JVC RX-DP15B - AV Receiver Page 100 Instructions Manual Download

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English

Before Installation

General

• Be sure your hands are dry.
• Turn the power off on all components.
• Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to

connect.

Location

• Install the receiver in a location that is level, well-ventilated and

free from moisture and dust.

• The temperature around the receiver must be between –5˚C and

35˚C.

• Make sure there is good ventilation around the receiver. Poor

ventilation could overheat and damage the 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 for the receiver.
The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece
supplied.

• Remote Control (1)

• Batteries (2)

• AM Loop Antenna (1)

• FM Antenna (1)

• RF Rod Antenna (1)

• IR Signal Transmitter (1)

• Double-Sided Adhesive Tape (1)

• Front Terminal Cover (1)

If any item is missing, contact your dealer immediately.

Getting Started

This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver, and how to connect the
power supply.

Connecting the FM and AM Antennas

FM Antenna Connections

FM 75

COAXIAL

ANTENNA

EXT

LOOP

LOO

ANTENNA

AM
EX

AXIAL

ANTENNA

AM
EX

AXIAL

A. Using the Supplied FM Antenna

The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75

Ω

COAXIAL terminal as a temporary measure.

B. Using the Standard Type Connector with an Outdoor FM

Antenna (not supplied)

A standard type connector should be connected to the FM 75

Ω

COAXIAL terminal.

Note:

If reception is poor, connect an outdoor antenna.
Before attaching a 75

Ω

coaxial cable (the kind with a round wire

going to an outdoor antenna), disconnect the supplied FM antenna.

Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally.

Rear view

Outdoor FM Antenna Cable

(not supplied)

FM Antenna

(supplied)

Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections
have been made.

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Summary of Contents for RX-DP15B - AV Receiver

Page 1: ...UDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER INSTRUCTIONS 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 ...

Page 2: ...UTION To avoid personal injury or accidentally dropping the unit have two persons unpack carry and install the unit ATTENTION Pour éviter toute blessure personnelle ou chute accidentelle de l appareil faites déballer transporter et installer l appareil par deux personnes WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK...

Page 3: ...ial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter...

Page 4: ...s These COMPU LINK remote control systems allow you to operate other JVC audio video components from this receiver Precautions Power sources When unplugging the receiver from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the AC power cord Do not handle the AC power cord with wet hands If you are not going to operate the receiver for an extended period of time unplug the AC power cord from the wall outl...

Page 5: ...unds SUBWOOFER 40 5 Setting the THX Audio THX AUDIO SETUP 41 6 Setting the Surround Channel Output Speakers SURR CH OUT 42 7 Setting the Audio Delay Level AUDIO DELAY 42 8 Selecting the Dual Mono Sound DUAL MONO 42 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT 42 p Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT 43 q Turning On and Off the Video Output VIDEO POWER 43 w Setting the Zone...

Page 6: ...O TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 i u y t r e w q p h x SPEAKERS 1 SURROUND THX RIGHT PRESET 5 EXIT FM MODE LEFT PRESET UP TUNING 5 SET MEMORY DOWN TUNING SURR DSP OFF ANALOG DIRECT SPEAKERS 2 ZONE 2 INPUT MODE INPUT ATT ZONE 2 CONTROL EX ES 7 1 DSP ADJUST MENU SETUP MENU DOOR DOWN Parts Identification Front Panel Display Window To open the front door press DOOR DOWN For more details...

Page 7: ... digital signal format of incoming signals Main display Shows the source name station frequency Surround THX DSP mode etc PARAMETRIC EQ indicator 48 Lights up when Parametric Equalizer is in use VOLUME level indicator Indicates the volume level Goes off while muting sounds MIDNIGHT MODE indicator 49 Lights up when Midnight Mode is in use Refer to the pages in parentheses for details Front Panel 1 ...

Page 8: ...1 ch Output TAPE MD OUT CDR OUT VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT 4 S video composite video input output jacks 13 15 Input TV SOUND DBS IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN DVD IN Output VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT MONITOR OUT 5 Component video input output jacks 13 15 Input 1 IN DVD 2 IN 3 IN Output MONITOR OUT 6 EXT 7 1CH IN audio input jacks 12 7 RF REMOTE ANTENNA terminal and BAND 1 2 selector 17 8 FM AM ANTENNA terminals 7 8 EXT ...

Page 9: ...ctor is set to LEARN This remote control cannot operate the receiver or other components but can memorize IR signals See page 78 4 Signal transmission indicator Lights up when transmitting the remote control signals 5 Remote control operation mode display Remote control operation mode such as DVD CD SOUND etc appears When the remote control operation mode changes it is shown on this display for ab...

Page 10: ...Antenna 1 IR Signal Transmitter 1 Double Sided Adhesive Tape 1 Front Terminal Cover 1 If any item is missing contact your dealer immediately Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio video components and speakers to the receiver and how to connect the power supply Connecting the FM and AM Antennas FM Antenna Connections FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT F...

Page 11: ...kers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals When connecting to both of the FRONT 1 and FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 8 Ω to 16 Ω When connecting to either the FRONT 1 or FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 4 Ω to 16 Ω Basic connecting procedure 1 Cut twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker...

Page 12: ...t the listener s ears Zone 1 speaker layout Ideal speaker layout varies depending on the conditions of your listening room The diagram below is a recommended typical example Center speaker Left front speaker s L Right front speaker s R Center speaker C Surround back speakers LSB RSB Left surround speaker LS Right surround speaker RS Note Ideal speaker layout requires that all speakers be placed at...

Page 13: ...quency terminals To use the speaker with the above connection see w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on pages 43 and 44 When this connection is used you cannot use the surround back speakers In this case no sounds come out of the PREOUT SURR BACK jacks Connecting a subwoofer You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the ...

Page 14: ...rder Turntable Rear view If an earth cable is provided for your turntable connect the cable to the screw marked H on the rear panel To audio output Turntable To audio output CD player RIGHT LEFT PHONO CD TAPE MD OUT REC IN PLAY AUDIO IN R L IN Cassette deck or MD recorder To audio output To audio input Cassette deck CD CDR TAPE MD OUT REC IN PLAY OUT REC IN R L R L MD recorder To audio output To a...

Page 15: ...ct the video output jack on the external component directly to the TV and select the connected input on the TV Connect the video output jack on the external component to any one of unused video input jacks on the rear then 1 Select that video input as the video source 2 Select EXT 7 1CH as the audio source See Selecting different sources for picture and sound on page 24 Note If the external compon...

Page 16: ...ideo output Ï To S video input Ì To composite video input D VHS S VHS VHS VCR VCR s Rear view Å To audio output ı To audio input Ç To composite video input Î To S video input To composite video output Ï To S video output VIDEO RIGHT LEFT DVD IN TV SOUND DBS IN OUT REC IN PLAY VCR 1 VCR 2 S VIDEO VIDEO Y PB PR 1IN DVD Y PB PR 3IN Y PB PR 2 IN FRONT IN PLAY OUT REC COMPONENT AUDIO A B C D E F G R L ...

Page 17: ...eo or composite video connections DBS tuner Å To audio output ı To component video output Ç To S video output Î To composite video output VIDEO RIGHT LEFT TV SOUND DBS IN OUT REC IN PLAY VCR 1 S VIDEO VIDEO Y PB PR 1IN DVD Y PB PR 2 IN COMPONENT AUDIO DBS A B C D R L Notes When connecting the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source name to DBS which will be shown on the display wh...

