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.

English

IMPORTANT:

AUDIO/TV When using the Remote Control, check to see if its remote control

/VCR

mode selector is set to the correct position:

CATV To operate this receiver, set it to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” (except when

/DBS

selecting the DBS tuner as the source).

Changing the Source Name

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 shown on the display when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner as the source.

Note:

Without changing the source name, you can still use the connected components.

On the front panel only:

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

Turn SOURCE SELECTOR until “TAPE” appears. When changing the source name from “TV SOUND” to “DBS”:

Turn SOURCE SELECTOR until “TV SOUND” appears.

2.Press and hold LOUDNESS/SOURCE NAME until “ASSGN. MD” or “ASSGN. DBS” appears on the display.

SOURCE SELECTOR

LOUDNESS

SOURCENAME

However, there may be some inconvenience.

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

You cannot use the digital input (see below) for the MD recorder and the DBS tuner.

You cannot use the COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 50) to operate the MD recorder.

To change the source names to “TAPE” or “TV SOUND,” repeat the same procedure above (in step 1, select “MD” or “DBS” then press and hold SOURCE NAME).

Selecting the Input Mode

When you have connected some components such as CD player, MD recorder, DVD player and the DBS tuner using digital terminals (see page 12), you need to change the input mode for these components to the digital input.

On the front panel:

SOURCE SELECTOR

1.Turn SOURCE SELECTOR until the source (CD, MD, DBS, or DVD) for which you want to change the input mode from analog input to digital input.

2. Press DIGITAL INPUT to change the input mode.

DIGITAL INPUT

Each time you press the button, the input mode alternates between the digital input and analog input.

Note:

Once you have set the digital input for these components, it is always used every time you select these components as the source.

From the remote control:

1.Press the source selecting button (CD, TAPE/MD, TV/DBS, or DVD) for which you want to change the input mode from analog input to digital input.

2.Press ANALOG/DIGITAL to change the input mode. Each time you press the button, the input mode alternates between the digital input and analog input.

DVD VCR1 VCR2 VIDEO

CD TAPE/MD PHONO FM/AM

TV/DBS

ANALOG /DIGITAL

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JVC RX-884PBK Basic Settings, Selecting the DBS tuner as the source, Changing the Source Name, Selecting the Input Mode

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