable signals, y ou can use the remote control supplied f or this unit to operate other manufacturers ’ equipment. • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the other products. • T o operate these components with the remote control, first you need to set the[...]

38 English T o change the transmittable signals for operating a VCR 1 Press and hold ST ANDBY/ON VCR. 2 Press VCR. 3 Enter manufactur er ’ s codes using b uttons 1 – 9, and 0. 4 Release ST ANDBY/ON VCR. No w , you can perform the following operations on the VCR. ST ANDBY/ON VCR : Turn on or of f the VCR. VCR CH +/ – : Change the channels. Aft[...]

39 English Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 * Panasonic 02 Philips 04 Pioneer 03 Sony 05 Toshiba 06 Yamaha 07 Manufacturers ’ codes for D VD play er * “ 01 ” is the initial setting. Manufactur ers ’ codes are subject to change without notice. If they are changed, this r emote control cannot opera te the equipment. T o change the transmittable sign[...]

40 English T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve dail y operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC ’ s service center . SOLUTION Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary. Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF 1 and 2 buttons correctly. Select the correct source. Pres[...]

41 English Specifications Designs & specif ications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Po wer 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 int[...]

42 English 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 Sensiti vity: 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:[...]

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