Page 18: ... page 43 To view the pictures through the DVD player in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks Notes If the DVD player has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When connecting the DVD player to either one of the component input jacks make video input terminal setting correctly For details see p Setting the V...

Page 19: ...see page 11 When you want to operate the VCR TV or DVD player using the AV COMPU LINK remote control system connect the target component also as described in Analog Connections see pages 13 to 15 To use the digital source components for Zone 2 connect them using analog connection methods as well Digital input terminals You can connect any digital components having a coaxial or optical digital outp...

Page 20: ...l To avoid a failure in the reception from the remote control keep the connecting cables and the IR signal transmitter s cable away from the RF rod antenna If your neighbour uses the same or similar RF remote control system the receiver may happen to receive the RF signals sent from such an RF remote control system which could cause your receiver to be operated unintentionally If this happens set ...

Page 21: ...t press any button for about 5 seconds the backlight will turn off CAUTIONS Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame 1 2 LR6 AM3 L40 1...

Page 22: ... w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers on page 32 Note Usage of long speaker signal cables will deteriorate the signals and degrade the sound quality Merits This connection DOES allow you to always use the Surround THX DSP mode using the center surround and surround back speakers see pages 51 and 58 and to select EXT 7 1CH see pa...

Page 23: ...T selector to ZONE 1 Now the buttons and controls on the remote control work for the Zone 1 operations 2 Press AUDIO ON The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up The front door moves down For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby on page 22 3 Select and play a source The sound comes out of the Zone 1 front speakers If no sound comes out ...

Page 24: ... ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear and the buttons and controls on the unit work for the Zone 1 operations For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations on page 29 2 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up 3 Press DOOR DOWN so th...

Page 25: ...ht s up on the display If neither speakers 1 nor 2 indicator is lit on the display see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 STANDBY ON STANDBY To turn off the power into standby mode press STANDBY ON again The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off A small amount of power is consumed in standby mode To turn the...

Page 26: ...e EXT 7 1CH IN jacks To use the EXT 7 1CH playback mode see page 60 Notes When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks and a DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source names shown on the display For details see Changing the Source Name on page 27 When you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote control marked with an asterisk the receiver automatically...

Page 27: ... Lights up when the left channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up R When digital input is selected Lights up when the right channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up C Lights up when the center channel signal comes in LFE Lights up when the LFE channel signal comes in LS Lights up when the left surround channel signal comes in RS Lights up...

Page 28: ...ir of headphones to the PHONES jack HEADPHONE appears on the unit s display You can enjoy the following sound effects through the headphones If the Surround THX mode is activated you can enjoy surround effect For details see 3D HEADPHONE Mode on page 57 If a DSP mode is activated you can enjoy the DSP effect For details see HEADPHONE Mode on page 58 CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume before c...

Page 29: ...gnal format of the incoming signal LINEAR PCM Lights up when Linear PCM signals come in DIGITAL Lights up when Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX signals come in Lights up when DTS or DTS ES signals come in No indicator lights up when the receiver cannot recognize the digital signal format of the incoming signals When playing software encoded with the Dolby Digital or DTS Surround the following sym...

Page 30: ...Hz signals By using the CC Converter you can obtain a natural sound field from both digital and analog sources Press CC CONVERTER so that the CC CONVERTER lamp lights up Each time you press the button CC Converter turns on and off the lamp goes off alternately Notes This function is applied only to the Zone 1 sources You cannot use this function while Analog Direct or THX mode is in use If you tur...

Page 31: ...power also cancels the Sleep Timer Recording a Source For analog to analog recording You can record any analog source through the receiver to the cassette deck or MD recorder connected to the TAPE MD OUT jacks the VCRs connected to the VCR 1 OUT and VCR 2 OUT jacks and the CD recorder connected to the CDR OUT jacks at the same time For digital to digital recording You can record the currently sele...

Page 32: ... the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals see also w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers on page 32 3 Press ZONE 2 CONTROL inside the front door so that ZONE 2 and the previously selected Zone 2 source name appear on the display Now the buttons and controls on the unit work for Zone 2 operations Each time you press the button the bu...

Page 33: ...e receiver Canceling the Zone 2 Operations On the unit To stop Zone 2 operations and sounds through the Zone 2 speakers press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off No sound will be heard in Zone 2 and the display changes to show the Zone 1 source To use this receiver for Zone 2 operations again 1 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF again so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up 2 Press ZONE 2 CONT...

Page 34: ...urce name From the remote control MASTER VOLUME Up Down VOLUME DVD DVD MULTI VCR 1 VCR 2 TV DBS CD VIDEO PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH On the unit DVD DVD MULTI CD CDR PHONO TAPE MD EXT 7 1CH VCR 1 VCR 2 FM AM VIDEO TV DBS From the remote control Selecting different sources for picture and sound While watching pictures from a video source DVD player VCR or DBS tuner you can listen to sound of ...

Page 35: ... MUTING to mute the sound through the Zone 2 front speakers To restore the sound press MUTING again so that the VOLUME level indicator appears on the display Turning MASTER VOLUME on the unit or pressing VOLUME on the remote control also restores the sound Note Sounds through the Zone 2 front speakers connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier are also muted when ZONE2PREOUT is...

Page 36: ... ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit For the Zone 1 operations ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display For the Zone 2 operations ZONE 2 is shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows the Z...

Page 37: ...the remote s display If not press FM AM first to select the FM band then press FM MODE L ANALOG STEREO TUNED SPEAKERS VOLUME 1 SUBWFR R dB AUTO MUTING dB Using Preset Tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned in You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations To store the preset stations Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the followi...

Page 38: ...MONO See page 42 9 DIGITAL IN OUT See page 42 p VIDEO INPUT See page 43 w ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 See page 43 q VIDEO POWER See page 43 e SUPERIMPOSE See page 44 r FL DISPLAY See page 44 t ONE TOUCH OPE See page 44 ENTER EXIT SETUP MENU 2 PREVIOUS PAGE DUAL MONO DIGITAL IN OUT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO POWER ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 SUPERIMPOSE FL DISPLAY ONE TOUCH OPERATION DUAL MONO DUAL MONO MAIN DIGITAL IN OUT COAX ...

Page 39: ...operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen You can operate the menu with these buttons DOOR DOWN Ex When you press SETUP MENU with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ON OFF ON OFF STANDBY ON STANDBY ON STANDBY TV CATV DBS VCR 1 ON ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 1 Usabl...

Page 40: ...pressing or UP repeatedly on the SETUP MENU 2 you can go back to the SETUP MENU 1 To return to the previous screens Press EXIT Each time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly To erase the menu to return to the regular screen Press SETUP MENU SETUP MENU 1 appears ENTER EXIT SETUP MEN...

Page 41: ... SUBWOOFER is set to NO Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected 80Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 12 cm 4 3 4 inches When using the THX certified speakers the crossover frequency should be set to 80 Hz 100Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 10 cm 3 15 16 inches ...

Page 42: ...vel SBACK L LEVEL Select to adjust the left surround back speaker output level SBACK R LEVEL Select to adjust the right surround back speaker output level SUBWOOFER Select to adjust the subwoofer output level Note When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SBACK LEVEL will appear instead of these two level settings To adjust the sound output levels using the 10 keys You can a...

Page 43: ... The distance from your listening point to the speakers is another important element to obtain the best possible surround sound of the Surround THX DSP modes You need to set the distance from your listening point to the speakers By referring to the speaker distance setting this unit automatically sets the delay time of the sound through each speaker so that sounds through all the speakers can reac...

