JVC rx-8010vbk 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. LVT0618-001A [J] RX-8010VBK AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER + − + − + − 23 1 56 4 89 7/P 0 +10 10 LINE DIF.ECT BOOST EFFECT MENU ENTER SIZE ROOM BASS M[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral tr[...]

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1 T able of Contents Creating a Sur round Field in Y our Room ....... 24 7 Surround modes .................................................................... 24 7 DSP modes ........................................................................... 24 Reproducing the Sound Field .................................................... 25 A v ailable D[...]

2 Par ts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. 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 B[...]

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 . Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry . • T urn the power of f to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. Locations • Install[...]

4 Basic connecting procedur e 1 Cut, twist and remo ve the insulation 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 speakers (one pair to the FR ONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, and[...]

5 Connecting the rear and center speakers Connect rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals. Turntable Turntable Connecting the subwoofer speaker Y ou can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer . Connect the input jack of a powered subw oofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, us[...]

6 Cassette deck or MD recorder 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 have S-video (Y/C-separation) and/or component video (Y , P B/ C B , P R/ C R ) termina[...]

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 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DBS DVD Y P B /C B P R /C R A D B C Video camera The VIDEO input terminals on the front panel are con venient when connecting and disconnecting the equipment frequently . TV and/or DBS tuner TV VIDE[...]

8 PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL /DTS DIGITAL OUT 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, dig[...]

9 * Microsoft R , Windows R 98, Windows R Me and Windows R 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft cor poration. USB Connection This receiv er is equipped with a USB terminal on the front panel. Y ou can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC. When you connect your PC for the f irst time, follow the procedur[...]

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 PO WER. The ST ANDBY lamp on the front panel goes off. The name of the current source and Surround/DSP mode appear on the display . T o turn off the power (into standby mode), press A UDIO PO WER again. The ST ANDBY lamp on the front panel lights up. Selecting the Source to Play Pre[...]

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 y ou 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 Selecting the Front Speakers IMPORT ANT: Y ou can activate two pairs of the front speakers at the same time only when the SPEAKER LOAD SELECTOR switch on the rear panel is set to “HIGH” and when no signals are sent to the center and rear speakers. Otherwise, activating one pair of the speakers deactivates the other . On the front pane[...]

14 SUBWOOFER OUT ON/OFF Activating the Subwoofer Sound Y ou can cancel the subwoofer sound e ven though you hav e 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 [...]

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 When changing the source name from “TV” to “DBS”: • Pr ess and hold SOURCE NAME (TV SOUND/DBS) until “ASSGN. DBS” appears on the display . T o change the source name to “T APE” or “TV , ” repeat the same procedure above — press and hold SOURCE N AME (T APE/MD) to select “T APE, ” or press and hold SOURCE N AME (TV SOU[...]

17 C T SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP Setting the Speakers for a Surr ound Field T o obtain the best possible sur round sound of the Surround and DSP modes, you have to re gister the information about the speakers arrangement after all connections are completed. Bef ore you start, r emember .... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If t[...]

18 CONTROL DOWN UP C T SETTING E CT SETTING CONTROL DOWN UP 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 cent[...]

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 r epeatedly until “LFE A TT” (Low Frequency Effect Attenua tor) appear s on the display . The display changes to sho w the curr[...]

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 hav e 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 CONTROL DOWN UP C T SETTING NORM (Normal) TEXT Showing the T ext Information on the Display When you hav e connected an MD recorder or CD player equipped with TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 42), 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 display , [...]

22 Using Preset T uning Once a station is assigned to a channel number , the station can be quickly tuned. Y ou can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. T o store the pr eset stations Bef ore you start, r emember ... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. On t[...]

23 T o tune in a preset station On the front panel: 1. Press FM/AM to select the band (FM or AM). 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 button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2. Press FM/AM PRESET 5 / ∞ until y ou find the channel y ou [...]

24 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[...]

25 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[...]

26 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Ar rangement A vailable DSP modes will vary depending on ho w many speakers are used with this recei 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 TER [...]

27 9 ∗ CENTER +10 ∗ REAR R 100 + 0 ∗ REAR L FM MODE 5. Select the speaker y ou 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[...]

