Lexicon RV-8, Service Manual

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RV-8 Service Manual
5. Once the unit is in standby mode, press the front panel standby button or the remote control
POWER button to enter normal operation.
Test:
1. To enter the MAIN MENU, press the remote control Menu arrow .
2. Scroll through the MAIN MENU using the Menu / arrows and highlight SETUP. Press the Menu
arrow to enter SETUP.
3. In the SETUP menu, highlight INPUTS. Press the Menu arrow to enter INPUT SETUP.
4. Highlight DVD1 and press the Menu arrow button to select the DVD1 INPUT SETUP menu.
5. Scroll down through the DVD1 menu options and highlight DIGITAL IN. Press the Menu arrow to
enter DVD1 DIGITAL IN.
6. Scroll through the DVD1 DIGITAL IN input options and highlight COAX-1. Press the Menu arrow to
assign the input to DVD1.
7. Press the Menu arrow button five times to exit the setup menus.
8. Insert a disc into the DVD or CD player and press Play. Slowly increase the volume on the RV-8 to a
comfortable listening level.
9. Verify that clean, undistorted audio can be heard.
10. Once complete, repeat steps 1 to 9 to test the remaining digital inputs 2 to 4. Change the DVD1
DIGITAL IN selected in step 6 to the next appropriate input.
11. Now test the optical inputs using steps 1 to 10. Be sure to use the appropriate digital cable.
AUDIO I/O TESTS
In order to properly test the RV-8 as described in this procedure, the RV-8 must be in Diagnostics mode.
Perform the following procedure to enter the Diagnostics mode.
To enter Diagnostics mode:
1. Connect the video monitor to the main composite output of the RV-8 and turn the monitor on. This will
allow full viewing of the RV-8’s Diagnostics menus.
2. Turn on the RV-8 using the rear panel main power switch.
3. When “** LEXICON **” appears on the display, press and hold the Zone2 DVD2 and Zone3 DVD2
buttons on the front panel within twenty seconds.
4. Continue to hold down the buttons until the RV-8 display reads “DIAGS MENU FUNCTIONAL
TESTS.”
Analog Inputs To Main Zone Outputs Test
This test will verify the audio path between the paired analog inputs 1 to 8 and all Main outputs.
Test:
1. Connect the low distortion oscillator output to the left and right analog audio inputs labeled 1 on the
rear panel of the RV-8.
2. Connect the RCA front left and front right outputs of the RV-8 to the external amplifier left and right
inputs. Connect the outputs of the external amplifier to the pair of speakers.
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