JVC RX-D401S manual

LVT1436-001A [J] RX-D401S / RX-D402B A UDIO / VIDEO CONTR OL RECEIVER INSTR UCTIONS 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. cover_RX-D401S[J]_f.p65 05.7.1, 7:58 PM 3[...]

W arnings, Cautions, and Others Mises en gar de , précautions et indications diver ses Caution–– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Attention—Touche STANDBY/ON! Déconnectez la fiche d’al[...]

1 Intr oduction We would like to thank y ou for purchasing one of our JVC products . Before operating this unit, read this man ual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible perf or mance from y our unit, and retain this manual for future ref erence. Features Hybrid Feedbac k Digital Amplifier RX-D401S/RX-D402B features the JVC-e xclusive[...]

2 Ta b le of Contents Pa r ts identification ................................................ 3 Getting started ...................................................... 6 Before Installation .................................................................. 6 Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 6 Putting batterie[...]

3 A/V CONTROL RECEIVER REMOTE CONTROL RM -SRXD401J TV/VIDEO A UDIO TV DBS/CA TV DVR/D VD FM USB VCR TV DBS D VR/DVD AM VCR TV VOL CHANNEL VOLUME MUTING TUNING/REW FF/TUNING SETTING D VD MENU ADJUST EXIT AUDIO INPUT VIDEO INPUT DECODE MODE D .EQ FREQ D .EQ LEVEL C. TO NE SLEEP EFFECT LIVENESS TEST L – FRONT – R L – SURR – R CENTER SUBWFR L ?[...]

4 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and standby lamp (16) 2 DIMMER button (18) 3 SETTING button (20, 22) 4 ADJUST button (27) 5 SURROUND b utton (37) 6 HDMI lamp (9) 7 Source lamps D VR/D VD , VCR, DBS, TV , USB, FM/AM 8 • SET button (20, 22, 27) • TUNER PRESET button (32) 9 • SOURCE SELECTOR (16, 32) • MUL TI JOG (20, 22, 27, 32, 37) p MAST[...]

5 1 Po wer cord (14) 2 HDMI terminals (9) VCR (DBS) IN, D VR/D VD IN, MONITOR OUT 3 AV COMPU LINK- III terminals (38) 4 DIGIT AL IN ter minals (14) • Coaxial: 1(D VR/D VD) • Optical: 2(DBS) • Optical: 3(VCR) 5 DIGIT AL OUT ter minal (14) 6 ANTENNA terminals (7) 7 SUBWOOFER OUT jac k (8) Rear panel 8 VIDEO jacks (10 – 13) VIDEO (composite vi[...]

6 Putting batteries in the remote control Before using the remote control, put tw o supplied batter ies first. 1 Press and slide the battery cover on the bac k of the remote control. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). 3 Replace the cover . If the range or eff ectiveness of the remote control decrease[...]

7 ANTENNA COAXIAL FM 75 AM EXT AM LOOP ANTENNA Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna. Connecting the FM and AM antennas Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. AM loop antenna (supplied) If AM reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl-covered w[...]

8 FL FR SL SR SBL C SW SBR (*SB) LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT SUBWOOFER OUT SURROUND SPEAKERS CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 - 16 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKERS Connecting the speakers Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. Speaker Layout Diagram CA UTIONS: • Use speakers w[...]

9 VCR(DBS) IN DVR/DVD IN MONITOR OUT HDMI Connecting video components Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. HDMI connection IMPORT ANT : The HDMI video signals from the HDMI terminal are transmitted onl y through the HDMI MONIT OR OUT terminal. Therefore , if the TV is connected to the receiver th[...]

10 ı Ή Ï Ì Ç Å DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) FRONT Audio/video connection In addition to the HDMI terminal, this receiver is equipped with three video ter minals—composite video , S-video , and component video ter minals, and tw o audio jacks—ana[...]

11 Å Ï Ó ı Ç Î ‰ Ì Ô DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) FRONT COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN DVD MULTI IN CENTER SUBWOOFER SURR-L SURR-R È Y P B P R 7 Connecting a D VD recorder or D VD play er with its analog discrete output jacks (D VD MUL TI IN): If your D VD recorder or D VD pla yer has an[...]

12 VCR OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) AUDIO OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) VCR Å ı Ή Ï Ì Ç Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN Å 7 Connecting a VCR T urn off all components bef ore making connections. • When you connect other components , refer also to their manuals. Å To component video output • Connect Y , P B , and P R correctly . [...]

13 Å ı Î Ç Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN TV IN D B I N L R MONITOR OUT / DVD P LAY) COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN Y P B P R VIDEO VC OUT(REC) DBS IN VIDEO S-VIDEO DBS IN O U Å ı Î Ç 7 Connecting a TV Connect the TV to the appropriate MONITOR OUT jac ks to view the pla yback picture from an[...]

