JVC RX-D206B manual

LVT1556-001A [J] RX-D205S / RX-D206B A UDIO / VIDEO CONTR OL RECEIVER INSTR UCTIONS 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.[...]

G-1 Caution–– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the standby lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the unit is on standby, the standby lamp lights red. • When the un[...]

1 T able of Contents P ar ts identification ................................................ 2 Getting started ...................................................... 4 Bef ore Installation .................................................................. 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 4 Putting batterie[...]

2 Remote control See pages in parentheses f or details. 1 D VR/D VD mode selector (35, 38) 2 • Numeric buttons (26, 34 – 38) 1 – 10, 0, +10, 100+ • Adjusting b uttons for speaker and subw oofer output le vel and sound adjustment (22) TEST , FRONT L, FRONT R, EFFECT , CENTER, SUBWFR, C. TONE, SURR L, SURR R, D . EQ FREQ, S BACK L, S BA CK R [...]

3 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON b utton and standby lamp (12) 2 DIMMER button (14) 3 SETTING button (15, 17) 4 ADJUST button (21) 5 SURROUND b utton (31) 6 Source lamps D VR/D VD , VCR, DBS, TV , USB , FM/AM 7 • SET button (15, 17, 21) • TUNER PRESET button (26) 8 • SOURCE SELECT OR (12, 26) • MUL TI JOG (15, 17, 21, 26, 31) 9 MASTER VOLUME con[...]

4 Putting batteries in the remote control Before using the remote control, put tw o supplied batter ies first. 1 Press and slide the battery cover on the bac k of the remote control. 2 Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+) and (–) to (–). 3 Replace the cover . If the range or eff ectiveness of the remote control decrease[...]

5 ANTENNA AM LOOP AM EXT COAXIAL FM 75 ANTENNA Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna. Connecting the FM and AM antennas Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. AM loop antenna (supplied) If AM reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl-covered w[...]

6 L R LS RS SBL C SW SBR (*SB) CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 - 16 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS SURROUND SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT SUBWOOFER OUT CA UTIONS: • Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPED ANCE indicated by the speaker terminals (6 Ω – 16 Ω ). • DO NO T connect more than one speaker to one speaker[...]

7 Å ıÎ ‰ Ï Ì Ç DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN DVR OUT(REC) DVR/DVD IN(PLAY) This receiver is equipped with the f ollowing video terminals— composite video , S-video, and component video terminals. • If your video components ha ve S-video (Y/C-separation) and/or component video [...]

8 Å ıÎ ‰ Ï Ì Ç AUDIO OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) VCR Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN VCR OUT(REC) IN(PLAY) 7 Connecting a VCR Å T o component video output • Connect Y , P B , and P R correctly . ı T o left/r ight audio channel output Ç T o left/r ight audio channel input Î T o composite video output ‰ T o S-video [...]

9 ı Ç Î Å Y P B P R COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN TV IN D B I N L R MONITOR OUT / DVD L AY) Å Î Ç ı COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT DVR/DVD IN VCR(DBS) IN Y P B P R TV IN DBS IN OUT(REC) V C L R VIDEO OU T DBS IN VIDEO S-VIDEO 7 Connecting a TV Connect the TV to the appropriate MONITOR OUT jac ks to view the pla yback pictu[...]

10 USB connection This receiver 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 y our PC for the first time, f ollow the procedure below . • Remember you cannot send an y signal or data to your PC from this receiv er. IMPORT ANT : Check if [...]

11 5. The USB drivers are installed automaticall y . • If the USB drivers are not installed automatically , install the USB drivers by f ollowing the instructions on the PC’ s monitor . 6. Check if the driver s are correctly installed. 1. Open the Control Panel on y our PC: Select [Star t] = [Control Panel]. 2. Select [System] = [Hardware] = [D[...]

12 Basic operations 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECT OR until the sour ce name you want appear s on the display . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECT OR, the source changes as follo ws: D VR/D VD* 1 : Select this f or the D VD recorder or D VD play er. [...]

13 DIGIT AL A UTO: Select for the digital input mode . The receiver automatically detects the incoming signal f or mat, then the digital signal format indicator (LINEAR PCM, , , or 96/24) for the detected signal lights up . DOLBY DIGIT AL* 2 : Select to play bac k software encoded with Dolby Digital. DTS* 2 : Select to pla y back software encoded w[...]

