JVC RX-D301S manual

LVT1321-001A [J] RX-D301S / RX-D302B 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. cover_RX-D301S[J]_f.p65 05.2.22, 16:44 3[...]

W arnings, Cautions, and Others Mises en gar de , précautions et indications diver ses Caution–– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. Attention—Touche STANDBY/ON! Déconnectez la fiche d’al[...]

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

2 Remote control See pages in parentheses for details . 1 TV/VIDEO button (36, 38) 2 Standby/on b uttons (14, 36 – 40) A UDIO , TV , DBS/CA TV , VCR , D VR/D VD 3 Source selecting buttons (14, 27, 36 – 40) TV , DBS, VCR, D VR/D VD , FM, AM, USB, D VD MUL TI 4 TV V OL (volume) +/– button (36, 38) 5 CHANNEL +/– button (36 – 40) 6 • Operat[...]

3 Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and standby lamp (14) 2 CC CONVERTER b utton (16) 3 SETTING button (17, 19) 4 ADJUST button (23) 5 SURROUND b utton (33) 6 Source lamps D VD MUL TI, D VR/D VD , VCR, DBS , TV , USB, FM, AM 7 • SET button (17, 19, 23) • TUNER PRESET button (28) 8 • SOURCE SELECTOR (14, 28) • MUL TI JOG (17, 19, 23, 28, 33) [...]

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 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 wire (not supplied). AM antenna connection Con[...]

6 L R LS RS SBL C SW SBR (*SB) LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT SUBWOOFER OUT SURROUND SPEAKERS CAUTION:SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 - 16 SURROUND BACK SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKERS Connecting the speakers Do not connect the A C power plug to the wall outlet until all connections are completed. Speaker Layout Diagram CA UTIONS: • Use speakers wit[...]

7 ı Ή Ï Ì Ç Å 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) FRONT 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[...]

8 7 Connecting a D VD recorder or D VD play er with its analog discrete output jacks (D VD MUL TI IN): This connection is the best connection method f or enjoying D VD Audio sounds. When a D VD Audio disc is pla yed bac k, the or iginal high- quality sounds can be reproduced only using this connection. T urn off all components bef ore making connec[...]

9 7 Connecting a VCR T urn off all components bef ore making connections. • When you connect other components , refer also to their manuals. Å T o component video output • Connect Y , P B , and P R correctly . ı T o left/right audio channel output Ç T o left/right audio channel input Î T o composite video output ‰ T o S-video output Ï T [...]

10 7 Connecting a TV Connect the TV to the appropriate MONITOR OUT jac ks to view the pla yback picture from any other connected video components. Stereo audio cable (not supplied) Red Component video cable (not supplied) TV Composite video cable (not supplied) Green Blue Red S-video cable (not supplied) White Å T o component video input • Conne[...]

11 DIGITAL OUT PCM/STREAM DIGITAL IN 2(DBS) 1(DVR/ DVD) 3(VCR) NO TES • When shipped from the f actor y , the DIGIT AL IN terminals have been set for use with the f ollowing components: – 1(D VR/D VD): F or D VD recorder or D VD play er – 2(DBS): F or DBS tuner – 3(VCR): F or VCR If you connect other components , change the digital input (D[...]

12 4. T urn on the receiver , then slide the USB WIRELESS switch on the rear to “ID LEARNING, ” and select the source as “USB WIRELESS. ” When you slide the s witch, the lamp in the switch starts flashing. 5. Set the volume to minim um. IMPORT ANT : Alwa ys set volume to “0” when connecting or disconnecting the other equipment. 6. Press[...]

13 Now PC is read y for playback thr ough the USB connection. After installation is completed, you can use y our PC as the playbac k source. The PC automatically recognizes the receiv er whenev er the transmitter is connected to the PC or the USB cable is connected between the PC and the receiv er while the receiver is turned on. • When not using[...]

14 Basic operations 2 Select the source to play On the front panel: T urn SOURCE SELECTOR until the sour ce name y ou want appears on the display . The source lamp corresponding to the selected source lights in red. • As you turn SOURCE SELECTOR, the source changes as follo ws: D VD MUL TI: Select the D VD player using the analog discrete output [...]

15 Selecting the digital decode mode If the f ollowing symptoms occur while playing Dolb y Digital or DTS software with “DGTL A UTO” selected (see page 14), follo w the procedure below: • Sound does not come out at the beginning of pla yback. • Noise comes out while searching f or or skipping chapters or trac ks. From the remote control ONL[...]

16 Basic adjustment of auto memory This receiv er memor izes sound settings f or each source: • when you turn off the power , 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 mo[...]

17 T o obtain the best possible sound eff ect from Surround/DSP modes (see pages 29 to 33), you need to set up the speak er and subwoof er information after all the connections are completed. F rom pages 17 to 22, how to set speakers and other basic items of the receiv er are explained. Setting the speaker information easily — Quick Speaker Setup[...]