Page 44: ...setting is ON Bass Peak Limit functions so that sounds exceeding the preset peak level see below will be cut off When this setting is ON you can set the bass peak level using the bass test tone see below to eliminate bass sound distortion Select one of the following ON Normally select this OFF Select when not using Bass Peak Limit Note If THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER is set to YES this function is not ava...

Page 45: ...can preset which surround speakers to use for 5 1 channel reproduction Note This submenu is not available in the following cases When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SURR BACK SP is set to NONE on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT on the ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 submenu or When the Zone 2 speakers are activated 7 SURROUND SP Select the surround channel ...

Page 46: ...is set to dB In this case increasing the volume level will enable the sound output through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks 7 DIGITAL OUT Select the output digital signal format through the DIGITAL OUT optical terminal on the rear Each time you press the button the output signal format changes as follows THROUGH Select when connecting a digital signal processor or decoder The incoming digital signals are t...

Page 47: ...ator goes off 7 SPEAKER 2 When using the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals determine the speaker terminal usage SPEAKER 2 Select to connect the second front speakers in Zone 1 ZONE 2 SPK Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 2 BI AMP OUT Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 1 using bi amplifier connection The BI AMP indicator as well as the front speaker 1 indicator will light up wh...

Page 48: ...EQ OFF CENTER ALIGN OFF OPERATE BACK EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF PANORAMA OFF CENTER WIDTH 3 DIMENSION 4 OPERATE BACK EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF CENTER GAIN 0 2 EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF CENTER ALIGN OFF OPERATE BACK Note When performing sound adjustments viewing the indications on the main unit s display the indications shown are slightly different from what are shown on the on screen display ...

Page 49: ...pear On the unit From the remote control DOOR DOWN ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ON OFF ON OFF STANDBY ON STANDBY ON STANDBY TV CATV DBS VCR 1 ON ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 1 Ex When you press ADJUST MENU with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen You can operate the menu with these buttons Button ADJUST ...

Page 50: ...em In this example set LIVENESS to 5 Operations On the main unit s display Press the button until EFFECT ADJ appears To erase the menu to return to the regular screen Press ADJUST MENU To return to the previous screens Press EXIT Each time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly The s...

Page 51: ... channel speaker you want to adjust then move to its submenu Notes This function is applied only to Zone 1 sources If NO or NONE is selected for a speaker on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 you cannot select the corresponding channel If THX is activated Parametric Equalizer is not available If EXT 7 1CH is selected as the source Parametric Equalizer for the surround back channel is not ava...

Page 52: ...IN When one of the DSP modes except ALL CH STEREO is activated Select and adjust the following items EFFECT LEVEL Adjust the DSP effect level As the number increases the DSP effect becomes stronger Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 ROOM SIZE Adjust the virtual room size As the number increases the interval between reflections increases so that you will feel as if you are in a larger room N...

Page 53: ... a real movie theater Select OFF not to use this function CENTER GAIN Adjust the sound localization of the center channel As the number increases center channel will be localized clearly Normally select 0 2 Adjustable range 0 to 0 5 When one of the other Surround modes is activated or DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH is selected without DSP mode Select and adjust the following items CENTER EQ In movie theat...

Page 54: ...st for playing any 5 1 channel encoded movie software this mode can stabilize the sound localization and enlarge the sound field Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Music Best for playing any 5 1 channel encoded music software Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Surround EX Best for playing Dolby Digital EX encoded software Only selectable with one or a ...

Page 55: ... Extended Surround DTS ES DTS ES is another new multi channel digital encoding format It greatly improves the 360 degree surround impression and space expression by adding the third surround channel surround back channel DTS ES includes two signal formats with different surround signal recording methods DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch DTS ES DSCRT and DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch DTS ES MATRIX DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch ...

Page 56: ...PK 1SPK AUTO DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX ON DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA NONE Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Dolby Digital ON Not available Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 3 2 2 2 OFF 2SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA ON DOLBY D EX T...

Page 57: ...THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS ON Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 3 1 2 1 OFF 2SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA ON DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS 1 0 3 0 ON OFF Not avail...

Page 58: ...nnel reproduction is applied EXES7 1 ON Select to apply 7 1 channel reproduction to both 5 1 channel and 6 1 channel encoded software EXES7 1 OFF Select to cancel the 7 1 channel reproduction Notes When an analog or digital 2 channel source is playing with Surround activated you can adjust the 7 1 channel reproduction mode and store the setting but it will not affect the current source In the foll...

Page 59: ...the remote control follow the procedure below When Analog Direct is in use you cannot adjust the speaker output levels without emitting the test tone see page 39 From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments 2 Select the speaker you want to adjust The selected speaker name appears on the remote s display for a while To select the left front speaker pres...

Page 60: ...THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic II Music or Pro Logic II Movie is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode PROLOGICTHX Select to apply Pro Logic and THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode NEO 6 C THX Select to apply Neo 6 Cinema and THX Cinema mode together If Neo 6 Music or Neo 6 Cinema is a...

Page 61: ...ng capacity is about 2000 LARGE HALL 2 Reproduces the spatial feeling of a large vineyard shaped hall designed primarily for classical concerts Its seating capacity is about 2000 RECITAL HALL Reproduces the spatial feeling of a small hall designed primarily for classical recitals Seating capacity is about 500 OPERA HOUSE Reproduces the spatial feeling of an opera house with a high ceiling and mult...

Page 62: ...are not valid for ALL CH STEREO Stereo Film and Monaural Film modes In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room while viewing stereo sound or monaural sound video software analog and 2 channel digital signals you can use these modes The surround effect will be added and the sound localization of actor s words will be improved This mode cannot be used when the source is...

Page 63: ...E 1 or ZONE 2 for a while 3 Apply the THX mode or the DSP mode if necessary Press THX to apply the THX mode Each time you press the button THX U2 CINEMA or THX MUSIC will be activated Note You cannot apply the THX mode in the following cases When Analog Direct is turned on When the Zone 2 speakers are activated or When the surround back speakers are deactivated or only one surround back speaker is...

Page 64: ...ess PLAY on the remote control supplied for this receiver the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source or Zone 2 source to the target component depending on the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector setting on the remote control When you select a new source on the receiver or on the remote control supplied for this receiver either for Zone 1 or Zone 2 the newly selected compon...

Page 65: ...turn off the Zone 2 source by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF the selected Zone 2 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 1 source If the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp is lit the Zone 2 source will stop playing but will not turn off Synchronized Recording This operation is only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations Synchronized recording means the cassette deck...

Page 66: ... the diagram on the left column TEXT COMPULINK SOURCE NOT CONNECTED appears on the display in the following cases When the connections explained on the left are not correctly done When you try to use the TEXT COMPU LINK function a few seconds after you turn on the connected equipment This is not a malfunction of the units Refer also to the manuals supplied with your CD player or MD recorder IMPORT...

Page 67: ...music genre etc When this is selected in front you can change the disc information by pressing Each time you press the button disc information see Note on 7 changes 8 Select or then press SET to change the track 9 Usable buttons and their functions for the current selection Indication here will change according to what is currently selected in front on the screen See Note on 9 Note on 7 The follow...

Page 68: ...arch Press ﬁ until they appear Going back to the DISC TITLE SEARCH screen Press EXIT Searching for a Disc Only for the CD player Search for a disc by its performer 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 PERFORMER then press SET The PERFORMER ...

Page 69: ...rmation For a CD Player with 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 on ...