14 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiver memoriz es sound settings for each source: • when you turn off the pow er, and • when you change the source . When you change the source , the memor ized settings f or the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The follo wing can be stored for each source: • Analog/digital input mode[...]

15 L S.WFR R ANALOG L S.WFR R ANALOG T o obtain the best possib le sound effect from Surround/DSP modes (see pages 27 to 31), you need to set up the speak er and subwoof er information after all the connections are completed. F rom pages 15 to 20, how to set speakers and other basic items of the receiver are e xplained. Setting the speaker informat[...]

16 Speakers (channels) number and the size Y ou can find how each of the speaker siz e is defined according to the number of connected speakers (speak er channel “ch” number) you select. • Subwoof er is counted as 0.1 channel. The size of connected speakers CH L/R C LS/RS SB SUBWFR 2.0CH LRG (large) NO NO NO NO 2.1CH SML (small) NO NO NO YES [...]

17 Operating procedure On the front panel ONL Y: Before y ou star t, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If the setting is canceled before y ou finish, star t from step 1 again. Ex.: When setting DIGIT AL IN 1 terminal. 1 Press SETTING. MUL TI JOG now w or ks for the setting oper ation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG until the ite[...]

18 In this case, set the distance as f ollows: Left front speaker (L): “FRONT L <3.0m> (10ft)” Right front speaker (R): “FRONT R <3.0m> (10ft)” Center speaker (C): “CENTER <3.0m> (10ft)” Left surround speaker (LS): “SURR L <2.7m> (9ft)” Right surround speaker (RS): “SURR R <2.7m> (9ft)” Left surroun[...]

19 Selecting the main or sub channel —DUAL MONO Y ou can select the playbac k sound (channel) you want while playing digital softw are recorded (or broadcasted) in Dual Mono mode (see page 28), which includes two monaural channels separately . When the receiv er detects Dual Mono signals, the DU AL MONO indicator lights up on the display . D MONO[...]

20 NO TES • Y ou cannot assign the same component for diff erent terminals. The priority order for assignment is as f ollows: “DIGIT AL IN 1” > “DIGIT AL IN 2” > “DIGIT AL IN 3. ” Ex.: When “DIGIT AL IN 1” is set to “D VR/D VD . ” F or “DIGIT AL IN 2, ” “DBS, ” “VCR, ” and “TV” are selectab le. • In thi[...]

21 Sound adjustments Y ou can make sound adjustment to y our preference after completing basic setting. Basic adjustment items Y ou can adjust the follo wing items. See pages in parentheses for details. • Y ou cannot select the items which are not av ailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL* 1 Adjust the subwoof er output lev el[...]

22 Adjusting the equalization patterns— D EQ 63Hz/250Hz/1kHz/4kHz/16kHz Y ou can adjust equalization patterns in five frequency bands (center frequency: 63 Hz, 250 Hz, 1 kHz, 4 kHz, 16 kHz) for the front speakers . • Once you ha ve made an adjustment, it is memorized f or each source. Adjustable range: –8 (dB) to +8 (dB) (in 2 dB inter vals) [...]

23 Adjusting the bass sounds Reinforcing the bass—BASS BOOST Y ou can boost the bass lev el—Bass Boost. • Once you ha ve made an adjustment, it is memorized f or each source. • Y ou cannot use the remote control for this setting. B BOOST < ON > Select to boost the bass le vel. The B.BOOST indicator lights up on the displa y . B BOOST [...]

24 Adjusting the center channel localization for Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music—CENTER WIDTH This setting is av ailable when Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music is activated f or the analog or digital 2-channel sound signal. T o activ ate Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music, see page 31. • If “CENTER SPK” is set to ?[...]

25 T uner operations T uning in to stations manually From the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM to select the band. The last received station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the b utton, the band alter nates between “FM” and “AM. ” 2 Press repeatedly or hold TUNING 9 or ( TUNING until the station y ou want is tu[...]

26 3 Press the numeric b uttons (1 – 10, +10) to select a channel number while the c hannel number position is flashing. • F or channel number 5, press 5. • F or channel number 15, press +10, then 5. • F or channel number 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected channel number is flashing on the displa y . The s[...]

