Turning the Power On and Off Standby | JVC RX-888VBK instruction

The following operations are commonly used when you play any sound source.

IMPORTANT:

When using the remote control, check to see if its
remote control mode selector is set to the correct
position:	TV/VCR
	AUDIO/
To operate an audio system, TV, and VCR, set it


to “AUDIO/TV/VCR.”	CATV/DBS
to “AUDIO/TV/VCR.”	CATV/DBS
To operate a CATV converter and DBS tuner,
set it to “CATV/DBS.”

From the remote control:

Press one of the source selecting buttons.

DVD	DVD MUILTI	CD	TAPE/MD
TV/DBS	VIDEO	PHONO	FM/AM
VCR 1	VCR 2

Turning the Power On and Off (Standby)

Selected source name appears

On the front panel:

To turn on the power, press POWER.

The STANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the current source (or station frequency) appears on the display.

Current source name appears

STANDBY

POWER

CH–									EON
CH–									TA
									TA
S E A	FR	CNTR					THEATER		NEWS
S E A	FR	CNTR					THEATER		INFO
							LIVE CLUB	ACTION	INFO
			L	C	R	D S P	LIVE CLUB	ACTION	VOLUME
			L	C	R	D S P	DANCE CLUB		MUTE AUTO
				LEE		3D-PHONC	HALL		LOUDNESS
100	1k	10k	LS	S	RS		PAVILION	ATT	SLEEP
100	1k	10k

		VOLUME
100	1k	10k

Current volume level is shown here

To turn off the power (into standby mode),

STANDBY

press POWER again.

The STANDBY lamp lights up. A small amount

DVD	Select the DVD player.
DVD MULTI	Select the DVD player for viewing the digital video
	disc using the analog discrete output mode (5.1CH
	reproduction) on the DVD player.
	To enjoy the DVD MULTI playback, see page 29.
CD *	Select the CD player.
TAPE/MD *	Select the cassette deck (or the MD recorder).
TV/DBS	• Select TV sounds when the remote control mode
	selector is set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR.”

• Select the DBS tuner when the remote control

of power is consumed in standby mode. To turn the power off completely, unplug the AC power cord.

POWER

mode selector is set to “CATV/DBS.”

VIDEO	Select video component connected to the VIDEO
	jacks.
PHONO * Select the turntable.

From the remote control:

To turn on the power, press AUDIO POWER ON.

The STANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the current source (or station frequency) appears on the display.

To turn off the power (into standby mode),

press AUDIO POWER STANDBY. The STANDBY lamp lights up.

STANDBY ON

FM/AM *

Select an FM or AM broadcast.

•Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

VCR 1	Select the video component connected to the VCR 1
	jacks.
VCR 2	Select the video component connected to the VCR 2
	jacks.

Notes:

•	When connecting an MD recorder (to the TAPE/MD jacks), and a
	DBS tuner (to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks), change the source name
	shown on the display. For details, see page 12.
•	When you press one of the source selecting buttons on the remote

Selecting the Source to Play

control marked above with an asterisk (*), the receiver

automatically turns on.

On the front panel:

SOURCE SELECTOR

Turn SOURCE SELECTOR until the source name you want appears on the display.

•As you turn the selector, the source changes as follows:

CD OPHONO OTAPE (or MD) OFM O AM ODVD ODVD MULTI O

TV SOUND (or DBS) OVCR 1 O

VCR 2 OVIDEO O (back to the beginning)

The selected source lamp also lights up.

•The DVD lamp lights up both for “DVD” and “DVD MULTI.”

	DVD		CD

TV SOUND/DBS		PHONO


VCR 1		TAPE/MD


VCR 2			FM

VIDEO			AM

RX-888VBK specifications

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JVC RX-888VBK manual Turning the Power On and Off Standby, Selecting the Source to Play

Models: RX-888VBK

From the remote control:

Turning the Power On and Off (Standby)

On the front panel:

To turn on the power, press POWER.

Current source name appears

POWER

EON

To turn off the power (into standby mode),

DVD MULTI

TV/DBS

To turn on the power, press AUDIO POWER ON.

FM/AM *

Selecting the Source to Play

VIDEO

RX-888VBK specifications