Page 70: ...song appears You can enter a song title for the song currently selected 5 Enter the song title referring to steps 3 and 4 of For a CD Player with disc memory function on pages 66 and 67 You can enter up to 32 characters for the song title 6 Press ﬁ to move to the song title you have just entered then press SET The song title is stored into the memory and the Disc Information screen appears again 4...

Page 71: ... 13 to 15 for details 6 Plug the AC power cords of the components into the AC outlets 7 When turning on the TV for the first time after the AV COMPU LINK connection turn the TV volume to the minimum using the TV volume control on the TV 8 Turn on the other connected components first then turn on this receiver When turning on the VCR 1 use the remote control supplied with this receiver press VCR 1 ...

Page 72: ...tions only The Zone 1 TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the picture DVD TV VCR DVD player RX DP15B You can control the connected video components using this remote control Aim the remote control at the remote sensor s on the target video component s or on the receiver directly For details see page 73 CONNECTIONS 3 Video Cable Conn...

Page 73: ...ideo Input 1 or Video Input 2 the receiver is connected to This function does not work when you connect this receiver and the TV with the AV COMPU LINK EX terminal using the component video cables To use this function connect this receiver and the TV using the S video or composite video cables Automatic Power On Off Standby Automatic Power On The Zone 1 TV VCR 1 the VCR connected to the VCR 1 jack...

Page 74: ...nel speaker output level EFFECT Selects the effect level LIVENESS Selects the liveness Notes After adjusting sounds press the corresponding source selecting button to operate your target source by using the 10 keys otherwise the 10 keys cannot be used for operating your target source When you press LEVEL or LEVEL the corresponding speaker name appears on the remote s display IMPORTANT To operate J...

Page 75: ... jacks change the source name to MD see page 27 Selecting TAPE will allow you to control the MD recorder CD player After pressing CD you can perform the following operations on the CD player PLAY Starts playing 4 Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY 1 10 10 Selects a track nu...

Page 76: ... connected to the VCR 1 jacks You can always perform the following operations VCR 1 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR After pressing VCR 1 or selecting VCR1 by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on the VCR 1 9 0 Selects the TV channels on the VCR PLAY Starts playing REW Rewinds a tape FF Fast winds a tape STOP Stops operations PAUSE Pauses playing To release pres...

Page 77: ...s on or off you have entered the correct code If more than one code is listed for your brand of TV try each one until the correct one is entered IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using the RF signals emitted from this remote control the IR signal transmitter and the RF rod antenna must be connected to this receiver Place the IR signal transmitter so that it is aimed at the remote sensor s...

Page 78: ...erter and DBS tuner at the same time To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s VCR 1 Press and hold VCR 1 STANDBY ON 2 Press VCR 1 3 Enter a manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 See page 77 to find the code 4 Release VCR 1 STANDBY ON The following button can be used for operating the VCR VCR 1 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR After pressing VCR 1 you can per...

Page 79: ...t one is entered Manufactures codes for TV Manufacturer Codes JVC 00 13 74 Akai 01 02 Blaupunkt 03 04 Fisher 01 05 Grundig 03 06 07 Hitachi 08 09 10 49 78 Irradio 02 ITT Nokia 11 12 Loewe 06 15 16 Magnavox 08 17 49 Matsushita 86 87 Mets 50 51 52 53 Mitsubishi 08 18 19 20 Mivar 21 NEC 83 Nordmende 22 23 Okano 15 Panasonic 24 25 26 27 76 Philips 15 17 28 75 Pioneer 85 RCA Proscan 08 24 29 30 31 48 S...

Page 80: ... 77 78 Mitsubishi 30 31 32 33 34 35 80 81 NEC 26 27 Nokia 03 36 Nordmende 38 Orion 09 Panasonic 19 24 39 40 79 Philips 04 19 21 24 41 42 Phonola 21 Pioneer 73 RCA Proscan 04 18 19 23 24 43 44 45 SABA 38 46 Samsung 45 47 59 61 62 63 Sanyo 03 48 49 Sharp 37 50 75 Siemens 03 51 Sony 52 53 54 68 69 70 Telefunken 55 60 Toshiba 43 44 71 72 Zenith 56 57 This figure is set to the remote control as the ini...

Page 81: ...after called target remote control actually works 1 Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to LEARN 2 Place the two remote controls on a level surface with signal transmitting windows facing each other Leave a space of 5 cm to 10 cm 2 in to 4 in between the two remote controls otherwise storing may fail 3 Press one of the source selecting buttons except VCR 2 VIDEO FM AM and EXT 7 1CH The s...

Page 82: ...the storing procedure has been successfully finished When replacing the batteries finish changing them without delay otherwise the stored signals are all erased 4 Press one of the learning buttons to which you want to assign a signal from the target remote control The LEARN indicator starts flashing If you have pressed DVD or DVD MULTI in step 3 you can store the signals into the following buttons...

Page 83: ...et the TV operation mode selector correctly To use the following buttons you can skip step 2 above TV CATV DBS STANDBY ON VCR 1 STANDBY ON TV VOL TV VIDEO DVD MENU To use the following buttons press DVD MENU first SET ﬁ IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using this remote control Aim directly at the remote sensor s on the target component s This remote control can send signals at a distanc...

Page 84: ... Select the correct input mode analog or digital See page 25 Check connections For analog connections see pages 11 to 15 For digital connections see pages 12 and 16 Check speaker connection and reconnect if necessary See page 19 Set the Zone 1 2 setting for the speakers correctly to use them as the Zone 2 front speakers See page 44 Turn on the amplifier Select the correct Zone 2 source Press MUTIN...

Page 85: ... FM reception Occasional cracking noise during FM reception Noise is heard during record playing Howling during record playing The STANDBY lamp starts flashing and the receiver turns off into standby mode The STANDBY lamp goes off after turning on the power but soon the receiver turns off again into standby mode Remote control does not work Remote control does not work properly FM AM POSSIBLE CAUS...

Page 86: ...Impedance 1 kHz PHONO IN MM 2 5 mV 47 kΩ CD IN CDR IN TAPE MD IN EXT 7 1CH IN 200 mV 47 kΩ DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO 200 mV 47 kΩ Audio Input DIGITAL IN Coaxial 1 DVD 2 CD 3 TV DBS 0 5 V p p 75 Ω Optical 4 CDR 5 MD 6 VCR1 21 dBm to 15 dBm 660 nm 30 nm Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Audio Output ...

Page 87: ...Range 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz Usable Sensitivity Monaural 12 8 dBf 1 2 µV 75 Ω 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Monaural 18 2 dBf 2 2 µV 75 Ω Stereo 38 2 dBf 22 3 µV 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio IHF A weighted Monaural 78 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 73 dB at 85 dBf Total Harmonic Distortion Monaural 0 2 at 1 kHz Stereo 0 3 at 1 kHz Stereo Separation at REC OUT 40 dB at 1 kHz Alternate Channel Selectivity 60 dB 400 ...

Page 88: ...cleaning 4 Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage 5 Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge 6 Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensor Cartridge Stylus Needle are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase 7 Batteries except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase There are no express warranties except as lis...

Page 89: ...rized servicer or visit our website at www JVC com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service Do not service the television yourself Caution To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet There are no user serviceable parts inside Please refer to qualified service personnel for repairs Accessories To purchase accessories for your JVC product please call toll free 1 800 882 2345...

Page 90: ...VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 0304RYMMDWJEIN EN 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX DP15B ...

Page 91: ...English Français LVT1216 002A C RX DP15B AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR DE COMMANDE AUDIO VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 92: ...UTION To avoid personal injury or accidentally dropping the unit have two persons unpack carry and install the unit ATTENTION Pour éviter toute blessure personnelle ou chute accidentelle de l appareil faites déballer transporter et installer l appareil par deux personnes WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK...