14 DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM DIGITAL IN 2(DBS) 1(DVR/ DVD) 3(VCR) NO TES • When shipped from the f actor y , the DIGIT AL IN terminals have been set for use with the f ollowing components: – 1(D VR/D VD): F or D VD recorder or D VD pla yer – 2(DBS): For DBS tuner – 3(VCR): F or VCR If you connect other components , change the digital input (DI[...]

15 USB connection This receiver is equipped with a USB terminal on the front panel. Y ou can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC . When you connect y our PC for the first time , follow the procedure below . • Remember you cannot send any signal or data to y our PC from this receiv er. IMPORT ANT: Check if y[...]

16 Basic operations 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECTOR until the sour ce name y ou want appears on the display . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECTOR, the source changes as f ollo ws: D VR/D VD: Select this for the D VD recorder or D VD play er . VCR: [...]

17 3 Adjust the volume To increase the v olume , turn MASTER V OLUME control c lockwise (or press V OLUME + on the remote control). To decrease the v olume , turn MASTER V OLUME control counter cloc kwise (or press V OLUME – on the remote control). • When you adjust the v olume, the volume le vel indication appears on the displa y for a while. [...]

18 Selecting the digital decode mode This receiver automatically detects the incoming digital signal for mat when “HDMI” or “DIGIT AL ” is selected in “A UDIO INPUT” setting (see page 17). When “HDMI” or “DIGIT AL ” is selected, the digital decode mode is set to “DGTL (digital) AUT O . ” If the f ollowing symptoms occur whil[...]

19 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiv er memor izes sound settings for each source: • when you turn off the power , and • when you change the source . When you change the source , the memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The follo wing can be stored for each source: •A udio input setting (see p[...]

20 To obtain the best possible sound eff ect from Surround/DSP modes (see pages 33 to 37), you need to set up the speak er and subwoof er information after all the connections are completed. F rom pages 20 to 26, how to set speakers and other basic items of the receiv er are explained. Setting the speaker information easily—Quick Speaker Setup Qu[...]

21 Speakers (channels) number and the size Y ou can find how each of the speak er size is defined according to the number of connected speakers (speak er channel “ch” number) y ou select. • Subwoof er is counted as 0.1 channel. The size of connected speak ers CH FL/FR C SL/SR SB SUBWFR 2.0CH LARGE NONE NONE NONE NO 2.1CH SMALL NONE NONE NONE [...]

22 Operating procedure Menu operation buttons On the front panel: From the remote control: Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If the setting is canceled before y ou finish, star t from step 1 again. In this section, the operation of the remote control is used f or e xplaining. Ex.: When setting DIG[...]

23 In this case, set the distance as f ollows: Left front speaker (FL): “FRONT L <3.0m> (10ft)” Right front speaker (FR): “FRONT R <3.0m> (10ft)” Center speaker (C): “CENTER <3.0m> (10ft)” Left surround speaker (SL): “SURR L <2.7m> (9ft)” Right surround speaker (SR): “SURR R <2.7m> (9ft)” Left surro[...]

24 NO TES • This function is not available when “SURR OUND SPK” is set to “NO” (see page 22). • When “S BA CK SPK” is set to “NO” (see page 22), the Vir tual Surround Back (see page 36) is applied f or EX/ES/PLIIx (6.1- channel) reproduction. Activating the EX/ES/PLIIx setting— EX/ES/PLIIx Depending on this setting, av ailable[...]

25 Using the Midnight mode —MIDNIGHT MODE Y ou can enjoy a po werful sound at night using the Midnight mode. When the Midnight mode is activ ated, the MIDNIGHT indicator lights up on the display . MIDNIGHT < OFF > Select when you w ant to enjoy surround with its full dynamic range . (No eff ect applied.) MIDNIGHT < 1 > Select when you[...]

26 Setting the Audio delay level —AUDIO DELA Y Synchronization between audio and video reproduction can be possibly disturbed because video signal decoding is time- consuming compared to the audio signal decoding. On this setting, you can correct synchronization between video and audio signals by dela ying the audio signal timing. Adjustable rang[...]

27 Sound adjustments Y ou can make sound adjustment to y our preference after completing basic setting. Basic adjustment items Y ou can adjust the follo wing items. See pages in parentheses f or details. •Y ou cannot select the items which is not av ailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL* 1 Adjust the subwoof er output level. [...]

28 4 Press 2 / 3 button repeatedl y to adjust the selected item. • On the front panel, turn MUL TI JOG. Y our adjustment is stored. 5 Press SET . 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to adjust other items if necessary . 7 Press EXIT . • On the front panel, press ADJUST . The source indication resumes on the displa y . L S.WFR R ANALOG –10 0 +10 Adjusting th[...]

29 Adjusting the bass sounds Reinforcing the bass—BASS BOOST Y ou can boost the bass lev el—Bass Boost. • Once you hav e made an adjustment, it is memorized for each source. B BOOST < ON > Select to boost the bass lev el. The B.BOOST indicator lights up on the displa y . B BOOST < OFF > Select to deactivate the Bass Boost. Initial[...]

