JVC RX-8020VBK Left front Right front Speaker Power amplifier, Left Right Surround back speakers

Enhancing your audio system

You can use this receiver as the pre-amplifier (control amplifier) when you connect power amplifiers to the PRE OUT jacks on the rear panel using cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, and the red plug to the audio right jack.

Left front	Right front
speaker	speaker

Power amplifier Center speaker

Power amplifier

FRONT	OUT
	SURR SURR BACK
	L
R	R
	SUBWOOFER

Connecting Audio/Video Components

You can connect the following audio/video components to this receiver. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components.

Audio Components	Video Components
• Turntable	• VCRs (VCR 1 and VCR 2)
• CD player*	• Video camera
• Cassette deck or	• TV*
MD recorder*	• DBS tuner*
• CD recorder*	• DVD player*

•Personal computer (PC)

*You can connect these components using the methods described in “Analog Connections” (see below) and in “Digital Connections” (see page 13).

Analog Connections

Audio component connections

Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).

Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, and the red plug to the audio right jack.

CAUTION:

If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this receiver, the sound output through this receiver may be distorted.

Turntable

English

Power

amplifier

Power amplifier

Turntable

To audio output

If a ground cable is provided for your turntable, connect the cable to the screw marked (H) on the rear panel.

SUB	CENTER RIGHT	LEFT	AUDIO
WOOFER

DVD

SURR

(REAR)

PHONO

CD

OUT

(REC)

TAPE

MD

IN

(PLAY)

OUT

(REC)

CDR

IN

(PLAY)

Left surround	Right surround
speaker	speaker
Left	/ Right

Surround back speakers

Note:

If you have selected “1SPK” for the surround back speaker quantity (see page 22), connect the surround back speaker to the SURR BACK L (left) jack.

Note:

This connection is for the turntable with an MM (moving-magnet) type cartridge.

Any turntables incorporating a small-output cartridge such as an MC (moving-coil) type must be connected to this receiver through a commercial head amplifier or step-up transformer. Direct connection may result in insufficient volume.

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