JVC RX-8012VSL manual Basic Settings, Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance

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.

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Adjusting the Front Speaker Output

Balance

If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance.

• You can do this setting for each source.

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 1 again.

On the front panel:

1.	Press LEVEL ADJUST repeatedly		LEVEL
		L
	until “BAL– (with current		ADJUST
	setting)” appears on the display.
2.	Press CONTROL UP 5/DOWN °	CONTROL

DOWN UP

to adjust the balance.

• Pressing CONTROL UP 5 decreases the left channel output (from CENTER to L–21).

•Pressing CONTROL DOWN °decreases the right channel output (from CENTER to R–21).

When changing the source name from “TV” to “DBS”:

• Press and hold SOURCE NAME (TV TV SOUND/DBS SOUND/DBS) until “ASSGN. DBS”

appears on the display. SOURCE NAME

To change the source name to “TAPE” or “TV,” repeat the same procedure above — press and hold SOURCE NAME (TAPE/MD) to select “TAPE,” or press and hold SOURCE NAME (TV SOUND/DBS) to select “TV.”

Note:

Without changing the source name, you can still use the connected components. However, there may be some inconvenience.

–“TAPE” or “TV” will appear on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner.

–You cannot use the digital input (see page 19) for the MD recorder.

–You cannot use the COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 41) to operate the MD recorder.

Selecting the Video Input Terminal

From the remote control:

1. Press SOUND.

The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments.

2. Press L/R BAL.

“L/R” appears on the remote control display window.

SOUND

∗L/R BAL

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This receiver is equipped with the component video input terminals for the DVD player and DBS tuner, which give you higher picture quality. When you use the component video input terminals for the DVD player and/or DBS tuner, change the video input terminal setting.

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 1 again.

On the front panel ONLY:

3. Press BAL L or BAL R to adjust	+∗BAL L
the balance.
• Pressing BAL L decreases the right	CH/∗LEVEL

channel output (from CENTER to R–21).	−
• Pressing BAL R decreases the left channel		∗BAL R
output (from CENTER to L–21).

1. Press SETTING repeatedly until	CT SETTING
“VIDEO DVD” or “VIDEO DBS”
appears on the display.

The display changes to show the current setting.

•Select “VIDEO DVD” to select the video input terminal for the DVD player and “VIDEO DBS” for the DBS tuner.

2. Press CONTROL UP 5/DOWN ° CONTROL

Changing the Source Name

to select the appropriate video input terminal.

DOWN UP

When you have connected an MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel, change the source name which will be shown on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner as the source.

On the front panel ONLY:

When changing the source name from “TAPE” to “MD”:

• Press and hold SOURCE NAME

TAPE / MD

(TAPE/MD) until “ASSGN. MD” appears on the display.

SOURCE NAME

• Each time you press the button, the display changes to show the following:

COMPNT S/C

(Component) (S-video/Composite)

COMPNT: Select this when you connect the DVD player or DBS tuner to the component video input terminals.

S/C: Select this when you connect the DVD player or DBS tuner to the composite video or S-video input terminal.

Note:

Without changing the video input terminal setting, you can see the picture through the video input terminals, but cannot use the AV COMPU LINK remote control system correctly (see page 47).

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