Page 93: ...ial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter...

Page 94: ...stems These COMPU LINK remote control systems allow you to operate other JVC audio video components from this receiver Precautions Power sources When unplugging the receiver from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the AC power cord Do not handle the AC power cord with wet hands If you are not going to operate the receiver for an extended period of time unplug the AC power cord from the wall ...

Page 95: ...s Sounds SUBWOOFER 40 5 Setting the THX Audio THX AUDIO SETUP 41 6 Setting the Surround Channel Output Speakers SURR CH OUT 42 7 Setting the Audio Delay Level AUDIO DELAY 42 8 Selecting the Dual Mono Sound DUAL MONO 42 9 Setting the Digital Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT 42 p Setting the Video Input Terminals VIDEO INPUT 43 q Turning On and Off the Video Output VIDEO POWER 43 w Setting the ...

Page 96: ...PHONO TAPE MD CDR FM AM EXT 7 1CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 i u y t r e w q p h x SPEAKERS 1 SURROUND THX RIGHT PRESET 5 EXIT FM MODE LEFT PRESET UP TUNING 5 SET MEMORY DOWN TUNING SURR DSP OFF ANALOG DIRECT SPEAKERS 2 ZONE 2 INPUT MODE INPUT ATT ZONE 2 CONTROL EX ES 7 1 DSP ADJUST MENU SETUP MENU DOOR DOWN Parts Identification Front Panel Display Window To open the front door press DOOR DOWN For more det...

Page 97: ... the digital signal format of incoming signals Main display Shows the source name station frequency Surround THX DSP mode etc PARAMETRIC EQ indicator 48 Lights up when Parametric Equalizer is in use VOLUME level indicator Indicates the volume level Goes off while muting sounds MIDNIGHT MODE indicator 49 Lights up when Midnight Mode is in use Refer to the pages in parentheses for details Front Pane...

Page 98: ...N 5 1 ch Output TAPE MD OUT CDR OUT VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT 4 S video composite video input output jacks 13 15 Input TV SOUND DBS IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN DVD IN Output VCR 1 OUT VCR 2 OUT MONITOR OUT 5 Component video input output jacks 13 15 Input 1 IN DVD 2 IN 3 IN Output MONITOR OUT 6 EXT 7 1CH IN audio input jacks 12 7 RF REMOTE ANTENNA terminal and BAND 1 2 selector 17 8 FM AM ANTENNA terminals 7 8 ...

Page 99: ...selector is set to LEARN This remote control cannot operate the receiver or other components but can memorize IR signals See page 78 4 Signal transmission indicator Lights up when transmitting the remote control signals 5 Remote control operation mode display Remote control operation mode such as DVD CD SOUND etc appears When the remote control operation mode changes it is shown on this display fo...

Page 100: ...enna 1 IR Signal Transmitter 1 Double Sided Adhesive Tape 1 Front Terminal Cover 1 If any item is missing contact your dealer immediately Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio video components and speakers to the receiver and how to connect the power supply Connecting the FM and AM Antennas FM Antenna Connections FM 75 COAXIAL ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 7...

Page 101: ...eakers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals When connecting to both of the FRONT 1 and FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 8 Ω to 16 Ω When connecting to either the FRONT 1 or FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals use speakers with an impedance of 4 Ω to 16 Ω Basic connecting procedure 1 Cut twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speak...

Page 102: ...the listener s ears Zone 1 speaker layout Ideal speaker layout varies depending on the conditions of your listening room The diagram below is a recommended typical example Center speaker Left front speaker s L Right front speaker s R Center speaker C Surround back speakers LSB RSB Left surround speaker LS Right surround speaker RS Note Ideal speaker layout requires that all speakers be placed at t...

Page 103: ... frequency terminals To use the speaker with the above connection see w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on pages 43 and 44 When this connection is used you cannot use the surround back speakers In this case no sounds come out of the PREOUT SURR BACK jacks Connecting a subwoofer You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to ...

Page 104: ...recorder Turntable Rear view If an earth cable is provided for your turntable connect the cable to the screw marked H on the rear panel To audio output Turntable To audio output CD player RIGHT LEFT PHONO CD TAPE MD OUT REC IN PLAY AUDIO IN R L IN Cassette deck or MD recorder To audio output To audio input Cassette deck CD CDR TAPE MD OUT REC IN PLAY OUT REC IN R L R L MD recorder To audio output ...

Page 105: ...onnect the video output jack on the external component directly to the TV and select the connected input on the TV Connect the video output jack on the external component to any one of unused video input jacks on the rear then 1 Select that video input as the video source 2 Select EXT 7 1CH as the audio source See Selecting different sources for picture and sound on page 24 Note If the external co...

Page 106: ...te video output Ï To S video input Ì To composite video input D VHS S VHS VHS VCR VCR s Rear view Å To audio output ı To audio input Ç To composite video input Î To S video input To composite video output Ï To S video output VIDEO RIGHT LEFT DVD IN TV SOUND DBS IN OUT REC IN PLAY VCR 1 VCR 2 S VIDEO VIDEO Y PB PR 1IN DVD Y PB PR 3IN Y PB PR 2 IN FRONT IN PLAY OUT REC COMPONENT AUDIO A B C D E F G ...

Page 107: ... video or composite video connections DBS tuner Å To audio output ı To component video output Ç To S video output Î To composite video output VIDEO RIGHT LEFT TV SOUND DBS IN OUT REC IN PLAY VCR 1 S VIDEO VIDEO Y PB PR 1IN DVD Y PB PR 2 IN COMPONENT AUDIO DBS A B C D R L Notes When connecting the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source name to DBS which will be shown on the displa...

Page 108: ...T on page 43 To view the pictures through the DVD player in Zone 2 connect it to either S video or composite video input jacks Notes If the DVD player has component video output jacks you can connect it to either the COMPONENT 1 IN DVD 2 IN or 3 IN jacks When connecting the DVD player to either one of the component input jacks make video input terminal setting correctly For details see p Setting t...

Page 109: ...ons see page 11 When you want to operate the VCR TV or DVD player using the AV COMPU LINK remote control system connect the target component also as described in Analog Connections see pages 13 to 15 To use the digital source components for Zone 2 connect them using analog connection methods as well Digital input terminals You can connect any digital components having a coaxial or optical digital ...

Page 110: ...l To avoid a failure in the reception from the remote control keep the connecting cables and the IR signal transmitter s cable away from the RF rod antenna If your neighbour uses the same or similar RF remote control system the receiver may happen to receive the RF signals sent from such an RF remote control system which could cause your receiver to be operated unintentionally If this happens set ...

Page 111: ...t press any button for about 5 seconds the backlight will turn off CAUTIONS Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame 1 2 LR6 AM3 L40 1...

Page 112: ... See w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers on page 32 Note Usage of long speaker signal cables will deteriorate the signals and degrade the sound quality Merits This connection DOES allow you to always use the Surround THX DSP mode using the center surround and surround back speakers see pages 51 and 58 and to select EXT 7 1CH se...

Page 113: ...NSMIT selector to ZONE 1 Now the buttons and controls on the remote control work for the Zone 1 operations 2 Press AUDIO ON The STANDBY lamp on the unit goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp on the unit lights up The front door moves down For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby on page 22 3 Select and play a source The sound comes out of the Zone 1 front speakers If no sound comes ...

