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AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER
RX-6500VBK
POWER
CATV/ SAT TV VCR AUDIO
DVD TV SOUND/ DBS VCR SLEEP
ANALOG/DIGITAL
CD PHONO
DIGITAL
TAPE/MD FM/AM
3
8
CATV MASTER VOLUME
REC PAUSE CONTROL
RX-6500V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER DIGITAL
7
–+
SURROUND SOUND
STANDBY
ADJUST
SURROUND
CATV CH VCR CH
MODE CD - DISC
POWER
SETTING
SUBWOOFER CNTR
1 2 3
4 MEMORY
REAR•L REAR•R
THEATER LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILLION
7/P
5 6 8
ONE TOUCH OPERATION/
DVD TV SOUND/DBS VCR
INPUT ATT. DSP. MODE MULTI CURSOR
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RX-6000VBK/RX-6008VBK[J]/ RX-6500VBK[J] Errata Sheet Please notice the following modifications when reading Instructions. Page 18. Incorrect Notes: • If “REAR SPK” and “CENTER SPK” are set to “NONE,” — you can select only “HEAD PHONE” or “OFF” for the DSP mode. — you cannot select Surround mode. • No sounds come out of the center speaker, even if it is connected. Correct Notes: • If “REAR SPK” and “CENTER SPK” are set to “NONE,” you cannot select Surround mode. • No sounds come out of the center
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution –– POWER switch! CAUTION Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. For U.S.A. This equ
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Table of Contents Parts Identification ...................................... 2 Using the DSP Modes ................................ 18 Getting Started........................................... 3 Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement .. 20 Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes .......................................... 21 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Adjusting the DAP Modes and Headphones mode .................. 21 Check
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Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. ~ Ù !Ú@#Ü$Ý Û MASTER VOLUME RX-6500V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER DIGITAL –+ STANDBY ADJUST POWER SETTING MEMORY THEATER LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILLION ONE TOUCH OPERATION/ DVD TV SOUND/DBS VCR INPUT ATT. DSP. MODE MULTI CURSOR SOURCE NAME SURROUND ON CD TAPE/MD PHONO FM/AM SPEAKERS PHONES 12 ANALOG/DIGITAL SOURCE NAME DIGITAL AUTO _ ONÑ OFF *
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Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver, and how to connect the power supply. Before Installation Connecting the FM and AM Antennas General • Be sure your hands are dry. FM Antenna Connections • Turn the power off to all components. • Read the manuals supplied with the components you are going to connect. A B Locations • Install the receiver in a location that is level and protected from moisture. • The temperature around the recei
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1 RIGHT 1 1 RIGHT RIGHT Basic connecting procedure AM Antenna Connections 2 34 1 Snap the tabs on the loop frame ANTENNA into the slots of the base to FM 75 COAXIAL assemble the AM loop. AM 1 Cut, twist and remove the insulation at the end of LOOP AM Loop Antenna each speaker signal cable (not supplied). AM EXT 2 Turn the knob counterclockwise. 1 2 3 3 Insert the speaker signal cable. 4 Turn the knob clockwise. Connecting the front speakers You can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pai
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Connecting the subwoofer speaker Turntable You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer. PHONO Turntable To audio Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the output SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA CD ANTENNA pin plugs (not supplied). FM 75 COAXIAL TV SOUND /DBS OUT (REC) SUBWOOFER VCR OUT AM IN LOOP (PLAY) AM EXT OUT (REC) TAPE /MD IN (PLAY) RIGHT LEFT If an earth cable is provided for Powered subwoofer AUDIO your turntable, connect the cable to the
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Video component connections TV and/or DBS tuner Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, the red plug to the audio right jack, and the yellow plug to the video jack. When connecting the TV to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks, DO NOT connect the TV’s video output to the video input terminal. IMPORTANT: RIGHT This receiver is equipped with both the composite video and S-video input terminals for connecting video components. PHONO AUDIO You do not have
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Digital connections Connecting the Power Cord This receiver is equipped with one DIGITAL OUT terminal and three DIGITAL IN terminals — one digital coaxial terminal and two Before plugging the receiver into an AC outlet, make sure that all digital optical terminal. connections have been made. You can connect any digital equipment such as DBS tuner, DVD player, CD player, and MD recorder to one of the digital terminals Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. using a digital coaxial cable (not suppl
