JVC RX-8010RBK 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. LVT0618-004A [B] RX-8010RBK / RX-8012RSL AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER CONTROL + − + − + − 23 1 56 4 89 7/P 0 +10 10 LINE DIF.ECT BOOST EFFECT MENU E[...]

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 an[...]

G-2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” 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 u[...]

1 T able of Contents Creating a Sur round Field in Y our Room ....... 28 7 Surround modes .................................................................... 28 7 DSP modes ........................................................................... 28 Reproducing the Sound Field .................................................... 29 A vailable DS[...]

2 Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (11) 2 • SPEAKERS ON/OFF 1 button (13) • SPEAKERS ON/OFF 2 button (13) 3 FM/AM TUNING 5 / ∞ buttons (23) 4 DSP MODE button and lamp (30, 32 – 37 )[...]

3 Getting Star ted This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver , and how to connect the power supply . ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL B Outdoor FM Antenna Cable A Connecting the FM and AM (MW/L W) Antennas FM Antenna Connecti[...]

4 Basic connecting procedur e 1 Cut, twist and r emove the insulation at the end of each speaker signal cable (not supplied). 2 T ur n the knob counterclockwise. 3 Insert the speak er signal cable. 4 T ur n the knob c lockwise. Connecting the front speakers Y ou can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pair to the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, a[...]

5 Connecting Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can connect the following audio/video components to this recei ver . Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components. A udio Components V ideo Components • T urntable • D VD player * • CD player * •T V * • Cassette deck or • DBS tuner * MD recorder * • VCR(s) • CD recorder * • V id[...]

6 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 yellow plug to the video jack. If your video components hav e S-video (Y/C-separation) terminals, connect them using S-video cables (not supplied). Connecting these video compo[...]

7 VIDEO FRONT RIGHT LEFT DVD TV SOUND DBS OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) VCR1 OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) VCR2 MONITOR OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO Video camera TV and/or DBS tuner When connecting the TV to the AUDIO jacks (TV SOUND/ DBS), DO NOT connect the TV’s video output to these video input terminals. Note: Use a TV of P AL- or multi-color system. VIDEO FRONT RIGH[...]

8 DVD DIGITAL IN DIGITAL 3 (TV) DIGITAL 4 (CDR) DIGITAL 2 (CD) DIGITAL 1 (DVD) DBS Digital Connections This receiv er is equipped with four DIGIT AL IN terminals — one digital coaxial terminal and three digital optical terminals, and one DIGIT AL OUT terminal. IMPORT ANT : • When connecting the DVD player, digital TV broadcast tuner or DBS tune[...]

9 * Microsoft R , Windows R 98, Windows R Me and Windows R 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 5. Check if the drivers ar e correctly installed. 1. Open the Control Panel on your PC: Select [Start] = [Settings] = [Control Panel] 2. Select [System], then [De vice Manager] and click [Sound, video and game controllers] and [Uni ve[...]

10 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiv er into an AC outlet, make sur e that all connections hav e been made. Plug the power cord into an A C outlet. K eep the power cord aw a y from the connecting cables and the antenna. The po wer cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e recommend that you use a coaxial cable to connect t[...]

11 Fr om the remote contr ol: T o turn on the power , press A UDIO . The ST ANDBY lamp on the front panel goes of f. The name of the current source and Surround/ DSP mode appear on the display . T o turn off the po wer (into standby mode), press A UDIO again. The ST ANDBY lamp on the front panel lights up. Selecting the Source to Play Press one of [...]

12 Notes: • When connecting an MD recorder (to the T APE/MD jacks), and a DBS tuner (to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks), change the source names shown on the displa y . For details , see page 16. • When you press one of the source selecting buttons on the remote control marked with an asterisk ( * ), the receiver automatically turns on. Signal and spea[...]

13 MUTING From the remote control MIDNIGHT MODE On the front panel MIDNIGHT 1 MIDNIGHT 2 NORMAL SPEAKERS ON/OFF 1 2 Selecting the Front Speakers On the front panel ONLY: When you ha ve connected two pairs of the front speakers, you can select which to use. T o use the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, press SPEAKERS ON/OFF 1 so [...]

14 SUBWOOFER OUT ON/OFF Activating the Subwoofer Sound Y ou can cancel the subwoofer sound e ven though you have connected a subwoofer and ha ve set “SUBWOOFER” to “YES” (see page 17). This is useful when enjo ying surround sound at night. On the front panel ONLY: Press SUBW OOFER OUT ON/OFF to cancel the subwoofer sound output. Each time y[...]

