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JVC RX-778VBK - Audio/Video Receiver, Instruction Manual

The JVC RX-778VBK Audio/Video Receiver is a cutting-edge device that elevates your audiovisual experience. Unlock its full potential by referring to the comprehensive Instruction Manual, available for free download at manualshive.com. This manual provides step-by-step guidance and all the necessary information to optimize your receiver's capabilities.

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Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement

Available DSP modes will vary depending on how many speakers are used with this receiver.
Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 14).

Available DSP modes

Each time you press DSP MODE on the front panel or SURROUND MODE on
the remote control, the DSP modes change as follows:

Speaker arrangements

Front

speaker

TV

Front

speaker

• 3D THEATER
• LIVE CLUB
• DANCE CLUB
• HALL
• PAVILION
• 3D ACTION (or 3D DIGITAL)
• DSP OFF (DSP mode is canceled)

TV

Center speaker

Front

speaker

Front

speaker

Rear

speaker

Rear

speaker

Front

speaker

TV

Front

speaker

Rear

speaker

Rear

speaker

Front

speaker

TV

Center speaker

Front

speaker

Each time you press DSP MODE on the front panel or SURROUND MODE on
the remote control, the DSP modes change as follows:

By pressing DSP MODE:

• THEATER (or DIG THEATER)
• LIVE CLUB
• DANCE CLUB
• HALL
• PAVILION
• 3D ACTION  (or 3D DIGITAL)
• DSP OFF (DSP mode is canceled)

To activate the Surround
mode,

 press DOLBY

SURROUND button so that the
lamp on the button lights up.

To activate the Surround
mode,

 you can also use the

SURROUND ON/OFF button.

By pressing SURROUND MODE:

• DOLBY SURROUND

(DOLBY PRO LOGIC, DOLBY
DIGITAL)

• THEATER (or DIG THEATER)
• LIVE CLUB
• DANCE CLUB
• HALL
• PAVILION
• 3D ACTION  (or 3D DIGITAL)
• DSP OFF (DSP mode is canceled)

Note on the center speaker sound when using the DAP modes:
Sounds come out of the center speaker only if the following take place at
the same time:
• If “CENTER SPK” is set to “LARGE” or “SMALL.”
• If the center channel signals come into this receiver ( 

C

  of the signal

indicators lights up — see page 10) while playing a multi-sound source
encoded with Dolby Digital.

In this case, you cannot adjust the center speaker output level.

EN19-27.RX-778V[C]/1

99.4.23, 11:54 AM

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Summary of Contents for RX-778VBK - Audio/Video Receiver

Page 1: ...he 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 LVT0171 002A C RX 778VBK D I G I T A L RX 778V AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER POWER STANDBY SPEAKERS 1 2 PHONES DOLBY SURROUND DSP MODE BALANCE SURROUND ADJUST SEA MODE SEA ADJUST SETTING MULTI JOG MASTER VOLUME SOURCE SELECTOR DIGITAL INPUT FM ...

Page 2: ... ni les panneaux et ne pas ouvrir le coffret de l appareil 2 Ne pas exposer l appareil à la pluie ni à l humidité RX 778VBK Caution Proper Ventilation To avoide risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from dam age Locate the apparatus as follows Front No obstructions open spacing Sides No obstructions in 10 cm from the sides Top No obstructions in 10 cm from the top Back No obstructions in ...

Page 3: ... Video Equipment 43 Troubleshooting 45 Specifications 46 Parts Identification 2 Getting Started 3 Before Installation 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories 3 Connecting the FM and AM Antennas 3 Connecting the Speakers 4 Connecting Audio Video Components 6 Connecting the Power Cord 8 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 8 Basic Operations 9 Turning the Power On and Off Standby 9 Selecting the Sour...