Page 114: ...NDBY ON The STANDBY lamp goes off and the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp lights up The front door moves down so that the source selecting buttons appear and the buttons and controls on the unit work for the Zone 1 operations For more details see Turning the Power On and Off Standby and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations on page 29 2 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up 3 Press DOOR DOWN s...

Page 115: ... light s up on the display If neither speakers 1 nor 2 indicator is lit on the display see Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers on page 25 STANDBY ON STANDBY To turn off the power into standby mode press STANDBY ON again The STANDBY lamp lights up and the front door automatically closes The ZONE 1 ON OFF and or ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off A small amount of power is consumed in standby mode To turn...

Page 116: ...o the EXT 7 1CH IN jacks To use the EXT 7 1CH playback mode see page 60 Notes When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE MD IN jacks and a DBS tuner to the TV SOUND DBS IN jacks change the source names shown on the display For details see Changing the Source Name on page 27 When you press one of the audio source selecting buttons on the remote control marked with an asterisk the receiver automatic...

Page 117: ...cted Lights up when the left channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up R When digital input is selected Lights up when the right channel signal comes in When analog input is selected Always lights up C Lights up when the center channel signal comes in LFE Lights up when the LFE channel signal comes in LS Lights up when the left surround channel signal comes in RS Light...

Page 118: ...a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack HEADPHONE appears on the unit s display You can enjoy the following sound effects through the headphones If the Surround THX mode is activated you can enjoy surround effect For details see 3D HEADPHONE Mode on page 57 If a DSP mode is activated you can enjoy the DSP effect For details see HEADPHONE Mode on page 58 CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume befo...

Page 119: ...l signal format of the incoming signal LINEAR PCM Lights up when Linear PCM signals come in DIGITAL Lights up when Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX signals come in Lights up when DTS or DTS ES signals come in No indicator lights up when the receiver cannot recognize the digital signal format of the incoming signals When playing software encoded with the Dolby Digital or DTS Surround the following...

Page 120: ...48 kHz signals By using the CC Converter you can obtain a natural sound field from both digital and analog sources Press CC CONVERTER so that the CC CONVERTER lamp lights up Each time you press the button CC Converter turns on and off the lamp goes off alternately Notes This function is applied only to the Zone 1 sources You cannot use this function while Analog Direct or THX mode is in use If you...

Page 121: ...the power also cancels the Sleep Timer Recording a Source For analog to analog recording You can record any analog source through the receiver to the cassette deck or MD recorder connected to the TAPE MD OUT jacks the VCRs connected to the VCR 1 OUT and VCR 2 OUT jacks and the CD recorder connected to the CDR OUT jacks at the same time For digital to digital recording You can record the currently ...

Page 122: ...s to the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals see also w Setting the Zone 2 Speakers 2 Usage ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 on page 43 and Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers on page 32 3 Press ZONE 2 CONTROL inside the front door so that ZONE 2 and the previously selected Zone 2 source name appear on the display Now the buttons and controls on the unit work for Zone 2 operations Each time you press the button th...

Page 123: ...n the receiver Canceling the Zone 2 Operations On the unit To stop Zone 2 operations and sounds through the Zone 2 speakers press ZONE 2 ON OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp goes off No sound will be heard in Zone 2 and the display changes to show the Zone 1 source To use this receiver for Zone 2 operations again 1 Press ZONE 2 ON OFF again so that the ZONE 2 ON OFF lamp lights up 2 Press ZONE 2 ...

Page 124: ...d source name From the remote control Selecting different sources for picture and sound While watching pictures from a video source DVD player VCR or DBS tuner you can listen to sound of an audio source Once you have selected a video source pictures of the selected source are sent to the TV until you select another video source Press one of the audio source selecting buttons PHONO CD TAPE MD CDR F...

Page 125: ...ress MUTING to mute the sound through the Zone 2 front speakers To restore the sound press MUTING again so that the VOLUME level indicator appears on the display Turning MASTER VOLUME on the unit or pressing VOLUME on the remote control also restores the sound Note Sounds through the Zone 2 front speakers connected to the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks through another amplifier are also muted when ZONE2PREOU...

Page 126: ...NE 2 ON OFF lamp on the unit is lit When using the unit For the Zone 1 operations ZONE 2 is not shown in the main display For the Zone 2 operations ZONE 2 is shown in the main display Press DOOR DOWN to use the buttons inside the front door To close the front door press DOOR UP When using the remote control When operating the receiver using the remote control the display on the unit always shows t...

Page 127: ... 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 Note You can only select the same station of the same band FM or AM for both Zone 1 and Zone 2 operations If you change the station for Zone 2 it also changes for Zone 1 and vice versa indications in the main display also change This also means that i...

Page 128: ...UAL MONO See page 42 9 DIGITAL IN OUT See page 42 p VIDEO INPUT See page 43 w ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 See page 43 q VIDEO POWER See page 43 e SUPERIMPOSE See page 44 r FL DISPLAY See page 44 t ONE TOUCH OPE See page 44 ENTER EXIT SETUP MENU 2 PREVIOUS PAGE DUAL MONO DIGITAL IN OUT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO POWER ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 SUPERIMPOSE FL DISPLAY ONE TOUCH OPERATION DUAL MONO DUAL MONO MAIN DIGITAL IN OUT C...

Page 129: ...oom operation mode either ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen You can operate the menu with these buttons DOOR DOWN Ex When you press SETUP MENU with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ON OFF ON OFF STANDBY ON STANDBY ON STANDBY TV CATV DBS VCR 1 ON ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 1 U...

Page 130: ...ply pressing or UP repeatedly on the SETUP MENU 2 you can go back to the SETUP MENU 1 To return to the previous screens Press EXIT Each time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly To erase the menu to return to the regular screen Press SETUP MENU SETUP MENU 1 appears ENTER EXIT SETUP...

Page 131: ...peakers when SUBWOOFER is set to NO Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected 80Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 12 cm When using the THX certified speakers the crossover frequency should be set to 80 Hz 100Hz Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker system is about 10 cm 120Hz Select whe...

Page 132: ...t level SBACK L LEVEL Select to adjust the left surround back speaker output level SBACK R LEVEL Select to adjust the right surround back speaker output level SUBWOOFER Select to adjust the subwoofer output level Note When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SBACK LEVEL will appear instead of these two level settings To adjust the sound output levels using the 10 keys You c...

Page 133: ...ANCE The distance from your listening point to the speakers is another important element to obtain the best possible surround sound of the Surround THX DSP modes You need to set the distance from your listening point to the speakers By referring to the speaker distance setting this unit automatically sets the delay time of the sound through each speaker so that sounds through all the speakers can ...

Page 134: ...his setting is ON Bass Peak Limit functions so that sounds exceeding the preset peak level see below will be cut off When this setting is ON you can set the bass peak level using the bass test tone see below to eliminate bass sound distortion Select one of the following ON Normally select this OFF Select when not using Bass Peak Limit Note If THX ULTRA2 SUBWOOFER is set to YES this function is not...

Page 135: ...you can preset which surround speakers to use for 5 1 channel reproduction Note This submenu is not available in the following cases When SURR BACK OUT is set to 1SPK on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SURR BACK SP is set to NONE on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu SPEAKER 2 is set to BI AMP OUT on the ZONE 2 SPEAKER 2 submenu or When the Zone 2 speakers are activated 7 SURROUND SP Select the surround chan...

Page 136: ...vel is set to dB In this case increasing the volume level will enable the sound output through the ZONE 2 PREOUT jacks 7 DIGITAL OUT Select the output digital signal format through the DIGITAL OUT optical terminal on the rear Each time you press the button the output signal format changes as follows THROUGH Select when connecting a digital signal processor or decoder The incoming digital signals a...

