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Connecting the FM and AM (MW/LW) Antennas

FM Antenna Connections

Notes :

Make sure the antenna
conductors do not touch any
other terminals, connecting
cords and power cord. This
could cause poor reception.

If reception is poor, connect an
outdoor single vinyl-covered
wire to the AM EXT terminal.
(Keep the AM (MW/LW) loop
antenna connected.)

Note:

If reception is poor, connect the
outside antenna.
Before attaching a 75 

 coaxial

cable (the kind with a round wire
going to an outside antenna),
disconnect the supplied FM wire
antenna.

AM (MW/LW) Antenna Connections

Turn the loop until you have
the best reception.

Snap the tabs on the loop into
the slots of the base to assemble
the AM (MW/LW) loop.

Outdoor Single Vinyl-
covered Wire

A. Using the Supplied FM Antenna

The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 

 COAXIAL terminal as

temporary measure.

B. Using the Standard Type Connector (Not supplied)

A standard type connector (IEC or DIN45325) should be connected to the FM 75 

COAXIAL terminal.

AM  (MW/LW) Loop Antenna

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

AM

EXT

GND

FM  75  

COAXIAL

2

3

1

AM

EXT

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

GND

FM  75  

COAXIAL

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

GND

FM  75  
COAXIAL

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

GND

FM  75  
COAXIAL

A.

B.

Extend the FM antenna horizontally.

FM Antenna

Outside FM Antenna wire

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Page 1: ...UIKSAANWIJZING MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES ISTRUZIONI RX 554R FM MW LW RECEIVER DISPLAY MODE STANDBY STANDBY ON POWER PHONES SPEAKERS MASTER VOLUME TUNER BAND PRESET SEA SOURCE SURROUND ADJUST ONE TOUCH OPERATION SETTING MEMORY 1 2 _ON OFF TA NEWS INFO EON PTY SEARCH _ON OFF ENHANCED COMPULINK CONTROL SYSTEM CD 4 5 6 1 2 3 TV VCR AUDIO EFFECT DELAY 3D PHONIC SURROUND TEST TAPE 7 P 8 9 10 SEA PRESET 10...

Page 2: ...f this product is not supplied fitted with a mains plug then follow the instructions given below IMPORTANT DO NOT make any connection to the terminal which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wires in the mains lead on this product are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colours may not corr...

Page 3: ...en oder Abdeckungen enternen und nicht das Gehäuse öffnen 2 Dieses Gerät weder Regen noch Feuchtigkeit aussetzen CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture PRECAUCIÓN Para reducir riesgos de choques eléctricos incendio etc 1 No extraiga los tornillos los cubiertas ni la caja 2 No exponga este ...

Page 4: ...hakelaar om het apparaatgebruiksklaartezetten maartezorgendathetstroomverbruik minimaal blijft Neem in verband hiermee het volgende in acht 1 Bij de eerste ingebruikneming zorgt u eerst dat alle aansluitingen in orde zijn dan steekt u de stekker in het stopkontakt en dan zet u de POWER schakelaar in de ON stand Daarna kunt u het apparaat aan en uitschakelen met de STANDBY ON schakelaar 2 Wanneer u...

Page 5: ... Voldoende ruimte vrij houden Zijkanten Minstens 10 cm aan weerszijden vrij houden Bovenkant Niets bovenop plaatsen 10 cm speling geven Achterkant Minstens 15 cm ruimte achteraan vrij houden Onderkant Opstellen op een egaal horizontaal oppervlak Bovendien moet er rondom voldoende luchtdoorstroming zijn zoals in de afbeelding aangegeven Precaución Ventilación Adecuada Para evitar el riesgo de choqu...

Page 6: ...he Sleep Timer 12 Selecting the Center Speaker Size 13 One Touch Operation 14 About the One Touch Operation 14 Using the One Touch Operation 14 Receiving Radio Broadcasts 15 Tuning in Stations Manually 15 Using Preset Tuning 15 Selecting the FM Reception Mode 17 Using theRDS Radio Data System to Receive FM Stations 17 What Information Can RDS Signals Provide 18 Searching for a Program by PTY Codes...

Page 7: ...UME control 10 8 MEMORY button 15 9 TUNER BAND button and lamp 15 0 PRESET SEA button and lamp 24 SOURCE button and lamp 9 SURROUND button and lamp 27 29 32 36 ADJUST button and lamp 27 29 32 SETTING button and lamp 12 13 STANDBY ON button and STANDBY lamp 9 POWER switch 8 PHONES jack 11 SPEAKERS 1 2 buttons 10 11 Control fi buttons ONE TOUCH OPERATION button and lamp 14 TV VIDEO buttton 39 VOLUME...

