JVC LVT1290-007A manual

LVT1290-007A [US, UN] RX-5052S A UDIO/VIDEO CONTR OL RECEIVER TA/NEWS/INFO DISPLAY MODE INSTR UCTIONS English cover_RX-5052S[US]2.p65 05.1.7, 5:13 PM 3[...]

G-1 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. W arnings, Cautions, and Others / CAUTION • Do not b lock the v entilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are b lock[...]

1 English T able of Contents Adjusting Sound ........................................ 21 Basic Adjustment Items ............................................................ 21 Basic Procedure ........................................................................ 21 7 Adjusting the Equalization Patterns ..................................... 22 7 A[...]

2 English Front Panel Par ts Identification DIGITAL PRO LOGIC STANDBY STANDBY/ON PHONES SURROUND DSP SPEAKERS ON/OFF SUBWOOFER OUT FM MODE MEMORY ON/OFF FM/AM TUNING SURROUND/DSP OFF DIMMER MASTER VOLUME INPUT DIGITAL RX—6030V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER SETTING MULTI JOG PUSH SET QUICK SPEAKER SETUP ADJUST EXIT INPUT ANALOG INPUT ATT FM/AM PRES[...]

3 English Remote Control AUDIO TV VCR DV D TEST EFFECT MENU ENTER LEVEL RETURN SURROUND /DSP CD - DISC SLEEP REC P AUSE FM MODE SURROUND DSP DIMMER TV/VIDEO MUTING OFF VCR CH TV CH VOLUME SURR R SURR L SUBWFR CENTER FRONT R FRONT L 100 1 4 7/P 10 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 10 TV VOLUME ST ANDBY/ON A/V CONTROL RECEIVER T APE/CDR CD D VD FM/AM TV SOUND VCR ANALOG[...]

4 English AM LOOP AM EXT ANTENNA COAXIAL FM 75 FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP AM EXT ANTENNA FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP AM EXT 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 . Befor e Installation General Pr ecautions • Be sure your hands are dry . • T ur[...]

5 English AM LOOP AM EXT ANTENNA COAXIAL FM 75 CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT CAUTION : SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 8 16 — + – + – To center speaker To right front speaker To right surround speaker To left surround speaker To left front speaker RIGHT LEFT + – 1 2 3 4 AM antenna connections T urn the loop until y[...]

6 English OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) T APE /CDR L R R L CD IN R L SUBWOOFER OUT Powered subwoofer CD player To audio output To audio input Cassette deck or CD recorder Getting Star ted Connecting Audio/V ideo Components When connecting individual components, refer also to the manuals supplied with them. Analog Connections Audio component connections Use [...]

7 English AUDIO DVD IN RIGHT LEFT A B DVD IN DVD R L MONITOR OUT TV SOUND IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT A B R L OUT (REC) VCR IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) VCR IN (PLA Y) R L R L A B D C TV VCR 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 yel[...]

8 English DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 1 (DVD) DIGITAL 2 (CD) Digital Connections By connecting the recei ver and the source component through the digital terminals, sound reproduction quality will be much impro ved. In addition, you can enjoy multi-channel reproduction and some other con venient functions. IMPORT ANT: • When connecting a video component u[...]

9 English Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound sources. Operations hereafter will be explained using the b uttons on the front panel. Y ou can also use the buttons on the remote control for the same functions if they ha ve the same and similar names/mar ks. Selecting the Sour ce to Play When you hav e [...]

10 English SB SB Signal indicators Speaker indicators On the remote Speaker and signal indicators on the display By checking the following indicators, you can easily conf irm which speakers you are activ ating and which signals are coming into this receiv er. What speaker indicators light depends on the speaker setting (for details, see “Setting [...]

11 English Listening with headphones: Y ou can enjoy not only stereo software b ut also multi- channel software through the headphones. (Sounds are down-mix ed to the front channels while playing multi-channel software.) 1 Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF to deacti vate the speakers. “HEADPHONE” appears for a while, and the H.PHONE indicator lights on the[...]

12 English DIGITAL AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL DTS SURROUND Attenuating the Input Signal When the input le vel of the analog source is too high, the sounds will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input signal le vel to pre vent the sound distortion. • Once you hav e made adjustment, it is memorized for each analog source. Press and h[...]

13 English The follo wing basic operations ar e possible only using the remote contr ol. Muting the Sound Press MUTING to mute the sound thr ough all speakers and headphones connected. “MUTING” appears on the display and the volume turns of f (the V OLUME indicator and its level indication go of f). T o restor e the sound, press MUTING again. ?[...]

14 English 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. Setting the AM T uner Inter val Spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. Select the appropriate interval spacing setting to receiv e the AM broadc[...]

15 English T o tune in a preset station On the front panel: 1 Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Press FM/AM PRESET 5 or ∞ until y ou find the channel y ou want. • Pressing FM/AM PRESET 5 increases the number . • Pressing FM/AM PRESET ∞ decreases the number . O[...]

16 English Quick Speaker Setup Quick Speaker Setup helps you to easily and quickly register the speaker size and speaker distance according to your listening room to create the best possible surround ef fect. • Y ou can also r eg ister each speaker’ s information manually . For details, see page 18. Befor e you start, remember ... There is a ti[...]

