JVC RX-554RBK 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. LET0118-001A [E, EE] RX-554RBK FM/MW/L W RECEIVER UKW/MW/LW-RECEIVER AMPLI/TUNER FM/PO/GO FM/MG/LG TUNER/VERSTERKER RECEPTOR FM/MW/LW RICEVITORE MF/OM/OL [...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/W arnung, Achtung und sonstige Hinweise/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses/W aarschuwingen, voorzorgen en andere mededelingen/A visos, precauciones y otras notas/ A vvertenze e precauzioni da osservare IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted i[...]

G-2 ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlever les vis ni les panneaux et ne pas ouvrir le coffret de l’appareil. 2. Ne pas exposer l’appareil à la pluie ni à l’humidité. ATTENZIONE Per ridurre il rischio di scosse elettriche, incendi, ecc... 1. Non togliere viti, coperchi o la scatola.[...]

G-3 Caution –– POWER switch and STANDBY/ON button! This apparatus is provided with a POWER switch to be able to minimize power consumption for safe use. Therefore, 1. When doing initial setting, complete all the connections required, connect the mains plug into the wall outlet, and set the POWER switch to ON. After these, it will be available t[...]

G-4 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoide risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage. Locate the apparatus as follows: Front: No obstructions open spacing. Sides: No obstructions in 10 cm from the sides. T op: No obstructions in 10 cm from the top. Back: No obstructions in 15 cm from the back Bottom: No obstructions, place on the [...]

1 English T able of Contents Parts Identification ...................................................................................... 2 Getting Started ........................................................................................... 3 Before Installation .................................................................................[...]

2 English Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. RX-554R FM/MW/L W RECEIVER DISPLAY MODE STANDBY STANDBY/ON POWER PHONES SPEAKERS MASTER VOLUME –+ TUNER/BAND PRESET SEA SOURCE SURROUND ADJUST ONE TOUCH OPERATION SETTING MEMORY 12 _ ON — OFF T[...]

3 English Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry . • Turn the po wer of f to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Install the receiver in a location that is level and protected from moisture. • The temperature around the receiver must be between –5˚ and [...]

4 English Connecting the FM and AM (MW/L W) Antennas FM Antenna Connections Notes : • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. This could cause poor reception. • If reception is poor , connect an outdoor single vinyl-covered wire to the AM EXT terminal. (Keep the AM (MW/L W) loop antenn[...]

5 English Connecting the Speakers Y ou can connect the follo wing speakers: • T wo sets of front speakers to produce normal stereo sound • One set of rear speakers to enjoy the surround ef fect • One center speaker to produce more effecti ve surround ef fect (to make human voices outstanding) For each speak er, connect one end of the speaker [...]

6 English About the speaker impedance The required speaker impedance of the front speak ers differs depending on whether or not a center and/or rear speakers are connected at the same time. Since there are four possible speaker connections with the recei ver , check which one fits your case and use the speaker with the impedance described belo w . [...]

7 English Connecting Other Components Y ou can connect the follo wing components to the receiver using ca bles with RCA pin plugs. Audio Components Video Components* • Turntable • VCR • CD player • Video disc player • Cassette deck Audio component connections Getting Star ted * Y ou cannot connect the video input/output from the video com[...]

8 English Notes: The preset setting such as preset channel and sound adjustment may be erased in the following cases: • When you press POWER to set it in the — OFF position. • When you unplug the power cord. • When a power failure occurs. CAUTIONS: • Do not touch the power cord with wet hands. • Do not pull on the power cord to unplug t[...]

9 English Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. T urning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press ST ANDBY/ON . 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 [...]

10 English Adjusting the V olume On the front panel: T o increase the volume, turn MASTER V OLUME clockwise. T o decrease the volume, turn it counterclockwise. When you turn MASTER V OLUME rapidly , the v olume le v el also changes rapidly . When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly , the v olume le v el also changes slowly . From the r emote contr ol: T [...]

11 English Recording a Sour ce Y ou can record any source playing through the recei ver to a cassette deck connected to the T APE jacks and the VCR connected to the VCR jacks at the same time. While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at whatever sound level you like, without af fecting the sound lev els of the recording. Listeni[...]

12 English Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance. On the front panel only : 1. Pr ess SETTING so that the Control % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi / @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # buttons work for adjusting the balance. The lamp above the[...]