Page 8: ... receiver Handling the receiver Do not insert any metal object into the receiver Do not disassemble the receiver or remove screws covers or cabinet Do not expose the receiver to rain or moisture Checking the Supplied Accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following items which are supplied with the receiver The number in the parentheses indicates quantity of the pieces supplied Remote Co...

Page 9: ...ntenna AM MW LW Antenna Connections Turn the loop until you have the best reception Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM MW LW loop Outdoor Single Vinyl covered Wire A Using the Supplied FM Antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 Ω COAXIAL terminal as temporary measure B Using the Standard Type Connector Not supplied A standard type connecto...

Page 10: ... Connecting the front speakers Connect the front speakers to the FRONT SPEAKERS terminals CAUTION When connecting speakers use speakers with the SAME IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals Left speaker Right speaker SPEAKERS 1 SPEAKERS 2 Connecting the rear and center speakers Connect the rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and the center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals Left...

Page 11: ...rs Front speakers 8 16 ohm impedance Center speaker 8 16 ohm impedance CASE 1 When you connect only front speakers Use front speakers with 4 16 ohm impedance Front speaker Front speaker Receiver Front speaker Front speaker Center speaker Receiver CASE 3 When you connect front and rear speakers Use the following speakers Front speakers 8 16 ohm impedance Rear speakers 8 16 ohm impedance Front speak...

Page 12: ... this receiver may be distorted VCR VCR OUT REC IN PLAY TAPE PHONO CD OUT REC IN PLAY VHS LEFT RIGHT VIDEO Video disc player Video component connections To audio output To audio input To audio output From video input To another video components such as TV or VCR To another video components such as TV From video output From video output If a ground cable is provided for your turntable connect the c...

Page 13: ...button The POWER switch is the mains supply switch allowing the receiver to connect to the mains supply To shut off the power completely press the POWER switch to set it in the OFF position The STANDBY ON button is a functional on off standby switch and does not disconnect the receiver from the mains supply A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode for receiver to accept signals fro...

Page 14: ...ton lights up 2 Press Control fi fi fi fi fi until the source name you want appears on the display From the remote control Press one of the source buttons directly CD Listen to the CD player TAPE Listen to the cassette deck TUNER BAND Listen to the radio Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM MW LW VCR View the playback picture from the VCR VIDEO View the video compon...

Page 15: ...the OFF position To use both set of speakers press both SPEAKERS 1 and 2 to set them in the _ON position To use neither set of speakers press both SPEAKERS 1 and 2 to set them in the OFF position Muting the Sound From the remote control only Press MUTING to turn off the sound through all speakers and headphones connected MUTE appears on the display and the volume turns off To restore the sound pre...

Page 16: ...eadphones A standard pair of headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack on the front panel Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume can damage both the headphones and your hearing To listen with only headphones Press both SPEAKERS 1 and 2 to set them in the OFF position Note The output volume level preset SEA DAP 3D PHONIC and surround modes can...

Page 17: ...ntrol fi fi fi fi fi until LOUDNESS appears on the display 3 Press Control to set the Loudness function to ON or OFF Select ON to activate the Loudness function The LOUDNESS indicator lights up on the display Select OFF to cancel it The indicator goes off Using the Sleep Timer Using the Sleep Timer you can fall asleep to music and know the receiver will turn off by itself rather than play all nigh...

Page 18: ...l fi fi fi fi fi buttons work for selecting the center speaker size The lamp above the button lights up 2 Press Control fi fi fi fi fi until CNTR SPK Center Speaker appears on the display 3 Press Control to select the appropriate item about your center speaker Each time you press the button the display changes to show the following SMALL Select this mode when the size of the center speaker is smal...

Page 19: ... Operation To store the sound settings 1 Press ONE TOUCH OPERATION The ONE TOUCH OPERATION lamp lights up then the previously memorized settings are recalled and appear on the display in turn 2 Adjust the sound using the functions listed above The newly adjusted settings are memorized To recall the sound settings With the ONE TOUCH OPERATION lamp lit the settings for the currently selected source ...

Page 20: ... To store the preset stations On the front panel only 1 Tune in the station you want to preset see above If you want to store the FM reception mode for this station select the FM reception mode you want See page 17 for details 2 Press MEMORY The channel number starts flashing on the display for about 5 seconds 3 Press Control to select a channel number while the channel number position is flashing...

Page 21: ...order Pressing Control changes preset channels in increasing order From the remote control 1 Press TUNER BAND Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM MW LW 2 Press 10 keys to select a preset channel number For channel number 5 press 5 For channel number 15 press 10 then 5 For channel number 20 press 10 then 10 For channel number 30 press 10 10 then 10 TUNER BAND TUNER ...