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Basic Operations The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source. Turning the Power On and Off (Standby) Selected source name appears On the front panel: STANDBY To turn on the power, press POWER. The STANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the POWER current source (or station frequency) appears on the display. Current source name appears DVD Select the DVD player for viewing the stereo digital video disc. TV SOUND/DBS Select the TV sound (or the DBS tuner). VCR Select the v
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Selecting different sources for picture and sound Selecting the Front Speakers You can watch picture from a video component while listening to sound from another component. Press one of the audio source On the front panel ONLY: SPEAKERS 12 selecting buttons (CD, TAPE/MD, PHONO, FM/AM, TV When you have connected two pairs of the front SOUND*), while viewing the picture from a video component such speakers, you can select which to use. Pressing _ ON Ñ OFF as the VCR or DVD player, etc. SPEAKERS 1
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Adjusting the Subwoofer Output Level Reinforcing the Bass You can adjust the subwoofer output level if you have selected With this Bass Boost function, you can boost the bass level. “YES” for the “SUBWOOFER” (see page 15). Once it has been adjusted, the receiver memorizes the adjustment. Before you start, remember... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is Before you start, remember... canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. • There is a time limit in
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Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers in your listening room, while others will make operations easier. Recording a Source Changing the Source Name For analog-to-analog recording When you have connected the MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel, You can record any source playing through the receiver to a cassette change the source name shown on the display when you select t
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Center Delay Time Setting Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes Register the delay time of the sound from the center speaker, comparing that of the sound from the front speakers. To obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP (Digital If the distance from your listening point to the center speaker is Signal Processor) modes (see page 18), you have to register the equal to that to the front speakers, select 0 msec. As the distance to information about the speakers arrangement after all co
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Crossover Frequency Setting Low Frequency Effect Attenuator Setting Small speaker cannot reproduce the bass sound very well. So, if you If the bass sound is distorted while playing back a source using have used a small speaker any for the front, center, or rear channels, Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, follow the procedure below. this receiver automatically reallocates the bass elements, originally • This function takes effect only when the subwoofer (LFE) signals assigned to the channel
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1. Follow the steps in “Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) Terminal Terminal Setting” to the left. Setting 2. Press the source selecting button (CD, TAPE/MD, When you use the digital input terminals, you have to register what TV SOUND/DBS, or DVD) for which you want to components are connected to which terminals (DIGITAL IN 1/2/3). change the input mode from analog input to Before you start, remember... digital input. DVD TV SOUND/ DBS • There is a time limit in doing the foll
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To cancel the One Touch Operation function Setting the Subwoofer Information Press ONE TOUCH OPERATION (INPUT ATT.) so that the ONE TOUCH OPERATION indicator goes off. Register whether or not you have connected a subwoofer. (Even though the One Touch Operation function is canceled, the Before you start, remember... recalled sound effects remain active.) • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. Note: If the source
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Receiving Radio Broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. Tuning in Stations Manually Using Preset Tuning On the front panel ONLY: Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be FM/AM quickly tuned. You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. 1. Press FM/AM to select the band. The MULTI CURSOR % / Þ / @ / # To store the preset stations buttons can be now used for operating the tuner. Before you
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To tune in a preset station Selecting the FM Reception Mode On the front panel: FM/AM When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to 1. Press FM/AM to select the band. receive or noisy • The MULTI CURSOR % / Þ / @ / # You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM buttons can be now used for operating the broadcast. tuner. • Each time you press the button, the band On the front panel ONLY: alternates between FM and AM. FM/AM 1. If necessary, press FM/AM so that the MULTI CURSOR % / Þ / @ / #