17 English Basic Setting Items On the following pa ges, you can adjust the following items: • Y ou can only select the items currently available. F or details, see the explanation of each item. Items T o do See page SUBWOOFER * Register your subw oofer . 18 FRNT SPEAKERS * Register your front speak er size. 18 CNTR SPEAKER * Register your center [...]

18 English ¶ Speaker distance — FRONT L DIST , FRONT R DIST , CENTER DIST , SURR L DIST , SURR R DIST Set the distance from the listening point within the r ange of 0.3 m (1 ft) to 9.0 m (30 ft), in 0.3 m (1 ft) interv als. • When shipped from the factory , distance for eac h speaker is set to “3.0m (10FT). ” Note: Y ou cannot set the spea[...]

19 English ¶ Cr ossover fr equency —CROSSOVER Y ou can select the crossover frequency f or the small speakers used. The signals belo w the preset frequency lev el will be sent to and be reproduced by the subwoofer (or by “LARGE” speak ers when “SUBWOOFER” is set to “SUBWOOFER NO”). Select one of the crosso ver fr equency levels accor[...]

20 English ¶ Vir tual Sur r ound Back —VIR TUAL SBACK Y ou can enjoy the surround back channel while playing back Dolby Digital Surround EX software or DTS-ES software without the surround back speakers. This function crea tes the great surround effect from the behind as if you ha ve connected the surround back speakers. Select “VR TL SB ON”[...]

21 English Adjusting Sound Y ou can make sound adjustment to your preference after completing basic settings. Basic Procedur e 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 fr om step 1 again. Ex. When adjusting the subwoofer level to “–3. ” 1 Pr ess [...]

22 English Y ou can also use the remote control for adjusting the speaker output le vel using the test tone. • Y ou can also adjust the effect le vel for D AP modes and Mono Film. T o adjust the speaker output le vel: 1 Press SOUND. The 10 keys ar e activated for sound adjustments. 2 Press TEST to check if y ou can hear the sounds through all the[...]

23 English Using the Sur r ound Modes This unit activates a variety of Surround modes automatically . The basic settings and adjustments stored (see pages 16 to 22) are applied automatically . Reproducing Theater Ambience In a movie theater , many speakers are located on the walls to reproduce impressiv e m ulti-surround sounds, reac hing you from [...]

24 English DTS * 2 DTS is another digital signal compression method, dev eloped by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., and enables multi-channel encoding and decoding (1ch up to 6.1ch). • When DTS signal is detected through the digital input, the indicator lights up on the display . DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround (DTS SURR OUND) is another [...]

25 English • F or analo g sources and digital 2-c hannel software, you can select one of the following Sur round modes. Eac h time you press SURR OUND, Surround modes change as follows: • F or Dual Mono softw ar e, you can select the channel you listen to. (See page 19.) T o adjust the speaker output le vel, see page 22. T o cancel the Surr oun[...]

26 English : Suitable for audio sources : Suitable for video sources Using the DSP Modes This unit activates a variety of DSP modes automatically . The basic settings and adjustments stored (see pages 16 to 22) are applied automatically . Early reflections Reflections from behind Reproducing the Sound Field The sound heard in a concert hall, club, [...]

27 English DSP All Channel Stereo This mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound f ield using all the connected (and acti vated) speakers. • If the surround speakers ar e set to “NONE, ” you cannot select “ ALL CH STEREO. ” Mono Film In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room while viewing monaural sound video[...]

28 English Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can operate JVC’s audio and video components with this receiver’ s remote control, since control signals for JVC’ s components are preset in the remote control. T uner Y ou can always perform the follo wing opera tions: FM/AM: Alternate between FM and AM. After pressing FM/AM, you can[...]

29 English Operating V ideo Components VCR Y ou can always perform the follo wing operations: ST ANDBY/ON VCR : T urn on or off the VCR. VCR CH +/–: Change the TV channels on the VCR. After pressing VCR, you can perform the following operations on the VCR: 3 : Start playing. REW: Re wind the tape. FF: Fast-forward the tape. 7 : Stop playing, reco[...]

30 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’ s ser vice center . SOLUTION Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. Check speaker wiring and reconnect if necessary. (See page 5.) Press SPEAKERS ON/OFF so that the sounds come out of the speakers.[...]

31 English Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer At Stereo operation Front channels: 100 W* 1 per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 Ω , at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion (IEC268-3/DIN). At Surround operation Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driv en into 8 Ω , at 1 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic dis[...]

32 English FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.50 MHz to 108.00 MHz Usable Sensitivity Monaural: 12.8 dBf (1.2 µV/75 Ω ) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Monaural: 16.0 dBf (1.7 µV/75 Ω ) Stereo: 37.5 dBf (20.5 µV/75 Ω ) Stereo Separation at OUT (REC): 35 dB at 1 kHz AM tuner T uning Range: 531 kHz to 1 602 kHz (at 9 kHz intervals) 530 kHz to 1 600[...]

Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia and U.K.) VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220V 230 - 240V 127V 110V VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220V 230 - 240V 127V 110V CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outs[...]