JVC LVT1112-001A manual

LVT1112-001A [B] HOME CINEMA CONTR OL CENTER RX-ES9SL INSTR UCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No . and Serial No . which are located either on the rear , bot- tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this inf or mation for future ref erence. Model No . Se r i a l N o. cover_RX-ES9SL[B]f 03.6.27, 16:48 3[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions, and Others 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[...]

G-2 CA UTION • Do not bloc k the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are b locked b y a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat ma y not be able to get out.) • Do not place any nak ed flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discarding batteries, environmental problems m ust be considered an[...]

G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQ UIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to [...]

1 T able of Contents P ar ts identification .................................................................. 2 Getting started ........................................................................ 4 Before installation ......................................................................................... 4 Checking the supplied accessories [...]

2 Remote control P arts identification See pages in parentheses for details . 1 TV DIRECT button (13) 2 Standby/on b uttons (11, 35 – 37) A UDIO, D VD , VCR , STB , TV 3 Source selecting buttons (11) D VD , VR*, STB, TV , D VD MUL TI, FM/AM 4 CHANNEL +/– buttons (35 – 37) 5 TV V OL (volume) +/– buttons (35, 37) 6 • Operating b uttons for [...]

3 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (11) 2 TV DIRECT button (13) 3 SETTING button (16, 17, 19) 4 ADJUST button (21, 31, 33, 34) 5 SURROUND button (31, 33) 6 Display window (see below) 7 Source indicators D VD MUL TI, D VD , STB , VR, TV , FM/AM 8 • SET button (16, 17, 19, 21, 31 – 34) • TUNER PRESET button (24) 9 Remote senso[...]

4 Getting star ted 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 contr ol. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). 3 Replace the cover . If the range or eff ectiveness of the remot[...]

5 NOTES • If the AM (MW) loop antenna wire is cov ered with vinyl, remove the vinyl while twisting it as shown on the right. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. This could cause poor reception. Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM (MW) loop ante[...]

6 Getting Started Connecting the speakers T urn off all components before connections. Speaker Layout Diagram After connecting the front, center and surround speak ers, and/or a subwoofer , set the speaker setting inf ormation proper ly to obtain the best possible surround eff ect. For details , see pages 15 to 18. Connecting the front, center , an[...]

7 AV IN /OUT AV IN SUBWOOFER OUT DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 3 (DVD) DIGITAL 2 (STB) DIGITAL 1 (VR) CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 ~ 16 TV STB VR DVD OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUT STB (Set T op Bo x) DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 3 (DVD) DIGITAL 2 (STB) DIGITAL 1 (VR) VR (VDR) D VD Pla yer[...]

8 Getting started SCART connection SCART cable (supplied: 1 cable) See below. NO TE Y ou can connect either a VDR or a VCR to the VR terminal. * For an analogue decoder T o watch or record a scramb led program on your VR, connect the analogue decoder to your VR and select the scramb led channel on your VR. If there is not an appropriate terminal fo[...]

9 For TV and video format • When the TV is equipped with the multiple SCAR T ter minals, refer to the TV manual to chec k the availab le video signals for each terminal, then connect SCART cab le correctly . • This receiver cannot convert the video signals (S-video or Composite). When the video signal of one video component is different from th[...]

10 Getting started Analogue connection for DVD MUL TI playback (see page 34) COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA DVD IN AUDIO L R L R FM 75 AM EXT CENTER FRONT AV IN / OUT AV IN SUBWOOFER OUT DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 3 (DVD) DIGITAL 2 (STB) DIGITAL 1 (VR) CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER SURR (REAR) CAUTION: SPEAKER IM[...]

11 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECT OR until the source name y ou want appears on the display . The source indicator corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECTOR, the source changes as f ollows: From the remote control: Press one of the source selecting b uttons. • Each tim[...]

