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Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. 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. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, Caution
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Table of Contents Parts Identification ...................................... 2 Using the DVD MULTI Playback Mode .......... 20 Getting Started........................................... 3 Activating the DVD MULTI Playback Mode .......................... 20 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Using the On-Screen Menus........................ 21 Checking the Supplied Accessories ........................................... 3 Connecting the F
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I T L U M TAPE/MD DVD D 8 V D T G E X T N D I I T Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. 12347568 9 MASTER VOLUME RX-668V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER –+ STANDBY BASS BOOST ADJUST POWER SETTING MEMORY DVD MULTI DVD VCR TV SOUND SURROUND ONE TOUCH OPERATION SPEAKERS CD PHONO TAPE/MD FM/AM PHONES 1 2 INPUT ATT. SOURCE NAME _ ONÑ OFF y t r e w q p Remote Control Front Panel POWER CATV/SAT TV VCR
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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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Basic connecting procedure AM Antenna Connections 3 1 2 Snap the tabs on the loop into the ANTENNA slots of the base to assemble the FM 75 AM loop. COAXIAL AM 1 Cut, twist and remove the insulation at the end of LOOP AM each speaker signal cable. AM Loop Antenna EXT 2 Open the terminal and then insert the speaker signal cable. 1 2 3 3 Close the terminal. Connecting the front speakers You can connect two pairs of front speakers (one pair to the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, and another pair to t
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Connecting the subwoofer speaker CD player You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer. TV Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the CD player PHONO CD AUDIO TAPE/MD SOUND SUBWOOFER OUT jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA L pin plugs. R OUT IN To audio output (REC) (PLAY) SUBWOOFER OUT Cassette deck or MD recorder Cassette deck To audio input To audio output Powered subwoofer TV PHONO CD AUDIO TAPE/MD SOUND Connecting Audio/Video Components L You can connect the foll
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Video component connections DVD player Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). • When you connect the DVD player with stereo output jacks: 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. DVD player If DVD player and TV have S-video (Y/C-separation) terminals, connect them using S-video cables (not supplied). Connecting these DVD video components through the S-video input/output terminals will give you better pi
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Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Connecting the Power Cord Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. Before plugging the receiver into an AC outlet, make sure that all When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at connections have been made. the remote sensor on the receiver. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. 1. On the back of the remote control, remove the battery cover as illustrated. Keep the power cord away from the connecting cables a
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I T L U M TAPE/MD DVD D V D 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. EON CH– TA The STANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the NEWS THEATER INFO POWER LIVE CLUB ACTION VOLUME current source (or station frequency) appears on L C R D S P DANCE CLUB MUTE AUTO 3D-PHONC HALL PAVILION ATT SLEEP the display. S
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G N I T Listening only with headphones Adjusting the Volume 1. Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front On the front panel: panel. MASTER VOLUME 2. Press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 to set them in the Ñ To increase the volume, turn MASTER OFF position. VOLUME clockwise. To decrease the volume, turn it CAUTION: counterclockwise. • When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly, Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on headphones, as high volume can damage both the h
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output (from “R-21” to “L-21”). Attenuating the Input Signal When the input level of the playing source is too high, the sounds Reinforcing the Bass will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input signal level to prevent the sound distortion. With this Bass Boost function, you can boost the bass level. INPUT ATT. On the front panel ONLY: Before you start, remember.... Press INPUT ATT. so that the lamp next to • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the settin
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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. 3. Press cursor control @ / # to Changing the Source Name select your center speaker size. When you have connected an MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks LARGE SMALL NONE on the rear panel: Change the source name shown on the display when you select the MD recorder as the source. On the front panel ONLY: LARGE: Select this mode w
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On the front panel: Storing the Basic Settings and SETTING 1. Press SETTING so that the cursor Adjustments — One Touch Operation control % / Þ buttons work for setting the delay time. JVC’s One Touch Operation function is used to assign and store different sound settings for each different playing source. By using this function, you don’t have to change the settings every time you 2. Press cursor control % / Þ change the source. The stored settings for the newly selected source repeatedly until
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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 cursor control % / Þ / @ / # buttons can To store the preset stations be now used for operating the tuner. • Each ti
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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 cursor control % / Þ / @ / # buttons can You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM be now used for operating the tuner. broadcast. • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. On the front panel ONLY: FM/AM EON TA NEWS 1. Press FM/AM to select the band. INFO VOLUME The curs
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Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides three types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — 3D-PHONIC mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode and Surround mode (Dolby Pro Logic and JVC Theater Surround.) Surround Modes 3D-PHONIC modes With this receiver, you can use two types of the Surround modes. The 3D-PHONIC mode gives you such a nearly surround effect as it is reproduced through the Dolby Surround decoder, which is widely used to reproduce sounds with a feeling
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Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement Available DSP modes will vary depending on how many speakers are used with this receiver. Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 11). Speaker arrangements Available DSP modes Each time you press SURROUND, the DSP modes change as follows: Front TV Front speaker speaker • 3D THEATER • LIVE CLUB • DANCE CLUB • HALL • PAVILION • 3D ACTION • OFF (DSP mode is canceled) Each time you press SURROUND, the DSP modes
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Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes Adjusting DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) Modes Before you start, remember... • Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly Before you start, remember... (see page 11). • Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is (see page 11). canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is cancel
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From the remote control: 3. Press TEST to check the speaker TEST SOUND CONTROL 1. Press SOUND CONTROL. output balance. 2 “TEST TONE L” starts flashing on the The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments. display, and a test tone comes out of the speakers in the following order: 2. Press SURROUND repeatedly SURROUND until the DAP mode — LIVE TEST TONE L TEST TONE C 3 (Left front speaker) (Center speaker) CLUB, DANCE CLUB, HALL, or PAVILION — appears on the TEST TONE R TEST TONE S display. (Rig