Page 4: ...elector 9 41 43 y TEXT DISPLAY button 35 u CHANNEL button 42 44 i VOLUME button 10 o MUTING button 11 Front Panel 1 POWER button and STANDBY lamp 9 2 Remote sensor 8 3 DIGITAL SOURCE FORMAT lamps 10 DOLBY DIGITAL LINEAR PCM 4 DOLBY SURROUND button and lamp 27 5 SEA MODE button 19 6 INPUT ANALOG DIGITAL button 13 7 FM AM TUNING button 17 8 FM MODE button 18 9 Display 9 p Source lamps 9 q MASTER VOL...

Page 5: ...isassemble 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 Control 1 Batteries 2 AM Loop Antenna 1 FM Antenna 1 If anything is missing contact your de...

Page 6: ...utdoor single vinyl covered wire to the AM EXT terminal Keep the AM loop antenna connected Connecting the Speakers You can connect the following speakers Two pairs of front speakers to produce normal stereo sound One pair of rear speakers to enjoy the surround effect One center speaker to produce more effective surround effect to emphasize human voices One subwoofer to enhance the bass IMPORTANT A...

Page 7: ...2 Front speaker 1 Front speaker 2 Front speaker 1 Front speaker 1 Connecting the rear and center speakers Connect rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals Left rear speaker Center speaker Right rear speaker RIGHT LEFT REAR SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER Connecting the subwoofer speaker You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer Connect the ...

Page 8: ...ls supplied with your components You can connect these components using the methods described in Analog connections below or in Digital connections see page 8 Analog connections Audio component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs not supplied Connect the white plug to the audio left jack and the red plug to the audio right jack CAUTION If you connect a sound enhancing device such as a gr...

Page 9: ... and TV have S video Y C separation terminals connect them using S video cables not supplied Connecting these video components through the S video input output terminals will give you better picture playback quality IMPORTANT This receiver is equipped with both the composite video and S video input terminals for the DVD player connection You do not have to connect both the composite video and S vi...

Page 10: ...ys replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame DVD DIGITALIN DIGITAL2 CD DIGITAL1 DVD PCM DOLBYDIGITAL DBS Digital connections This receiver is equipped with two digital input terminals You can connect any component to the digital terminals using digital optical cables not supplied IMPORTANT When connecting the DVD player or the DBS tuner using the digital term...

Page 11: ...the front panel Turn SOURCE SELECTOR until the source name you want appears on the display As you turn the selector the source changes as follows CD O PHONO O TAPE or MD O FM O AM O DVD O TV SOUND or DBS O VCR O back to the beginning The selected source lamp also lights up From the remote control Press one of the source selecting buttons Selected source name appears DVD Select the DVD player CD Se...

Page 12: ...the selected source are sent to the TV until you select another video source When you select TV SOUND as the source this function does not work Adjusting the Volume On the front panel To increase the volume turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise To decrease the volume turn it counterclockwise When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly the volume level also changes rapidly When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly the vol...

Page 13: ...or goes off Note The loudness function affects the front speaker sounds only Attenuating the Input Signal When the input level of the playing source is too high the sounds will be distorted If this happens you need to attenuate the input signal level to prevent the sound distortion On the front panel ONLY Press and hold INPUT ATT SOUND SELECT so that the ATT indicator lights up on the display Each...

Page 14: ...until TV SOUND appears 2 Press and hold SOURCE NAME LOUDNESS until ASSGN MD or ASSGN DBS appears on the display BALANCE SURROUND ADJUST MULTI JOG SOURCE SELECTOR LOUDNESS SOURCENAME SETTING MULTI JOG To change the source name to TAPE or TV SOUND repeat the same procedure above in step 1 select MD or DBS then press and hold SOURCE NAME LOUDNESS Note Without changing the source name you can still us...

Page 15: ...e control mode selector on the remote control is set to CATV DBS Once you have set the digital input for these components it is always used every time you select these components as the source IMPORTANT The sampling rate converter built in this unit corresponds only to 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz If the signals of a different sampling frequency come into this unit noise may occur Showing the Text I...