15 Using the Sleep T imer Using the Sleep T imer , you can fall asleep to music and kno w the receiv er will turn off by itself rather than play all night. Fr om the remote contr ol ONL Y : Press SLEEP r epeatedly . The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display , and the shut-off time changes as f ollows (in minutes): When the shut-off time comes Th[...]

16 Changing the Source Name When you ha ve connected an MD recorder to the T APE/MD jac ks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel, change the source name which will be sho wn on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner as the source. On the front panel ONLY: When changing the source name from “T APE” to “[...]

17 C T SETTING LARGE SMALL NONE C T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP Setting the Subwoofer Information Register whether you ha ve connected a subwoofer or not. Bef ore you start, r emember .... • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing steps. If the setting is canceled before you f inish, start from step 1 again. On the front panel ONL Y : 1. Press [...]

18 CONTROL DOWN UP C T SETTING Center Delay T ime Setting Register the delay time of the sound from the center speak er, comparing to that of the sound from the front speakers. If the distance from your listening point to the center speaker is equal to that to the front speakers, select 0 ms. As the distance to the center speaker becomes shorter , [...]

19 Low Frequency Effect Attenuator Setting If the bass sound is distorted while playing back a source using Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, follo w the procedure below . On the front panel ONLY: 1. Press SETTING repeatedly until “LFE A TT” (Low Frequency Effect Attenuator) appears on the display . The display changes to sho w the current[...]

20 TV SOUND/DBS VIDEO VCR 2 VCR 1 DVD DVD MULTI FM / AM USB AUDIO TAPE / MD CDR CD PHONO SOURCE NAME SOURCE NAME Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode When you ha ve connected digital source components using the digital terminals (see page 8), you need to change the input mode for these components to the appropriate digital input mode correctl[...]

21 Fr om the remote contr ol: 1. Press the sour ce selecting button (D VD, CD , TV/ DBS, CDR, or T APE/MD) * for w hich y ou want to change the input mode. Note: * Among the source listed abov e, you can select the digital input only for the sources which y ou hav e selected the digital input ter minals for . (See “Digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) T e[...]

22 CONTROL DOWN UP C T SETTING NORM (Normal) TEXT Showing the T ext Infor mation on the Display When you hav e connected an MD recorder or CD player equipped with TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 46), you can show the te xt information, such as disc title or track title, on the display of this recei ver . T o show it on the displa y [...]

23 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.Y ou can also use on-screen menus for most of the operations mentioned in this section. For details, see page 40. Using Preset T uning Once a station is assigned to a channel number , the station can be quick[...]

24 T o tune in a pr eset station On the front panel: 1. Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM — MW/L W). The FM/AM lamp on the front panel b utton lights up. The last recei ved station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the b utton, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW/L W). 2. Press FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ until y ou [...]

25 PS PTY RT Frequency 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 e xample, 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[...]

26 On the front panel: 1. Press PTY SEARCH while listening to an FM station. “PTY SELECT” flashes on the display . 2. Press CONTR OL UP 5 /DO WN ∞ until the PTY code y ou want appears on the display , while “PTY SELECT” is flashing. The display gi ves you the PTY codes described to the right. 3. Press PTY SEARCH again, while the PTY code [...]

27 If there is a station br oadcasting the program you ha ve selected The recei ver changes the source (all sources except AM — MW/L W), and tunes in the station. The indicator of recei ved PTY code starts flashing. When the program is ov er, the r eceiver goes back to the previously selected source, but still remains in EON standby mode. The ind[...]

28 Cr eating a Sur r ound Field in Y our Room The built-in Surround Processor provides Surround mode and four types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode, 5 CH/4 CH Stereo mode, 3D-PHONIC mode, and HEADPHONE DSP mode. With this receiver , you can use a Surround mode and a DSP mode at the same time. Onc[...]

29 Reproducing the Sound Field The sound heard in a concert hall or club 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 delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. T hese direct sounds and i[...]

30 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Ar rangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary depending on how man y speakers are used with this r ecei ver . Make sur e that you hav e set the speaker information corr ectly (see page 17). Speaker arrangements A vailable DSP modes Each time you press DSP MODE, the DSP modes change as follo ws: THEA TE[...]

31 9 ∗ CENTER +10 ∗ REAR R 100 + 0 ∗ REAR L FM MODE 5. Select the speaker you want to adjust. • T o select the center speaker le vel, press CENTER. “CTR” appears on the remote control display window . • T o select the left rear speaker le vel, press REAR L. “REARL” appears on the remote control display window . • T o select the [...]