13 English When the shut-off time comes The recei ver turns off automatically . T o check or change the time r emaining until the shut-off time 1. Press SETTING, if necessary , so that the Control % / fi / @ / # b uttons work for setting the Sleep T imer . 2. Press Control % / fi , if necessary , until “SLEEP” appears on the display . 3. Pres[...]

14 English One T ouch Operation This receiver can memorize the optimum sound settings for each playing source. About the One T ouch Operation JVC’ s One T ouch Operation function is used to assign and store differ ent sound settings for each diff erent playing source. By using this function, you do not hav e to change the settings ev ery time you[...]

15 English Notes: • When you hold down Control @ / # in step 3, the frequency keeps changing until you press Control @ / # again or a station is tuned in. • When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the TUNED indicator lights up on the display . When an FM stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator also lights up. Receivin[...]

16 English 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you stor e all the stations you want. T o cancel a stor ed pr eset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one. T o tune in a pr eset station On the front panel: 1. Press TUNER/BAND so that the Contr ol % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi / @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # buttons work fo[...]

17 English Note: Y ou can store the FM reception mode for each preset station. Selecting the FM Reception Mode Y ou can change the FM reception mode while recei ving an FM broadcast. On the front panel only : 1. Press TUNER/BAND so that the Contr ol % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi / @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # buttons work for tuner settings. The lamp ab[...]

18 English About characters shown on the display When the display sho ws PS, PTY , or R T signals, the following characters are used. • The display cannot differentiate upper case and lo wer case letters and always uses upper case letters. • The display cannot show accented letters, “A”, for instance, may stand for accented “ A ’ s” l[...]

19 English Searching for a Pr ogram by PTY Codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels by specifying the PTY codes. T o search f or a program using the PTY codes On the front panel: 1. Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station so that Control @ @ @ @ @ / # # # #[...]

20 English From the r emote contr ol: Before starting the procedure below , make sure you ha ve selected FM station only using the remote control. If not, the following RDS operating buttons do not work for tuner operation. (Pressing TUNER/B AND acti vates the remote control for tuner operation.) 1. Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station[...]

21 English Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Descriptions of the PTY codes: « « « ALARM J TEST J DOCUMENT J FOLK M (FOLK MUSIC) J OLDIES J NATIONAL (NATIONAL MUSIC) J COUNTRY J JAZZ J LEISURE J TRAVEL J PHONE IN J RELIGION J SOCIAL A (SOCIAL AFFAIRS) J CHILDREN J FINANCE » « AFFAIRS J INFO (INFORMATION) J SPORT J EDUCATE (EDUCATION) J DRAMA J CULTUR[...]

22 English When an emergency broadcast (ALARM signal) is sent fr om an FM station: The receiver automatically tunes in the station except in the following cases: • When you are listening to non-RDS stations (all AM — MW/L W and some FM stations). • When the receiver is in standby mode. While recei ving an emergency broadcast, “ ALARM” app[...]

23 English CAUTION: When the source alternates intermittently between the station tuned in by the EON function and the currently selected source, press EON to cancel the EON function. This is not a malfunction of the receiver . Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Notes: • EON data sent from some stations may not be compatible with this receiver . • In [...]

24 English Notes: • The preset SEA modes cannot be used for recording. • When you turn on the preset SEA mode, the mode with its effect level previously selected is recalled at first. PRESET SEA Selecting Y our Favorite SEA Mode On the front panel: 1. Press PRESET SEA so that the Control % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi / @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # b[...]

25 English Using the Pr eset SEA Modes From the r emote contr ol: 1. Press SOUND CONTR OL so that 10 keys work f or adjusting the sound. 2. Press SEA MODE until the preset SEA mode y ou want appears on the display . The previously selected mode is recalled (at its previous ef fect lev el) and is shown on the display . Each time you press the button[...]

26 English Activating the Sur r ound Sounds The built-in surround processor provides three groups of programs — JVC 3D-PHONIC mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode, and surround modes (Dolby Surround and JVC Theater Surround). Y ou cannot use the D AP mode and surround mode at the same time. When you turn on the DAP mode, the surround mode [...]