12 3 Adjust the volume T o increase the volume, turn MASTER V OLUME contr ol clockwise (or press V OLUME + on the remote contr ol). T o decrease the volume, turn MASTER V OLUME contr ol countercloc kwise (or press V OLUME – on the remote contr ol). CA UTION: Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any sources. If the volume is set at[...]

13 Basic operations The f ollowing are the analogue/digital signal format indicators on the displa y to indicate what type of signal comes into the receiver . ANALOG: Lights when analogue input is selected. LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in. DOLBY D: • Lights when Dolb y Digital signal comes in. • Flashes when “DGTL D.D.” is sele[...]

14 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiver memorizes sound settings f or each source: • when you turn off the power , • when you change the source, and • when you change the analogue/digital input mode (see page 11). When you change the source, the memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The followin[...]

15 Speaker settings Setting the speakers information automatically—Smart Surround Setup The distance from y our listening point to the speakers is one of the impor tant element to obtain the best possib le sound effect for the Surround/DSP modes. Y ou need to set the delay time of the center and surround speak ers relative to the front speak ers [...]

16 Setting the speakers and subwoofer information quickly — Quick Setup Entering the use of the subwoofer , the n umber of the speakers, and your room siz e, the center and surround speakers ’ dela y time is automatically calculated. • When you change your speakers, register the information about the speakers again. • Y ou can also set the [...]

17 Speaker settings When selecting “MEDIUM R OOM, ” • Center speaker delay time is set to 1 msec. • Surround speakers delay time is set to 2 msec. ANALOG SUBWFR VOL LR SUBWFR FRNT SP LFE DIGITAL IN AUTO SR MODE QUICK SETUP (Back to the beginning) CNTR SP SURR DL CROSS CNTR DL D.COMP SURR SP 3 T urn MUL TI JOG to select the appropriate setti[...]

18 Setting the speaker delay time — CNTR DL (center speaker delay), SURR DL (surr ound speakers delay) Y ou can set the speaker dela y time easily by using Smar t Surround Setup (see page 15) or Quick Setup (see page 16). The distance from your listening point to the speakers is one of the important element to obtain the best possible surround so[...]

19 Operating procedure On the front panel ONL Y : Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Press SETTING. MUL TI JOG now works f or the setting operation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG until the setting item you want to set appears on the displ[...]

20 Setting Auto Surround — AUTO SR Y ou can enjoy Surround mode simply by selecting the source (with digital input selected for that source). Select “ ON ” when activ ating Auto Surround. ON: • If multi-channel signal comes in, an appropriate Surround mode will be turned on. • If Dolby Digital 2 channel or DTS 2 channel signal including s[...]

21 Sound adjustments When operating the receiver using the remote control, alwa ys set the mode selector to A UDIO/TV/VCR/STB. Operating procedure On the front panel: Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Press ADJUST . MUL TI JOG[...]

22 Setting the subwoofer audio position When a stereo source is pla yed back, the subwoof er sound is reinforced compared to the sound from a multi-channel source. Once you have set the subwoofer audio position, the subwoofer output level is decreased by the selected value when a stereo source is play ed back. The A (audio).POSITION indicator light[...]

23 T uner operations The buttons on the remote control are mainly used for tuner operations. T o use buttons on the remote control, press FM/AM before operation. When operating this receiver using the remote control, always set the mode selector to A UDIO/TV/VCR/STB. T uning in to stations manually From the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM to s[...]

24 3 Press the numeric b uttons (1 – 10, +10) to select a channel n umber while the channel number position is flashing. • For channel number 5, press 5. • For channel number 15, press +10, then 5. • For channel number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected channel number is flashing on the displa y . The stat[...]

25 Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For 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 provides the R[...]

26 PTY codes Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the adv antages of the RDS ser vice is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see pages 23 and 24) by specifying the PTY codes. T o search for a program using the PTY codes Before y ou star t, remember ... • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset sta[...]