Page 22: ...ill be improved although you will lose the stereo effect In this mode you will hear noise while tuning into the stations The MUTE AUTO indicator goes off on the display 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 example the stations send their station names as well as information about what...

Page 23: ... appears and then the type of the broadcast program will be displayed NO PTY appears if no signal is sent RT Radio Text While searching RT appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed NO RT appears if no signal is sent Station Frequency Station frequency non RDS service When pressing DISPLAY on the remote control Make sure that you have selected FM station using the remote co...

Page 24: ...u want appears on the display Each time you press the button the display gives you the PTY codes described on page 21 3 Press PTY SEARCH again While searching SEARCH and the selected PTY code alternate on the display The receiver searches 40 preset channels stops when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that station To continue searching after the first stop Press PTY SEARCH again whil...

Page 25: ...e PTY code you want appears on the display The display gives you the PTY codes described on page 21 3 Press PTY SEARCH again While searching SEARCH and the selected PTY code alternate on the display The receiver searches 40 preset channels stops when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that station To continue searching after the first stop Press PTY SEARCH again while the indications ...

Page 26: ...E J TRAVEL J PHONE IN J RELIGION J SOCIAL A SOCIAL AFFAIRS J CHILDREN J FINANCE AFFAIRS J INFO INFORMATION J SPORT J EDUCATE EDUCATION J DRAMA J CULTURE J SCIENCE J VARIED J POP M POP MUSIC J ROCK M ROCK MUSIC J M O R M MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MUSIC J LIGHT M LIGHT MUSIC J CLASSICS J OTHER M OTHER MUSIC J WEATHER NEWS Note When selecting the PTY codes NEWS always appears first ...

Page 27: ...EON indicator lights up while receiving a station with the EON code This allows the receiver to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of your choice NEWS TA and or INFO from a different station except in the following cases When you are listening to a non RDS stations all AM MW LW and some FM stations When the last received FM station is a non RDS station When the receiver is in standby mode O...

Page 28: ...es to the station The indicator of received PTY code starts flashing When the program is over the receiver goes back to the previously selected source but still remains in EON standby mode The indicator of received PTY code stops flashing and remains lit CASE 2 If there is a station broadcasting the program you have selected The receiver changes the source all sources except AM and tunes in the st...

Page 29: ...ed When Sports is selected When Music is selected Movie Adds breadth to sounds so you feel like you are in a movie theater Sports Makes sounds exciting Music Select one of the modes below JAZZ Gives a feeling of a live atmosphere Good for acoustic music ROCK Gives a heavy sound Both high and low frequencies are boosted MUSICAL Enhances the mid frequency range which the human voice is mostly made u...

Page 30: ... press the button the preset SEA modes change as follows 3 Press SEA PRESET to select the effect level Each time you press the button the effect level changes as follows When Music is selected When Sports is selected When Movie is selected To cancel the preset SEA mode Selecting OFF in step 2 above The SEA indicator goes off from the display 7 P SEA MODE SPORTS1 SPORTS2 SPORTS3 SEA PRESET JAZZ 1 J...

Page 31: ...alls These direct sounds and indirect sounds are the most important elements of the acoustic surround effects The DAP mode can create these important elements and gives you a real being there feeling by using the front speakers and rear speakers On surround modes With this receiver you can use two types of the surround mode Dolby Surround Dolby Surround has been developed to reproduce the importan...

Page 32: ...you press the button surround DAP 3D PHONIC modes change as follows As for the DAP modes see page 29 and the 3D PHONIC modes one of the previously selected mode appears on the display 3 Press Control until the 3D PHONIC mode you want appears on the display Each time you press the button the 3D PHONIC modes change as follows 3DACTION Best for action and war movies where the action is fast and explo...

Page 33: ...ts previous effect level and is shown on the display The 3D PHONIC indicator also lights up on the display Each time you press the button the 3D PHONIC modes change as follows 3 Press EFFECT to select the effect level Each time you press the button the level changes as follows As the number increases the effect of the selected 3D PHONIC mode becomes stronger 4 Select and play a sound source which ...

Page 34: ...n the display 3 Press Control until the DAP mode you want appears on the display Each time you press the button the DAP modes change as follows HEAD Phones Gives a spacious stereo effect when listening with headphones PAVILION Gives the spacious feeling of a pavilion with a high ceiling HALL Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a concert hall LIVE Club Gives the feeling of a live music club with a...

Page 35: ...or also lights up on the display Each time you press the button the DAP modes change as follows When you select HEAD P or OFF you cannot go to the following steps No adjustments can be made for Headphones 3 Press REAR to adjust the rear speaker output level Pressing REAR decreases the output level up to 10 dB Pressing REAR increases the output level up to 10 dB 4 Press EFFECT to select the effect ...