27 English Activating the Surr ound Sounds Note: The 3D-PHONIC mode is not used with other surround modes such as Dolby Surround, JVC Theater Surround and the DAP modes. When the 3D-PHONIC mode is turned on, the other surround mode, if used, will be turned off. Using JVC 3D-PHONIC Modes When using JVC 3D-PHONIC modes, you need only two front speake[...]

28 English 6. Press Control @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # to adjust the effect lev el. Each time you press the button, the ef fect lev el changes as follows: As the number increases, the eff ect of the selected 3D- PHONIC mode becomes stronger . 7. Select and pla y a sound sour ce which w as pr ocessed with Dolby Surround and is labeled with DOLBY SURROUND[...]

29 English Activating the Surr ound Sounds Using the DAP Modes Y ou can use fi ve D AP modes — “Dance Club, Liv e Club, Hall, Pavilion, and Headphones. ” These modes (e xcept “Headphones”) require the front speakers and the rear speakers, b ut do not require a center speaker to enlarge the sound f ield. Among the DAP modes, “Headphones?[...]

30 English 6. Press Control @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # to adjust the r ear speaker output level. • Pressing Control @ decreases the output level up to –10 dB. • Pressing Control # increases the output level up to +10 dB. 7. Press Control % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi until “–EFFECT+” appears on the display . 8. Press Control @ @ @ @ @ / # [...]

31 English Activating the Surr ound Sounds With this receiver , you can use two types of the surround modes — Dolby Surround and JVC Theater Surround. Speaker Arrangements for Sur round Modes The following illustrations show how to obtain the optimum sound environment for various surr ound modes settings. T ry to find the speaker direction and lo[...]

32 English Ex. Note: When one of the surround modes is selected, the corresponding indicator lights up on the display . ADJUST Continued to the next page. Preparing for Surr ound Modes Once you have set the surround modes, you can use the same adjustment every time you want to acti vate the surrround mode you w ant. The receiv er memorizes surround[...]

33 English Activating the Surr ound Sounds Notes: • No test tone comes out of the rear speakers when you have selected “3CHLOGIC.” • No test tone comes out of the center speaker when you select “PHANTOM” for the center mode. 5. Press Control @ @ @ @ @ / # # # # # to select the center mode. Each time you press the button, the center mode[...]

34 English Notes: • The sound levels of the left and right rear speakers will be the same. • Y ou cannot set the sound level of the rear speakers when you have selected “3CHLOGIC.” • Y ou cannot set the sound level of the center speaker when you select “PHANTOM” for the center mode. Continued to the next page. EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT[...]

35 English 4. Press TEST to start checking the speaker output balance. “TEST” starts flashing on the display , and a test tone comes out of the speakers in the following order: 5. If necessary , adjust the speaker output balance as follows: • T o adjust the rear speaker output le vel, press REAR +/–. • T o adjust the center speaker output[...]

36 English Using Surr ound Modes Once you have adjusted the surround mode, you can use the same adjustments every time you want to enjoy Surround Modes. From the fr ont panel: 1. Press SURR OUND so that the Control % % % % % / fi fi fi fi fi buttons work f or selecting the surround/D AP/3D-PHONIC modes. The lamp above the button lights up. 2. [...]

37 English 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 remote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks with the cable (monaural mini-plug supplied with those componen[...]

38 English Operating Other Components Y ou can operate JVC audio and video components with this receiver’ s r emote control. T o operate these components with the remote control, first select a source with the source buttons on the remote control. Then, operate that source using the remote control. IMPORTANT : T o operate JVC audio components usi[...]

39 English IMPORTANT : T o operate JVC video components using this remote contr ol: • Aim the remote contr ol directly at the remote sensor on the VCR or TV , not on the recei ver . 7 7 7 7 7 After pressing VCR, you can perf orm the follo wing operations on the VCR: 3 Starts playback. 4 Rewinds a video tape. ¢ Fast winds a video tape. 7 Stops op[...]

40 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 ser vice center . POSSIBLE CAUSE The power cord is not plugged in or the POWER switch is press to set in the — OFF position. Speaker signal cables are not connected. The SPEAKERS 1 and 2 buttons is [...]

41 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power ....................................................... At Stereo operation Front channels .......................................................... 55 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.9 % total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3/DIN) 30 watts per channel, mi[...]

42 English FM tuner (IHF) Tuning Range ................................................................................................................... .......................... 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity ............................................................................................................. .................[...]

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