JVC RX-778VBK manual

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL D’INSTRUCTIONS RM-SRX778J REMOTE CONTROL CONTROL CHANNEL VOLUME TV VOL TUNING STOP PAUSE FF/ /REW VCR TV/VIDEO TAPE MUTING REC PLAY DOWN UP STANDBY ON TV/CATV/DBS VCR POWER POWER DVD CD TAPE/MD TV/DBS PHONO FM/AM VCR ANALOG/DIGITAL SURROUND CNTR SURROUND TEST REAR-L DISC MODE ON/OFF EFFECT REAR-R SOUND SEA MODE SUBWOOFER RETUR[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution –– POWER switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Attention –– Commutateur POWER! Déconnecter la fiche de secteur po[...]

1 English T able of Contents Using the DSP Modes ................................ 20 A v ailable DSP Modes Accor ding to the Speak er Arr angement .. 22 Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes .......................................... 23 Adjusting the D AP Modes ....................................................... 23 Adjusting the Surround Modes ........[...]

2 English – + RX-778V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER POWER STANDBY DIGITAL SOURCE FORMAT LINEAR PCM DOLBY DIGITAL SPEAKERS 12 PHONES DOLBY SURROUND DSP MODE BALANCE/SURROUND ADJUST SEA MODE SEA ADJUST SETTING MULTI JOG MASTER VOLUME SOURCE SELECTOR INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL FM/AM TUNING TUNER PRESET TUNER/SEA MEMORY FM MODE DVD TV SOUND/DBS PHONO TAPE/M[...]

3 English ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver , and how to connect the power supply . Before Installation General • Be sur e y our hands are dr y . • T urn the power [...]

4 English ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL 2 3 1 Basic connecting pr ocedure 1 Cut, twist and remo ve the insula tion at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied). 2 T ur n the knob counterclockwise. 3 Insert the speaker signal cable. 4 T ur n the knob clockwise. Connecting the front speakers Y ou can connect two pairs of front speake[...]

5 English About the speaker impedance The required speak er impedance of the front speakers does differ depending on whether both the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 and FRONT SPEAKERS 2 terminals are used or only one of them is used. CASE 1 When y ou connect only one set of front speakers CASE 2 When y ou connect two sets of front speak ers Use front speakers w[...]

6 English RIGHT LEFT T APE / MD IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) CD PHONO AUDIO To audio output To audio output RIGHT LEFT T APE / MD IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) CD PHONO AUDIO Cassette deck or MD recorder To audio input Cassette deck MD recorder To audio input Note: Y ou can connect either a cassette dec k or an MD recorder to the T APE/MD jacks. When connecting an [...]

7 English RIGHT VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO RIGHT LEFT AUDIO MONITOR OUT VCR OUT (REC) TV SOUND / DBS DVD IN (PLA Y) * VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO RIGHT LEFT AUDIO VCR OUT (REC) TV SOUND / DBS DVD A B D C IN (PLA Y) DBS RIGHT VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO RIGHT LEFT AUDIO IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) OUT (REC) TV SOUND / DBS DVD VCR 2 DVD VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO RIGHT LEFT A[...]

8 English Connecting the Power Cor d Before plug ging the recei ver into an AC outlet, make sur e tha t all connections have been made. Plug the power cor d into an A C outlet. Keep the po wer cor d a way from the connecting ca bles and the antenna. The power cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e r ecommend that you use a coaxial cable t[...]

9 English CH– 100 1k 10k MUTE AUTO VOLUME THEA TER LIVE CLUB ACTION DANCE CLUB HALL P AVILION FR EON LS L LEE S C D S P 3D-PHONC LOUDNESS SLEEP ATT RS R S E A TA NEWS INFO Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode [...]

10 English When playing a digital sour ce through a digital terminal • The DIGIT AL SOURCE FORMA T lamps on the front panel indicate what type of the digital signal comes into the recei ver . DOLBY DIGIT AL : Lights up when Dolby Digital signals (see page 21) come in. LINEAR PCM : Lights up when Linear PCM signals come in. • The signal indicato[...]

11 English SOUND SELECT INPUT ATT. Listening only with headphones 1. Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel . 2. Press SPEAKERS 1 and/or 2 so that no lamps on the buttons are turned on. CAUTION: Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on headphones, as high volume can damage both the headphones and y[...]

12 English Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers in your listening room, while others will make operations easier . AUDIO/ TV/VCR CATV/DBS IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: T o operate this r[...]

13 English On the front panel ONLY: 1. Press SETTING repeatedl y until “DIGIT AL IN” appears on the display . The displa y c hanges to sho w the current setting . 2. T ur n MUL TI JOG to select the appropriate digital terminal setting. • As y ou tur n it, the display c hanges to sho w the following: 1 D VD 2 CD “ 1 D VD 2 MD “ 1 D VD 2 DB[...]

