JVC RX-9000VBK manual Activating the Main Room Front Speakers, Etc, Adjusting the Main Room Volume

Selecting different sources for picture and sound

You can watch picture from a video component while listening to

Activating the Main Room Front Speakers

When shipped from the factory, both pairs of the front speakers have

sound from another component.

On the front panel:

1.Press SOUND SELECT (INPUT ATT.) briefly while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player,

etc.

“SOUND SELECT” appears on the display.

SOUND SELECT

INPUT ATT.

been set to be used in the main room.

•To use the front speakers connected to the FRONT 2/SUB ROOM SPEAKERS terminals for the sub-room, see “Setting the Front Speakers Either for the Main Room or Sub-room” on page 23, and “Activating the Sub-room Front Speakers” on page 22.

On the front panel ONLY:	SPEAKERS
Press SPEAKERS 1 (MAIN ROOM) and/or	1	2
SPEAKERS 2 (SUB ROOM) to select the	MAIN ROOM	SUB ROOM
speakers to use in the main room.
	MULTI ROOM

2. Turn SOURCE SELECTOR to select the sound (except the TV sound), while the indication of the above step is still on the display.

From the remote control:

SOURCE SELECTOR

• Each time you press the button, the lamp on the respective button turns on and off.

When the lamp on either button lights red, the respective speakers are activated.

IMPORTANT:

You can activate two pairs of the front speakers in the main room at the same time only when the SPEAKER LOAD SELECTOR on the rear panel is set to “HIGH” and when no signals are sent to the center

Press one of the audio source selecting buttons (CD, TAPE/MD, PHONO, FM/AM, TV/DBS*), while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player, etc.

Notes:

• Once you have selected a video source, pictures of the selected source are sent to the TV until you select another video source.

*The TV/DBS button only works for selecting “DBS” as the source but not for selecting “TV SOUND.” When you use the DBS tuner, change the source name correctly (see page 23).

Adjusting the Main Room Volume

and rear speakers. Otherwise, activating one pair of the speakers deactivates the other.

Note:

If you use any of the DSP modes other than the 3D-PHONIC modes with both front speakers activated in the main room, the speakers connected to the FRONT 2/SUB ROOM SPEAKERS terminals are deactivated.

Listening only with headphones

You can listen with the headphones without deactivating both pairs of speakers for the main room; however, if you want to use the HEADPHONE mode (see below), you must turn off both pairs of

On the front panel:

MASTER VOLUME

speakers.

–

To increase the volume, turn MASTER

VOLUME clockwise.

To decrease the volume, turn it counterclockwise.

•When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly, the volume level also changes rapidly.

•When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly, the volume level also changes slowly.

From the remote control:

+

1.Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel.

2.Press SPEAKERS 1 (MAIN ROOM) and/or SPEAKERS 2 (SUB ROOM) so that no lamps on the buttons are lit red.

This cancels the surround mode or DSP mode currently selected, and activates the HEADPHONE mode (see below).

• The HEAD PHONE indicator lights up on the display.

HEADPHONE mode:

With this mode selected, the bass sounds will not be lost

VOLUME

To increase the volume, press VOLUME +.

To decrease the volume, press VOLUME –.

CAUTIONS:

•Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source. If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and/or ruin your speakers.

•Be careful not to turn up the volume so high when controlling the receiver without listening to the playback sound. For example, when adjusting the volume level in the sub-room from the main room.

Note:

The volume level can be adjusted within the range of “0” (minimum) to “90” (maximum).

regardless of the speaker setting. So you will not miss them even if you listen to a source using the headphones.

Notes:

•While in the HEADPHONE mode, you cannot use any other DSP modes (see page 32.)

•Activating the speakers cancels the HEADPHONE mode and turns on the DSP mode previously selected.

CAUTION:

Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on headphones, as high volume can damage both the headphones and your hearing.

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