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

29 4. Adjust the ov erall levels of the effect. 1) Press EFFECT re peatedly 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 button, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number increases, the selected [...]

30 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. Pr ess LIVENESS to adjust the liveness. • Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number increases, the attenuation le vel o[...]

31 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 CONTROL DOWN UP 3. Press DSP MODE r epeatedly 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,[...]

32 EFFECT SETTI N 7. Adjust the r oom size (sense of spaciousness). 1) Press EFFECT re peatedly until “R OOM SIZE” 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 button, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number inc[...]

33 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 T ONE to select the center tone lev el you want — f or 5 CH Ster eo mode only . The center tone adjustment af fects the mid- frequency range, which the human v oice is [...]

34 4. Adjust the ov erall levels of the effect. 1) Press EFFECT re peatedly 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 button, the display changes to show the follo wing: As the number increases, the selected [...]

35 Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for r epr oducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player . Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player . Activating the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode Y ou can adjust the D VD MUL TI playbac k mode while playing back a[...]

36 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,[...]

37 Adjusting the Equalization Pattern (Also see page 15) 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 CONTROL, ” then press 2 / 3 . The SOUND CONTR OL menu appears. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “DIGIT AL EQ, ” then press 2 / 3 . The DIG[...]

38    5. Press 5 / ∞ to move to the item y ou 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 [...]

39 Operating the T uner (Also see pages 22 and 23) 1. Select FM or AM as the playing sour ce. Press FM/AM. 2. Press MENU . The MENU appears on the TV . • Pressing one of the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons also displays the MENU. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “TUNER CONTR OL, ” then press 2 / 3 . The TUNER CONTROL menu appears. 4. Press 5 / ∞ to mov [...]

40 Setting the Basic Setting Items (Also see pages 16 – 21) 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 “SETTING, ” then press 2 / 3 . The SETTING 1 appears. 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to the item you want to set or adjust, then press 2 / 3 . ?[...]

41 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[...]

42 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[...]

43 On-Screen Operation buttons (on the remote control) 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 TV VOL PLAY STOP /REW DOWN – TUNING – UP FF/ EXIT [...]

44 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 move to “SEARCH, ” then press SET . The DISC SEARCH screen appears . 3. Press 5 / ∞ to move to “PERFORMER”, then press SE[...]

45 Entering the Disc Information For the CD Player with the disc memory function: Y ou can use the disc memory function through this receiv er . 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 wit[...]

46 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 have 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 i[...]

47 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 . This receiv er is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK-III, which added a function to operate JVC video components through the video components terminals. T o use this remote cont[...]

48 One-T ouch DVD Play Simply by starting playback on the D VD player , you can enjoy the D VD playback without setting other switches manually . • When the D VD player is connected thr ough the analog input jacks on this r eceiver (and analog input is selected), the receiv er automatically turns on and changes the source to “D VD” or “D VD[...]

49 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 r emote contr ol: • Y ou need to connect JVC a[...]

50 CD changer After selecting “CDDSC” by pressing CONTR OL repeatedly , you can perform the follo wing operations on a CD changer: 3 PLA Y : Starts playing. 4 : Returns to the beg inning of the current (or pre vious) tr ack. ¢ : Skips to the beg inning of the next track. 7 STOP : Stops playing. 8 P AUSE : P auses playing. T o release it, press[...]

51 VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks) Y ou can alwa ys perf orm the follo wing opera tions: VCR 1 POWER : T urns on or of f the VCR 1. After pressing VCR 1 (or selecting “VCR 1” 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[...]

52 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, 2[...]

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

54 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a DVD player 1. Press and hold A UDIO PO WER. 2 Press D VD . 3. Enter manufactur er’s code using b uttons 1–9, and 0. See the following list to f ind the code. 4. Release A UDIO PO WER. 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 :[...]

55 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[...]

56 SOLUTION 1. Press POWER 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 POWER 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-circuited, c[...]

57 Specifications Amplifier Output Po wer: At Stereo operation: Front channels: 120 W per channel, min. RMS, dri v en into 8 Ω , 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion. 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. Center[...]

58 FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Usable Sensiti vity: Monaural: 12.8 dBf (1.2 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 Distor tion: Monaural: 0.4% a[...]

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