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Adjusting the Volume

Listening only with headphones

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

panel.

On the front panel:

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:

To increase the volume, press VOLUME +. To decrease the volume, press VOLUME –.

CAUTION:

MASTER VOLUME

–+

+

VOLUME

–

2. Press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 to set them in the Ñ

OFF position.

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.

Note:

You cannot shut off the sound through the other speakers using the SPEAKERS 1 and 2 buttons.

Muting the Sound

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.

Note:

The volume level can be adjusted within the range of “0” (minimum) to “80” (maximum).

Selecting the Front Speakers

On the front panel ONLY:

SPEAKERS

 

 

1

2

When you have connected two pairs of the front speakers, you can select which to use. Pressing

From the remote control ONLY:

 

Press MUTING to mute the sound through all

MUTING

speakers and headphones connected.

“MUTING” appears on the display and the volume turns off (the volume level indicator goes off).

To restore the sound, press MUTING again.

•Turning MASTER VOLUME or pressing VOLUME +/– also restores the sound.

Recording a Source

SPEAKERS 1 or SPEAKERS 2 activates the respective set of speakers.

_ ON Ñ OFF

You can record any source playing through the receiver to a cassette deck (or an MD recorder) connected to the TAPE/MD jacks and the VCR connected to the VCR jacks at the same time.

•To use the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 terminals, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the _ON position, and press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the ÑOFF position.

•To use the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS 2 terminals, press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the _ON position, and press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the ÑOFF position.

•To use both sets of the speakers, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the _ ON position, and press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the _ON position.

•To use neither set of the speakers, press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 to set them in the Ñ OFF position.

Note:

When only one set of the speakers is connected to either the FRONT SPEAKERS 1 or 2 terminals, do not activate both pairs of the speakers. If you do, no sound comes out of the front speakers.

While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at whatever sound level you like, without affecting the sound levels of the recording.

Note:

The output volume level, tone adjustment (see page 10), Bass Boost (see page 10) and DSP modes (see page 17) cannot affect the recording.

IMPORTANT:

Before recording, turn off the DVD MULTI playback mode.

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JVC RX-558RBK manual Adjusting the Volume, Muting the Sound, Selecting the Front Speakers, Recording a Source
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RX-558RBK specifications

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