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LVT1140-012A

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RX-6042S

AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER

INSTRUCTIONS

TA/NEWS/INFO

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Page 1: ...LVT1140 012A B RX 6042S AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER INSTRUCTIONS TA NEWS INFO DISPLAY MODE ...

Page 2: ...terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws...

Page 3: ...ront 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 15 cm from the back Bottom No obstructions place on the level surface In addition maintain the best possible air circulation as illustrated Floor Spacing 15 cm or more Stand height 15 cm or more RX 6042S Front ...

Page 4: ...equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from...

Page 5: ... the Supplied Accessories 5 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 5 Connecting the FM and AM MW Antennas 5 Connecting the Speakers and Subwoofer 6 Connecting Audio Video Components 7 7 Analog Connections 7 7 Digital Connections 10 Connecting the Power Cord 10 Basic Operations 11 Daily Operational Procedure 11 Turning On the Power 11 Selecting the Source to Play 11 Adjusting the Volume 12 Turning...

Page 6: ... 16 y FM AM PRESET 5 buttons 16 u FM MODE button 17 i MEMORY button 16 o SETTING button 22 QUICK SPEAKER SETUP button 21 a MULTI JOG PUSH SET dial 21 22 26 s EXIT button 22 26 d ADJUST button 26 D I G I T A L P R O L O G I C STANDBY STANDBY ON PHONES SURROUND DSP SPEAKERS ON OFF SUBWOOFER OUT FM MODE MEMORY ON OFF FM AM TUNING SURROUND DSP OFF DIMMER MASTER VOLUME INPUT DIGITAL RX 6030V AUDIO VIDE...

Page 7: ...tomatically turns on See pages in parentheses for details 1 ANALOG indicator 14 2 DUAL MONO indicator 29 30 3 H PHONE indicator 13 29 31 4 3D PHONIC indicator 29 31 5 PRO LOGIC II indicator 28 30 31 6 VIRTUAL SB indicator 25 7 DSP indicator 31 32 8 RDS indicator 18 9 Program type TA NEWS INFO indicators 20 0 DIGITAL EQ indicator 27 TUNED indicator 16 BASS BOOST indicator 15 STEREO indicator 16 INP...

Page 8: ...CENTER Y PB PR 3 6 5 1 4 p 7 8 9 2 See pages in parentheses for details 1 DIGITAL IN terminals 10 Coaxial DIGITAL 1 DVD Optical DIGITAL 2 CD DIGITAL 3 TV 2 Audio input output jacks 7 9 Input CD IN TAPE CDR IN PLAY VCR IN PLAY TV SOUND IN DVD IN Output TAPE CDR OUT REC VCR OUT REC SUBWOOFER OUT 3 COMPU LINK 4 SYNCHRO jacks 33 4 ANTENNA terminals 5 6 5 COMPONENT VIDEO input output jacks 8 9 Input DV...

Page 9: ...ntact your dealer immediately Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control insert the two supplied batteries first 1 Press and slide the battery cover on the back of the remote control 2 Insert the batteries Make sure to match the polarity to and to 3 Replace the cover If the remote control cannot transmit signals or operate the receiver correctly replace the batteries U...

Page 10: ...EXT ANTENNA COAXIAL FM 75 1 2 3 Connecting the Speakers and Subwoofer You can connect five speakers a pair of front speakers a center speaker and a pair of surround speakers and a subwoofer CAUTIONS Use only the speakers of the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals Do not connect more than one speaker to each speaker terminal Connecting the speakers For each speaker except for a sub...

Page 11: ...ormally place it in front of you After connecting the speakers set the speaker installation information properly You can use Quick Speaker Setup for it see page 21 C S WFR RS LS 45 60 R L Connecting Audio Video Components When connecting individual components refer also to the manuals supplied with them Analog Connections Audio component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs not supplied C...

Page 12: ... your video components have the video input output jacks of different types connect them by using these jacks you can get better picture quality in the order Component video S video Composite video However the video signals from one type of these input jacks are transmitted only through the video output jacks of the same type VCR Å To S video output ı To composite video output Ç To composite video...

Page 13: ... be reproduced only using this connection Å To subwoofer output ı To center channel audio output Ç To left right front channel audio output Î To component video output To S video output Ï To composite video output Ì To left right surround channel audio output DVD player When you connect a DVD player with stereo output jacks Å To component video output ı To S video output Ç To composite video outpu...

Page 14: ...ol system see page 33 connect it also as described in Analog Connections see page 7 Connecting the Power Cord Before plugging the receiver into an AC outlet make sure that all connections have been made Plug the power cord into an AC outlet Keep the power cord away from the connecting cables and the antenna The power cord may cause noise or screen interference Note The preset settings such as pres...

Page 15: ... 28 and 31 cannot be applied to DVD MULTI When connecting a CD recorder to the TAPE CDR jacks change the source name shown on the display For details see page 14 Daily Operational Procedure 1 Turn on the power See Turning On the Power below 2 Select the source See Selecting the Source to Play to the right 3 Adjust the volume See Adjusting the Volume on page 12 4 Select the Surround or DSP modes Se...