Page 16: ...clockwise to increase the delay time from 0 msec R DELAY 0ms to 15 msec R DELAY 15ms Turn it counterclockwise to decrease the delay time from 15 msec R DELAY 15ms to 0 msec R DELAY 0ms Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes To obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP modes you have to register the information about the speakers arrangement after all connections are completed Before you s...

Page 17: ...ginally assigned to the channel for which you have connected the small speaker to another channel for which you have connected the large speaker To use this function properly you need to set this crossover frequency level according to the size of the small speaker connected This function takes effect only when playing back a source using Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital However if you have selecte...

Page 18: ...ed sound effects remain active Note If the source is FM or AM you can assign a different setting for each band 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 night From the remote control ONLY Press SLEEP repeatedly The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display and the shut off time changes as follows in mi...

Page 19: ...store all the stations you want To erase a stored preset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one AUDIO TV VCR CATV DBS SOURCE SELECTOR FM AM TUNING MULTI JOG FM AM 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO CH 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO TUNING REW DOWN TUNING FF UP 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO CH 100 1k 10k VOLUME EON TA NEWS INFO MULTI JOG TUNER SEA M...

Page 20: ...he stations The MUTE AUTO indicator goes off on the display SOURCE SELECTOR TUNER PRESET MULTI JOG FM AM CNTR TEST REAR L EFFECT REAR R SEA MODE SUBWOOFER RETURN FM MODE MUTING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P 8 9 10 0 10 100 MENU ENTER On the front panel On the remote FM MODE SUBWOOFER FM MODE MUTING 0 Note When using the FM MODE MUTING button on the remote control be sure that the 10 keys are activated for tuner...

Page 21: ...K Gives a heavy sound Both high and low frequencies are boosted SEA MUSICAL Enhances the mid frequency range which the human voice is mostly made up of SEA MOVIE Adds breadth to sounds so you feel like you are in a movie theater SEA COUNTRY Enhances the high frequency range so that instruments such the violin and banjo are emphasized SEA JAZZ Gives a feeling of a live atmosphere Good for acoustic ...

Page 22: ...he selected 3D PHONIC mode With 3D ACTION selected No sound comes out With 3D DIGITAL selected Sound comes out if the subwoofer channel signals come into this receiver LFE of the signal indicators lights up see page 10 while playing a multi sound source encoded with Dolby Digital With 3D THEATER selected If FRONT SPK is set to SMALL sound comes out while playing any source If FRONT SPK is set to L...

Page 23: ...ng the mark DOLBY SURROUND you can use JVC Theater Surround When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital bearing the mark D I G I T A L DIG THEATER is selected automatically When playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround bearing the mark DOLBY SURROUND THEATER is selected automatically Notes The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources The DSP modes cannot be used for recording an analo...

Page 24: ...MODE on the remote control the DSP modes change as follows By pressing DSP MODE THEATER or DIG THEATER LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILION 3D ACTION or 3D DIGITAL DSP OFF DSP mode is canceled To activate the Surround mode press DOLBY SURROUND button so that the lamp on the button lights up To activate the Surround mode you can also use the SURROUND ON OFF button By pressing SURROUND MODE DOLBY SURR...

Page 25: ...TV DBS BALANCE SURROUND ADJUST MULTI JOG 3 Press EFFECT to select an effect level you want Each time you press the button the effect level changes as follows As the number increases the selected 3D PHONIC mode becomes stronger Adjusting the DAP Modes Once you have adjusted the DAP modes the adjustment is memorized for each DAP mode Before you start remember Make sure that you have set the speaker ...

Page 26: ...4 DSP EFFECT 5 REAR L 5 6 ENTER REAR R 8 9 Adjusting the Surround Modes Once you have adjusted the Surround modes the adjustment is memorized for each Surround mode Dolby Surround adjustments Before you start remember Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly see page 14 There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from s...