30 Adjusting the panorama control for Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music—P ANORAMA This setting is av ailable when Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music is activated f or the analog or digital 2-channel sound signal. To activate Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music , see page 37. • Once you hav e made an adjustment, it is memor[...]

31 T uner operations T uning in to stations manually From the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM or AM to select the band. The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. 2 Press repeatedly or hold TUNING 9 or ( TUNING until the station y ou want is tuned in. • Pressing (or holding) TUNING 9 increases the frequency . • Pressing (or [...]

32 3 Press the numeric b uttons (1 – 10, +10) to select a channel number while the c hannel n umber position is flashing. •F or channel number 5, press 5. •F or channel number 15, press +10, then 5. •F or channel number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected c hannel number is flashing on the displa y . The se[...]

33 Creating realistic sound fields Reproducing theater ambience In a movie theater , many speakers are located on the walls to reproduce impressiv e multi-channel sound, reaching you from all directions. With these many speakers , sound localization and sound mov ement can be expressed. Surround/DSP modes built in this receiv er can create almost t[...]

34 DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 is another conv ersion method to create 6-channel (plus subwoof er) from analog/digital 2-channel software by using the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS-ES Matrix 6.1ch. • This receiver provides the f ollowing DTS Neo:6 modes— Neo:6 Cinema (NEO:6 CINEMA) and Neo:6 Music (NEO:6 MUSIC). When one of them is[...]

35 Introducing the DSP modes The sound heard in a concer t hall, club , etc. 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 dela yed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and[...]

36 Using the Surround/DSP modes Av ailable Surround/DSP modes v ar y depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals. See the table below . • The numbers inside the parentheses follo wing the incoming signal type indicate the number of the front channels and that of the surround channels. For e xample, (3/2) indicates that the signals [...]

37 On the front panel: Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If the setting is canceled before y ou finish, star t from step 2 again. 1 Select and play an y source. • Surround/DSP modes are not av ailable when multi channel PCM (see page 34) signals recorded in D VD-Audio are coming. See page 11 for[...]

38 AV COMPU LINK EX AV COMPU LINK- III AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK- III AV COMPU LINK remote contr ol system The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows y ou to operate JVC’ s video components (TV , D VD play er*, and VCR) through this receiver . This receiver is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK- III , which has added a function[...]

39 One-touch DVD play Simply by starting playbac k on the D VD play er, y ou can enjoy the D VD playback without setting other s witches manually . The follo wing is set automatically: •T ur ning on the receiver . • Changing the source to “D VR/D VD . ” The TV automatically tur ns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so[...]

40 Y ou can use the supplied remote control to operate not onl y this receiver but also other JVC pr oducts. • Refer also to the man uals supplied with the other products. – Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals—remote codes “A” and “B. ” This remote control can operate a VCR whose remote control code is set to “[...]

41 123 456 789 10 0 10 Y ou can alwa ys perform the follo wing operation: D VR/DVD : Tu rn on or off the D VD recorder or D VD play er . After pressing D VR/D VD , you can perf or m the follo wing operations on the D VD recorder and D VD play er. 3 : Star t playbac k. 7 : Stop pla yback. 8 : P ause playbac k. T o release it, press 3 . ¢ : Skip to [...]

42 By changing the transmittable signals, you can use the supplied remote control to operate other man ufacturers’ products. • Refer also to the man uals supplied with the other products. •T o operate those components with the remote control, first you need to set the manuf acturers’ codes each for the TV , VCR, CA TV converter , DBS tuner,[...]

43 ❏ Changing the transmittable signals for operating a VCR 1 Press and hold VCR . 2 Press VCR. 3 Enter the manufacturer’ s code using buttons 1 – 9, and 0. See “Manufacturers’ codes for VCR” on the r ight. 4 Release VCR . Now , you can perform the f ollowing operation on the VCR. VCR : Tu rn on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR, you c[...]

44 Manufacturer Codes G.I. 01 Gemini 02 Hamlin 03, 04, 05, 06 Jerrold 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Macom 16, 17, 18 Magnavox 19 Oak 20, 21, 22 Panasonic 23, 24 Philips 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Pioneer 31, 32 S. Atlanta 33, 34, 35 Samsung 36 Tocom 37 Zenith 38, 39 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 Hitachi 02 Kenwood 03, 04 Magnavox 05 Marantz 06 Mitsubi[...]

45 Tr oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational prob lems. If there are any prob lems you cannot solv e, contact your JVC’ s service center. PROBLEM The power does not come on. The receiv er tur ns off (enters standby mode). “O VER HEA T” flashes on the displa y , then the receiv er tur ns off. No sound from speakers. S[...]

46 Remote control does not operate as y ou intend. Remote control does not work. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional crac king noise dur ing FM reception. The remote control is not ready f or your intended operation. There is an obstruction hiding the remote sensor on the receiv er. Batteries are weak. The mode selector is se[...]

47 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Power At stereo operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At surround operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no m[...]

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