Page 16: ...nal comes in Note When DVD MULTI is selected as the source L C R LFE LS and RS light up Ex No sound comes out of the center speaker and surround speakers though center channel and surround channel signals are coming into this receiver How to understand the speaker and signal indicator illumination SB SB Selecting different sources for picture and sound While watching pictures from a video source y...

Page 17: ...vate the subwoofer output when you set SMALL for the front speakers on the speaker size setting see page 23 or using Quick Speaker Setup see page 21 You cannot activate the subwoofer output when you have set SUBWOOFER to SUBWOOFER NO see page 23 When you change the SUBWOOFER setting from SUBWOOFER NO to SUBWOOFER YES see page 23 subwoofer output is automatically activated Selecting the Analog or D...

Page 18: ...nce TAPE will appear on the display when you select the CD recorder You cannot use the digital input see page 13 for the CD recorder When playing software encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS the following symptoms may occur Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or tracks In this case press INPUT DIGITAL repeatedly to select DOLB...

Page 19: ...is receiver memorizes sound settings for each source when you turn off the power when you change the source when you change the analog digital input modes and when you assign the source name see page 14 When you change the source the memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled The following can be stored for each source Analog digital input mode see page 13 Input at...

Page 20: ...tation can be quickly tuned in You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM MW stations To store the preset stations Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 2 again 1 Tune in the station you want to preset see Tuning in to Stations Manually If you want to store the FM reception mode for this station select th...

Page 21: ...on mode while receiving an FM broadcast You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station see page 16 While listening to an FM station press FM MODE Each time you press the button the FM reception mode alternates between AUTO MUTING and MODE MONO AUTO MUTING Normally select this When a program is broadcasted in stereo you will hear stereo sound when in monaural you will hear monaural sou...

Page 22: ...ions provide RDS signals nor do all RDS stations provide the same services If in doubt check with local radio stations for details on RDS in your area RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Receiving FM Stations with RDS To show the RDS information Searching for a Program by PTY Codes Switching to a Program of Yo...

Page 23: ...ysis INFO Programs the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense SPORT Programs concerned with any aspect of sports EDUCATE Educational programs DRAMA All radio plays and serials CULTURE Programs concerning any aspect of national or regional culture including language theater etc SCIENCE Programs about natural sciences and technology VARIED Used for mainly speech based programs such...

Page 24: ...ce is other than FM If a station starts broadcasting the program you have selected while listening to any source other than FM When a station is or starts broadcasting the program you have selected the receiver automatically switches to the station The indicator of received program type starts flashing When the program is over the receiver goes back to the previously selected source but still rema...

Page 25: ... on the display then goes back to the source indication Notes This procedure will not be completed if you stop in the middle of the setting process Once Quick Speaker Setup is performed the speaker output levels are also set to appropriate values automatically common to all sources If you want to set the speaker output levels separately for each source see Adjusting the Speaker Output Levels on pa...

Page 26: ...woofer 24 LFE ATTENUATE Attenuate the bass LFE sounds 24 MIDNIGHT MODE Reproduce a powerful sound at night 24 DUAL MONO Select the Dual Mono sound channel 24 AUTO SURROUND Turn on or off Auto Surround 24 VIRTUAL SBACK Turn on or off Virtual Surround Back 25 DIGITAL IN Select the component connected to digital input terminal 25 VIDEO IN DVD This setting is not effective for European models VIDEO IN...

Page 27: ... used Quick Speaker Setup on page 21 this setting is not required Subwoofer setting SUBWOOFER Select whether you have connected a subwoofer or not SUBWOOFER YES Select when a subwoofer is connected SUBWOOFER NO Select when no subwoofer is used Note If you have selected SUBWOOFER NO for the subwoofer you cannot use the SUBWOOFER OUT ON OFF button on the front panel Speaker size FRNT SPEAKERS CNTR S...

Page 28: ...nel You can select the playback sound channel you want while playing digital software recorded or broadcast in the Dual Mono mode see page 29 which includes two monaural channels separately Dual Mono DUAL MONO Select the playback sounds channel MONO MAIN Select to play back the main channel Ch 1 Signal indicator L lights up while playing back this channel MONO SUB Select to play back the sub chann...

Page 29: ... analog digital input and When you select AUTO SURR ON again Virtual Surround Back VIRTUAL SBACK You can enjoy the surround back channel while playing back Dolby Digital Surround EX software or DTS ES software without the surround back speakers This function creates the great surround effect from the behind as if you have connected the surround back speakers Select VRTL SB ON to activate Virtual S...

Page 30: ...Basic Adjustment Items On the following pages you can adjust the following items You can adjust only the items applicable to the current sound mode Items To do See page DEQ 63HZ Adjust equalizer pattern at 63 Hz 27 DEQ250HZ Adjust equalizer pattern at 250 Hz 27 DEQ 1KHZ Adjust equalizer pattern at 1 kHz 27 DEQ 4KHZ Adjust equalizer pattern at 4 kHz 27 DEQ16KHZ Adjust equalizer pattern at 16 kHz 27...