14 English Center Delay Time Setting Register the delay time of the sound from the center speaker , comparing tha t of the sound from the front speak ers. If the distance fr om your listening point to the center speaker is equal to that to the fr ont speakers, select 0 msec. As the distance to the center speaker becomes shorter , increase the delay[...]

15 English 80Hz 100Hz 120Hz 2. T urn MUL TI JOG to select the lo w frequency eff ect a ttenua tor le vel. • As you turn it, the display changes to show the follo wing: 0dB: Normally select this. 10dB: Select this when the bass sound is distorted. Dynamic Range Compression Setting Y ou can compress the dynamic r ange (difference betw een maxim um [...]

16 English Storing the Basic Settings and Adjustments — One T ouch Operation JVC’ s One T ouch Oper ation function is used to assign and stor e dif ferent sound settings for each different playing source. By using this function, y ou do not have to change the settings e very time you change the source. The stored settings for the ne wly selecte[...]

17 English Receiving Radio Br oadcasts Y ou can br owse thr ough all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a par ticular station. Using Preset T uning Once a station is assigned to a channel number , the station can be quickly tuned. Y ou can pr eset up to 30 FM and 15 AM sta tions. T o stor e the preset stations Bef ore y ou[...]

18 English T o tune in a pr eset station On the front panel: 1. T ur n SOURCE SELECT OR to select the band (FM or AM). The last recei ved station of the selected band is tuned in. 2. Press TUNER PRESET . 3. T ur n MUL TI JOG until you f ind the channel y ou w ant. • T urning it clockwise increases the channel numbers. • T urning it counterclock[...]

19 English Cr eating Y our Own SEA Mode Y ou can adjust and store y our own SEA adjustment into memory (SEA USERMODE). Befor e y ou star t, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled bef ore you f inish, start fr om ste p 1 again. On the front panel ONLY: If y ou do not want to store y our adjust[...]

20 English Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides three types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — 3D-PHONIC mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode and Surround mode. 3D-PHONIC modes The 3D-PHONIC mode giv es y ou such a nearly surround effect as it is reproduced through the Dolby Surround decoder , which is wid[...]

21 English Surround modes W ith this recei ver , you can use two types of the Surround mode. F ollowing modes cannot be used w hen onl y the front speakers ar e connected to this receiver (without the r ear speakers or center speaker). Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pr o Logic)* Used to reproduce the soundtracks of softw are encoded with D[...]

22 English Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary de pending on ho w man y speakers ar e used with this receiver . Mak e sure that y ou have set the speak er information correctl y (see pa ge 14). A vailable DSP modes Each time you pr ess DSP MODE on the front panel or SURR OUND MODE on the r emote [...]

23 English DSP MODE IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: T o operate this receiver , set it to “AUDIO/TV/ VCR” (except when selecting the DBS tuner as the source). Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes Once you ha ve adjusted the 3D-PHONIC modes, the adjustment is m[...]

24 English 3. Adjust the effect level. 1) Press B ALANCE/SURR OUND ADJUST repeatedly until “DSP EFFECT” a ppears on the displa y . The displa y changes to show the current setting. 2) T ur n MUL TI JOG to select the effect level. • As y ou tur n it, the ef fect level c hanges as f ollo ws: As the number increases, the selected DAP mode become[...]

25 English CNTR 23 MENU 2. Adjust the speak er output le vels. 1) Press BALANCE/SURR OUND ADJUST repeatedly until one of the indications a ppears on the display . “CENTER LEVEL”: T o adjust the center speaker le v el. “REAR L LEVEL”: T o adjust the left rear speaker le vel. “REAR R LEVEL”: T o adjust the right rear speaker le vel. 2) T [...]

26 English CNTR 23 MENU 3. Press TEST to c heck the speaker output balance. “TEST TONE L ” starts flashing on the display , and a test tone comes out of the speakers in the following or der: Notes: • Y ou can adjust the speaker output lev els without outputting the test tone. • No test tone comes out of the center speaker when “CENTER SPK[...]

27 English Activating the DSP Modes Y ou can use only one DSP mode at a time. When a DSP mode is acti vated, another DSP mode is canceled if in use. For Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital Surr ound On the front panel: 1. Press DOLBY SURR OUND so that the lamp on the button lights up. • Each time you pr ess the b utton, the Dolby Surround tur ns on[...]

28 English Using the On-Screen Menus Y ou can use the Menus on the TV screen to control the receiver . T o use this function, you need to connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT jack on the rear panel (see page 7), and set the TV’ s input mode to the pr oper position to which the receiver is connected. • When the TV’ s input mode is incorrect; for [...]

29 English Listening at Low V olume (Loudness) (Also see page 11) 1. Press MENU. The MAIN MENU a ppears on the TV . • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # b uttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Press % / fi to mo ve to “SOUND CONTROL, ” then pr ess @ / # . The SOUND CONTROL menu appears. 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to “LOUDNESS. ” 4. Pres[...]