Page 137: ...ndicator goes off 7 SPEAKER 2 When using the FRONT 2 ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals determine the speaker terminal usage SPEAKER 2 Select to connect the second front speakers in Zone 1 ZONE 2 SPK Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 2 BI AMP OUT Select to connect the front speakers in Zone 1 using bi amplifier connection The BI AMP indicator as well as the front speaker 1 indicator will light u...

Page 138: ...TER EQ OFF CENTER ALIGN OFF OPERATE BACK EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF PANORAMA OFF CENTER WIDTH 3 DIMENSION 4 OPERATE BACK EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF CENTER GAIN 0 2 EFFECT ADJUST CENTER EQ OFF CENTER ALIGN OFF OPERATE BACK Note When performing sound adjustments viewing the indications on the main unit s display the indications shown are slightly different from what are shown on the on screen disp...

Page 139: ...isappear On the unit From the remote control DOOR DOWN ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ON OFF ON OFF STANDBY ON STANDBY ON STANDBY TV CATV DBS VCR 1 ON ZONE 2 TRANSMIT LEARN ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 1 ZONE 1 Ex When you press ADJUST MENU with ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector set to ZONE 1 The buttons for operating the menus are shown on the screen You can operate the menu with these buttons Button ADJ...

Page 140: ...e item In this example set LIVENESS to 5 Operations On the main unit s display Press the button until EFFECT ADJ appears To erase the menu to return to the regular screen Press ADJUST MENU To return to the previous screens Press EXIT Each time you press the button the on screen display menu returns to the one previously displayed On the main unit s display the indications also change accordingly T...

Page 141: ...gnal channel speaker you want to adjust then move to its submenu Notes This function is applied only to Zone 1 sources If NO or NONE is selected for a speaker on the SPEAKER SETTING submenu see page 38 you cannot select the corresponding channel If THX is activated Parametric Equalizer is not available If EXT 7 1CH is selected as the source Parametric Equalizer for the surround back channel is not...

Page 142: ...R GAIN When one of the DSP modes except ALL CH STEREO is activated Select and adjust the following items EFFECT LEVEL Adjust the DSP effect level As the number increases the DSP effect becomes stronger Normally select 3 Adjustable range 1 to 5 ROOM SIZE Adjust the virtual room size As the number increases the interval between reflections increases so that you will feel as if you are in a larger ro...

Page 143: ...e in a real movie theater Select OFF not to use this function CENTER GAIN Adjust the sound localization of the center channel As the number increases center channel will be localized clearly Normally select 0 2 Adjustable range 0 to 0 5 When one of the other Surround modes is activated or DVD MULTI or EXT 7 1CH is selected without DSP mode Select and adjust the following items CENTER EQ In movie t...

Page 144: ...a Best for playing any 5 1 channel encoded movie software this mode can stabilize the sound localization and enlarge the sound field Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Music Best for playing any 5 1 channel encoded music software Only selectable with a pair of surround back speakers THX Surround EX Best for playing Dolby Digital EX encoded software Only selectable with one o...

Page 145: ... DTS Extended Surround DTS ES DTS ES is another new multi channel digital encoding format It greatly improves the 360 degree surround impression and space expression by adding the third surround channel surround back channel DTS ES includes two signal formats with different surround signal recording methods DTS ES Discrete 6 1ch DTS ES DSCRT and DTS ES Matrix 6 1ch DTS ES MATRIX DTS ES Discrete 6 ...

Page 146: ...F 2SPK 1SPK AUTO DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX ON DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA NONE Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA Dolby Digital ON Not available Not available DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 3 2 2 2 OFF 2SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DOLBY D EX 1 THX SURR EX THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL THX CINEMA ON DOLBY D ...

Page 147: ...UND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS ON Not available Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 3 1 2 1 OFF 2SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC ON DTS SURROUND THX U2 CINEMA THX MUSIC OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA 1SPK AUTO DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA ON DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA OFF DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA NONE Not available DTS SURROUND THX CINEMA DTS 1 0 3 0 ON OFF Not a...

Page 148: ... channel reproduction is applied EXES7 1 ON Select to apply 7 1 channel reproduction to both 5 1 channel and 6 1 channel encoded software EXES7 1 OFF Select to cancel the 7 1 channel reproduction Notes When an analog or digital 2 channel source is playing with Surround activated you can adjust the 7 1 channel reproduction mode and store the setting but it will not affect the current source In the ...

Page 149: ...ing the remote control follow the procedure below When Analog Direct is in use you cannot adjust the speaker output levels without emitting the test tone see page 39 From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SOUND The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments 2 Select the speaker you want to adjust The selected speaker name appears on the remote s display for a while To select the left front speaker ...

Page 150: ...and THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic II Music or Pro Logic II Movie is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode PROLOGICTHX Select to apply Pro Logic and THX Cinema mode together If Pro Logic is activated before activating the THX mode it also changes to this mode NEO 6 C THX Select to apply Neo 6 Cinema and THX Cinema mode together If Neo 6 Music or Neo 6 Cinema ...

Page 151: ...eating capacity is about 2000 LARGE HALL 2 Reproduces the spatial feeling of a large vineyard shaped hall designed primarily for classical concerts Its seating capacity is about 2000 RECITAL HALL Reproduces the spatial feeling of a small hall designed primarily for classical recitals Seating capacity is about 500 OPERA HOUSE Reproduces the spatial feeling of an opera house with a high ceiling and ...

Page 152: ...enu are not valid for ALL CH STEREO Stereo Film and Monaural Film modes In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room while viewing stereo sound or monaural sound video software analog and 2 channel digital signals you can use these modes The surround effect will be added and the sound localization of actor s words will be improved This mode cannot be used when the sourc...

Page 153: ... ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 for a while 3 Apply the THX mode or the DSP mode if necessary Press THX to apply the THX mode Each time you press the button THX U2 CINEMA or THX MUSIC will be activated Note You cannot apply the THX mode in the following cases When Analog Direct is turned on When the Zone 2 speakers are activated or When the surround back speakers are deactivated or only one surround back speake...

Page 154: ...u press PLAY on the remote control supplied for this receiver the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source or Zone 2 source to the target component depending on the ZONE 1 ZONE 2 LEARN TRANSMIT selector setting on the remote control When you select a new source on the receiver or on the remote control supplied for this receiver either for Zone 1 or Zone 2 the newly selected co...

Page 155: ...you turn off the Zone 2 source by pressing ZONE 2 ON OFF the selected Zone 2 source component turns off unless the same component is selected as the Zone 1 source If the ZONE 1 ON OFF lamp is lit the Zone 2 source will stop playing but will not turn off Synchronized Recording This operation is only possible when the receiver is ready for Zone 1 operations Synchronized recording means the cassette ...

Page 156: ...r in the diagram on the left column TEXT COMPULINK SOURCE NOT CONNECTED appears on the display in the following cases When the connections explained on the left are not correctly done When you try to use the TEXT COMPU LINK function a few seconds after you turn on the connected equipment This is not a malfunction of the units Refer also to the manuals supplied with your CD player or MD recorder IM...

Page 157: ...mer music genre etc When this is selected in front you can change the disc information by pressing Each time you press the button disc information see Note on 7 changes 8 Select or then press SET to change the track 9 Usable buttons and their functions for the current selection Indication here will change according to what is currently selected in front on the screen See Note on 9 Note on 7 The fo...