27 TA NEWS/INFO TA/INFO NEWS TA/NEWS/INFO INFO TA/NEWS (None) Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another conv enient RDS ser vice is called “ Enhanced Other Networks. ” This allows the receiver to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of y our choice (T A, NEWS , and/or INFO) from a different station except in the fol[...]

28 * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Creating realistic sound fields Reproducing theater ambience In a movie theater , many speak ers are located on the walls to reproduce impressive multi-surround sound, reaching you from all directions.[...]

29 Creating realistic sound fields DTS ** DTS is another digital signal compression method, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., and enab les multi-channel encoding and decoding. DTS Digital Surround is another discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on CD, LD, and DVD software. Compared to Dolby Digital, the DTS Digital Surround[...]

30 About relations between speaker layout and Surround/DSP modes A vailable Surround/DSP modes will v ar y depending on how man y speakers are used with this receiv er . Make sure that y ou have set the speakers information correctl y (see pages 15 to 18). • If only front speakers are connected, you cannot use the Surround modes. • If surround [...]

31 Creating realistic sound fields 3 Press TEST to check the speakers output balance. “ TEST L ” starts flashing on the display , and a test tone comes out of the speakers as f ollows: 4 Adjust the f ollowing speaker output levels (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • Make adjustments so that the sound level of the selected speaker is set at the same [...]

32 1 Start playing 2 channel software—either Linear PCM or analogue signal—and select the sour ce . 2 Press SURROUND repeatedl y until one of the DSP modes y ou want to apply appears on the display . The DSP indicator lights up on the display . • Each time you press the b utton, the DSP modes change as follo ws: 3 Press TEST to chec k the spe[...]

33 4 Adjust the surround speaker output le vels (from –10 dB to +10 dB). • Make adjustments so that the sound level of the selected speaker is set at the same level as that of the front speakers. T o adjust the left surr ound speaker level, press SURR L +/ – . T o adjust the right surr ound speaker level, press SURR R +/ – . Ex.: When selec[...]

34 Using the D VD MUL TI pla ybac k mode This receiv er provides the D VD MUL TI playback mode f or reproducing the analogue discrete output mode (5.1 channel reproduction) of the D VD pla yer . In addition, the D VD MUL TI pla yback mode can be used for reproducing a D VD A udio sound. Before pla ying bac k a D VD , refer also to the manual suppli[...]

35 Operating other JVC pr oducts Y ou can use the remote control to operate not only this receiver but also other JVC pr oducts. • Refer also to the man uals supplied for 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 [...]

36 By changing the transmittab le signals, you can use the remote control supplied f or this unit to operate other manufacturers’ equipment. • 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 manufacturers’ codes each for the STB , VCR, and TV . ?[...]

37 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01* AKAI 02, 05 BLAUPUNKT 03 DAEWOO 09, 30, 31 FENNER 04, 30, 31 FISHER 05 GRUNDIG 06 HITACHI 07, 08 IRRADIO 02, 05 MAGNAVOX 09 MITSUBISHI 10, 32 MIVER 03 NOKIA 11, 33 NORDMENDE 12, 13, 17, 25 – 27 ORION 14 PANASONIC 15, 16 PHILIPS 09 SABA 12, 13, 17, 25 – 27 SAMSUNG 09, 18, 31 SANYO 05 SCHNEIDER 02, 05 SHARP 19 SONY 2[...]

38 PROBLEM The power does not come on. No sound from speakers. Buttons cannot be used. Sound from one speaker only . The unit turns off and becomes standby mode. Remote control does not operate as you intend. Remote control does not work. Remote control does not work for the VDR. Bass sound is reinf orced too much when listening in stereo. T r oubl[...]

39 PROBLEM Surround mode cannot be selected. DSP mode cannot be selected. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM reception. SOLUTION Play not multi-channel software or check the speaker setting. Play back Linear PCM or analogue software or check the speaker setting. Connect an outdoor FM antenna or conta[...]

40 Specifications Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output P ower At stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3) At surround operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven[...]

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