Page 27: ...the center speaker when CENTER SPK is set to NONE see page 14 No test tone comes out of the rear speakers when REAR SPK is set to NONE see page 14 If the TV is turned on and the proper video input is selected on the TV the test tone screen will appear on the TV The signal indicators also light on the display while the test tone comes out of the speakers L Lights when the test tone comes out of the...

Page 28: ...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 TEST 4 C LS L RS R DSP EFFECT 1 DSP EFFECT 2 DSP EFFECT 3 DSP EFFECT 4 DSP EFFECT 5 REAR L 5 6 ENTER EFFECT 7 P TEST 4 REAR R 8 9 On the front panel You can also use the buttons on the front panel to adjust the Surround modes However no test tone is available when...

Page 29: ...D mark To enjoy Dolby Digital play back a software encoded with Dolby Digital and labeled with D I G I T A L mark To cancel the Dolby Surround mode Press SURROUND ON OFF again SURROUND OFF appears on the display DOLBY SURROUND SURROUND ON OFF SURROUND ON OFF DOLBY SURROUND For the other DSP modes On the front panel 1 Press DSP MODE repeatedly until the mode you want appears on the display Each tim...

Page 30: ...en you finish press EXIT The menu disappears from the TV Activating the DSP Modes Also see page 27 1 Press MENU The MAIN MENU appears on the TV Pressing one of the fi buttons also displays the MAIN MENU 2 Press fi to move to MODE 3 Press to select the DSP mode you want to use 4 When you finish press EXIT The menu disappears from the TV Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance Also see page 12 1 ...

Page 31: ...g one of the fi buttons also displays the MAIN MENU 2 Press fi to move to SOUND CONTROL then press The SOUND CONTROL menu appears 3 Press fi to move to SUBWFR LEVEL 4 Press to adjust the subwoofer output level 5 When you finish press EXIT repeatedly until the menu disappears from the TV Adjusting the DSP Modes Also see pages 23 26 1 Press MENU The MAIN MENU appears on the TV Pressing one of the fi...

Page 32: ...peaker output level For Dolby Digital Surround TEST TONE Output a test tone CENTER LEVEL Adjust the center speaker output level REAR L LEVEL Adjust the left rear speaker output level REAR R LEVEL Adjust the right rear speaker output level For JVC Theater Surround TEST TONE Output a test tone CENTER LEVEL Adjust the center speaker output level REAR L LEVEL Adjust the left rear speaker output level ...

Page 33: ...t the low frequency effect attenuator level see page 15 COMP Set the dynamic range compression see page 15 DIGITAL 1 2 Set the digital input terminal see page 13 FL DISP Set whether or not to show the disc text information on the display see page 13 Notes Not adjustable when CENTER SPK is set to NONE see page 14 Not adjustable when REAR SPK is set to NONE see page 14 4 When you finish press EXIT r...

Page 34: ... on the TV Pressing one of the fi buttons also displays the MAIN MENU 2 Press fi to move to TUNER CONTROL then press The TUNER CONTROL menu appears 3 Tune into a station on the TUNER CONTROL menu referring to Operating the Tuner on the previous page 4 Press fi to move to PRESET MEMORY then press The PRESET MEMORY menu appears 5 Press to select a preset station number you want 6 Press SET to store ...

Page 35: ...usly selected source continues playing without sound for a few seconds Turntable CD player Cassette deck or MD recorder COMPU LINK 3 SYNCHRO IMPORTANT When turning on these connected components for the first time turn on the connected components first then turn on this receiver Automatic Power On Off Standby only possible with the COMPU LINK 3 connection Both the CD player and cassette deck or MD ...

Page 36: ... as its performer and disc title and track titles only when a CD Text is selected is shown on the TV screen Disc Search Only for CD Player This remote control system can allow you to search discs by the performer disc title and music genre With this disc search you can easily find the disc you want to play Disc Title Input If your CD player or MD recorder has the disc memory function you can input...