32 2. Press SURR OUND ON/OFF to activ ate an appropriate Surround mode — PR O LOGIC, DOLBY DIGIT AL or DTS SURR OUND. The SURR OUND ON/OFF lamp on the front panel button lights up. • Each time you press the b utton, the Surround mode turns on and of f alternately . • When “PR O LOGIC” is selected, the PR O LOGIC indicator lights up on the[...]

33 4. Adjust the overall levels of the eff ect. 1) Press EFFECT r epeatedly until “EFFECT” appears on the display . The display sho ws the current setting. 2) Press CONTR OL UP 5 /DO WN ∞ to select the effect lev el you want. • Each time you press the b utton, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number increases, the selected[...]

34 MENU 4 TEST TEST TONE L (Left front speaker) TEST TONE LS (Left rear speaker) TEST TONE RS (Right rear speaker) TEST TONE C (Center speaker) TEST TONE R (Right front speaker) 9. Press LIVENESS to adjust the li veness. • Eac h time you press the button, the liv eness changes as follows: As the number increases, the attenuation le vel of reflect[...]

35 EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 3 EFFECT 4 EFFECT 5 3 SIZE ROOM ROOMSIZE 1 ROOMSIZE 5 ROOMSIZE 4 ROOMSIZE 2 ROOMSIZE 3 6 LIVENESS LIVENESS 1 LIVENESS 5 LIVENESS 4 LIVENESS 2 LIVENESS 3 SURROUND ON/OFF 3. Press DSP MODE repeatedl y until the D AP mode y ou want to adjust — THEA TER 1, THEA TER 2, HALL 1, HALL 2, LIVE CLUB, D ANCE CLUB, or P A VILION ?[...]

36 EFFECT SETTI N 7. Adjust the room size (sense of spaciousness). 1) Press EFFECT r epeatedly until “R OOMSIZE” appears on the display . The display sho ws the current setting. 2) Press CONTR OL UP 5 /DO WN ∞ to select the room siz e you want. • Each time you press the b utton, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number incr[...]

37 4. Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the speaker output le vels (–10 dB to +10 dB). 5. Press SOUND . • T o adjust other speaker output le vels, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6. Press CTR TONE to select the center tone lev el you want — f or 5 CH Ster eo mode only . • Each time you press the b utton, the display changes to sho w the f ollo wing: T o ma[...]

38 2 EFFECT MENU EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 EFFECT 3 EFFECT 4 EFFECT 5 5 ENTER CTR TONE 6. Press CTR T ONE to select the center tone lev el you want. • Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the follo wing: T o make the dialogue softer , select “CTR TONE 1” or “CTR TONE 2. ” T o make the dialogue clearer , select “CTR T ONE [...]

39 Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player . Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player . Y ou can also use on-screen menus. For details, see page 40. Activating the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode Y ou can[...]

40 Using the On-Scr een 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 proper position to which the receiver is connected. • When the TV’s input mode is incor rect; for example,[...]

41 Adjusting the Equalization Pattern (Also see page 15) 1. Press MENU . The MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 b uttons also displays the MENU. 2. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “SOUND CONTROL, ” then pr ess 2 / 3 . The SOUND CONTR OL menu appears. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to “DIGIT AL EQ, ” then press 2 / 3 . The [...]

42 5. Press 5 / ∞ to move to the item you want to set or adjust, then pr ess 2 / 3 . On this adjustment menu, you can do the following: “L/R B ALANCE”: Adjust the right and left balance of the front speakers. “CENTER LEVEL”: Adjust the center speaker output lev el. “REAR L LEVEL”: Adjust the left rear speak er output lev el. “REAR R[...]

43 Selecting the Line Dir ect Function (Also see page 14) 1. Press MENU . The MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons also displays the MENU. 2. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “SOUND CONTR OL, ” then press 2 / 3 . The SOUND CONTR OL menu appears. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “LINE DIRECT . ” 4. Press 2 / 3 to turn [...]

44 Storing the Preset Stations (Also see page 23) 1. Press MENU . The MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 b uttons also displays the MENU. 2. Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to “TUNER CONTR OL, ” then press 2 / 3 . The TUNER CONTR OL menu appears. 3. T une into a station on the TUNER CONTROL menu, r ef erring to “Operating[...]

45 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 . Automatic Source Selection When you press the play ( 3 3 3 3 3 ) b utton on a connected component or on its own remote control, the recei ver automatically turns on and changes the source t[...]

46 TEXT COMPU LINK COMPU LINK – 4 (SYNCHRO) TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system has been developed to deal with the disc information recorded in the CD T ext* and MDs. Using these information in the discs, you can operate the CD player or MD recorder equipped with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control sys[...]