27 Creating realistic sound fields Reproducing theater ambience In a movie theater , many speak ers are located on the walls to reproduce impressive m ulti-channel sound, reaching you from all directions. With these many speak ers, sound localization and sound mov ement can be expressed. Surround/DSP modes built in this receiv er can create almost [...]

28 DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 is another conv ersion method to create 6-channel (plus subwoof er) from analog/digital 2-channel software by using the high precision digital matrix decoder used for DTS-ES Matrix 6.1ch. • This receiv er provides the following DTS Neo:6 modes— Neo:6 Cinema (NEO:6 CINEMA) and Neo:6 Music (NEO:6 MUSIC). When one of them is[...]

29 Introducing the DSP modes The sound heard in a concer t hall, club , etc. 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 dela yed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and[...]

30 Using the Surround/DSP modes A vailable Surround/DSP modes v ar y depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals . See the table below . • The numbers inside the parentheses f ollowing the incoming signal type indicate the number of the front channels and that of the surround channels. For e xample, (3/2) indicates that the signals[...]

31 Activating the Surround/DSP modes A vailable Surround/DSP modes v ar y depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals. For details, see page 30. Activating one of the Surr ound/DSP modes automatically recalls the memorized settings and adjustments. • T o adjust the speaker output level, see page 22. • When activating one of the S[...]

32 AV COMPU LINK EX AV COMPU LINK- III AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK- III A V COMPU LINK remote contr ol system The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allows y ou to operate JVC’ s video components (TV , D VD player*, and VCR) through this receiver . This receiver is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK- III , which has added a function[...]

33 Connecting procedure 1 If you ha ve already plugged y our VCR, DVD play er , TV , or this receiver into the A C outlets, unplug their A C power cor ds first. 2 Connect your VCR, DVD pla yer , TV , and this receiver as follo ws, using the cables with the monaural mini-plugs (not supplied). • See “Connections 1” on the pre vious page. 3 Conn[...]

34 Y ou can use the supplied remote control to operate not onl y this receiver but also other JVC pr oducts. • Ref er also to the manuals supplied with the other products. – Some JVC VCRs can accept tw o types of control signals— remote codes “A” and “B. ” This remote control can operate a VCR whose remote control code is set to “A.[...]

35 After setting the mode selector correctly , you can perf or m the follo wing operations on the D VD recorder or D VD play er. See the instructions supplied with the D VD recorder or D VD player f or details. 7 Changing the remote control code for DVD recorder Some JVC D VD recorders can accept four types of control signals. Y ou can assign one o[...]

36 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 Hitachi 10 Magnavox 02 Mitsubishi 03 Panasonic 04,11 RCA 05 Samsung 12 Sanyo 13 Sharp 06 Sony 07 Toshiba 08 Zenith 09 Initial setting: 01 By changing the transmittable signals, you can use the supplied remote control to operate other man ufacturers’ products. • Ref er also to the manuals supplied with the other prod[...]

37 ❏ Changing the transmittable signals for operating a VCR 1 Press and hold ST ANDBY/ON VCR. 2 Press VCR. 3 Enter the manufacturer’ s code using buttons 1 – 9, and 0. See “Manufacturers’ codes for VCR” on the r ight. 4 Release ST ANDBY/ON VCR. Now , you can perform the f ollowing operation on the VCR. ST ANDBY/ON T urn on or off the VC[...]

38 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 Panasonic 02 Philips 04 Pioneer 03 Sony 05 Toshiba 06 Yamaha 07 Initial setting: 01 Manufacturer Codes Echostar (JVC) 01 G.I. 02, 03 Hamlin 10 – 13 Pioneer 08, 09 RCA 14 Scient 04, 05 Sony 15 Zenith 06, 07 Initial setting: 01 Manufacturers’ codes are subject to change without notice. If the y are changed, this remot[...]

39 T r oubleshooting PROBLEM The pow er does not come on. The receiver turns off (enters standby mode). “O VER HEA T” flashes on the display , then the receiver turns off . No sound from speakers . Sound from one speaker only . Sounds are intermittently distor ted by the outside noise such as a lightning discharge. Remote control does not opera[...]

40 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Power At stereo operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. At surround operation: F ront channels: 110 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no m[...]

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