Page 37: ...ppear Note on 9 For example the SET button will be used to start play PLAY to go to the next screen ENTER and to determine the selection ENTER To exit from the Disc information screen Press EXIT Notes The on screen display will disappear in the following case if no operation is done for about 10 minutes if you do any operation other than explained in this section To control the MD recorder using t...

Page 38: ... 5 discs are listed as a result of the search Press fi until they appear Going back to the PERFORMER SEARCH screen Press EXIT Search for a disc by its disc title 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source The Disc Information screen appears on the TV 2 Press fi to move to SEARCH then press SET The DISC SEARCH screen appears 3 Press fi to move to DISC TITLE then press SET The DISC TITL...

Page 39: ...on For the CD Player with the disc memory function You 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 your CD player The performer disc title and music genre information are usually recorded in...

Page 40: ...n also enter the disc information its performer disc title and its music genre of normal audio CDs into the memory built in the CD MD combination deck To do this follow the procedure of For the CD Player with the disc memory function to the left If you change the disc or song title with more than 32 characters the characters following the 32nd will be erased from the title 1 Press TEXT DISPLAY whi...

Page 41: ...player IMPORTANT Connect to the terminal indicated in the illustration DO NOT connect to the TV terminal If the AV COMPU LINK terminal on the TV is RECEIVER AMP If the AV COMPU LINK terminal on the TV is AV COMPU LINK EX TV CAUTION The AV COMPU LINK remote control system cannot control the DBS tuner connected to the TV SOUND DBS jacks Notes When connecting only the VCR or DVD player to this receiv...

Page 42: ...ut 2 the receiver is connected to Automatic Power On Off The TV VCR and DVD player turn on and off along with the receiver When you turn on the receiver If the previously selected source is VCR the TV and VCR will turn on automatically If the previously selected source is TV SOUND or DBS or DBS DIGITAL only the TV will turn on automatically If the previously selected source is DVD or DVD DIGITAL t...

Page 43: ...ons on the CD player changer 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 Operating JVC s Audio Video Components You 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 c...

Page 44: ...iver For the TV operations 7 If the TV having the AV COMPU LINK terminal RECEIVER AMP aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the receiver 7 If the TV having the AV COMPU LINK terminal AV COMPU LINK EX aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV VCR You can always perform the following operations with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR VCR POWER...

Page 45: ...AUDIO TV VCR you can perform the following operations on a TV CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 100 10 Selects the channels 100 10 button will function as the ENTER button if your TV requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number Note Refer to the manual supplied with your TV 6 Try to operate your TV by pressing TV CATV DBS POWER When your TV turns on or off you have entered the correc...

Page 46: ...V VCR 2 Press and hold VCR POWER 3 Press VCR 4 Enter manufacturer s code two digits using buttons 1 9 and 0 See the list below Examples For a JVC product press 0 then 1 For a Funai product press 1 then 0 5 Release VCR POWER Following button can be used for operating the VCR with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR VCR POWER Turns on and off the VCR After pressing VCR or VCR CONTRO...

Page 47: ...trol counterclockwise three or four times then press POWER on the front panel If OVERLOAD does not disappear unplug the AC power cord then plug it back again 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 contact your dealer Set the selector correctly either to AUD...

Page 48: ...Control at 30 dB 6 1 0 dB at 100 Hz 4 1 0 dB at 10 kHz SEA Center frequencies 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz Control range 10 dB 2 dB Video Video Input Sensitivity Impedance Composite video TV SOUND DBS VCR DVD 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video DVD Y luminance 1 Vp p 75 ohms C chrominance burst 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms Video Output Level Composite video VCR MONITOR OUT 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video MONITOR OUT Y luminance 1 Vp p 75...

Page 49: ...VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED EN FR J VC 0599HIMMDWJEM ...

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