Page 158: ...e search Press ﬁ until they appear Going back to the DISC TITLE SEARCH screen Press EXIT Searching for a Disc Only for the CD player Search for a disc by its performer 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 PERFORMER then press SET The PERFOR...

Page 159: ...r a CD Player with 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 on a CD Text ...

Page 160: ...ted song appears You can enter a song title for the song currently selected 5 Enter the song title referring to steps 3 and 4 of For a CD Player with disc memory function on pages 66 and 67 You can enter up to 32 characters for the song title 6 Press ﬁ to move to the song title you have just entered then press SET The song title is stored into the memory and the Disc Information screen appears aga...

Page 161: ...ages 13 to 15 for details 6 Plug the AC power cords of the components into the AC outlets 7 When turning on the TV for the first time after the AV COMPU LINK connection turn the TV volume to the minimum using the TV volume control on the TV 8 Turn on the other connected components first then turn on this receiver When turning on the VCR 1 use the remote control supplied with this receiver press VC...

Page 162: ...tions only The Zone 1 TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the picture DVD TV VCR DVD player RX DP15B You can control the connected video components using this remote control Aim the remote control at the remote sensor s on the target video component s or on the receiver directly For details see page 73 CONNECTIONS 3 Video Cable Conn...

Page 163: ...er Video Input 1 or Video Input 2 the receiver is connected to This function does not work when you connect this receiver and the TV with the AV COMPU LINK EX terminal using the component video cables To use this function connect this receiver and the TV using the S video or composite video cables Automatic Power On Off Standby Automatic Power On The Zone 1 TV VCR 1 the VCR connected to the VCR 1 ...

Page 164: ...channel speaker output level EFFECT Selects the effect level LIVENESS Selects the liveness Notes After adjusting sounds press the corresponding source selecting button to operate your target source by using the 10 keys otherwise the 10 keys cannot be used for operating your target source When you press LEVEL or LEVEL the corresponding speaker name appears on the remote s display IMPORTANT To opera...

Page 165: ...D IN jacks change the source name to MD see page 27 Selecting TAPE will allow you to control the MD recorder CD player After pressing CD you can perform the following operations on the CD player PLAY Starts playing 4 Returns to the beginning of the current or previous track Skips to the beginning of the next track STOP Stops playing PAUSE Pauses playing To release press PLAY 1 10 10 Selects a trac...

Page 166: ... connected to the VCR 1 jacks You can always perform the following operations VCR 1 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR After pressing VCR 1 or selecting VCR1 by pressing CONTROL repeatedly you can perform the following operations on the VCR 1 9 0 Selects the TV channels on the VCR PLAY Starts playing REW Rewinds a tape FF Fast winds a tape STOP Stops operations PAUSE Pauses playing To release pres...

Page 167: ... TV turns on or off you have entered the correct code If more than one code is listed for your brand of TV try each one until the correct one is entered IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using the RF signals emitted from this remote control the IR signal transmitter and the RF rod antenna must be connected to this receiver Place the IR signal transmitter so that it is aimed at the remote ...

Page 168: ...converter and DBS tuner at the same time To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s VCR 1 Press and hold VCR 1 STANDBY ON 2 Press VCR 1 3 Enter a manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 See page 77 to find the code 4 Release VCR 1 STANDBY ON The following button can be used for operating the VCR VCR 1 STANDBY ON Turns on or off the VCR After pressing VCR 1 you can...

Page 169: ...rrect one is entered Manufactures codes for TV Manufacturer Codes JVC 00 13 74 Akai 01 02 Blaupunkt 03 04 Fisher 01 05 Grundig 03 06 07 Hitachi 08 09 10 49 78 Irradio 02 ITT Nokia 11 12 Loewe 06 15 16 Magnavox 08 17 49 Matsushita 86 87 Mets 50 51 52 53 Mitsubishi 08 18 19 20 Mivar 21 NEC 83 Nordmende 22 23 Okano 15 Panasonic 24 25 26 27 76 Philips 15 17 28 75 Pioneer 85 RCA Proscan 08 24 29 30 31 ...

Page 170: ...hita 77 78 Mitsubishi 30 31 32 33 34 35 80 81 NEC 26 27 Nokia 03 36 Nordmende 38 Orion 09 Panasonic 19 24 39 40 79 Philips 04 19 21 24 41 42 Phonola 21 Pioneer 73 RCA Proscan 04 18 19 23 24 43 44 45 SABA 38 46 Samsung 45 47 59 61 62 63 Sanyo 03 48 49 Sharp 37 50 75 Siemens 03 51 Sony 52 53 54 68 69 70 Telefunken 55 60 Toshiba 43 44 71 72 Zenith 56 57 This figure is set to the remote control as the...

Page 171: ...control unit hereafter called target remote control actually works 1 Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to LEARN 2 Place the two remote controls on a level surface with signal transmitting windows facing each other Leave a space of 5 cm to 10 cm between the two remote controls otherwise storing may fail 3 Press one of the source selecting buttons except VCR 2 VIDEO FM AM and EXT 7 1CH T...

Page 172: ...ugh the storing procedure has been successfully finished When replacing the batteries finish changing them without delay otherwise the stored signals are all erased 4 Press one of the learning buttons to which you want to assign a signal from the target remote control The LEARN indicator starts flashing If you have pressed DVD or DVD MULTI in step 3 you can store the signals into the following but...

Page 173: ...he stored signals for CD DISC first press CONTROL to select CD DISC then press CONTROL again while holding EXIT this time 3 Set the LEARN TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 selector to TRANSMIT ZONE 1 ZONE 2 to finish the erasing procedure IMPORTANT To operate the other component s using this remote control Aim directly at the remote sensor s on the target component s This remote control can send signals at a...

Page 174: ...e 26 Select the correct input mode analog or digital See page 25 Check connections For analog connections see pages 11 to 15 For digital connections see pages 12 and 16 Check speaker connection and reconnect if necessary See page 19 Set the Zone 1 2 setting for the speakers correctly to use them as the Zone 2 front speakers See page 44 Turn on the amplifier Select the correct Zone 2 source Press M...

Page 175: ...ring FM reception Occasional cracking noise during FM reception Noise is heard during record playing Howling during record playing The STANDBY lamp starts flashing and the receiver turns off into standby mode The STANDBY lamp goes off after turning on the power but soon the receiver turns off again into standby mode Remote control does not work Remote control does not work properly FM AM POSSIBLE ...

Page 176: ...ity Impedance 1 kHz PHONO IN MM 2 5 mV 47 kΩ CD IN CDR IN TAPE MD IN EXT 7 1CH IN 200 mV 47 kΩ DVD IN VCR 1 IN VCR 2 IN TV SOUND DBS IN VIDEO 200 mV 47 kΩ Audio Input DIGITAL IN Coaxial 1 DVD 2 CD 3 TV DBS 0 5 V p p 75 Ω Optical 4 CDR 5 MD 6 VCR1 21 dBm to 15 dBm 660 nm 30 nm Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Audio Out...

Page 177: ...dB FM tuner IHF Tuning Range 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz Usable Sensitivity Monaural 12 8 dBf 1 2 µV 75 Ω 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Monaural 18 2 dBf 2 2 µV 75 Ω Stereo 38 2 dBf 22 3 µV 75 Ω Signal to Noise Ratio IHF A weighted Monaural 78 dB at 85 dBf Stereo 73 dB at 85 dBf Total Harmonic Distortion Monaural 0 2 at 1 kHz Stereo 0 3 at 1 kHz Stereo Separation at REC OUT 40 dB at 1 kHz Alternate Channel...

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