18 Speakers (channels) number and the size Y ou can find how each of the speak er size 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 speak ers CH L/R C LS/RS SB SUBWFR 2.0CH LARGE NONE NONE NONE NO 2.1CH SMALL NONE NONE NONE Y[...]

19 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 works for the setting operation. 2 T urn MUL TI JOG until the item [...]

20 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[...]

21 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 30), which includes two monaural channels separately . When the receiver detects Dual mono signals , the DU AL MONO indicator lights up on the display . D MON[...]

22 Setting the digital input (DIGIT AL IN) terminals—DIGIT AL IN 1/2/3 When you use the digital input terminals, register what components are connected to which terminals—DIGIT AL IN 1/2/3 (see page 11) so that the correct source name will appear when you select the digital source. Select one of the follo wing components for each terminal: D VR[...]

23 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 f or details. • Y ou cannot select the items which is not av ailable with the current setting. Items T o do SUBWFR L VL* 1 Adjust the subwoof er output level.[...]

24 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 hav e made an adjustment, it is memorized for each source. Adjustable range: – 8 (dB) to +8 (dB) (in 2 dB inter vals)[...]

25 Adjusting the bass sounds Reinforcing the bass — BASS BOOST Y ou can boost the bass lev el — Bass Boost. • Once you hav e made an adjustment, it is memorized for each source. B BOOST < ON > Select to boost the bass lev el. The B.BOOST indicator lights up on the displa y . B BOOST < OFF > Select to deactivate the Bass Boost. Ini[...]

26 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 activate Pro Logic IIx Music or Pro Logic II Music, see page 33. • If “ CENTER SPK ” is set t[...]

27 T uner operations T uning in to stations manually From the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM or AM to select the band. The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. 2 Press repeatedly or hold TUNING 9 or ( TUNING until the station y ou want is tuned in. • Pressing (or holding) TUNING 9 increases the frequency . • Pressing (or [...]

28 3 Press the numeric b uttons (1 – 10, +10) to select a channel number while the c hannel number position is flashing. • For channel n umber 5, press 5. • For channel n umber 15, press +10, then 5. • For channel n umber 30, press +10, +10, then 10. 4 Press MEMOR Y again while the selected channel number is flashing on the displa y . The s[...]

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

30 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 receiver pro vides the following DTS Neo:6 modes — Neo:6 Cinema (NEO:6 CINEMA) and Neo:6 Music (NEO:6 MUSIC). When one of them i[...]

31 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 a[...]

32 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 follo wing 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[...]

33 On the front panel: 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 2 again. 1 Select and play an y source other than D VD MUL TI. • Make sure you ha ve selected the input mode (analog or digital) correctly . 2 Press SURROUND . MUL TI JOG now [...]

34 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 play er*, and VCR) through this receiver . This receiver is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK- III , which has added a functi[...]

35 One-touch DVD play Simply by starting playbac k on the D VD play er, y ou can enjoy the D VD playback without setting other s witches manually . • When the D VD player is connected through the analog input jacks on this receiv er (and analog input is selected), the receiver automatically turns on and changes the source to “ D VR/D VD ” or [...]

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

37 123 456 789 10 0 10 Y ou can alwa ys perform the follo wing operation: D VD/DVR : T ur n on or off the D VD recorder or D VD play er . After pressing D VR/D VD , you can perf or m the follo wing operations on the D VD recorder and D VD play er. 3 : Star t playbac k. 7 : Stop pla yback. 8 : P ause playbac k. T o release it, press 3 . ¢ : Skip to[...]

38 By changing the transmittable signals, you can use the supplied remote control to operate other man ufacturers ’ products. • Refer also to the man uals supplied with the other products. • T o operate those components with the remote control, first you need to set the manuf acturers ’ codes each for the TV , VCR, CA TV converter , DBS tun[...]

39 ❏ Changing the transmittable signals for operating a VCR 1 Press and hold 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 VCR . Now , you can perform the f ollowing operation on the VCR. VCR : T ur n on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR, [...]

40 Manufacturer Codes G.I. 01 Gemini 02 Hamlin 03, 04, 05, 06 Jerrold 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Macom 16, 17, 18 Magnavox 19 Oak 20, 21, 22 Panasonic 23, 24 Philips 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Pioneer 31, 32 S. Atlanta 33, 34, 35 Samsung 36 Tocom 37 Zenith 38, 39 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 Hitachi 02 Kenwood 03, 04 Magnavox 05 Marantz 06 Mitsubi[...]

41 T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational prob lems. If there are any prob lems you cannot solv e, contact your JVC ’ s service center. PROBLEM The power does not come on. The receiv er tur ns off (enters standby mode). “ O VER HEA T ” flashes on the displa y , then the receiv er tur ns off. No sound from speaker[...]

42 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 40 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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0205RYMMDWJEIN EN © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited AUDIO / VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX-D301S / RX-D302B cover_RX-D301S[J]_f.p65 05.2.22, 16:44 2[...]