47 On-Screen Operation buttons (on the remote control) PLA Y STOP /REW FF/ EXIT P AUSE SET TEXT DISPLA Y CONTROL + − + − + − 23 1 56 4 89 7/P 0 +10 10 LINE DIF .ECT BOOST EFFECT MENU ENTER SIZE ROOM BASS MODE TEST CTR TONE LIVENESS MIDNIGHT SOUND ∗ SUBWFR ∗ DIGITAL EQ ∗ REAR L ∗ REAR R ∗ L/R BA L ∗ CENTER MUTING CH/ ∗ LEVEL PLAY[...]

48 Searching for a Disc (Only for the CD player) Search for a disc by its per former: 1. Press TEXT DISPLA Y while “CD” is selected as the source. The Disc Information screen appears on the TV . 2. Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to “SEARCH, ” then press SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “PERFORMER”, then press SE[...]

49 Entering the Disc Information For the CD Player with the disc memory function: Y ou can use the disc memory function through this receiver . The disc information (its performer , disc title, and music genre) of normal audio CDs will be stored into the memory built in the CD player . For the disc memory function, refer to the manual supplied with[...]

50 For the MD recor der: Y ou can write the disc information (disc title and song titles) into the disc. Y ou can only write the song title for the song currently selected. • If you ha ve the CD-MD combination deck, you can also enter the disc information (its performer , disc title, and its music genre) of normal audio CDs into the memory built [...]

51 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 components are preset in the remote control. Operating Audio Components IMPORT ANT: T o operate JVC’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC audi[...]

52 CD player After pressing CD, you can perform the follo wing oper ations on the CD player: 3 PLA Y : Starts playing. 4 : Returns to the beg inning of the current (or pre vious) tr ack. ¢ : Skips to the be ginning of the next track. 7 STOP : Stops playing. 8 P AUSE : Pauses playing. T o release it, press 3 PLA Y . 1 – 10, +10 : Selects a track [...]

53 VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks) Y ou can always perform the follo wing operations: VCR 1 : T urns on or off the VCR 1. After pressing VCR 1 (or selecting “VCR1” by pressing CONTR OL repeatedly), you can perform the following operations on the VCR 1: 1 – 9, 0 : Selects the TV channels on the VCR. 3 PLA Y : Starts playing. REW : Rew[...]

54 Operating Other Manufacturers’ V ideo Equipment Manufacturer Codes JVC 00, 02, 13, 14, 47, 74 AKAI 01, 02 BLAUPUNKT 03, 04 FISHER 01, 05 GRUNDIG 03, 06, 07 HITACHI 08, 09, 10, 49 IRADDIO 02 ITT/NOKIA 11, 12 LOEWE 06, 15, 16 MAGNAVOX 08, 17, 49 METS 50, 51, 52, 53 MITSUBISHI 08, 18, 19, 20 MIVAR 21 NORDMENDE 22, 23 OKANO 15 PANASONIC 24, 25, 26[...]

55 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV conver ter or DBS tuner 1. Press and hold CA TV/DBS . 2. Press CA TV/DBS CONTR OL. 3 Enter manufactur er’s code using b uttons 1–9, and 0. See the following lists to f ind the code. 4. Release CA TV/DBS . The following b uttons can be used for the CA TV con verter and DBS tuner: CA T[...]

56 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a DVD player 1. Press and hold A UDIO . 2 Pr ess D VD. 3. Enter manuf actur er’s code using b uttons 1–9, and 0. See the following list to f ind the code. 4. Release A UDIO . After pressing D VD or D VD MUL TI, you can perform the follo wing oper ations on a D VD player: 3 PLA Y : Starts pla[...]

57 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 . PROBLEM The display does not light up. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. No sound from PC connected with a USB cable. Noise while reproducing PC sound connected with a USB[...]

58 SOLUTION 1. Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn off the receiver. 2. Stop the playback source. 3. Turn on the receiver again, and adjust the volume. Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel, then check the speaker wiring. If “OVERLOAD” does not disappear, unplug the AC power cord, then plug it back again. If speaker wiring is not short-ci[...]

59 Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer: At Stereo 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 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 distortion. [...]

60 FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.50 MHz to 108.00 MHz Usable Sensiti vity: Monaural: 17.0 dBf (1.95 µV/75 Ω ) 50 dB Quieting Sensiti vity: Monaural: 21.3 dBf (3.2 µV/75 Ω ) Stereo: 41.3 dBf (31.5 µV/75 Ω ) Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A weighted): Monaural: 78 dB at 85 dBf Stereo: 73 dB at 85 dBf T otal Harmonic Distortion: Monaural: 0.4%[...]

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