30 English Creating Y our Own SEA Mode (Also see page 19) 1. Pr ess MENU. The MAIN MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # buttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Pr ess % / fi to mo v e to “SOUND CONTR OL,” then pr ess @ / # . The SOUND CONTR OL men u a ppears. 3. Pr ess % / fi to mo v e to “SEA, ” then press @ /[...]

31 English Setting the Basic Setting Items (Also see pages 12 – 15) 1. Press MENU . The MAIN MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # buttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Press % / fi to mo ve to “SETTING, ” then press @ / # . The SETTING 1 or SETTING 2 menu appears. 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to the item y ou w ant[...]

32 English 6. Pr ess % / fi to mo v e to “PRESET NAME, ” then pr ess SET . The character entry screen appears. 7. Pr ess % / fi / @ / # to mov e in front of a c haracter you w ant. Y ou can also select the following: : T o enter space : T o er ase the character : T o g o back to the pre vious c haracter position or go to the ne xt c haracter [...]

33 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 r emote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHR O) jac ks (see belo w) in addition to the connections using cables wit[...]

34 English CONNECTIONS: T o use this r emote control system, you need to connect the CD player and/or MD recorder you want to operate, following the procedures below . 1. If you ha ve already plugged y our CD player , MD recorder , and this recei ver into the A C outlets, unplug their AC po wer cords first. 2. Connect your CD player , MD r ecor der[...]

35 English On-Screen Operation buttons (on the remote control) 1 Source name: CD or MD 2 Select or , then press SET to change the disc. 3 T rack numbers and track titles. • The current playing (selected) track is indicated in yello w . • When you mov e to a track number , you can change the track information by pressing @ / # . Each time y ou p[...]

36 English Sear ching for a Disc (Only for the CD player) Search for a disc by its performer: 1. Press TEXT DISPLA Y w hile “CD” is selected as the source . The Disc Information screen appears on the TV . 2. Press % / fi to mo ve to “SEARCH, ” then press SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears . 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to “PERFORMER”, t[...]

37 English Search for a disc by its genre: 1. Press TEXT DISPLA Y w hile “CD” is selected as the source . The Disc Information screen appears on the TV . 2. Press % / fi to mo ve to “SEARCH, ” then press SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears. 3. Press % / fi to mo ve to “GENRE”, then press SET . The GENRE SEARCH screen appears. 4. Pres[...]

38 English 4. Re peat step 3 until y ou finish putting a perf ormer name (up to 32 characters). T o inser t a space, press % / fi / @ / # to mov e to , then press SET. T o cor r ect an incorrect c haracter: 1) Press % / fi / @ / # to mov e to + or = , then press SET until the incorrect character is selected. 2) Press % / fi / @ / # to move to , [...]

39 English VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT VCR IN (PLAY) OUT (REC) DVD DVD To Video input 1 To Video input 2 DVD player DO NOT use these video terminals. S-VHS VCR TV A V COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV , VCR, and DVD player) through the receiver . T o use thi[...]

40 English One-T ouch V ideo Play Simply by inserting a video cassette without its safety tab into the VCR, you can enjoy the video pla ybac k without setting other switches man ually . The recei ver automatically turns on and changes the sour ce to “VCR. ” The TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the position so that you can[...]

41 English Sound control section (Amplifier) Y ou can always perform the following oper ations (with the r emote control mode selector set to “ A UDIO/TV/VCR”): SURROUND ON/OFF : Turns on or off the Surround modes — Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital. SURROUND MODE : Selects the DSP modes. After pressing SOUND (with the remote control mode sel[...]

42 English T urntable After pressing PHONO (with the remote control mode selector set to “ A UDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following oper ations on a turntable: PLA Y : Starts playing. ST OP: Stops operations. Cassette deck After pressing T APE/MD or T APE CONTR OL (with the r emote control mode selector set to “ A UDIO/TV/VCR”), you c[...]

43 English Operating Other Manufacturers’ V ideo Equipment This r emote contr ol supplied with the recei ver can transmit control signals f or other man uf acturers’ VCRs, TVs, CA TV conv erters and DBS tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manuf acturer’ s comp[...]

44 English T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV conver ter or DBS tuner 1. Set the remote contr ol mode to “CA TV/DBS . ” 2. Press and hold TV/CA TV/DBS PO WER. 3. Press TV/DBS . 4. Enter man uf acturer’s code (three dig its) using buttons 1 – 9, and 0. See the list belo w . Examples: For a Pioneer product, press 1, th[...]

45 English T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational pr oblems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center . PROBLEM The display does not light up. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM recepti[...]

46 English Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 110 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.06% total harmonic distortion. At Surround operation: Front channels: 100 watts per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 ohms at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.8% total harmonic disto[...]

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