Page 36: ...CASE 2 When you have added rear speakers without a center speaker CASE 3 When you have added a center speaker without rear speakers Front speaker Front speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker TV Center speaker Front speaker Front speaker Rear speaker Rear speaker TV Front speaker Front speaker TV Center speaker In this case 1 Select PROLOGIC or THEATER 2 Select NORMAL or WIDE for center mode See pages 3...

Page 37: ...peaker and rear speakers THEATER Select this mode to watch a video source with Dolby Surround when you have connected the rear speakers and a center speaker This mode gives you the feeling of a movie theater 3CHLOGIC Select this mode when you use a center speaker without rear speakers OFF Select this to turn off the surround DAP 3D PHONIC modes You cannot select the 3D PHONIC modes or the DAP mode...

Page 38: ...6 Press Control fi fi fi fi fi until DELAY appears on the display 7 Press Control to adjust the delay time of the rear speaker output Each time you press the button the delay time changes as follows DELAY 1 Select this when the distance from you to your rear speakers is greater than that to the front speakers DELAY 2 Select this when the distance from you to your rear speakers is almost equal to t...

Page 39: ...ol to adjust the effect level Each time you press the button the effect level changes as follows As the number increases the effect of the Theater Surround mode becomes stronger From the remote control If you have already set the center speaker size following the procedure described on page 13 you can use the remote control for surround mode preparation 1 Press SOUND CONTROL so that 10 keys work f...

Page 40: ...he effect level changes as follows As the number increases the effect of the Theater Surround mode becomes stronger Activating the Surround Sounds 6 TEST Notes No test tone comes out of the rear speakers when you have selected 3CHLOGIC No test tone comes out of the center speaker when you select PHANTOM for the center mode Left front speaker Center speaker Rear speakers Right front speaker 8 9 REA...

Page 41: ...cessed with Dolby Surround and is labeled with DOLBY SURROUND mark To cancel surround mode Select OFF in step 2 above From the remote control 1 Press SOUND CONTROL so that 10 keys work for adjusting the sound 2 Press SURROUND until the mode you want appears on the display The previous mode is recalled at first with its previous settings and is shown on the display The indicator for that mode also ...

Page 42: ...selected When you turn off into standby mode the receiver both the CD player and cassette deck will turn off into standby mode Synchronized Recording Synchronized recording means the cassette deck starts recording as soon as a CD or a record begins playing To use synchronized recording follow these steps 1 Put a tape in the cassette deck and a disc in the CD player or a record on the turntable 2 P...

Page 43: ...ous track Skips to the beginning of the next track 7 Stops playing 8 Pauses To resume playing press 3 1 10 10 Selects a track number directly For track number 5 press 5 For track number 15 press 10 then 5 For track number 20 press 10 then 10 For track number 30 press 10 10 then 10 7 7 7 7 7 After pressing CD DISC you can perform the following operations on the CD changer 1 6 7 P Select the number ...

Page 44: ... volume using the TV VOL button Change the channels on the TV using the TV CH button Turn on and off the TV by pressing TV in the Standby On section Note If you choose a source on the front panel the remote control will not operate that source Operating Other Components Notes If you press SOUND CONTROL you cannot operate the VCR with this remote control If this happens press VCR again so operating...

Page 45: ... set it in the _ ON position Select the correct source Rotate the MASTER VOLUME control counterclockwise three or four times then press STANDBY ON on the front panel If OVERLOAD does not disappear unplug the AC power cord then plug it back again Do not use the remote control when OVERLOAD is shown on the display Press STANDBY ON on the front panel then check the speaker wiring If OVERLOAD does not...

Page 46: ...otal harmonic distortion Center channel 50 watts min RMS driven into 8 ohms at 1 kHz with no more than 0 8 total harmonic distortion Rear channel 50 watts min RMS driven into 8 ohms at 1kHz with no more than 0 8 total harmonic distortion Total Harmonic Distortion 8 ohms 1 kHz 0 8 at 30 watts output Measured by JVC Audio Analysis System Frequency Response 8 ohms PHONO MM 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 dB CD TAP...

Page 47: ...ation at REC OUT 40 dB at 1 kHz Capture Ratio 1 5 dB 10 mV Alternate Channel Selectivity 60 dB 400 kHz Frequency Response 30 Hz to 15 kHz 0 5 dB 3 dB AM MW LW tuner Tuning Range 522 kHz to 1 629 kHz MW 144 kHz to 288 kHz LW Usable Sensitivity Loop antenna 300 µV m MW 600 µV m LW Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB 100 mV m General Power Requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 240 watts 5 watts in st...

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