Page 31: ...z 16 kHz within the range of 8 dB to 8 dB in 2 dB steps When adjustment is made the DIGITAL EQ indicator lights up on the display To flat the equalization pattern set all the frequencies to 0 0 dB in step 4 of Basic Procedure on page 26 The DIGITAL EQ indicator goes off from the display Note The equalization patterns affect the front speaker sounds only Adjusting the Speaker Output Levels You can ...

Page 32: ...nd movement and being there feeling are enhanced much more than Dolby Pro Logic Another digital surround encoding format introduced by Dolby Laboratories is Dolby Digital EX which adds the third surround channels called surround back Compared to the conventional Dolby Digital 5 1CH these newly added surround back channels can reproduce more detailed movements behind you while viewing the video sof...

Page 33: ...y its 5 1 channel sound with full quality What is Linear PCM Uncompressed digital audio data used for DVDs CDs and Video CDs DVDs support 2 channels with sampling rates of 48 96 kHz at quantization of 16 20 24 bits On the other hand CDs and Video CDs are limited to 2 channels with 44 1 kHz at 16 bits When Linear PCM signal is detected the indicator lights up What is Dual Mono Dual Mono can be easi...

Page 34: ...ls the memorized settings and adjustments see pages 21 to 27 Activating the Surround Modes Automatically You can enjoy the Surround mode simply by selecting the source with digital input selected for that source Auto Surround also works when the input mode changes from analog to digital To activate Auto Surround see page 24 Activating the Surround Modes Manually 1 Select and play any source other ...

Page 35: ...hange as follows The DSP indicator also lights up on the display HALL 1 HALL 2 LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB PAVILION ALL CH STEREO THEATER 1 THEATER 2 MONO FILM Back to the beginning Digital Acoustic Processor DAP modes You can use the following DAP modes in order to reproduce a more acoustic sound field in your listening room HALL 1 Reproduces the spatial feeling of a large shoebox shaped hall designed p...

Page 36: ...s used The 3D PHONIC indicator lights up on the display If incoming signals change from 2 channel digital signal to another digital signal type MONO FILM is canceled and an appropriate Surround mode is activated Activating the DSP Modes Activating one of the DSP modes for a source automatically recalls the memorized settings and adjustments see pages 21 to 27 1 Select and play any source other tha...

Page 37: ...starts recording When the play ends the cassette deck enters recording pause and stops about 4 seconds later Notes During synchronized recording the selected source cannot be changed If the power of any component is shut off during synchronized recording the COMPU LINK remote control system may not operate properly In this case you must start again from the beginning To use this remote control sys...

Page 38: ...k 1 Press CD DISC then press 4 2 Press CD then press 10 2 Operating Audio Components IMPORTANT To operate JVC s audio components using the supplied remote control You need to connect JVC s audio components through the COMPU LINK SYNCHRO jacks see page 33 in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs see page 7 Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the receiver If...

Page 39: ...you can do the following operations using the 10 keys after pressing CD 1 Select a disc number 2 Then select a track number always enter two digits 3 Press 3 to start playback Examples Selecting disc number 3 track number 2 and starting playback Press 3 then 0 2 then 3 Selecting disc number 10 track number 5 and starting playback Press 1 0 then 0 5 then 3 Selecting disc number 105 track number 12 ...

Page 40: ...number Notes All the functions listed above may not be assigned to the buttons for some TVs If you cannot change the channels of some TVs by pressing the 10 keys press TV STB CH for changing the channels 6 Try to operate your TV by pressing STANDBY ON TV STB When your TV turns on or off you have entered the correct code If there are more than one code listed for your brand of TV try each one until...

Page 41: ...ns on or off you have entered the correct code To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer s VCR 1 Press and hold STANDBY ON VCR 2 Press VCR 3 Enter a manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 Manufacturer Codes JVC 01 02 03 Emerson 10 22 Gold Star 11 Hitachi 04 Mitsubishi 12 NEC 21 Panasonic 07 13 Philips 09 RCA 05 06 Samsung 20 Sanyo 17 18 19 Sony 14 15 16 Zenith 08 ...

Page 42: ...ging the AC power cord contact your dealer Remove the obstruction Replace batteries See page 5 Select the correct remote control operation mode See pages 34 to 37 This is normal for DVD MULTI POSSIBLE CAUSE The power cord is not plugged in Speaker signal cables are not connected The SPEAKERS ON OFF button is not set correctly An incorrect source is selected Muting is activated An incorrect input m...

Page 43: ...dB 62 dB Frequency Response 8 Ω CD TAPE CDR VCR TV SOUND DVD 20 Hz to 50 kHz 1 dB 3 dB Bass Boost 3 dB 1 dB at 100 Hz Equalization 5 bands 63 Hz 250 Hz 1 kHz 4 kHz 16 kHz 8 dB in 2 dB steps Video Video Input Sensitivity Impedance Composite video DVD VCR 1 V p p 75 Ω S video DVD VCR Y luminance 1 V p p 75 Ω C chrominance burst 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Component DVD VCR Y luminance 1 V p p 75 Ω PB PR 0 7 V ...

Page 44: ...1204RYMMDWJEIN EN 2005 Vicotor Company of Japan Limited AUDIO VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX 6042S ...

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